Diary Of A Busker Day 312 Saturday December 22nd 2012 Winchester High Street, opposite Oxfam. Time: 12:17-1:54pm, 3:30-4:15pm Finally, a mild day with no wind, and my poor hands are certainly grateful. The whole street’s full of the usual; part-time Christmas buskers, brass trios/quartets, groups of carol singers – mainly teenage girls, clarinettists – all teenage girls. I plonk my… Read more →
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Diary Of A Busker Day 311
Diary Of A Busker Day 311 Thursday December 20th 2012 Winchester High Street, opposite Bellis. Time: 5:20-6:52pm I come into town during a break in the rain although by the time I arrive it had started again, moderately…moderate rain! So it was a good thing there was no one – not even the omnipresent pack of carollers – near The… Read more →
Diary Of A Busker Day 307
Diary Of A Busker Day 307 Friday November 16th 2012 Winchester High Street 1. Opposite Vodafone. Time: 12:49-1:53pm 2. Opposite Bellis. Time: 2:11-3:03pm I’m visited by Carol of The North – ‘I’m thinking of having my tea outside today’ she says. ‘Outside?…well I hope you enjoy it, it’s a bit cold for me.’ ‘Ah, you forget where I’m from’ she… Read more →
Diary Of A Busker Day 306
Diary Of A Busker Day 306 Monday November 12th 2012 Winchester High Street, opposite Oxfam. Time: 1:22-3:14pm The students with their Tesco-style STUDENTS – EVERY LITTLE HELPS sign are at The Buttercross. They’re not actually playing, they’re just sitting on the steps of the monument (you’d never get me doing that!) Down at the crossroads…it’s Rob, and he must be… Read more →
Diary Of A Busker Day 305
Diary Of A Busker Day 305 Saturday November 10th 2012 Winchester High Street 1. Opposite Vodafone. Time: 4:35-5:25pm 2. Opposite Bellis, Time: 5:34-6:25pm I get through 50 minutes before it pours down, then move up the road and set up undercover (just about) and start off with Here Comes The Sun, although it’s raining and it’s dark – in fact… Read more →
Diary Of A Busker Day 304
Diary Of A Busker Day 304 Friday November 9th 2012 Winchester High Street 1. Opposite Bellis. Time: 1:05-2:22pm 2. Opposite Vodafone. Time: 2:38-3:12pm About an hour in, I’m pretty much warmed up so I make an attempt on the dreaded Requerdos De La Alhambra…which goes OK I think, considering this damn hand problem. At the end, I wonder where Ian… Read more →