(WWW) Here are some crazy t-shirts that buskers will love. Buskers can now let the world know they're a street-performer by wearing a funny saying on their t-shirt.For both men and women, these t-shirts send a message with humour to all those who can read.

Sayings include "Have you hugged a busker today?", "I'm an awesome busker", "All I care about is busking - and like maybe 3 people", "Proud to be a busker", "World's funniest busker", "Officially the world's coolest busker", "Busker in training", "I'm a busker - What's your superpower?", "This is what an awesome street-performer looks like", and more along with a host of accommodating graphics.

Also available are t-shirts for the most popular type of busker...

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Buskers all over the world can help set a world record Sunday, June 14th, 2009 by busking locally at 12 noon for 25 minutes.

More information here

(PRAGUE) The city of Prague is wondering why there aren't more buskers and street performers around their fair city. After all, they've overcome 40 years of Communism crushing their culture. Hence, the city has embarked on a campaign to bring in many more of the performing artists.And even taking into consideration of the famous Charles bridge, Prague has much less buskers and street performers when compared to Berlin, Dublin, or Paris.

The project is currently crowdfunded which will determine how the campaign will go forward. Organizers have produced a video as well as an audio mp3 that showcases the effort. There will also be an app for tablets and cell phones to promote the project.

Regulations implemented 3 years ago have somewhat restricted street musicians and will be changed. “Musicians c...

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(WWW) Things are getting spooky when major job sites start listing busking and street performing as regular employment. Such is the case with MyJobSearch.com careers.The website defines the terms used, salary, responsibilities, qualifications, skills, working conditions, experience, employers, and different roles a busker can play.

Some notables include:

No two days are the same
Be a clown with the audience
Staying creative
Testing one's self

Check out the listing below for yourself.
It makes for good reading.




MyJobSearch

(WWW) Every once in a while, the topic of how many buskers there actually are comes up. A few years ago, there was some discussion about the chaps who filmed their performce in Antarctica. It mentioned that all three almost froze as part of a world-wide performance. This only goes to show that buskers are on every continent.How many buskers are there in the whole wide world? Nobody really knows. We can only make an educated estimate based on limited data. An article at AskWonder.com tackles the issue although with certain assumptions. Do the math.

At sometime in the early 1990's, there were approximately ten thousand buskers in Europe alone. This would account for the majority of the planet. The rest of the continents would then total the answer.

Check the link below for more data on the global number...

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