pound for pound

[gazzo osborne]

HERE IS MY TOP TEN LIST FOR CROWD KEEPERS AROUND THE WORLD- MEANING POUND FOR POUND- I DON'T MEAN THE GUY THST MAKES THE MOST MONEY OR THE GUY THAT HAS THE BIGGEST SOUMD SYSTEM OR TE BUSKER WITH THE BIGGEST CROWD-
IF - OR COULD BE CONSIDERED EQUAL ON A SATURDAY AFTERNOON 2-3 TIME SLOT- WITH A BOSTON TYPE COLLEGE TOWN - WITH 3-400 PEOPLE WATCHING-POUND FOR POUND IT WOULD BE MY TOP TEN:
1: ROBERT NELSON- I BELIEVE I HAVE SEEN HIM IN HIS PRIME- BUT I CAN'T BE TOO SURE BECAUSE YOU NEVER KNOW WHAT TO EXPECT INHIS ONE MAN EXTRAVAGANSA-----SIMPLY THE BEST!!!!!
2---A CLOSE SECOND- RICK LEWIS-
3-LES BUBB-
4-DR. STEWART-OUTRAGEUOS!!!!
5-PETER POST- P.S STILL MAKES ME LAUGH!!!
6-JASON WEBLY-THE LAUGHED AT ME WHEN THEY SAID "BOB DYLAN " WOULD BECOME A LEGEND!!!- LOOK OUT FOR HIM- FOLLOW THE CARROT!!
7-BYRDIE MC CLEAN- WOULD HAVE AND SHOULD HAVE BEEN #1- BU TJUST DOESN'T GIVE A FLYN' FUCK!!!! { I THINK "B-FLY" WOULD AGREE WITH THAT!!}
YOU'VE ALL STOLEN HIS LIGHTER "GAG" AND "THE CLASSIC "IT'S NOT FUNNY ANYMORE" LINE...\
8- PETER PANIC
9-NED LANDIN
10-SID RASPUTIN
THERE YOU ALL HAVE IT POUND FOR POUND- THERE ARE SOOOOOOOO MANY MORE I WOUD HAVE LIKE TO PUT ON THE LIST , BUT THIS IS THE LIST OF THE PEOPLE THAT HAVE INSPIRED ME THRUOGHOUT THE YEARS AND ARE PART OF ME IN SO MANY WAYS- THANKYOU- AND BEST WISHES TO ALL......

[peterpanic]

what the hell gaz- no.8? last time i buy you a coffee. i guess i could lose some weight...
as most of us know gazzo is one of the...he should be...well lets put it this way- he did the one thing that finally impresses people to where they will worship you as a god.
one time in harvard square there were two escape acts working: Rondini and Chance.
now thats one two many, besides whatever else is happening because we all share the one pitch...they get to arguing about who is doing the harder escape act, in other words if Houdini were here ect. and they go on like this for a while and i'm like Houdini? the guy they punched in the stomach? there is a plaque on a bridge here where he did an escape. that guy. very famous. i guess you could say he was a street performer, he always did stunts to drum up publicity...anyway the one thing he always wanted to do was come back from the dead. he never did do it, yet, but word is he is still practicing away down there where they send magicians on the other side...do you know the bible singles you out and curses you...wow...of course they curse about everybody- its a very long book but the way it ends is this guy jebus comes back from the dead and all of a sudden people believe in him even tho he was doin mad dope all along.
i'm all like- i see that everyday! i know this guy gazzo- he came back from the dead! he does magic and preaches his gospel in the streets just like jesus did! the attitude towards women seems to have changed but the rest is the same story.
Houdini never did it- but mark twain did. he had the famous line 'reports of my death have been greatly exaggerated'. of course many people say mark twain was not even a real person...who cares...
lets give props to the great gazzo and dont point that thing at me- peter pank

[Butterfly Man]

What kinda lopsided mentally deficient dementia list is this?

Jesus! this guy really never did recover from that stroke in ‘92 did he? I woulda been flattered to be #1, until I read who was included along side me in the list.

Correct me if I’m wrong boyz, but what kind of drool bag limper would put Tony Robbins on a 20 foot unicycle in any list as “pound for pound” street act? My gawd, did anyone ever manage to stay awake through a conversation with this guy, let alone his act?

And Peter Post ... puleeeze!?? Maybe before Pinie took a permanent holiday from the act in ‘91 (now SHE was funny!) But gimmie a break willya’ ... a pig flying into a fishing net, coupled with diabolo act that Jeff Mason could do blindfolded, gagged and without the benefit of any string, ain’t my idea of heavy hitting entertainment. “Pound for pound”, my ass ... more like fairground background, if ya ask me.

So don’t be green with envy to be #8, panic lad ... go steal a lighter gag from Amazing Jonathan and settle into a bickering Mad Dog 20/20 driven relationship with an ex-tap dancer in Georgia and you too could make it to #7 on the all time moronic magician loser list.

Somebody get this guy an iron lung and some beta-carotene quickly before he offers his opinion on anything else.


- King of the ‘80’s

[DEBBIE ROBINSON]

Robert Nelson, you sure can write! Very funny! I laughed and laughed...
Gazzo reserve a place on yer own list and stop being modest. x

[Airborne Dan]

Way to name Flathead (Ned Landin) on the top 10! You've been around much more than me, and even you have to admit, that compared to any folk musician on the street, this guy ROCKS.

How many people playing ORIGINAL MUSIC (not parodies) do you see making big circle shows on the street? I'LL TELL YOU HOW MANY.

ONE.

FLATHEAD.

[Rex Boyd]

Talk about Pound for Pound. All hail King Gazzo, Lord of the Money Makers. The man who draws a new crowd simultaneously while putting away his collected hat money from the previos show while shouting "Hey, I'm must be good, look how much money they gave me."

More like Tons of Pounds if you ask me.
Gazzo is the Greatest.

Rex

[gazzo osborne]

YO- REX YOU'RE SO SMART I DIDN'T THINK ANYONE WOULD CATCH IT- I SUPPOSE LIVING IN ENGLAND MADE YOU SO SMART???? HOW IS YOUR MOM? EVEN B-FLY DIDN'T CATCH THIS ONE- THAT'S ANOTHER GOAL I SCORED OR IS THAT A GOAL I SOARED OUT OF?
HEY NELSON - I GOT THAT WHAT YOU GOT.
LOOK UP THE WORD "GOT" IN THE ENGLISH DICTIONARY "BUSKERLIRO MY ASS!!!!"

[Butterfly Man]

It’s not a the pot or a blot of snot but a spot of clot that Gazzo got.

Keane"O"-Forget-him-not you twat

[nick nickolas]

Captain Keaneo,,,,wheres he on the list Gaz?

Pound for pound, buck 4 buck there has been no-one more versitile, physically and verbally.........
it's as simple as that !!!

p.s. I've still got your cd's......

[Byron Bertram]

What about Rumblestiltskin? He's the bomb.

[LUCKY DIAMOND RICH]

RBP,


LDR

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[Triona]

LDR,

If you mean Master Lee then I have to agree with that one. I saw him for the first time last year in Washington Square Park. I'd read about him, but it was wild to watch the real thing.

Now I just have to catch Robert's act...

[LUCKY DIAMOND RICH]

RBP,


LDR

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[LUCKY DIAMOND RICH]

RBP,


LDR

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[Butterfly Man]

I have seen some great acts over the years.

Three of my favorite street performers would be Charlie Barnett (NYC-Washington Square Park), Peter Petovsky (Venice Beach, CA) and Captain Kean'O' (Covent Garden, London), all for different reasons.

Charlie was a phenomena! More stand-up than variety, he created a cacophony of laughter inside the fountain with his outrageous view of humanity. He redefined the parameters of good taste.

Peter Petovsky, perhaps the funniest man on the planet! Watching him is sort of like looking at Buster Keaton on crack. A physical genius.

Kean'O', well, what can one say? No one does it better! You wonder where he can take you next! He does it all, while jumping on and off a brilliant edge of hilarity and insanity.

They were all simply the best at what they do.