Diary Of A Busker Day 283 Thursday September 13th 2012 Winchester High Street 1. Opposite O2, Time: 1:28-3pm, 2. Opposite Oxfam, Time: 3:52-5:04pm, 3. Opposite Vodafone, Time: 5:07-5:37pm At my first session, near The Buttercross, I meet someone I haven’t seen for awhile; George, the man who loves my Chet Atkins numbers. He asks his usual question; ‘Got any gigs… Read more →
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Diary Of A Busker Day 282
Diary Of A Busker Day 282 Wednesday September 12th 2012 Winchester High Street 1. Opposite Oxfam, Time: 3:15-4:46pm, 2. Opposite Bellis, Time: 5:13-6:07pm I walk past Frank, hard at work at The Buttercross…and I’m down at the other end. I get 2 1/2 songs into the set, then it rains so I have to take cover in the Gospel Hall… Read more →
Diary Of A Busker Day 281
Diary Of A Busker Day 281 Friday September 7th 2012 Romsey, the Market, Time: 10:16-11:33, 12:28-132pmReturn to Romsey (sounds like an old film) – a sort of brief respite from Winchester, and drunken idiots falling down and bleeding all over the pavement next to me. And it’s nice to see Bertie again; when I told him I was momentarily fed… Read more →
Diary Of A Busker Day 280
Diary Of A Busker Day 280 Wednesday September 5th 2012 Winchester High Street 1. Opposite Bellis, Time: 4:13-4:45pm, 2. Opposite Vodafone, Time: 5:20-6:07pm The first session started off OK; two American women bought a CD and a middle aged couple seemed to be enjoying the music, on the bench across from me. Also on the bench is a man of… Read more →
Diary Of A Busker Day 279
Diary Of A Busker Day 279 Tuesday September 4th 2012 Winchester High Street 1. Opposite Oxfam, Time: 1:13-2:37pm, 2. Opposite Vodafone, Time: 2:52-4:26pm, 3. Opposite Bellis, Time: 4:59-5:35pm A couple of songs in, Walter waves from across the road and comes over. ‘Same old faces, same old tune!’ he says, which makes me laugh. ‘Yeah Walter, same old tune, that’s… Read more →
Diary Of A Busker Day 278
Diary Of A Busker Day 278 Saturday September 1st 2012 Winchester High Street 1. Opposite Oxfam, Time: 3:25-4:29pm, 2. Opposite Bellis, Time: 4:44-6:10pmToday marks the worldwide debut of my psychedelic-painted double-neck guitar kit; the two-headed monster. It’s so heavy that by the time I’ve got into the high street, my arms are an inch longer, and it’s taken me half… Read more →