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Post by jabberwocky on Nov 14, 2016 16:30:12 GMT -5
Saw a bit of everything the last week - mostly at busy intersections:
A dude with an electric guitar and amp that would roll it out at a red light and play - quickly
A young girl and guy doing gymnastic routines at a stop light - that is really going to hurt if he drops her
3 guys doing a similar routine but jumping over each other and doing flips in the roadway
young woman playing violin at a stop light - quite well
an old women who looked to be pushing 80 - juggling balls for money
Numerous singers on the buses - some good , most average
The only bum without a skill - who pestered me twice in front of Oviedo mall - spoke perfect English - first gave me a routine that he was not a salesman - just needed some dinero - second time changed his story and needed money to get back to the US
I prefer the beggers in Medellin - at least most worked a bit for the money - here in Orlando they just wait and accost you at a stop light with their hands out - no performances -just want money.
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Post by gallito on Nov 14, 2016 19:16:17 GMT -5
Yes same thing happens in Bogota;it's like a mini-circus at the traffic light. Up here in Canada they panhandle with a starbuck cup even on a highway median,talk about roadkill.
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Post by wildstubby on Nov 14, 2016 23:04:22 GMT -5
jabberwocky said:
He is the same guy I bet was panhandling the Hard Rock Cafe in June when I was here. The only panhandling I saw was when I was at Parque Sabaneta tonight while eating!!
Question: Which one of you gringos did I see riding the Metro with some kind of gun manufacture cap on? We both knew each other was not from Colombia! He was with his wife and a young girl!
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Post by james on Nov 14, 2016 23:06:17 GMT -5
I ride the bus in Med often, and have heard many "singers". But a couple of weeks ago, a beautiful girl, mid-20s I think, got on our bus and began to sing. Her voice was amazing. She would put many professional singers to shame. When she finished, EVERYONE in the bus applauded. The real surprise was she was selling music CDs and memory sticks. Many people who didn't buy gave her money anyway. A really good shtick.
- JAMES
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Post by gallito on Nov 14, 2016 23:36:40 GMT -5
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Post by jabberwocky on Nov 15, 2016 8:30:22 GMT -5
Can't be the Metro in Medellin - people aren't packed in like sardines. Not this trip but have had two outstanding bus performers - one guy singing who was excellent - told him to get to the US and get an agent. Another time a guy playing the violin -- he was very good and was doing it on a lurching bus in city traffic - I can barely keep my balance standing up in a bus and that's while holding on to a seat - this guy was bus surfing while playing -
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Post by sedelen on Nov 15, 2016 11:21:53 GMT -5
Indeed, there are a lot of talented street performers as I think back on the many traffic stops over the time I've spent here. Yesterday, saw a juggler with a lighted baton (fire). Then theres' this young woman whose amazing with a hula hoop near where I live. I'm still hoping to get a video of her but I haven't seen her lately.
Usually, I'm in traffic too far from the action to get much of what's going on, but I catch enough to know I wished I had seen it all. Even to the point of wanting to go back and video them, but my Colombian friends think I'm crazy, or know I am and don't pay it much mind.
I'm not much of a fan for the singers who jump on the bus, find it quite annoying to say the least, especially with rap music, but still, have more respect for these performers than the guy walking up asking for a hand out.
I usually keep a half pocket full of monedas for these performers when I encounter them.
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Post by gallito on Nov 15, 2016 13:28:58 GMT -5
Can't be the Metro in Medellin - people aren't packed in like sardines. No not in Medi metro;Mexico city most likely.I guess they set the bar a little higher there. In short Latinos are more creative panhandlers Bogota;La Septima paetonal is a good place to spot impromptu concerts and panhandlers. www.facebook.com/gunsnroses/videos/10154576250933069/
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