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				document.write('<div style="font-size: 1.1em; margin-bottom: 5px;"><a href="javascript:void(0)" onclick="if(document.getElementById(\'b_189\').style.display == \'none\'){document.getElementById(\'b_189\').style.display=\'block\';}else{document.getElementById(\'b_189\').style.display=\'none\';}if(this.style.background.search(\'http://www.buskercentral.com/buskers/styles/subsilver2/theme/images/blog/min_dark_blue.gif\') != -1){this.style.background = \'url(http://www.buskercentral.com/buskers/styles/subsilver2/theme/images/blog/max_dark_blue.gif)\'; this.style.backgroundPosition = \'0px 12px\';}else{this.style.background = \'url(http://www.buskercentral.com/buskers/styles/subsilver2/theme/images/blog/min_dark_blue.gif)\'; this.style.backgroundPosition = \'0px 12px\';}" onmouseover="this.style.backgroundPosition = \'0px 12px\';" onmouseout="this.style.backgroundPosition = \'0px 0px\';" style="margin: 5px 3px 0 3px; float: left; background-image: url(http://www.buskercentral.com/buskers/styles/subsilver2/theme/images/blog/max_dark_blue.gif); background-position: 0px, 0px; width: 12px; height: 12px;" /><a href="http://www.buskercentral.com/buskers/blog.php?u=2&amp;b=189&amp;sid=7ff37ab1a40df571e485d68a8a3b9e38">Busker arrested over 500 times on his way to fame</a></div><div id="b_189" style="display: none; padding: 5px 5px 2px 15px; font-size: 0.9em; border-bottom: 1px dotted #DDDDDD;"><img src="./images/smilies/tied.gif" alt=":tied:" title="Tied" /> (WWW) From his first card trick at age 6 through his tightrope walk between Manhatten&#039;s Twin Trade Towers, high-wire artist Philippe Petit takes you on an intimate journey as a death-defying magician.<!--div class="attachtitle">Attachment:</div--><div class="attachcontent"><!-- ia0 -->petit.jpg<!-- ia0 --></div>Petit has reportedly been arrested over 500 times. Surprisingly, a majority of those 500 arrests occurred while he was juggling on the street in Paris, according to the performer himself. Many of his larger stunts have been done within the confines of the law, however, including a tightrope walk over the Seine from the Palais de Chaillot to the Eiffel Tower.<br /><br />His first documentary &quot;Man on Wire&quot; has recently been reprised with Hollywood&#039;s movie version &quot;The Walk&quot;. In both, he is introduced to his love interest because of his dedication to wire walking.  Petit still practices walking the wire for hours...<br /> <br /> <a href="http://www.buskercentral.com/buskers/blog.php?u=2&amp;b=189&amp;sid=7ff37ab1a40df571e485d68a8a3b9e38">[ Continued ]</a></div>');
				document.write('<div style="font-size: 1.1em; margin-bottom: 5px;"><a href="javascript:void(0)" onclick="if(document.getElementById(\'b_70\').style.display == \'none\'){document.getElementById(\'b_70\').style.display=\'block\';}else{document.getElementById(\'b_70\').style.display=\'none\';}if(this.style.background.search(\'http://www.buskercentral.com/buskers/styles/subsilver2/theme/images/blog/min_dark_blue.gif\') != -1){this.style.background = \'url(http://www.buskercentral.com/buskers/styles/subsilver2/theme/images/blog/max_dark_blue.gif)\'; this.style.backgroundPosition = \'0px 12px\';}else{this.style.background = \'url(http://www.buskercentral.com/buskers/styles/subsilver2/theme/images/blog/min_dark_blue.gif)\'; this.style.backgroundPosition = \'0px 12px\';}" onmouseover="this.style.backgroundPosition = \'0px 12px\';" onmouseout="this.style.backgroundPosition = \'0px 0px\';" style="margin: 5px 3px 0 3px; float: left; background-image: url(http://www.buskercentral.com/buskers/styles/subsilver2/theme/images/blog/max_dark_blue.gif); background-position: 0px, 0px; width: 12px; height: 12px;" /><a href="http://www.buskercentral.com/buskers/blog.php?u=993&amp;b=70&amp;sid=7ff37ab1a40df571e485d68a8a3b9e38">Busking Book</a></div><div id="b_70" style="display: none; padding: 5px 5px 2px 15px; font-size: 0.9em; border-bottom: 1px dotted #DDDDDD;">Got a number of good reviews on my busking book.  Danny Hustle and Jimmy Talksalot both gave me the thumbs up.  Thanks guys.  Sold a copy of the book to Spain, Sweeden and Australia not to mention all over the US.  Looking for feedback from those who got the new book.  <br />     I just got a new DSLR camera for my birthday.  Can&#039;t wait to get it out for some good pictures.  I&#039;m taking classes to improve my technique.  Hopefully I can post them around.  If you&#039;re in KC and need some performing pix let me know.  I got some good shots of my grandson playing hockey. <br />     Hopefully the weather will start to break in the next few weeks.  I have consolidated my street show so it will be easier to transport.  I&#039;m getting too old to carry all the stuff around.  Hopefully I&#039;ll be seeing some of you buskers this summer.   <br />-Gizmo</div>');
				document.write('<div style="font-size: 1.1em; margin-bottom: 5px;"><a href="javascript:void(0)" onclick="if(document.getElementById(\'b_284\').style.display == \'none\'){document.getElementById(\'b_284\').style.display=\'block\';}else{document.getElementById(\'b_284\').style.display=\'none\';}if(this.style.background.search(\'http://www.buskercentral.com/buskers/styles/subsilver2/theme/images/blog/min_dark_blue.gif\') != -1){this.style.background = \'url(http://www.buskercentral.com/buskers/styles/subsilver2/theme/images/blog/max_dark_blue.gif)\'; this.style.backgroundPosition = \'0px 12px\';}else{this.style.background = \'url(http://www.buskercentral.com/buskers/styles/subsilver2/theme/images/blog/min_dark_blue.gif)\'; this.style.backgroundPosition = \'0px 12px\';}" onmouseover="this.style.backgroundPosition = \'0px 12px\';" onmouseout="this.style.backgroundPosition = \'0px 0px\';" style="margin: 5px 3px 0 3px; float: left; background-image: url(http://www.buskercentral.com/buskers/styles/subsilver2/theme/images/blog/max_dark_blue.gif); background-position: 0px, 0px; width: 12px; height: 12px;" /><a href="http://www.buskercentral.com/buskers/blog.php?u=2&amp;b=284&amp;sid=7ff37ab1a40df571e485d68a8a3b9e38">Movie: A gift from Bob</a></div><div id="b_284" style="display: none; padding: 5px 5px 2px 15px; font-size: 0.9em; border-bottom: 1px dotted #DDDDDD;"><img src="./images/smilies/guitar.gif" alt=":guitar:" title="Guitar" /> (LONDON) The story of busker James Bowen and his cat Bob has snowballed into an impressive miracle.<br /><!--div class="attachtitle">Attachment:</div--><div class="attachcontent"><!-- ia0 -->bob.png<!-- ia0 --></div>Reported here on Busker Central in November of 2012, the story was first picked up by the London press and spread around the world. The result is selling over 300,000 books and now a feature length sequel.<br /><br />You can view the high-fiving feline in the inspiring film now streaming on various platforms including the free Tubi.<br /><br />Played by actor James Treadaway, Bowen and the friendly orange tabby live on forever in film and lore.<br /> <br />There is a sad note concerning James the busker. Somehow, he is about to be homeless once again. Why? Bob the cat is no longer with us pushing James back into the world of drugs and, understandably, depression. <br /><br />Click the link below for the debut film &quot;A street cat named Bob&quot;....<br /> <br /> <a href="http://www.buskercentral.com/buskers/blog.php?u=2&amp;b=284&amp;sid=7ff37ab1a40df571e485d68a8a3b9e38">[ Continued ]</a></div>');
				document.write('<div style="font-size: 1.1em; margin-bottom: 5px;"><a href="javascript:void(0)" onclick="if(document.getElementById(\'b_133\').style.display == \'none\'){document.getElementById(\'b_133\').style.display=\'block\';}else{document.getElementById(\'b_133\').style.display=\'none\';}if(this.style.background.search(\'http://www.buskercentral.com/buskers/styles/subsilver2/theme/images/blog/min_dark_blue.gif\') != -1){this.style.background = \'url(http://www.buskercentral.com/buskers/styles/subsilver2/theme/images/blog/max_dark_blue.gif)\'; this.style.backgroundPosition = \'0px 12px\';}else{this.style.background = \'url(http://www.buskercentral.com/buskers/styles/subsilver2/theme/images/blog/min_dark_blue.gif)\'; this.style.backgroundPosition = \'0px 12px\';}" onmouseover="this.style.backgroundPosition = \'0px 12px\';" onmouseout="this.style.backgroundPosition = \'0px 0px\';" style="margin: 5px 3px 0 3px; float: left; background-image: url(http://www.buskercentral.com/buskers/styles/subsilver2/theme/images/blog/max_dark_blue.gif); background-position: 0px, 0px; width: 12px; height: 12px;" /><a href="http://www.buskercentral.com/buskers/blog.php?u=2&amp;b=133&amp;sid=7ff37ab1a40df571e485d68a8a3b9e38">Mystery busker turns out to be famous</a></div><div id="b_133" style="display: none; padding: 5px 5px 2px 15px; font-size: 0.9em; border-bottom: 1px dotted #DDDDDD;"><img src="./images/smilies/guitar.gif" alt=":guitar:" title="Guitar" />  (NEW ORLEANS) It&#039;s the same old story with a different twist. Just as most captive audiences are tough on buskers, the same held true recently when a busker decided to entertain passengers on a public streetcar in New Orleans.<!--div class="attachtitle">Attachment:</div--><div class="attachcontent"><!-- ia0 -->streetcar.jpg<!-- ia0 --></div>Being the birthplace of jazz, it isn&#039;t unusual to find buskers performing songs up and down the venues in the French Quarter which is quite famous for the impromptu entertainers. However, this time was to be different.<br /><br />The busker pulled out his guitar on the trolly and started singing old Beatles tunes including &quot;A Hard Day&#039;s Night&quot;. The passengers went about their business expecting the street-performer to soon pass the hat and be on his way. Much to their surprise, the busker just kept playing more Beatles songs having a seemingly endless supply of them on hand.<br /><br />When...<br /> <br /> <a href="http://www.buskercentral.com/buskers/blog.php?u=2&amp;b=133&amp;sid=7ff37ab1a40df571e485d68a8a3b9e38">[ Continued ]</a></div>');
				document.write('<div style="font-size: 1.1em; margin-bottom: 5px;"><a href="javascript:void(0)" onclick="if(document.getElementById(\'b_261\').style.display == \'none\'){document.getElementById(\'b_261\').style.display=\'block\';}else{document.getElementById(\'b_261\').style.display=\'none\';}if(this.style.background.search(\'http://www.buskercentral.com/buskers/styles/subsilver2/theme/images/blog/min_dark_blue.gif\') != -1){this.style.background = \'url(http://www.buskercentral.com/buskers/styles/subsilver2/theme/images/blog/max_dark_blue.gif)\'; this.style.backgroundPosition = \'0px 12px\';}else{this.style.background = \'url(http://www.buskercentral.com/buskers/styles/subsilver2/theme/images/blog/min_dark_blue.gif)\'; this.style.backgroundPosition = \'0px 12px\';}" onmouseover="this.style.backgroundPosition = \'0px 12px\';" onmouseout="this.style.backgroundPosition = \'0px 0px\';" style="margin: 5px 3px 0 3px; float: left; background-image: url(http://www.buskercentral.com/buskers/styles/subsilver2/theme/images/blog/max_dark_blue.gif); background-position: 0px, 0px; width: 12px; height: 12px;" /><a href="http://www.buskercentral.com/buskers/blog.php?u=2&amp;b=261&amp;sid=7ff37ab1a40df571e485d68a8a3b9e38">The 12 Golden Rules of Busking</a></div><div id="b_261" style="display: none; padding: 5px 5px 2px 15px; font-size: 0.9em;"><img src="./images/smilies/horny.gif" alt=":horn:" title="Horn" /> (WWW) An article at roland.com has what&#039;s regarded as the 12 Golden Rules of busking for the UK community.<!--div class="attachtitle">Attachment:</div--><div class="attachcontent"><!-- ia0 -->$.jpg<!-- ia0 --></div>&quot;When it goes badly, busking in modern Britain is no picnic and can present some pretty serious challenges from sunburn and on-the-spot fines to abuse and even arrest.&quot;<br /><br />Some of the &quot;Golden Rules&quot; are standard fare for busking yet are often forgotten. It never hurts to review the basics and even expand on the fundamentals of successful busking. <br /><br />In a nutshell, the 12 are:<br /><br />#1. Sort the paperwork<br />#2. Choose your pitch wisely<br />#3. Don&#039;t hog the best spots<br />#4. Avoid no busk zones<br />#5. Don&#039;t actively ask for money<br />#6. Spread yourself<br />#7. Don&#039;t get on people&#039;s nerves<br />#8. Trade your wares<br />#9. Pack a gigbag<br />#10. Loosen their wallets<br />#11. Grin and bear it<br />#12. Use it as an apprenticeship<br /><br />For deeper insight...<br /> <br /> <a href="http://www.buskercentral.com/buskers/blog.php?u=2&amp;b=261&amp;sid=7ff37ab1a40df571e485d68a8a3b9e38">[ Continued ]</a></div>');
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