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Should words always be spoken? Or are
they better off written? When should you
shut up? And when should you write? Is ex-
cessive talk better than no talk at all? Or is
silence really golden? What about the pen?
Is it mightier than the sword? Are you bored
yet?
Most words are indeed spoken. In com-
parison, very few are written because most
people talk and very few write. Why is this?
Just what is so special about scribbling odd
little shapes down on little blue lines on a
piece of notebook paper? Heck, you can do
it just as easily and as good as or better
than anyone else. So what's the problem?
Just shut up for a while (if you can) and start
thinking. What you write about is all up to
you. It doesn't even have to make sense.
When you write is also your own damned
business. Write at 4 in the morning. Things
usually come out better then anyway. But
where you write is everyone's business.
They expect you to write on paper, so what
are you going to do? Formalize or van-
dalize?
Graffiti. You see it frequently on walls,
fences, doors, and sidewalks everywhere.
GO For it
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doned buildings, old pools, empty ditches,
vacant walls, and the like should be your
only targets. Other more appropriate items
would include: your board, your helmet,
your room, and your clothes!
Graffiti itself has existed in various forms
for a very long time, and even skateboard-
ing-related graffiti has been around for
quite a few years. Some downright classic
skate words and lore have appeared on the
concrete walls down through the "ages,"
giving life to many a legend, both well-
known and obscure. What follows here is a
non-chronological listing of a few of the
most memorable and outstanding works of
vandalism" or "art." Included are the ap-
proximate dates and locations of the sam-
ples. Call it what you want. Read on...
"I hate everything."-Spray-painted on
an abandoned apartment building at the
V.C. pool, or "Punk Pool," San Jose,
California. 1981.
"We sweat and laugh and scream here."
-Spray-painted onto the walls at the Hitch
Ditch, Cincinnati, Ohio. 1978.
"One wheel it." -Finger-painted" in
blood on a wall at the "bricks" bank spot,
It's often looked down upon by many mem--San Jose, California. Date unknown.
bers of this society. In fact, most consider it
to be "unsightly," "obscene," or just plain
ugly. For some reason, graffiti is often re-
ferred to as "vandalism," while 3,000 years
from now it will be displayed and studied as
art in stately museums much as ancient
cave paintings and Egyptian hieroglyphics
are respected and studied today. So, just
what is so bad about good old graffiti? If it
is applied in the right place with the right
taste, it can, in fact, add a great deal of
beauty to an otherwise drab, dull environ-
ment. Provided the wall or surface is aban-
doned or un-needed (i.e., a dry, secluded
drainage ditch), what the hell, go grab the
spray and bucket paint and hop to it!
Splash the paint and create designs. Mark
the walls and write some words! Do what-
ever you want! Just don't go painting.
splashing, writing, or ruining anyone's
house if it is being used or occupied. In
other words, you should only "destroy"
what has already been destroyed. Aban-
"Kill hippies."-Marked on the north pil-
lar underneath the P.C.H. bridge at Ocean-
side Harbor, Oceanside, California. Date
unknown.
"Gee, mom. That was a great dinner!"
Painted on the IGA bank, just across the
street from the legendary D.O. banks, Cin-
cinnati, Ohio. 1981.
"Life kills."-Painted onto the sleeve of
GSD's skate jacket. 1983.
"Don't drink. Don't smoke. Don't fuck. At
least I can fuckin' think. At least I can
skate."-Spray-painted onto the shallow
end floor of the kitty pool, Los Altos, Califor-
nia. Date unknown.
"Gumby is shitty." -Marked onto the
bottom of Neil Blender's pool board. 1983.
"Locals rule."-Marked above the door
in Apple Skatepark's bathroom, Columbus,
Ohio. 1980.
"The boneless one."-Marked under a
drawing of Harry the boneless dog, D.O.
ramp #1, Cincinnati, Ohio. 1981.
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SKATE JACKETS
If you really like staying out of trouble,
then you'd probably be better off ignoring
the first part of this column and don't even
think about painting or writing at skate
spots, as this type of activity has numbered
the days of many a prime pool and bank.
Think ahead. You may as well play it safe.
Paint on something of your own! Write on
your own clothes! Make a skate jacket!
Yeah, that's it! Make a skate jacket!
Go to the thrift store and buy a halfway
decent, non-wool, loose-fitting, lightweight
jacket. Take it home and splash all kinds of
paint on it (Sears latex house paint works
the best). Paint skate slangs, sayings, and
the names of your favorite spots all over the
back of it. Glue, pin and staple skate stick-
ers and other paraphernalia on it too. Other
possible accessories to pin on would in-
clude: skatepark time tags and member-
ship cards, Greyhound bus tags and airline
baggage checks (to give that "well
traveled look), THRASHER buttons and
stickers, as well as some Skate Scene
stickers (NOTE: if you are not able to ac-
quire any Skate Scene stickers, then take a
piece of masking tape and write the words
"Skate Scene" on it and stick the tape on
there), and last and probably least, a good
sample of the 22 theory.
With all of this done, you should come
out looking just like a real hardcore skater,
or at the very least, a total bumbling va-
grant. But however you look at it, your
mom's not going to like it anyway. She'll
probably mistake you for one of them there
punk rockers. But who cares? YOU know
what you are, and that's all that matters.
You're a skater to the end, and that's all
there is to say.
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