We had a visit from Banksy thursday night!

[Chris Dodkin]

My local Taco shop in Oceanside got the Banksy treatment on Thursday night - guess he's in town for the Oscar's.

Attracted quite the crowd this morning!

 

[Hamish Gill]

It's not that I don't believe you ... But how do they know it's a banksy

 

[Chris Dodkin]

Well, first reports came out of TMZ in LA - which would be odd if it were a fake...

http://www.tmz.com/2011/02/25/banksy-academy-award-strikes-again-rat-taco-shop-southern-california-oscar/

 

[Chris Dodkin]

And he's done the 'kite' before - I got this from his UK website

 

[Chris Dodkin]

And the rat with Elton John glasses

 

[Hamish Gill]

Ah ... Fair enough ... Cool

 

[Chris Dodkin]

As someone with a British accent, I got interviewed by a guy doing a Banksy documentary!!! LOL

My 15 secs of fame...

 

[Hamish Gill]

Is he filming you with a tiny camera?
What did you say?

 

[Chris Dodkin]

Yep - HD Flip camera on a monopod with an LED fill-light beneath.

He was recording audio on a ZOOM digital audio recorder.

He asked me about Banksy in the UK - so I gave him a little history and British perspective

 

[Pete Askew]

So, can we refer to you as our corespndent on the West Coast from now on?!!

 

[Chris Dodkin]

LMAO! - Who needs Matt Frei eh?

 

[Hamish Gill]

So, can we refer to you as our corespndent on the West Coast from now on?!!

Done!

 

[Paul Lange]

Apparently it is real. There is a film festival or something going on in USA and one of the films is about Banksy. Reportedly he's been over there doing his stuff.

 

[Pete Askew]

Nice one Hamish. I know Americans can't spell but I guess we should do it right though (correspondent) - I know I didn't do a good job in my first post!! Sorry

 

[Hamish Gill]

haha... i cant spell, so i just copied and pasted from your comment ...
should be fixed now

 

[Pete Askew]

He gets about a bit, does Mr Banksey!!

This was taken in Dec last year in Vienna. I thought it was strange but then realised the film was showing! Not sue if it always the man himself or a minion with a stencil these days. Still, I like them nonetheless.

 

[Chris Dodkin]

We could start a whole new thread called - Where's Banksy? LOL

 

[Kathleen Chambers]

this is such a silly question, but it only popped into my head there from seeing the photographer above wit his camera on a tripod but i need to know why there is a meter on top of the camera wot is it used for?

 

[Hamish Gill]

The green thing? It's a bubble level ...
It's for making sure the camera is level ... With a bubble ...

 

[Lee Webb]

If you look back his meter is around his neck!