Monotremata wrote:Yeah man getting busted for graf is not worth it nowadays. Our crew stretched all the way from the Inland Empire out to LA itself. We couldn't do shit without 20 cops watching us everywhere we went hah. Way back in 1991 or so, we had a big battle with a crew from Fontana, the freeway overpasses here got so **** up all our tagging crews made a whole edition of the local paper. Right after that is when all the gangsters got pissed and started showing up at our meetings, all the writers started carrying guns and went from raver gear to white shirts and khakis. Graffiti became a felony here in LA, and if you were underage and got busted, your parents got handed the bill. I still see my old crew hit up around here, but its none of us anymore. Bunch of youngsters that took over years ago and it aint even about the art or getting your name up anymore. Just straight up criminal shit.
What ever happened to Krylon anyways? It was all about that and Rustoleum (the chrome was the shit on telephone poles hah) 30 years ago. I dont even recognize any of the colors anymore when I see em at Home Depot except good old Regal Blue. We would've killed to have a brand like Molotow around in the early 90s! They make all the colors you can go straight from your black book and Design marker collection to the wall and get it just about 100%!
Montana, Liquitex, MTN, Loop. It seems that Krylon and Rust are for racking.
The Tag banging hurt the culture for sure and the $400 + in damages is considered felony vandalism. I tell heads all the time, paint on canvas, legal walls, shoes, t-shirts. But don't use your tag name, because they'll get you.
These company who cater to the BOOM BAP, should hire these guys to make custom skin art for the drum machines.
