Ann Arbor Duck Graffiti
It’s been a while since I noticed this but I hadn’t written a blog post about it yet. All around Ann Arbor, you can find a distinctly unique signature of “Duck” written on stuff. From mailboxes to walls to whatever. I think I first noticed it on a paper towel dispenser at BTB Cantina. I thought it was some kind of trap where once I read it, I had a second to actually “duck” or be hit on the head by a log or something… That obviously wasn’t the case (I didn’t duck).
Does anyone know what the deal is? Is Duck a gang? Can I join? Do I want to join? Is Duck involved in illegal activities? Does Duck fight crime? I wanna know.
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I’ve noticed these for a couple of years. I haven’t figured out who is doing the tagging and I was about to start documenting these in Flickr when I found: Flickr collection #1 – Phlag Flickr collection #2 – Wild Guru Larry
Very good observation! There’s also “CHU”, which is probably older and slightly less omnipresent.
Duck is, as far as I know, currently the most prolific tagger in Ann Arbor. While I have no idea who’s doing it, I am constantly tempted to hang a canvas in an alley downtown with a “Put duck here” sign on it, to hopefully get a nice original. More to the point, it has prompted me to always be on the lookout for a single tag, somewhere hard to find, that says “goose.”
Hey, My name is Stephanie Steinberg, and I am a reporter for the Michigan Daily. I am writing a story about graffiti on campus, and I plan on mentioning these duck tags. I would love to get student commentary for the article. Please e-mail me at [email protected] if you are interested. Thank you!
I am duck.
Are you also CHU? That guy sucks.
There may be tons of duck tags in A2, but he/she is not the most prevelant. I challenge anyone to walk around and see if they cannot find a Gexir tag. Where ever I go through out the city I can spot at least 2 Gex tags from one spot. Duck is definetely not a gang or anything of that matter. It’s just a writer doing some tags. Look for more tags like: Gexir Doul (actually Loud backwards) Mekan Marm Sisto (or Cisto, or any other variation thats used) Pony Aires (been crushin as of late) Lelo Kosek (I’ve only found a few but they are incredible) Slam Wheys Basik Goler (The face tage) Rise SeakOner And a ton more that I can’t recall at this moment. It’s fun to wander around town and try to find all of these tags and to see where and how these writers get to some of these spots.