Live at the Rusty Gull ... https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2nl4MKtU2Nc

http://shatnershairpiece.bandcamp.com/track/decompression Another extended original instrumental. One take. no edits. Played live through a Fishman acoustic amp. ... https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=K0MBqnK1Hcs

I keep finding good versions of this song from my back catalog of busking videos. Here's the deal: This song is, for me, easy to play and copy. Many people think copying note for note is some kind of skill, but it's not. What's not easy is doing your own thing and making it your own. Improv is what music is all about. If you have to play a cover, the very least you can do is try not to parrot too much. This was from my favorite night of the year, the only time I played from 3pm to 10pm. It was a rare Saturday night that I was playing so I kept it going as long as my battery held out, taking advantage of the weekend crowd. By the end of the evening I was improvising Sultans almost 100%, still trying new phrases every chance I got. I was totally in the zone and enjoying the ambient lamp light, which was really relaxing. This is the way live music on the street used to be back in ancient times a year and a half ago. I get so nostalgic when I see this. Sniff! Support an unemployed musician on bandcamp: Entire discography: https://thesixmilliondollarguitar.bandcamp.com/ Follow me on bandcamp: https://thesixmilliondollarguitar.bandcamp.com/follow_me Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/Shatnershairpiece Tip on paypal: https://www.paypal.com/paypalme/6milliondollarguitar?locale.x=en_US ... https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2mOxcpozFKo

Here's one I thought would be popular but went absolutely nowhere. However, I did gain the privilege of a guy asking if he could film me. I nod, he films me, and then leaves without leaving a tip. Great success! Busking and youtube facts: 1) Street playing is not all fun and games and dancing kids. Did this for 5 years. I regularly faced not only verbal abuse, but physical assault as I worked a few blocks from downtown eastside Vancouver. I'm surrounded by addicts, drunks, and people who should be in mental homes. 2) I'm unemployed. I lost all busking work 2020 (it was banned) and received zero compensation. I had a very bad year and then had a serious brain aneurism in April 2021. I will never busk again as the stress from 5 years of busking very likely caused my aneurism. 3) I make ZERO from YouTube no matter how many views I get. I had 5 million views in June. Didn't make a dime. I am demonetized. I can't run ads, even on original content. And more importantly, even if I did, many of my videos are instantly copyrighted and auto monetized by record labels because they are COVERS. If you see an ad, it's the record label collecting. If you liked the performance, please think about supporting me on patreon/paypal tip/bandcamp as DONATION is the only way I survive. 4) I'm a musician that writes his own music for 20 years. Check out my bandcamp page to see what I can really do with a guitar. 2000 original instrumentals. 5) It's a lot of unpaid work to post these videos all the time so please try to help me keep the channel going. Many thanks to those that have supported me! It means a lot! 6) I get asked this 100 times a day so here's the answer: I play on the street and not in a band because all the clubs closed years ago due to disinterest, high rents, no profitability. I used to lead many bands from 2006 to 2018. That's all gone. It's also a lot more hassle, and less money, to run a band than play by myself. 7) I get asked this 100 times a day. "Why don't you try a better spot?" THIS is the best spot. How do I know? I've tried all of them. This spot is even better than Granville Island which is all tourists. Vancouver does not have many spots to play. Maybe 3-4 downtown. I have to go where traffic is heaviest or you make no money. Playing on beaches and parks or near homes, condos, apt buildings, is forbidden. This is the main transit hub of trains/seabus and also walkway for the convention center as well as heavily touristed gastown. 8) I'm playing a Parker fly guitar, limited '4 seasons' edition 'Autumn', from 2008. Only 25 exist of this model. Very light at 5 lbs, very versatile tones with piezo pickups, carbon fibre body, stainless steel frets never wear out. Company is out of business. My pedals are zen drive (no longer made), wah ... https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aVPmF5Asrls