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I’ve been going to Smart Bar for close to 10 years now, so it has a special place in my heart. As such, I was sure to include lots of somewhat secret personal references throughout the mural.
For instance, when a German yogi tells you to go deeper and deeper (“tiefer und tiefer”), you do it.
He found me while I was in Hamburg in 2007. I couldn’t get over the unintentional hilarity of a German meditative guru. I felt the Smart Bar mural needed something of a mantra, and what better for an underground dance club than “deeper and deeper”?
I also found this lovely lady in Hamburg:
She ended up driving a bus.
The other symbols are less secret, especially if you’ve read “Kafka on the Shore”. Johnny Walker, Colonel Sanders, a mackerel, a cat, and even Mr. Nakata can be seen in the mural. But like many things, they’re best left being discovered on their own.