Diary Of A Busker Day 23 Saturday January 8th Winchester High Street (opposite WH Smiths, Time: 1:35 – 5:05pm). Three and a half hours with only two short breaks of no more than 5 minutes. No other buskers about – the high street’s mine, all mine! Even so , took no more than the usual £10 an hour. A funny… Read more →
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Diary Of A Busker ~ Day 20
Diary Of A Busker Day 20 Sunday January 2nd Winchester High Street (1. opposite The Body Shop, Time: 2-3:30pm, 2. opposite WH Smiths, Time: 4:05-5pm). A split session, as I took only £7 for an hour and a half, and the constant cigarette smoke from the ashtray on top of the bin right next to me became unbearable. Got harrassed… Read more →
Diary Of A Busker ~ Day 19
Diary Of A Busker Day 19 Friday December 31st Winchester High Street (opposite Clinton Cards, Time: 1:15 – 5:15pm). Set off to do an hour but ended up doing four. I’m worried about my Micro-Cube amp – it started to crackle and splutter a bit around the two hour mark. It happened the other day, but somehow repaired itself. Not… Read more →
Diary Of A Busker ~ Day 18
Diary Of A Busker Day 18 Thursday December 30th Winchester High Street (opposite Clarks) Time: 1:30 – 4:05pm. Temperature similar to yesterday, but thankfully not as damp. The weather is always the prime concern in this ‘game’…ALWAYS! Another mega-session with no breaks apart from standing up to stretch now and then. Lots of parents with young children – which is… Read more →
Diary Of A Busker ~ Day 8
Diary Of A Busker Day 8 Monday December 13th Winchester High Street (opposite WH Smiths) Time: 12:20 – 1:20pm. A very cold day – I thought I’d get there earlier than Friday – to get it over and done with! The sun was obviously not going to make an appearance during MY appearance, and a drop of even 2 degrees made… Read more →
Diary Of A Busker ~ Day 4
Diary Of A Busker Day 4 Friday October 29th Southampton City Centre Pitch E Time:12:10 – 3:10pm My last day at this pitch this week and possibly for ever, as the earnings were so bad. The day got off to a lousy start, as the minute I started playing – the usual ‘opener’, The Third Man – some guy came… Read more →