= SOLDFiled under: Graffiti, Photography | Tags: AL, Buff, Graffiti, Haeler, Mint, New York, NY, NYC, Rambo, Removal, Soup
HAELER and SOUP (AL) getting buffed
MINT gettin the buff
RAMBO gets it too
It’s a like a big race. Obstacles everywhere. People gettin taken out left and right. No finish line. Heads just tryin to stay in the front of the pack for as long as possible..
Filed under: Graffiti, Inspiration, Photography | Tags: Acne, Acner, Alone, Alone One, Alone1, Alphabeta, Boston, Brooklyn, Caype, Free Caype, Fuckin Wack Ass Graffiti Laws, Graffiti, Greenpoint, Histo, New York, NY, NYC, OD, Tonek
detail from ALONE piece in Greenpoint
FREE CAYPE
FREE CAYPE
RATE
ACNE
HISTO (photo: theinconsistentone)
TONEK
If you don’t already know the story behind Caype’s internment, read it here.
Filed under: Photography | Tags: 24 Hours, Never Sleep, New York, New York City, NY, NYC, Reasons To Live In New York, The City That Never Sleeps, Up All Night
Filed under: Photography | Tags: 2008, Adze, Alone, Alone One, Alone1, Art of Graffiti Removal, Bay Area, Bay Bridge, Blogs, Boston, Boxtruck, Bronx, Brooklyn, Buffed Graffiti, Caype, Celtics, Celtics Dancers, Cholo, Divorce, Dumpling House, East Coast, Echo Park, Ellis G., Ellis Gallagher, Fire Escapes, FTW, Gas, Graffiti, Hew Burney, Jesus Saves, Las Vegas, Los Angeles, Lost, Lower East Side, M.T.A., Minivan, Nevada, New Years, New York, Noxer, NY, NYC, Obama, OD, Odee, r32, r33, r34, Red Wings, Redbird, Redbirds, San Francisco, Second St, Second St Tunnel, Slay, Subway, Taco Tuesday, Tacos Mexico, Travel, Union Pool, UW, Vault, Water Towers, West Coast, Williamsburg
2008 was a crazy year for me. The “divorce” was finally over and no more mortgage. I was set free in a lot of ways. Here’s some pics from the last year that never made the blog..
I drove (..yeah crazy already) about 15,000 miles in a year.
..even in a minivan, I can’t drive 55. Topped out at 117, shaking ALOT.
Spent alot of time in Los Angeles. Things are just different there.
LA doesn’t have so many Dunkin’ Donuts.
Galo and Size. Don’t know who did the cholo characters, but they are so LA and really dope.
FTW. These dudes were up in Echo Park.
Dope SLAY sticker. This dude was up, creepin tags in weird not-so-quick-to-buff spots.
”ADZE ” also had his ups.
Ellis G came through for a West Coast visit.
The Bay Area became my new second home.
Hew Burney came through with the pics when in Vegas..
Taco Tuesday dictated the schedule in ’08.
OD crew wasn’t being pushed anymore, partly due to a “bad apple” bumming out everyone. Something had to give, and it was either retire the crew or clean it up and move on. Bad apple removed.. new apples added.
Welcome to the family Caype OD.
Getting bored, and with the recomendation/encouragement from some friends, I started this blog.
Gas prices got out of control (I had to spend $5.15 a gallon once in Hollywood), leading me to drive less and steal more (gas). Which made LA suck even more.
..so even with all the beautiful weather and women, LA just wasn’t for me.
I was out.
East Coast <3 .
and oh yeah, huge political news.. Obama pulled it off.
Happy New Years!
Filed under: Photography | Tags: Back In The Day, Boston, Cash, Charles River, Coz, Dudley, Egleston, Elevated, Elevated Subway, Forest Hills, Graffiti, Green St., Green Street, History, Jamaica Plain, MBTA, Old-School, Orange Line, Remember When, Roxbury, Subway, Trains
Some pics that bring me back.. Boston’s elevated Orange Line.
MBTA Orange Line at Forest Hills Station (my old home base)
Inbound train at Green St., looking south
Green St., looking inbound
Egleston Station, my stop for school
Goin over the Mystic River
In the South End. You can see the sign for St Vincent de Paul in the background.
Elevated Orange Line in Roxbury. Check out Skippy Whites, best spot for vinyl back in the day.
Pulling out of Forest Hills Station, looking from the bus yard.
The elevated Orange Line tracks (R.I.P.) being removed, looking north from Forest Hills.
The above pics are taken from NYCsubway.org. Those are just some of my favorite pics, mainly because they are of my old stomping ground. Check out more old school MBTA flics on their website.
Coz getting up in 1986 (est). Mass, Tale, and Spell tags also up. (* above 2 pics stolen from the web, forgot where)
the old train route, 1979 MBTA map
The actual ride, Forest Hills to Dudley
part 2 of the ride
..and don’t forget their appearance at the end of the St. Elsewhere tv show’s intro.
Filed under: Art, Inspiration, Photography | Tags: Andy Warhol, Anonymous Gallery, Brooklyn, Ellis G., Ellis Gallagher, Greg Lamarche, Jean-Michel Basquiat, Los Angeles, New York, NY, NYC, Silver lake, Street Art, Todd James
My man Ellis G in Brooklyn last night.
Los Angeles, spring 2008
Silver Lake, 2008
Check out his work along with art legends Andy Warhol, Keith Haring, Jean-Michel Basquiat, and others at the Anonymous Gallery’s show, “The Piece Process”..
Opening reception: TONIGHT, December 17, 2008. 7-10pm
Show runs: December 17, 2008 – January 24, 2009
Anonymous Gallery
329 Broome St (Lower Level)
New York, NY 10002
Filed under: Photography | Tags: Art of Graffiti Removal, Beautiful Decay, Bike Rack, Bike Racks, Boston, Brooklyn, Caype, Forest Hills, Free Caype, Graffiti, Greenpoint, Marriot, New York, NY, NYC, Obama, Photography, Photos, Street Art, Times Square, Williamsburg
Some random pictures from the past month..
SoHo wall, “Tyranny Is Dead…. Obama Yes!”. Let’s hope it’s true. Time will tell.
Beautiful..
..decay.
If you feel it.. spray it.
Proposed new NYC bike rack. Looks pretty skateable/bmxable!
Sparky
I’m not sure if I get this, but it looks like someone put a huge $6.99 price tag on this throwup. If that’s what’s going on , that is THE SHIT! Haha..
the Marriot, Times Square
inside Alphabeta
“Sometimes”. Dope handstyle.
Don Juan Grocery (L.E.S.)
Spotted in Greenpoint.
Seen in Boston. Graffiti meets The Art Of Graffiti Removal. I like.
Free Caype. 2 months down.
Filed under: Photography | Tags: Bagels, Boxtruck, Brooklyn, Caype, Costumes, Dog, Ernie and Bert, Fire Escapes, French Toast, Graffiti, Grapes, Halloween, Lychees, Nepali Cooking, New York, NY, NYC, Photography, Photos, Santos, Sixth Avenue, Stoops
Since being back on the East Coast, it’s been hard to keep the blog updated as much. Seems as I just have a lot more to do. Here’s some photos from last week..
Sixth Ave.
Ernie (Oompa Loompa?) and Bert
“Skelesantos”
nice to be back to the land of fire escapes
..lychees and grapes
Nepali cooking with The Prabins
“Cool” boxtruck buff (pun intended)
“Stoopin” with Mathew and Matt
French Toast bagels from The Bagel Store
Free Caype.
Emergency!
Filed under: Photography | Tags: Autumn, Blue Hills, Fall, Franklin Park, Greenwich Village, New York, NY, NYC, White Mountains
Made it back to the East Coast just in time for a taste of fall..
Filed under: Photography, Travel | Tags: Burrito King, Cadillacs, Dodgers, Echo Park, Hot, Hydraulics, LA River, Los Angeles, Medical Marijuana, Palm Trees, Photography, Photos, Shrimp Tacos, Tacos, Watts Towers
Some random pics from this year in Los Angeles..
Los Angeles Skyline from Runyun Canyon (with of course some smog)
California Dream and Mexican Coca-Cola
L.A.!
Serious Dodgers fans
Fruit Truck
Medical Marijuana/ Silver Haze
Little Tim in Echo Park
Astroburger – great burgers and a pretty good vegetarian selection on the menu
LA loves the old Cadillacs. Baby blue with hydraulics.
Another old Cali Cadey in flat black.
22′s
Beef and shrimp tacos from..
Burrito King, Echo Park
109′ at sunset
Walking the “banks” of the L.A. River
Sunset over Hollywood Blvd.
Filed under: Art, Graffiti, Photography | Tags: Alone, Alone One, Alone1, Art, Busy, Graffiti
Been extremely busy the past week. More details later..
Filed under: Photography | Tags: Beautiful Mess, Oops!, Photography, Silver
Messy one last night..
Filed under: Photography | Tags: Bad Ass Dog, Dog, East LA, Los Angeles, Photography, Rottweiler
“East L.A. Rottie”
2008
Now that is one bad-ass dog!
Filed under: Art, Graffiti, Photography | Tags: Art of Graffiti Removal, Buff, Buffed Walls, Graffiti, Photography
Buffed Graffiti, Los Angeles, 2008
Filed under: Art, Graffiti, Photography | Tags: 1995, Alone, Alone One, Alone1, Art, Boston, Graffiti, MBTA, Paintings, Photography, Spraypaint, Traintracks
On Boston’s MBTA tracks, 1995.
