Tae
I met Tae one warm Saturday afternoon in Linden Alley, Hayes Valley, where I'd ridden over there to get a shot of Greed1's sad megaman.
"I wonder why he looks so sad?", Tae says, polishing a car he was working on while I'm snapping. "I mean, most murals here are pretty cheerful but this one is just sad. And he's covered in blood too. What's all that about?"
"I guess it's just something a bit geeky and different?"
"I guess..."
"So how often do the pieces on the wall change?"
"It's almost every week... some are funny, some are political - it's always good to see something new."
"No kidding - I love the wall behind you, by the way."
"Oh this thing? Yeah, it's pretty awesome" as he looks over huge mural on the side of the wall of Linden alley. Tae picks at a bit of peeling paint. "Though I'm thinking of asking the artist to come back and touch this up a bit - it's starting to dry out and peel."
"How long have you been working here?"
"Oh, I've been working here 10 years. Seen this neighborhood change a lot."
"What did it used to be like?"
"Well, when the old freeway was here there were so many shadows - shadows cast by the old freeway where homeless and druggies would hide out, the whole area was pretty sketchy. But when the freeway came down it brought in so much light, opened the place up."
"When did all the restaurants and coffee shops move in?"
"A lot moved in recently but some have been here ages - everything is bright and busy now, it's pretty great, lots of families and stuff."
"Yeah, it's a great neighborhood to visit. Thanks for your time Tae, hope you have a good one!"
"Yeah you too!"
Tae
I met Tae one warm Saturday afternoon in Linden Alley, Hayes Valley, where I'd ridden over there to get a shot of Greed1's sad megaman.
"I wonder why he looks so sad?", Tae says, polishing a car he was working on while I'm snapping. "I mean, most murals here are pretty cheerful but this one is just sad. And he's covered in blood too. What's all that about?"
"I guess it's just something a bit geeky and different?"
"I guess..."
"So how often do the pieces on the wall change?"
"It's almost every week... some are funny, some are political - it's always good to see something new."
"No kidding - I love the wall behind you, by the way."
"Oh this thing? Yeah, it's pretty awesome" as he looks over huge mural on the side of the wall of Linden alley. Tae picks at a bit of peeling paint. "Though I'm thinking of asking the artist to come back and touch this up a bit - it's starting to dry out and peel."
"How long have you been working here?"
"Oh, I've been working here 10 years. Seen this neighborhood change a lot."
"What did it used to be like?"
"Well, when the old freeway was here there were so many shadows - shadows cast by the old freeway where homeless and druggies would hide out, the whole area was pretty sketchy. But when the freeway came down it brought in so much light, opened the place up."
"When did all the restaurants and coffee shops move in?"
"A lot moved in recently but some have been here ages - everything is bright and busy now, it's pretty great, lots of families and stuff."
"Yeah, it's a great neighborhood to visit. Thanks for your time Tae, hope you have a good one!"
"Yeah you too!"