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Goodbye @Banksyny

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This is My New York Accent,  @Banskyny Sadly, October 31, 2013 was the last day of Bansky's artist's residency in New York City -- Better Out than In .  And, oh what a run it has been.   In  Expedition Bansky , I recounted my first foray in search of a piece of his art.  For 31 days he had us New Yorkers racing uptown and downtown and from borough to borough, all in search of his daily artwork.  On at least one day, most every one missed out on the art.  That's the day that the elusive British graffiti artist put prints on sale for $60 at a stand outside of Central Park.   He sold very few pieces.  Hopefully,  those folks that did purchase one have now figured out that they have won the art world equivalent of the lottery.  Banality of the banality of evil, @Banskyny Bansky certainly lived up to his reputation as an artist provocateur.  People were miffed by the "NYTimes-rejected" OpEd that he subsequently posted t...