Busking

I was excited to go busking today when I realized it was going to be raining. Rainy days are best if I can get a good spot inside at St. Lawrence Market. Today was perfect...when I got to the north building, I saw a fellow packing up his guitar and leaving...meaning I was the only busker in the north building.

I played my button box from 11:00 to 1:30 with a twenty minute break for lunch. At one point, the building was so crowded, I had to back up against the wall while I played. I actually did better after, when the crowd thinned out a little and I could move around a bit more, and be seen better. When I stopped, there was still a decent crowd shopping in the building. I stopped though, because my fingers, particulaly on my right hand, were objecting, and I was starting to miss on some fast runs.

For lunch a enjoyed a delicious peameal bacon sandwich from the snack bar. There are some other great places for lunch across the street, but when I have such a perfect spot, I don't like to give it up. I enjoy watching the produce guys in front of me when I'm in that spot. As the day goes on, and they sell a lot of their produce, they reduce the size of their sales area, clearing out one table at a time, so the displayed produce always looks good and well displayed. They have beautiful produce and they sell it really fast. A very impressive little operation. Today, there was a minor spill - a basket of potatoes. I stopped playing and helped pick them up.

It was a good afternoon. I had fun; the crowd was generous - and I think I played pretty well too.