I used to busk in Chicago, a loooong time ago, at a time I really needed the extra$100 or so/mo. The blues bands would routinely run me off the subway platforms. It made me mad, but reality was the public liked them better than the acoustic peacenik stuff.

At this last Northwest Folklife in Seattle I found myself getting really teed at some of the buskers and listeners blocking traffic where big signs specifically asked them not to do this. Just moving from place to place at that fest is a challenge, and blocking traffic is majorly rude.

MAG