Street Savvy

[Butterfly Man]

According to my sources Don Partridge and Alan Young (both muso's) were the first to open up Covent Garden (in 1964) with circle shows ... before that time the "Old One's" (beggar types) ruled the streets of London.
Anyone have any more(or different)info.?

[Peter Voice]

Carrie (surname unknown) (OZ)
Christie (Mdm Buskerfly)(Can)
Karen Murphy (NZ)
Is the legendary Kim Kaos (US/OZ) still performing?
And is Petra Massey (UK) still performing?

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[Lynneski]

OK, I'll play:

Sheree Vickers (UK)
Connie Leaverton (US)
Sharon Mahoney (CDA, actually)

GRRRRRL power!

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[Julia]

Oh of course, sorry i left them out, i met Connie she is in Texas right? Has anyone got her contact nr's? and yeah Sharon is from Canada, but was in OZ a while ago at least, and Sheree, Petra isn't busking I don't think , but her old partner Charlotte is playing flute in the crusting pipe in Covent. not circular though...

Any more?
Love J

[DEBBIE ROBINSON]

OK, here's more grrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrl power....

Bev Issac, Ulla Taylor, Deb Robinson
awesome awesome awesome street artists.

If you're honest boys, ladies rule the world.

[DEBBIE ROBINSON]

Thanks B. man,
Don Partridge eh? Have to look into that.

I think there must have been some forms of circle shows going on way back in the 19th century, if not before. Covent Garden and London in general conjures up some great imagery - Dark, dank, cobblestones, those great Covent Garden pillars, carriages, Jack the ripper, travelling medicine men, rich toffs, all mixed up with court jesters doin a turn.
It would be good to look into the Covent Garden archives.
Anyone else got any info?

[Butterfly Man]

Don Partridge was called by some folks 'the King of the Buskers' and Alan Young 'the Court Jester of Busking' back in the late 60's ... In 1967 Don Partridge had a brief flash with fame with a hit song. In a much publicized event, he soon gave up the glitz and glory of the big time and returned to busking.

[em]

what about me, me???
oh alright i'm in a double act but i tell you i wear the bloody trousers round here. AND i'm the funny one....

[gazzo osborne]

answer to Question 10 ITS JOHN SIKOSKI, Robert you ignorant fuck
kiss my ass

[The Had Matter]

jeez dude chill - allow people their mistakes before someone jumps down your throat

Had Matter

[gazzo osborne]

it had mattered to me that the great fucking rob sue nelson never
made any mistakes ( when was the last time you looked at his head)

[Butterfly Man]

Gazzo,

You're vocabulary are as bad as, like, whatever!

[ALAKAZAM]

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[LUCKY DIAMOND RICH]

Rex,
I can answer most of your real names of the performers you listed-

1.Pepe Mime - Paul Holnes
2.Captain Keane O - Paul Keane
3.Nick Nickalos - Nickalos (starts with "G" ,but I promised that I would not tell)
4.Dr.Stewart - Stewart Harvey-Wilson
5.Anthony Livingspace - Toney Campbell
6.Dirty Fred - (Do Not Know)
7.Skate Naked - (Do Not Know)
8.Great Dave - Dave Evans
9.Mighty Gareth - Gareth (Do Not Know)
10.Soapy - Gareth Jones

AND JUST FOR THE RECORD,MY BIRTH NAME - "Gregory Paul Mc Laren"!

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[ALAKAZAM]

Hey Robert
Is the answer to number 7 a joke?
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