All that Jazz

I walked out of my office at work the other day and could hear some jazz music being played really loud in the street. Intrigued, I followed the noise.

It lead me to a man sitting on the ground across the road. Cigarette in his mouth, speakers behind him, cd player by his side, tea towel with coins on it to the front.

This man was a "street performer"

I couldn't believe it.

I had no idea why people had given this person money for owning a cd. I own heaps of CD's, cassettes and dvd's aswell, you won't catch me in the middle of the city asking for a hand-out because I have possessions.

He wasn't showing any skill at all.

This kind of busking is disrespectful to people who juggle swords on a uni-cycle, breath fire, or less impressively paint themselves silver and pretend to be a statue.

These people are true street performers; too lazy to get a real job and not talented enough to break themselves into the proper entertainment industry where'd they become singers, dancers, or actors.

This CD playing guy needs to start being a little bit more innovative with his street performing otherwise his busking days will be numbered.