street performers

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who's done it?
how'd you do it?

any cool ones in your town?

San Francisco has some greats:
the fat opera people on maiden lane
edwin, the tap dancing guy on powell street
the breakdancing kids on market
the string quartet in the mornings at montgomery street bart station
the blind christian accordian player, afternoons at montgomery
there was a guy who set up a tight rope between two trees on maket street, stood on the rope with one foot, and played fiddle. only seen him once though.
the guy who drums on buckets in front of rasputin records-sometimes he has a real drumset, and he plays with a bass player
the jimi hendrix impersonator
the james brown impersonator

i'm thinking of joining the fray with these folks. i'm a block away from the gates to chinatown, so that looks like a pretty good corner for it. i can borrow a battery powered amp from a friend of mine.
practice in public and pick up some beer money!

 

[Wrong Robot]

A friend of mine used to play flamenco guitar in a little overpass walkway thing from time to time, amazing acoustics there, and quite a bit of foot traffic, he got a fair share of change too.

 

[James Hart]

I've played 12 string backup to a Poet in Thompkin's Square Park NYC during the summer in and around 91-92 ish. We made a little change.... never came home with any though

most of my recollection of those years is a little fuzzy

 

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just remembered a couple other good ones:
a guy at the corner of grant & post playing one of those skinny uprights. not loud enough.
the violin player from deadweight has been known to play at powell bart
there's a guy who plays banjo, didjereedoo (sp?) and ankle bells all at once down at powell sometimes

 

[Benjamin Strange]

I've always liked the Bushman in Fisherman's Wharf. No music, just a guy scaring people from behind a some leaves. So funny!

 

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I've always liked the Bushman in Fisherman's Wharf. No music, just a guy scaring people from behind a some leaves. So funny!

did you see that they tried to get him to cut that out a few weeks back? then they figured out there's no law against scaring the pants off tourists for money.

 

[Benjamin Strange]

did you see that they tried to get him to cut that out a few weeks back? then they figured out there's no law against scaring the pants off tourists for money.

Yeah, I saw that. Apparently he's been arrested multiple times for "disturbing the peace". Lame.


Hey, would you be interested in doing a street performing double bass freak out?

 

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Yeah, I saw that. Apparently he's been arrested multiple times for "disturbing the peace". Lame.


Hey, would you be interested in doing a street performing double bass freak out?

hellz yeah i would!
you got any sort of porto-amplification? i just emailed my buddy about borrowing his, and am waiting for a response.

here's the bushman: OOGA BOOGA!

 

[Benjamin Strange]

hellz yeah i would!
you got any sort of porto-amplification? i just emailed my buddy about borrowing his, and am waiting for a response.

here's the bushman: OOGA BOOGA!

I don't have any portable ampage, but I do have a bass that could handle being in the sun all day. I'm not sure if we'd make any money with the way I play, though.

Tourist: "Can you play some Michael Bolton?"
Me: "Yes, I can." *continues to play weird trash*
Tourist: "Well?"
Me: "Well, what?"

 

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that's the fun of it though.
you know what would be great... those stupid basses with a speaker built into the body.

 

[Aaron Saunders]

Haha, those Nomad things? Who makes those, Ashbory?

 

[Josh Ryan]

there was a guy who set up a tight rope between two trees on maket street, stood on the rope with one foot, and played fiddle. only seen him once though.

lol. I wonder why??

 

[Bull_Nasty]

I used to be a street performer back in Arkansas. Not unlike the guy in San Fransisco who jumps out of trashcans and out from behind bushes to scare the hell out of innocent by-standers....I do the same thing...but with a twist...I kick people's asses once they've caught their breath and think they are ok.

 

[Aaron Saunders]

I used to be a street performer back in Arkansas. Not unlike the guy in San Fransisco who jumps out of trashcans and out from behind bushes to scare the hell out of innocent by-standers....I do the same thing...but with a twist...I kick people's asses once they've caught their breath and think they are ok.

There is a line between "street performer" and "violent sociopath". I'm not sure where the line is, as it IS rather fine, but I'm sure there is one...right?

 

[Wrong Robot]

Haha, those Nomad things? Who makes those, Ashbory?

Fernandes

 

[Brendan]

There is a line between "street performer" and "violent sociopath". I'm not sure where the line is, as it IS rather fine, but I'm sure there is one...right?

Here is the line.

This is the "street performer" side
__________________

This is the "violent sociopath" side.

X < -----Here is Bull.


I hope I've made things clear.

 

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well, bad news. the battery powered amp i was gonna borrow is dead.

guess i gotta save up for:
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maybe i'll play my banjo until then.

 

[Benjamin Strange]

well, bad news. the battery powered amp i was gonna borrow is dead.

guess i gotta save up for:
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maybe i'll play my banjo until then.

I think playing banjo just put you into the "violent sociopath" category.

 

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i own shoes.
i don't own overalls.

the public is safe.

 

[Bard2dbone]

I could loan you my spiraling-rainbow-tie-dyed bib overalls. I just don't have a lot of opportunity to wear them anymore.