Just passing though – coffee stop in Albury
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Just passing though – coffee stop in Albury
“Somebody’s stolen the T”, he said. “The person must have been called Tom or something.
It’s not the first time it’s happened, but we always replace them. If you look closely you can see the difference.
Nobody has ever touched the ‘PTY LTD though”.
Two Kilometers from the Albury city centre
1 km from the heart of the city – Behind the Albury Swimming Pool
Two kilometers from the centre of the city.
No junk on the streets and no pamphets either.
Kerr St, Fitzroy
Corner of Franklin and Swanston Sts, Melbourne
Found: Victoria Parade East Melbourne
For other types of fabric
A week later there are still a few left.
Found: Dandenong Road, Windsor on the median strip in the middle of 8 rows of traffic and a tram track.
J had just finished stencilling the couch when she noticed a woman watching and waiting.
“Am going to get yelled at?”, she wondered, “it will happen one day, and after all, this isn’t the back streets of St Kilda.”
When she crossed the road, the woman was smiling sheepishly. “That’s my couch” she said.
“Well, not really, it belonged to my flatmate until he moved out. He left it on the nature strip and then decided to shift it over there. I feel so guilty, it used to be in my loungeroom…for years.”
“Now you don’t need to feel so bad” J replied, “it’s not rubbish anymore, it’s a piece of temporary art work.”
WE NEED YOUR HELP
by filling this bag with……. good used clothing, toys, books, magazines, shoes, household goods etc
for collection this coming Monday.
The only bag that was ready for collection was the one sitting next to the mattress. (see below)
Corner of Swanston and Collins Streets, Melboune.