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Free eBook: Magic in Mind by BC on Oct 1, 2014 |
Joshua Jay has made available an online ebook containing over 500 pages of blessings from the "Father" of magic Robert Houdin to the Las Vegas style of Penn and Teller. magic.jpg Taking over 3 years to assemble some of the most important, influential, and helpful essays on magic ever written, Joshua has now made them available to all serious students of magic for free. Continuing the Busker Central book review series, the list of worthy contributors is truly staggering: Tommy Wonder Charles Reynolds Simon Aronson Paul Harris John Carney Jamy Ian Swiss Dariel Fitzke Peter Samelson Derren Brown Michael Close Pit Hartling Eugene Burger S.H. Sharpe Rene Lavand Robert-Houdin Henning Nelms Juan Tamariz Rick Johnsson Tom Stone Darwin Ortiz Milt Kort Arturo de Ascanio David Regal Doug Conn Ken Weber David Kaye Roberto Giobbi... [ Continued ]
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Top 10 cities for busking by BC on Mar 2, 2017 |
(USA) Yes, folks - It's time to start planning where to perform for Spring, Summer, and Fall this year. top10.jpg While it seems more and more cities are actually encouraging busking and street performing these days, there are some staples in the USA that are guaranteed to please. New cities allowing busking include San Antonio, Cleveland, and Chattanooga among others. Honorable mention includes Santa Fe, Aspen, Clearwater, and Key West. There are bound to be some rules and regulations along the way so be on the lookout and be sure not to get caught! These are the top 10 cities featured on the busker trail. They are expecting to be entertained so don't let them down. ... [ Continued ]
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Bristol, Tenn starts Busk Stop Central by BC on Sep 5, 2009 |
BRISTOL, Tenn. – The city has launched a program to encourage performers to display their talents at designated downtown spots billed as “busk stops.” george_goode.jpg Known as “Busk Stop Central,” the program will allow performers – including jug musicians, avant-garde mimes, tap-dancers, orange jugglers, rubber-band pluckers, bongo players, Flamenco guitarists, spoken-verse poets, Austin Powers imitators, Renaissance Fair re-enactors and other artists – to legally do their thing at specified downtown locations and receive donations from passers-by. “Busk” refers to an old English term for street performers, known as “buskers.” A performer must apply for a free city permit to perform at one of three designated areas, all on State Street. The busk stops are marked with medallions in the sidewalk. For details, contact the Bristol D... [ Continued ]
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Book: The Busker - Three cities, two years, one chance... by BC on May 1, 2014 |
(LIAM MURRAY BELL) Three cities, two years, one chance - a story of a young man determined to find his voice in this world. Plucked from obscurity in Glasgow, Rab Dillon is about to become the next great protest singer. 3cities.gif Seduced by promises of stardom and carrying only the guitar given to him by the girl who broke his heart, he travels down the road to London. There, he records his debut album that will speak to the dispossessed, the disenfranchised, and the disheartened. But one year later, he is sleeping rough on the streets of Brighton. A modern-day ballad set across three cities and two years, The Busker is a rich comic exposé of the music industry, the Occupy movement, homelessness, squatting - and failing to live up to the name you share with your hero, Bob Dylan. It is also the story of what survives ... [ Continued ]
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Seaport Village's amazing Spring Busker Festival by BC on Mar 4, 2018 |
(SAN DIEGO) There's a lot of buzz about this year's Spring Busker Festival in San Diego, California. This year, the festival is celebrating it's 12th season featuring buskers from coast to coast. wall.jpg Recognized for their unusual acts, buskers and street performers will display their unicycles, pogo sticks, juggling, aerial ballet, dance, sword swallowing, jump ropes, contortion, stunts, comedy, fire breathing, and yet even more. The exceptional event includes a special wet and wild “Buskers After Dark” performance Saturday evening featuring a DJ, food and beer specials, and busker acts best suited for those over 18. Enjoy a day on the coast with those bloody buskers! All busker festivals are free but cash tips are always appreciated. Be sure to bring a few extra bills. For more info be sure to check out the lin... [ Continued ]
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