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

Sat Mar 4 18:40:33 UTC 2023

Dear Sandra,

	Thank you for your message of support! March 18 is the City of Tampa's "River o' green" where they die the Hillsborough River green in honor of St. Patty's Day! There will be thousands of people on the River Walk, so it should be a great day for me! I am brushing up on some of my Irish folk music and hope to take some videos to post on my YouTube channel!

	One of the things you buskers out there need to do is pay attention to the local schedule of events where there will be a large number of people gathering. Successful busking is a numbers game. The more people who hear you, the more people will drop money in your tip jar! When I busked at our pirate invasion parade called Gasparilla, there were about 300,000 along the parade route. At my perch near the end of the route, I made $91. Busking on a Friday night in our entertainment district called Ybor City, I have been averaging about $35. That's not much for two hours of playing but it gives me the chance to work on new music and, at the end of the month, I've paid my electric bill! People are also picking up my cards and could contact me for a private gig where I will earn $300 - 400 for a 3-hour performance! 

Happy busking!
Marion

-----Original Message-----
From: Perform-Talk <perform-talk-bounces at nfbnet.org> On Behalf Of Sandra Gayer via Perform-Talk
Sent: Saturday, March 4, 2023 12:24 PM
To: Performing Arts Division list <perform-talk at nfbnet.org>
Cc: Sandra Gayer <sandragayer7 at gmail.com>
Subject: Re: [Perform-Talk] The Exciting World of Busking and Other Performances!

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 
> <mailto:cdrobles693 at gmail.com> > wrote:
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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.
>
> 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%20Ph
> elps%20Set%20Concord%20Art%20Wine%20Beer%20Walk%20May%2013th%202017.m2
> t?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%20Ph
> elps%20Set%20Concord%20Art%20Wine%20Beer%20Walk%20May%2013th%202017.m2
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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 
> <mailto:perform-talk at nfbnet.org> >
> 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.
>
> 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%20
> California%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%20
> California%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?
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> Simpático Misty.mp3
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> <https://www.dropbox.com/s/myptdtfp39pqvqb/Simp%C3%A1tico%20Misty.mp3?
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> dropbox.com
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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
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> 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 
> <mailto:perform-talk at nfbnet.org> >
> 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%
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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>
> dropbox.com
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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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> <https://www.dropbox.com/s/1vt4iptbf8x33d9/Blind%20With%20You%20Chela%
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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!
>
> Peace!
> Marion
>
>
> -----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
> To: Performing Arts Division list <perform-talk at nfbnet.org 
> <mailto:perform-talk at nfbnet.org> >
> Cc: CHELA Robles <cdrobles693 at gmail.com <mailto:cdrobles693 at gmail.com> 
> >
> Subject: Re: [Perform-Talk] The Exciting World of Busking and Other 
> Performances!
>
> 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
>
> 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
>
> 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
>
> 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.
>
> I face the $5.00 bill open and facing outward so it can be seen.
>
> Again, this is a subtle subliminal message to your audience of the
>
> 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
>
> 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,
>
> like Washington, Lincoln, and Jackson. One of my favorite presidents 
> is Benjamin franklin!"
>
> (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
>
> performing is to put my cards near my tip jar. I have cut a hole in
>
> 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
>
> can find out where I will be performing. Many venues want to know if
>
> 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
>
> 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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