Buskers, Street Entertainers in Barnstaple, Devon*

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• the big issue seller fluffy died of a heroin overdose so he isn't around any more what a shame......
• Just to update, unfortunatly "Fluffy" the Big Issue man outside WHsmiths / M&S sadly passed away May 2006 after a very sudden Brain Hemorage. Rest In Peace
• ah ha! this really is time for a update on me (steve kingett) actor, as iam in the north devon area, for xmas. alas no panto this year (oh yes there is!) so just down visting for a change. ok three films to look out for next year(which iam in) flirting with flamenco. Outlanders and ireana p, all out in 2007- so watch out for those. cheers steve kingett. check out the IMB, to see what else i have been in.
• Tiny - bouncer of Sherry's - passed away July 2006.
• Glen also known as G spot cocktail barman at the Cork and bottle.Arrested while dressed as a Jedi master complete with light sabre,made the Sun newspaper and radio Devon
• The tramp guy who wears carrier bags on his feet, he lives round the back of harveys. and appaerntly eats pigeons!!
• The homeless guy who sleeps in the alcove outside Boots on the high street. Seems to spend his time yelling abuse at children and pigeons. Everytime a copper walks past they seem to close their ears to his verbal torrent. The guy playing the saxophone constantly on a saturday in the High Street and manages to make a staggering 40p per day on average.

• The guy who sleeps in the doorway next to Boots. Always shouts at me for no apparent reason.
• well, iam going back a bit here. but when i lived in barum in the 70s/80s. it had it fair share of (0ps un pc) nutters, eccentrics. who could forget "creeping Jesus" or old bill on his bike (in the middle of the road) or how bout that bloke who had a tiger, in forches (in the 70s) yep it was on the local tv. i don't know what barnstaple is like now (for nutters, eccentrics) Oh to answer to what happned to the Busker, who used to sing "knock, knock on heavens door (he was called pat) from Ilfracombe and died a few years back, from a overdose. cause everytime i came down to barum i would always bumpinto him and he would wonder where i had been on me travels! well, thought i would write this as the "Acting" has gone very quiet (at the moment) cheers steve kingett.
• that old shuffly man goes really slowly, but you blink, and bang, he's up the other side of town. wierd. the busker singing knock on heavens door died a few years ago. it got a mention in the journal.
• aggy - the local crazy tramp - rides a bike and likes to play with sticks. random abuse at all times and mouth organ. then theres the bench by summerland stores where all the towns bums and rejects hang out. gorwel forches theres a guy thats hanging about that looks like santa told him his too old for his workshop - looks like an elf and wears a headhunter t-shirt and drinks cinzano from the bottle.
• Loadsa annoying buskers ready to make a few pennie's in the high st..although not all the time thank god.some are good, most u cannot wait to flee the high st before u either get a migraine or wee your pants laughing. Then there the local tramps, one in paticular who's getting quite a rep for himself and go's by the name of agi.less said about him though the better.
• ok well wen u say 'characters' there ain much of that in barnstaple is ther. theres some scary homeless ppl around (was attacked by a mad cycling psyhco guy once :S) but apart from that were all such nice people... oh and yea the annoying Big Issue guy is STILL here. -_- *sigh* stfu man!!!
• IT'S GOT TO BE AGGY!!!!!!! HES SO SCATTY, HE IS ALWAYS CHUCKING THINGS I.E. STICKS OR STONES. BUT WATCH OUT IF YOU ARE DRIVING, HE ENJOYS JUMPING OUT INFRONT OF CARS. AGGY IS THE LOONEY BY FAR...!!

• AGGY. Usually asleep in High Street by Boots during the day. At night he goes round with sticks, jumps out infront of cars, and shouts he is going to kill paedophiles- we think he's the best.
• every month or so this peplo come and play afrcan kind of music
• Whats with the mad guy, sleeps in a doorway or under the job centre, thinks he's in a war or something!Odd but harmless!
• Barnstaple Entertainer! c em round.
• loads of homeless people playing music!
• give the bloke with the flute money he plays a mean flute
• The Big Issue man is too annoyin
• There's an old man in a wheelchair outside M&S with a Bontempi keyboard who does renditions of such popular songs as "cat choking on the vomit of an old man" and "cow with a whistle up it's arse dancing on a piece of tin." Thing is, I really feel sorry for this guy, and always give him some money. You should do the same. For charidee mate.
• The bloke with the beard who sang "Knocking on Heaven's Door" (or one line of it) What happened to him?
• monkey dog vicky southern and her boyfriend dik davidson are funny as hell
• big issue man and ian coles
• the big issue seller outside whsmiths
• There are always buskers and they always get tons of money but EVERYONE gets pissed off with The Big Issue guy!
• Barking Simon who has had a few too many recreational substances and now screams along with his guitar in the high street.

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