First of all my apologies to anyone who showed up to hear Houndog and Rock today and were disappointed. The bottom line is there was a confusion about the booking caused by me trying to keep them updated with the newsletter and there was a U-turn followed by a skid and even the band were gutted when they realised they could have played.
It’s all part of the learning curve but they’re still going to be here :-)
As we are into the new year and the Fringe is approaching I thought it would be a good time to share and let everyone know where we stand as buskers who need to use amplification. Peter Pik has been coming to the Fringe for the last five years and plays instrumental guitar which needs to be amplified in order to be heard. However over those years there has been a campaign to shut down amplification and one of the main proponents for this ludicrous idea lives on Rose St where amplification is particularly resisted with signs and phone calls to the police.
One of the things buskers face everyday is how to get rid of all the pennies. Peter Pik was struggling with all the coins he had to carry home and they were so heavy, and he Read more…
Well when we got home Ted the dog flopped down exhausted from his day at the Fringe. And of course he was on top form with the Ted Effect and everyone wanted to stop and Read more…