Grm Posted September 18, 2022 Share Posted September 18, 2022 hey so I’m about 3 years into this with the same name, “GERM” for at-least 2 years, and I feel like a bit of a twat because I just did some research today and found that there’s already a graff artist with the name “GERMS” who is a bit of a legend in the Bay Area… I’m living in Germany and my style is so far from this artist, based around San Francisco, and this leads me to the question, do I need to change my tag, or is it not that deep on this occasion? (i feel I could’ve put this in any of the graffiti sub forums on here because the question is really aimed at anyone who’s been in the game for a while and knows what they’re talking about) (little new to the site forgive me if I did this wrong, u can feel free to advise me on that too) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LUGR Posted September 18, 2022 Share Posted September 18, 2022 @GrmI moved your thread to a more appropriate location. I’m sure there are at least a couple of other people writing a variation of that word in the world. Does it matter? Not really. That being said, Germs EMT is going to be the one everybody recognizes and has respect for. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Grm Posted September 18, 2022 Author Share Posted September 18, 2022 Thanks for the quick responses @LUGR @nicklesndimes I like the letters a lot so I’ll probably stick with it then. Good stuff to know 🙂 thanks! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LUGR Posted September 18, 2022 Share Posted September 18, 2022 28 minutes ago, Grm said: Thanks for the quick responses @LUGR @nicklesndimes I like the letters a lot so I’ll probably stick with it then. Good stuff to know 🙂 thanks! Hopefully, you stick around and use this forum as a resource and contribute along the way. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Schnitzel Posted September 21, 2022 Share Posted September 21, 2022 @Grm I share a name with a guy who is currently kinging New York many times over and is (rightly) being lauded all over instagram. And about 18 years ago I was in Stockholm photographing pieces by a person who'd come up with the same name as me and done some tracksides with it. While I was taking some photos a Swedish kid came up and asked me why I was taking pics. I then told him what I wrote and he wigged out because it was him. We made vague plans to meet up but I could not get his phone number to work from my phone. Would have made a great battle. I've been writing the name 21 years and I'm not going to change. If somebody in your country gets the name up on trains maybe switch it up but who cares when theyr're 9000 miles away. 3 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Grm Posted September 21, 2022 Author Share Posted September 21, 2022 On 9/18/2022 at 7:34 PM, LUGR said: Hopefully, you stick around and use this forum as a resource and contribute along the way. I do believe I will, even if I mostly hover. How long have you been using the site? Noticed it’s been around for a good while. 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Grm Posted September 21, 2022 Author Share Posted September 21, 2022 @Schnitzelhaha wow what a story, what’s the chances he’d see you taking pics, that’s awesome. If you guys battled it out, who would decide who gets the name? ah.. so what your saying is I should get the trains first >:) thanks for sharing, schnitzel. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LUGR Posted September 21, 2022 Share Posted September 21, 2022 5 hours ago, Grm said: I do believe I will, even if I mostly hover. How long have you been using the site? Noticed it’s been around for a good while. I have been on here about 14 years. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mr.yuck Posted September 27, 2022 Share Posted September 27, 2022 Chances are good that any variation of 3 and 4 letters has been attempted by some one else at this point. I think that's why we are starting to see people write shit like 'hockey mask'. No ones accidentally like 'I wonder if hockey mask is taken.' lol 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LUGR Posted October 1, 2022 Share Posted October 1, 2022 11 hours ago, CHANTICLEER said: There's a WENONE in the Bronx. Also, some Asian kid on long island used to write WENONE, who was toying around some legal wall. #TOYING Your niece still overseas? What she up to lately? 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mr.yuck Posted October 1, 2022 Share Posted October 1, 2022 Fixin to crank my chain. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LUGR Posted October 1, 2022 Share Posted October 1, 2022 Grease your chain or savage your pony or pet your llama … the choice is yours 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Grm Posted October 1, 2022 Author Share Posted October 1, 2022 On 9/27/2022 at 2:37 AM, mr.yuck said: Chances are good that any variation of 3 and 4 letters has been attempted by some one else at this point. I think that's why we are starting to see people write shit like 'hockey mask'. No ones accidentally like 'I wonder if hockey mask is taken.' lol Haha true say. I’m sure it’ll lead to some interesting ones in the future… maybe Latin names of bugs or cable names or something, wouldn’t surprise me if there was a HDMI out there already 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wyeast Posted October 3, 2022 Share Posted October 3, 2022 On 10/1/2022 at 1:31 PM, Grm said: Haha true say. I’m sure it’ll lead to some interesting ones in the future… maybe Latin names of bugs or cable names or something, wouldn’t surprise me if there was a HDMI out there already Someone is writing HTTP around where I’m at. We’ve got a .com, a Bitcoin, a Petco and a few years ago I was seeing (props for this one) “Ghoul cum”. The future is going to be full of weird graff names. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Joker Posted October 20, 2022 Share Posted October 20, 2022 You have any idea how many people out there write Joker? I doubt it's the most popular name but it's definitely up there. I might as well write John Smith. If you think about the 'hard & fast' rule of giving yourself a name, the history of why your choice is important, the rule stems from a time when the rules were being made. A time when there was maybe a few thousand writers. Cut to now... we have millions of writers out there. So having the same name as another writer - one city away or one country away - is highly likely. Of course you could tap into the old school naming convention of adding a number to your name. GERM23, GRM4, for example. You can use the Graffiti classic - the street number you live on (if that applies to you), or you can use a favorite number, your age, a number that has relevance to you or a moment in time, etc.. @GrmAll that said - I think what matters most is what you do with the name. 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ndv Posted October 20, 2022 Share Posted October 20, 2022 I do toy things under the name BANKSY 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Grm Posted October 21, 2022 Author Share Posted October 21, 2022 On 10/20/2022 at 10:11 PM, Joker said: You have any idea how many people out there write Joker? I doubt it's the most popular name but it's definitely up there. I might as well write John Smith. If you think about the 'hard & fast' rule of giving yourself a name, the history of why your choice is important, the rule stems from a time when the rules were being made. A time when there was maybe a few thousand writers. Cut to now... we have millions of writers out there. So having the same name as another writer - one city away or one country away - is highly likely. Of course you could tap into the old school naming convention of adding a number to your name. GERM23, GRM4, for example. You can use the Graffiti classic - the street number you live on (if that applies to you), or you can use a favorite number, your age, a number that has relevance to you or a moment in time, etc.. @GrmAll that said - I think what matters most is what you do with the name. Hey man thanks for taking the time. I like the sound of dabbling with numbers actually, that’s some solid advice. I agree with what you said at the end too, and I am having really a lot of fun with the name at the moment, so I can see myself carrying it for a while. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Grm Posted October 21, 2022 Author Share Posted October 21, 2022 On 10/20/2022 at 10:34 PM, ndv said: I do toy things under the name BANKSY hmm, any reason ? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ndv Posted October 22, 2022 Share Posted October 22, 2022 7 hours ago, Grm said: hmm, any reason ? No, I was just joking around. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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