Diary Of A Busker Day 243 Sunday June 3rd 2012 Oxford Street, Reading Opposite Anne Summers, Time: 11:36-12:58pm Having arranged a fingerstyle tutorial with my new acquaintance – legendary American (now residing in Reading) jazz, blues, folk and swing guitarist Duck Baker – at two o’clock, I took the opportunity to kill not two but three birds with one stone,… Read more →
Tag: Georgia on my Mind
Diary Of A Busker Day 229
Diary Of A Busker Day 229 Tuesday May 1st 2012 Winchester High Street 1. Opposite Vodafone. Time: 1:50-2:40pm, 2. Opposite Fat Face. Time: 4:57-6:13pm The day gets off to a good start. I get 6p from a woman when I’m tuning up, before I even start. A few minutes in, Otto turns up, unusually sober. In fact, I don’t recognise… Read more →
Diary Of A Busker Day ~ 120
Diary Of A Busker Day 120 Thursday June 23rd Winchester High Street (1. outside Debenhams, Time: 10:40-12:40pm, 2. opposite Vodafone, Time; 1:15-2pm, 3. opposite WH Smiths, Time: 2:10-2:25pm, 4. opposite The Body Shop, Time: 2:30-4:35pm.) I make an early start – to go through a couple of “numbers” (Cavatina, Georgia On My Mind) before the crowd builds up. I… Read more →
Diary Of A Busker ~ Day 49
Diary Of A Busker Day 49 Thursday February 24th Winchester High Street 1. corner of Marks And Spencer, Time: 1:40-2:40pm, 2. opposite WH Smiths, Time: 3:40-5:30pm. A remarkable day – in that there was nothing remarkable about it, apart from sandwiching a visit to the nearby surgery – an ear appointment with Nurse Claire at 3 o’clock – between two sessions. Therefor,… Read more →
Diary Of A Busker ~ Day 11
Diary Of A Busker Day 11 Friday December 17th Winchester High Street (opposite WH Smiths) Time: 11:40 – 1:05pm. The coldest day yet and I wasn’t looking forward to playing at all. But as it turned out, I was touched by the hand of human kindness. Half an hour into my session, with fingers so cold I couldn’t feel the… Read more →