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Port Talbot Banksy garage owner 'struggling', by Always Second on Jan 7, 2019 10:55:02 GMT 1, 
The owner of the garage used for Banksy's most recent artwork said he has been in "freefall" since it appeared and is struggling to cope with the responsibility.
The mural appeared on steelworker Ian Lewis' wall in Port Talbot a week before Christmas.
Mr Lewis, 55, told BBC Wales he now needs help to find a long-term solution for it.
"It's been very, very stressful and very surreal," he said.
"It's just all been so much for me. I'm actually managing an arts attraction by myself.
"There's in excess of one thousand people going there a day, all hours, day and night. I just can't cope with it now, to be honest with you."
Mr Lewis said if it hadn't have been for the intervention of actor Michael Sheen, who offered to help pay for security over Christmas, he would already have lost the art through vandalism or theft.
"I didn't know at the beginning it was a Banksy, I just thought it was a fantastic bit of artwork, and I was going to cover it and protect it and keep it for myself. Then it just went viral on Facebook that it could be Banksy.
www.bbc.com/news/uk-wales-46771722?intlink_from_url=https://www.bbc.com/news/topics/cp7r8vglgj1t/banksy&link_location=live-reporting-story
The owner of the garage used for Banksy's most recent artwork said he has been in "freefall" since it appeared and is struggling to cope with the responsibility. The mural appeared on steelworker Ian Lewis' wall in Port Talbot a week before Christmas. Mr Lewis, 55, told BBC Wales he now needs help to find a long-term solution for it. "It's been very, very stressful and very surreal," he said. "It's just all been so much for me. I'm actually managing an arts attraction by myself. "There's in excess of one thousand people going there a day, all hours, day and night. I just can't cope with it now, to be honest with you." Mr Lewis said if it hadn't have been for the intervention of actor Michael Sheen, who offered to help pay for security over Christmas, he would already have lost the art through vandalism or theft. "I didn't know at the beginning it was a Banksy, I just thought it was a fantastic bit of artwork, and I was going to cover it and protect it and keep it for myself. Then it just went viral on Facebook that it could be Banksy. www.bbc.com/news/uk-wales-46771722?intlink_from_url=https://www.bbc.com/news/topics/cp7r8vglgj1t/banksy&link_location=live-reporting-story |
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Port Talbot Banksy garage owner 'struggling', by Lroy on Jan 7, 2019 13:35:27 GMT 1, thank you Always Second !
First I thought it was a thread with Putin. This guy looks cool very smart!
thank you Always Second ! First I thought it was a thread with Putin. This guy looks cool very smart! |
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Port Talbot Banksy garage owner 'struggling', by seanburke on Jan 7, 2019 14:19:38 GMT 1, Just sell it and get it over with.
Just sell it and get it over with.
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Port Talbot Banksy garage owner 'struggling', by Balboa on Jan 7, 2019 14:22:34 GMT 1, I’d rather have that ‘struggle’ than not have it.
I’d rather have that ‘struggle’ than not have it.
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Port Talbot Banksy garage owner 'struggling', by Lroy on Jan 7, 2019 14:26:53 GMT 1, I’d rather have that ‘struggle’ than not have it. Just asking ... you see...
I’d rather have that ‘struggle’ than not have it. Just asking ... you see...
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Port Talbot Banksy garage owner 'struggling', by moron on Jan 7, 2019 14:48:12 GMT 1, He definately should sell it if he is struggling. Before the council gets involved and puts some sort of preservation order on it.
I hope that the likes of Sheehan have not put pressure on the owner to just hand it over to Sheehan to display permamently in some sort of shrine to Banksy.
It's his and he can profit from the sale.
Apart from that call me an old cynic but is it just another case of Banksy promoting himself at the expense of some well known issue, like the pollution in Port Talbot.
Some mate of Banksy just happened to spot it and notified the press 
He definately should sell it if he is struggling. Before the council gets involved and puts some sort of preservation order on it. I hope that the likes of Sheehan have not put pressure on the owner to just hand it over to Sheehan to display permamently in some sort of shrine to Banksy. It's his and he can profit from the sale. Apart from that call me an old cynic but is it just another case of Banksy promoting himself at the expense of some well known issue, like the pollution in Port Talbot. Some mate of Banksy just happened to spot it and notified the press |
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Port Talbot Banksy garage owner 'struggling', by Balboa on Jan 7, 2019 15:29:27 GMT 1, I’d rather have that ‘struggle’ than not have it. Just asking ... you see...
No, I do not know Rambo901.
I’d rather have that ‘struggle’ than not have it. Just asking ... you see...
No, I do not know Rambo901. |
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Port Talbot Banksy garage owner 'struggling', by Balboa on Jan 7, 2019 21:16:27 GMT 1, Yes, it has.
Always Second was actually first this time so they will need to change their name.
Yes, it has. Always Second was actually first this time so they will need to change their name. |
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Port Talbot Banksy garage owner 'struggling', by thomasmer on Jan 8, 2019 5:49:35 GMT 1, What a tosser
What a tosser
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Port Talbot Banksy garage owner 'struggling', by Balboa on Jan 8, 2019 8:03:20 GMT 1,
I do hope that was aimed at the garage owner and not me 
I do hope that was aimed at the garage owner and not me |
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Port Talbot Banksy garage owner 'struggling', by rambo901 on Jan 8, 2019 9:48:39 GMT 1, I’d rather have that ‘struggle’ than not have it. Just asking ... you see...
I pity the fool that thinks that chump Balboa could be my parent.... wait wrong character.... ADRIAAAAN!
I’d rather have that ‘struggle’ than not have it. Just asking ... you see...
I pity the fool that thinks that chump Balboa could be my parent.... wait wrong character.... ADRIAAAAN! |
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Port Talbot Banksy garage owner 'struggling', by Lroy on Jan 8, 2019 9:53:07 GMT 1, Just asking ... you see...
I pity the fool that thinks that chump Balboa could be my parent.... wait wrong character.... ADRIAAAAN! The evidence and proofs are on all the internet ! Sorry !
Just asking ... you see...
I pity the fool that thinks that chump Balboa could be my parent.... wait wrong character.... ADRIAAAAN! The evidence and proofs are on all the internet ! Sorry !
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Port Talbot Banksy garage owner 'struggling', by reyn on Jan 8, 2019 9:54:05 GMT 1, I do hope that was aimed at the garage owner and not me
Probably at me for reposting😜😜
I do hope that was aimed at the garage owner and not me Probably at me for reposting😜😜 |
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Port Talbot Banksy garage owner 'struggling', by Always Second on Jan 8, 2019 10:17:28 GMT 1, I do hope that was aimed at the garage owner and not me Probably at me for reposting😜😜
Or me, for posting it earlier.
I do hope that was aimed at the garage owner and not me Probably at me for reposting😜😜 Or me, for posting it earlier. |
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Port Talbot Banksy garage owner 'struggling', by irl1 on Jan 8, 2019 19:41:27 GMT 1, thank you Always Second ! First I thought it was a thread with Putin. This guy looks cool very smart!
I will be there Thursday, Friday, Saturday and Sunday.
Thanks
thank you Always Second ! First I thought it was a thread with Putin. This guy looks cool very smart! Hi Lroy, is there any good art exhibitions on this weekend in Paris? I will be there Thursday, Friday, Saturday and Sunday. Thanks |
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Port Talbot Banksy garage owner 'struggling', by thomasmer on Jan 9, 2019 3:50:41 GMT 1, I do hope that was aimed at the garage owner and not me Probably at me for reposting😜😜 The Garage owner, what a knob.
Banksy should go paint over it and save him the stress.
I do hope that was aimed at the garage owner and not me Probably at me for reposting😜😜 The Garage owner, what a knob.
Banksy should go paint over it and save him the stress.
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Port Talbot Banksy garage owner 'struggling', by Lroy on Jan 11, 2019 12:20:44 GMT 1, thank you Always Second ! First I thought it was a thread with Putin. This guy looks cool very smart! Hi Lroy, is there any good art exhibitions on this weekend in Paris? I will be there Thursday, Friday, Saturday and Sunday. Thanks Hi mate, just saw your message ! With my phone, not easy.
I just dmed you...
Plenty things to do there...
thank you Always Second ! First I thought it was a thread with Putin. This guy looks cool very smart! Hi Lroy, is there any good art exhibitions on this weekend in Paris? I will be there Thursday, Friday, Saturday and Sunday. Thanks Hi mate, just saw your message ! With my phone, not easy.
I just dmed you...
Plenty things to do there...
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Port Talbot Banksy garage owner 'struggling', by irl1 on Jan 11, 2019 17:39:50 GMT 1, Hi Lroy, is there any good art exhibitions on this weekend in Paris? I will be there Thursday, Friday, Saturday and Sunday. Thanks Hi mate, just saw your message ! With my phone, not easy.
I just dmed you...
Plenty things to do there...
Hi Lroy, is there any good art exhibitions on this weekend in Paris? I will be there Thursday, Friday, Saturday and Sunday. Thanks Hi mate, just saw your message ! With my phone, not easy.
I just dmed you...
Plenty things to do there...
Thank you for all the information. Just back from the Louvre, wow i have all my life wanted to stand in front of the Mona Lisa, its all i knew it would be. |
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Port Talbot Banksy garage owner 'struggling', by Lroy on Jan 11, 2019 20:41:22 GMT 1, Hi mate, just saw your message ! With my phone, not easy.
I just dmed you...
Plenty things to do there...
Thank you for all the information. Just back from the Louvre, wow i have all my life wanted to stand in front of the Mona Lisa, its all i knew it would be.
Did you try to draw some moustaches ?
Hi mate, just saw your message ! With my phone, not easy.
I just dmed you...
Plenty things to do there...
Thank you for all the information. Just back from the Louvre, wow i have all my life wanted to stand in front of the Mona Lisa, its all i knew it would be. Did you try to draw some moustaches ? |
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Port Talbot Banksy garage owner 'struggling', by caruso on Jan 11, 2019 23:05:09 GMT 1, Hi mate, just saw your message ! With my phone, not easy.
I just dmed you...
Plenty things to do there...
Thank you for all the information. Just back from the Louvre, wow i have all my life wanted to stand in front of the Mona Lisa, its all i knew it would be.
Did you feel that mystical sensation? Not all Da Vinci paintings generate those emotions. Quite a unique experience in my opinion.
Hi mate, just saw your message ! With my phone, not easy.
I just dmed you...
Plenty things to do there...
Thank you for all the information. Just back from the Louvre, wow i have all my life wanted to stand in front of the Mona Lisa, its all i knew it would be. Did you feel that mystical sensation? Not all Da Vinci paintings generate those emotions. Quite a unique experience in my opinion. |
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Port Talbot Banksy garage owner 'struggling', by irl1 on Jan 11, 2019 23:27:45 GMT 1, Thank you for all the information. Just back from the Louvre, wow i have all my life wanted to stand in front of the Mona Lisa, its all i knew it would be. Did you feel that mystical sensation? Not all Da Vinci paintings generate those emotions. Quite a unique experience in my opinion.
It was my youngest daughters 7th birthday today. It was so funny to see her with the audio guide going around all the paintings. Wow its some Museum and the buildings are stunning.
Thank you for all the information. Just back from the Louvre, wow i have all my life wanted to stand in front of the Mona Lisa, its all i knew it would be. Did you feel that mystical sensation? Not all Da Vinci paintings generate those emotions. Quite a unique experience in my opinion. Oh yes it sure did. This was also my fathers favourite painting, god rest him. It was my youngest daughters 7th birthday today. It was so funny to see her with the audio guide going around all the paintings. Wow its some Museum and the buildings are stunning. |
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Port Talbot Banksy garage owner 'struggling', by caruso on Jan 11, 2019 23:46:27 GMT 1, Did you feel that mystical sensation? Not all Da Vinci paintings generate those emotions. Quite a unique experience in my opinion. Oh yes it sure did. This was also my fathers favourite painting, god rest him. It was my youngest daughters 7th birthday today. It was so funny to see her with the audio guide going around all the paintings. Wow its some Museum and the buildings are stunning.
Then it must have made it even more special... You saw it for him if he never had the chance.
Le Louvre is a journey, you can visit dozens of times and still see new details every time that were missed previously.
Did you feel that mystical sensation? Not all Da Vinci paintings generate those emotions. Quite a unique experience in my opinion. Oh yes it sure did. This was also my fathers favourite painting, god rest him. It was my youngest daughters 7th birthday today. It was so funny to see her with the audio guide going around all the paintings. Wow its some Museum and the buildings are stunning. Then it must have made it even more special... You saw it for him if he never had the chance. Le Louvre is a journey, you can visit dozens of times and still see new details every time that were missed previously. |
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Port Talbot Banksy garage owner 'struggling', by irl1 on Jan 12, 2019 9:17:52 GMT 1, Thank you for all the information. Just back from the Louvre, wow i have all my life wanted to stand in front of the Mona Lisa, its all i knew it would be. Did you try to draw some moustaches ?
WTF Lroy don't come in the city a bomb just went off.
Thank you for all the information. Just back from the Louvre, wow i have all my life wanted to stand in front of the Mona Lisa, its all i knew it would be. Did you try to draw some moustaches ? If i lived here i'd never leave this Museum. WTF Lroy don't come in the city a bomb just went off. |
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Port Talbot Banksy garage owner 'struggling', by irl1 on Jan 12, 2019 9:39:34 GMT 1, Did you try to draw some moustaches ? If i lived here i'd never leave this Museum. WTF Lroy don't come in the city a bomb just went off.
People running around covered in blood, right at the back of my hotel. The place is in mad panic.
Our Hotel shook when it went off.
The bomb went off in Rue Bergere
Did you try to draw some moustaches ? If i lived here i'd never leave this Museum. WTF Lroy don't come in the city a bomb just went off. This is not good. People running around covered in blood, right at the back of my hotel. The place is in mad panic. Our Hotel shook when it went off. The bomb went off in Rue Bergere |
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Port Talbot Banksy garage owner 'struggling', by Tobi187 on Jan 12, 2019 9:45:55 GMT 1, This is not good. People running around covered in blood, right at the back of my hotel. The place is in mad panic. Our Hotel shook when it went off. The bomb went off in Rue Bergere
Edit: they just said that it might was a gas explosion in am old bakery.
But of course nothing confirmed yet.
This is not good. People running around covered in blood, right at the back of my hotel. The place is in mad panic. Our Hotel shook when it went off. The bomb went off in Rue Bergere Just saw it on the news. Please be safe! Edit: they just said that it might was a gas explosion in am old bakery. But of course nothing confirmed yet. |
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Port Talbot Banksy garage owner 'struggling', by Lroy on Jan 12, 2019 10:57:05 GMT 1, If i lived here i'd never leave this Museum. WTF Lroy don't come in the city a bomb just went off. This is not good. People running around covered in blood, right at the back of my hotel. The place is in mad panic. Our Hotel shook when it went off. The bomb went off in Rue Bergere
not far from you’re hotel ! 😮
enjoy your day anyway and good luck 🍀
If i lived here i'd never leave this Museum. WTF Lroy don't come in the city a bomb just went off. This is not good. People running around covered in blood, right at the back of my hotel. The place is in mad panic. Our Hotel shook when it went off. The bomb went off in Rue Bergere Take care my friend ! Gas explosion in a bakery. not far from you’re hotel ! 😮 enjoy your day anyway and good luck 🍀 |
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Port Talbot Banksy garage owner 'struggling', by Always Second on Jan 12, 2019 14:29:16 GMT 1, If i lived here i'd never leave this Museum. WTF Lroy don't come in the city a bomb just went off. This is not good. People running around covered in blood, right at the back of my hotel. The place is in mad panic. Our Hotel shook when it went off. The bomb went off in Rue Bergere
If i lived here i'd never leave this Museum. WTF Lroy don't come in the city a bomb just went off. This is not good. People running around covered in blood, right at the back of my hotel. The place is in mad panic. Our Hotel shook when it went off. The bomb went off in Rue Bergere Stay safe! |
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Port Talbot Banksy garage owner 'struggling', by irl1 on Jan 12, 2019 18:50:47 GMT 1, This is not good. People running around covered in blood, right at the back of my hotel. The place is in mad panic. Our Hotel shook when it went off. The bomb went off in Rue Bergere Just saw it on the news. Please be safe! Edit: they just said that it might was a gas explosion in am old bakery. But of course nothing confirmed yet.
Sad to see what happened
This is not good. People running around covered in blood, right at the back of my hotel. The place is in mad panic. Our Hotel shook when it went off. The bomb went off in Rue Bergere Just saw it on the news. Please be safe! Edit: they just said that it might was a gas explosion in am old bakery. But of course nothing confirmed yet. Thanks we are fine. We took the kids to Disney for the day its well out of the City. Sad to see what happened |
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