the buried life = strictly business

This is one for the record books. After spending the whole day in San Diego (this blog is a little late) asking strangers what they want to do before they die, we headed downtown to the Red Lamp District to attempt #83 on the list - “Street Perform and Make $100.” Duncan jammed on his guitar, Ben drummed a kitchen pot and Dave and I (Jonnie) rocked fresh b-boy styles to try to reach our goal of $100 and experience what life is like hustling the streets. After the first hour we had a grand total of $4 and some gummy beans. Then, after taking a break to regain our breath and build excitement among passerbys we exploded into Round 2 and amassed a crowd of over 70 spectators. After 20 minutes of backflips, handstands, kitchen-pot solos, and general mayhem, the show was over our hat was brimming with over $60!

But now for the best part. Two girls who had watched the whole show approached Ben afterwards and offered him $20 cash for his 1980’s women’s tracksuit. Although this would mean he would have nothing to wear home but the cardboard sign we made, he accepted. Then, while we walked back to the car, curious strangers tipped $10, $3, and then $20 more. By the time we made it back to bus, #83 was off the list!