Diary Of A Busker Day 280 Wednesday September 5th 2012 Winchester High Street 1. Opposite Bellis, Time: 4:13-4:45pm, 2. Opposite Vodafone, Time: 5:20-6:07pm The first session started off OK; two American women bought a CD and a middle aged couple seemed to be enjoying the music, on the bench across from me. Also on the bench is a man of… Read more →
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Diary Of A Busker Day 278
Diary Of A Busker Day 278 Saturday September 1st 2012 Winchester High Street 1. Opposite Oxfam, Time: 3:25-4:29pm, 2. Opposite Bellis, Time: 4:44-6:10pmToday marks the worldwide debut of my psychedelic-painted double-neck guitar kit; the two-headed monster. It’s so heavy that by the time I’ve got into the high street, my arms are an inch longer, and it’s taken me half… Read more →
Diary Of A Busker Day 268
Day 268 Friday August 10th 2012 Winchester High Street 1. Opposite Oxfam, Time: 2:47-4:08pm, 2. Opposite Vodafone, Time: 4:20-5:30pm A day with some pleasant and some not so pleasant moments. Down at the far end I have a chat with Delia. I say she’s wearing a nice dress – ‘Oh this? I’ve had it most of my life. It had… Read more →
Diary Of A Busker Day 261
Diary Of A Busker Day 261 Friday July 20th 2012 1. Opposite Phase Eight, Time: 1:30-2:15pm, 2. Opposite Bellis, Time: 2:20-2:51pmI set up just down from WH Smiths and just up from the Timpsons cobblers, the proprietor being the infamous Busker-Hater Of Winchester High Street, but I reckon I’m far enough away not to arouse his wrath. One of my… Read more →
Diary Of A Busker Day 251
Diary Of A Busker Day 251 Sunday June 24th 2012 Winchester High Street Opposite where Reflex used to be Time: 5-6:27pmAnother spur-of-the-moment-late-Sunday-afternoon session. I was going to set up at the crossroads but the ice-cream vendor is there, just opposite to where I usually play. Sometimes I don’t like to inflict myself on people who are outside all day. It’s… Read more →
Diary Of A Busker Day 221
Diary Of A Busker Day 221 Saturday April 7th 2012 Winchester High Street 1. Opposite Reflex – just closed down, Time: 1:23-2:38pm, 2. Opposite Vodafone, Time: 2:55-3:55pmI’m again banished to the outer reaches but I’m fortunate to receive a donation right at the start, from Carol, my hard-of-hearing regular from The North. I thank her. ‘How are you, pet?’ ‘I’m… Read more →