Aldo Rizzardi?

I had a great day busking in Kensington Market today. I played from about 10 until 1:30 this afternoon, without anything more than a water break. By the time I was done, I was pretty tired, and my fingers were objecting to more play. I'm saving my busking money for a 3/4 size 3-reed piano accordion I have my eyes on.

While I was playing today, there was a fellow hanging out for quite a while. He told me I should check out the recordings of Aldo Rizzardi, an Italian player who lived in Mexico (and in particular a song called Paris Bridge Down. Mr. Rizzardi played the chromatic button accordion.

Quite a few people took pictures today, and tips were really good, but I didn't sell any CDs...maybe next time. It was really a beautiful sunny day in the market. There were a lot of people out and about. I was surprised at how many people with dogs I saw. I'd say I saw at least 30 dogs out walking their people. I especially like the market punker dogs who seem to have the same edge as their owners.

I had to move once, about half an hour after I started playing because the Hot Box pot-head cafe decided to blast reggae out to the street while I was playing across the street. I moved a short bit down the street, and settled on the north side of Baldwin at the east side of Tom's place.