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 →
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Diary Of A Busker Day 242
Diary Of A Busker Day 242 Friday June 1st 2012 Winchester High Street Opposite Vodafone, Time: 1:45-3:15pm A woman with three teeth comes up during Tammy. She remembers the tune but has forgotten the name so I remind her, and also the year (1957), for no extra charge. ‘I was living in Reading…they used to call me Tammy, I don’t… Read more →
Diary Of A Busker Day 241
Diary Of A Busker Day 241 Thursday May 31st 2012 Winchester High Street 1. Opposite Oxfam, Time: 1:35-3:01pm, 2. Opposite WH Smiths, Time: 3:30-5:20pmThey’re all out today; Rob – blasting at The Buttercross, a young guy a bit further down, and Ben, complete with dog and huge bowl of water, which I’m assuming is the dog’s, opposite Vodafone. So I… Read more →
Diary Of A Busker Day 240
Diary Of A Busker Day 240 Wednesday May 30th 2012 Winchester High Street Opposite Vodafone, Time: 1:52-3:05pm At the top end of the High Street, Carol insists, despite my protestations, that I accept two pound coins, so the day gets off to a good start before I’ve even started playing. There’s no one else out today so, where to set… Read more →
Diary Of A Busker Day 239
Diary Of A Busker Day 239 Monday May 28th 2012 Winchester High Street 1. Opposite Vodafone, Time: 11:50-1:30pm, 2. Opposite Oxfam, Time: 2:10-3pm At my first spot I manage to sell no less than two CDs. This was fortunate, as until then, business was extremely slow despite there being a lot of people about. A woman was talking to me… 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 →