Busking In Downtown Stockton

This afternoon, the boys and I tried to scrape up some money by busking in front of the City Center Theater by the waterfront. There were two other street performers there besides us.One was a Tevye lookalike named Jesse, short for Jesus, dressed in a blues brothers suit playing a Willie Nelson style acoustic guitar and singing oldies like Pretty Woman by Roy Orbison. The other was a mime in white face blowing up invisible balloons and fashioning them into various animals. Seth and Saul did a light sabre routine while I played Star Wars theme music on the violin. Several teenage girls giggled and watched for a few minutes and put a few dollars into the coffee can we had set up. Another group of young kids showed interest and begged parents for quarters to put in. The Tevye character came over and I invited him to play a few songs with me, and a bunch of people put money in his case. He had a permit, I didn't. Then later, a policeman told me I had to have a permit to play and to ask Tevye where to get one. I told him I had already asked him, and he told me to mosey. We made about $10 total, and the kids spent their money on icecream while I opted for the busker's choice of beverage, Tecate. I promptly researched what it would take to get a permit, and applied online. Jesse, told me he made $100 last night in the same place, so I am going to try it this summer and see how much supplemental income I can make playing on the streets of downtown Stockton. Stockton is great! Take a look!