that's totally cool i always thought i'd like to try my hand at the bucket drums

I like the cinematic vibe of this shot. I was gonna proxy post it and so it's especially nice to see that you've done it here. Yeah, you typed really slowly, but you've posted. This looks like a scene from something...I don't know what: something feature-length, something a bit quirky and suffused with gritty realism. You do that urban-realism thing quite well. Banjos are cool instruments too...so totally underrated, and if you play them right, they're brooding and spooky and not nearly as twangy as they seem. Great capture. Great urban vibe. Great slice of life. Yeah, I like this.

Great oddity, glad to hear you are on the mend. :)

'Washtub oompah!' I know exactly what you mean, although it's probably washboard! I love these folk, and the pic really makes me hear him.

Don't worry about commenting Corey, just look after yourself!

outstanding image!! don't worry about commenting and take care!!

So neat... these folks fascinate me!!! I get disorientated by just watching them play and keep rythm at the same time... Great shot Corey! Still wishing you a speedy recovery!

I don't multi-task at all, so anyone who can play a stringed instrument and a harmonica at the same time is amazing to me, never mind a drum and a cymbal as well! It's good to see you posting under your own steam, dear one. Take good care, don't overdo, and have some chicken soup or something! I hear it's good for what ails you. :D Big hugs and much love to you! :* >:D< :X

SUPERB, FASCINATING IMAGE! GREAT , INSPIRED SHOT!

I love people like this too; anyone who can just get out there and entertain will catch my eye and ear every time. I also love the young man with his dream--just seems to add to the overall sweet feel of this shot. But most of all, I love that you're on the road to recovery. That is the best part for sure!!

Cool capture of the one man band, Corey, and heal well with a minimum of discomfort during your recovery.

What a fun capture. I like that guy playing banjo, harmonica and drums at the same time. I can almost hear him. And the boy trying to look cool :-D MY best wishes for your fully and speedy recovery. :)

London is full of characters like this, and they certainly do add colour to the city. Some of them are amazingly talented too. This guy looks like one of them. He looks like a seasoned performer. I like the impromptu feel of this capture, with the inclusion of a passing teenager (nice generational point!) and the slightly skewed pov. It feels like this image is part of a story, and I like that immensely.

This is cool! It looks staged in the sense that it has such wonderful elements that tell a story of individualism with a twist of irony. A man who is doggedly choosing his own path, stands under a sign that says "one way" while a boy's shirt tells us to dream. Never mind that the sign speaks to traffic, and the t-shirt to consumerism. They come together here to tell a different tale. And their expressions punctuate it beautifully. Wonderful capture and narrative! It must be very frustrating to have exhaustion as a regular companion. Take it easy and don't worry about commenting until you are up to it. It's great that you are posting again!

Nice shot - captures really well the last of a dying breed - hopefully not dying but you don't see the street musicians the way you used to so nice to see

Bravo! It's just amazing this is Michigan Avenue: Even if it's south of the Loop, it has such an intimate feel, despite the obviously urban largeness across the street. And you know what? You're one of the only people I know who can do an angle like that and not look pretentious about it! (It's natural to the shot! If I did that, it'd look like "s__t, who the hell does he think he is!"). And you shot it so the area across the street seems right on top of the singer, which makes it seem all the more intimate...But the way you got the entertainer, framed between the upper windows across the street, between his cymbal and the Van Cleef (?) logo & sign, and between the car & the boy---and pointed to by that little arrow on the boy's shirt? Just terrific. The One Way sign points to them too; and the guy looks at the boy, while the boy looks at you: Your inner eye caught the music, ba-da-boom. A real Corey shot, I think it's wonderful, and I hope these street musicians keep flourishing---their vocation is as old as the human race, after all, they've been doing this in every civilization, and they got guts & determination to be out there everyday! (I've done it a teeeeeny bit, and I know how tiring it is to pour yourself into your music in front of the world when so many noises cut into you & no one knows you're even there half the time, lol. We called it the Gig from Hell...) So to do it everyday, these people should get a Nobel Prize. Great shot; and it was great to see you posting for yourself once again. Your narratives are an absolute delight, your humor's great, and you give us so many wonderful details. Wonderful piece of work once again, sir C!