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MuddyREX · 07-22-2006, 01:39 PM

I can understand the creative murals that some guys do, cause it can look really cool. That's not what i'm talking about. WTF is with tagging. You know, the barely legible crap that is usually just some guy's name. You see it all over the place. It has no artistic value, it sucks, and it makes our city look like ****.

The reason I ask, is because my car got tagged last night in old city. It came right off, but this asshole tagged all 4 of my Hellas. If anyone knows who "ABEL" is, kick him in the ****ing teeth for me.

MaxRPM · 07-22-2006, 01:44 PM

it just to make the place look dirty ....tagged all over the damn place.

jspek · 07-22-2006, 02:47 PM

the fact that the guy carries a sharpie around everywhere makes him a ***.

sisforsurfing · 07-22-2006, 03:45 PM

Good thing that came off easily, I would've freaked when I saw that. Until I read it came off easily I was even mad and it's not my car.

As for why, no idea, but it sucks.

TurboTagTeam · 07-22-2006, 04:05 PM

THe point of tagging is to get your name all over the place. It's like a battle. Your trying to put your name everywere.

wonner · 07-22-2006, 04:11 PM

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Originally Posted by TurboTagTeam

THe point of tagging is to get your name all over the place. It's like a battle. Your trying to put your name everywere.

+1

Beat me to it..

den9 · 07-22-2006, 04:14 PM

i think the spray paint buble stuff and characters look good but idiots like that just make everything look like ****. for the last 10 years i been seein the name oz and i still see it everywhere, he sucks but i seen it every other block/billboard

xEJ20x · 07-22-2006, 09:32 PM

The whole sharpie battles never made sense to me.
The grafitti murals.....now thats street art.

Some of the best is on Artcrimes.

S4toSTI · 07-22-2006, 09:34 PM

Yo son that be my street name... you tryin to step.

201Motorsports · 07-22-2006, 09:35 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by xEJ20x

The whole sharpie battles never made sense to me.
The grafitti murals.....now thats street art.

Some of the best is on Artcrimes.

Agreed. I've never heard of graffiti on cars though... well, people's daily drivers... tractor trailers are another story.

alachua · 07-22-2006, 11:25 PM

There was a cat back home in Scranton, circa 94, went under the tag Chico...he bombed up everything in the town. You couldn't go anywhere without seeing his name. He was also a hell of a Mortal Kombat player.

-Cliff

awdlaserbeam · 07-23-2006, 12:23 AM

its a way for gangs/drug dealers to mark their territory...

james_ls · 07-23-2006, 12:55 AM

Atleast its not Marc Ecko's bull**** on airforce one.

But if I find that guy...I'll kick his teeth...NO PROBLEM!!

TurboTagTeam · 07-23-2006, 01:17 AM

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Originally Posted by awdlaserbeam

its a way for gangs/drug dealers to mark their territory...

Haha...no it's not. You'v been watching too many movies. It has nothing to do with gangs or drugs. It's like a game. Most of the people puttin down "throw ups" are artists. Their trying to put their name in as many places as they can.

eastsidesuby19 · 07-23-2006, 01:48 AM

Yeah i agree with turbotagteam, but it still doesnt mean you have to put your tag on a car...doing it on a wall in the city, and is actually more then just a sharpie marker tag is art. But for vandalizing peoples property is just scumbags being ignorant.

SpendOne · 07-23-2006, 05:56 AM

Afreed, writing on someones car is stupid. I actually used to be really into graffiti hence my screen name. Its really about rep. The more places you can get up, the more rep you get from the graff community. I started getting into canvases and doing legal walls(murals) as I got older but now the car thing takes me away from all that.

Heres some older stuff I used to do in books for people. Books were used to pass around to people to collect drawings.

201Motorsports · 07-23-2006, 09:33 AM

That's some nice stuff SpendOne. A friend of mine was into it, he used to bring books with him to class. He'd always be doing stuff in them. Now, who ends up with those books?

07-22-2006, 01:39 PM	#1
MuddyREX Tri-State Post Whore Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: Perkasie, PA Member #82 My Ride: 02 Subaru WRX iTrader: (4)	What the hell is the point of graffiti??? I can understand the creative murals that some guys do, cause it can look really cool. That's not what i'm talking about. WTF is with tagging. You know, the barely legible crap that is usually just some guy's name. You see it all over the place. It has no artistic value, it sucks, and it makes our city look like **. The reason I ask, is because my car got tagged last night in old city. It came right off, but this asshole tagged all 4 of my Hellas. If anyone knows who "ABEL" is, kick him in the *ing teeth for me. __________________ The original, since 1979. <---- 190,000 mile WRX - Gone To view links or images in signatures your post count must be 10 or greater. You currently have 0 signatures.*

07-22-2006, 03:45 PM	#4
sisforsurfing Tri-State Post Whore Join Date: Mar 2005 Member #267 My Ride: 2003 WRX wagon iTrader: (2)	Good thing that came off easily, I would've freaked when I saw that. Until I read it came off easily I was even mad and it's not my car. As for why, no idea, but it sucks. __________________ *To view links or images in signatures your post count must be 10 or greater. You currently have 0 signatures.*

07-22-2006, 09:32 PM	#8
xEJ20x Tri-State Post Whore Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: South Jersey Member #72 My Ride: 13 STI iTrader: (3)	The whole sharpie battles never made sense to me. The grafitti murals.....now thats street art. Some of the best is on Artcrimes. __________________ Nothing to see here.

07-22-2006, 11:25 PM	#11
alachua Tri-State Addict Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: Conshohocken, PA Member #4 My Ride: 14 Miata Club iTrader: (3)	There was a cat back home in Scranton, circa 94, went under the tag Chico...he bombed up everything in the town. You couldn't go anywhere without seeing his name. He was also a hell of a Mortal Kombat player. -Cliff __________________ "Cliff, I find going fast neither exciting, nor enjoyable, please stop. No, I don't want to do smokey burnouts or donuts!" - My Mom on her first ride in the miata

07-23-2006, 12:55 AM	#13
james_ls TST Ruined My Life! Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: Warrington Member #1614 My Ride: 1998 Acura Integra LS//VTEC iTrader: (0)	Atleast its not Marc Ecko's bull** on airforce one. But if I find that guy...I'll kick his teeth...NO PROBLEM!! __________________ Heller Dope - When the is doper than Hellen Keller; it's Heller Dope To view links or images in signatures your post count must be 10 or greater. You currently have 0 signatures. BUY MY STUFF!** To view links or images in signatures your post count must be 10 or greater. You currently have 0 signatures.

07-22-2006, 01:44 PM	#2
MaxRPM Tri-State Aficionado Join Date: Apr 2005 Member #360 iTrader: (0)	it just to make the place look dirty ....tagged all over the damn place.

07-22-2006, 04:05 PM	#5
TurboTagTeam Tri-State Post Whore Banned Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: Cell Block F Member #275 My Ride: constantly changes iTrader: (2)	THe point of tagging is to get your name all over the place. It's like a battle. Your trying to put your name everywere.

07-22-2006, 04:14 PM	#7
den9 Tri-State Post Whore Banned Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: doylestown Member #1198 My Ride: turbo diesel iTrader: (0)	i think the spray paint buble stuff and characters look good but idiots like that just make everything look like ****. for the last 10 years i been seein the name oz and i still see it everywhere, he sucks but i seen it every other block/billboard

07-23-2006, 12:23 AM	#12
awdlaserbeam Tri-State Aficionado Join Date: Dec 2005 Member #1126 iTrader: (0)	its a way for gangs/drug dealers to mark their territory...

07-23-2006, 01:48 AM	#15
eastsidesuby19 Tri-State Addict Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: L-town Member #808 My Ride: 2004 BMW M3 iTrader: (0)	Yeah i agree with turbotagteam, but it still doesnt mean you have to put your tag on a car...doing it on a wall in the city, and is actually more then just a sharpie marker tag is art. But for vandalizing peoples property is just scumbags being ignorant.

07-23-2006, 05:56 AM	#16
SpendOne Tri-State Post Whore Join Date: Feb 2005 Location: NE Philly Member #144 My Ride: 1987 Mazda RX7 LQ4 Turbo iTrader: (6)	Afreed, writing on someones car is stupid. I actually used to be really into graffiti hence my screen name. Its really about rep. The more places you can get up, the more rep you get from the graff community. I started getting into canvases and doing legal walls(murals) as I got older but now the car thing takes me away from all that. Heres some older stuff I used to do in books for people. Books were used to pass around to people to collect drawings. __________________ 1993 GSX - 10.8@135 Stock motor & Trans - SOLD 1987 Mazda RX7 Single turbo LQ4 - 9.2@150 - SOLD 1980 Ford Fairmont 4Dr LQ4 Turbo AGAIN Last edited by SpendOne; 09-05-2008 at 03:12 AM.

07-23-2006, 09:33 AM	#17
201Motorsports Tri-State Post Whore Join Date: Jun 2006 Member #2125 My Ride: 2003 Mitsubishi Evolution 8 iTrader: (0)	That's some nice stuff SpendOne. A friend of mine was into it, he used to bring books with him to class. He'd always be doing stuff in them. Now, who ends up with those books?

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