<![CDATA[Busker Central Blogs Feed]]> http://www.buskercentral.com/buskers en <![CDATA[Buskers vs. Las Vegas for pitch on Strip]]> http://www.buskercentral.com/buskers/blog.php?u=2&b=51&sid=c5f6256d5418bc3052b75ea8996085ae William Jablonski, a regular busker on the Vegas strip, claims he has been harassed by officers who have repeatedly cited him for obstructing the pavement, disorderly conduct and being a public nuisance.
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Mr Jablonski, who signs autographs, poses for tourists and once performed for a televised Elvis tribute at the MGM Grand, is taking police to court to prove that impersonating "The King" is a constitutional right.

The street performer claims that he has been wrongfully hounded by officers.

He stopped performing in public after he was cited for obstructing the pavement in 2007.

A year later, having donned his velvet suit again, he was confronted as he sang in front of the Paris Hotel & Casino by a Las Vegas police officer who told him not to have his picture taken with tourists or accept...

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<![CDATA[2013 Summer street performance tour]]> http://www.buskercentral.com/buskers/blog.php?u=2369&b=116&sid=c5f6256d5418bc3052b75ea8996085ae I'd like to know if anyone else is interested in tagging along or maybe would like me to come through their town. Discovery passes are aroung $560 before tax and are good for 2 months. i feel this is an interesting way to tour, see the country, meet people, and have a good time. Be aware that you can only bring two bags without having to pay an extra fee and your instrument case will count as a bag.]]> <![CDATA[Blues enthusiasts take note!]]> http://www.buskercentral.com/buskers/blog.php?u=2&b=200&sid=c5f6256d5418bc3052b75ea8996085ae (COSTA RICA) San Jose has buskers singing the blues. Avenida Blues, a traditional blues band in Costa Rica, is finding national resistance to their style of music and performing. The buskers have been working for the past months filming their performances on the streets, issues with police, and concerts at large national festivals in the country.
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Due to severe lack of interest of the blues in Costa Rica, they are trying to get exposure with the international blues community. With different administration changes, the police have taken down several artists, jailed some others, and have confiscated equipment. A strike in January resulted in a movement called "Nuestra Calle" when there was the reported abuse of power by local authorities in the arrest of a sax player.

The Avendia blues band has been working hard...

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<![CDATA[trouble with the law]]> http://www.buskercentral.com/buskers/blog.php?u=2886&b=139&sid=c5f6256d5418bc3052b75ea8996085ae <![CDATA[Busker inflates balloon with eyes]]> http://www.buskercentral.com/buskers/blog.php?u=2&b=23&sid=c5f6256d5418bc3052b75ea8996085ae A man attracted scores of curious onlookers when he performed the highly unusual stunt of inflating balloons with his eyes during a special show in Changsha, capital of Hunan province, last Thursday.
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Pin Zui (stage name) wore a pair of glasses with a plastic pipeline linked to the balloon and drew wild applause from the crowd after fully inflating it.

Pin, a member of China television Guinness art troupe, performs his stunt in public in many cities around the country.

He is said to be the first person able to use his eyes to blow up balloons on the mainland.

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