My choice for Piper of the Year

This guy was the smartest of the entire lot. We stood watching him for at least 20 minutes. First he spent a good five minutes opening his music case, then arranging the bagpipes comfortably on his chest. Meanwhile people kept coming up to have their pictures taken with him. Then he started talking with a couple of female tourists all the while fidgeting and adjusting the bagpipes. As he basically stood around doing nothing, tourists passing by kept dropping coins into his case. About ten minutes into our observation of his "performance" he vamped some more by taking his time inflating the bladder of his pipes. Soon more folks stood next to him for photo opportunities. Then he talked awhile with another group. In all that time he never played a note yet probably pocketed $20 in tips. We figured he had no idea of how to play the silly thing.