Diary Of A Busker Day 142 Tuesday August 9th Winchester High Street (1. opposite Card Factory, Time: 1:10-2:25pm, 2. opposite The Body Shop, Time: 3:05-6:30pm). The day gets off to a slow start – no donations for 15 minutes. Depressing, but then things pick up at a furious rate – after less than an hour I’ve counted almost £20 –… Read more →
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Diary Of A Busker Day – 141
Diary Of A Busker Day 141 Sunday August 7th Winchester High Street (1. opposite Oxfam, Time: 2:25-5:27pm, 2. opposite Parchment Street, Time: 5:45-6:23pm). It’s Sunday afternoon and for once a pleasant, rain free day. I’m set up just down from the tables (and chairs) outside the posh Maison Blanc restaurant. A lady hovers about on the other side of the… Read more →
Diary Of A Busker Day – 140
Diary Of A Busker Day 140 Friday August 5th Winchester High Street (1. opposite Card Factory, Time: 2:15-5:01pm, 2. opposite Reflex, Time: 5:40-6:05pm, 3. opposite Clarks, Time: 6:12-7:15pm). A long session – 5 hours, but fortunately financially lucrative, in that the hourly rate worked out at just over £12. My first visitors are two ladies – Janet, a quite glamourous… Read more →
Diary Of A Busker Day 139
Diary Of A Busker Day 139 Tuesday August 2nd Winchester High Street (opposite Reflex, Time: 1:05-4:53pm). There are three sets of buskers out on the High Street today – at the top, at The Buttercross (well known Winchester meeting place) a guitar duo. In the middle, five “folkies” playing and singing harmony and at the bottom and by far the… Read more →
Diary Of A Busker Day – 138
Diary Of A Busker Day 138 Sunday July 31st Winchester High Street (1. opposite Card Factory, Time: 1:15-2:45pm, 2. corner of Marks And Spencer, Time: 3:20-5:16pm) Jeremy, one of my “regulars” – though of late, not a regular donator (I’ve noticed that several people who used to donate, now no longer do so. Perhaps a case of familiarity breeding contempt)… Read more →
Diary Of A Busker Day – 136
Diary Of A Busker Day 136 Sunday July 24th Winchester High Street (opposite Reflex, Time: 11:36-3:33pm). I plan on doing only a couple of hours today as my right hand thumb is causing me some concern and after today I want to give it a few days rest. I’ve also arranged to meet three Scouse ladys in town – Fran,… Read more →