Diary Of A Busker Day 44 Friday February 18th Winchester High Street 1. corner of Marks And Spencer: 4:15-5:45pm, 2. opposite WH Smiths: 6-6:25pm. I came in to do another late session opposite WH Smiths, as it proved quite profitable last night. Coming into the high street I passed two buskers I don’t know – a saxophonist and a guitarist outside… Read more →
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Diary Of A Busker ~ Day 33
Diary Of A Busker Day 33 Friday January 28th Winchester High Street (opposite WH Smiths, Time: 1:05-2:05pm). Freezing cold with a steady wind, like yesterday, but I could only stand an hour and picked up virtually no money – just over £2. Even so, I managed to squeeze in The Third Man a few times. A man comes up after… Read more →
Diary Of A Busker ~ Day 30
Diary Of A Busker Day 30 Wednesday January 20th Winchester High Street (1.opposite WH Smiths, 2. corner of Marks and Spencers, Time: 1. 3:15 – 4:50pm. 2. 5:05 – 5:40pm). Another double header, as the first session took so little money – £6 in an hour and a half. And I was robbed, again. A young guy walks past, doesn’t look… Read more →
Diary Of A Busker ~ Day 17
Diary Of A Busker Day 17 Wednesday December 29th Winchester High Street (opposite WH Smiths) Time: 12:10 – 3:10pm. Continuing mild weather = a long session! Played more or less non-stop, although the air was quite damp – my yellow guitar dusting cloth was more wet than dry after awhile. Familiars such as ‘Ragtime’ Phillip stopped to say ‘hello’, also Marika,… Read more →
Diary Of A Busker ~ Day 16
Diary Of A Busker Day 16 Friday December 24th Winchester High Street (down from WH Smiths) Time: 1:15 – 4pm. A mild day, for once! So mild, in fact, that I was able to play for over 2 1/2 hours with no more than three 5 minute breaks. my set up time is no more than four minutes, including tuning… Read more →
Diary Of A Busker ~ Day 8
Diary Of A Busker Day 8 Monday December 13th Winchester High Street (opposite WH Smiths) Time: 12:20 – 1:20pm. A very cold day – I thought I’d get there earlier than Friday – to get it over and done with! The sun was obviously not going to make an appearance during MY appearance, and a drop of even 2 degrees made… Read more →