As I am taking his picture, a man in a dark jacket approaches. I watch a man named Tony balance a woman sitting on a chair on his chin and light the cigarette of a man 100 feet away with a fireball, all as he keeps the crowds attention with witty banter. He grabs my camera out of my hands. Tony has a way of yelling at those who choose to walk away from the circle before he passes the hat. Many performers utilize this tactic and it seems to work well, as the average person will generally avoid being picked out the crowd and heckled.
Most performers have an eagle eye when it comes to observing their audiences.
I see another crowd. This time it is a man wearing a golden g-string and his lovely assistant, dressed in a bustier and holding a rainbow umbrella. They are standing beside a synthesizer hooked to a microphone. I ask to take their picture. I wander in and out of shops.