by JD on November 10, 2011
I noticed this little gem the other day on the Putah Creek bridge over Lake Berryessa, and one can only imagine the conversation that led up to it…
“Ya know, son, I’ve been thinking that we need to spend some more quality time together…”
Priceless! To see more entries in our semi-random, every now-and-then ode to river graffiti, check out:
Rattle Can Prophets
by JD on September 9, 2011
Maybe Ron Howard could make the movie "Alaskan Graffiti!"
Yes, even in Alaska you’ll find that the local kids have gotten loose with a spray can. I found this little gem, the latest in our occasional series “Rattle Can Prophets,” under the highway bridge over Salonie Creek.
Hmmm…wonder what the kids do under the bridge??
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So, so sad...
So, this little bit of bridge graffiti has long been a favorite on mine. It comes to you from the Yuba River in Northern California, where we find that poor Benny got his heart broken by Wanda. Obviously, Benny’s not quite what you’d call a master of the English language…I believe he was trying to say “Too much to lose…Wanda from Benny” but hey, can we really blame the guy for a few grammatical errors when he’s just been kicked to the curb by a woman?
What does bother me here, however, is what a sap Benny’s being. I mean, come on, kid, get a hold of yourself…pick yourself off the mat and move on. I think Benny Boy could really change the whole meaning of this message and regain some self-respect with just a few simple pieces of punctuation: a comma and two o’s. Read on to see how…
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Say what?
Here’s another round of “Rattle Can Prophets,” in which I share with ya’ll some of the wonderful wit and wisdom of graffiti artists that I’ve run across while fishing.
This one’s from under the Watt Ave. bridge on the American River in Sacramento, CA and has been one of my favorites for a long time. It’s always a good conversation piece as we float under the span…my clients will look at it, do a double take, start scratching their heads…maybe look at it sideways and then, invariably, I’ll hear ‘em mutter…
“Huh?”
by JD on February 22, 2010
You know me — I’m a big aficionado of kooky stuff…like Bad Taxidermy and weird, out of place fish. Well, my appreciation of strange stuff doesn’t end there…not by a long shot! One of the other things I’m a bit of a “collector” of is the wit and wisdom of the rattle can. Through my fishing wanderings, I’ve walked and boated under plenty of bridges, many of which were tagged by graffiti artists. A lot of it is your run of the mill “Johnny loves so-and-so” or “4:20, dude” type of stuff, but occasionally I stumble onto some really good stuff.
So, from time to time, I’ll share with you some of the priceless wisdom of bridge taggers. To get you started, here’s one from a recent steelhead trip. Skip School, Start Fights…excellent advice, don’t you think? Judging by Johann’s spelling of the word “here,” he’s been taking that advice to heart!
