Rather than having a general opinion on all buskers (bit racist), I judge each on their individual merits.
I think it can brighten a place up if there is some nice music.
If they sound good, I will give them money.
It may not shock you to learn that I have been a busker myself and yes, I was good.

Alt: I think you are going with the media interpretation of what meteorologists have decided is likely using modelling systems.
It could probably still go either way, but we always insist on a prediction.
( tangledupinblue hairy badge with moving eyes, Wed 19 Feb 2014, 8:13, 1 reply, 11 years ago)

Did you play stairway to heaven?

(Bazongaloid, Wed 19 Feb 2014, 8:39, Reply)

No
I found that people gave more generously for well performed Beatles songs
( tangledupinblue hairy badge with moving eyes, Wed 19 Feb 2014, 8:41, Reply)

I used to like the Beatles, but now I find them horrifically twee and practically unlistenable.

(Bazongaloid, Wed 19 Feb 2014, 8:44, Reply)

They come from a different world now.
There's still magic in there for me
( tangledupinblue hairy badge with moving eyes, Wed 19 Feb 2014, 8:48, Reply)

I don't really like elvis or buddy holly etc
but it fascinates me to imagine all that being SO rebellious and ground breaking
( rachelswipe with a fork, Wed 19 Feb 2014, 8:59, Reply)

Precisely, you have to try to remember the context of the times.
It's interesting to see the crowd shots of Jimi Hendrix at Monterey - people were shocked beyond belief at what they had just witnessed.
These things are old hat to us now, but they had never happened before.
( tangledupinblue hairy badge with moving eyes, Wed 19 Feb 2014, 9:08, Reply)

a lot of early acid house and detrout techno is like that an all

(dozers, do fuck off ur a nob m8, Wed 19 Feb 2014, 9:11, Reply)

so that was you scuppered then

(Bonzodog29 is an unemployed sponge of the worst kind, Wed 19 Feb 2014, 8:45, Reply)