EXOTICS, WICKEDS, [NOT WICKET], GANGSTER HANDS ETC def set philly apart for sure
when Nyc writers hit the Broadway #1 line in the 70's they all had philly gangster hands
courtest of TOPCAT from Philly who brought it up there , they renamed it Broadway Elegant .
but its all Philly..We did concentrate on tags alot in this town but writers in philly
did aspire to do NEW YORKERS [in the early 80s thats what we called them].My boy Eder
took me to see my first NEW YORKER on the R8 tracks in 84 ..it was Dazzle Swan Charm &
Nick Dream ..that day changed my life way more than Style Wars & Subway Art ..
Philly had a rich piecing history , and they all had a philly swag to them ..
It takes time and alot of practice, but i guess there are too many distractions nowadays
to sit around with a sketch book and do letters over and over again ..i admit , if i had a cell phone and a computer to look at ass all day back in the 80's i might not have wanted to practice drawing either..YOU GOTTA WANT IT , like anything else in life ..
there are a few guys that i see that are developing some nice styles I wont name people
in case i leave someone out ..be patient ,apply yourself ,respect the deep philly history and STOP THE VIOLENCE ....