Diary Of A Busker Day 18 Thursday December 30th Winchester High Street (opposite Clarks) Time: 1:30 – 4:05pm. Temperature similar to yesterday, but thankfully not as damp. The weather is always the prime concern in this ‘game’…ALWAYS! Another mega-session with no breaks apart from standing up to stretch now and then. Lots of parents with young children – which is… Read more →
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Diary Of A Busker ~ Day 17
Diary Of A Busker Day 17 Wednesday December 29th Winchester High Street (opposite WH Smiths) Time: 12:10 – 3:10pm. Continuing mild weather = a long session! Played more or less non-stop, although the air was quite damp – my yellow guitar dusting cloth was more wet than dry after awhile. Familiars such as ‘Ragtime’ Phillip stopped to say ‘hello’, also Marika,… Read more →
Diary Of A Busker ~ Day 13
Diary Of A Busker Day 13 Tuesday December 21st Winchester High Street (down a bit from WH Smiths) Time: 1:30 – 2:30pm. Another cold day – they’re all cold! And, like I should know by now, I never know what’s going to happen with this busking lark – yesterday, over £18 taken but today not even £5 for the same… Read more →
Diary Of A Busker ~ Day 10
Diary Of A Busker Day 10 Wednesday December 15th Winchester High Street (20 yards down from WH Smiths) Time: 1:20 – 3:10pm. Another 1 1/2 hour session, as I seemed to have more than the usual amount of people coming up and being friendly, dispensing humbling comments, usually concerning The Third Man arrangement. The trouble is, I’m finding it hard… Read more →
Diary Of A Busker ~ Day 9
Diary Of A Busker Day 9 Tuesday December 14th Winchester High Street opposite WH Smiths. Time: 12:10 – 1:50pm. Another cold day – no sun at all. Very difficult to play more than 10 minutes and lost concentration several times – don’t know if it was to do with the cold or my general mental state! Took a long time… Read more →
Diary Of A Busker ~ Day 7
Diary Of A Busker Day 7 December 10th Winchester High Street, opposite WH Smiths.Time: 2:20 – 3:20pm After a month of no busking, I decided to start again today. This was due partly to hearing a very loud noise, which turned out to be a guy playing an electric guitar over a taped backing band. I could hear him from… Read more →