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Brushman: anon i did know your father , he lived on lee st on the corner , didn't he ? my book is in the editing phase . i hung right there , and used to...... anon (c-69-142-138-254.hsd1.pa.comcast.net): thats cool brushman. whens your book come out? i'll definatley buy a copy. maybe you knew my dad, his name was Butch Caton. my moms name is Terry Genero... Ryan: if he DOES come back though, hes not gonna be able to haul his ass around nyc AGAIN and crush shit like he used to. based on his date of birth he's 39. no 39...... Brushman: hello anon ,i definately lived at lee and westmoreland then , im 39 yrs old . I am writing a soon to be published book about that specific are between howard and ontario to...... Edward LAMB: I am very familiar with this tunnel having personally "discovered" the place way back in 1969...
The following, if you please, is an excerpt from my own story :
I had, one day, roaming through Riverside Drive...... anon (c-69-142-138-254.hsd1.pa.comcast.net): yo brushman you said you were from lee and westmoreland. i use to live near a and westmoreland from 81 when i was born till 89 when me and my mom moved to harrowgate. are...... Brushman: the lawyer thing simply means that nowadays you sould get sued for that stuff . lol... Brushman: Today, lawyers would have a field day with our antics.
We played Kick the Can, where everyone would hide in various places and then try to run in and kick the can before being tagged by...... Brushman: does anyone know of anyone that is still around from Howard and Ontario ? The old HnO gang ? ... BRUSHMAN: Front st ? pork pies ? im not sure , i grew up at lee and westmoreland , from 1980 till about 1987 . i would like to let the people on this site know...... Nick: I am glad I live in a country where I can concrete crushed glass at the top of my fence, or put up razor wire or even add an electric fence overhang to the top...... Adam Enright: There is No Game like the Good Ol' Montreal Hockey Riot!
A city whose hockey passions create a constant hunger for battling peace and the status quo.
[[http://www.progressivewebdesign.ca/hockeyriots.html]]
by Adam Enright
I was thrilled to read about...... georgia x: hiiyahh the photoz are great :D
but what do u feed the birdz 2 keep them coming back..?
we have a couple of diffrent types blackbirds,thrushes,blue/greytits sparrows jaydoorz a crow starrling,greenfinches etc
but i whant them to...... chiamattt: I like these photos a lot, but I must say, they feel like I took them. I say this because they seem a bit rushed and on-the-go like a lot of mine are. Anyway, they...... Packer: I lived in Kensington for a number of years with my Dad when my parents split in the early 90's I lived back a coupple blocks from frankford and sommerset on Rush St. many people...... Tex : Look at that!!, change the subject and talk about trees and flat out ignore the issue of the city council brushing off a taxpayer. What a bunch of phonies, keep on posting, your own...... Ben Baillargeon: Let me tell everyone the number one way to stop bike theft!
Don't be stupid for one without critisizing anyone, but if you love you bike bring it everywhere you go! seriously i ride my norco...... Kensington H,S, Vice President: Cold Case does take place in Philadelphia. And the main girl detective (blond haired - is that Lilly Rush ?) is suppose to come from Fishtown.... Born and Raised in NYC: honest to God I wish Boston where I live now was this dead sometimes ... the never ending traffic,rush hour and crush of people on the trains .... and I thought leaving NY I escaped...... Bonnie: Did any of you watch Cold Case last week? Am I mistaken or did Lilly Rush infer she was a Kensington girl? My sister got the same impression and she watched it in California,...... Peter: cherie: {broadway}, in the area around {hart} street is the border between {bushwick} and {bed-stuy}, so i suppose it depends on which side of {broadway} the place is on, heh. the west side being {bed-stuy}...... Septa guy: why are those wires still juced?septa or who ever would save money cutting them off. I'am going to go up there some time, hope I don't get hit by a goast train:) and with all...... Roger: I'm an artist who is not a hipster. I am moving further east in Bushwick because the rent is cheaper for what you can get, as I'm saddled in debt. I'm half Peruvian...... Bob: I was born in Bushwick in 1950. I lived on Starr Between Wilson and Central, great place to grow up. We had to move in 1962 because the city wanted to knock down PS 53...... anon (cf2.utc.com): I just saw a box truck with a JA tag on the grill
on Route 8 in Shelton CT about 15 minutes ago.
Oval was this crazy guy from Norwalk that crushed shit
for a few...... Shelley: I lived in Brownsville, but went to Tilden. Mr Gold was a great English teacher who loved to act; also Mr Engber, my best friend Ricky & I had crushes on him. Dr Stoloff was...... Rob Tynan: Hi Norma,
The "shuttlecock" was erected about three or four months ago I think. The roundabout is just at the bottom of Victory Road. Have a look on Google Earth. The photo was...... EvilGentleman: Probably the guy in the Honda stopped to count his change, and the guy in the Nissan impatiently tried to pass, pissing off the Honda guy, who raced to keep his spot in line, and...... Tyfoid Kid: They used to use a lot of salt but I think they are using more of combination of salt on some other liquid chemical. All the snow plows have these big tanks on the...... K Teesdale: Growing up in Kensington, I knew I had to get out. The social environment was not one to be taken lightly. I learned everything I need to survive growing up in Kensington. I walked. I...... RickC: I have not visited this site in a while, and I am amazed with all the names that are posted. Hi Susan, Diane(my first crush thought I was too young), my Good friend Marty whom...... K King: Why do you take on such a smug attitude? And not include the CN tower as well, which obviously crushes the Space Needle? It is probably Canada's biggest tourist attraction in terms of attendance. Don't...... EvilGentleman: I still come back and look over this article every once in a while. This time, I followed a link on Wikipedia leading here.
The memories have begun to fade, yet that last shot, the one...... jack: great barbara, nice writing, it is a beautiful time of year, in brooklyn in the 40's and 50's the old men in the neighborhood would gather up leaves in piles in the streets and burn...... jack: peter you bring tears to my eyes, the old brooklyn-manhattan transit, the sea beach express, the f train and others, i rode them almost everyday, i would walk to school and pass under the el...... Cloned Prince: I wrote a Parkour Rap!
Things just aint the same for todays traceurs,
Cops and pigs want to see us in handcuffs
Yamakasi and the Belle are aging,
The old traceurs, well they're all changing,
Making way for new...... Frank: For the record, there are two entrances open on Sundays. One is at the south end of Mokom Sholom cemetery (the western strip) and the other is at the north end of Acacia cemetery...... BelRoC: Time for some canvas paintings..
I use brush, marker, and spray paint..
I use masking tape to keep control of the over spray..
Alot of people mistake my work for airbrush...
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... jack: at one time randalls was an adventurous place, dumps, weird people, but in the 70's they built apartments and a tram and now it's respectable. don't be afraid of times square, i worked at...... EvilGentleman: I have a pic of the guys who were in the process of painting with a basic little can of white model paint and a paintbrush. They proudly posed for me, but since I do...... bed sty-cee!: ....and another thing you mexicans i cant believe you let your country go to hell by corruption and stealing. instead of staying there fighting and taking back your country you run here. work so called...... Ya. My cute Pink bike got stollen today from Bathurst/Harbord area.: Question... Is Uncle Jacob the same thing as Bike Pirates? I live in the neighborhood and the only bike shop I know around there is Bike pirates. Anyways - my bike disappeared off the steel...... Darrel B Richardson: Scott... you have to be part of the elitists main stream meadia to post such a biased and knowledge lacking site on the internet. I will give you that "boring" is a subjective word...... angel: I attended PS 106 from about 1963 to 1966 (?). I remember mrs. Fuchs (had a crush on her). the school now looks decrepid and white-washed.... CartLegger: I am crushing your head!... EvilGentleman: Nice airbrushing technique, I think it is. I'm guessing the artist in this case also does work on custom paintjobs for cars. I've seen a similar technique used on really good flamejobs. Sometimes, the softer...... BDweller:
"The Bushwick Initiative...Who is this for?"
Boy, you are some busybody, upfromflames. Digging, poking, photographing and posting; then posing provocative questions.
I'll take your bait.
The city's official response to the steady influx of Latinos and blacks...... ISM iSm: Inkheads Crew originated in the Bronx witrh Edec, Rash and Rave. After that it was
also in Miami for years along side NYC. Inkheads crew is world wide and are still crushing it
on mad different...... Gaynor Miller: Just found this site on my lunch and spent the whole hour and more just looking and remembering it was great!I can't belive a little place like Irlam and Cadishead has got this many beautiful...... been: Just how does one clean the brush cleaner?
Is this another invention?
It is difficult to clean brushes, I find, at least without pulling off the protective tips that many have. Scalp says ouch then.... Pissed off tax paying citizen: I totally agree with the previous statement, so far no "taggers" have been able to justify that. How about they somehow buy a house and let all their little homies tag it! Then it would...... Graffiti Pervert: This shit is pushing the envelope right here!! He painted this during 5:00 rush hour traffic. Anyhow I know for sure the DOC is free and healthy as I write this. He...... Jason: I'm 31. I'm married. I'm a programmer. I'm 15 lbs. overweight. I ordered a complete board last night on the web. I've never really skated before, but dammit, I'm going...... jack: i don't know but do you think the vehicle matches the store. and you are correct it seems the old things are being replaced by the new, which is as it should be in...... Beadle and Tatum: http://www.thefilthandthefury.co.uk/images/congrat1a.jpg
Its a hand written rambling note about the Sex Pistols calling the mueseum a "piss stain".
There was some pettitioning and a USA today poll that helped locate the hall.
I did some research, this is the...... Marc: When I visited Sussex, probably twice this summer while on a Farm Apprenticeship, I couldn't help but notice the small-town quality there is here. The mural campaign should be good enough to revive Sussex....... kricket: there are suicides on the TTC almost weekly, though since few are during rush hour most people don't realize it. i didn't think the TTC usually shut down over something like that, though?... jack: it seems that young people get some rush being that close to weapons of death. the first pic reminds me too much of nam. i got a cold chill down my spine when...... Editor:: sometimes, when free-time is at a premium and there is a rush to clean up 250-500 spam/flame/trash-talking comments in 5 minutes, the good accidentally gets tossed out amidst the bad. believe me, if its happened,...... JNJ: Everybody is missing the point here and underlying factor. I grew up in Humboldt Park. I lived there for 32 years. Yes, it was stressful. However, I had allot of fun...... jeeff: the cab must have been doing something funny because it got dragged into the streetcar-only right of way there on spadina. but to be fair, i've seen both good and bad cab drivers, and...... Rob: This bike actually weighs less than 40 pounds. It also has no trouble steering. Much easier and sharper than a than a tandem. I ride mine down Canal Street during afternoon rush hour. All over...... Dan: Well! When you were young did you dream of growing up to be a building inspector? A tax inspector? Something along those lines. People with an attitude like yours are the death of individualism and...... procyon: Thanks for the kind words, everyone.
CG: Cleveland Trust Tower! That's what it's called! I couldn't remember and was feeling uncharacteristically lazy about googling it/rushed about posting. Well, that's good to hear, especially if it's true....... Cameo: Don't tip the machine! It might crush you!... matt: I tried chantting this word over & over again & i got a massive rush of bliss,man i can see why they are putting these signs up around the place,it fricken does somthing,i do it...... Grange: NEW HEADING! Fun with road kill! SEND YOURE PICTURES NOW TO AVOID THE RUSH .
... ksedge: EvilG - i actually really enjoyed my drive through northern ontario. long, but surprisingly nice. however, i hadn't done it before and was in no rush, but now that i've done it, it is a...... EvilGentleman: Actually, a lot of the "art" here is not done by children, but by adults. I actually recognize a few of the names here as people I know IRL. What keeps happening in this area...... GGP: alas, i was in a bit of a rush...but next time I am in the neighborhood, I may check it out. I'm a little scared of 4. Bell #4, though.... Mary: My dog, a Jack Russell, was attacked by a raccoon just a few minutes ago. It is a hot night, so I have the window open in my TV room. My dog, who...... Dj Wannabe: I think this is a disaster of metal classics. I grew up listening to alot of these songs and they don't deserve to be treated this way, it disgusts me. The Houston rap scene is...... Catherine Penfold-Waxman: If I can choose the method of my demise (and having a heart-attack while being in a Johnny Depp and Henry Rollins sandwich is not an option) I think that being crushed to death by...... formol: CANADA IS NOT MY COUNTRY
Frenchmen came from France
To exterminate indians
Satisfy their appetite for genocide
They proliferated like vermin
So today we are millions
Dreaming of destruction
Waiting for secession
Preparing the final assault
To avenge the plains of Abraham insult
Dreaming of...... Catherine Penfold-Waxman: Sugar-rush heart explosion?... jfilip: One day I was riding home down a really busy street at rush hour. Some guy who was riding slowly kept running red lights every chance he got. The process would go like...... TheTruth: Yeah, Bushwick was raped. Your metaphor is better, Dave. Bushwick was hustled, pimped, beaten, raped, and left for dead.
Now Bushwick is getting the bum-rush. The predatory loan-sharks are stealing houses out from...... Chris Erb: Thanks Peter!
I love the staircases in Montreal but I've heard they're not allowed to be used for fire escapes on new buildings anymore. Apparently people will become disoriented when rushing down the stairs and...... I.T.U.C.: No sane cyclist would be on the left of a bus, especialy down a City street. Any crushed SUV... Peter: some constructive tips:
1) practice cleaning up the {stencil}-work. they seem to start crisp and then get drippy and bleedy... as if you either got alot more rushed as you went (which makes sense- no one...... Nate: Can anyone give an update on what's going on with Cabrini and the so-called "transformation plan" in Chicago public housing? I used to know two people who worked as community organizers, doing work trying to...... EvilGentleman: First and foremost, **never, ever** walk out to the water on the tidal flats. Those mud flats can sometimes extend for miles into the bay, and the Minas Basin of the Bay of Fundy has...... elaine: in their beds, getting up, brushing their teeth, eating coco pops, watching morning tv (big brother is on just now, so that will be some of it) having their first pee, having their first bowel...... EvilGentleman: Waitaminit, you've been doing all this with paintbrushes and ladders, and even lugging cans of paint along? Is this commissioned work, or do you know areas where nobody will say anything about your work?... Caroline: Whilst travelling in Italy last year I was shocked to find that a man deliberately sat down next to me at a railway station and masturbated. What chilled me to the core was the...... EvilGentleman: Well, if that is the way you kids want things to be, that is fine with me. I am getting too tired of this, so say whatever you want after this, I have better things...... EvilGentleman: I agree that maybe I have posted too much at once, but I sort of felt pressed, as I had a backlog of graf shots building up. I was taking too many at a time....... Micah: Ah, the Bank of Montreal building! It's not exactly a skyscraper, but it was a long look up when I walked past it on my lunch hours on my way to the library. ...... ninety9lives: what's it done w/? are we talking paint and brush or marker on gesso'd canvas? either way, nice lines.... A concerned viewer: I actually know the guy who did this, he lives in brooklyn. The way he explained it to me was that he intended to kill an animal (by the way it was a bunny)...... EvilGentleman: To my way of thinking, graffiti should be both encouraged and it's location controlled within reason, with penalties for those who put graffiti in places where it has no business being. Now, before you all...... Jason_Fucking_Denny: I know I'm probably not going to be the most popular poster here...but...I think this is cool. I'm not cruel to animals and I don't think the guy that did this was cruel in...... annelcabrera: I'm tired of looking for information on organizations/ anyone addressing women constantly being violated while using the subway. Anyone know of anything?? This needs to stop; I don't want to have to worry...... jack: nah, you would miss the black and white and grime of the city. you would miss the vally's and canyons of steel and glass, the multitude, the lost, the happy, the tired, give me...... Biff: Yes, From Fort William, now Thunder Bay Ontario. My Grandad's rifle is in the local Museum "James McGregor" he was in gold rush of the 1849. But was robbed and came back to Upper Canada...... Peter: re: predating spraypaint... yes, of course.
i saw a "swan" piece under the {broadway bridge} (painted ca 1975-8?) that was definitely done with yellow and black housepaint... i mean, you could see brushstrokes as if it...... urbanghost: thanks grange and thanks hool for the heads up about that intersection. You sound like you really know the city well, which i'm aware of by checking out your site and seeing how much...... EvilGentleman: Thanks for all the compliments. After I shot these pictures, I showed them to some people I know, and I had a few of them suggest that I should try to sell them to a...... GGP: is the boy one of the children in neil young's "after the goldrush"?
is he getting ready to fly a silver spaceship through the yellow haze of the sun? Has the loading all begun, "flying mother...... spygirl_t: Zilong uses, what he can find, more than just spraypaint: marker, paint brushes... it's simply awesome. He does sign everything, so if he's still active, you'll see the name too.
I'll do my best to......
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