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KINE TSK: Peace to LA & NYC... heard Philly was getting HUGE?! Anyone know who wrote this sh*t back in the day? Since there's a bunch of heads in here, "Almost 22 years in these backstabbin' streets. Strike......

in response to: JA: A True NYC King by Peter

hmmm: You are sooooo far off on the idea that Hutchinson is the "most" drug infested area... I will quote Andie with the statement that Reno County is ranked in the top spot for the......

in response to: America\'s Most Boring Towns: 10 by Scott Sargent

Peter: truthteller: the signs on the building are standard nycha signage, stating "only tennants and their guests are allowed in building", you know, the sort of signs you see on section-8 housing all over the city.........

in response to: My House in Bushwick by matthew

Passerby: With the history linked to that hotel there is no stopping the wrecking ball. To quote the article in the Suntimes: Community development director of Lincolnwood Timothy Clarke "Asked when he'd like the hotel torn......

in response to: Hotel Detective by procyon

Ramut K. Bashwala: "Guilt is for people with morals" - Quote of the day!...

in response to: Rainy Days and Mondays by a disturbed young man

Tex: Here's a quote from an earlier post. "I was watching the city council last summer, talk to a group of individuals who didn't want their taxes raised in order for new development next to......

in response to: America\'s Most Boring Towns: 10 by Scott Sargent

NewYorkDave: Bobby I: Thanks! My Dad must've been selling pretzels around the same time because he bought and sold them for the same prices you quoted. His "route" was Onderdonk heading south; he tells me that......

in response to: Bushwick 77: The Casusos of Harman St. by upfromflames

Post-84 New Jack: See, thats the general difference in our perspectives, "W-Bear". I prefer to look to the future, and push things to new heights than to dwell on the past and the past's faded glories and talk......

in response to: JA: A True NYC King by Peter

Hunter: I'm back again, and will comment again on Tex's "statistics". Tex your reply to my criticism of your use of crime statistics was simply to attribute the data to the FBI, but I did not......

in response to: America\'s Most Boring Towns: 10 by Scott Sargent

Peter: are they still so overpriced? i had them quote me over $200 to have a piece of glass cut for a tabletop that I ended up getting from somewhere closer for $129 (including free delivery)......

in response to: Park Slope Glass & Windows by sine

carol: anon (cpe-72-129-0-54.socal.res.rr.com): 11th Nov 2007 - 01:21 GMT Quote from anon. who wants: "Interesting notes on Norweigan foods. Can someone explain Akevitt; krumkaka; sandbachels and rosettes? Visiting Norway this February '07. Oslo to Kirkenes, to have......

in response to: Typical Norwegian Food by Rune-Willem

Mimi: Who knows if its gone now, but, to any current or past Hunterites, check the costume shop backstage for his HUGE mural on the far right wall...also p. 181 of 1988 yearbook has his pic......

in response to: Sane Smith: Puttin' the Green in Greenpoint by Peter

Joining the Whine: OK, Padre Island, you win. I'm cornered by statistics. I won't quote Disraeli though, because I agree with a couple of them. income below average = agreed, a problem. Hutch needs to do better......

in response to: America\'s Most Boring Towns: 10 by Scott Sargent

Elicar: Yes, it is ONLY 12 hours. And it is a looooong 12 hours. You can only watch so much movies and can only sleep so much in those cramped economy seats. On rare occasions, my......

in response to: Alaska, From Above by Elicar

Yeah I live in Hutch, so what.: Quoted earlier: I challenge any Hutch resident to name me TEN particular, redeeming, specific traits about the town that make it "special". I can't name ten traits about ANY town that make it special, but to......

in response to: America\'s Most Boring Towns: 10 by Scott Sargent

Belroc: True 2 pigs eye boys... If your gonna be a graffiti writer you have to take the risk. Yes thats a Quote from Lee in Wild Style.. Well, thats not exactly what he said.. You get the point. But......

in response to: Alright by -creAtor-

Jen: First of all Karen you need to go to another place to talk about being against one another because you are being racist and that this is NOT the topic is talking about. The TOPIC......

in response to: Public Urinals: Amsterdam by Peter

CATCH A BIKE THIEF!: We bought brand new bikes from these nice guys at CycOmotive on Bathurst. We paid $3,500 for the two mountain bikes. One was higher end Giant and the other one was Giant Pistol 2 16......

in response to: A Picture of My Bike by Walks now

Jamie: ##"everyone specks french or english"## -- quote of the day!...

in response to: Illegal Sign by CE

Brad: The "threat level" is the only excuse I can think of for not allowing pictures to be taken. If I'm not mistaken, pictures of/in the city's tunnels are also forbidden, or to quote the cop......

in response to: Robert Moses Photo Collective by CartLegger

upfromflames: ** The Urban Ecology of Arson** The power of the Wallace's interpretation is its integrated systems approach. just as flames cannot burn in a vacuum, the flames of July 13th did not arise out of nowhere.......

in response to: Why Did Bushwick Burn? by upfromflames

kricket: quote is silly but i really like the whole aesthetic of the car, reminds me of a school paper that's been doodled on....

in response to: 2H! by fuzzytank

joh: [quote] EvilGentleman: 1st May 2006 - 02:31 GMT Why does everyone want to think only of their own cities? [......] And sorry to say this, but Toronto seems to have a lot of sore winners! Shut up,......

in response to: The Top 15 Skylines in the World by Luigi Di Serio

procyon: to clarify, the "--clearly there was absolutely nothing sarcastic about that song" (a sarcastic statement itself) was my addition; the blurb was just saying that the song exemplified self-pitying, depressing, whiny old Morrissey. I'd always......

in response to: There Is No Surf in Cleveland by joey

colavitos ghost: to chime in on the morrissey issue: i'm generally bothered by critics' or---as seems to be the case here---curators' analyses of the intentions behind complicated artistic works. if you're gonna inclue a quote from......

in response to: There Is No Surf in Cleveland by joey

little ukraine: i think it is total bullshit that the inaugurations are in new york and not cleveland. and that is a pretty annoying blurb about morrissey, i don't think anything about that song is a......

in response to: There Is No Surf in Cleveland by joey

Peter: i love that quote from the movie: "gentlemen, you cant fight in here... this is the war room!" lol......

in response to: Soon To Be Demolished by groovehouse

Michelle: I am happy to have stumbled upon this chat. I live at 48 abell st. and am part of a newly formed residence group called Model48 that is fighting alongside Active 18 to keep......

in response to: 48 Abell Bites the Dust? by jeeff

anon (host81-132-162-96.range81-132.btcentralplus.com): After years of america funding terrorism aimed at england via the ira im quite glad this ambilical cord is starting to sever To quote the exploited song "Fuck the USA" a sentiment i have held for......

in response to: Fuck England by Peter

Peter: im just not a fan of scientologists. i can quote vaguely likminded entries about the canadian pm, shit about the queen of england, slander against bush... sometimes, it pops up. sine is from florida, the......

in response to: U.S. Congressman Foley by sine

sine: Update II: Electric Boogaloo this right now from [[http://www.cnn.com]] "Roth would not release details of Foley's alleged molestation, saying only that making it public "is part of Mark's recovery" and that Foley would discuss it further when......

in response to: U.S. Congressman Foley by sine

Charles Ma: What an incredible accomplishment from an inspiring human being. Weather or not the Cathedral will be finish is not too much my concern, I just truely hope the authorities won't demolish it afterward. It is......

in response to: Don Justo\'s Self Built Cathedral by Hasslehoff

aer suzuki: what an excellent quote, thanks GGP...

in response to: Cold Ghost Child & 39 Blanks by aer suzuki

aer suzuki: everyone's done these kinda shots, but never seen them done so well, amazing. wonder where the quote comes from though......

in response to: bright by fuzzytank

Jamie: it was at about £820 which i think i'm right in saying roughly seven million canadian dollars (?) as for the "America, fuck yeah!" quote, the answer is here: **[[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=i6eOrVcUOBk]]**...

in response to: Banksy Rocks! by EvilGentleman

EvilGentleman: The listing was removed. How much were they asking? The youtube link was quite interesting. Thanks, Jamie. Thanks also for the support. The America quote is cryptic, but is fine with me. Just in case my remarks......

in response to: Banksy Rocks! by EvilGentleman

jack: who's amos? i don't think this quote is legitimate. no one knows when they will die. live a good life and you will always be prepared to meet God....

in response to: He\'s Right Behind You! by Cosmo

EvilGentleman: I checked their website, and I have to admit I love this quote about their humourous signage: **Satisfaction Guaranteed or Double Your Trash Back!**...

in response to: Be Happy by CE

Patrick McMahon: Its ha tobe the Irish inme. Aye,aim part o irish but more oft the roman in me. Hackneyed as I am, wot wid the Mohican of bakyard descent, I find it difficult not to......

in response to: Urban Street Propoganda by Jamie

jamie: ##"I want to swallow Peterborough whole, wrap myself, innit, like a tin-foil blanket, absorb its heat"## - {quote of the week}! unfortunately i don't live in peterborough anymore. my mum does though. and my nan. i'll......

in response to: Lost in the \'borough by 12manymornings

EvilGentleman: I find the quote from the landscaper near the lake of, "We can't afford to let this nature go." to be quite hilarious. The **sinkhole** is nature, not the artificial preservation of the lake. But......

in response to: The Case of the Disappearing Lake by sine

Sylvia: I am a hispanic who lived in Bushwick from 1971 to 1993, moving there from the Bronx where I was raised. The irony of what I have been reading here is that when I......

in response to: I\'ve lived in Bushwick for just about fifteen years by Jeanne M.

Jamie: ##"it is like worms criticizing the gods"## - quote of the day. i also like how, in your anti-american speil, you have opted to use the american spelling of the word ##criticising##....

in response to: Fuck England by Peter

Andrew Smith: Quote "Please could someone explain these comments... Night soil? (It was used to soak up Victorian Manchester's 'night soil'.) as in from sewage?(fertilised by 200 year old human waste)" Hi, Yes, I did mean human waste. I......

in response to: Irlam, Manchester by Andrew Smith

Jamie: **quote of the day:** "I don't care if you remind me of a genuinely curious and obese cat that I want to hug and squeeze and name Harrold"...

in response to: No Mr. Raccoon, You May Not. by protocolotis

EvilGentleman: If you took the time to read, you would have noticed that I am a smoker who wishes to be able to continue to indulge in my habit indoors in a location sequestered away with......

in response to: Montreal Goes Non-Smoking: Good or Bad? by EvilGentleman

Catherine Penfold-Waxman: Isn't that a Spike Milligan quote?...

in response to: No Dog Things! by Biff

elaine: 'outside of a dog a book is man's best friend inside of a dog it's too dark to read.' that's my favourite quote, that is....

in response to: No Dog Things! by Biff

Jane Minty: Oh, and "Sir, your penis is out" is sure to become a classic quote! Fucking brilliant. ...

in response to: 7 Train Pervert by CC

EvilGentleman: Hmmm, I stand corrected. I just did a wiki search on Woolworth's, and was surprised to learn that Woolco Canada was bought out by Wal-Mart in 1994. I had thought it was earlier. I guess......

in response to: Grab A Seat by Brad

Elicar: ##"elderly as opposed to the young and beautiful. "## Beauty is in the eye of the beholder. When I was in my first year high school, for some reason, our English teacher asked the class, "Who......

in response to: April 19 2006 Montreal by EvilGentleman

a'la: having a look at that article, dreams, it sure looks to me that the person quoted in it is the same person that posted this post. its come full-circle!...

in response to: A Grisly Example of Man\'s Inhumanity by GGP

Elicar: Don't quote me on this a'la, but I believe it is because of [[http://www.toronto.com/]]. You'll find everyting you need to know when visiting Toronto there, especially if you plan to go ##whining##, er, wining and......

in response to: The Top 15 Skylines in the World by Luigi Di Serio

joey: quote the raven, 'nevermore'....

in response to: Bird Mural by Peter

Peter: the "quote of the day" award goes to jack for: "...i feel like a virgin in a brothel..."...

in response to: You Can\'t Pay Me Enough... by Elicar

kc: I rather like that clam with stick composition. And btw, since this is such an informative post: Mussel Shoals, CA: "If Rincon’s the Saks Fifth Avenue of California pointbreaks, then Mussel Shoals, located a mile south of......

in response to: Great Kills by GGP

Catherine Penfold-Waxman: I'll catch up with Astoria, Queens posts in, say, 385 posts. Interesting place for a Beckett quote. But I like to think in toilets anyway....

in response to: Beckett by BZZZP

Peter: nice photo- and quote. but beware! {brooklyn} is hot on the tails of {nyc} in the post count! ;)...

in response to: Beckett by BZZZP

Old Kensington Dog: Quote: "RE: reality check: 2nd Feb 2006 - 22:58 GMT RE: the commments on biycycles and autos being invented at the same time... Wrong... bicycles have a far longer timeline." Actually, "reality check", I am correct. The......

in response to: Motorist Vs Courier by hool

Too many comments: According to the Toronto Star, Leah has admitted she regrets throwing the garbage back in the car and that it was a knee-jerk reaction. That admission makes me respect her more than her environmentalism. She also......

in response to: Motorist Vs Courier by hool

to The "Motorists":: to The "Motorists": Quoted from previous entries: "What about the damage he did to our van? I suppose you people who support him would think its okay for Frank and I to stomp all over his car?...By......

in response to: Motorist Vs Courier by hool

White vest girl it's time to say sorry.: The white vest girl speaks: And I quote her from her posted reply way back in this mess. The "Motorists": 31st Jan 2006 - 22:26 GMT To All The Readers, "This is the blonde girl in the last picture.......

in response to: Motorist Vs Courier by hool

culturevulture ( Belfast ): A small sample of some of the quotes left after the pix... " Toronto's like a haven for fucking retards with shit attitudes. " " Toronto is the dirtiest city in Canada im sure she can think......

in response to: Motorist Vs Courier by hool

To 'She Had in coming', 'The Motorists' and Everyone else.: It's too late to defend this very very dumb individual. Why is it everyone who claims to know him personally writes the exact same way? So "Brother in Law" are the kind of......

in response to: Motorist Vs Courier by hool

samson: QUOTE: john: 1st Feb 2006 - 06:18 GMT the motorist was completely right in his actions....this hippie courier had no right throwing anything at the guy or anything in his car no matter what...im soooo happy......

in response to: Motorist Vs Courier by hool

hbirdman: If you read Leah's account at 27th Jan 2006 - 22:45 GMT there were 5 assaults across 2 incidences. the first two were trivial food assaults of trash food and coffee then according to......

in response to: Motorist Vs Courier by hool

bkrog: Mush - and others: You refer to 'Canada being 12 years behind the US' in crime: you'd better actually check sources and do some research before posting undocumented hearsay. Check out http://www.michnews.com/artman/publish/article_11403.shtml A relevant quote from Canada's National......

in response to: Motorist Vs Courier by hool

Mush-: actually, they're not too far and few in between, because prevalence of occasions like this increases when nothing is done in anyone's defense. as a canadian living in america for school, i've seen a......

in response to: Motorist Vs Courier by hool

shyzer: still don't see an example here. And I'm tired of all the "OH NOES! EVERYONE HAS A GUN AND WILL POP A CAP IN YOUR ASS AS SOON AS LOOK AT YOU!" I once had a cop......

in response to: Motorist Vs Courier by hool

elaine: ooh, but - i can somethimes quote from films; - ah, bladerunner, i make your eyes! - if only you had seen what i have seen with your eyes...

in response to: Disappearing Skyscraper by Peter

elaine: and me. i rarely like poyums. i am only just getting to grips with short stories. give me a novel any day of the week. (but don't ask me to be able to quote from......

in response to: Disappearing Skyscraper by Peter

vz: The title was "N.Y.P.D. Pizza", with the quotes. I guess citynoise doesn't like quotes. Can the title be without the quotes?...

in response to: NYPD Pizza by vz

Crayon: Well Peter, I see the term "artist" being used quite a bit on this post in reference to taggers. I'm just going by this fact. If the folks writing on this post are an indicator, I......

in response to: Miami Youth Faces \'Serious Jail Time\': by Justice?

Jamie: Technically, when these photos were taken, this country was officially called Burma. [[wiki:Explanation_of_the_names_of_Burma/Myanmar]] **Favoutite quote:** ##"The new name "Myanmar" has been recognized by the United Nations, but several countries, including the United Kingdom and Canada, sometimes refer......

in response to: Rangoon by ian

Jamie: what are the chances of that, eh? but if i was being pedantic, the exact quote is ##"bad boy, dirty boy, in your bed!"## so your paraphrasing should have been, ##"bad citynoise, dirty citynoise, in......

in response to: You Gotta Count Your Ducklings Before You Touch the Turntable by Jamie

Jamie: or perhaps i jsut cnat speel.. [[goo:harry hill]] quote?...

in response to: You Gotta Count Your Ducklings Before You Touch the Turntable by Jamie

Jamie: also: is a shop window, like, in direct sunlight, the best place to store fresh vegetables and suchlike? I read this thing about potatoes the other day, about how they produce a toxin, i think......

in response to: The Bodegas of Washington Avenue by Peter

boring white: Thank you Peter for saying it best. I am a reader for my parish and a Eucharistic Minster too. I don't have the need to quote scripture here nor do I feel that "it takes......

in response to: Humboldt Park by corsakti

Thank You: It takes someone with balls to quote scripture. Mans indifference to his creator will be his downfall day after day. Fine - your above GOD but dont disrespect someones blog because of it.......

in response to: Humboldt Park by corsakti

Gaz: #It's the sort of place you go to get raped and/or murdered# - quote of the day...

in response to: followup graffiti hunt by Jamie

elaine: hey vz, i quoted you [[http://www.swinney.org/journals/article.phtml?id=3892]] also currently hanging in the stephen lawrence gallery in greenwich...

in response to: abject objects by elaine

fuzzytank: the in spiration for the quote [[img:5668]] the park fills with a different set of people after dark dunno what they aim for and some hold steady more than others...

in response to: oh is it fall? by fuzzytank

jamie: **"Fuck the past kiss the future"** quote of the day!...

in response to: Shankill Road: Belfast by Jamie

jamie: **quote of the day:** girls look pretty in hats...

in response to: AstroWorld by ian

kc: I won't blame the media, but as you can see from this there's an avalanche of pressure about how to look and probably how to act. If you're at all inclined to listen, it must......

in response to: Rant by kc

sine: he has a sense of humor but hasn't developed a style yet. hard to say if my annoyance with him is because of all the hype or his lack of skill. I assume he has......

in response to: Fuck Neck Face by sine

jeeff: i'm just curious cuz sine's our "man on the scene". not all art is about converting cynics. i don't think james joyce's ulysses has won over too many of the masses, but it's still widely......

in response to: Fuck Neck Face by sine

ea: yep I was just talkin about the nametags in regard to the quoted article. too bad they're so much more notorious than anything else, it doesn't help spread the street art love or convert......

in response to: Fuck Neck Face by sine

jeff: i can understand why the super's mad at neckface - that's his livelihood. but "artist Peter Caine"? i can't imagine why a working artist couldn't at least see the playful side in neckface's......

in response to: Fuck Neck Face by sine

jeeff: oh fine. here's the one with your quote on it: [[img:3752]] suggestions/critiques appreciated....

in response to: enjoy citynoise by elaine

GGP: that certainly seems to be the direction we're heading in: soul-less and stupid. like the quote at the opening of Wendell Berry's book, Life Is A Miracle: "We are not getting something for nothing. We are getting......

in response to: Brooklyn Sweat by GGP

jeeff: oh, forgot to mention: if you want, feel free to suggest an entirely new "quote" on the subject. i'm easy....

in response to: Brooklyn Sweat by GGP

Lili: Elaine, thanks. check this link: http://users.rcn.com/stewoody/quote.htm When I was a "munchkin" Dad showed me how to build the pinhole cam. I'd love to know the name of the artist, if and when you recall. I often wonder about discoveries......

in response to: San Francisco, from the Coastal Trail in the Marin Headlands by Trolleypup

Cynic: I am looking for a good artist to spray up a wall for me. I will pay but will need a quote first. Plz reply here....

in response to: Peterborough Graffiti Art Project by Jamie

jeeff: oh, i meant the first half of your new entry, the man talking about his dead wife. not familiar with this entry. where is that quote from? i really don't have the......

in response to: Peterborough Graffiti Art Project by Jamie

jeeff: same thing with the playgrounds in toronto. in the last few years, they tore down about half of the playgrounds in the city, leaving just a concrete pad at 157 schools and many city......

in response to: Newark Morning by Peter

elaine: thort u might like it, put in the weather quotes for you...

in response to: indoor weather at tate turbine by elaine

GGP: those chips look delectable. unfortunately, I quickly lost my appetite when I saw the shrub from hell and reviewed some of his choice quotes. HELP!!!...

in response to: Chips for Lunch by Jamie

Jamie: couldn't help but share some more {bushisms}: **##"Do you have blacks, too?"##** —to Brazilian President Fernando Cardoso, Washington, D.C., Nov. 8, 2001 **##"This foreign policy stuff is a little frustrating."##** —as quoted by the New York Daily......

in response to: Chips for Lunch by Jamie

fuzzytank: for some reason you and my class readings are pretty much in sync.... "The advantage of straight through-streets has been recognized since Aristotle, and a rectilinear street pattern has also been restored to keep under watch......

in response to: police and thieves in the streets, oh yeah by elaine

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