Graffiti

[The Kingpin]

I never see it much, other than ally ways or on buildings the train passes.

Disco Dan and Borf tags were all over DC, both or all were arrested.

Borf was at least intresting, mystery and wonder surrounded each tag.They weren't huge and obnoxiuos like Disco Dan.I think Borf was a compliation of guys. not sure

I think Borf may have been one guy but then there was a free borf project which had a lot of people. I don't know much about it. They're all nerds though =P. Still cool, did you see the video of them throwing LED things on the statue?

 

[War Lord]

I don't mind graffiti, because I've seen some really cool ones and it should be supported in very specific locations where the city can clean a wall once a week to be redecorated.

I do mind it when it's gang tags or just on buildings without permission.

 

[Dodger]

I really do hate gang related graffitti. It just horrible to look at and makes your neighborhood look so ugly.

but if it's art, really cool art then I dont mind. So i guess its both.

 

[BULLFEST]

I used to hit the 7 train back in the day. A couple of rooftops and some handball courts as well. There was one time we just finished a handball court and were on our way home. The train we got in had two cops on it. We had one bag each full of spray cans and our hands were covered in paint. The cops starred at us till we got to flushing (last stop). As soon as the train stopped we ran out. The cops gave chase but not after us. Turns out we werent the only writers on the train. They were chasing some kids who were out tagging. We recognized them that's how we knew what wa going on.

Then there was another time when some guy saw us running across the tracks on the el (elevated tracks) above queens blvd and for some reason starting shooting at us. Back then we laughed it off and just kept running (we were running from the cops). I was lucky because I never settled with one particular graffiti crew. I was always hanging out with a different crew. That way you covered more ground and you learned more. At one time I had tags running on the A train which is the longest line in the NYC subway system. From Uptown Manhattan to Rockaway Beach. Met alot of writers on that line. Especially at the layups (parked train cars).

I think my old high school had the largest amount of writers. We had guys from the Bronx to Brooklyn from Queens to Manhattan. Aviation High School was in Long Island City which was in the middle of everything.

I still make a mop (fat marker) once in a while. I havent gone bombing (tagging) since the late 80's since then i've become a paper king .

I hope graffiti never dies.

 

[Orko Is King]

In LA county all the graffiti looks like it was done by a Chinaman with Parkinsons.

 

[tzarinna]

I think Borf may have been one guy but then there was a free borf project which had a lot of people. I don't know much about it. They're all nerds though =P. Still cool, did you see the video of them throwing LED things on the statue?

I never saw that. Ha,love it,
I think he stated it was done in honor of a friend that committed suicide.
He was very good. I was very intrigued. A friend and I would call each other when ever we spotted them. God if I was really bored I could have done a map,ha,never.

Borf is Dead

Not particularly beloved DC area graffiti artist Borf was nabbed Wednesday morning. Essentially Borf’s deal was to write self aggrandizing statements on street signs and walls.. and that’s about it, really, save for an odd stencil which people took for actor Jerry O’Connell. Turns out that face was the real Borf, a suicide’d friend of the artist, which became a tag for whatever struck him as wrong with the world at the moment. The Metafilter Borf-bash is rolling along, and it makes for an amusing read, as does the Washington Post article with the details.

 

[the_joker]

Hmm, some graffiti can be art, but tags are just vandalism and messes up the place. Especially if they are crap at it.

 

[The Kingpin]

I used to hit the 7 train back in the day. A couple of rooftops and some handball courts as well. There was one time we just finished a handball court and were on our way home. The train we got in had two cops on it. We had one bag each full of spray cans and our hands were covered in paint. The cops starred at us till we got to flushing (last stop). As soon as the train stopped we ran out. The cops gave chase but not after us. Turns out we werent the only writers on the train. They were chasing some kids who were out tagging. We recognized them that's how we knew what wa going on.

Then there was another time when some guy saw us running across the tracks on the el (elevated tracks) above queens blvd and for some reason starting shooting at us. Back then we laughed it off and just kept running (we were running from the cops). I was lucky because I never settled with one particular graffiti crew. I was always hanging out with a different crew. That way you covered more ground and you learned more. At one time I had tags running on the A train which is the longest line in the NYC subway system. From Uptown Manhattan to Rockaway Beach. Met alot of writers on that line. Especially at the layups (parked train cars).

I think my old high school had the largest amount of writers. We had guys from the Bronx to Brooklyn from Queens to Manhattan. Aviation High School was in Long Island City which was in the middle of everything.

I still make a mop (fat marker) once in a while. I havent gone bombing (tagging) since the late 80's since then i've become a paper king .

I hope graffiti never dies.

Really? That's cool man. What did you write? Did you meet any legends while you wrote?