Roger Whittaker the Rhodesian voice did a lot of good busking songs.

Some old clothes, sit on cardboard, old Neil Young type hat upside down, look like you are going to cry, and throw a couple of coins and a bill into the hat. On a dare I went to Toronto with a horn and made $200 in a day. I played sad songs and old hymns. Heavy paper, scrunched up, grease marks with a clothes pin to hold them together propped up on an old piece of wood I found.

The local media did a piece on a woman who begged on the corner every day for over 25 years. Turns out her husband sells vegetables out of a truck, and she begs and they have a million dollar house. She got on the train every day and went home 45 minutes to servants. Speculation was she made $1000 on a good day, tax free. The gravy train was over when exposed. Where are your taxes lady? Hubby didn't pay either. Ha...oh and gloves with no fingertips, cut to make them look worn out is a good look. Guy asks me if I want a coffee. I say no, beer! He comes back 10 minutes later with 6 beers. I actually had so much food I couldn't eat the half. Most of it was processed food like a Subway sandwich, which takes me over an hour to eat if I do eat it. Processed meat...unless it's homemade Italian sausage without preservatives,...maybe. Or German. Forget processed pressed ham, Bologna made in factories YUK. I make my own bread.

Busking can be fun, but I can't stand up very long, (since 10 years) and my backside can't handle it.

John Conley
Musica est vita