Before there was Banksy, before there was Keith Haring, there was Taki 183, the New York tagger who became famous in 1970s New York for simply writing his name everywhere. What a concept. He’s just one of the subjects of Roger Gastman’s Wall Writers (narrated by John Waters), which documents the early days of graffiti. If you’re like me, you’ll swoon over the images of the decaying cityscape and grotty glamour of the era. My favorite is the hordes of urban youths following Harry Reasoner, as he compares them to the fourth-century Vandals. Hysterical. (via The Daily What)