Diary Of A Busker Day 313 Wednesday January 2nd 2013 Winchester High Street, opposite Vodafone. Time: 4:12-5:30pm A sad day. It was 4:45. I’d been playing for almost 40 minutes and doing OK – lots of coinage from young children out with their parents (one lady requested Stardust; I’ll ‘look into it’ I said) and the temperature wasn’t too cold… Read more →
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Diary Of A Busker Day 309
Diary Of A Busker Day 309 Monday December 17th 2012 Winchester High Street 1. Opposite Oxfam. Time: 2:42-4pm 2. Opposite Vodafone. Time: 4:31-5:39pm My mission; to provide an alternative to the hordes of pre-pubescent kids blasting out boring Christmas carols, thereby cashing in and stealing MY money! Or at least get a better hourly average than yesterday. Oh yes, I… 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 284
Diary Of A Busker Day 284 Saturday September 15th 2012 Winchester High Street 1. Opposite O2, Time: 3:16-4:22pm, 2. Opposite Vodafone, Time: 4:32-5:41pmThe second outing with my eye-catching, very psychedelic and very heavy double-neck guitar, although I’ve discovered it’s not too bad if I sling the gigbag on my back, thereby distributing the weight. However, sonically speaking, I’m still not… Read more →
Diary Of A Busker Day 268
Day 268 Friday August 10th 2012 Winchester High Street 1. Opposite Oxfam, Time: 2:47-4:08pm, 2. Opposite Vodafone, Time: 4:20-5:30pm A day with some pleasant and some not so pleasant moments. Down at the far end I have a chat with Delia. I say she’s wearing a nice dress – ‘Oh this? I’ve had it most of my life. It had… Read more →
Diary Of A Busker Day 239
Diary Of A Busker Day 239 Monday May 28th 2012 Winchester High Street 1. Opposite Vodafone, Time: 11:50-1:30pm, 2. Opposite Oxfam, Time: 2:10-3pm At my first spot I manage to sell no less than two CDs. This was fortunate, as until then, business was extremely slow despite there being a lot of people about. A woman was talking to me… Read more →