HOPE NOT

Nope. Pay me first! ;) Sorry, just being ridiculous. Bored & don't wanna cook tomorrow...fuck.

Winning big in AC...first time I ever fainted...why did we stay in the crappiest hotel tho???

Less than zero...zip zero nada.

Who knows, who cares? Even if you're hideous, someone'll be into watching...but I could care less...

Damn, I hated painting this fruit truck, mostly because it was like 1000 degrees out & my partner doing the other side kept hassling me, so I was fuckin grouchy...but whatever. It had wheels.

Did I sound Mad? Not at all. No woman wants to be called bro, lol... Was just a lil confused & used to getting tormented here, so I don't know what possessed me to even post anything tonight... Thanxxx, a lot...

1997...This says "HOPE" but is too abstract to be read easily...I killed myself on this VIC wall, as this was at the top of the Chocolate factory wall on Union in W'burg, so PEAK & REVS hooked me up with a scaffold. Also used a ladder & it's a miracle I got anything accomplished as I was drinking vodka for breakfast at the time. DIVA was in charge of who went where & she scolded me for drinking booze in a coffee cup, but I painted my ass off anyways!

BRO??? Sista, please. What do you mean "not to be a dick? face face face etc..." Thanks tho, I think (?).

Damn...PANE!!! Where the hell's he been? Or, maybe it's where the hell have I been? He used to hang out with my ___, smokin'____in his closet-NO, not recently- like way back when. Last thing I read about him was in Nov York...Saw a dollar bill he signed & one by NOV too, up in a Mexican restaurant in my old nabe in '07 tho. Used to be RN's Pop's store. I'm sure nobody here gives a shit about anything I say & I fuckin HATE holidays, cookin' all damn day when I really think I'd rather just hide.

I don't know why, but I read this thread a while back. Normally I'd be like "You're exploiting women you fuckers"...but tonight, I feel like, hey, shake it while it still looks good cause lemme tell ya shit starts going south REAL fast as time goes by. & Like Deloner said: "No one cares." (Except your kids if you have any, cause you know that'll haunt them when their friends get ahold of it. But, go ahead, embarrass the kids-they'll certainly embarrass you too!) Haven't bothered to scroll thru this to see if the wifey has made an appearance. Who knows, who cares...

1998...You can tell by the mixed colors that these were done around the same time...REVSHOPE in Jersey, done in broad daylight-a lil nerve wracking to say the least, but it's all about adrenaline addiction & getting up, right? & REVS in Dumbo, Brooklyn, another awesome spot, near where the entrances are to the BQE...Being the "lookout" partner is worse than doing the roller, cause you're in the vehicle paranoid as a coyote, aware of every damn thing around you...but I'm not gonna lie, IT WAS FUCKIN INTENSE!

Some flix from '85 taken by my former students at EHall...

This was my first ROLLER. I forget which /where this lil park was. Near Flushing Ave maybe?. The fucked up part was that this oil-based silver bucket paint splatters really bad when you're way up close to the wall. The ROLLER came out ok, considering as I was VIC rookie I got the behind a tree spot. Also had to go to a nearby industrial paint co & ask for thinner cause we were fuckin messed up, despite the one-piece white painters' jumpsuits. Well. Gotta earn your spots whatever you're doing. This fuckin silver paint ruined the back rug in the storage area of my suv. It was the END of my spotless vehicle. Ever try n' clean THAT shit? Forget it. Ever try n' get it off your entire face with nail polish remover? DON'T DO IT. #1 it's stupid #2 you can use cooking oil. DIVA, PEAK, & REVS invited me on this mission. REVS caught a wicked high spot & went back to fix/"maintain" it's integrity several times after.

NATO[...these are YOUR pics from YRB article 2003...tried 3 #s I had for you but they're all way out dated. So, if you're glad to see this reprint, cool. If no, I guess just find me & kill me...It was truly an honor to be included Thanxxx NATO PS-I NEVER did get 'round to pickin' up my boots from you either... Thanxxx again NATO

FE, OJ, JA ...

The following pictures & stories were copied from an issue of "Reader's Digest". All characters mentioned are, of course, fictional, comic book superheroes & heroines. Set design: Industrial Blockbuster-Light & Magic. This was a well planned, but ill-fated mission. We pulled it off, but basically everything went wrong along the way. The connection never buzzed us in, so we had to wait for someone to enter the front door & we kinda just pushed our way in carrying all this shit.OK, so we take the elevator up to the 7th floor, but still gotta get up to the roof, which is locked.The fuckin' people who lived in these lofts should work for Homeland Security or some shit. A couple of guys started hassling us right away but I forget what bs we laid on them. (After we finished painting, the same guys came back, real pissed off & tried to start a fist fight with me & DONA.) So, buckets ready, rollers ready...of course. it had to start raining, fuckin' hell...DONA'S taller than me & we did ours together, so she held my ankles while I hung over the edge with the extended roller pole. REVS was doin' his own thing on the side with "primo location" that could be seen from Manhattan across the East River. He wound up painting "crasy" instead of "crazy". Working upside down in the rain at night. It was funny anyways cause they couldn't buff the "VS" under the RE. To take flicks, I literally stopped my truck on the Willy B bridge; cars, trucks, drivers cursing us swerving around. Good thing we flicked it, cause it got buffed later that day. I bet that "VS" is still there too. I "think" West Side Hwy, way uptown, wasn't there so,correct me if I'm wrong. Real nice job though, they rocked it!!! This was def "THE" spot to hit on Houston...I believe it made the papers, people were up in arms. "Oh no, not OUR DKNY city mural, heavens to Betsy, these vandals must be stopped". PEAK & DONA!!! Every member of VIC were the nicest, most talented fuckin' people you could ever work with. The men treated all us women as equals in every way. With respect. Damn, PG was a sweetheart, showin' me the ropes the 1st time we met. Nobody really bothers you in Chinatown. Since we always first cover the spots solid, we just say we're "eradicating" the hideous graffiti. Mark off even spaces. Outline the letters. Bam! Gone. Haha. Yeah.

Dear Self, Most people, I think, have to apologize for lying or pretending to be someone or something they're not. Self...you are really a fuckin' manic depressive psycho who has to apologize for speaking the truth and being who or what you really are!!! WoW. It must be so much easier to be a con. Always being who you need to be at the time. Can't feel bad or guilty cause it's all a big lie. Maybe you need to smoke weed again. Wish they still made Rorer 714s Peace, Self... Behave yourself!!!

Worth 2 in the bush... ............... A bird in the hand is...

QUEENS NYC 1998 BOWERY NYC 1998 BROOKLYN NYC 2000 BROOKLYN NYC 1998

BEAUTIFUL BEAUTIFUL BEAUTIFUL... I feel deeply honored that you took the time to even THINK of me & with artwork as well. Best believe you've made me feel amazing...I will never, ever forget the kindness shown to me by the 12ozers here. Thank you freakeenyc. DAMN, how fuckin' cool are you???

REAL PEOPLE GET BREAST CANCER... REAL PEOPLE FIND THE STRENGTH TO FIGHT... REAL PEOPLE APPRECIATE COMPASSION...EVEN FROM FACELESS USER NAMES... *Obviously, some real people fuck up their first attempt at cropping/resizing...

WoW...lovin the tattoo...might have to drive down to MD for a ZIE tat. ...ZIE, INITIALLY i was trying to rescue /spare you from being hazed. Writers should have each others' backs & help an inexperienced new jack learn frome developed artists. Laughing at someone, unless it's COPE, is wrong. Lol Inna-Respo...you have honored me & treated me with respect. Diggin the pics as well. Thanks so nuch. ZIE, SWIF1, INNA_PRO_RESPONDER...PUNK ROCK PLAID FILL-INS Good lookin' out!!! Wanted to scan post my 1st pic dedicated to the people who contributed here. 8 friggin hours just setting scanner/printer up. Found a photo but of course it wouldn't stay cropped from 11x14"... Naiveivil...thank you much as well.... Ny love & the Best

That's some kick ass handstyle. Writing that effortless takes A LOT of practice. Ha. Your showed a real sense of caring & kindness for myself & others. Myson scribbled his tag on everything. Cereal boxes, house bills...any piece of paper was tagged. Best believe you've touched my heart quite unexpectadly. Thanxxx,HOPE xxx

Apologize if I truly misunderstood your words. All I saw was LOL...BUST SOMETHING OUT. Maybe you see how I may have taken it as another dagger. Please forgive me if I hurt YOUR feelings. Obviously, most/none of you on 12oz know me at all, don't respect me as a person-as a Mom-an artist-a graff writer-or even as a sentient being. That's really ok. Just don't fuckin' pity me, cause lots of people & animals are worse off. I will not let cancer define me. I bought my 1st scanner last nite. Had 100s of graff flix to finally be able to post. Our graffiti "vacation"/missions up to Nova Scotia, Newfoundland, then down to Tennessee in an F150 with our 2 dogs. Then this shit fuckin' blew my mind. Please just leave me be. God, I HOPE my son never sees this...

Meet me in the street where nobody goes... The only real writers even on 12oz are the ones on the home page member blogs!!! (mostly around my age as well.) Not you idiots bloggin' on Brick Slayers, Third fuckin Rail. Come on freakfacenyc-fucker, let's see something get busted out... How 'bout I carve LOL right across your face? True to the game.