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didnt Robert Fripp busk at a shopping center with his revox loops at one point? --- Paul Richards <paulrichard10@adelphia.net> wrote: > (About a block later a woman passed by me and said, > 'that was really lovely > what you played...') > > Can you met chicks that way? If so, I may start > busking myself! > > Paul Richards > > ---- David Gans <david@trufun.com> wrote: > > At 11:14 AM -0400 4/9/07, Jim Goodin wrote: > > > > >Most times the experience is more about doing it > than income > > > > I agree. That's why I play the Farmers' Market > near my home, which > > is a scheduled gig but pretty much the same as > busking because almost > > no one is there to hear me play. (I do have a few > fans who show up > > when they know I'm going to be there, but still.) > > > > > > > however I have had a few nice things over the > years. A few years > > >ago a guy was watching me and appeared to be > sketching. He put a > > >caricture and a note down in my case to call him > if I played > > >weddings so that led to a booking. Have sold a > few CD's and got a > > >few bucks. One neat personal experienced > happened one evening. I > > >had quit and was walking out of the subway in > Brooklyn. About a > > >block later a woman passed by me and said, 'that > was really lovely > > >what you played...' Though those don't pay the > rent in a sense > > >that's why we do it... > > > > Nice stories. > > > > > > > > -- > > > > David Gans - david@trufun.com or david@gdhour.com > > Truth and Fun, Inc., 484 Lake Park Ave. #102, > Oakland CA 94610-2730 > > Blog: http://logblog.gdhour.com > > Web site: http://www.dgans.com > > > > www.myspace.com/luisangulocom __________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Tired of spam? Yahoo! Mail has the best spam protection around http://mail.yahoo.com