Members DeepEnd Posted May 10, 2013 Members Share Posted May 10, 2013 I feel sorry for any poor buskers here in St. Louis: http://www.stltoday.com/news/local/crime-and-courts/lawsuit-seeks-to-block-st-louis-regulations-on-street-performers/article_a2ee4d20-00c0-53a2-b4e6-4ec3636712ed.html. $100 per person per year? Auditions? What? The suburb I live in, University City, is much more busker friendly. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members D Carroll Posted May 10, 2013 Members Share Posted May 10, 2013 I only want to ban statue people. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Opa John Posted May 10, 2013 Members Share Posted May 10, 2013 I seriously doubt the City Fathers (or "Mothers") really care about who's doing the busking. They're much more interested in getting their greasy paws on the buskers' $100 per year busking fee.I don't even know what the law says about busking here in Columbus, but I know that every Saturday in the "short North" area of town there are buskers all over the place.....especially around our Central Market area. I doubt any of them had to pay $100 for the privilege of entertaining people.St. Louis's policy sounds more like a violation of one's freedom of speech to me. Makes me wonder if the fanatic street preachers need a permit. It also makes me wonder if ASCAP is getting a slice of the action. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Chicken Monkey Posted May 12, 2013 Members Share Posted May 12, 2013 Bad busking is obnoxious; someone probably came in with a mind to ban it, and was talked down to a prohibitive fee and annoying process to discourage it. Free speech is one thing, soliciting on the public sidewalk is a different matter, and one the city has an interest in controlling. I've participated in a similar "controlled busking" situation in my hometown. For a smaller fee (maybe $10 a person) we could busk at anytime downtown, and were in the running for a weekly "Street Performer" series that paid a small stipend plus tips. We more than made up the fee, got a lot of paid rehearsal time, got to see a lot of friends, and started to make a name for ourselves. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members EdBega Posted May 12, 2013 Members Share Posted May 12, 2013 Buskers woes. Might be a song in there ... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Members EdBega Posted May 13, 2013 Members Share Posted May 13, 2013 Old city officials, yes, they rob I Told I needed to have a permitMinutes after they took iFrom the bottomless pit.But my hand was made strongBy the 'and of the ALCUWon't you help to singThese songs of freedom Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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