Diary Of A Busker Day 135 Friday July 22nd Winchester High Street (1. opposite Card Factory, Time: 10:33-12:40pm, 2. opposite Phase Eight, Time:1:08-1:38pm, 3. opposite Reflex, Time: 1:53-5:15pm). For the first part of this – the longest day yet, I’m down a bit further from Debenhams and begin with a two hour set – to warm up with. A man… Read more →
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Diary Of A Busker Day ~ 133
Diary Of A Busker Day 133 Tuesday July 19th Winchester High Street (1. outside Pizza Hut, Time: 11:45-12:47pm, 2. opposite Maison Blanc, Time: 1:25-2:25pm). There are three sets of buskers out today, spread out evenly, so the only place for me to go is right down to Pizza Hut where I’m almost out of earshot of two guys, wearing long,… Read more →
Diary Of A Busker Day ~ 125
Diary Of A Busker Day 125 Tuesday July 5th Winchester High Street (outside Debenhams, Time: 1:04-2:10pm). As I’m setting up, a suited lady in her early 30s puts a £2 coin in my bucket. “Thanks, I haven’t even played anything yet!” This is Annelies, who manages Goadsby – a nearby business. She’s read the article of diary extracts (the 2nd one)… Read more →
Diary Of A Busker ~ Day 92
Diary Of A Busker Day 92 Friday May 6th Winchester High Street (corner of Marks And Spencer, Time: 5:03-6:27pm) I’m in a bad mood today and will be for the next three weeks or the forseeable future, whichever comes first. I have lost one of my hearing aids, the one I put behind my left ear and it will… Read more →
Diary Of A Busker ~ Day 63
Diary Of A Busker Day 63 Saturday March 19th Winchester High Street (1. corner of Marks And Spencer, Time: 2:15-3:15pm, 2. opposite Clinton Cards, Time: 3:30-6:25pm.) Arrived in town at 1 o’clock but couldn’t get a pitch until over an hour later. Talked to Frank down at the noisy corner, waved to Bertie the flowerman across the way. In… Read more →
Diary Of A Busker ~ Day 41
Diary Of A Busker Day 41 Saturday February 12th Winchester High Street Opposite Phase Eight Time: 1:20 – 6:20pm. A busy day for shoppers – the busiest I’ve seen since I started busking and the most buskers I’ve ever seen in Winchester – I counted seven in the very small stretch that is the pedestrian precinct, none more than 30… Read more →