Sidewalk Show 1980

“Try not to applaud when I make a mistake, you’re only reinforcing bad habits.” Jefferson Street 1980 One of the grittiest hand to mouth hustles ever invented in this world of hard knocks is busking. No contracts, no off site gigs— just pure hat and more hat shows. “Hat” is street pidgin for money. Conjuring […]

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Sidewalk Show

Winnipeg 1987 One of the hardest hand to mouth games ever invented in this world of hard knocks is busking. No contracts, no off site gigs, just pure hat and more hat shows. Anxious family and friends thought I was headed toward a cobblestone catastrophe. The lightning bolt street performing epiphany struck fresh and wild. […]