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Order in the court, please debate nicely.
Busking can be a fun thing to do and I have done it many a time. In San Diego with a permit was needed and in Laguna Beach without a permit. Back in the late '60s I busked on the Berkeley campus for a whole day without any problems. You should always inquire with park, campus, city, & state rules/regulations. But, as someone mentioned, respect everyone that may ask you to leave or not be so loud! And do as they want, with a smile! |
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Point well taken. I was miffed by the obvious condescension I was receiving, and over-reacted. I apologize to anyone who I offended. I will conduct myself with more decorum in future. Cabbitt www.dunnellononline.com |
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You are a true gentleman Cabbitt. I have no problem with what you said, but you could feel the tension building! Let the discussion continue.
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I have over the course of 41 (!) years played and sung out on the street with youth groups and high school classes, and also busked for tips in two cities--in the year after college, when a law student and before I got my law job for my own tips, and for designated charities (and to protect the rights of my fellow licensed buskers) at the CTA terminal in between being laid off from my government law job and getting club gigs once I got pregnant. So much for the statement that a lawyer couldn't possibly busk. When I went out and busked with fellow musicians who had just gotten their licenses and the police ordered us to stop because they said it was illegal, I pulled out my license and my copy of the newly-enacted ordinance; and we were allowed to continue. But if we had been accused of obstructing foot traffic, playing excessively loudly to the point of complaints, or accosting passerby and cajoling them for tips, then the officers would have been justified in asking us to move along, licensed or not.
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"...my guess and only a guess is that was before you were born..."
You would be wrong there, Pastor. I did my first paying gig in '65. I'm probably older than you. Cabbitt www.dunnellononline.com |
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Hey Forces, regardless of the outcome of this lengthy discussion, I would love to come down and here you, I'm in Halifax, Ma. Let me know when you are there, maybe I'll bring my guitar and we can BUSK a move |
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that theory might need a little adjusting and retesting http://www.acousticguitarforum.com/f...ht=joshua+bell
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"that theory might need a little adjusting and retesting "
It's always tougher when you're doing cover tunes. Cabbitt www.dunnellononline.com |
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I remembered the 'Bell ends "Ave Maria" to another thunderous silence' line from the article....
didn't remember the dead homeless guy at the top of the escalator part... oh well...
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I didnt make up the defintion for soliciting, and busking (or waitering) are clearly not solicitation. You arent buying a product or service, you are thanking someone for a product or service, showing your appreciation or lack thereof. |
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Actually, the 60's were great. A lot of people today belittle that decade, but most of them weren't around then. It really wasn't all about drug-induced euphoria. There was great music, great ideas, and a feeling of hope and expectation that we will probably never see again. Cabbitt www.dunnellononline.com |
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But seriously, Cabbitt, I hope you are wrong about us never seeing a time of hope and expectation again. Aside from the pop-culture image of the 60s, there was a "can do" attitude that took us to the moon and brought about some of the most profound advances in technology and society that many take for granted today!
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