Diary Of A Busker Day 470 Saturday November 9th 2013 Winchester (Opposite Vodafone, Time: 2:18-4:20pm). A cold day but at least there’s hardly any wind: the difference between bearable and agonising. There’s also no one else about. No one else playing, that is: there are loads of people – parents/kids. For the first 10 minutes a young boy with Downs… Read more →
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Diary Of A Busker Day 465
Diary Of A Busker Day 465 Sunday October 27th 2013 Winchester (1. Opposite Oxfam, Time: 12:50-1:50pm, 2. Opposite Bellis, Time: 2:20-3:12pm, 3. Next to The Slug & Lettuce, Time: 3:16-4:17pm). A landmark day, or rather it would have been if it was yesterday – the 26th, as that was the 3rd anniversary of my busking debut. But I had forgotten… Read more →
Diary Of A Busker Day 456
Diary Of A Busker Day 456 Sunday September 29th 2013 Winchester (1. Opposite Oxfam, Time: 12:23-1:23pm, 2. Opposite Narrow Street, Time: 1:55-2:55pm, 3. Opposite Oxfam, Time: 3:13-4:07pm, 4. Next to The Slug & Lettuce, Time: 4:20-5:20pm). They’re all out today: Sam, at The Butter Cross, although I had some warning he’d be about. I’d seen him yesterday at the train… Read more →
Diary Of A Busker Day 452
Diary Of A Busker Day 452 Saturday September 21st 2013 Winchester (Opposite Bellis/O2, Time: 3:55-5:57pm). I decided to come in because I need to get the piano tuned so I can record the old Ballad In E Major for the next album. I start off feeling quite cheerful but then no one gives any money until the 6th song –… Read more →
Diary Of A Busker Day 445
Diary Of A Busker Day 445 Monday September 9th 2013 Winchester (1. Opposite Vodafone, Time: 2:05-2:10pm, 2. Entrance to the alleyway opposite Marks & Spencer, Time: 2:30-3:05pm). I get through one song – La Vie En Rose, during which I start thinking about Marie-Therese – she loved that song, and I think – ‘I’m already thinking about her, and quite… Read more →
Diary Of A Busker Day 441
Diary Of A Busker Day 441 Saturday August 31st 2013 (1. The Butter Cross, Time: 2:55-3:30pm, 2. Next to The Slug & Lettuce, Time: 3:40-5:25pm, 3. The Butter Cross, Time: 5:35-6:25pm). A really busy Saturday afternoon and The Butter Cross is free! I take the plunge…and it goes pretty well…I get a manic two year old boy dancing along, so… Read more →