A Wrong Turn Leads to a Blah Girl

All credit for this Girl goes to a favorite Friend of Blah Girl, Shawn- thanks so much! Shawn writes:

First, thanks again for you site. And truthfully, I had given up on see a new Blah girl. Not that I stopped from looking at(or looking for) new street art during my travels through the city, but the thought of an artist not creating art is a saddening thing. No matter the artist.

Anyway, on to the Blah girl. I made a wrong turn, coming out of the Krog St. tunnel going into Cabbagetown, instead of making a left on Wylie I made a right. And after going this way for a short time I realized I made the wrong. So, I needed to double back to get going in the right direction on Wylie and as I was about the start to make my right turn on Wylie and head in the right direction I saw a Blah Girl. So, I made followed this correcting route again to get a picture of her. It was easy to get to her again, all the roads (except Wylie) are one way. So, go on Wylie, to Savannah, to Pickett to Berean, and just before you get back to Wylie the Blah Girl is on a fence on the right.

But I'm not sure if this is a new Blah Girl. The tag next to her goes over the top of her, instead of the other way.



I really love this particular shot that Shawn sent that shows a larger view of the fence covered with a great collection of the many different tags that define this part of our city:

Lenny's Girl

I was driving with Ela last night and as we drove by the You Go Girl tag I lamented the fact that it's been so long since new Blah Girls have been spotted, and that I feared she might be gone forever. A couple of my readers here have posted that some Cabbagetown neighborhood association had published online information about where the Blah Girl creator lives as part of their "crack down" on street art. I wouldn't blame the Blah Girl creator at all for being more cautious under these terms.

But then when I checked my email moments later, I got a message from the lovely Jana who sent pictures of a Girl she had found at Lenny's Bar on Friday night. I just LOVE this Girl too. I love the fat marker and the contrast between her blackest black and the whiteness of the wall and sink- not to mention her mischievous expression. Ela commented that I should try to get the same design down over my kitchen sink which I think would be terrific.

Thank you Jana for proof that she is not gone! And Blah Girl Creator- if you're out there, keep the Girls coming and holler if you want some commissioned work!

Citgo Dumpster Girl

Well, this has been a great weekend so far- kicked off with two parties last night, the second of which my new BFF Jason was nice enough to let me play Rock Band on his new Wii, oh man!- and then this morning I hear from Blah Girl Seeker Shawn of a brand new Girl! I actually was starting to get worried that the Girl might have retired because it's been so long since I've seen new Girls anywhere. I'm so relieved this isn't the case!

Shawn found this Girl on the corner of Wylie and Moreland yesterday afternoon, on the dumpster in the Citgo parking lot. I love this picture even more because of the Gun Show sign in the back- oh Georgia!!!

You Go Girl!

I had my suspicions that this "You Go Girl" on the corner of Edgewood and Krog was done by the Blah Girl Creator, but felt sure once Lori also pointed it out.

Any thoughts on the monster tags that are going up on Boulevard and around the neighborhood - some say "rawr" and some say "sorry" across the mouth (backwards r's) - are also done by our Girl creator?

Wylie Street #2

This is the second Girl spotted by Ela on Wylie Street on the border of Reynoldstown and Cabbagetown. I wonder if anyone will put a bikini on her like they did on the formerly-topless girl that lives a block away from this girl on Pearl Street.

NOLA Girl

I couldn't have been more excited to receive a message this morning from Lauren with pictures of the furthest away Blah Girl so far- she's from New Orleans. Like so many of her Blah sisters, this girl is now gone so I'm even more glad to have evidence of her smile.

Lauren writes:

This comes from S. Claiborne Ave. in New Orleans and the pic was taken in July. Sad thing is, it was on the wall of an abandoned auto garage that was demolished last week, so technically this Blah Girl now only exists in the photo.

Thanks SO much for sending her!

One of the MJQ Girls

FInally I remembered to take a picture of the Girl in the bathroom at MJQ that Malissa told me about ages ago. Apparently though I missed another girl in the other bathroom but I'll remember next time.

2nd Avenue and Hosea

Thanks go out Shawn, a new Friend of Blah Girl for sending in this new Girl. Shawn writes:

I stopped at the light at the intersection of 2nd and Hosea Williams looked to my right and saw a Blah girl. I was able to get up the fence that surrounded the building to take the picture. I looked for a way to get past the fence, but didn't have too much time. I needed to get back to my car before the light turned green.

Shawn gets a high five (and perhaps a traffic warning from APD) for acrobatics like jumping out of the car to get the pic! We are grateful; this marks the first Girl recorded here in Kirkwood.

Sugar Britches

A few days ago, Ela texted me a picture that her duplex-mate Stephanie took of a Blah Girl, but I kept forgetting to ask where it was taken.

Yesterday afternoon I was walking in East Atlanta and came across this marker-drawn Girl in front of the parking lot between Sugar Britches and Traders- the same one I was texted just days before!

The Glenwood

My old pal Chris is the newest Friend of Blah Girl, letting me know about this Girl behind The Glenwood one of my favorite restaurants in East Atlanta Village.

Reynolds-Cabbage Girl

Here's a brand new Girl shot by the lovely Ela on Wylie Street on the way from Cabbagetown into Reynoldstown.

Blah Girls in Athens

I was so excited to recieve evidence of the existance of a new Blah Girl from my darling friend Red-Handed Jill.

Jill found her in Athens. Makes me think its probably time that I go east to visit Athens and two girls that I love indeed.

On a Truck / at El Myr

This one on the left is off of the side of a truck and was taken by my lovely roomie Anne with her cell phone camera.

This other one smiled back at me from the girl's bathroom at El Myr. Apparently Mademoiselle Blah and I travel in the same circles. But we already knew that, I suppose.