Diary Of A Busker Day 254 Thursday June 28th 2012 Winchester High Street 1. Opposite Bellis, Time: 1:40-3:10pm, 2. Opposite Oxfam, Time: 3:41-5:50pmI’ve been at my first spot for almost an hour when some guy starts shouting near The Buttercross, just up from me. I remember seeing him there yesterday when I was walking down the street. He’s got a… Read more →
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Diary Of A Busker Day 250
Diary Of A Busker Day 250 Friday June 22nd 2012 Winchester High Street Opposite Vodafone, Time: 12:55-3:01pm In the covered bit, just down from The Buttercross there are two young guys strumming through Space Oddity – most effective (and authentic) if you’ve got an acoustic 12-string guitar, of course, but they make do with a 6-string and a ukelele. They’ve… Read more →
Diary Of A Busker Day 246
Diary Of A Busker Day 246 Thursday June 14th 2012 Winchester High Street 1. Opposite Zizzi, Time: 2-3:14pm, 2. Opposite Oxfam, Time: 3:37-4:13pm, 3. Opposite Bellis, Time: 4:30-5:45pm It’s choc-a-bloc with buskers today; starting at The Buttercross: Rob, as loud as ever, moving further down…a young guy with an acoustic guitar that I can barely hear… further down at the… Read more →
Diary Of A Busker Day 245
Diary Of A Busker Day 245 Saturday June 9th 2012 Winchester High Street 1. Opposite Oxfam, Time: 1:07-1:31pm, 2. Opposite Vodafone, Time: 1:40-2pm, 3. Opposite Oxfam, Time: 2:30-4:10pm, 4. Opposite Bellis, Time: 5:07-5:36pmA couple of weeks ago I came across old Ralph sitting on a bench in the High Street. He started telling me how difficult it was to motivate… Read more →
Diary Of A Busker Day 244
Diary Of A Busker Day 244 Wednesday June 6th 2012 Winchester High Street 1. Opposite Vodafone, Time: 2:30-4:03pm, 2. Opposite Oxfam, Time: 5:19-5:49pm, 3. Opposite Phase Eight, Time: 5:55-6:30pm Things go OK at my first spot. I sell a CD to an Iranian Roy Orbison lookalike and manage to accumulate just under £20 – slightly above the hourly average. I… Read more →
Diary Of A Busker Day 238
Diary Of A Busker Day 238 Friday May 25th 2012 Winchester High Street 1. Opposite Cheltenham & Gloucester Building Society, Time: 2:10-2:50pm, 2. Opposite Vodafone, Time: 2:54-3:12pm Kai is violin-ing it in between The Buttercross and the crossroads. I ask him how it’s going. Very slow, he hasn’t been here long but might pack up soon. He says it’s warm… Read more →