Comments on: Vampire Wizard Zeus Magazine 2009

By: Mel

Mel — Thu, 05 Mar 2009 21:16:39 +0000

23rd between Capp and South Van Ness is a mess right now. The post office is a frequent target. But a couple of apartment buildings are covered in spray paint right now.

By: StacycatS

StacycatS — Thu, 05 Mar 2009 20:16:30 +0000

Times Square got a facelift in the 80s… now look at it! Disneyland in NYC!

On the other hand…

I do feel sorry for the peoples in the corrugated metal house on Capp St, though. They are *always* out there scrubbing off the spray paint.

By: mission born and raised

mission born and raised — Thu, 05 Mar 2009 18:59:40 +0000

@M&C,

Just cause I hate graffiti does not mean I do not enjoy living in the city.

By: SFDoggy

SFDoggy — Thu, 05 Mar 2009 02:19:15 +0000

@M&C: Nobody is crying; we are just stating our opinions. If it bothers you that much then don’t read our comments. On the other hand, if you actually have something to add to the dialogue, say it. Rude, dismissive comments say more about you than the other commentors.

By: Tad Benton

Tad Benton — Thu, 05 Mar 2009 00:15:11 +0000

People, people. You are fussing about the cutest little graffiti in the city.

By: Milk&Cheese

Milk&Cheese — Thu, 05 Mar 2009 00:04:20 +0000

Man, you guys are crybabies. Go live in some tract housing if it bothers you that much.

By: mission born and raised

mission born and raised — Wed, 04 Mar 2009 21:46:48 +0000

I hate the graffiti on the MM header. It is ugly.

By: chalkman

chalkman — Wed, 04 Mar 2009 18:15:07 +0000

If I catch you painting on my house, I will beat you with a pipe I have by the front door, with a particular emphasis on your hands….

By: SFDoggy

SFDoggy — Wed, 04 Mar 2009 17:11:37 +0000

Great. More pictures of crappy graffiti that someone will have to spend time and money to paint over. That “street artists” feel entitled to damage other’s property just shows how shallow they are. Why anybody thinks that the crap that they spray paint on walls in any way enhances the Mission is beyond me.

By: zinzin

zinzin — Wed, 04 Mar 2009 17:02:51 +0000

this comment will meet with a lot of ire on the ol’ mm blog. lots of people really love the “street art”.

here’s my question:

is there a difference between

the ribity everyone loves, or this, which i would say is more than just a “tag”, both on more or less innocuous, uninhabited buildings…

and the dudes “orfn” and “spray” putting GIANT one-word, non-artistic tags on the side of Ali Baba’s on 19th street?

i’m not even getting into the whole tags-as-gang-culture issue, or any of that crap. my guess is, all of the above (orfn, spray, girafa, ribity, sad jose, etc) are done by hipster dudes who live in the hood. whatever.

is there a difference? and if so, what is it?

By: mission born and raised

mission born and raised — Wed, 04 Mar 2009 16:50:00 +0000

Giving so much attention to graffiti only encourages it. I am tired of having to paint over graffiti and seeing it everywhere in the Mission. It may be cool to you, but for those of us who grew up here, it is really annoying.