I actually have a pretty good understanding of both the art that was painted there and by whom. I was stating I find it funny and yes, a bit ironic that some writer went down there and went over it. For many reasons, one of which I appreciate a HOJO tag in the tunnel, or an old Milk piece, or an old Sane tag, or an old faded the fuck away Clyde cusrive shot, or an old IZ the Wiz crevice, than up and coming artists who happen to take a trek into the tunnels to do an art mission.
Maybe I am savoring a past long gone, and not up on current "street art" enough to fully comprehend what they did. Totally Possible.
To use the venue of the tunnels as a platform to show their "illegal" work, and to make sure it is heavily documented to give it light and legitmacy, to me, is a bit opposite of what the tunnels were all about. And are those misty fillins "prettier" than those delicate art pieces, that is all a matter of opinion and taste.
Do I wish that writes got there first, and rocked burners, yep. Did I like some of the first paintings: yes. Do I like to see writers going over people because it entertains me: yes.