Graffiti Mecca: A Tribute (continued)
On the approach - coming face to face with the overpass last
visited eight years ago.
Soon, we hit the first major gallery " the area that had haunted my memories for eight
years " the base of the Route 18 overpass. The collection did not disappoint. Every
pillar and every panel were decorated. The most amazing artwork was on the back wall.
Three pieces stood out the most " a block head with a bird extending out from a hole in
its head with the message "put the coo-coo back in the clock", a panel of four black and
white faces drowning in a sea of black o's, and skeleton-like jellyfish creature with
pointed ears and a halo around its head. There was also an image of Dracula on one of
the pillars and a large tag of "snor". As the canal path continued, one of the black and
white faces transitioned to the exit of the gallery. The tags became more vivid and
complex " notably ones for "trip", "shome", "bored", "nj", "cocaine", "punk ass lawn boy"
and renderings of beat up faces (images on previous page) " all of this leading up to the
main gallery " the Graffiti Mecca.
