Comments on: A rough week “on the street” http://davesmidlife.com/2006/08/10/a-rough-week-on-the-street/ Musings of a middle-aged guy waiting to see what he'll be when he grows up Mon, 01 Dec 2008 22:21:31 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.5.1 By: Dave http://davesmidlife.com/2006/08/10/a-rough-week-on-the-street/#comment-547 Dave Fri, 11 Aug 2006 11:07:15 +0000 http://davesmidlife.com/2006/08/10/a-rough-week-on-the-street/#comment-547 Thanks, Daniel. Today's the day. It might, in fact, be the last day I can go out before I have to return to work as a teacher. I am very nervous about this. But I'm going to go right into town, to Pennsylvania Avenue, either Freedom Plaza (a nicely named park, yes?) or the corner in front of the Old Post Office Pavilion. For some reason I'm much more scared than I was earlier this week. I think it's the idea that a crowd might actually stop, and that it'll be up to me to entertain them! Thanks, Daniel. Today’s the day. It might, in fact, be the last day I can go out before I have to return to work as a teacher.

I am very nervous about this. But I’m going to go right into town, to Pennsylvania Avenue, either Freedom Plaza (a nicely named park, yes?) or the corner in front of the Old Post Office Pavilion.

For some reason I’m much more scared than I was earlier this week. I think it’s the idea that a crowd might actually stop, and that it’ll be up to me to entertain them!

]]> By: Daniel http://davesmidlife.com/2006/08/10/a-rough-week-on-the-street/#comment-546 Daniel Fri, 11 Aug 2006 09:19:01 +0000 http://davesmidlife.com/2006/08/10/a-rough-week-on-the-street/#comment-546 Well done for getting out there, you've already made a bunch of fantastic achievements by generating interest in only your first week! Good luck in finding the tourists or generally the people not on their lunch break. From what I see at lunchtime, when someone's got a place to go, they'll do anything to avoid stopping on the way! I don't know anything about Washington DC, and even less about the laws about performing in public spaces, but a park or some kind of "square" where people are already planning on hanging around for the amount of time you need would be great. Also you've got a lot of factors out of your control, especially the weather, so as long as you get as much time on the street as possible, things are only going to get better. Well done for getting out there, you’ve already made a bunch of fantastic achievements by generating interest in only your first week! Good luck in finding the tourists or generally the people not on their lunch break. From what I see at lunchtime, when someone’s got a place to go, they’ll do anything to avoid stopping on the way!

I don’t know anything about Washington DC, and even less about the laws about performing in public spaces, but a park or some kind of “square” where people are already planning on hanging around for the amount of time you need would be great. Also you’ve got a lot of factors out of your control, especially the weather, so as long as you get as much time on the street as possible, things are only going to get better.

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