Diary Of A Busker Day 472 Wednesday November 13th 2013 Winchester (Opposite Vodafone, Time: 2:40-4:40pm.) I’d been there only five minutes when who should turn up but Shirley and Eric, in a wheelchair (Eric, not Shirley). Of course, I saw Shirley not long ago, but I hadn’t seen Eric since well before his heart attack, and that was ages ago.… Read more →
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Diary Of A Busker Day 470
Diary Of A Busker Day 470 Saturday November 9th 2013 Winchester (Opposite Vodafone, Time: 2:18-4:20pm). A cold day but at least there’s hardly any wind: the difference between bearable and agonising. There’s also no one else about. No one else playing, that is: there are loads of people – parents/kids. For the first 10 minutes a young boy with Downs… Read more →
Diary Of A Busker Day 469
Diary Of A Busker Day 469 Wednesday November 6th 2013 Winchester (Opposite Vodafone, Time: 3:15-4:55pm). Song Of The Day – Wouldn’t It Be Nice, as it secured a CD sale, and one of the more expensive ones, no less. The happy buyer – a young Chinese woman. Of course, I had to stress that the song, being a relatively new… Read more →
Diary Of A Busker Day 466
Diary Of A Busker Day 466 Wednesday October 30th 2013 Winchester (1. Opposite Vodafone, Time: 3:02-4:02pm, 2. Opposite Bellis/O2, Time: 4:09-4:54pm). Before going to The Hyde pub or tavern or whatever it is, to see Rick Tarrant – and maybe do a couple of songs (if he asks me) – I thought I’d get in a session or two. I… Read more →
Diary Of A Busker Day 465
Diary Of A Busker Day 465 Sunday October 27th 2013 Winchester (1. Opposite Oxfam, Time: 12:50-1:50pm, 2. Opposite Bellis, Time: 2:20-3:12pm, 3. Next to The Slug & Lettuce, Time: 3:16-4:17pm). A landmark day, or rather it would have been if it was yesterday – the 26th, as that was the 3rd anniversary of my busking debut. But I had forgotten… Read more →
Diary Of A Busker Day 464
Diary Of A Busker Day 464 Friday October 18th 2013 Winchester (Opposite Bellis, Time: 12:45-2:15pm). A ‘farewell’ session, before the cruise ship gig with two scousers* and a West Midlands copper**. In fact, I have to leave tonight for Coventry, as the flight from Birmingham to Italy is at a ridiculously early time in the morning, which seems to be… Read more →