There seems to be some side taking going on here. Greg says busking is all about not using an amp a and that he's prejudice against those who do. Marion agrees with him. Small piper and Felipa actually used the word hate to describe their feelings about buskers that use amps.

It makes me wonder just how many of you, who have taken such strong stances, have ever busked for any length of time like Greg and, if you have, what instruments you use in your endeavors.

I awoke early one day at an outdoor festival far away from the roar of automobile engines to seek a secluded spot to offer my music. The festival doors were not yet opened and so I was only hoping to catch the ears of a few of the merchants that were rising and busying themselves with preparations for the day. I set myself in a central location where I could easily be seen by all and began to play. To my surprise and disappointment another performer set himself right on the edge of the clearing where I was playing. He was playing a harp that was amplified. Needless to say my meager unamplified musical saw was no match. I was stunned by his rudeness at setting up so closely when I was in the area first and already performing. Da noive a dat guy! I guess I shouldn't have been surprised as that sort of thing kept happening all weekend long with other performers at the same event. From children on fiddles to entire bands I was coldly and perhaps deliberately interupted all weekend long. How do you explain to a little one that they need to be sensitive about setting up to play too closely to another performer's location without sounding like a bully? Where were his parents? They, at least, should have had more sense than to let him do so? Each time, instead of trying to confront those who behaved that way, I simply moved on about the festival grounds looking for another location where I could successfully offer what I had without being intruded upon by others. The grounds were large and which made the task a difficult one. I was exhausted before I could find a space and gave up.