My First Encounter With the British Press

Dear World,

I am writing to share with you a wonderful piece of news. My journey with the published world has begun, albeit in a small (but significant) way.

I have been quoted in an article in the Harrow Observer about recent Banksy-style graffiti discoveries in Harrow, Greater London, as such:

Paras G, who runs a London graffiti appreciation website, said: “While I can’t be completely sure of whether any of these stencils is a Banksy, I have a feeling that they have been done by someone trying to emulate him.
“For one, the quality of stencilling on these three is fairly average, indicating a lack of experience.
“The subjects too, seem to have been chosen without much thought to the message they convey and lack the characteristic humour of an original Banksy, except maybe that of the cat.
“Even there, I would have expected to see a speech bubble inscribed with a funny observation and not the ‘Matey’ tag.”

The author of “Who is ‘Matey’ – the artist behind Banksy-style graffiti in Harrow town centre?” got in touch with me for my quote after having seen pictures from my graffiti-spotting expedition to Harrow Skate Park in 2006.

Fortunately, I haven’t been misquoted, but he could have done a little homework on my background. I don’t run a “London graffiti appreciation website” as you will have noticed from my articles here. I just write about things that interest me and might interest others too, without choosing a specific subject.

Like the 6KQ interview (featuring Kunal Bhat, a graphic designer and programmer based in Chicago, USA), that I have lined up for you next week.

Have a fun weekend!

Best wishes,
Paras G.