Diary Of A Busker Day 173 Monday October 24th Winchester High Street (1. opposite Clinton Cards, Time: 2:58-4:40pm, 2. opposite Card Factory, Time: 5:05-5:35pm). A young shop guy, taking a break, says my pumpkin bucket’s now finally in season. “Yeah, just for one day of the year”, I say. “Well, for a week”, he says. The money’s really slow,… Read more →
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Diary Of A Busker Day 169
Diary Of A Busker Day 169 Monday October 17th Winchester High Street (1. opposite Phase Eight, Time: 1:15-2:35pm, 2. opposite Vodafone, Time: 3:12-5:05pm). I reckon this so-called Indian Summer is drawing to a close: the sky’s grey and “threatening” rain, as they say. My always-dapper, always well-spoken and always complimentary regular – Ian, comes out from the shadows after… Read more →
Diary Of A Busker Day 158
Diary Of A Busker Day 158 Monday September 19th Winchester High Street (1. corner of Marks And Spencer, Time: 1:05-3:10pm, 2. opposite Vodafone, Time: 3:45-6:10pm). The session starts slow – it’s almost twenty minutes before I get my first coin – 10p from a man, during When I’m Sixty-Four. It’s one of those when I think “What am I doing… Read more →
Diary Of A Busker Day 155
Diary Of A Busker Day 155 Monday September 12th Winchester High Street (1. corner of Marks And Spencer, Time: 1:17-4:17pm, 2. opposite WH Smiths, Time: 5:05-6:35pm). This first session – on a very windy day – finds me outside Marks And Spencer, where I haven’t been since I can’t remember when. It’s so windy that I have to anchor… Read more →
Diary Of A Busker Day 153
Diary Of A Busker Day 153 Wednesday September 7th Winchester High Street (1. opposite Reflex, Time: 12:25-2pm, 2. opposite Oxfam – doorway of Welcome Gospel Hall, Time: 2:35-4:30pm). There are three sets of buskers down the High Street and none of them look like they’re going anywhere…so it’s down to the bad end of town for me. The weather… Read more →
Diary Of A Busker Day 151
Diary Of A Busker Day 151 Thursday September 1st Winchester High Street (1. opposite Millets, Time: 12:50-3:126pm, 2. opposite Vodafone, Time: 3:45-4:40pm). There’s some guy juggling bowling pins on a tightrope at The Buttercross (famous Winchester landmark/meeting place) and two “strummers” halfway down the High Street so I end up down at the “arse” end, in front of Debenhams.… Read more →