Sure, Cam Newton left his footprints all over Auburn (and every one of them should be cast in gold), but one of the greatest testaments to his impact on “Tiger Country” is that the “CAM” scrawled over the iconic “WAR EAGLE” on the holy wall near the entrance to J&M Bookstore at some point during the time when the Blessed Individual walked among us hasn’t been removed.
Yet.
Trey Johnston, J&M’s tiger of a proprietor, who for years has been responsible for the wall’s decor, tells us the wall typically gets a new paint job every five years.
“We’re going to paint over it and freshen it up over summer.”
But does that spell the end for the glorifying graffiti?
“Well, (the graffiti) might be something we play with some,” Johnston says. “It might be something like that that we incorporate when it gets down to the end of it, I don’t know.”
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Looks perfect as is. How about a growl contest?
LOL…I live here. It was cute at the time, but I’m sure Trey will paint over it during the summer. A way to preserve it might be to screen print the image and sell tees or photograph it and sell as posters before it gets painted over. Maybe ‘highlight’ the Cam some way.
I want to be part of this!!! That would be awesome!
Fortitude Graphics, I’d say talk to Trey about it.