Tag: Busking

Diary Of A Busker Day 314

Diary Of A Busker Day 314 Tuesday January 2nd 2013 Winchester High Street 1. Corner of Marks & Spencer. Time: 10:42-12:10pm 2. Opposite Vodafone. Time: 3:05-4:12pm An unusually early start today as I fancy doing two sessions, however, I want to come home in-between, to warm up and have some soup; a proper lunch break. I start up with Somewhere… Read more →

Diary Of A Busker Day 307

Diary Of A Busker Day 307 Friday November 16th 2012 Winchester High Street 1. Opposite Vodafone. Time: 12:49-1:53pm 2. Opposite Bellis. Time: 2:11-3:03pm I’m visited by Carol of The North – ‘I’m thinking of having my tea outside today’ she says. ‘Outside?…well I hope you enjoy it, it’s a bit cold for me.’ ‘Ah, you forget where I’m from’ she… Read more →

Diary Of A Busker Day 306

Diary Of A Busker Day 306 Monday November 12th 2012 Winchester High Street, opposite Oxfam. Time: 1:22-3:14pm The students with their Tesco-style STUDENTS – EVERY LITTLE HELPS sign are at The Buttercross. They’re not actually playing, they’re just sitting on the steps of the monument (you’d never get me doing that!) Down at the crossroads…it’s Rob, and he must be… Read more →

Diary Of A Busker Day 304

Diary Of A Busker Day 304 Friday November 9th 2012 Winchester High Street 1. Opposite Bellis. Time: 1:05-2:22pm 2. Opposite Vodafone. Time: 2:38-3:12pm About an hour in, I’m pretty much warmed up so I make an attempt on the dreaded Requerdos De La Alhambra…which goes OK I think, considering this damn hand problem. At the end, I wonder where Ian… Read more →

Diary Of A Busker Day 303

Diary Of A Busker Day 303 Wednesday November 7th 2012 Winchester High Street 1. Opposite Vodafone. Time: 1:15-2:35pm 2. Opposite Oxfam. Time: 2:57-4:25pm A man I recognise from a couple of weeks ago asks me if I’ve learnt his request yet. As I’ve obviously forgotten, I’ve got no idea what he’s talking about. He reminds me, ‘You said you’d learn… Read more →

Diary Of A Busker Day 302

Diary Of A Busker Day 302 Monday November 5th 2012 Winchester High Street Opposite Vodafone. Time: 2:15-3:30pm Before I set up, I chat to Chris – the peaked-capped RAC man who stands just up a bit from where I am. He asks me how it’s going, and I tell him: that I’ve had enough of this busking lark, the idiots… Read more →