Trivia: 07/02/12 Grafiiti
TODAY'S MYSTERY QUOTE QUOTE: "Illusions are art, for the feeling person, and it is by art that you live, if you do." HINT: (1899-1973), Irish novelist and short story writer. RANDOM TIDBITS A single drawing or inscription on a wall, door, or other surface is technically a graffito. Graffiti is the plural form of this word and the one most commonly used today in both the singular and plural contexts. The cover of Led Zeppelin's Physical Graffiti album depicts two buildings at 96/98 St. Mark's Place in Manhattan. Those visiting the location may be surprised to see five-story buildings because those on the cover only had four stories. The photo was specially cropped to "remove" one of the floors so that the image would fit squarely on the album cover. Statistics reveal that more than half the graffiti that crops up in major cities is put there by teenage boys. Since Queen lead singer Freddie Mercury passed away in 1991, "fans" have scrawled...