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AddBy: Tracey Kearns25th Jul 2024 8:04AMThe following comments were left on the FB page You know you grew up in Upper Hutt, New Zealand when you remember......... in 2024
Tel Odon
2 other bits of graffiti from UH back in the day that tickled me.
The wall of Follets Newsagent on the cnr of Ferguson drive and Islington street, someone painted a large childs like
stick figure version of a cat with a big Miaow above it.
The other one was opposite St.Pats Silverstream on the Welcome to Upper Hutt, sign that used to be there. Underneath someone had written, A highly Over Rated Town.
2 bits of graffiti I thought were hilarious.
Dive Reardon
What about the time someone put all those Monty Python "election results" sketch sayings across all the general election posters on the mad mile.
Tel Odon
2 other bits of graffiti from UH back in the day that tickled me.
The wall of Follets Newsagent on the cnr of Ferguson drive and Islington street, someone painted a large childs like
stick figure version of a cat with a big Miaow above it.
The other one was opposite St.Pats Silverstream on the Welcome to Upper Hutt, sign that used to be there. Underneath someone had written, A highly Over Rated Town.
2 bits of graffiti I thought were hilarious.
Dive Reardon
What about the time someone put all those Monty Python "election results" sketch sayings across all the general election posters on the mad mile.
By: Tracey Kearns25th Jul 2024 8:03AMThe following comments were left on the Heritage FB page in July 2024
Victoria Smith
"There was a banana on it for years too"
James Allan Davison
"My introduction to The Velvet Underground was this graffiti"
Victoria Smith
"There was a banana on it for years too"
James Allan Davison
"My introduction to The Velvet Underground was this graffiti"
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Silverstream; graffiti on a garage wall near Kiln Street/Field Street corner; Steve Cochrane.
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DescriptionIn the mid-1980s, musician Steve wrote 'The Velvet' in tarry black etch paint; that ran out, so 'Underground' was white. Earlier, there had been a banana similar to an Andy Warhol one used on the band's New York album.
The 'Leader' said mid-1990s, but also that Steve's deed had been done around 17 years earlier than 2003, with the banana being older.
A greyscale image was printed in the Upper Hutt Leader on 15/1/2003. Tha accompanying article was asking who Jonny was.
There were no replies in the letter pages in the next two weeks.
On November 10, 2004, the picture was reprinted; a second picture showed the wall, with a band of new paint finally covering the graffiti.
Geotag[1] Wall seen from here.
The 'Leader' said mid-1990s, but also that Steve's deed had been done around 17 years earlier than 2003, with the banana being older.
A greyscale image was printed in the Upper Hutt Leader on 15/1/2003. Tha accompanying article was asking who Jonny was.
There were no replies in the letter pages in the next two weeks.
On November 10, 2004, the picture was reprinted; a second picture showed the wall, with a band of new paint finally covering the graffiti.
Geotag[1] Wall seen from here.Part of
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