The Busker’s Handbook

By Queuebot in Everything Else on Jul 22, 2009 at 3:19 am

What are the rules that you have to follow when you want to be a busker? Which songs can or shouldn’t you play? This funny blog is your guideline, including a diary of an unfortunate busker. Consider this excerpt from a post called "Natural Enemies: The Busker’s Nemeses":

Living statues earn money doing as little as possible. Wearing greenish outfits covered in (hopefully) fake pigeon shit, they are the vertical equivalent of a coma patient. People give them money just to watch them move. That would be like giving money to a busker to make him stop singing. Yes, even inanimate people get more attention than a busker and thus more money. It’s tempting to steal their income, but as immobile as they may seem, they will chase you even if it ruins their act.

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  1. Skipweasel
    Jul 22nd, 2009 at 9:03 am

    Now there’s an idea. Buskers with two hats, one for “I like your music, keep going” and one for “Shut the **** up.”

  2. Padraig
    Jul 22nd, 2009 at 2:25 pm

    What a fantastic site! Had to read the first couple of pages right away. Brought back such nice *cough cough* memories from me buskin’ years…

  3. star4589
    Jul 22nd, 2009 at 2:35 pm

    Reminds me of the robot busker fight scene from the Euro-Trip movie.

    Venice Beach is a cesspool for these people.

  4. Christophe
    Jul 22nd, 2009 at 11:03 pm

    So now buskers have the interweb?


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