Thursday, 9 July 2015

I feel a song coming on.....

I've changed the name of the prompt to Friday FACTioneer this week because it's a true story. I hope you don't mind Rochelle!

PHOTO PROMPT © Stephen Baum



I tried busking as a kid. Don’t laugh, I was good ...ish! I sang in a tunnel because the echoing made me sound better!

I had three upturned saucepans which I tapped with a wooden spoon and sang songs like Little Drummer Boy and Heartbeat. Clever eh?

I didn’t earn much, a few coppers, some foreign coins and the occasional tin of soup.

I hoped I’d be discovered, and I was - but not by Simon Cowell! My mum came past with one of her posh friends – and she ignored me!

She went ballistic when I got home!

So I stopped.




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23 comments:

  1. Anonymous9 July 2015 at 13:20

    Cant blame your mom I guess! :)

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    1. Unknown10 July 2015 at 09:57

      I was a bit of an embarrassment back then!

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  2. brudberg9 July 2015 at 14:56

    Ha.. I wonder how long time it took you to understand why your mom ignored you.. I would like to see a youtube clipping of that performance.

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  3. Vinay Leo R.9 July 2015 at 19:51

    Definitely would like to see that clipping too :) Though I wonder why you didn't persist. I thought you'd have been tempted to do what mom strictly forbade to do :D

    Leo @ I Rhyme Without Reason

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    1. Unknown10 July 2015 at 09:59

      If you were to see a clip you might understand why I gave up! I had loads more rebelious things to do!

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  4. Rochelle Wisoff-Fields9 July 2015 at 21:33

    Dear Rosey,

    Faction is allowed. Cute story.

    Shalom,

    Rochelle

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  5. Anonymous10 July 2015 at 06:50

    Cute piece. Was the world robbed of a future musical star? We may never know... :)
    Cheers
    KT

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  6. Deepa10 July 2015 at 11:06

    Lovely take rosey, happy Birthday Blog friend

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  7. Keith's Ramblings10 July 2015 at 11:07

    My turn to sing!

    Happy birthday to you
    Happy birthday to you
    Happy birth....

    OK, I'll stop! Have a great day Rosey Pee x

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    1. Unknown10 July 2015 at 11:10

      Can I take my fingers out of my ears now? That's better! Thanks Keithie and you have a fab birthday too!

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  8. Anonymous10 July 2015 at 11:35

    Woo hoo! What a great experience to remember when you are older :)

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  9. Yolanda Renée10 July 2015 at 15:39

    Ignored is better than shamed in front of a crowd, but yeah, harsh. Others passing by probably thought it was cute. Lovely memory! Did someone say birthday? Well, then may you enjoy a very Happy Birthday!

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  10. Anonymous10 July 2015 at 15:53

    I would have loved to be there. :-)

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  11. Danny / Sarah10 July 2015 at 15:55

    Sarah says she likes your story and you are lucky you got FREE soup!

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  12. Anonymous10 July 2015 at 16:06

    Interesting story!

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  13. Dale11 July 2015 at 06:03

    Good thing Faction is allowed as I also went the truth way!.. Fun stuff..

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  14. Gah Learner11 July 2015 at 23:38

    Poor Rosey, being ignored by Mum... funny story.

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  15. Priceless Joy12 July 2015 at 00:41

    Hahaha! This is hilarious! Hope Rochelle didn't mind because I loved it and got a good laugh!

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  16. i b arora13 July 2015 at 04:16

    as always a different dimension. felt sorry for mother

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