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30th August 13, 09:23 PM
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Kilted Busking
Several of us regularly busk on a Saturday AM.
Lately I've been wearing a kilt - it seems to improve
the "take" by a bit. Generally positive comments about
the kilt(s) as well. Last week I was wearing a Stewart
Black, with the same jacket and a knit polo. I just
got the MacGregor casual from Rocky this week, so
it got an outing. I've liked the look of turtle-neck
shirts as a casual option, so I tried that as well.
I suspect that the kilt may be a "tad" long, but
hopefully not too extremely long.
   
-Don
Last edited by Aussie_Don; 30th August 13 at 09:24 PM.
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30th August 13, 11:19 PM
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What part of town do you do your busking in Don?
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30th August 13, 11:33 PM
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Very nice outfit, ... especially for busking. I like your kilt, sporran, and turtle-neck shirt. I like the bonnet, too. While your kilt may be a "tad" (however much that is) long, from the angle of those shots one can see a bit of knee, so I think it is fine. Keep on strumming and thanks for posting the pics. 
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31st August 13, 02:34 AM
#4
 Originally Posted by Downunder Kilt
What part of town do you do your busking in Don?
Ringwood East, opposite the Railway Station
-Don
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31st August 13, 02:57 AM
#5
Aussie Don, outfit gooks great, but please explain what busking is for us in the States.
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31st August 13, 03:19 AM
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Originally Posted by Kilted cabin boy
Aussie Don, outfit looks great, but please explain what busking is for us in the States.
Playing music or whatever on the street with a
musical instrument case open for passers-by to
put coins in. Not sure what it's called in the US,
I hadn't started playing before I left in '82.
-Don
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31st August 13, 05:01 AM
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We call it "Street preforming"
Humor, is chaos; remembered in tranquillity- James Thurber
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31st August 13, 05:43 AM
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I have always heard of it as busking both on the east coast as well as out here on the west coast. Here in San Francisco a "street performer" is usually one doing an act like tumbling or juggling but usually to recorded music. Several times I have run across a young kilted "busker" and his bagpipes in the Union Square area of town. It is great walking through a busy section of town and hearing the pipes in the air.
Last edited by sailortats; 31st August 13 at 05:45 AM.
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31st August 13, 07:08 AM
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It's "Busking" right across Canada.
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31st August 13, 08:25 PM
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Originally Posted by Father Bill
It's "Busking" right across Canada.
The direction this thread has taken reminds me once again of the quote
from G.B. Shaw, "England and America are two countries separated by a
common language."
Of course, it equally applies to the US and Australia, England and Australia,
Canada and the others, etc. It isn't the big things that cause problems, but
the edge cases.
My ex-wife was an "exchange teacher" from Australia in the USA. She had
a number of stories about misunderstandings going in all directions between
exchange teachers and their students. Probably the rudest is the US teacher
telling an Aussie class that they "root" for a sports team. (In Aussie slang
root is another word for "bonk"  )
-Don
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