Thoughtful

And this is actually why you won the “perseverance in the workplace” award! Thanks again for coming out. It’s always a delight to see you both online, and in person.

@MatRicardo

29 күн бұрын

haha right back at ya

You brought me to tears sir. It was a joy to have you in Lawrence

@MatRicardo

29 күн бұрын

aww thanks boss - the joy was all mine

Beautiful!

@MatRicardo

29 күн бұрын

Thank you!

These videos are wonderful. Thanks so much for sharing them.

@MatRicardo

29 күн бұрын

Awww thank you so much

Well done! We are lucky to have you visit our Busker Festival in Lawrence! It was great to see you again always a wonderful show! Safe Travels, Cheers!

@MatRicardo

29 күн бұрын

Lucky to have such a gorgeous town and festival. AND CHEESY GRITS.

Mr. Ricardo, it looks like you sure are living right! Bravo!

@MatRicardo

29 күн бұрын

Doing my best!

Awesome!

Wonderful. Thank you for sharing.

@MatRicardo

29 күн бұрын

aww thanks matey x

Nice to find this. Bravo, encore, 🤜🤛

@MatRicardo

29 күн бұрын

Thanks so much :)

exactlly, busking can be excellent

Absolutely loved this video. It’s been such an honour sharing the pitch with you here in Soest!! Hope to see you again soon!! ❤❤❤❤

@MatRicardo

22 күн бұрын

aww thanks! The honour was all mine. See you down the road!

Thank you for sharing this minds ❤ you inspire me

We couldn't wait to see you again this year in Lawerence. We were only able to see you twice but each time you were fantastic. Hope you come back next year!

@MatRicardo

29 күн бұрын

wow amazing - thanks so much :)

Another beauty from Studio Ricardo (as I now refer to your channel). Having a hard day here, and that was just the shot to the heart I needed. Onward! x

@MatRicardo

29 күн бұрын

Sorry you're having a hard day - studio ricardo sends love!

Another great piece. Thanks.

@MatRicardo

29 күн бұрын

thanks!

This was such an inspirational video! I saw you in Lawrence last year and was so happy to see you back this year! Keep up the great work and putting smiles on peoples faces, you're amazing!!

@MatRicardo

29 күн бұрын

thank you!

The first day of somewhere new is usually the most challenging for me. I understand it to be because of my autism. Most people experience some level of anxiety about new things, but in school, for example, I remember having the absolute worst meltdowns both the night before and on the day and subsequent few days of a new year. There's a lot of change involved in starting something new. There are all these rules we have to learn but don't have any instructions, all these new places and people we must familiarise ourselves with by force, and the comforts of routine and repetition don't apply in the same ways as they used to. On the podcast 1800 Seconds on Autism, Alan Gardner, an autistic TV personality, described a similar fear when beginning a new television series. One of the hosts recollected that they developed a mask for beginning their new work environment in order to cope. The host realised that masking was ultimately a bad thing and so he stopped. I imagine performers and autistic people, and of course performers who are autistic, mask in similar ways and for similar purposes - to present ourselves in a particular way in order to fit in/fill a role/escape our identities. I wonder if you're able to find a way to maintain the stage persona without camouflaging the autistic one. Perhaps that's something you already do. If not, maybe it'd help you manage future events involving street-performance-based craziness without getting too burned out.

@MatRicardo

29 күн бұрын

Fascinating. Finding that balance between stage me and autistic me is certainly a challenge I'm working on!

♥

@MatRicardo

29 күн бұрын

I was a busker myself from 1994-2019 I just got fed up 😂😂😂😂

@MatRicardo

22 күн бұрын

haha that's allowed