So Banksy is this guerrilla graffiti artist from the UK. His work speaks a lot of the disposable nature of culture and consumerism - probably best known in the US for his recent intro to the Simpsons. Of course he has intrigued me forever as he never reveals himself but is the master of hype and always making his presence known. His film was up for an Oscar - people of course wondered if he would show but the conjecture was just to garner attention. Instead he did some tags around SoCal to make his Oscar presence felt - one right here in Oceanside! Oside is definitely a California surf culture center but completely blue collar to the OC's white collar scene and sheen. I saw the Banksy movie but think it was staged - but not as badly staged as that other movie last year Catfish . Anyway he did this tag last Friday on the side of a taco shop and I just had to see it. I never thought a Banksy would be 20 miles from my house. I saw a Banksy - cross it off the list - plus it was a totally awesome day for the beach.
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