Busking (street performing) on the West Coast of United States
I have been a professional busker since 1978 in CA, OR and WA states. Here are pictures of me busking with 2 girlfriends at Seattle's Pike Place Market with a big crowd; me busking in WA with 2 guys I was in a swing band with; and me busking with a famous German one man band in Santa Cruz. I like busking because there is no minimum age, no drink minimum, no cover charge, no censorship and you pay what you can after you see the show! It is the most honest form of performance I know of. It is the only performance where you stand on the same level as your audience, not above them! I have busked in Seattle, WA; Portland, OR; Santa Cruz and San Francisco, CA; Los Angeles, CA; and New Orleans, LA. I have performed as a busker, with circuses, and in top club bands in Seattle. I am best known for acrobatic vocals, political satire and courageous social commentary.
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