Diary Of A Busker Day 82 Friday April 15th Winchester High Street (opposite Clarks, Time: 2:35-6:25pm.) On inspecting the goings on in the high street, I find Frank down at the corner – at the bottom end, and a young strummer in the middle – at the bottom end of The Pentice. That leaves only one place for me to go,… Read more →
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Diary Of A Busker ~ Day 78
Diary Of A Busker Day 78 Saturday April 9th Winchester High Street (1. corner of Marks And Spencer, Time: 2:21-3:42pm, 2. opposite WH Smiths, Time: 3:50-5:42pm.) I don’t usually play on Saturdays due to all the buskers that turn up, alot of them from out of town. There are sometimes as many as ten, all pretty well in place by… Read more →
Diary Of A Busker Day ~ 68
Diary Of A Busker Day 68 Sunday March 27th Winchester High Street (corner of Marks And Spencer, Time: 4:38-6:20pm.) Spoke for a few minutes with Frank who was, by his own admission, a bit worse for wear, having spent last night talking over old times with an old friend accompanied by a bottle of first class (VSOP) Brandy or… Read more →
Diary Of A Busker ~ Day 65
Diary Of A Busker Day 65 Tuesday March 22nd Winchester High Street (1. corner of Marks And Spencer, Time: 1:21-3:43pm, 5:15-6:05pm, 2. opposite WH Smiths, Time: 4:20-5:10pm.) Had a pre performance chat with Bertie the flowerman. He now greets me with “Hey, guitar man!” then does the Third Man tune – “do do do do do…”. Says Bertie – “I had… Read more →
Diary Of A Busker ~ Day 63
Diary Of A Busker Day 63 Saturday March 19th Winchester High Street (1. corner of Marks And Spencer, Time: 2:15-3:15pm, 2. opposite Clinton Cards, Time: 3:30-6:25pm.) Arrived in town at 1 o’clock but couldn’t get a pitch until over an hour later. Talked to Frank down at the noisy corner, waved to Bertie the flowerman across the way. In… Read more →
Diary Of A Busker ~ Day 62
Diary Of A Busker Day 62 Thursday March 17th Winchester High Street (1. next to Accessorize, Time: 2:18-3:45pm, 2. corner of Marks And Spencer, Time: 4:05-6:20pm.) Frank, his accordian and dog Kazoo were down at the noisy corner and a young strummer halfway down The Pentice – the covered bit, so I’ve got no choice but to set up… Read more →