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    deth/kult walls

    in Brick Slayers

    Posted

    Navy 8

     

    What are you doing now?

     

    I'm sitting at work after hours because I don’t have the internet and all my friends actually go out and do shit.

     

    What inspires you?

     

    As far as graffiti, I have always been into watching and seeking out graffiti. Not only benching but also when I’m out of town checking out the highways, walking the streets taking everything in. This passed year or two I haven’t had too much time to bench but I still get allot of relaxation out of it. It’s very comparable to fishing. Bring a beer, a pack of smokes, sit back and hope they bite. The 2 people I have painted the most with have also inspired me allot. Chip has always been on some other planet. I think allot of it is over people's heads and he doesn’t care. He just gets more and more experimental. Also, if the world actually got to see half of what eye actually does, he would be allot more recognized...and again, he isn’t sweating anything like that. I like bombers, freight guys, whatever. It’s all graffiti to me and I've never been too cool to admit who at the time I’m feeling. The HM guys have always done it for me. Much, Spel, Yen. mid-90's nyc heads on freights which always hit close to home because most of their hoppers layed up in my spot. But the biggest influence was just growing up in jersey and watching the bombing going on. kemos, nace, rime. You cant ask for more than that.

     

    What is your educational background?

     

    High school...by the skin of my teeth.

     

    Digital or non-digital?

     

    Very recently... digital

     

    Who is your work targeted towards?

     

    Anybody that would look at it i guess... from someone that would look at it and dig it to someone who would flip out and tell his wife their neighborhood is going to hell. its all funny to me. I saw a tag in a dunkin donuts bathroom that was microscopic, it said "hidden camera" and I think about that shit all the time. Its just funny. I did a freight once that had all my letters wearing costumes: a cowboy, a ghost, a clown wig and I hope it lays up in some kids backyard.

     

    How long have you been doing art?

     

    My first girlfriend was like a real "ghost world" type and she had ex-hippy artsy fartsy folks. They always encouraged me to do art and they would take us to the art museums. They made organic soaps and roasted chestnuts in the living room. That’s when I guess I started getting into seriously drawing.

     

    Why do you do art?

     

    I think I have issues with my mortality.

     

    What one event drastically changed your life?

     

    My political standpoints have been playing ping pong since then: psychedelics and September 11th.

     

    What tools do you use do produce art?

     

    Whatever eye steals me.

     

    Tech or organic?

     

    Techno-organic... its like a super closeup of a crystal clear grasshopper and low drum and bass songs. I don’t know how to answer this because I cannot pull off either of these things.

     

    Do you make money and or a living off your art?

     

    Yes, I am very fortunate.

     

    If you owned one of the largest corporations, what would you do?

     

    Nothing...drugs by the jacuzzi.

     

    What kind of music do you like?

     

    I like a song that tells me a story...nick cave and leonard cohen are some of my favorites. ghostface tells me stories i guess. haha, i dont know...everything man.

     

    What is your opinion on life existence?

     

    I think its shitty. I wish I was brain dead. I think we are TOO smart. The fact that you just asked me this meanwhile the next species down the intelligence level is miles away. A monkey is smart, yes in relation to say a fish. It can smoke a cigar and ride a bike, big deal. It isn’t laying in bed about to have a nervous breakdown every night because it knows its not going to heaven (or hell) when it dies. Its not watching the news seeing 45 people blown to pieces in a car bomb due to some bullshit war over some bullshit religions and feeling sick about it. Life is crazy. There are millions of people praying to some god that is a mirror reflection of their culture thinking they are more than they are. It is the world's biggest denial. It is so hard for me to believe that we are more than biology. We are expendable. Governments all over the world throughout history have shown us this. I believe in the common human morals and everything is made because they need you for something. To quote a famous band from jersey "all they want is your money, and all they need in your numnotic approval. You gonna give it to them?"

     

    Do you believe that humans have the ability to foretell future events?

     

    I kind of do. Yes.

     

    China, the United States, or Europe?

     

    We shouldn’t let the last couple fuckwads we have had in office ruin it for everyone...

    USA baby!

     

    Computer chip implants or not?

     

    Not

     

    What did you do today?

     

    Worked

     

    Where do you see yourself 10 years from now?

     

    Hopefully doing the same shit... just better. I am a relatively happy person.

    bicicletas

    in Lifestyle

    Posted

    Originally posted by 48:16

    all of those frames are decent for the price...the rear hubs that come on the pistas are kinda garbage. i've had the bearings repacked twice on mine since january, but for the price it can't really be beat.

     

    you can also look into the KHS and Fugi track frames for the same price range.

     

    what are you planning on doing on this bike?

    racing?

    messengering?

    dicking around town?

     

    any of them would be more than fine for the third option, but you might want to think about it a little more if considering the first two.

     

    I am not into racing, my schedule doesn't work in a way that would fit in a messengering job, but I won't just be dicking around. I put in an average of 15 or so miles a day on a mix of residential streets in bk, and queens, and the hustle and bustle of manhattan and busier streets in bk. I think I may need some serious hub reccomendations. My rides range from 10 to 55 miles, so I am not getting extremely hardcore with it, but I need to make sure that I get a bike that can hold up to stopping and nyc traffic.

     

    thanks for all the help everyone

    bicicletas

    in Lifestyle

    Posted

    I switched over to riding with a fixed rear wheel this past may after moving away from a place that was composed entirely of hills. The rear wheel was weak. Actually, the whole bike was pretty shabby. For the most part i just had it built as a test to make sure that i wanted to make the switch to riding fixed. The bike is more or less beat and the cost of replacing the damaged parts is more than i am willing to put into it. With this in mind I have set out in search of the perfect(relatively affordable) bike. I am deciding between three bikes, the bianchi pista, a surly steam roller, and a soma rush. If anyone has any reccomendations on the merits of any of these, please let me know. Also, Bianchi is sold out of the pista for the year so if anyone knows where i may be able to find one online or in New york let me know.

     

     

    Any information that could help me to find a good price on a new or used(good condition) track bike would be very helpful.

     

    thanks, ....

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