[retired_txanya]

There's 'Penny Man' who hangs around in the Wetherspoons in Cambridge all day picking up whatever change is on the floor.

[retired_laticia3]

Round Whitley Bay there's a tramp with a bowl haircut and big yellow luminous coat who goes round scrounging for money on the floor. He's known as the "Penny Picker".
The kids out at lunch throw their coppers at him and he just bends over and picks them up ffs

[retired_gozadera2007]

Toy Mic Trev ftw in Cardiff. Old guy who busks near M&S using nothing but his own singing voice and one of those massive toy microphones you got when you were a kid that made your voice go all echoey.

[retired_jjdr1881]

Crazy Helen in Portsmouth always chasing after the young lads. We also have 'Charlie' who despite being mentally retarded, MUST be a paedophile.

Went to my girlfriend's in Kent and they have a guy called 'Billy the Quid'. Seemed your pretty standard bum to be fair.

[retired_matthowells]

Xylophone Man. There'll never be another busker like him.

[retired_mandyg]

Originally posted by alilaw:
Toy Mic Trev ftw in Cardiff. Old guy who busks near M&S using nothing but his own singing voice and one of those massive toy microphones you got when you were a kid that made your voice go all echoey.

Toy Mic Trev is indeed a legend. Other characters of note in Cardiff surely:

Ninjah: big black dude who stands around the town centre engaged in his two favourite activities. Firstly, he likes to play local bins with his drumsticks, often whilst "rapping" or "singing" - he's not very good at either. He also just walks around either randomly insulting people or spouting absolute crap about aliens and Jesus and **** in a very loud voice. Has been known to turn up at a nightclub in full cricket regalia (complete with pads). He's clearly ****ing mental but has been rewarded with a recording contract with a local indie label for his efforts.

I'm also strangely fond Mr. Shakey Hands Man - basically some old bloke who is clearly mentally ill and a bit poor who just randomly comes up to you (usually with a face covered in mucus) and shakes your hand until you give him money. It's a bit sad because he has obvious issues but he's quite amusing when you are drunk.

[retired_mandyg]

Oops, forgot the Shakey Hands Man Linkage. Apologies if facebook linkage isn't a go-er btw.

[retired_jjjvassnc]

I think in Cheltenham, there was a guy that walked around town with a lawn mower.

[retired_shabnam61]

There was a women who used to walk round Camberley in the 60s and 70s (I lived there from 69-86) called Camberley Kate.

She used to wander around with what seemed like 100s of dogs all yaping and barking and as kid I was terrified of dogs and she scared the living chit out of me.

[retired_butterflyporsha]

Originally posted by -rudi-:
<BLOCKQUOTE>Originally posted by alilaw:
Toy Mic Trev ftw in Cardiff. Old guy who busks near M&S using nothing but his own singing voice and one of those massive toy microphones you got when you were a kid that made your voice go all echoey.

Toy Mic Trev is indeed a legend. Other characters of note in Cardiff surely:

Ninjah: big black dude who stands around the town centre engaged in his two favourite activities. Firstly, he likes to play local bins with his drumsticks, often whilst "rapping" or "singing" - he's not very good at either. He also just walks around either randomly insulting people or spouting absolute crap about aliens and Jesus and **** in a very loud voice. Has been known to turn up at a nightclub in full cricket regalia (complete with pads). He's clearly ****ing mental but has been rewarded with a recording contract with a local indie label for his efforts.

I'm also strangely fond Mr. Shakey Hands Man - basically some old bloke who is clearly mentally ill and a bit poor who just randomly comes up to you (usually with a face covered in mucus) and shakes your hand until you give him money. It's a bit sad because he has obvious issues but he's quite amusing when you are drunk. </BLOCKQUOTE>

Yeah toy mic trev is a legend. not seen him for a while though?

ninjah is a ****ing nuisance though :thdn:

there's also that busker who lets people borrow his guitar. he's always sitting outside the prince of wales. not really a legend, but he's always there.