Monday, February 23, 2009

Joe Strummer gets a new look, skyline

On the side of Niagra on Seventh Street and Avenue A. Joe Strummer's mural, which went up in 2003, gets an update.

Before:


After:


And in case you've never seen the making of the wall...here's the cover of "Redemption Song" by Joe Strummer & The Mescaleros...



[Before photo via Union Song]
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4 comments:

  1. AnonymousFebruary 23, 2009 at 10:20 AM

    It's about time they touched Joe's portrait back up. It was starting to erode under taggy chickenscratch.

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  2. AnonymousFebruary 23, 2009 at 1:50 PM

    Thanx for the vid, Grieve. I had never seen it before. Must admit that I got more than a little dewey-eyed while watching it. Cheers

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  3. AnonymousFebruary 23, 2009 at 2:32 PM

    i like strummer's pose better now. i always thought the old one looked kind of "oh, dear, look at the time. i must dash away now."

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  4. AnonymousFebruary 28, 2009 at 9:00 PM

    We need Joe more than ever, old or new as long as it's Joe Strummer. Where have all the poets gone ? The Memorial Mural looks great !

    thank you for the up keep.

    Stay Strong.

    King.

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