10 WORST STREET ACTS

[Jim]

[quote]Originally posted by Lucky Diamond Rich:
<strong>Sorry guy's,
just got other things to do!
Felt like I would stop entertaining the sick!
I feel much better for it,all the best!
I should have knowen better!

LDR
</strong><hr></blockquote>

Stop entertaining the sick?

What? After coming in here just to "Push Peoples' Buttons" and then suddenly excusing yourself with a grand exit, you decide to insult everyone on the way out?

Were we too easy a target for you? Or too difficult?

Or was this just another push of our buttons?

With all the holes in your body, it's quite easy to see right through you.

.

[LUCKY DIAMOND RICH]

Dear Jim,
I did not just come into the P.net to push buttons,at all!

When,I mentioned entertaining the "Sick",I was not talking about any one else but myself!

So,I am sorry once again!

And I hope this reply does not push your buttons,thank you!

[Jim]

[quote]Originally posted by Lucky Diamond Rich:
<strong>When,I mentioned entertaining the "Sick",I was not talking about any one else but myself!</strong><hr></blockquote>

I guess your original statement could be read either way. And judging by your abrupt exit and rather drastic action of deleting all your posts, I took it to be a taunt at us... another push of the buttons.

If you really meant it the other way, I apologize for what I said.

Jim

[LUCKY DIAMOND RICH]

Cheers Jim,
Can I just make something very clear!

I did not just come to the performers net,to wind people up or to push there buttons!
I at first had good intentions!
I was started by as you know,to talk about alot of topic's that I feel passionate about!
And because that certain people,said certain things!
I chose to go into my old habit's of pushing people's button's!
Then as a result of taking a look at what was said and what I said,I chose to retract myself and all that was written aswell!
I felt much better for it,and I then felt better for it!
I have choosen to take full responsability for what i said and did,but as you know I can not do that for the others that took part in the negitive!
Thank you for your appoligy,and Hilby and Alakazam said good things about you!So I look forward to seeing your show one day!

All the best Jim,no disraspect at all!


LDR

[Jim]

Keep doing what you do, Lucky. Like I wrote before, you've sparked conversation and that's a good thing. Your participation here is welcome and your experiences are valueable.

Keep sharing.
Jim

[Rex Boyd]

This got turned into the "Am I pushing buttons forum" instead of the very interesting 10 worst acts forum. ( By the way I vote for a very strange guy from Edinburgh who used to croon into a megaphone. He was pathetically bad and then by gettin even worse he soon started drawing sizeable crowds who were just watching in disbelief and having a good laugh at the same time. Cruel yes but hey he was trying to get a crowd wasn't he?)

Anyway I wish I had seen Lucky's posting before he deleted them. So here to getting back to the topic of all those excentrically BAD acts rather that just slaggin off each other.

Best wishes,
Rex

PS- Greg-Richie-Lucky was influenced in his early days by a select group of button pushers such as Captain Keeno, Peppe Mime, Nick Nickolas and dare I say it Butterfly Man. I don't know why I said that considering that I, myself, have luckily escaped any torment from the above mentioned people all of whom I actually hold in incredibly high esteem.

[DEBBIE ROBINSON]

Hi Rex
Blimey!... What happened here then?
Surfing over dismembered posts, an aftermath!
I missed something . . you hit on a passionate topic Lucky.
This is a great place for getting things off your chest.
The written word is easy - everything is meant, and nothing is meant, but you need to see the whites of their eyes to see the truth.


So, in demonstrating this fact one fickly and with carefree abandon quickly changes subjects to the original and very interesting topic of - ( its all got very serious ) ...Worst Street Acts

I have to fair quite highly In my own and probably somebody elses top 10 list of worst shows ! 10 out of 10.
8 years ago I came up with an idea for a singing street act (My passion is singing, and along with pavement art this is my thing.
It was to be called 'Tippi Lou's Live Show"......roll up!
I was so enthused with the idea. I spent weeks making a mini stage, lights, marionette(with the help of Gary animal) sorted out head mike and all the goddam technical paraphanalia, and practised manipulating everything together - voila! - my show ! It worked absolutely brilliantly in my room.
Learning 6 country/blues numbers was the easy bit. I fiddled around with manipulating the puppet, thought of a few carefree chatty lines in line with her character ,- (she's a brash but easy going on the road country singer) and set off. Not all problems ironed out, but fuck it I was eager!
Settled for Cheltenham. Nice day, busy, scared.
No sooner put trolley down and started unloading puppet bits
got a crowd -pronto ! Fuck.
Rushed... started anyway.
Head mic not quite in place, forgotten all half unfunny lines. Pressed play on tape - song started half way through.
Head mic now half way round head so having to sing scew wiffed - looks like Ive had a stroke.
By this time I've completely forgotten about puppet - which is now dragging on the floor, manage to move her mouth ( cleverly designed to open and close to give elusion of her singing ! ) Strings mangled. Tape now speeds up, can't reach button, persevere..
Crowd not going, getting bigger, feeling quite dazed.
Head mic now ridiculous -completely on shoulder - have to sing to chest, fuck the puppet need to sort technical equipment.
Get leads out way and mic recovered to proper position, but in meantime have yanked Tippi's head right off and its hovering above her body which is now in heap on said stage.
Regrettfully I dont stop singing?..like song so finish it anyway. Manage to reach stop button on tape as its into second song. Crowd still there. Deadly silence, crowd still there.
Put down remains of Tippi, remove myself to back of stage,(curtain and stage 2ft high so they can still see me-hello !), Trip up over still attached head mic leads.
Crowd still there.
Earn 50 p.
Crowd still there.

That was 8 years ago. Since then I have repeated that same show in much the same way - It has improved with time as most things can. Got new idea for 3 girl singing show, need more input. Anyone seen any other singing pupeteering shows - serious question? input much appreciated.
Might selfishly start ' Help needed, search for Singing street act' topic.

[Chance]

I don't know about the rest here, but doesn't it seem a little curious that the same person (LDR) who started the "worst acts" thread, hoping to bring out extreme and negative opinions about the work of fellow buskers, is the same person who is now so irritable when people want to express their own opinions about extreme body modification?

Sorry Richie, but you can't have it both ways. You can't go around poking fun at people, even people you feel deserve it, and then get offended when people comment on the tattoos and piercings that you consider such an important part of your life.

We know each other Richie. You know that hanging with you has never been a problem with me. Your tats and piercings, whatever. I would never be ashamed to be seen with you in public. But when you "push buttons" for a living you can't be surprised when a few of your own get pushed every now and then.

(...closing Bible and stepping out from behind podium now...)

Chance

[DEBBIE ROBINSON]

.... and then my head fell off .

[LUCKY DIAMOND RICH]

Chance,
I am not irritable at all,about what others say!I just like to put out my views on this subject!
I love myself too much to let,that get to me in a negitive way!


Thanks for your concern but,


LDR

[Chance]

Richie,

Maybe it's just me (although I think I speak for a few people right now), but after reading your letters under the "Is this Lucky or Frack?" thread I DEFINITELY got the feeling that you are VERY irritated at what some folks have written there about the guy in the photo.

I just found it a very strange situation where you encourage people (p.net regulars) to bring up negative vibes about fellow buskers because of how they do their job in this thread "10 Worst Acts", while at the same time you are criticizing those very same people (p.net regulars) for having a negative opinion about the guy in the photo at the other thread "Is This Lucky or Frack?".

When they help you target buskers with "bad" shows you are happy. When they target, against your wishes, another type of "bad" -- but one that you are personally involved in -- you are definitely NOT happy.

Call me stupid, but I think it is unfair of you to expect to have it both ways.

Chance

[LUCKY DIAMOND RICH]

Chance,
I told you that i do not have a problem,with others and there oppions at all!
I choose to speak my mind at the time,and give my oppion,and really i don't give a toss either way!
So I am really,haveing a good time at the moment on the P.Net and no one can possibley spool it for me!
The only thing that I have ever had a problem with is ,when Peter Voice had bought up part of my history with drugs,and said it in such a Peter Voice way that,I was not happy with at the time,especially coming from an Alcoholic himself!
So Chance,all is well,and your Sherlock Holmes personna is great,thanks for that!
Wasn't your Farther a Police Man,or something,i forgot?

All the best on our detective work and shows!


LDR

[DEBBIE ROBINSON]

There is absolutely nothing wrong with the subject topic -'Worst Street Acts.' Depends on how it gets used and abused.
Its quite obviously bait to see who bites! Fine! Bite or don't bite, INDULGE HIM, DON'T INDULGE HIM THEN , and stop banging on about ' what a terrible negative subject' . Not all life is rosy and positive.
Yes, he could have come up with ' The Most eccentric/unworkable/oddest Street Acts' , but he didnt, its Lucky, he's not likely to,obviously not what he's about, incapable of, or he's not on that road yet. 'He's a fire starter twisted fire starter ooooo ooooooh !!!'
Funny, I wonder if the topic had been posed by another performer if it would have had the same treatment?
Lucky's initial intentions was to light a spark - you know this, you can either chose to indulge, slag off and dig dirt, or sidestep it - silence is golden, it speaks volumes. Imagine if no-one had posted a single reply on the topic?
it seems to have started off ok .
A few have chosen to use the topic for their own personal slanging match.

[DEBBIE ROBINSON]

There is absolutely nothing wrong with the subject topic -'Worst Street Acts.' Depends on how it gets used and abused.
Its quite obviously bait to see who bites! Fine! Bite or don't bite, INDULGE HIM, DON'T INDULGE HIM THEN , and stop banging on about ' what a terrible negative subject' . Not all life is rosy and positive. Life can be boring without the catalysts.
Yes, he could have come up with ' The Most eccentric/unworkable/oddest Street Acts' , but he didnt, its Lucky, he's not likely to, obviously not what he's about, incapable of, or he's not on that road yet. 'He's a fire starter twisted fire starter oooooh ooooooh !!!' Well great. Know it and be way ahead.
Funny, I wonder if the topic had been posed by another performer if it would have had the same condemnation?
Lucky's initial intention was to light a spark - In knowing this, we can either chose to indulge, slag off and dig dirt, or sidestep it . This subject seems to have started off ok .
A few have chosen to use the topic for their own personal slanging match.

[Chance]

Wow, Debbie. I mean WOW! You are so far off the mark I don't even know where to begin.

First, let me remind you that while you and I have never met (at least I don't think so) Richie and I know each other pretty well. And since my letters were addressed directly to him I would expect Richie to understand my meaning much faster than a third party.

So your comment about "if any one else had started the thread..." is a non-issue from the get-go.

And could you please show me where I ever mentioned that starting the "Worst Acts" thread was a bad thing? You can't. I never implied it, and neither do I necessarily think it so. I HIGHLY regard the right to Free Speech and personal opinions, even -- no, *especially* -- if they do not agree with mine.

My only observation here was to comment on the obvious (at least to me) contadiction of the content of the recent letters Richie has been writing at two different threads: one, where he has been encouraging strong negative opinions about one of his personal dislikes; and the other, where he is on the receiving end of opinions he doesn't like to hear.

I just found it very interesting that one one hand he is encouraging something that on the other hand he is irritated by. EG, on one hand he is saying, "Wow, what an awful performance. Don't you think so? And tell me, who do *you* think sucks?" I guess this kind of criticism is okay. Just blast away at someone who has a show you don't like. But when he hears those same people say, on another thread, "Wow what an ugly guy! Who would ever want to get all stapled and tatted and wrecked like that?" Richie is all over them like white on rice, telling them to let the guy alone, he is just on his own journey, and so on.

Sue me, but I consider this a double standard.

FYI, I wasn't going to add any more to this thread until you addressed me directly.