Yep, over 20 years I watched
street performers
do their
thing on our
and it was
overnight, just a few weeks ago,
I took the bug into my head to
get out here
and do the
street gig thing myself,
and it’s like nothin’ else—
You’re out here like a reed in
the stream,
tryin’ to take it all in,
and they’re
all, like, comin’ at’cha constant,
persons cruz’n,
saunterin’ by, makin’ contact,
each one different—
You get the unexpected, the curve
ball pitched,
the
questions, expressions, stories, comments,
all the local anecdotes,
and friends
you haven’t seen for sometime
happenin’ by,
you
see ‘em wonderin’
what the heck you’re doin’,
and what’s next?
You get to thinkin’ quick on your feet,
you getta
sense of what everyday folk
are feelin’,
it’s, like,
excellent practice, whatever it is you do,
and if
you’re not havin’ fun of some kind,
then I
suppose there’s a problem.
So here I am,
exposin’ my
multidimensional Selfhood
in public,
The Multi Guy on
become one of
them street performers too.
July 2000