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What era did massive vandalism (graffiti) begin appearing on freight cars ?
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[quote]QUOTE: <i>Originally posted by Murphy Siding</i> <br /><br />What's the difference between graffiti and tagging? <br />[/quote] <br /> <br />Graffiti tends to be impersonal expression of idea or art, <br /> while 'tagging" tends to be placing a personalized i.d. onto public places for recognotion <br /> <br />For instance there was this guy calling himself "Chaka" in the LA area, who had tagged over 400 public buildings and structures ranging from San Diego to oakland during his career. The State estimated he had caused over a million dollars worth of damage by the time they actually nailed him. <br /> <br />I used to see his 'stuff' ALL over, and it was amazing the places he would go, and the risk he would take, to plant his tags in mind blowing locations <br /> <br />Here is an example of his handiwork [img]http://www.graffiti.org/fr8/trains/c/chaka/chaka01.jpg[/img] <br /> <br />Moreover, graffiti is like "kilroy was here" while tagging is the modern day equivalent of carving your initials into a tree
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