text: 30 OCTOBER 2019 - DES MOINES, IOWA: RANDY KONG performs in the Des Moines Skywalk system. Kong said he's been busking for about nine years. He said he started when his band broke up and busking might be way to "get a hot dog and a coke, and now it's turned into a career." He usually performs during the lunch hour and is a regular sight in the skywalk system. In October he hands out candy and sings Halloween themed songs while wearing a "Phantom of the Opera" like mask. In December he does a Christmas themed show and in February he does a Valentines themed show. PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ