August 25, 200916 yr Can you play any Garbage? Busker in the bin surprises Cambridge shoppers with a 'rubbish' medley By Eddie Wrenn Last updated at 8:38 PM on 25th August 2009 Comments (0) Add to My Stories Pardon the pun, but you could be forgiven for thinking this busker is rubbish. Jammed into a tiny council bin, the street artist has been entertaining shoppers in Cambridge with a medley of songs, with his trusty guitar left poking out of the side. Shoppers stood round to take pictures or leave coins as the musician thrummed out tunes using his guitar and his pick of the litter. Do you play any Garbage? Charlie Caver performs from inside a litter bin in Cambridge, to the astonishment of passing shoppers Tight fit: Charlie Cavey takes a quick break to smile for the camera 31-year-Charlie Cavey - who has to squeeze his 5ft 9ins frame into the bin - performed in Cambridge this afternoon, presumably playing hits from the band Garbage, and possibly rock band Suede's hit, Trash. He has performed in the city's four-day busking festival and credits his idea with watching a council worker empty a city-centre bin one day when he thought: 'I could fit inside it'. Speaking earlier this year he said he attracts a crowd as people can't work out where the music is coming from. 'They can hear me but can't see me so they always stop and try to work out where I am. 'They're always shocked when they discover I'm in a bin, then they start getting their cameras out. It always makes people laugh.' Charlie has had rubbish thrown in on him before, and he has a five-song limit before needing to stretch his legs. He has also been the victim of late-night revellers, including one occasion when he was robbed. Another time his guitar strings were cut, and another time when someone banged the back of his head so hard he saw stars. You've bin snapped: A new fan takes a picture of Charlie as he plays his tune Following the incident in Match he said: 'It's just not right that these people should be targeting buskers when all they are doing is bringing a nice atmosphere to the streets.' More... From three aircraft per week, to 400 every day: Why Afghanistan's Camp Bastion is now the fifth-busiest UK-run airport Hopefully today he got a good reception, otherwise he might have had to contend with a bombardment of discarded orange peels and sandwich wrappers. More visitors listen to Charlie's musical rubbish bin Read more: http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-1209037/Can-play-Garbage-Busker-bin-surprises-Cambridge-shoppers-rubbish-medley.html#ixzz0PEcqEiLw
August 26, 200916 yr Strange because that's where the Kings of Leon got inspiration for their new album from.
August 26, 200916 yr Author He had an album in the can, but I heard it was binned at the last moment.:rolleyes:
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