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re: RIP Hobo Shoestring
Posted on 5/10/24 at 8:53 am to WalkonQB
Posted on 5/10/24 at 8:53 am to WalkonQB
Very interesting, I had not heard of him. (I watched the video and read the obit) Seemed like he lived life on his own terms.
I almost always have a camera with me, and have taken train graffiti photos when stopped at r crossings. I would have passed over the tags shown in favor of the colorful, block letters taking up half a car. Now, hearing this story, I will look more closely for the small personal tags instead of the larger gang tags and in-you-face urban art.
I loathe graffiti in most instances, especially on natural rock faces in the wilderness, or when someone else’s (other than the tagger) personal property (fence, house , business, car) is vandalized. However, I have always loved train graffiti. It makes sitting at an endless train crossing much more interesting, and as long as they don’t cover the bar codes, I don’t see it as a big deal. Personal hobo tags are new to me, I will look harder. I always found the Depression Era stories of hobo tags on picket fences, indicating disposition of homeowners, interesting….whether lady was likely or not to give you a meal…
In SLC there is a large boulder structure called Suicide Rock that had been graffitied over and over for generations. It is always changing, and can be seen from the interstate at 1-215 and Parley’s Canyon.. For years I passed by and loved seeing it change but the last few times I noticed creep onto more nearby areas, That could get out of hand and no longer be ignored by the city. (Lots of articles and photos online)
I almost always have a camera with me, and have taken train graffiti photos when stopped at r crossings. I would have passed over the tags shown in favor of the colorful, block letters taking up half a car. Now, hearing this story, I will look more closely for the small personal tags instead of the larger gang tags and in-you-face urban art.
I loathe graffiti in most instances, especially on natural rock faces in the wilderness, or when someone else’s (other than the tagger) personal property (fence, house , business, car) is vandalized. However, I have always loved train graffiti. It makes sitting at an endless train crossing much more interesting, and as long as they don’t cover the bar codes, I don’t see it as a big deal. Personal hobo tags are new to me, I will look harder. I always found the Depression Era stories of hobo tags on picket fences, indicating disposition of homeowners, interesting….whether lady was likely or not to give you a meal…
In SLC there is a large boulder structure called Suicide Rock that had been graffitied over and over for generations. It is always changing, and can be seen from the interstate at 1-215 and Parley’s Canyon.. For years I passed by and loved seeing it change but the last few times I noticed creep onto more nearby areas, That could get out of hand and no longer be ignored by the city. (Lots of articles and photos online)
Posted on 5/10/24 at 8:59 am to DarlingClementine
It is interesting. Hobos travelled from place to place looking for work and they don’t like what they refer to as “bums.”
Shoestring actually shared different places near the tracks someone could find work. He said once “if you knock on this door and are respectful this man will let you work.”
I didn’t really know what a hobo was until watching his videos.
Shoestring actually shared different places near the tracks someone could find work. He said once “if you knock on this door and are respectful this man will let you work.”
I didn’t really know what a hobo was until watching his videos.
Posted on 5/10/24 at 9:02 am to DarlingClementine
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I would have passed over the tags shown in favor of the colorful, block letters taking up half a car. Now, hearing this story, I will look more closely for the small personal tags instead of the larger gang tags and in-you-face urban art.
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Personal hobo tags are new to me, I will look harder. I always found the Depression Era stories of hobo tags on picket fences, indicating disposition of homeowners, interesting….whether lady was likely or not to give you a meal…
Yeah, hobo tags have a long history. That's how they communicated, and still is to an extent. I found a book with a collection of known hobo tags, of all the genre of books this one is a......quilting book. It took a couple hundred hobo tags and made them into quilt block patterns. I'm no quilter, but I picked the book up anyway at one of those clearance stores and gave it to my Mom who is a quilter. I'll have to look back through it next time I'm over there.
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