I AM NOW AT  JIMMYTALKSALOT.SUBSTACK.COM It is a free newsletter/site with a complete searchable archive and everybody's over there now. If you're looking for my book you can still buy it HERE or get it over at JIMMYTALKSALOT.SUBSTACK.COM ..read more

My name is Jimmy. I've spent my life traveling and performing to support my family.  A van for my job is crucial, it takes me to the job sites across the nation and provides me with a place to sleep at night so I can send more money back home to support my family. My old van that I used for years died and due to not being able to travel and the increase in price of used vehicals recently, it took me almost two years to buy another one.  When I did finally buy one, it cost me nearly $6000. I had it for about a month and someone slammed into it in the middle of the night, while ..read more

THE NOBLE VAGRANT-backstage thrillers. CLICK FOR PREVIEW The Noble Vagrant is glimpses into my life. I believe it tells the story of who I am, what I do, and why I do it. The story takes place on sidewalks around the U.S. and Europe. There is a certain dignity found in the stories, but the book as a whole certainly does not glamorize the streets in any way. Because it is the real story of the life on the streets as a small time sidewalk performer. Along with the stories, it has my views on Art, Religion, Politics, and Street Dues. I believe the opinions of people who make their wa ..read more

When I first met Paul I was alone in London. I had been backpacking through Europe and was finally glad to be around English speaking people, but I didn't know anyone, and London was a big city. I had found my way to the London Eye and was working the river when I saw a group of tough looking ten minute sidewalk guys queued up, I avoided them as long as I could, but loneliness got the best of me. I walked up, and said hello, they all just leered at me and their leader wore an old fifties suit with a black leather biker's vest to make it a three piece. He said, "How did you hear about this ..read more

The best Dollar I ever Earned. It was on a New Orleans sidewalk. I had just completed a quick six minute sidewalk show back when I would do about twenty two of those a day. I noticed this homeless guy had made it a point to be the last to stick a buck in my hat. After he put it in he said, "I want you to know this buck came from a homeless guy." So I said to him, maybe you ought to keep it, seems like you need this more than me. He said "No! We all got together and made sure you have it, because you give us hope out here that maybe we can make it too." So I said, you know what sir, you're r ..read more

I was in a drab suit with a tipped fedora, on a side street in the Latin Quarters. Across the street at a cafe terrace, the snide shrewd French sat waiting, watching down their noses at me. I was smoking a cigarette and I couldn't put it out. It kept appearing in my hand or my mouth, or it turned into a pipe, or a cigar, or something else that frustrated me. I turned my back to them, feeling violated, but the more I turned away, the more the people stopped to stare. A man I didn't know, sat on a stoop behind me playing guitar creating sound effects for my emotional outbursts and special eff ..read more

For years I had been watching these One Trick Sandies work their trick on crowded sidewalks, I envied their ability to work anywhere without being rousted by the police. They could even work in front of an open door to a business and be gone before there was trouble. The method was beautiful. The real Sandy (who worked out of New Orleans) would stop someone, hand them his hat as an anchor, then pull a small rope out of his hat as the guy held it. He'd do the trick and then tell the guy he made his living by people putting money in the hat...which of course was still in the guy's hand ..read more

I rolled into town on the bus from Dublin, when I got off the bus, it all began again, my look for a cheap hotel or hostel. Everything cheap was full and I ended up having to stay in a bed and breakfast. That night as I made my way out, I saw things, things. I saw a river that looked like Guinnes. As I walked through town, I saw pubs full of drinkers, real drinkers, not these mamby pamby drinkers we see here in the states. And mind you, this is coming from a guy who hails from New Orleans. I saw other things, I saw gentle innocent things I wished I could see in america, like ..read more

The first thing one should look into is, City Markets, Village Markets, Tourist Flea Markets, and Tourist Pedestrian Malls. The places I am describing here are owned and operated by the city, or by the state, or by a major corporation. Sometimes it's a combination, for example, the property maybe owned by the city, but a corporation leases the property and has a contract to police the property with it's own security force. The reason I get jobs at these places, is so I can live in one place, for a long time, with a stable income. It gives me a home-base to put my family. If I decided I d ..read more

A Sidewalk Magician's Character And Show Construction Manual. by Jimmy Talksalot Click Photo For Preview Released In Manual Form $25 -plus shipping and handling. BUY NOW Click Here For U.S. Sales Only Or Click Here For Outside U.S. Sales Only Description: Who is The Elusive Him? He is the Character of your show who lives inside of you and your show, and he is just waiting to be discovered by you and the public. What is Our Mysterious Craft? It is how Magicians throughout time have constructed their Shows, their Magic, and their Stories. In my opinion, this book, The Elusive Hi ..read more