No more busking & fuck you city of Minneapolis

I arrived on Nicollet mall at about 4:30 and headed towards Peavey Plaza
I thought it might be a good spot because of the outdoor concerts that were going on
It turned out not to be for several reasons
For one, no one was tipping at all (after walking further down the street, I saw lots of people getting tipped)
Secondly, I guess the city didn’t want me competing with a major event because just after the band started oplaying, a cop car pulled up and a woman got out with a book of tickets in her hand
I didn’t even let her get the words out of her mouth before I told her “I am packing up and leaving right now”
She asked me if I had a permit and I told her that I had looked for one online and couldn’t any mention of one
I had also asked several cops on my multiple visits about it and none of them seemed to know of one either
Hell, I asked 3 cops and the WCCO security guard who were standing on the spot if I could play and they all said yes

I am lucky that I didn’t get a ticket but this only makes me more cynical towards the various enitites of government
It seems like you just can’t live without them fucking with you
Once again
Fuck you city of Minneapolis