[Goat Mick]

I used to busk quite a bit right after I got out of college mostly to make beer money and as a form of paid practice. I set up in an empty storefront beside a popular lunch restaurant and played from about 11:00-2:00 a few days each week. This was back in the late 80's and I usually made $30-$40 in tips and had several folks that would stop and listen for a few minutes. What surprised me was how many people that I had no idea were close enough to listen walk up and drop a few bucks in my guitar case and tell me they really enjoyed listening to me. After the first week or so, the restaurant started coming out as I was finishing up and bring me a drink or dessert or something. I had never spoken to them about playing there but they said they always had more business on the days I played. It was a fun way to make extra money during the warm weather months before I got a real job and had to act like an adult.