Comments about writing

There are 100 comments about "writing"

madamep: I was there then, and you really nailed it for what it was like. I was the groupie mom's roommate. I still don't know what that was about. Her trip not mine. I wasn't into......

in response to: Trenches by Stephanie L. Jackson

TEFCON: I was arrested in October 24th 2006 for writing on the Westside of midtown manhattan. I got out on HALLOWEEN . That's a week's worth of Halal sandwiches. Fucking ridiculous....

in response to: Criminalize Greed, Not Graffiti by Peter

Richie Fisher: She is the toughest nun alive, but I remember Sister Kathleen Thomas, and Sister Betty They must have had notches on their belts for wacks on the cheek / butt / ear / hair pull......

in response to: Bushwick 77: The Casusos of Harman St. by upfromflames

Steven H.: I just love this site! Growing up in Bushwick was a big part of my life.I had friends in all walks of life. I grew up at St. Mark's Lutheran at Bushwick and Jefferson. A......

in response to: A Rare Ruin in Bushwick by upfromflames

always a Bushwick kid: What a great site... I've read almost all the comments and they ring true for most of it. I grew up in Bushwick- lived on Jefferson in the 60’s, moved to Bleecker Street in the......

in response to: A Rare Ruin in Bushwick by upfromflames

anon (pool-96-224-25-61.nycmny.east.verizon.net): I've lived here sine 1956. You could still hunt on SI. up until 1970. There used to be farms, animals, airports, drive-in movies, etc. NYC is making S.I. unliveable with ridiculous taxes, fees,......

in response to: All of Staten Island by champ

BILROCK 161: Robert Taylor/New Jack whatever your name is, Every writer started writing cause of their peers, be for real fool. I guess it matters not to you that any oldskool writer from the time will clearly......

in response to: The Freedom Tunnel by Peter

Robert Taylor: How can you call someone a toy when you said "I started writing because all the kids in the hood and in school were doing it." How unique and creative of you....

in response to: The Freedom Tunnel by Peter

BILROCK 161: new-jack hater!!, the punk-bitch is back!!!. Man you are a sucker-assed toy if you think FREEDOM is someone. The joke is on you toyboy!!!. This proves that you are no one and know nothing about......

in response to: The Freedom Tunnel by Peter

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......

in response to: Kensington, Philadelphia - July 2004 by CE

upfromflames: Yeah I appreciate your voice here too! Question for you: When Puerto Rican folks replaced Italians, did they tend to join the catholic congregations--i am thinking about St. Barbara's Cathedral and school, which i am writing......

in response to: A Rare Ruin in Bushwick by upfromflames

SB: graffiti is graffiti. it is what it is. its just writing on the wall and peices, tags, roller letters, throwups, whatevs its all the same thing, just a name gettin up...or not...yes it may be......

in response to: NYC Style Graffiti Throw Up by Metro1

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......

in response to: Kensington, Philadelphia - July 2004 by CE

zagg: That is definetely British handwriting, without a wee doubt. ...

in response to: While You Are Reading This.... by David G.

Peter: yes, the tunnel is very much in use, as the tunnel is the main artery that connects [[wiki:Metro-North Railroad]] and [[wiki:amtrak]] trains to [[wiki:penn station]]. dodging the trains and staying out of their line of......

in response to: The Freedom Tunnel by Peter

dan: Life in Jacksonville is what you make of it. No matter where you live, there will be folks who hate and love that place. There are valid reasons for both sides - it kind......

in response to: Scenes from a Little Town Called Jacksonville by Jones

magu nguru: hi walter and others my objective of writing this article was to form a network of people who are interested in making a real difference in Kenya either socially or on a business front therefore you can......

in response to: A Call for Reason in Our Country Kenya by magu nguru

EvilGentleman: All I know, is I have seen a lot of the little speed limit signs along the bike trails, usually proclaiming a limit of 20 km per hour. I confess that I have not been......

in response to: How Much Is That Pussy in the Window? by Montrealbunny

Peter: ##I wasn't at all interested in any of the possible aesthetic qualities of graffiti, just transfixed by the look of a city that couldn't afford to clean itself up## i like that phrase. god, i vaguely......

in response to: Two Stories by Peter

JBone f.b.w.: i started writing back in 91,and remember ja was the king of the A line,he killed all the train stations and roof tops in far rockaway,him and eu,at the beggining i tought he was local,then......

in response to: JA: A True NYC King by Peter

anon (75-164-240-214.ptld.qwest.net): You are a very articulate imaginative Intelligent & WISE person~ You NEED to consider writing as a serious avenue of success~ IF that is what you may find to be your forte! You may have been......

in response to: Trenches by Stephanie L. Jackson

Post-84 New Jack: Thanks for the lolly, W-Bear. I'll be sure to pass it on to my son. He's teething right now and its a bitch. As for you, Bilrock Rolling Thunder Whiter- oops, I mean Writer. You failed......

in response to: JA: A True NYC King by Peter

BILROCK-161, RTW.: Damn...y'all are embarising yourselves. It is bad enough that you post-84 new jacks are so politically retarded. There are no kings by throw-ups alone, who the f_ck taught y'all that nonsense..CAP????. CAP was a friggin......

in response to: JA: A True NYC King by Peter

Keith : I would just like to say congratulations to george major- Pearly king of peckham for writing such a fantastic book! The book is called ' The hidden whistle and flute' You should all go and......

in response to: The Pearly Kings and Queens by Jamie

MERSE: Its all about writing clear...sure, it takes serious talent to be able to make sick wildstyle pieces, but when you can't fucking read it, and it takes you 3 hours to do, what the fuck......

in response to: NYC Style Graffiti Throw Up by Metro1

Evelyn Villanueva: Hey, Nerva.. its me your Co-grandmother! Funny how we surf the same sights. this is my 2nd writing on this web-page. Using my maiden name to practice for when the divorce comes through. ...

in response to: A Rare Ruin in Bushwick by upfromflames

skip: art has always been about expression, and this is why most graffiti is plain vandalism.writing a tag and some crew under it has no expression.there are a few graffiti artists that used/use expression. heres......

in response to: Fuck Neck Face by sine

wow crew 92': shit i was RIVAL an original member of the WOW crew and there were some tight writers back then yeah they were few and far between but still UP and we bombed the fucking city......

in response to: PDX graffiti like ummm... by fuzzytank

ME: Hey to all of you who are saying Hutch is such a boring town...what makes you think that where you are living now is so much better? I mean after all, if you are all......

in response to: America\'s Most Boring Towns: 10 by Scott Sargent

A. Weinstein: Len Lipner, you should be ashamed of yourself! I have emailed you several times and you do not answer... Only kidding! I know you must be very busy with your new Grandson. Hey guys please......

in response to: Eastern Parkway Memories by Unknown

Joe Kash: awesome pics. looks like a pretty depressing place to live tho. i like the different types of graf, political, taggers, pieces, a lot of that looks like what i used to wrote back when i......

in response to: Keith McClusky Is a Child Mellester by little ukraine

wakkawakkawakka: How's it? I'm writing a novel that takes place in Montreal and one of the places the characters visit is supersexe. Could anyone be able to describe the Vip section is like? You know, where......

in response to: Club Super Sexe by EvilGentleman

Ex Fame City: I grew up writing in the Bronx in the 70's and 80's. The real deal is that the writers were often slackers who didn't want to grow up. Some became great artists ,......

in response to: NYC Style Graffiti Throw Up by Metro1

loren dowe: aftr reading;one must say that there is noting either good or bad but thinking make it so.good writing.keep it up!...

in response to: NYC Style Graffiti Throw Up by Metro1

jeeff: by writing in english they implicitly acknowledge that english is a valid medium for communication. at least if they wrote it in french they could say, "fuck you, we don't care what you understand!"...

in response to: Anglos Go Home by CE

New York: So what has become of the Rivers family and the two boys? (Lafayette and Pharoah)? Anyone out there know? I heard Kotlowitz speak about 6 or 7 years ago here in Brooklyn and I liked......

in response to: henry horner projects by b. sloane

PLUSHMONSTER :): everyone here has to realize that art is all about expression.Neck face is good at writing on walls, and peter caine is cood at ummmmmmmm.......... sculpting naked santas getting raped by people.The bottom line is......

in response to: Fuck Neck Face by sine

CartLegger: I'd like to see more from the townships. I lived in a township in Pt. ELizabeth while working as an AIDS educator in a school, back in 2001. It was a great experience. I think......

in response to: Its Been Almost Two Years Since I Posted by Guy McLaren

the man: YOU SUCK AT WRITING. I HOPE YOU ARE NOT A PROFESSIONAL, BECAUSE YOU REALLY, REALLY SUCK. OH AND ONE MORE THING, YOU SMELL BAD....

in response to: Motor City by Peter

Pat Tracey: Hello Laura, I am int he process of writing a mini-biography of my life growing up in "da Bronx". By accident I found myself on this web-site. I am a graduate of Cardinal......

in response to: Yorkville: A Neighborhood Recalled by Laura

anon (host86-156-88-225.range86-156.btcentralplus.com): I have known George Major as The Pearly King of Peckham for many years, so I can write with true knowledge of this good man. I am writing in full defence of him as I know......

in response to: The Pearly Kings and Queens by Jamie

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......

in response to: We All Enjoy the Colors of Autumn Leaves by Barbara Christensen

CartLegger: Before you go let me thank you for writing this very readable reminescence. How thoughtful of you to take those window views as a child. Its the stuff that sighs are made of. Wish I......

in response to: Things Change by jack

Tony T: This is how I would have responded if I were 16 years old again and on this forum: "Dear Tony and Cay, thank you very much for the encouraging words. As a latino kid, I feel......

in response to: My House in Bushwick by matthew

Tony T: Chris, thanks for posting the Freedom Square pict. I grew up a block away on Evergreen and Willoughby. I'm 42 now and live in Japan, but I still enjoy looking at old photos of where......

in response to: My House in Bushwick by matthew

EvilGentleman: I love how citynoise supports non-roman scripts, allowing other languages and writing systems. Although the above post must be confusing for English-Arabic bilingual people to read, since English reads left to right, and Arabic reads......

in response to: canalside grafs, broadway to angel (E2 to N1) by elaine

upfromflames: PS, that was me above, writing under my other name... Adam...

in response to: My House in Bushwick by matthew

CartLegger: Thanks so much for writing. I did not know I was joining in a local tradition. Too bad I did not find any gold! But there is still so much else there to be found,......

in response to: Barren Island by CartLegger

jack: true, but thats the way life is, city planners don't necessarily have to be smart people thinking about the masses of people in the future years, they just do enough because other people demand that......

in response to: The Cars That Ate NYC by CartLegger

Scott Goldman: My father owned Maxim Radio, located at 127 Chambers Street. I am writing a screenplay about this era and would love to hear from anyone that remembers RADIO ROW. You may e-mail me at milessongs@gmail.com...

in response to: Maxim Radio, et Al by GGP

Jamie: it often strikes me that people who make a living from sign writing, invest in fairly expensive vinyl cut plotters and the associated software but more often than not fail to simply run their copy......

in response to: Artritis Cancer by Catherine Penfold-Waxman

LookOneNYC: When I was younger Sane's pieces inspired me. Without him and some other legends i probally wouldn't be writing now. R.I.P. Sane....

in response to: Sane Smith: Puttin' the Green in Greenpoint by Peter

Race: Looks like this Scott dude just took a road trip across Oklahoma and Kansas and took random pics when he stopped to take a leak and called it boring. I'm from Pauls Valley and the......

in response to: America's Most Boring Towns: 1 by Scott Sargent

jack: woody allen, although a great movie director and entertaining movie person. is my last idea of a man with knowledge of women. calling men and women whores and pimps is a low class, low......

in response to: All the Whores Shall Go to Heaven by Sohail Moughal

ramo: hes da best at pieces(my opinion) but has a bad writing style no offence...

in response to: Metro Cope2 by METRO KD OTB DMC

JAY: I am writing a novel and have part taking place in Bushwick in the '40's. Can anyone give me an idea of what it was like back then. What kind of businesses? ......

in response to: My House in Bushwick by matthew

EvilGentleman: **Jamie:** I am starting to drool just thinking about all the improvements. I know it is a lot of work, and I also know that you have a paying job that demands a lot more......

in response to: May 17, 2007 by chiamattt

CE: I'm not sure what happened to the list so here I'll repost it (hopefully) fixed. 1. Poutine 2. A yellow fire truck (must be a full-size ladder truck, not an auxiliary vehicle) 3. Either an STM Transit Cop......

in response to: Montreal Scavenger Hunt by CE

CE: Ok, so I've totally let this slide but I still think it would be a good thing to do. I've compiled all the suggestions and have set a deadline for when I'll have all......

in response to: Montreal Scavenger Hunt by CE

EvilGentleman: Yeah, some kids have been having fun acting all stupid here lately. Wonder if they realize some of the regulars here are veeeery familiar with writing computer code, and are also pretty good at finding......

in response to: Sunset by Guy McLaren

Hunter : I'm in third grade. When I came back from winter break I was suprised because the tree our class was writing about was cut down. I felt really sad. So I want to plant another......

in response to: Farewell Basswood Tree by Tyfoid Kid

Mrs. Stan: The pictures and comments will be just great for my students. We were observing and writing about a basswood tree near our classroom. Over Christmas vacation the tree was cut down. We were......

in response to: Farewell Basswood Tree by Tyfoid Kid

cone...dcr: whoever is writing cone in my own city is fucking winding me up, email me; kone1972@hotmail.co.uk shout out to my man dine....

in response to: Peterborough Graffiti by diesel city

cone...dcr: yeh man i dont know what the fuck you cats is on, im ORIGINAL DCR cru, fuck man me and earl made the fuckin name up in the nineties. you best fix up man, i......

in response to: followup graffiti hunt by Jamie

cone...dcr: yeh man i dont know what the fuck you cats is on, im ORIGINAL DCR cru, fuck man me and earl made the fuckin name up in the nineties. you best fix up man, i......

in response to: followup graffiti hunt by Jamie

upfromflames: Word on that, from JimQV, although I did disagree with you yesterday for your approach. But on that last point, its true. Real Estate speculators have an interest in manipulating people---but its not just the......

in response to: My House in Bushwick by matthew

Chris: Just read the piece its pritty poor, i guess its supposed to be creative writing but its jumbled hard to read and pointless whats rapid got to do with living in a cheap flat amoungst......

in response to: rapid hardware by elaine

jack: very good writing eg sad story i've known girls who lived that life i want to beat up fathers who do those things to their little girls i know one father i shouldn't call him......

in response to: Lost by EvilGentleman

Catherine Penfold-Waxman: Jack, my heart is always warmed by your writing. EvilG's paypal button is a really good idea, too....

in response to: User Survey 2007 by Jamie

jack: once upon a time, an aging man, was left home, alone, his wife had gone off to work, his children all at their places and with their families, and this old man, well older gentleman,......

in response to: User Survey 2007 by Jamie

Fendie: I'm just curious to know what area was crime ridden. Cabrini Green or the Robert Taylor Homes? Is there anywhere i can get actaul statistics on the matter. i need it for a......

in response to: Cabrini Green [whats left of it] by corsakti

.nanotech.: [[img:18501]] NAZI REGIME.911.REICHSTAG - parliament of Germany [[img:18502]] Even the location was a deliberate attempt to conceal it by constructing it in Denver Colorado's 1 mile high mountain area, knowing that planes flying at a maximum altitude will......

in response to: Airport Scenes 1 by aer suzuki

forecastmazy: what has neckface done that's even art besides writing his name? Everything is not art. But that's just how I see it. Anyhow, if the guy can make cash off just that he's certainly more......

in response to: Fuck Neck Face by sine

upfromflames: If its history does that mean it's over? we'll find out this summer, when a Bushwick exhbition hits the Brooklyn Historical Society. We are a group of teachers working with the Academy of Urban PLanning at......

in response to: I\'ve lived in Bushwick for just about fifteen years by Jeanne M.

mofidious & 515: has any1 actually gone and listened to the songs? here's another chance www.myspace.com/mofidious seriously we need feedback what do you think? does any1 even look on this site anymore or is it a lost cause writing stuff? ...

in response to: Mofidious by Mofidious

Alexander The Thessalonikian: People from US shouldn't argue with the fact that a country with a glorious past like Greece is offended when a name that characterizes the most of the northern Greece and that has special meaning......

in response to: Θεσσαλονίκη by zagg

graham: he died when he fell off the brooklyn bridge. he went to hunter college high school and yes, that little piece of his art in the high school is still there. some dumb girl is goin around......

in response to: Sane Smith: Puttin' the Green in Greenpoint by Peter

Carla: Im writing an essay on whether on not fire works should be seen as a criminal offence... this article just made up my mind for me....

in response to: Fireworks Causes Fire by Guy McLaren

procyon: mega surreal. i love this, writing and picture both, and i wish i could be more articulate about why. abandoned [-looking] limo! space futuristic tower! snow, weeds, sodium lights and smoke!...

in response to: Too Cold to Melt by jeeff

Peter: nice... i like the writing, and also that i can see the tower in the photo....

in response to: Too Cold to Melt by jeeff

corey oorloff aka eko!!!: big up all the peterbough graffers keep writing bms crew big up drose in bms diner all the mans blut ...

in response to: Graffiti by Duplo

high school student,WI: i am currently reading There Are No Children Here, with school,and writing various essays on it. Growing up in chicago, i knew people who lived in Henry Horner, but never reflected on their life style......

in response to: henry horner projects by b. sloane

Realist: Graf in Miami has been dead since the early 90's. I don't know what part of Miami you guys live in but drive around and you don't see shit. If you are old-school and remember......

in response to: Miami Youth Faces \'Serious Jail Time\': by Justice?

jack: thank you ghost for these great pic's. it's somewhat nostalgic for me to look at these pic's because in 1961 i went awol with a buddy who wanted to say goodbye to his girlfriend......

in response to: Murder at Independence Hall by ghost of grandin

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......

in response to: RIP Robert Jr Lockwood by Beadle and Tatum

Eric #1 FAN: I love your writing it stands out in a crowd i found out about you when i was playing a video game Mark Echos geting up content under presser which was about 3 to 4......

in response to: Sane Smith: Puttin' the Green in Greenpoint by Peter

JNJ: Your reflections are very impassioned and provide a perspective that I could never understand as a caucasian and an outsider to the neighborhood. I guess what I still don't understand is why, I would be......

in response to: Humbodlt Park: Don\'t leave but make it better by Delma

anon (12.163.200.253): Montrose is hard to describe without writing a full blown essay. Everything comes together at Montrose would be a start, but there is just so much more to it. ...

in response to: Montrose Sidewalks by groovehouse

that girl: this is why phyto and tonk are my biggest heros,there so up they got people writing about them...

in response to: Phyto! by dubside

Dane: I have been conducting research on the Horner Homes since I read Alex Kotlowitz' book "There Are No Children Here." It is a fantastic book, however the stories are filled with grotesque images of anti-hope,......

in response to: henry horner projects by b. sloane

jeeff: in an older article peter let us in on his trick: follow the lines and imagine writing them. if you keep an eye out regularly, you get to know the writers and their styles.......

in response to: Another TO Graf Truck by jeeff

procyon: and a whole three days after zagg's comment... i'm writing a lab report, haven't left my room since 6:30 yesterday, and i absently look out the window and see this: [[img:16444]] ...

in response to: And The Winter Moves About Illinois by procyon

Sirhcbre: Ok, so far we have this on the list: -Poutine -A yellow fire truck (must be a full-size ladder truck, not an auxiliary vehicle) -Either an STM Transit Cop or a meter maid (or meter man) writing a......

in response to: Montreal Scavenger Hunt by CE

Wes Fager: ScientologyTM has eliminated its reference to the Foley luncheon on its web page. They have rewritten history as if the brunch never occured. Wes Fager has located an archieved version of the ScientologyTM......

in response to: U.S. Congressman Foley by sine

EvilGentleman: Ok, it looks like someone is making false posts with my name now. I do not appreciate this one bit. Whoever is impersonating me, nice try. I know Sirhcbre IRL, so it will be hard......

in response to: Montreal Scavenger Hunt by CE

Peter: i like writings like this......

in response to: Pavement by CE

Jamie: this is an inspired piece of writing. i don't believe it ##needs## photos. it stands on it's own two feet. and i know i sound like a stuck record but i really wish people posted......

in response to: Dirty Nights and Painful Mornings. by Sticky

EvilGentleman: jack, I ran the text above through Babel Fish and got this messed-up translation that I think is an apology for typing in Korean on a primarily English website, but since the person typing cannot......

in response to: Sick Day by Jono Cono

paul anderson: i don't know who you are but your writing about poorer areas and wealthier areas sounds a little grand to me. you must be a very ill person. ...

in response to: Montreal Signs 1: Dorval, Dorval Island, Pointe Claire by EvilGentleman

dave: Hey JA, going off topic for a second, is it true you used to share an apartment with Min One? If so, was he still writing at the time, or had he stopped?...

in response to: Sane Smith: Puttin' the Green in Greenpoint by Peter