tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5102196596355256005.post7803945760422743899..comments2023-12-27T14:46:48.828+11:00Comments on Kings Way The Book : Graffiti : Melbourne : Australia: What It Means.Lemonadehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01968260942131511251noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5102196596355256005.post-81037551664699115242009-07-06T02:01:10.832+10:002009-07-06T02:01:10.832+10:00ive got to admit that reading this book tonight i ...ive got to admit that reading this book tonight i was moved to tears ,,for so long i tried to block all theese years out of my conciousness,,there were so many unbelievable happy memorys mixed in with out of proportion tragedy and loss,,so many young creative people who lost thier way and thier outlet to make sense of it all and find belonging and community,,making the decision to turn my back on graffiti back then was one of the most difficult adjustments ive ever had to make,,it was a pretty extreme lifestyle that only those at the core of the scene could ever fully understand,,it was completely lawless and detached from the regular 9-5 existance that the majority of society laboured so hard to uphold,,to walk away meant turning the volume of life down from level 110 to a quiet twighlight whisper,,by the age of 18 it was mainly the prospect of jail that spelled the end of artistic expression for most ,without the life afirming & self worth building side effects of active graffiti writing and creative expression,a large number increasingly turned to drugs to fill the void that had begun to grow within thier hearts and souls after retirement,,it was so sad to see so many close friends and people i loved either start to fade ,look for even more destructive outlets or in the worst situations die by thier own hands or by misadventure related to substance abuse,,it realy darkened my view of the world for a very long time,,there were many times there where i even tried to exit the frame,,lucky for me i somehow made it out the other side,,it still fukin drives me crazy that the law makers cant see what a valuable alternitive this culture is and that they dont realise the transformative powers it can potentialy have on a young peoples lives ?? i personaly learnt far more about myself and my abilitys through my involment in this culture then i ever did in school,,to the point were i can actualy use my expieriences as a template to be aplied to other challenges and learning curves,,its helped me to understand process and how to apply myself over prolonged periods to achieve positive outcomes in everyday tasks and bigger personal challenges that i encounter in my day to day excistance,,,maybe all schools should adopt community painting projects for every year of study and every student to participate in :) haha,,how crazy would that be :) we could start to play a part again in how our communitys look and feel ,and all have some sort of personal involvement and personal pride in our nieghborhoods,,we are tribal people and we need to belong yeah,,as things are now its like most of us have no connection or ties that bond to our immediate enviroments,,its no wonder so many people are out of fuckin order ;) haha,,oh well i guess theres no profit to be made in a happy,cohesive and functional society ? keep em all acting like animals and we can turn the misery into an industry yeah :) capitalist society,,gotta love it hahaha,,anyway im getting way of track here haha,,so all i meant to say was thanks guys for making the effort to put this all together,,its an important book in more ways than you can imagine,,trust me ;) blessDSKYZER USA CREWhttp://www.myspace.com/monogramadiktnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5102196596355256005.post-56401160434311358062009-06-27T14:11:33.567+10:002009-06-27T14:11:33.567+10:00nicely put rus,,big ups for making the effort to p...nicely put rus,,big ups for making the effort to put in words what many of us are probably feeling to a more or lesser degree ;) see you at the shop sometime soon,,gazDSKYZER USA CREWnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5102196596355256005.post-11450962272253519712009-06-27T10:50:12.129+10:002009-06-27T10:50:12.129+10:00Word up Rus.
Cam - RFK.Word up Rus.<br /><br />Cam - RFK.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com