best pitches in the states

[Jim]

Re: U.S.A

Originally posted by ALAKAZAM

P.S. By the way jim,Gav has a pole and a sexy foreign accent.

Yeah... I was making a joke.

[ALAKAZAM]

oh

[gav]

you go away and look what happens

Wow that guilt trip ploy really worked wonders.
Thanks everyone, there will be a time I make use of the info.
I really hope Gazzo is right! He did say he was basing it on my show, which he has seen.
Just so you know, hats here in Italy are not that big, but the atmosphere is second to none here in Pennabilli.

[harmonicakev]

huh?

Originally posted by gazzo osborne

#1-Boston-Quincy Market- Big Acts that work there are- Al Miller-Jim Show- Peter Panic (Peter Panic is one of my favorite shows to watch right now all ways has been) Air Bourn Dan
size of hats-depending on time of day-is between $400-700 }
[/B]

Gazzo - I don't know about other cities, but for Boston those numbers sound far too high; even half of that would still sound high; you sure you weren't thinking about an average week? or in your case an average month? .
(Can't wait to see your show again by the way)

[The Amazing Beaumanz]

my two cents

Florida to me has the best pitches because they can be worked year around. I have gotten pretty comfortable and I started working the street out west.


Whether you are looking for a structured festival or a raw street pitch. The Sunshine state has it all.

[Evan Young]

Burlington

I just rolled into Burlington for a visit today. Aparently they have a relativly new rule for the permit that you have to schedule an audition, and it can take a couple days.
kind of cought me by surprise, so i figured I would post it.

[Juggalicious]

hey gazzo - just wondering what it is like to street perform in key west over the winter (late december early january)... might be looking to street perform then and am looking for possible places as ideas.

[harmonicakev]

Re: Massachusetts

Originally posted by ALAKAZAM

So really,all the great street rules that we are used to in australia/england/europe are tossed in to the bin in the U.S.,because there is so much desperation, poverty and selfishness on the streets,.

Hi AL -
desperation - I see it occasionally; heck , in the 80's I remember a psychotic busker...

poverty - visit any medium size or big city in South America...no comparison...

selfishness - yes our culture values selfishness (individualism), but quite a few current and past performers in the Boston/Cambridge area are willing to share - perhaps the more selfish stick out in our minds more....

any conversations I've had this year, I haven't heard anyone say that they are making good $$ on the street this year; in fact, routine anecdotes about how bad it is...
by the way, does anybody ever do Worcester MA?? or is that just too ridiculous?
and oh yeah, did Gav ever make it to the US?
Ciao - Kev

[zoobie]

Boulder, Colorado's Pearl Street Mall has been reconstructed over the past 4 years to include new spaces for street performers to stage their art.

Boulder would have been much easier for me to busk had they done this earier. As it is, I'll stay retired from 20 years of busking worldwide.

Ta