Diary Of A Busker Day 484 Friday December 27th 2013 Winchester (opposite Vodafone, Time: 3:10-4:34pm). After The Third Man, an old lady says – ‘And you’re not using synthesizers! (she looks at the amp)…what have you got, just that?’ (Of course! I’m the real deal, lady!) I say ‘Yeah, it’s just a battery-powered amp’. She says ‘Yes, there’s a bloke… Read more →
Tag: Focal Dystonia
Diary Of A Busker Day 483
Diary Of A Busker Day 483 Tuesday December 24th 2013 Winchester (Opposite Oxfam, Time: 2:37-3:46pm). My first day back after a break of exactly three weeks – a long time out of circulation. In fact, I don’t think I’ve ever been away this long since I started. However, doctor’s orders: I’m supposed to ‘ease off’, so the thumb can get… Read more →
Diary Of A Busker Day 481
Diary Of A Busker Day 481 Saturday November 30th 2013 Winchester (Market Square, Time: 1:15-3:17pm). The order of play: 1. In front of the disused JB Sports shop: two loud shouting strummers. 2. The Butter Cross: man singing and playing blues/boogie-woogie piano. 3. Next to The Slug & Lettuce: My old mate from the open-mic days, now residing in Salisbury… Read more →
Diary Of A Busker Day 479
Diary Of A Busker Day 479 Wednesday November 27th 2013 Winchester (1. The Butter Cross, Time: 2:05-3:05pm, 2. Next to The Slug & Lettuce, Time: 3:57-5:07pm). Man, I was in a fowl mood yesterday – I was just reading some of it. Delia must have thought ‘What a miserable so-and-so’. But I was really worried and depressed about the hearing.… Read more →
Diary Of A Busker Day 478
Diary Of A Busker Day 478 Tuesday November 26th 2013 Winchester (Opposite Vodafone, Time: 2:03-3:06pm). I don’t know what happened in the night but when I woke up, my hearing seemed to have got worse. Not only is there some volume loss but everything sounds different! I’m really worried about it so I phoned up to see if a nurse… Read more →
Diary Of A Busker Day 477
Diary Of A Busker Day 477 Sunday November 24th 2013 Winchester (1. Opposite Oxfam, Time: 12:10-12:50pm, 2. Next to The Slug & Lettuce, Time: 1:25-2:55pm). It’s pretty full up today: Rob at The Butter Cross, Guy and some of his Threepenny Bit franchise down at Vodafone, and a drum/guitar duo near Marks & Spencer. This is my first time out… Read more →