Banksy Gave a Man Whose Home He Tagged Enough Money To Live for a Year

"I watched it for a month or so," Covington told the Independent, recounting his discovery of the tank after it was abandoned in 2004. "Eventually, I climbed inside and saw that it was empty. I thought, 'Wow. This would be a cool place to make a house.' I picked it as a sanctuary, a place to kick back, to be close to God and to the ocean." A choreographer and dancer, and a former escort and Michael Jackson impersonator originally from Sacramento, Covington became friendly with the local police, who didn't bother him, and even had his mail delivered to the tank.

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