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Busking for PlayStations

January 20, 2009 in News comments 10

Carissa Lynch, a young child from Australia has some innovative means of acquiring herself a PlayStation: busking. Seems she's been playing violin at busker festival Tamworth to save up for a PlayStation 2 -- though with $350 earned over the weekend, looks like she'll be heading for the PS3.

Tamworth could not come too soon for Carissa, who had been hopping from foot to foot for months in anticipation of playing in Tamworth's famous buskers alley, Peel Street, a long stretch of road with scores of performers so close together they almost formed one vast continuous band. It was not so much that she wanted to dazzle people with her violin playing, though she certainly did that. It was more that she wanted to raise enough money to buy what any budding nine-year-old violinist would want … a PlayStation.
chautemoc via smh.com.au »
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  • 0
    Disillusioned Jan 20, 09
    I bet she only got that much money because she was a child ¬__¬
    • 0
      chautemoc Jan 20, 09
      Well how many kids do you know that can play violin? Pretty awesommmme.
      • 0
        Deadman Rules Jan 20, 09
        I know 3.

        I wish I could save up money for a PS3, I've been trying to for the past few weeks but I've got bills to pay and I keep buying small stuff that adds up.
  • 0
    Gamer128 Jan 20, 09
    Is she going to go up to the clerk and get a PS2 with a bag full of change? xD
    • 3
      Dragoshi1 Jan 20, 09
      I think they have coinstar in Australia

      I wonder if I can pull off the same act, even though I am 15 and not a little girl with pigtails and a violin?

      I can make farting sounds with my armpits,that should rake in 5 bucks -_-
  • 0
    Linkerd101 Jan 21, 09
    I don't think every 9 year old wants a Playststion..they want...Wii Music!
    No but I really think that she only got all the moneys because she's only
    9 if a 40 year old wanted a playstation, they'd give him a nickel. Seriously.
  • 0
    Gutter_Tech Jan 21, 09
    still kudos to her for making it happen
  • 0
    fudgeboy Jan 21, 09
    how disappointed will she be when she finds out they dont have violins on guitar hero!
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    Machienzo* Jan 22, 09
    She'd work for me and I'd take a fair 75% of the profits.
  • 1
    Woudo Jan 22, 09
    She looks like a Texas prostitute.

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