Diary Of A Busker Day 231 Tuesday May 8th 2012 Winchester High Street 1. Opposite Bellis, Time: 2:02-4:15pm 2. corner of Marks And Spencer, Time: 4:56-6:25pmA bunch of girls sit on the steps of The Buttercross and listen to me (they’ve got no choice!) After a bit, three come over and contribute. I interrogate them and find out they’re Polish…after… Read more →
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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 228
Diary Of A Busker Day 228 Thursday April 26th 2012 Winchester High Street Opposite Vodafone. Time: 1:15-4:09pm I set up and get through Albatross, then it starts to rain…but just lightly, so I carry on with La Vie En Rose…but after a minute, it really picks up so I have to stop. The shortest set I’ve ever done – five… Read more →
Diary Of A Busker Day 227
Diary Of A Busker Day 227 Tuesday April 24th 2012 Winchester High Street 1. Opposite Vodafone. Time: 11:43-1:25pm 2. Opposite WH Smiths. Time: 2:15-5:15pmIt starts drizzling just as I start to play, but it’s not too bad and stops after three songs. A couple in their early 60s stop, listen, pay a compliment (verbal not coinage), walk off, have a… Read more →
Diary Of A Busker Day 226
Diary Of A Busker Day 226 Thursday April 19th 2012 Winchester High Street Opposite Vodafone. Time: 1:45-3:25pm On the way down the high street I pass a young man playing a vibraphone – unusual for here. He has a card in front which says RUSSIAN STUDENT. He’s just down from The Buttercross so I can still hear him a bit… Read more →
Diary Of A Busker Day 225
Diary Of A Busker Day 225 Wednesday April 18th 2012 Winchester High Street Opposite O2. Time: 2:53-4:13pmA windy day, with rain which keeps stopping/starting, starting/stopping… There are no other buskers out today (I don’t blame them) so I can go anywhere I want and as I want to keep all my stuff as dry as I can, I head for… Read more →