So, back to the buskers....

[candyleonard.livejournal.com]

It sounds like there is a lot of neutral, a lot of negative, and a lot of positive (though "better than traffic noise" is not exactly a stellar endorsement of buskers). It sounds like there is some room for improvement and increased variety in the music that we are confronted with in the square.

Comments

[hrafn.livejournal.com]

Well, "surprise" is exactly what I -don't- want at 8 fricking a.m. while waiting for the T ;)

[jodi.livejournal.com]

i do- if you are indeed talking about waiting for the T down in the station.
will it be the banjo guy?
will it be the accordian guy?
will it be the guy who mostly sings beatles and elton john?
i like the surprise because all the people who play down in the station are good and there is a pretty good rate of variety down there.

when it comes to up top in the square, there is not as much variety and not as much quality, either. those are two separate things, though.

[emcicle.livejournal.com]

i miss when brian webb and peter mulvey would play down in the T stop...

[chumbolly.livejournal.com]

I miss when Tracy Chapman would play down there.

[ron_newman]

I liked Amelia White, but she moved to Nashville. I liked Lily Holbrook but she moved to NYC.

[somertricky.livejournal.com]

Hmmm, I'm detecting a pattern there, Ron...

[hrafn.livejournal.com]

I'm not around the Square in the evening enough to notice the buskers there. (And honestly, I'm so slow to wake up in the morning, that the T buskers don't register much, only about enough for me to notice if it's the Beatles guy, or NOT the Beatles guy.)

[geekpixie.livejournal.com]

I personally like the fellow with the slide guitar. I have his Christmas tape, purchased years ago, still.

[diatomacearth.livejournal.com]

I love the lady who sings Japanese covers of classics. Sadly, I can't afford to give money to every busker I hear, but I always chuck some money her way.