August 27, 2004

One for the Road

That's it for me. Like my hostess, I'm off to a faraway land by the sea — although in my case that means Atlantic City. I leave you with my favorite item of the week: The Morning News' guide to inside tricks used by people in various professions. I particularly like the entry about faking it as a street musician, since the same method could be used for just about anything — writing, editing music for the floor exercise, guest blogging ...

In street performance, it’s possible to make money without really knowing how to play your instrument. You can pick up a cheap accordion at a thrift store and simply make stuff up on the street corner. Most people usually won’t stick around and listen for long if you are on a sidewalk where there’s little room to stand, and you can play the same thing over and over and still make money.

See what I mean? Let's keep it moving out there, people.

posted by at 02:40 PM