Diary Of A Busker Day 75 Wednesday April 6th Winchester High Street (opposite Marks And Spencer, Time: 1:08-2:15pm.) These days I never usually busk for under an hour and a half. I often think of the days, not too long ago, when the longest ‘cabaret’ gig would never be longer – AND I’d be taking home a couple of hundred quid – sometimes more,… Read more →
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Diary Of A Busker ~ Day 74
Diary Of A Busker Day 74 Tuesday April 5th Winchester High Street (1. opposite Clarks, Time: 2:28-4:43pm, 2. corner of Marks And Spencer, Time: 5:20-6:05pm.) Like yesterday, it’s cold and although it isn’t raining, it has been and there’s a grey sky and the atmosphere has the moisture hanging in it which makes it difficult for playing so –… Read more →
Diary Of A Busker ~ Day 73
Diary Of A Busker Day 73 Monday April 4th Winchester High Street (1. opposite Clinton Cards, Time: 2:05-4:07pm, 2. corner of Marks And Spencer, Time: 4:50-6:10pm.) A cold and windy day means it’s difficult to play certain songs – any fast bits don’t come out right, so I stick to the simpler ones like Yellow Bird with which I open the ‘proceedings’… Read more →
Diary Of A Busker ~ Day 72
Diary Of A Busker Day 72 Friday April 2nd Winchester High Street (corner of Marks And Spencer, Time: 3-5:45pm.) A ‘social’ day, in that I had more than the usual number of people coming up to talk – quite often about my guitar, which is still very shiny and well kept, and asking how I am. First up is Bertie the… Read more →
Diary Of A Busker ~ Day 71
Diary Of A Busker Day 71 Thursday March 31st Winchester High Street (corner of Marks And Spencer, Time: 2:34-5:50pm) A session of admiral length down at the noisy corner – no Bertie the flowerman, only his young helper – “THREE FOR A PAANND!” or “numbnuts” as Bertie calls him. To the ‘happenings’, as they used to say in the old… Read more →