Friday, September 02, 2005

Sydney Street Talent

To avoid confusion, "Street Talent" is not referring to talented street tiles, instead, I'm talking about the great buskers of Sydney. There are several famous ones in the city who are spied upon very often. Pitt Street Mall is a definite hot spot for finding the best, the worst and the most X-factor worthy.

Picture Drawing Guy
This guy is pretty impressive. He replicates famous works of art on a large canvas while people watch. He's probably been featured on Totally Wild or something because I see him constantly.
I wonder what inspires him to do this. There wasn't much money in his baskets, so perhaps he is a true artist. Or maybe replicates the signature as well, then sells them to naive lottery winners for a fortune.

The Homeless Man With A Guitar At Wynyard

I don't have a picture of THMWAGAW but he must be a high school music teacher as he severely devoid of ability. He just sort of puts on the guitar and takes it off again. He plays every so often but I don't really have the improper functioning of my legs to be able to stay to listen. I admire that he puts in an effort to make some money, unlike the homeless man around the corner. That man's sign reads "Please give me some money so I don't have to resort to CRIMINAL ACTIVITY". No joke, bold and all.

The Immobile Donkey Busker

This donkey angers me to no end. The photo challenge is still open to get a shot of him being fed something. Donkey Busker just stands there bobbing his head down and up again every so often and he expects money for it. If I knew that was something I could be paid for, I wouldn't have been doing it for free all these years. I assume he had quaint beginnings in the donkey community until he decided to take his act to a whole new species.

Maybe I'm just bitter that I didn't think of the idea first.

The Blind Woman Who Sings Opera At Central Station

Walking through the tunnel leading from Broadway to Central Station is like searching for a good radio station. Beat-boxers, didgereedoos, balding men on acoustic guitars.. all fade in and fade out as you walk on by. Eventually, it leads to this blind woman whose voice stands out more than other buskers. Apparently she has also made appearances in Pitt Street Mall and is also known to board trains and sing down the aisles.

This Guy

He balances a milk crate on his head while playing the guitar. He's clearly a nuisance, just look at how he's distracting those girls wearing yellow bulletin boards from doing their job.

(Look for Picture Drawing Guy in the background)

Know any other famous Sydney street talent? Add a comment..

7 comments:

  1. Anonymous7:32 pm

    The old asian man at the entrance to town hall station who plays a milk carton violin very classy!!!!!!!!!!!!

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  2. Anonymous8:21 pm

    Oh yeh ! I LOVE that asian guy...his musical ability is as sad as the eternal frown on his wrinkled face...He`s been a regular face in the Sydney Muscial-Bum Society for years. His violin has one string and it sounds like the music that CIA torturers use on terrorists to extract information.

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  3. How could I overlook asian guy!?! The Sydney Musical-Bum Society will be furious. He deserves his own entry in the future.. I don't think he's going anywhere.

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  4. Dont forget the chinese guy with the puppet, he is really talented standing there dangling his puppet. the puppets arm is not even on its guitar. i see him around central pedestrian tunnel and sometimes at townhall oooh and the old lady that sits in the tunnel and reads palms and faces and tells you your future

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  5. Anonymous3:02 pm

    Have to put a mention in for the trashed aboriginals who camp out on Oxford St at 3am on a Saturday morning and subject all the clubbers/bar-goers to renditions of `Rain on the Outback` on their decrepid didgereedoos..Its very entertaining whilst downing an early breakfast of a greasy Turkish Yeero and 1.25L Coke.

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  6. Anonymous4:54 pm

    What about that gymnastic chick who crams herself into the small box at Pitt St Mall and the reggae guy who's ALWAYS SMILING as he plays the steel drums at Circular Quay?

    And then there's this British daredevil guy who juggles a flaming torch, knife and apple (which he'll take bites from as he juggles) whilst atop a bike on a pole! He is absolutely hilarious. He's my fave of all Sydney street talent.

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  7. Anonymous3:28 pm

    or how about the obese blind woman playing the xylaphone with her guide dong with her?

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