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Originally Posted by masraum
but I doubt most folks budget extra time in their morning commute to listen to a street performer. Even a really good one.
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Most don't budget, but many will give their time.
Last February I produced a concert here in Hamilton at the GO station (commuter rail/bus) during the evening rush hour. We set up a stage in the middle of the room where everyone walked by getting off the train or bus to go to the parking lot, city bus stop, taxi stand, etc. In an hour we probably had several hundred people walk by, and were amazed at the number of people who stopped and stayed, some for the whole thing. One woman told me after the concert that her husband was a bit pissed that she was late and didn't believe that she was watching a concert in the station! We got a ton of positive feedback, and many people wanting to know if we'd be back the next day, or we were doing more of this around town. Alas, budgets.
Admittedly, this was more of a concert than a street-musician plant. But it did tell me that people will take time out of their day for something special.
Video from the local newspaper:
http://cledroit.googlepages.com/nminp.wmv