Buskers

I was facing another brutal night of not doing anything, so I decided to take a walk downtown to check out the buskers. Maybe grab a drink. I got to the end of my street when I saw this familiar fella (see my first blog entry).

I really don't get the whole busker week thing. I used to play guitar for cash and people hated it. I was shooed away by business owners, told I wasn't allowed to play by the Public Gardens by the park police. One place I went to just straight up called the cops. But for this one week, everything turns around for the buskers, and they're suddenly accepted? Give me a break.

To be honest, some of the busker troops... well it really boggles my mind when I try identifying the appeal behind some of these acts. For example, a drumming group called Squid. Drums can be pretty cool, and they do have some good beats. When you really break it down, however, they only have maybe 3 drum sizes, so only 3 notes. During the show they'll juggle their drum sticks a little bit (note: there is a noticeable pause to the beat when they do this). So I guess they have mediocre hand-eye coordination. But the thing that really gets the crowd is when they start playing every day objects like barstools. People go bloody ballistic when this starts going down, and I'm never really sure why. The beat is the same. The general sound is the same, if not slightly shittier. Why is this such a big deal? I think if I could put myself in the shoes of these idiot, easily amused, staycation spectators, I think they're thoughts would go something like:

"What are those bar stools doing ther... oh god. OH GOD! WOW!! THEY'RE PLAYING WITH THE BAR STOOLS INSTEAD OF THE DRUMS!! Ohhhhhhhh!! Bravo, Squid... Bravo. Here's $10. Man... you guys must have really burned the midnight oil to come up with such a unique idea."

No sir. They did not.

So the night was kind of a bust. I did get to stop by Gastby's again for a slice of pizza and a couple ciders.

On my walk home however, I ran into this bizzar spectacle outside of an Anglican Church. If anyone knows what this is, can ya clue me in here?

Only one more day off. I'm actually looking forward to going back in to work. It's been great relaxing... but I really need something to do here.