What is balloon busking?
Let’s start by looking at some basic definitions that anyone working on the street needs to be aware of. • Vending – Selling merchandise for profit. • Panhandling – Asking for money or other handouts while giving nothing in return. • Busking – 1. The halfway point between vending and panhandling. 2. Providing entertainment on the street for the (hopeful) receipt of money from strangers that stop to watch your show. If you try to draw a line between the three activities above, you might start to see the problem that buskers frequently encounter. Governmental agencies are familiar with vending and panhandling, and often mistakenly lump busking into one of those categories. After all, you’re receiving money from passersby. They’re either buying goods, or giving because they’re generous. Buskers don’t see it that way at all. A busker generally works hard for the money he makes. He isn’t looking for handouts from kind and generous souls in the same manner as a panhandler. He is, in fact, se
