Diary Of A Busker Day 242 Friday June 1st 2012 Winchester High Street Opposite Vodafone, Time: 1:45-3:15pm A woman with three teeth comes up during Tammy. She remembers the tune but has forgotten the name so I remind her, and also the year (1957), for no extra charge. ‘I was living in Reading…they used to call me Tammy, I don’t… Read more →
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Diary Of A Busker Day 196
Diary Of A Busker Day 196 Tuesday February 14th Winchester High Street (opposite Vodafone, Time: 2:15-4:50pm). Today is not nearly as cold as it’s been the last two weeks so I’m able to play almost non-stop for over two hours – a rare thing. Before I set up I have a chat with Colin, one of the Incredibly Loud Saxophonists… Read more →
Diary Of A Busker Day 174
Diary Of A Busker Wedenesday October 26th Winchester High Street (1. opposite Vodafone, Time: 1:20-3:30pm, 2. opposite Card factory, Time: 4:45-6:05pm, 3. opposite O2, Time: 6:15-6:35pm). Three songs into my first set and I have to pack up as it starts raining. I’m back 15 minutes later…and the money’s a bit slow coming…then I play Tammy and a man… Read more →
Diary Of A Busker Day 170
Diary Of A Busker Day 170 Tuesday October 18th Winchester High Street (1. opposite Phase Eight, Time: 12:55-2:35pm, 2. opposite O2, Time: 3:10-4:45pm). After chatting with one of my aged regulars about hand warmers (it’s the first truly cold day) – for a good half-hour, I set up near The Buttercross. My old Italian lady, Delia, visits me, wrapped up… Read more →
Diary Of A Busker ~ Day 49
Diary Of A Busker Day 49 Thursday February 24th Winchester High Street 1. corner of Marks And Spencer, Time: 1:40-2:40pm, 2. opposite WH Smiths, Time: 3:40-5:30pm. A remarkable day – in that there was nothing remarkable about it, apart from sandwiching a visit to the nearby surgery – an ear appointment with Nurse Claire at 3 o’clock – between two sessions. Therefor,… Read more →
Diary Of A Busker ~ Day 46
Diary Of A Busker Monday February 21st Winchester High Street (corner of Marks And Spencer, Time: 12:30-5:35pm). As often happens, I come into town intending to do a mere two hours and end up doing quite a bit more. The weather was overcast – it’s never undercast, and it began to drizzle a number of times, making me decide to… Read more →