Diary Of A Busker Day 26 Thursday January 13th Winchester High Street (opposite WH Smiths, Time: 2:25 – 3:35). Not too cold, but wet and clammy so I had great difficulty playing, as the hands sort of stuck to the strings. Made nothing untill I started playing The Third Man, then four pound coins in five minutes, from four ladies… Read more →
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Diary Of A Busker ~ Day 25
Diary Of A Busker Day 25 Tuesday January 11th Winchester High Street (1. opposite Phase Eight, Time: 11:15-1:45pm, 2. opposite WH Smiths, Time: 3:30-5:05pm). A double-header, with a break in between where I went home and had some lunch. An old man comes up during The Third Man (naturally) – “I recognise that – The Third Man. That’s a nice… Read more →
Diary Of A Busker ~ Day 23
Diary Of A Busker Day 23 Saturday January 8th Winchester High Street (opposite WH Smiths, Time: 1:35 – 5:05pm). Three and a half hours with only two short breaks of no more than 5 minutes. No other buskers about – the high street’s mine, all mine! Even so , took no more than the usual £10 an hour. A funny… Read more →
Diary Of A Busker ~ Day 20
Diary Of A Busker Day 20 Sunday January 2nd Winchester High Street (1. opposite The Body Shop, Time: 2-3:30pm, 2. opposite WH Smiths, Time: 4:05-5pm). A split session, as I took only £7 for an hour and a half, and the constant cigarette smoke from the ashtray on top of the bin right next to me became unbearable. Got harrassed… Read more →
Diary Of A Busker ~ Day 19
Diary Of A Busker Day 19 Friday December 31st Winchester High Street (opposite Clinton Cards, Time: 1:15 – 5:15pm). Set off to do an hour but ended up doing four. I’m worried about my Micro-Cube amp – it started to crackle and splutter a bit around the two hour mark. It happened the other day, but somehow repaired itself. Not… Read more →
Diary Of A Busker ~ Day 18
Diary Of A Busker Day 18 Thursday December 30th Winchester High Street (opposite Clarks) Time: 1:30 – 4:05pm. Temperature similar to yesterday, but thankfully not as damp. The weather is always the prime concern in this ‘game’…ALWAYS! Another mega-session with no breaks apart from standing up to stretch now and then. Lots of parents with young children – which is… Read more →