Buskerwatch '03

That one about London. 'The Streets of London' or something? And all Bob Marley songs. Reggae Busking: irretrievable dud.

Hendrix-esque guys at Marble Arch station - sort of psychadelic rock, didn't recognise the tunes.

In the passage that leads to the Bakerloo Line at Charing Cross Station: "Thass me in uh conner, thass me in uh spoh-lai, loosing mah relijuh". Faithful to the recording, I suppose.

This afternoon my faith in buskers was restored when I heard a bloke in Paisley town centre busking Oblivious by Aztec Camera. Things like that should happen more often.

heard one bloke in loughborough in the shopping centre (opposite castle records) doing 'Never Understand' once. was good.

wonder if the bloke in bond street station who managed to make himself blowing into a traffic cone (one of the large ones) sound exactly like someone blowing into a large traffic cone is still there or whether he has starved to death?

andy

This summer I used to see a busker at the Rosslyn Metro station. Thanks to this dude I never want to hear "Don't Let's Start" again. But the really curious thing about his setup is that, in addition to a faithful dog that stayed, sprawled at his feet, he also had a faithful cat that stayed, sprawled at his feet. That violates every known law of cat behavior.

Of course, the menagerie was probably good for business. People would come up to pet the animals, and presumably chuck something into his basket to make sure they got fed. On at least one occasion someone stopped by with cat and dog food.