chasing a pitch is where you work a spot for a short time become impatient and move to another spot in the hopes of the grass being greener.
generally this is a bad idea, usually the best thing to do is to find a pitch you know has been reliable in the past and do your work day there, the money might be a trickle, but slow and sure is still sure.
while your chasing a pitch, your losing money.
NOW i began this with "usually" because usually this is the rule, but i assure you not always the rule.
"toot" said, a pitch can make you or break you.
when i work new orleans, i got an old grandma bike i ride around following the movement of the tourists.
the tourists have their own schedule they start out by "cafe du monde" and the river in the morning and work their way into the quarter until nite time they end up on bourban street.
different attractions at different times and i show up before they are letting in or letting out depending.
but i still lose money, so why do i do it? cuz i don't like fighting with the other buskers for time on a pitch or dealing with cops about upstruction because they got familiar with me in one spot. some times i even make more then i would if i secured a spot....alot of times i don't.
if you have a small 5 min. doorway act, {like a one trick sandy} moving every show up and down the sidewalk could be the best.
in a situation like this you can work any where and the cops will have an impossible time catching you in the act and they probably wont get any complaints anyway because your in and out so quick.
but you know if your in a town that sucks it matters little, it would be best to work a reliable spot all day practising if nothing else. but definately keep your ears open for a spot you may not know about and maybe do a little exploring now and then.
