CALIgula Posted September 9, 2009 Author Share Posted September 9, 2009 we should turn that buff mark into a huge 12oz. lol...or maybe not. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mydeadfriends Posted September 9, 2009 Share Posted September 9, 2009 and the money they spent on this...fuck! wasting bullshit money on investigating graff, the middle east, guns, bombs, incarcerating drug users/dealers, buffing graff.....they close schools and madhouses just to open another couple prisons.... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CALIgula Posted September 9, 2009 Author Share Posted September 9, 2009 ^true..and california is broke too. they were giving out iou's a month ago, but they got money for buffing this shit? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
.hopeless. Posted September 9, 2009 Share Posted September 9, 2009 speaking of the saber river piece and all the beef b ehind it...ive seen the saber peice dissed but ive never once seen the sane memorial or whatever that he supposedly dissed.anyone got pictures of that shit? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bojangles Posted September 9, 2009 Share Posted September 9, 2009 damn....... I want to hear sabers opinion on this Bojangles keep us posted on that poster, Im curios how much somebody will pay for it It's framed and hanging up these days. I couldn't part with it just for the hype. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mydeadfriends Posted September 9, 2009 Share Posted September 9, 2009 ^true..and california is broke too. they were giving out iou's a month ago, but they got money for buffing this shit? maybe someone should start a thread called "what makes money money? and how does it get that way?" i think i read a henry miller essay on the same subject once but that's something else.... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MedicineCabinet Posted September 9, 2009 Share Posted September 9, 2009 thats your first and main prob u dont care enough my job could someday save your life and the lives of millions of people but dont you worry your lil head about it us union guys will just sit back and relax in all fairness, you are making $31.65/hr with multiple future raises, so if your job description obligates you to save lives, i would hope that you follow through without worrying too much about outsider opinions. the reason people dont worry about the potential dangers that could be of your job not existing with their lil heads is because you are getting paid to worry about it, not them. unless youre the kind of freakishly kind person that worries about every strangers life story & their unappreciated struggles as you pass them on the street, youre as guilty of this ignorance as much as i am, except yours wouldnt be about unions like mine is yes you struck a nerve with me because i have dealt with non union cats like you who generalize all union guys. its always due to a strong lack of not understanding and a lil jealousy the lack of understanding, im already guilty of as ive said before im going to safely assume youre talking about wages when you mention jealousy, but its not that. im not going to front like i make more than you, i know there will always be someone else that makes more than the next person. the important thing for now is that things are going well & im happy enough. chasing money for the sake of money alone is a busted logic. if it really solved all problems like we are tricked daily into believing, no rich & famous person would have a single personal demon to deal with you keep doing your thing and when it come times for your boss to fire you from that non-union job itll happen in the blink of an eye were as for us we have the back up of our unions here ya go just so you know im no spoutin lies heres my union if i get fired, ill even let you know via PM, so you can feel good you know youd like it & you dont have to prove shit to me man. you hate me, but i can still appreciate that theres someone here that will passionately argue about something that means a lot to them (something that isnt about graffiti or whacked out theories of evolution) Just about 99% of you will never make impact(in graffiti) like that piece did and it really shows. dewd i once even went TAGGING with teh Krinkz, doesnt that count for something? you know that turns nobodies into legends because the stuff is made from the semen of the graffiti gods, right? its totally not a waste of 20 bucks 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
screaming hand logo Posted September 9, 2009 Share Posted September 9, 2009 People are really into that Saber piece, huh? I liked it better after JA and Foe had their say ha EAST COAST PEOPLE 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Harvey Wallbanger Posted September 9, 2009 Share Posted September 9, 2009 I always thought it would have been a lot cooler if JA had used rollers and just gone over the piece with two or three throws that were on a similar scale. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fat ralphy Posted September 9, 2009 Share Posted September 9, 2009 Someone needs to use the buff as a fill color Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CALIgula Posted September 9, 2009 Author Share Posted September 9, 2009 ^thats what i was saying....make a huge 12oz out of the buff. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CALIgula Posted September 9, 2009 Author Share Posted September 9, 2009 it'd be like drawball...only irl! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KILZ FILLZ Posted September 9, 2009 Share Posted September 9, 2009 they are obviously gonna be staking it out to wait for those guys to get it back prolly been said a dozen times by page 5 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CALIgula Posted September 9, 2009 Author Share Posted September 9, 2009 yeah...i wouldnt be surprised if they spent more money on private security to patrol that area. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Harvey Wallbanger Posted September 9, 2009 Share Posted September 9, 2009 LOS ANGELES--Whether simple letters or elaborate, colorful designs, tagging--or graffiti--is considered vandalism and is getting a cover-up along some 100 miles of rivers, creeks, washes and channels of the Los Angeles County Drainage Area and Santa Ana River Basin. Crews from Corps of Engineers contractor BJD Resourcing are removing graffiti by water blasting rock-grouted surfaces. According to the project manager, the process helps keep the natural look of the surface. "Other areas, where it’s a concrete wall or concrete embankment, we go ahead and cover it over with an approved paint, a waterway-safe paint," said Jeff Vaughn, project manager, BJD Resourcing. A one-year, $837,000 contract, funded by the Recovery Act, was awarded to this small San Fernando business, to not only tackle a community nuisance, but give people jobs. "Through this, we’ve brought on four crews; it’s given new employment to about eight personnel and it’s reorganized about three-to-four other personnel," said Vaughn. BJD’s four crews, armed with two generator-powered sprayers and 135 gallons of paint each, cover a total of about 810-thousand square feet of concrete canvas per day. Not necessary to maintain channel function, the enhancement work reduces the amount of deferred maintenance within the Los Angeles District’s flood risk management program and improves the many projects in the area. "People that live around and work in that community are proud to be there," said Kelly Howard, operations supervisor in the District’s asset management division. "With the graffiti and so forth—urban blight, basically—what we’re trying to do is clean up our assets and make them look presentable." The initial clean-up of all areas is expected to be completed by December. The contractor will continue to monitor and paint over problem areas for the remainder of the year-long contract. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Harvey Wallbanger Posted September 9, 2009 Share Posted September 9, 2009 Cliff Notes: The state of California isn't actually paying for the cleanup. It's being done by a local independent contractor, who was hired by the US Army Corps of Engineers. The funding is coming from the National Recovery Act (federal money). They're not just rolling the Saber and the MTA; they're buffing a 100 mile stretch of the riverbed. They will be maintaining the buff Until September 1st of next year. And the whole thing is actually costing about $837,000. Jeff Vaughn of BJD Resourcing refills a sprayer bucket with waterway-safe paint along the concrete embankment of the Los Angeles River Sept. 1. Crews use more than 500 gallons of paint per day to cover up graffiti within the Los Angeles District’s flood risk management program areas. (USACE photo by Jay Field) Rene Valenzuela of BJD Resourcing spray paints over graffiti along the concrete embankment of the Los Angeles River near the intersection of the I-10 and I-5 freeways in downtown Los Angeles Sept. 1. Crews cover over about 810,000 square feet of concrete per day as part of a Recovery Act-funded contract. (USACE photo by Jay Field) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IOU Posted September 9, 2009 Share Posted September 9, 2009 I can't believe the amount of time and money they waste on the L.A. River. It's just fucking retarded, but a great political gimmick for those in office. Right now the river is a straight burn. Buff and wait. Buff and wait. Law enforcement has that shit on lock so much that when a big name writer went back(after just being released) and put his name down, they knew the work was new and caught him at home with the paint still fresh on him.. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
x5v1s Posted September 9, 2009 Share Posted September 9, 2009 i bet he got so much pussy for that peice ............. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest spectr Posted September 9, 2009 Share Posted September 9, 2009 ^thats what i was saying....make a huge 12oz out of the buff. :lol: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CALIgula Posted September 9, 2009 Author Share Posted September 9, 2009 damn...so its not californias money...its federal....wow. and the contract was still almost $1mill. still a huge waste of money, because as soon as the contract is up, and they stop patroling as much, its just gonna get hit again. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IOU Posted September 9, 2009 Share Posted September 9, 2009 The LAUSD really could have used that money. The education system should be considered a fucking disaster in need of immediate funding.. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shai Posted September 9, 2009 Share Posted September 9, 2009 Who wants to bet that they're going to start selling ad space on the banks of the LA River in the next couple of years? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CALIgula Posted September 9, 2009 Author Share Posted September 9, 2009 whats the point of buffing it anyways?...to make it look nice? it already looks shitty. i mean you guys have all seen terminator 2. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
screaming hand logo Posted September 9, 2009 Share Posted September 9, 2009 i wanna drive in it like the movies and video games 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shai Posted September 9, 2009 Share Posted September 9, 2009 whats the point of buffing it anyways?...to make it look nice? it already looks shitty. i mean you guys have all seen terminator 2. Yeah, it was one of the few nice things about the LA River. The MTA is impressive but it's not a piece. I'm sure people are going to be planning some big moves for next year. Unless you're from LA or have seen it in person, you have no idea how ugly the flood control system is. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest spectr Posted September 9, 2009 Share Posted September 9, 2009 Who wants to bet that they're going to start selling ad space on the banks of the LA River in the next couple of years? Shai they're reading this don't give them any ideas.... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DRUNKEN-ASSHOLE-ONER Posted September 9, 2009 Share Posted September 9, 2009 12 years is a damn good run though. Especially these days. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheoHuxtable.. Posted September 9, 2009 Share Posted September 9, 2009 Yeah props on that. 12 years is a long run for a piece. But not too surprising since the L.A. River never gets buffed (until now). I first saw it in the summer of '98. Then I remember walking down there in Spring '99 to take flicks right after JA went over it, then put it on the net. As far as I knew, I was the first person to have the "JA/FOE over SABER" flicks up on the internet, until Paint My Face got it up. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CALIgula Posted September 9, 2009 Author Share Posted September 9, 2009 i saw it a couple years back on accident....we got on the 10 towards crenshaw and i just happened to look to my right and there it was. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
screaming hand logo Posted September 9, 2009 Share Posted September 9, 2009 i never saw it and have been down to la a few times. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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