There were so many buskers in Verona! Mostly of the standard statue variety, but there were a few new ideas. I thought this Tutankhamen was quite clever, since it did a lot with just a mask and shroud of shiny lycra. I always worry about the statue people who use a lot of paint since reading that metallic paint might have been implicated in the death of the Silver Man in Canberra, and this seemed much better from that point of view, and perhaps cooler (temperature-wise) than some, too.
Here you can see the back of Tutankhamen – very simple in terms of getting into, too. Behind him is a kind of Pinocchio little person and a Statue of Liberty. I was amused to see the Pinocchio standing tall outside the box later on. I wonder if an act like that would be too politically incorrect to stand in Australia?
The following buskers were the best of the statues. I think I know how it’s done, and that they were probably quite comfortable apart from the sun. All of these buskers are there for full days, just changing personel every so often.
I did like this silly baby in a pram! Puppets that have small bodies and real adult heads just are always funny. This is a looping video if you click the picture, and you can turn sound on in the top left corner. The noise would drive you nuts pretty quickly! I felt for the other statues nearby who couldn’t move on like the rest of the crowd.
There were also some unintentionally lame buskers – the plump middle aged Michael Jackson wasn’t doing too well. And some that were just a bit puzzling:
Numerous centurions were doing a brisk trade outside the arena. This one was obligingly allowing his clients to set him up in an unlikely losing scenario.
