Thursday, December 30, 2010

Busking Take 2!

This was *much* more successful than my first attempt ... I made a little over $60 for 4 hours of work/playing (how awesome is that for a day job?) ... I started off in GCT only to discover that I had taken someone's spot by arriving before them ... I was nice enough to move on out and relocate to another spot in GCT ... did alright, though I think I might have done better in the original spot ...

From there I took a break & went over to Times Square & played in the Hallway btwn. the Shuttle and the rest of it ... while it was chilly, that was probably my best in terms of draw ...

From there I took a break & got lunch with a friend, and then spent a few hours with another friend ... afterwards, I headed to Union Square ...

Some things I learned:

1. Remember Rosin!
2. People respond well to Drones, Indian Ragas, Gladiator Theme Song, Star Wars (occassionally), Irish Folk Music, Grooving Jams with myself
3. There are battery-powered amps that sound good ...
4. After Peak Trains end in morning is a good time
5. Union Square is kind of Challenging
6. Little kids are godsends
7. In order to make this work, I need to bring lunch so I lose as little money as possible.
8. Playing standing up is very demanding on the knees...

May go do it tomorrow for a while depending on my schedule ...

I hope the next few times are as successful