<![CDATA[Busker Central Blogs Feed]]>http://buskercentral.com/buskers/blog.php?page=&mode=random_blogs&feed=ATOM&limit=5&sid=6c41660872dcf4426435ed45686993cf2024-05-14T17:18:32+00:00<![CDATA[Your future as a Busker]]>http://buskercentral.com/buskers/blog.php?u=2&b=188&sid=6c41660872dcf4426435ed45686993cf2016-05-03T04:30:03+00:002016-05-03T04:30:03+00:00
(BUSKER CENTRAL) Most buskers are past coming of age and well into their mid-life when they begin to ponder their future. Although the oldest busker was 70+ years old, he had other sidelines such as children's and company parties to see him through. We don't want to think about it but need to ponder this same question. What will you be doing after your busking career has ended?
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It may seem scary now to think of such matters but just imagine how scary it would be if you hadn't made plans for your senior years. Many have continued their performances by going to the private and commercial sectors. Magicians and clowns are easily able to make this transition. But what about, for example, jugglers and musicians? Will they be able to do the same?
Fortunately, there are many new approaches to said problem...
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<![CDATA[San Diego to change unconstitutional laws that prohibit busking]]>http://buskercentral.com/buskers/blog.php?u=3006&b=145&sid=6c41660872dcf4426435ed45686993cf2013-09-21T04:01:18+00:002013-09-21T04:01:18+00:00<![CDATA[Key West Buskers must pay to perform]]>http://buskercentral.com/buskers/blog.php?u=2&b=165&sid=6c41660872dcf4426435ed45686993cf2015-01-01T06:24:40+00:002015-01-01T06:24:40+00:00
(KEY WEST) Just when you think they've figured it all out, Key West's city hall has created still more controversy in their busking laws. Being in the news over the past several years, it may be a matter of the successful Mallory Square Sunset Celebration turf just not being big enough for the city's satisfaction.
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The city along with the Cultural Preservation Society(?) now wants to charge individual buskers $20 a night for accepting tips. Federal courts repeatedly rule that permit fees for First Amendment activity are unconstitutional. Yet we see constant challenges to the right of free speech. City halls do not seem to understand that busking and street performing are immune to their taxing. Confusion appears to come when the performer is observed accepting tips. It seems any exchange of money gets some excited...
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<![CDATA[Cool busker t-shirts!]]>http://buskercentral.com/buskers/blog.php?u=2&b=230&sid=6c41660872dcf4426435ed45686993cf2019-10-01T20:35:06+00:002019-10-01T20:35:06+00:00
(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.
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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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<![CDATA[Surviving a cashless society]]>http://buskercentral.com/buskers/blog.php?u=2&b=218&sid=6c41660872dcf4426435ed45686993cf2018-11-09T06:51:26+00:002018-11-09T06:51:26+00:00
(LONDON) An article in The Guardian examines where the streets have no change - and how buskers are surviving in cashless times.
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A recent hot topic, the article asks is it time performers turned to contactless readers? After all, dropping coins in a hat is increasingly, well, old hat.
Speaking of hats, they're down in London. Again, society is changing. Spending our money is much more convenient nowadays using plastic rather than carrying around coins and notes. Americans have gone plastic for decades but now it's becoming more of a world-wide trend.
For buskers, touchless card readers are now "the thing" since people are carrying around a lot less cash. With plastic, even if you get robbed right there on the street in broad daylight, the poor crook doesn't have access to your PIN number(s)....