Gothamist: Where Graffiti, Joy Division and School Property Meet

spike

Mon, 04 Jun 2007 13:46:29 -0500

#9 we STILL do.

t

Thu, 31 May 2007 19:40:15 -0500

get a life new york get a life JD fans

jeff

Thu, 31 May 2007 00:10:16 -0500

I'd like to read some real news please. Who cares about all of this? It's not especially interesting.

jojo

Wed, 30 May 2007 23:44:26 -0500

As a avid Joy Division fan I have to say that it's ridiculous that the school has interpreted "DON"T WALK AWAY IN SILENCE" as a message to stand up for your actions. It's actually a plea for help. The lead singer, ian curtis, was epileptic and suffered from extreme depression. Atmosphere is pretty much the saddest song in the world, it could be used in a funeral procession. If you want to listen to some crazy wrist slitting stuff listen to CEREMONY.

annoyed at annoyed at annoyed at annoyed

Wed, 30 May 2007 18:05:44 -0500

yeah... i'm sure you were aware... that's why you gave him credit... :P

Tex

Wed, 30 May 2007 17:59:42 -0500

Better to paint over the graffiti than to see it fade away. Don't ever fade away, fade away...

Annoyed at Annoyed at Annoyed

Wed, 30 May 2007 17:42:08 -0500

Of course it's a ripoff, dumbass, that was my point of using CP. Must I explain everything to you?

al2k

Wed, 30 May 2007 17:30:37 -0500

i live on this street and figured this clean, and bare white wall was going to get tagged sooner or later. Too bad it was some dumb hipster kid trying to be cool. So cliche'... Pay the school the money or paint it over.

annoyed at annoyed

Wed, 30 May 2007 16:57:06 -0500

#7: *You are not a beautiful, unique snowflake...* nice rip-off of a Chuck Palahniuk quote... get your own material!

hr

Wed, 30 May 2007 16:56:51 -0500

we used to beat up the joy division losers.

monotone drone

Wed, 30 May 2007 16:55:50 -0500

She lost control again...She lost control

Annoyed

Wed, 30 May 2007 16:19:29 -0500

This is why I hate graffiti and the "artists" who create it. You are not edgy and avante-garde. You are not a beautiful, unique snowflake. If anything, you're hackneyed and pedestrian, and real people have to spend money better spent on other things to clean up after your adolescent fumblings. Grow the fuck up.

mg rules

Wed, 30 May 2007 16:09:56 -0500

mg wins best post of the day.

Walter

Wed, 30 May 2007 16:03:30 -0500

That would be disgusting, Sanford. But also not shocking. I hope that doesn't turn out to be the case.

Sanford

Wed, 30 May 2007 15:30:24 -0500

Not to be cynical but there is a movie about Ian Curtis coming out this year. I wouldn't be completely surprised if the graffitti writer turned out to be the film company's PR street team trying to build "viral" interest.

al

Wed, 30 May 2007 15:19:17 -0500

I wouled not be surprised if the helpful person who donated money to repaint the wall is a Joy Division fan.

mg

Wed, 30 May 2007 15:04:25 -0500

That graffiti has got the spirit, but where's the feeling?

Irritated

Wed, 30 May 2007 14:58:48 -0500

Jesus...what a sorry excuse for vandalism.