Gigging…

I do music…

“Oh’ that’s wonderful, and what instrument do you play…?”

Gimme a cheese roll, I’ll get a tune out of it…:wink:

Prior to lock-down I was playing-out 2, or 3 times a week, but that was then…
(P.S. My money-maker is my Ukulele which I’m better at playing than you will ever be, even if I gave you lessons…
If you disagree, come an’ have a go if you think you stand a chance, bring Gershwin’s, “Rhythm Changes” with you, you will need it…:neutral_face:)

My life’s :heart: is Electronic Music…
From the early experiments of the Pioneers like, Theremin, Clara Rockmore, Stockhausen, The San-Francisco Tape Centre, Morton Subotnik, Bob Moog, and, possibly my greatest influence, The BBC Radiophonic Workshop, to today’s world of Digital Synthesis that my telephone-exchange of a Modular Synth is capable of

Obviously, if I followed my :heart: I’d starve…

Unfortunately, since gigs were are regular occurrence, my physical abilities have declined to the point I can no longer fool ppl into thinking I’m dancing where as, in fact, I careening around saving myself from falling into anything/one important…:grimacing:
(The walking stick is a dead give away…)

Thinks:

  1. I’ll probably need to be static…
  2. I’ve no Agent so I need to hustle, which I don’t have the NRG to do…
    3)I can’t be bothered with putting a new band together with all the arguments, emotional turmoil, tears, and egos…

So,
I bought a Looper Pedal, an Electric Ukulele, and a battery-powered Amp that could rip y’skin off @ 11 and I’m going Busking…!

If y’see me, toss y’spare change…
It’s for charity…:smiley::+1:

Good for you! It’ll be a fun way to spend the summer :+1:

Err…

Let me disabuse you of any “romantic” notions you may have about playing a musical instrument in the streets of the UK…

It can be OK-ish if it’s an “organised” event, so long as the Organisers are organised. Usually they’re amateurs winging it.
Weather must be closely monitored…
and…
here’s something many don’t consider…

There are others, some of them quite desperate, wanting to harvest that financial resource and, believe me, some of them can be a bit unpleasant if they feel you’re milking their turf…
And if anyone tells you they’ll get their mate, “Stanley”, I’d leave, like now…

So, think on…

This is not an easy or pleasant option…
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Well good luck. Last time I saw a Theremin was a few years ago at Bristol when the Bonzo Dog Doodah Band were doing a pension-boosting tour. Quality evening.

The ‘electric leg’, Mr Alison100 reminds me. Well, we could all do with a couple of those couldn’t we?