Boy, now there's a thought. If a person sets up in a subway where people are headed elsewhere and in a hurry, why would they expect people to stop? Now if a person is in a park where people come to hang around...Duh. I suppose it's the idea that a subway is a good place to set up shop because there is a predictable stream of humanity coming by. You may have something there, Trey.
Yessir, I'm interested in seeing "The Soloist" too. Tater , On Jan 11, 11:11 am, Trey Young <[email protected]> wrote: > I've always noticed in my times of playing for folks, it seems like young > children and the elderly are almost always the most appreciative of live > music...this story definitely shows how hit or miss busking can be. Last > time I was in New York (City!) there was a dixie land (ish) band playing in > Central Park. I sat and watched them for about an hour and they always had a > crowd standing there of about 30 or so and they had to stop twice in that > hour to empty out the tip bucket. I guess if you set up to play where people > are there primarily to get some where else... > > > > ________________________________ > From: 14strings <[email protected]> > To: Taterbugmando <[email protected]> > Sent: Sunday, January 11, 2009 7:45:05 AM > Subject: Re: Something to think about... > > Read some more on busking by Danny Barnes (an excellent musician and > songwriter) > > http://www.folktronics.com/web/node/121 > > Perry --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Taterbugmando" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected] To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/taterbugmando?hl=en -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
