Diary Of A Busker Day 73 Monday April 4th Winchester High Street (1. opposite Clinton Cards, Time: 2:05-4:07pm, 2. corner of Marks And Spencer, Time: 4:50-6:10pm.) A cold and windy day means it’s difficult to play certain songs – any fast bits don’t come out right, so I stick to the simpler ones like Yellow Bird with which I open the ‘proceedings’… Read more →
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Diary Of A Busker ~ Day 72
Diary Of A Busker Day 72 Friday April 2nd Winchester High Street (corner of Marks And Spencer, Time: 3-5:45pm.) A ‘social’ day, in that I had more than the usual number of people coming up to talk – quite often about my guitar, which is still very shiny and well kept, and asking how I am. First up is Bertie the… Read more →
Diary Of A Busker ~ Day 45
Diary Of A Busker Day 45 Saturday February 19th Winchester High Street Next to Accessorize, Time: 4:55-6pm. A short, sharp session-ette at the end of the day. I am starting to almost favour these later ones when there are not as many people about. I seem to take the same amount of money, although there is no guarantee of anything… Read more →
Diary Of A Busker ~ Day 42
Diary Of A Busker Day 42 Wednesday February 16th Winchester High Street 1. corner of Marks And Spencer, Time: 11:45-2:15pm, 2. opposite Clinton Cards, Time: 2:33-5:15pm. A man comes up after The Theme From The Third Man and asks me if I have been on “the big wheel?” I have to think about this for a few seconds before I… Read more →
Diary Of A Busker ~ Day 40
Diary Of A Busker Day 40 Friday February 11th Winchester High Street (opposite WH Smiths) Time: 11:55 – 4:15pm. I couldn’t busk for a few days, hence the long session today. I began the procceedings in the usual manner, with The Third Man, naturally. Everytime I’m at this spot, there is a girl holding up an Asgard placard outside WH… Read more →
Diary Of A Busker ~ Day 38
Diary Of A Busker Day 38 Saturday February 5th Winchester High Street (next to Accessorize, Time: 2:55 – 4:55pm). Some more people coming up to say they enjoyed ‘the article’. Someone who likes it less than others is Rob, the American rock guitarist. I passed him when I came into town, he was busking at the top, opposite WH Smiths.… Read more →