[Perform-Talk] The Exciting World of Busking and Other Performances!

Sat Mar 4 17:23:59 UTC 2023

Hello Marion,
Many congratulations on your busking and I hope you get loads more
tips to fill that jar!

Very best wishes,
Sandra.

On 2/21/23, Marion & Martin via Perform-Talk <perform-talk at nfbnet.org> wrote:
> Chela,
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> I think it was Heaven where it sounded like your trumpet was almost talking
> but I’m not sure right now!
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> Marion
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> From: Perform-Talk <perform-talk-bounces at nfbnet.org> On Behalf Of CHELA
> Robles via Perform-Talk
> Sent: Tuesday, February 21, 2023 2:39 PM
> To: Performing Arts Division list <perform-talk at nfbnet.org>
> Cc: CHELA Robles <cdrobles693 at gmail.com>
> Subject: Re: [Perform-Talk] The Exciting World of Busking and Other
> Performances!
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> What tune was it that you said my trumpet started to sound like it was
> talking?
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> Sent from my iPhone
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> On Feb 21, 2023, at 9:33 AM, CHELA Robles <cdrobles693 at gmail.com
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> Here is the one where the fountain is a little louder beyond our control,
> of course and we had to keep the microphone at a certain level in the
> following year. After this performance, we had to really keep it acoustic,
> because everybody kept complaining about how loud everything was the year
> that I had my singing debut, mostly because the trumpet was hot. I have to
> admit, but the sound guy didn’t know what he was doing, but it was very
> unfortunate that the Felton was on for the entire set, and now that I
> perform with the Irish piano player the water filter stays off. This was
> back in 2017 when my first pocket trumpet made its debut. So enjoy.
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> It will play in most media players like vlc and on apple devices. It's an
> m2t file type.
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> <https://www.dropbox.com/s/w7gubxohudq84ft/Chela%20Robles%20Jimmy%20Phelps%20Set%20Concord%20Art%20Wine%20Beer%20Walk%20May%2013th%202017.m2t?dl=0>
> Chela Robles Jimmy Phelps Set Concord Art Wine Beer Walk May 13th 2017.m2t
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> <https://www.dropbox.com/s/w7gubxohudq84ft/Chela%20Robles%20Jimmy%20Phelps%20Set%20Concord%20Art%20Wine%20Beer%20Walk%20May%2013th%202017.m2t?dl=0>
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> On Feb 21, 2023, at 6:28 AM, Marion & Martin via Perform-Talk
> <perform-talk at nfbnet.org <mailto:perform-talk at nfbnet.org> > wrote:
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> Dear Chela,
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>                Live recordings demonstrate the quality of your art! It’s too
> bad it was a virtual performance, as I would have loved to hear the audience
> reactions!I think Ella Fitzgerald was smiling down on you during Misty!
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> Marion
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> From: Perform-Talk <perform-talk-bounces at nfbnet.org
> <mailto:perform-talk-bounces at nfbnet.org> > On Behalf Of CHELA Robles via
> Perform-Talk
> Sent: Monday, February 20, 2023 6:41 PM
> To: Performing Arts Division list <perform-talk at nfbnet.org
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> Cc: CHELA Robles <cdrobles693 at gmail.com <mailto:cdrobles693 at gmail.com> >
> Subject: Re: [Perform-Talk] The Exciting World of Busking and Other
> Performances!
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> Yeah, I play two custom made mouth pieces one sounds bright, and the other
> not as bright, so more warm and intimate sounding, and then I have a few
> minutes to choose from a straight, mute, a cup mute, a Harmon, mute, and I
> believe a plunger, mute to name a few. since I have a Bell’s palsy
> embouchure, since 13 years old due to a vaccine nation, I had, which is why
> I won’t get vaccinated for anything because of a weak gene in my body, I
> have had to adapt my own playing, and while I may not be able to reach
> certain notes, I do my very best with what I have, and I have a great mentor
> who made these mouthpieces for himself that have A great fit to my mouth in
> the way that I play the trumpet whereas if I were to go with major brands
> like Bach or Yamaha or Carol brass manufactured mouthpieces, I’m going to
> have a difficult time with it, so I only have two custom mouthpieces that
> work very well for me, and I’m not going back to using Bach mouthpieces ever
> again. I am going to try to look for my video set. I did at the 51st Concord
> Jazz Festival. That was a dream come true for me even though it was virtual.
> I think this is it it’s a video and the last song has a sepia tone of me
> it’s Misty my signature tune. I’ve played it so many ways. I will also share
> a link of me and my former band Pla playing the same song, misty, but in a
> waltz style, which is my favorite way of playing it by far the best in my
> opinion.
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> Here is the jazz festival I partook in at least my portion, which, by the
> way I recorded myself I did the video it was kind of hard to do because it
> was trial and error. I had to test it out with a friend of mine, and she
> told me what was good and all of that and this was back when I had a neck
> mount that could easily be a tripod on a desk but no I don’t have it anymore
> which is a shame but I will try to get a new one eventually for my iPhone 8
> Plus.
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> <https://www.dropbox.com/s/8ccjn9deoh60t4q/Virtual%2051st%20Concord%20California%20Jazz%20Festival%202020%20Chela%20Robles%20Set.mp4?dl=0>
> Virtual 51st Concord California Jazz Festival 2020 Chela Robles Set.mp4
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> <https://www.dropbox.com/s/8ccjn9deoh60t4q/Virtual%2051st%20Concord%20California%20Jazz%20Festival%202020%20Chela%20Robles%20Set.mp4?dl=0>
> dropbox.com
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> Here is the waltz version of Misty that my band made and I did, and I will
> also give you a recording that we did together called under the starlight.
> He wrote it and saying it, and gave me the general idea of how to play the
> trumpet part so you’ll hear him humming and somewhat whistling sometimes in
> the bridge and he’ll try to sound like a trumpet. He’s come very close to it
> but I also do the mouth trumpet. I actually have a Recording of us doing a
> song and I’m actually doing the mouth trumpet in the middle of it. I’ll have
> to find that one for you too but that’s on YouTube somewhere..
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> Misty in a waltz style.
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> <https://www.dropbox.com/s/myptdtfp39pqvqb/Simp%C3%A1tico%20Misty.mp3?dl=0>
> Simpático Misty.mp3
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> <https://www.dropbox.com/s/myptdtfp39pqvqb/Simp%C3%A1tico%20Misty.mp3?dl=0>
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> Here is under the starlight and before I give it to you just wanted to let
> you know that I took his recording that he gave me when he actually recorded
> it on his iPhone and I put it into one amp media player and then I laid my
> trumpet on top of it using studio recorder.
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> <https://www.dropbox.com/s/0vnd1xw1wa2p302/Under%20The%20Starlight.mp3?dl=0>
> Under The Starlight.mp3
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> <https://www.dropbox.com/s/0vnd1xw1wa2p302/Under%20The%20Starlight.mp3?dl=0>
> dropbox.com
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> Sent from my iPhone
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> On Feb 20, 2023, at 1:26 PM, Marion & Martin via Perform-Talk
> <perform-talk at nfbnet.org <mailto:perform-talk at nfbnet.org> > wrote:
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> BTW, I really liked these recordings. I didn’t know there were different
> types of mouthpieces that effect the tone of the horn! Good thing to know!
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> Peace!
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> Marion
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> From: Perform-Talk <perform-talk-bounces at nfbnet.org
> <mailto:perform-talk-bounces at nfbnet.org> > On Behalf Of CHELA Robles via
> Perform-Talk
> Sent: Monday, February 20, 2023 4:12 PM
> To: Performing Arts Division list <perform-talk at nfbnet.org
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> Cc: CHELA Robles <cdrobles693 at gmail.com <mailto:cdrobles693 at gmail.com> >
> Subject: Re: [Perform-Talk] The Exciting World of Busking and Other
> Performances!
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> For future reference my name is spelled with one l not two. C h e l a.
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> Chela Robles
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> Sent from my iPhone
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> On Feb 20, 2023, at 12:56 PM, CHELA Robles <cdrobles693 at gmail.com
> <mailto:cdrobles693 at gmail.com> > wrote:
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> I stated earlier in a message thread about Melissa‘s introduction that I
> have been using studio recorder to record my trumpet. in fact, I’ve got a
> Christmas album that I did just using that software. It’s available on band
> camp. Here is the link. I also have other recordings. I’ve done that I’ve
> done with my iPhone playing live music with other people. The we’re with you
> gig that I also mentioned I did that with studio recorder.
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> Christmas With Chela which was done with Studio Recorder from A.P.H.
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> <https://chelarobles.bandcamp.com/album/christmas-with-chela-5> Christmas
> With Chela, by Chela Robles
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> <https://chelarobles.bandcamp.com/album/christmas-with-chela-5>
> chelarobles.bandcamp.com
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> Here’s just my segment from the year with you benefit that several of us
> participated in also done with studio recorder.
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> <https://www.dropbox.com/s/1vt4iptbf8x33d9/Blind%20With%20You%20Chela%20Robles%20Trumpet%20Samba%20De%20Vera%C3%B3.mp3?dl=0>
> Blind With You Chela Robles Trumpet Samba De Veraó.mp3
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> Here’s a cover I did of Kacey Musgraves rainbow. That’s one of the songs
> that the president of the NFB of California chapter likes and heard me play
> life in 2019 when it was in Northern California in person.
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> Blind With You Chela Robles Trumpet Samba De Veraó.mp3
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> <https://www.dropbox.com/s/1vt4iptbf8x33d9/Blind%20With%20You%20Chela%20Robles%20Trumpet%20Samba%20De%20Vera%C3%B3.mp3?dl=0>
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> On Feb 20, 2023, at 5:25 AM, Marion & Martin via Perform-Talk
> <perform-talk at nfbnet.org <mailto:perform-talk at nfbnet.org> > wrote:
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> Dear Chella and All,
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>  I would love to hear a little of your trumpet skills. Technology would
> allow us to work on projects no matter where one is in the world. Do you
> have any rcording software and gear we might use to collaborate if the need
> arises? I am starting to market the recording studio I built. After my next
> busking cart message, I think I might write a messag about how I built my
> recording booth!
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> Peace!
> Marion
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> -----Original Message-----
> From: Perform-Talk <perform-talk-bounces at nfbnet.org
> <mailto:perform-talk-bounces at nfbnet.org> > On Behalf Of CHELA Robles via
> Perform-Talk
> Sent: Sunday, February 19, 2023 9:41 PM
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> Cc: CHELA Robles <cdrobles693 at gmail.com <mailto:cdrobles693 at gmail.com> >
> Subject: Re: [Perform-Talk] The Exciting World of Busking and Other
> Performances!
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> I have an Enya travel acoustic guitar it is carbon fiber and looks like a
> Less Paul one. It is all black too. I started to learn a little bit during
> the holiday season last year. I have a Yamaha P105 keyboard and a Bach
> trumpet. I used to have a Yamaha trumpet and I have two carol brass pocket
> trumpet one bigger than the other and the other is a mini pocket trumpet.
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> Sent from my iPhone
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> On Feb 19, 2023, at 6:30 PM, Daryl Swinson via Perform-Talk
> <perform-talk at nfbnet.org <mailto:perform-talk at nfbnet.org> > wrote:
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> Marion,
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> Congratulations on your busking success! :) I only just started
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> playing guitar a year ago. Busking would be something cool to work
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> towards. Please continue with this conversation topic!
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> Also, what kind of Martin acoustic do you play? What other guitars do
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> you have? Could you share a website with your music? Are you on
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> youtube?
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> I'm still taking weekly guitar lessons, and will be getting back to
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> some singing lessons in March. I purchased an Orangewood guitar, the
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> least expensive solid-top model in mahogany as a starter guitar a year
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> ago. I'm looking at Taylors right now, the 517E and 614CE. But right
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> now those are aspirational purchases, once I feel like I've improved
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> enough to be worthy of such an instrument. *LOL*
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> On 2/19/23, Marion & Martin via Perform-Talk <perform-talk at nfbnet.org
> <mailto:perform-talk at nfbnet.org> > wrote:
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> Dear All,
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>             My life has taken an unexpected turn and, in doing so,
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> I have committed myself to doing more with my music. I have been
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> performing professionally since I was 16 years old and most of that
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> time has been as a solo entertainer. My stage name is what you see in
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> my display name - Marion & Martin. (I play a Martin acoustic guitar.)
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> I use a phrase a reporter who interviewed me once used to describe my
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> music: Acoustic rock with a beach flair!
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>             I recently began busking in Tampa, Florida. For those
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> who don't know what busking is, it is street performing.
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> When I say "recently", I mean like on January 28! Tampa has an annual
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> celebration of a mythical pirate invasion which draws more than
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> 300,000 people. It is a nod to this celebration as to why our
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> football team is called Buccaneers! In one hour of performing, I made
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> $91! My next busking experience was last Thursday! Tampa has an
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> entertainment district much like the French Quarter of New Orleans called
> Ybor (pronounced "E-bore")City.
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> Ybor has more than 80 bars in about a 10 square block area and you
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> can find any style of music and lifestyle there. I didn't do quite as
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> well then, coming home with $31.50! I learned a few lessons from this
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> experience and want to share them with anyone who is busking or who
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> is interested in busking, too.
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>             Unsure of how I would be received or, more accurately,
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> if I was going to be told by law enforcement to move on, I kept it very
> simple.
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> All I took was my guitar and a tip jar. My first advice is to have an
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> actual tip jar. Lots of buskers use their instrument cases but one
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> good breeze could distribute your tips along the sidewalk. I bought a
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> clear plastic food container at Dollar Tree. Use a clear, uncolored
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> container so people can see the money in it. Put a rock or some other
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> heavy object in the bottom to keep the jar from blowing away, too!
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> You can also put some flour or sand in a zip lock baggie to make it
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> bottom-heavy! I feed my tip jar with $10 - two singles folded
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> together, three singles folded together, and one $5.00 bill.
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> I face the $5.00 bill open and facing outward so it can be seen.
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> Again, this is a subtle subliminal message to your audience of the
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> type of tip to give.
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> When I perform in bars, I always have my business cards near my tip
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> jar and make a few announcements about tipping the wait staff and the
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> musician. One of the funny ways I use to solicit tips is to say, "You
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> may not know this about me but I collect pictures of dead presidents,
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> like Washington, Lincoln, and Jackson. One of my favorite presidents is
> Benjamin franklin!"
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> (I have gotten several $100 tips in the past! I also say, "As you
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> give a tip, take a card!" One thing I have learned from my years of
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> performing is to put my cards near my tip jar. I have cut a hole in
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> the top of the plastic jar and have attached a business card holder
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> to it with Velcro. Their hands are inches from my business cards as
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> they give me tips and they are more likely to take one. The vice
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> versa is true, as well! If they want a business card, they are close
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> to the tip jar and are more likely to drop some money in as they grab
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> a card!
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>             My business cards are also ways to give tips! On the
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> back of my business cards it says, "Please consider supporting my
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> music by sending a tip via Zelle to the phone number on this card."
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> Many people do not carry cash and the electronic format is a great
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> way to facilitate their tipping.
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> In addition, tips sent by Zelle are more generous than the ones given
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> in person. Another little trick I use is to Braille my stage name on
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> the cards.
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> This minor detail gives my cards a life of their own, as people will
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> share your card with others because of the uniqueness of Braille. One
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> final word on business cards: Underneath the above invitation to tip
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> via Zelle is an invitation to subscribe to my mailing list so they
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> can find out where I will be performing. Many venues want to know if
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> we have a following and telling them I have almost 200 people on my
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> mailing list is an incentive to hire me!
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> My NFB chapter friends often come out to my gigs, as do some of my
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> church friends!
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> This has been a very long message and, if you are still reading this,
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> I appreciate your attention! My original idea was to share how I
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> built a busking cart but I will do that later this week! If you have
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> any questions or have some comments you would like to share about
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> your performances, please do so! We are here to support each other in
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> all our endeavors! I look forward to hearing from some of you!
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> Fraternally yours,
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> Marion Gwizdala
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> Marion & Martin
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