Sometimes when I was kid, I would think, "If I could just get everyone to give me a quarter each, pretty soon I'd be rich." ... Okay, I still think that sometimes ... !
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Originally posted by Old ScratchSometimes when I was kid, I would think, "If I could just get everyone to give me a quarter each, pretty soon I'd be rich." ... Okay, I still think that sometimes ... !
I still get the typical dollar tip.. A dollar doesn't go as far is it did ten years ago when I started busking.. Yes, if everyone just gave a quarter, I'd make more money... but alas..such is life. Good for me that I love busking and really don't need the money..
Busking stories never end. For the past several years, on the street where I busk, there have been signs posted about every 100 feet discouraging people from giving money to those who might ask.. They are thinking of panhandlers...which I am not..City code clearly states that musicians with a tip jar/case are NOT to be considered panhandlers. However, visitors don't always know the difference so sometimes I'm slighted and visitors may be confused.
Lately though, the City downtown revitalization committee has decided that buskers are valuable to the downtown scene and have begun to PAY $100 per busker,,per hour..(No, not a lot of hours...it is the idea)..
This is great. Me and several others are signing up post haste. ALSO, I now see that the signs that discourage giving have all been removed. Along with that the City patrol has kept actual panhandlers off of that street...
.... Also, my friend Larry is also a busker.. Today he said he only made $10 in tips but the best tip of the day was a nickel, given by a littly boy...Kids are the best!!!
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