Graf heads

[xcrament]

anybody else know the history of Colossus of Roads?

i work for the railroad as a freight conductor and am surrounded by tons of paint all day long from all over the U.S.
here is some other random stuff i saw yesterday. this is huge

[Dark Demon 8V]

whoa!.. thats the homeboy Rath in my crew 3A

he writes HEAVY once and a while..

heres what that looked like when he painted it with my brother Kem5

but i dunno about collosus..

[CPISH]

ever seen a Herby moniker? RIP herby.

[axe]

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NICE

[xcrament]

i catch Herby every now and then, but Colossus i see a few every week. thanks to camera phones i get pics of all kinds of stuff.

this ones pretty dated

i got so many

that box car was sitting in south philly yard for a day or two

[CPISH]

Quote, originally posted by xcrament »

i catch Herby every now and then, but Colossus i see a few every week. thanks to camera phones i get pics of all kinds of stuff. this ones pretty dated i got so many that box car was sitting in south philly yard for a day or two

these are awesome!

[xcrament]

here is a little article i found on a little history of "colossus" and they also briefly mention Herby

http://www.northbankfred.com/down.html

i wish i could get ahold of R. Butler aka Colossus and let him know how frequently i still see his work

[kryptonik]

is that written in chalk?

[Dark Demon 8V]

nah..

Tire marker.. meanstreak as we call them.

[dj br3ndo]

bump for dub graff heads.. you guys flick freights at all?

[arc9]

Quote, originally posted by xcrament »

here is a little article i found on a little history of "colossus" and they also briefly mention Herby http://www.northbankfred.com/down.html i wish i could get ahold of R. Butler aka Colossus and let him know how frequently i still see his work

wow great story, never heard of any of this before

[VW Lou]

I could ask my homegirl Venus, she does the Short Cuts zine. You guys all hear that Piece by Piece is coming out on DVD next month?

[soiledxdesire]

Quote, originally posted by Dark Demon 8V »

whoa!.. thats the homeboy Rath in my crew 3A he writes HEAVY once and a while.. heres what that looked like when he painted it with my brother Kem5 but i dunno about collosus..

holy crap you gotta love full cars!

[Dark Demon 8V]

Quote, originally posted by soiledxdesire »

holy crap you gotta love full cars!

ask me for more and ill give you more..

[wRek]

Quote, originally posted by Dark Demon 8V »

whoa!.. thats the homeboy Rath in my crew 3A he writes HEAVY once and a while.. heres what that looked like when he painted it with my brother Kem5 but i dunno about collosus..

Mmmmmmmmmmmmm... train.

[dj br3ndo]

some heavy metal for your ears

[ValeOne_VC]

Quote, originally posted by Dark Demon 8V »

ask me for more and ill give you more..

I wold definitely like to see some of your whole cars. I know you've got to have some...

[soiledxdesire]

Quote, originally posted by Dark Demon 8V »

ask me for more and ill give you more..

asking

[Flipdriver80]

ok ijust have a relly qiuck, and newbish question.

is there any possible way to read that?

[watson]

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ok ijust have a relly qiuck, and newbish question. is there any possible way to read that?

which one?

[Flipdriver80]

^^ all of them, lol.

[2pointOHHH]

Quote, originally posted by Dark Demon 8V »

whoa!.. thats the homeboy Rath in my crew 3A he writes HEAVY once and a while.. heres what that looked like when he painted it with my brother Kem5 but i dunno about collosus..

what do you know about graffiti..you and your '3A' crew?
im just kidding your influential in everyway.
that totem dude and ouija rock my socks.

[watson]

the first huge train says kems & heavy

the three pictures in a row say:
dues [the first letter im lost]
arsz
spek

im no graffiti artist. but for the past two years or so, i've been trying to develop a style. people like darkdemon = gods.

and just some eyecandy i think is needed..

crazy

some more kem5

cycle is crazy

i have no clue, but i wish i did..

[Dark Demon 8V]

oh.. that last one you dont know is BURYE.. i think the whole thing says pasta burye..haha

Kem oh Kem o Kem!.. making bacon with them cars..

and Ouija is a great writer.. lousy crewmate..

[Dark Demon 8V]

GET SOME!!

Well you asked for it..

oh yea.. BTW.. Kem is a dubber also.. he drives a shaved porcelien blue mk3

his car is bangin..


Modified by Dark Demon 8V at 6:09 AM 3-1-2006

[2pointOHHH]

this is like sex. ill have to hit up 12oz and PG..havent been in sooo long.

the cycle's are great....i got to watch him, emit, jive do a wall- that just makes you feel like crap about yourself.
in fact i havent written on anything lately either..not sure why.

last time i painted i met jase, jive, sub, ....awesome painting with thoes guys. My next dream would be to do a wall with 3a..but im toy in comparison!

repsect.

too bad to hear that about ouija.


Modified by 2pointOHHH at 10:33 PM 2-28-2006

[watson]

just curious, how long you guys been writing?
my 2 or so years of writing and i've gone no where. i've looked at so many images and watched some crazy videos. i don't want to be a 'toy' either and bite off a style. i always see how i want letters want to be in my head, but when i put it to paper, let alone going to can, it comes out like garbage. tomorrow i'll scan some of my stuff, but its really nothing great.

haha also i came across this tonight http://thewall.msn.com/?wallid=4&GT1=7773, how lame.

not to mention all that kem5 is amazing. darkdemon, did you win that nicorette thing you entered a little while ago? also could you post up some of your work, i've seen it here and there when you would post and would like to see some more


Modified by watson at 1:43 AM 3-1-2006

[Dark Demon 8V]

ive been writing 17 years.. believe me it took alot of work to get my style right.

[watson]

word. good to know
back to the blackbook for now..

[dj br3ndo]

Quote, originally posted by watson »

the first huge train says kems & heavy the three pictures in a row say: AVes [the first letter im lost] arsN spek

[Flipdriver80]

oh now i got it, its usually just the guys name, i see.

never really knew much about this stuff.

[ValeOne_VC]

Quote, originally posted by Dark Demon 8V »

believe me it took alot of work to get my style right.

It definitely shows. 3d styles are off the hook! Oh, and Kems is so sick, him and Geser. I dig those guys' stuff alot. I think Kems has done some stuff up here in the NorthWest before.

[Influx]

I never understood tagging? Can someone fill me in.

I know that gangs use tag's to claim territory. When someone tags over it or crosses it out and tags there name it means there looking to kill that person.

This seems different though. This seems more of an artistic approach to tagging.

A few more questions: I'm guessing this is illegal, so aren't you all stressed about an investigation into this?

Why aren't there constucted tagging area's? Like museums?

For all I know DarkDemon could be Kem5 right?
cuz there just nicknames to conceal the identity?

[HK1980]

Quote, originally posted by Influx »

I never understood tagging? Can someone fill me in. I know that gangs use tag's to claim territory. When someone tags over it or crosses it out and tags there name it means there looking to kill that person. This seems different though. This seems more of an artistic approach to tagging. A few more questions: I'm guessing this is illegal, so aren't you all stressed about an investigation into this? Why aren't there constucted tagging area's? Like museums? For all I know DarkDemon could be Kem5 right? cuz there just nicknames to conceal the identity?

hahahaa you just come from the 1892 time portal?
in all seriousness,its their expression of life style,to some its their way of living,to others its a big part.People speed all the time on the streets,and post videos of street racing,you think they are going to hold investigations for every single thing they see ?There are wars going on ,and people getting killed,im sure the police and the law has other things to do than mess with some artists who like to throw up their style.And yes there are certain "areas" like art centers,certain public walls,buildings,museums,where graffitt artists,people who make murals and piece stuff up.It is an art form.Its not some vato locos gang scribbling their gang name on some corner street light,waiting to see some rival gang to cross it out,there are that type of graffitti gangs,but these arent the types that come online and talk like human beings.Those are the punks you see,you are thinking of.These people on these boards are good people who are artists.(the majority of them )



Modified by HK1980 at 2:33 PM 3-1-2006

[richard the pundit]

kem and ges and the 3a crew are from connecticut. geser get's down nicely in hartford.