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When I traveling back from

Elusive Trope — Fri, 19 Jun 2015 18:52:12 +0000

In reply to We were coming into Verona,

When I traveling back from Indiana to Washington, shortly after entering Illinois, someone had spray painted in the middle of train bridge over the highway "Read More." That was cool, but it had the added factor that to get the spot where it was put was a little treacherous.

We were coming into Verona,

Ramona — Fri, 19 Jun 2015 14:09:02 +0000

In reply to I was thinking about this a

We were coming into Verona, Missouri, on the way to the cemetery where my husband's grandmother is buried, when we saw graffiti under a concrete bridge. It read: Have a Nice Day! Our kids were young then and they thought it was hilarious. I was thoroughly charmed.

I'll pass it on to him. :)

Elusive Trope — Fri, 19 Jun 2015 03:41:56 +0000

In reply to An old city wall;faded names

I'll pass it on to him. :)

I am biased. But this is

Richard Day — Fri, 19 Jun 2015 03:03:59 +0000

In reply to I was thinking about this a

I am biased. But this is magnificent. hahahha

Well done.

You have your own blog site, as far as I am concerned.

Tomorrow is Friday but so is Friday next.

Go on with this subject. Take your time.

Maybe, just maybe, the next generations should not be as comfortable. hahahahah

I LIKE THIS!

I was thinking about this a

MrSmith1 — Fri, 19 Jun 2015 01:19:27 +0000

In reply to Let me explain, as if I could

I was thinking about this a lot on my ride home tonight. You're right, graffiti is for the young. Or it should be. It is a desire to establish the fact that "I am here" and is about disrupting the status quo and demanding to be paid attention to.

At my point in life, I don't want to tear up the established order of the world, I want to put it back together, to heal the wounds, to make order again out of the chaos. I no longer enjoy hard angles or frenzied people with overflowing anxieties. I seek serenity and joy, peace and happiness, not loud clashing dissonance and angry music ... unless, of course, it is in a context of which I am familiar and / or comfortable with. It's all about context when it comes to loud, angry, dissonant, anxiety-driven things. Graffiti rarely comes with such context. Paintings by Basquait I suppose, come pretty close, as does Banksy's work.

Let me explain, as if I could

Richard Day — Thu, 18 Jun 2015 21:09:47 +0000

In reply to Too Old to write graffiti?!

Let me explain, as if I could ever explain

That graffiti is written in stone.

Real Graffiti is written spontaneously, by young and angry folks.

hahahahaha

I AM HERE.

I AM RELEVANT

Hell old folks already know they are here and they are irrelevant. hahahahahah

Okay, so Cave Paintings of old were painted under the auspices of shamans.

That is all I got, I ran out of energy. hahahaha

Too Old to write graffiti?!

MrSmith1 — Thu, 18 Jun 2015 21:00:18 +0000

In reply to I direct this message to you

Too Old to write graffiti?! These prisoners in the Tower of London might disagree! hahaha

I direct this message to you

Richard Day — Thu, 18 Jun 2015 20:00:21 +0000

In reply to Nicely done, Missy! I think

I direct this message to you Mr. Smith...

My favorite song when I was 16?

And the words of the

Prophets are written on the

Subway walls and tenement...

(whatever)

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4zLfCnGVeL4

Old folks do not usually engage in graffiti

Young folks, angry and artistic (at least sometimes, hahahah) young people.

Oh but the caves of old, thousands and thousands of years ago give us the best graffiti of all time!

THE CAVE OF FORGOTTEN DREAMS?

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4Y0guHHDN5Q&list=PLoDXjsS-wI0zvqoy3h5PSx3JGdaf-LHv0

What do old folks accomplish?

The Grave-yards of rusted automobiles. hahahah (Thanks Arlo)

There are so very many ways to express an idea or despair, really.

Sorry, you just stoked my fire, I guess.

No song today, I would have to add seven songs to seven wrongs?

Nicely done, Missy! I think

MrSmith1 — Thu, 18 Jun 2015 19:17:35 +0000

In reply to An old city wall;faded names

Nicely done, Missy! I think I prefer your translation to mine..

An old city wall;faded names

barefooted — Thu, 18 Jun 2015 18:52:09 +0000

In reply to International Relations

An old city wall;

faded names of teenagers

suspended in time.

I hope your friend, and you, can appreciate the inspiration his words provide ...