Diary Of A Busker Day 276 Thursday August 30th 2012 Winchester High Street 1. Opposite Oxfam, Time: 4:13-5:21pm, 2. Opposite Bellis, Time: 5:30-6:45pm Guy and three of his folk ensemble are at The Buttercross, young Sam’s at The Crossroads, so I’m down in front of C & H and the totally inappropriate, out-of-season Xmas window display is gone; they’ve put… Read more →
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Diary Of A Busker Day 273
Diary Of A Busker Day 273 Friday August 24th 2012 Winchester High Street 1. Opposite Oxfam, Time: 1:15-2:37pm, 2. Opposite Bellis, Time: 3-4:05pm, 3. Opposite Vodafone, Time: 4:22-5:35pmI’ve forgotten to bring the usual five pound coins to put in the bucket when I start, so it’s there in front of me, empty…for twenty minutes before the first donation; a mixture… Read more →
Diary Of A Busker Day 272
Diary Of A Busker Day 272 Tuesday August 21st 2012 Winchester High Street 1. Opposite Vodafone, Time: 2:46-4:05pm, 2. Opposite Oxfam, Time: 4:20-5:42pm Looking for a place to set up, I come across Frank just up from the Vodafone spot. He’s standing in the middle of the street, looking up. I ask if he’s alright. ‘Yeah, just seems quite difficult… Read more →
Diary Of A Busker Day 271
Dary Of A Busker Day 271 Saturday August 18th 2012 Winchester High Street 1. Opposite Oxfam, Time: 1:17-3:05pm, 2. Opposite Waterstones, Time: 3:57-4:24pm, 3. Opposite Oxfam, Time: 4:33-6:18pmI come into the high street just as Rockin’ Rob and his girlfriend are on their way out, heading to The Royal Oak in Salisbury to do a proper gig. Rob tells me… Read more →
Diary Of A Busker Day 269
Diary Of A Busker Day 269 Saturday August 11th 2012 Winchester High Street 1. Opposite Oxfam, Time: 2:05-3:23pm, 2. Opposite Bellis, Time: 3:33-4:10pm, 3. Opposte O2, Time: 4:40-5:57pm Before I start the proceedings, I have a chat with the man I met recently, who was doing a sketch of the high street, looking down from The Buttercross while I was… Read more →
Diary Of A Busker Day 264
Diary Of A Busker Day 264 Friday August 3rd 2012 Winchester High Street 1. Opposite Oxfam, Time: 1:35-2:35pm, 2. Opposite Bellis, Time: 4:35-6:18pmA couple of busking students at The Buttercross have hijacked the Tesco slogan for their sign; STUDENTS – EVERY LITTLE HELPS, and down at the crossroads, it’s Guy’s Threepenny Bit folk franchise, five of them today. So I… Read more →