Re: [Harp-L] Three questions to the experienced busker -- many thanks

[Ross Macdonald <pdxharpdog@xxxxxxxxxxx>]

One or two additional things about busking and money. Put most of it away periodically, but leave enough seed money and $5/$10/&20s to give the people an idea that it's ok to put larger denomination cash in. No really long songs as people usually wait to the end of a song to give money, and ALWAYS have the money close enough to you to protect it from grab and run types. I watched a guy put a $10 bill in our case for a CD and take two $20s out. When he saw that I saw him do that, he took off running. I was sitting back on a bucket and couldn't dive and ankle tackle him. I would have beat him soundly with my d harp :-)

Ross Macdonald
www.sassparilla.info


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On Sep 21, 2012, at 6:00 AM, martin oldsberg <martinoldsberg@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:

> Thanks to all for the input on the busking issue. If IÂve forgotten to mail you individually itÂs because my digests arrive in a very haphazard way these days and Harp-l things are in some shambles.
>   But IÂve read them all (yes, Bart) and IÂve gotten many great points from Mik, Mike, Bart, Joel and others with experience of this somewhat challenging way (at least  for me: IÂm not naturally inclined towards any more extrovert activity, therefore especially glad for advice in this matter) of performing music.
>   This is a very good example of how constructively the list can work.
> 
> IÂll let you know when IÂm in a position to summarize the actual experience. Maybe weÂll get seriously beat up by some local bullys on the very first (and then last) occasion ...? Ya never know.
> 
> Cheers,
> Martin
>