Oh no, they are harassing the @ViolinMonster about his permit! pic.twitter.com/GQIh4eh6vn
— Julie Weatherbee (@juliewbee) July 17, 2013
@Juliewbee snapped this picture earlier today. According to some tweets from @ViolinMonster, he was told he would need a permit from Art Fair to busk in areas occupied by Art Fair.
@BFSEsq @juliewbee Apparently, Art Fair owns the sidewalks and streets during art fair. They are no longer public property...
— Violin Monster (@ViolinMonster) July 17, 2013
@stevendkrause @juliewbee @vielmetti Thanks for the support! I'm very angry with Art Fair right now. They don't like art - they LOVE money.
— Violin Monster (@ViolinMonster) July 17, 2013
Fortunately, it sounds like Violin Monster found a work around: busing on private property with the owners permission. What do you think about this gentle readers, is it a necessary evil to let the Art Fairs curtail the rights of buskers during the events, or is this a clear overstep? Is it time for an Occupy Art Fair campaign?
H/T: Ed Vielmetti
Clear overstep. This is his home when they are not around, and he brings joy all the time.
ReplyDeleteThe security guard looks like she doesn't want to be there, the dude in the do rag looks indignant, and the officious woman with the clipboard looks like she has a super annoying voice.
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ReplyDeleteAren't there a ton of other street performers during the Art Fair? Every single one of them has a permit?!
ReplyDeleteThis is stupid. Definitely another way they're attempting to make the art fair more commercialized. People always busked during Art Fair.
I'm not 100% but the the "dude in the do rag" could be Wally Herrala who ran a 4:39 mile at age 50 setting a world record at the time.
ReplyDeleteI assume that was only one of the art fairs. It's hard to tell from the picture, but maybe State Street? The smart thing for one of the manager of one of the other 3 fairs would be to snap him up and give him a prominent place in the fair. For free.
ReplyDeleteI'm sure the iSpy stage is pretty full, but it would be good PR for them to give him a slot too, just for the fun of it.