I don't have much time before the sun goes down on this Saturday night.
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Last night was kind of dismal. There were even more traveling kids in town and they were all about trying to be charming and lovable and get beer money in exchange for that. They were drinking expensive beer and weren't shy about leaving their empties in plain sight; I guess to show how high class they were.
I have left the above link for Alex in California to view. This guy I met in Saint Augustine thought that I was pretty good on the guitar when I jammed with him. The guy does make good money, as can be seen during the video by watching his tip jar.
One caveat: He is playing on St. George Street where performers are barred unless they have permission from one of the businesses to play. He would not be making half as much OFF St. George Street. That is just the way it is in St. Augustine...
The good news is that the toothpick method of fixing the stripped screw hole on the Jasmine seems to have worked; even though I skimped on buying 800 toothpicks just to use one and used a piece of oakwood that I found in the park instead.
Erk, he's not THAT great ... he seems to relate to the crowd too.
ReplyDeleteI've heard "zoning out" and relating to the crowd can both work.
That's a good trumpet song, I think.
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"Country" represents in the flesh the word "Shtick" if I'm spelling it right; when that ol' hick that fell off of the honey-dew melon truck croons into "Hey, good lookin' whatcha got cooking" when there are pretty ladies around; I've got to hand it to him: they hand it to him!
ReplyDeleteYep you spelled it right.
ReplyDeleteBasically, if he were charming and simply walked person to person and politely asked for spare change, he could make at least $20 an hour. I know because that's what I did a few years ago when I needed to. That technique is called crack-spanging, but if you read Diary Of A Supertramp by W.H. Davies, he describes a spare-changer who uses exactly the method I did, dress like a decent worker, ask nicely, move on .... and that type of beggar was called a "downrighter".
He's playing it up well, yeah, corny ol' songs work when you're a corny ol' guy. He looks the part of a crazy ol' hick, even down to being skinny but having that big soup-strainer infesting his upper lip. If he were a fat guy, or had a NY accent he'd need to develop a different persona.
Luckily, songs like "Hey Good Looking" and "Pretty Woman" can sound quite good on the trumpet too ....
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