so, to the guys complaining about amps...I play violin, jazz standards and django...are you suggesting I should improvise over silence? I wonder how good one would have to be to recognize an improvisation over, say, Funny Valentine, or, Limehouse Blues? There are those of us who are not singers with a guitar and three chords and a bunch of Beatles songs (MIAOWW! :-)) for whom amplification is essential...
I don't blast it, in fact, have been blasted off the street by accordian players with no respect for the "laws" that every true busker knows and respects...
may the 4th be with you! :-)
ps..anyone any idea why it's called Street Performance when there are festvials on, and Busking when not? :-) ha ha!