Brixton news, rumours and general chat - Aug 2013

[kikiscrumbles]

SOOOOOOOO UPSET!!!! don't know if this has been posted anywhere else yet [apols if it has for replicating] but I noticed yesterday that some COMPLETE IDIOT has decided to graffiti his/her pathetic little tag in the middle of the magnificent Bowie mural on Tunstall Road. I'm raging about it! Don't have a smartphone but wonder if somebody else could post a pic? I'm fantasizing about identifying the little shit and SHAMING them somehow. Even thought about sticking up an old-fashioned piece of A3 paper alongside and asking for the community's thoughts on this destructive addition. I live on the road and have seen so many people taking pics of it, smiling and being snapped alongside it, and spotting it in excited amazement for the first time as they came out of the Tube. I thought it such a happy, uplifting and creative addition to Brixton's many interesting landmarks. Can anything be done?

 

[editor]

What's the tag ID?

 

[el-ahrairah]

christ, who gives a fuck about that stupid bowie mural. it was only done so fashionable people from out of the area could get a photo of them standing in front of it before they go to the village. once [deleted] catches up with him that mural will soon disappear anyway.

 

[Dan U]

Somewhere an alarm just rang in the mods forum

 

[pissflaps]

christ, who gives a fuck about that stupid bowie mural. it was only done so fashionable people from out of the area could get a photo of them standing in front of it before they go to the village. once yewtree catches up with him that mural will soon disappear anyway.

internet gold!

 

[Rushy]

Even thought about sticking up an old-fashioned piece of A3 paper alongside and asking for the community's thoughts on this destructive addition.

I would quite like a photo of this.

 

[simonSW2]

I'm on the side of the taggers, fuck that lame Bowie shit.

 

[pissflaps]

wahaca is coming lol

 

[cuppa tee]

wahaca is coming lol

Is that a random prediction or is there evidence?

 

[DietCokeGirl]

The Bowie mural is part of the 'Brixton's not that bad, y'know!' rhetoric. Even a succesful white man came from there, y'know!

 

[DietCokeGirl]

The wall around it should be filled out with other influential people from Brixton.

 

[TruXta]

The Bowie mural is part of the 'Brixton's not that bad, y'know!' rhetoric. Even a succesful white man came from there, y'know!

So a John Major one is next then?

 

[cuppa tee]

The wall around it should be filled out with other influential people from Brixton.

Jay Rayner ?

 

[Rushy]

The wall around it should be filled out with other influential people from Brixton.

Not sure I want John Major or Ozzie's wife staring out at me every time I hop off the tube.

 

[colacubes]

There was a tagging flurry in the town centre the other night clearly as the side of my flat's been done as well Tbf Lambeth said they will come and clean it off in the next 24 hours so no biggie for me, but it's a bit more of a pain in the arse with the mural. I might have a look and see if it's the same tagger.

 

[Frumious B.]

David is crying wonky blue tears.

 

[leanderman]

Is that a random prediction or is there evidence?

See Bradys thread.

 

[editor]

That tag does look fucking shit though.

 

[colacubes]

That looks very much like the one on my place.

 

[nagapie]

Anyone know what time Bensons Funfair gets going? Took the small boy there at about 12 on Thursday but everything was down still, don't want to disappoint him tomorrow.

 

[editor]

Corker of a sunset over Brixton right now...

 

[Badgers]

Corker of a sunset over Brixton right now...

That is a 'cracking sunset' not a corker.

 

[Onket]

That tag does look fucking shit though.

You have made your views clear on the subject before.

 

[sleaterkinney]

Tags are shit full stop even though I never liked that mural anyway.

 

[Onket]

No, tags are not shit.

 

[Dan U]

What about stickers?

 

[sleaterkinney]

Yes they are, at least graffiti looks good. Tagging is just kiddie bollocks.

 

[Onket]

What about stickers?

Ooooh, where's this going?

 

[Onket]

Yes they are, at least graffiti looks good. Tagging is just kiddie bollocks.

Not everyone feels the same way, you can't write it all off with one oversimplistic sweeping statement, you can't have graff without tags and all this has been said/done before.

 

[sleaterkinney]

Not everyone feels the same way, you can't write it all off with one oversimplistic sweeping statement, you can't have graff without tags and all this has been said/done before.

I'm not bothered if people think differently, I think it looks crap.