Diary Of A Busker Day 516 Wednesday March 5th 2014 Winchester (1. Opposite Vodafone, Time: 2:12-3:27pm, 2. Opposite Oxfam, Time: 4:09-5:09pm). I open with Blowin’ In The Wind…twenty minutes later, who do I find standing in front of me? Tony – the very same Tony who provided the entertainment yesterday, along with half the takings. And what is his request?… Read more →
Tag: Led Zeppelin
Diary Of A Busker Day 299
Diary Of A Busker Day 299 Tuesday October 23rd 2012 Winchester High Street 1. Opposite Vodafone, Time: 2:29-3:35pm, 2. Opposite Oxfam, Time: 3:53-4:36pm Coming down the High Street, I notice Big Issue Monica, and because I’d rather take a detour than walk by her and not contribute to her cause, like I expect some of MY regulars do with me,… Read more →
Diary Of A Busker Day 297
Diary Of A Busker Day 297 Friday October 19th 2012 Winchester High Street 1. Opposite Vodafone, Time: 1:40-2pm, 2. Opposite Oxfam, Time: 2:07-2:54pmIt’s another day of drizzle and unfortunately there’s some young strummer in place at The Buttercross, which means I can’t set up under-cover at The Pentice, a few feet away. In fact, why is he not there? –… Read more →
Diary Of A Busker Day 296
Diary Of A Busker Day 296 Wednesday October 17th 2012 1. Opposite Bellis, Time: 2:23-3:25pm, 2. Opposite Oxfam, Time: 3:47-4:59pmThe other day I was approached by Victoria, the manager of the cinema, about playing a laid-back set in the foyer, before the screening of Celebration Day, the film of the 2007 Led Zeppelin concert. There was no money in it… Read more →
Diary Of A Busker Day 250
Diary Of A Busker Day 250 Friday June 22nd 2012 Winchester High Street Opposite Vodafone, Time: 12:55-3:01pm In the covered bit, just down from The Buttercross there are two young guys strumming through Space Oddity – most effective (and authentic) if you’ve got an acoustic 12-string guitar, of course, but they make do with a 6-string and a ukelele. They’ve… 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 →