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Diary Of A Busker Day 312

Diary Of A Busker Day 312 Saturday December 22nd 2012 Winchester High Street, opposite Oxfam. Time: 12:17-1:54pm, 3:30-4:15pm Finally, a mild day with no wind, and my poor hands are certainly grateful. The whole street’s full of the usual; part-time Christmas buskers, brass trios/quartets, groups of carol singers – mainly teenage girls, clarinettists – all teenage girls. I plonk my… Read more →

Diary Of A Busker Day 154

Diary Of A Busker Day 154 Friday September 9th Winchester High Street (1. opposite Reflex, Time: 3:00-3:10pm, 2. opposite The Body Shop, Time: 3:15-6:30pm).        I’ve only been playing for a minute when a big white lorry (or truck, as they say Stateside) parks across the road. It’s a delivery van (truck) for some shop somewhere around here. The problem… Read more →

Diary Of A Busker Day ~ 133

Diary Of A Busker Day 133 Tuesday July 19th Winchester High Street (1. outside Pizza Hut, Time: 11:45-12:47pm, 2. opposite Maison Blanc, Time: 1:25-2:25pm). There are three sets of buskers out today, spread out evenly, so the only place for me to go is right down to Pizza Hut where I’m almost out of earshot of two guys, wearing long,… Read more →

Diary Of A Busker ~ Day 131

Diary Of A Busker Day 131 Friday July 15th Winchester High Street (1. outside Pizza Hut, Time: 10:55-1pm, 2. opposite Vodafone, Time: 1:34-5:05pm). There are a few buskers out today – one, not a musical busker but a puppeteer. He has a little puppet show with a very old fashioned backdrop and puppets which he operates from above and has… Read more →

Diary Of A Busker Day ~ 130

Diary Of A Busker Day 130 Wednesday July 13th Winchester High Street (1. outside Debenhams, Time: 11:25-1:15pm, 2. opposite Phase Eight, Time: 1:42-3:15pm). I walk past a guy doing big coloured drawings on the pavement in front of The Buttercross, and a bit further down there’s Frank the accordion man who tells me he’s just had an argument with the “pavement… Read more →