Diary Of A Busker Day 48 Wednesday February 23rd Winchester High Street opposite WH Smiths, Time: 2:03-6:15pm. A landmark day money-wise, as I was able to take home just over £50 for just over four hours playing. I normally don’t get anywhere near this amount – the crowd are in a collectively generous mood today. Be more collectively generous –… Read more →
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Diary Of A Busker ~ Day 47
Diary Of A Busker Day 47 Tuesday February 22nd Winchester High Street 1. corner of Marks And Spencer 5:15-6pm, 2. opposite WH Smiths 6:05-6:35pm A shorty in comparison to some of the recent marathons. I think I was playing La Vie En Rose – close behind The Third Man for most played song, when a lady in her 30s stopped… 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 →
Diary Of A Busker ~ Day 42
Diary Of A Busker Day 42 Wednesday February 16th Winchester High Street 1. corner of Marks And Spencer, Time: 11:45-2:15pm, 2. opposite Clinton Cards, Time: 2:33-5:15pm. A man comes up after The Theme From The Third Man and asks me if I have been on “the big wheel?” I have to think about this for a few seconds before I… 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 →
Diary Of A Busker ~ Day 40
Diary Of A Busker Day 40 Friday February 11th Winchester High Street (opposite WH Smiths) Time: 11:55 – 4:15pm. I couldn’t busk for a few days, hence the long session today. I began the procceedings in the usual manner, with The Third Man, naturally. Everytime I’m at this spot, there is a girl holding up an Asgard placard outside WH… Read more →