Monday, October 16th 2006

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Micah: Quay is an alternative (British) spelling of key, like Key Largo, key lime pie. Origin late Middle English key, from Old French kay, of Celtic origin. The change of spelling in the late 17th century was influenced by the modern French spelling quai. Yay Oxford Dictionary of...

in response to Quay to the City

zagg: Ok, question... because I just don't understand why it's pronounced "KEY" --- how can QUAY be pronounced any different than how it looks (k'way) WHY? HOW? WHEN?

in response to Quay to the City

chiamattt: That is one sad graf truck.

in response to Another TO Graf Truck

chiamattt: You cannot walk on the grass in Seoul. Grass is at a premium here. You pay about 30cents to go into a walled park to walk on designated paths. There are benches to sit on...but don't think of stepping over the cute fence to sit on the grass. They pay...

in response to Quay to the City

jack: yes elaine, your wearing a white sweater and its nice to see you back.

in response to Transparency and Reflection

jack: yes elaine, your wearing a white sweater and its nice to see you back.

in response to Transparency and Reflection

Michelle: I am happy to have stumbled upon this chat. I live at 48 abell st. and am part of a newly formed residence group called Model48 that is fighting alongside Active 18 to keep our building standing. We believe what is happening right now is exciting and are...

in response to 48 Abell Bites the Dust?

Imageit: Awww, reflections are great, two pictures in one. I like reflections showing the person taking the photo too :)

in response to Transparency and Reflection

Bob Hughes: In depth photography, very well done too. I sympathise with your fears walking over the broken ties with a long drop to the icy river below. Thanks for sharing the articles.

in response to Train Derails on Bridge IV: The Aftermath (With Graf Train Passing By)

Peter: ether is big in nyc/nj also...

in response to Another TO Graf Truck

elise: look u american twats if it wasnt for us u wouldnt be who u r today weve helped u so much and whats all this shit bout u havin great comedy fuk u nearly all of the writers that write friend and frasier are ENGLISH becauseamericans hav no sense of...

in response to Fuck England

elaine: wink wink!

in response to Robot Car

jeeff: who knows, you might be right.

in response to Another TO Graf Truck

pariah: Sometimes I wonder if the people defending Bushwick actually LIVE here. Gang violence (Bloods) is up, especially around Bushwick Houses (housing project). Streets are still covered in garbage. Car alarms because of break-ins still blaring nightly. The two local supermarkets REEK of rotting vegetables and you're lucky to find a loaf...

in response to My House in Bushwick

tec: The thing that i like most is that it got the most fasinating cars in the world that i like

in response to Tokyo Architecture

jack: yes, it was the benson theatre.

in response to X Movie Theatre

tec: yo that is tight like it show more skyline view of tokyo please and give an number where i can contact you i want to come to tokyo

in response to tokyo skyline

Over: yo mad props ta all writers on tha site..INK HEADS CREW...Over Oner....!!!!

in response to Albuquerque Graffiti Flood

Gringo: Cool, my first witnessing of a drive by in Humboldt Park. You latinos sure have your priorities straight!

in response to Humboldt Park

Brad: Yeah, there's a lot of rad stuff around St. Louis, I just don't get down there enough to see much of it. Where is "the Wall"?

in response to St. Louis Graffiti

little ukraine: I do have some pictures of the town on my 35mm roll which I haven't developed yet. I'll try to get them up in a later post. It is indeed a really nice city; lots of bookstores, record stores, and coffee shops, if you're into that kind of...

in response to The Green Mountain State

jeeff: kricket - you couldn't, but i like your idea. i don't think the bike towers will be incorporated into the permanent version.

in response to Quay to the City

Pook: I live right by there, If you think thats good. You aint seen shit. Ask locals about "the wall." You will throw up is the sickest stuff I have ever seen in real life.

in response to St. Louis Graffiti

EvilGentleman: Oh, ok, thanks. Lemme try... Mesh looks like "Meow" to me, and Ble looks like "B/E" (Break and Enter). The big blue one is CAY?FAR, or CAC?EAR, or is that R really an R, or.... aaaah! Forget it! No clue what the big gold one is either, or the blue...

in response to Another TO Graf Truck

ksedge: this was shot over the period of a week. i walk past this wall everyday on my way to work so the first day i saw them starting it i decided to snap a pic everyday on my way by. it was really cool to see it move along day...

in response to Work In Progress

procyon: i would think "Ethnic shampoo" might mean this kind of thing: http://pantene.com/en_US/relaxed_and_natural/collection/index.jsp i'm not part of the target demographic racially, but i do have dry hair and this is the most moisturizing thing i know of. it's a very good product.

in response to Ethnic Shampoo?

Sirhcbre: Did you take any other pictures of in the town? I've heard it's a really nice city and has done a really good job at retaining it's original character.

in response to The Green Mountain State

procyon: Ah!! I love the guitar bug!! and some of these shots (#2 in particular) remind me of Bob Ross paintings (that is meant as a compliment--I love Bob Ross).

in response to The Green Mountain State

MarcOnDelaware: Listen, it's time once and for all to put the audaciously uninformed general view that Pickled Eggs are some queer remnant of a desperate era to sleep. These puppies are the most satisfying snack you coule DREAM of- if you are clever enough to pickle them in Pickling Vinegar (almost...

in response to Pickled Eggs: Inside the Leslie L. Dan Pharmacy Building

Sonny Garguilo Natural Horseman: Hey David I culdnt agree more if that is the case. I dont know if he was wearin a helmet, so I dont want to go there. I just want to help in some way. I know a few of these guys( all these cats are cool and can ride)...

in response to The Federation of Black Cowboys

zagg: funny, dispite the times i've been to toronto (i live 3 hrs south-west) ---- I never knew thats how you pronounce queens quay. i still want to pronounce how it looks.

in response to Quay to the City

little ukraine: nice shots. midtown though? i dont get it. that first shot looks like 3rd ave and 12th street, and the second the parking lot across the street. as for the last one.. i dunno, not midtown

in response to Midtown Geo-grafica

kricket: i meant to go to that but i never got around to it. this is the first i've heard about what went down at queen's quay. i like the way the grass looks a lot. the bike tower seems like a bit much though. of course, it would be novel if...

in response to Quay to the City

zagg: there are few websites funnier than Citynoise

in response to Ethnic Shampoo?

jeeff: in an older article peter let us in on his trick: follow the lines and imagine writing them. if you keep an eye out regularly, you get to know the writers and their styles.

in response to Another TO Graf Truck

EvilGentleman: How the heck are you able to read this stuff? My brain always throws a gear when trying to read most tags.

in response to Another TO Graf Truck

EvilGentleman: No problem. One must always remember to give credit where credit is due.

in response to Things I Love About... Living in the City

Alana: U have got to post this pic on one of those funny picture web sites.....this is hilarious

in response to Ethnic Shampoo?

Micah: I just guessed; my Latin dictionary is several thousand kilometres away... but hey, the gist is clear! I suppose that's the best we can hope for from those internet translators. So as not to stray from the topic too much: Jack, nice photos and essays all around....

in response to Grafica Mobilius

EvilGentleman: I just found my original phrase. It was "Thank you very much for helping us see New York through your eyes"

in response to Grafica Mobilius

EvilGentleman: I think I had originally input "Thank you very much for showing us New York through your eyes." I just fed it backwards through the same translation website I used the first time and got "Give thanks you very much for road you to run up under we to see Novel...

in response to Grafica Mobilius

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