And I would like to know EXACTLY why someone who has signed up with a different name gives a toss, there are more sets of pics that are ment to be MrB that there are of Lord bloody Lucan, the Jamaican ones seem to get the best coverage, but all in who really cares. I know I'm not too bothered what he looks like, why are you? You seem to have very strong feelings on the subject for someone who has posted twice on the forum Danb, I assume that you are another user under a less usual name, so please dont be so gutless, let us know who you are and enlighten us as to why it should matter that a couple of month old threads have been deleted.

No real strong opinion on it Danb, the main point of the forum seems to be about the art / other artists, its been made clear with the other threads about him as been complete speculation, we only really get told what Laz / Banksy want us to know, which is fair enough, alot of these threads would be as well asking if Banksy is a space man, unless we know something its just a pain in the arse to wade through, I point out the team refresh thread as a prime example of BS clogging content.

I pulled the thread coz I was getting a few PM's from people asking for it to be removed. I'm not really of the opinion that it was doing any harm really coz the the number of images seemed to be so large that it was actually making it harder for people to work out who the real one was, if one was even real at all

Plus If Banksy could contact me direct and tell me what ones I should remove and what ones I could leave, I could help keep his identity secret

this is a genuine picture of banksy... he is about to climb that ladder to re-paint the Pulp Fiction piece in Shoreditch

nice try, but that's not the Pulp fiction site :-)

Hi Silky, Great answer. Thanks for answering our questions.

nope, I've never met banksy and unlikely to ever meet him I'd say. I have met people who have met him, but it is a bit like when I used to run a music fanzine. Don't really want to get too immersed in all this 'who is banksy' stuff. And I imagine talking about him to someone who does know him would be one of the most condescending chats you could ever have, and a great way to lose a friend (probably through sheer boredom - suddenly reminds me of those T-shirts some women have, that write, at breast level, 'Please talk to my face, not to these')

maybe i'm just a bit old-fashioned in liking proper, researched info (hence the location maps, my tours, book etc), rather than speculation and drivel.

I do genuinely feel that all of us should ask ourselves, 'If banksy was not anonymous, would I still like his work?'.

didn't your Mum tell you that curiousity killed the cat. :-)

I agree you would feel like a right knob talking shop with someone that actually knows the man. Must say I'm surprised since you have been responsible for exposure he would otherwise not get from your tours and book. At risk of losing another of the nine lives, has Banksy even contacted you about your book. I know it is "unauthorized" but his street work is where it all began and I'm sure if he were to read it he would find many pieces even he had forgotten about.

No.

I don't think banksy needs my publicity. banksy is ENORMOUS.

I hope that, yes, the book is seen of as 'ok' because, 1) I'm using it to do a lot for charity, 2) Banksy says that street work is still his main buzz, and 3) It's not, as far as I can see, in any sort of competiton with the stuff POW / Laz do. In fact it might even dampen down the demand for photos from sellers who do colour photos of his work, and even canvases. And the location map is actually mentioned on laz's site as a place to go rather than expect laz to tell enquiriers all about where his street work can be found.

I have seen them before, but a long time ago.
I like Damon Albarn. I think he's a bit of a dude.

He's on the culture show this week 30 minute special on his upcoming solo album.

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Just realised I've been given a second star! This feels better than the birth of my kids!

The Damon Albarn doc on the culture show was definitely worth a watch -nothing about Banksy mind. I'll clear off now.

yeh lot of respect for Damon. Blur 1997, Southend gig still ranks very highly in the life-memories list