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First off, I truly admire the gutsy enthusiasm of anyone like CDK who chooses to perform in public, especially considering the non-traditional nature of the Game Boy as a performance tool. Even if it's "just press play and fistpump," it's still a projection of personal passion, and I would never discourage any of my peers from expressing themselves in this way.

On the other hand, I think that those who choose to do public performances need to keep location and context firmly in mind when choosing when and where to busk. In most situations (but not all), I would say that setting up in the middle of, say, a crowded park and blasting loud Game Boy music is basically asking for trouble. Not because there's anything wrong with it, but because there's no context -- You're playing to a crowd of regular joe's and jane's, most of which probably don't even care about what you're doing with the Game Boy to make those sounds. These situations result in a lot of tension between the performers and the common folk because it is essentially a massive plea for attention. Granted, any street performance is meant to grab people's attention, but due to the apparent novelty of chipmusic, I think it works a lot better when the "audience" is considered before a location is chosen.

A good example is the Lo-Tek Resistance guys from the Seattle area: Every year they set up in front of places where they *know* people will (mostly) be receptive towards that kind of performance, namely outside of videogame and anime conventions. Because of this consideration, they have (until recently) been able to play for long periods of time without getting shut down, and drew crowds of interested folks in the process. This isn't foolproof, obviously, since they still don't have a permit, but it does maximize the positive effects of playing in public while lessening the chances of running into people like Wanker McCordpuller over there.

That's my 2 cents, at least.