Re: [HG] Busking, Melissa, and things exotic

[Cor Westbroek]

Hi Judith The tradtional Amsterdam buskers play "draaiorgel", translated into english it's probably hurdy gurdy. They do make a lot of noise ! http://nl.wikipedia.org/wiki/Draaiorgel Greetings from Amsterdam. By the way there is an Amsterdam "hurdy gurdy man", his name is Leo  and he doesn't play loud , on the contrary ! Greetings from Amsterdam. Cor Westbroek   ----- Original Message ----- From: Judith Lindenau To: hg@hurdygurdy.com Sent: Friday, November 03, 2006 8:34 PM Subject: [HG] Busking, Melissa, and things exotic Reading a busker's blog and came across this paragraph:   "Although Magpie reported that turf disputes are rare, he did come close to one once: My mortal enemy is the hurdy-gurdy man of Amsterdam. He has a habit of rolling up l ess than 10 meters from my favorite spot and playing louder than me. And his hurdy-gurdy isn’t even handcranked. He just has this gas-powered machine busk for him. Worse, he has permits."   Boggles the mind, doesn't it?   Judith   La vita non e' solo suono di violini ... purtroppo ci sono anche le ghironde ! www. judithlindenau.com