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Creepy Surveillance...

2008-07-03T09:00:20Z

They took photos of the WRONG guy... Amazing!

"Brick on Brick" Crime... Pissed Paint...

2008-07-02T09:31:29Z

S c M r A e R w T

That's some pissed off paint you are currently viewing...

Asian Adventure Pt. 3

2008-07-01T09:09:50Z

Cambodia. There are 2 main places to go in Cambodia. "Phnom Penh", the capital city (where there is NO graffiti) and "Angkor Wat", up in Siem Reap where the amazing ruins of temples from the 9th-12 century still remain to view.

My camera broke after getting only one picture in Phnom Penh:

It really is a pleasent city. What it lacks in graffiti, it gains in dead rodents (half a block later was antoher dead rat but i decided against flicking it). A tourist attraction I did not take part in was the shooting range. Here, you were able to shoot Ak-47's and rocket launchers at cows and chickens. As inhumane as this was I did want to go only to record it and have the number one youtube video. But with the destruction of my camera, I passed on the venture.

Siem Reap. Made for tourists. Everyone passing through wants to see Angkor Wat and everyone does. There are many temples in the surrounding area and it takes the average sight-seer at least two days to take it all in. I have many pics but am only going to share a few.

The sunrising at the main temple which is called "Angkor Wat" the other temples have different names which i dont know and the whole area is also known as just Angkor Wat.

Ruined:

Self Portrait:

Apparently This Was In Tomb Raider (everything but the Smart-Tote)

The ONLY piece of graffiti in all of Siem Reap (some Brick for Vic):

So, due to my camera malfunctions this is probably the last part of my trip documentation. Miss New York and all of you. I gotta go catch this bus to Ho Chi Minh City. Peace in the Middle East.

Smart Crew also promotes a CLEAN NYC...

2008-06-30T11:44:17Z

Here is a pamphlet that the son (Peter Vallone Jr.) of our good friend Peter Vallone Sr. has handed out for us in Astoria to help combat the growing graffiti problem:

Smart Crew also believes that store owners should NOT have the right to decide on whether or not they want graffiti on their property. Graffiti is NOT art, it is purely garbage (and very dangerous). It is mostly gang related scrawlings that deal with violence, rape and murder.

Finally, someone realizes that Arizona NRG drinks are causing the uptick of graffiti in NYC. This glorification of a felony criminal act should NOT be tolerated. Smart Crew encourages all other store owners to follow Rigo Madrid's lead and pull this drink from their shelves. If any store sells these NRG drinks, DO NOT do business with them at all.

Since the removal of the MARTY tag on the "Best Corner Deli", their sales went up 600% and the community feels much safer now!

Summer Time Essentials... The Smart 5024™ Beach/Tote Bag..

2008-06-26T09:05:14Z

The Smart 5024™ Beach/Tote Bags:

Sail Blue

Forest Hill Green

Nasty Navy

SPF 0 Red

NOT available in stores now... or EVER!

NOT overpriced and NOT marketed to be "limited"!

we sell fruit now...

2008-06-25T10:00:03Z

fresh mangos for sale...

Eat Smart™... Limited Edition Subway x Smart gift/reward cards...

2008-06-24T09:51:51Z

old school:

new school:

miss the days of the rolls of stamps and the certain subways that would always deny stamps... need to work on cracking the code on these reward cards now, welcome to the 21st century...

Rest In Peace

2008-06-23T12:08:31Z

Asian Adventure Pt. 2

2008-06-21T21:58:07Z

Re-posting for Sinat:

PAI! Located 134km (84 miles) out of Chiang Mai. Instead of taking under 2 hours to get to, you are looking more at 3-4 hours. The reason... The most winding rode I have ever been on. Luckily, you are traveling in a non-air-conditioned bus who's driver is sucking down energy drinks (probably making his 5th trip from Chiang Mai to Pai of the day). What really impressed me though, was when the bus broke down and our trusty driver got right down to it and fixed the fuckin thing-

But you'll glady take that bus trip again once you arrive in Pai. This little town which is built around the Pai river is one of the most pleasent places I have been (so far) in my life. It is advised to rent a motorbike when you are here so you are able to get around and also leave the immediate town to see local sights. I certainly had a go on one-

If you are looking for a guest house, there are great bungalows along the river with private bathroom, hot water, fan and FREE internet in each bungalow (which I am on now.) For 300 baht a night, you can't go wrong. After zipping around all day on a motorbike its nice to just kick it on the porch-

Since your Bungalow is located next to the river, the mosquito problem can be pretty serious. For this reason, the proprietors of the guest house supplies each bungalow with mosquito removers-

As usual in Thailand there are spectacular Temples located just 15 minutes away-

I booked a white water rafting trip which i would love to show pics of but did not bring a camera in the raft (kinda makes sense, no?)... the highlight of that was the 10m cliff jump. I tried to cannon ball and almost split my genitals. Although Pai has many tourists, none have seem to have done any graffiti here... (that is until I came)... CFP tags not worth showing you and this thing I like to call "East meets West"-

The "Friday Funnies" Vol. 2

2008-06-20T08:48:12Z

gas guzzler:

Number one question asked...

2008-06-19T09:10:08Z

What the fuck does that say?

The world may never know...
peace to Action Bronson, Outdoorsmen

Will this lead to NYC eventually catching the buff?

2008-06-19T09:04:58Z

Sorry for the cliche blog material again, but this seems like an issue worth mentioning:

This could really change the current state of NYC graffiti if it goes into effect...

Vallone Supports Bill Which Creates New Felony Graffiti Law

City Councilmember Peter Vallone Jr., a staunch foe of graffiti activities, came out last week in support of a bill introduced by Assemblymember Catherine Nolan which would allow prosecutors to charge repeat graffiti offenders with a felony, rather than a misdemeanor.

"Right now, graffiti punks often get caught, get a slap on the wrist, and are out tagging again the next day," said Vallone. "This bill will let us catch someone once and deter them from ever doing graffiti again."

Emphasizing the point, Vallone said, "Get caught once and get away with it, shame on you; get caught twice and get away with it, shame on us."

Vallone (D- Astoria) explained that Nolan's bill would amend the current New York state penal law by replacing the offense of "Making Graffiti" with the offense of "Making Graffiti in the first degree" and "Making Graffiti in the second degree". Making Graffiti in the second degree would be an A misdemeanor, the same as the current law. But someone convicted of the second degree crime on two or more occasions can be charged with the first-degree violation, an E felony.

The new bill would also increase the crime of possession of graffiti instruments from a B to an A misdemeanor, Vallone added.

Vallone said vandals who commit large amounts of graffiti, or are convicted on three or more occasions, are often charged with criminal mischief in the third degree, an E felony. But, he said it is often difficult to prove that a vandal has caused more than $250 in damages, which is the threshold for the felony crime.

The Nolan bill would make getting a felony conviction for serial graffiti vandals much easier, Vallone said. Moreover, a second conviction of making graffiti in the first degree, a felony, would lead to mandatory state prison time, a strong deterrent, Vallone pointed out.

"We must send the message that graffiti is a serious crime that we are taking very seriously," Vallone stated. "If you keep tagging our streets, you will get tagged with a felony."- John Toscano

Despot distracts hungry dogs and curious people...

2008-06-18T09:37:04Z

From the latest (last?) issue of Mass Appeal #51...
Lo provided by Despot:

As we all know, RIP Mass Appeal... Came a long way from the graff mag as I remembered it:

mysterious williams? "dcever project"

2008-06-16T16:52:02Z

In the beginning of 2007, I must have opened over 6,000+ of these filthy newspaper boxes throughout NYC (and some other cities) to stick my name in them. I've seen all sorts of crazy shit (literally) in some of these boxes. Today, I would say about 90% of my work is all gone. In the end, I looked at it as great exercise from walking through many different neighborhoods in all the boroughs day after day... I ran across a site the documented this "project" recently:

Check it out: http://www.mysteriouswilliams.com/dcever.html

Whoever you are "Mysterious Williams"... Great photos and thanks for documenting the "project"...

Photo credit: Mysterious Williams

Sully from West Burgen, your up next on the Fan....

2008-06-16T07:17:39Z

Asian Adventure pt. 1

2008-06-13T09:06:37Z

Chiang Mai is a northern City in Thailand about a 14 hour train ride from Bangkok. The great thing about this touristic destination is how you are able to kick it in a rather populated little city or quickly escape to the beautiful countryside. About 45 minutes outside of the city will bring you to some spectacular sights. Trekking in the countryside, I took these:

Man Fishing.

Waterfall.

Poisonous Spider.

The Place I slept that night.

Next morning, I trekked back to the city. The Thai certainly have an interersting culture the average "Farang"(foreigner) would not understand. The Buddist religion says to be good to all. There are many temples all over Thailand, in Chiang Mai they were thoughtful enough to have a temple with Wheelchair Access-

I hate how in certain Subway's they dont carry sweet peppers, and was not shocked to find them not available here, what did surprise me was the toppings that aren't offerred stateside-

Everyone knows about the Sex trade in Thailand. What was unaware to me was the competitiveness of it all. The only way to really get paid out here is to have special promotions. The guy in the pick-up had a good deal: TLB's half off-

And of course like any city there is graffiti here as well:

Cliche "blog" material...

2008-06-06T13:19:13Z

Normally, I hate to blog articles from other blogs and unoriginal material but I thought this was pretty cool. I had a similar idea for a while... But, unfortunately, I would never be able to build some shit like this. Hopefully they do it right where you can get like a flare effect. Thanks to 'mphresh' for sending this in...

Nintendo’s non-traditional interface for the Wii console lends itself to any number of odd controller hacks and designs, and the latest is this prototype Wiispray can. Part of Martin Lihs’ final thesis at Bauhaus-University in Weimar, Germany, the can-style casing contains a dismembered Wiimote coupled to a nozzle button. It can be used to manipulate an on-screen virtual spraycan, with different paints and color options that are controlled by realistic graffiti movements.

Although still early in the development process, it suggests another type of game platform and a fresh twist on the tired “art” app. The success of custom controllers for specific titles suggests that gamers are interested in a more realistic interaction than permitted by a standard joypad. Lihs plans to integrate a communal wall for collaborative graffiti in the eventual software title, that would allow ‘players’ to work on the same art project.

Rather than a specially designed can, though, it would seem easier to make a Wiispray ‘caddy’ into which the Wiimote could slot. Some clever thinking could link the nozzle button to one of the Wiimote’s controls via mechanical rather than electrical means; price would also be reduced.

Source: http://www.slashgear.com/wiispray-prototype-graffiti-controller-for-wii-0611925.php

Obama > Clinton > Marty...

2008-06-04T09:00:16Z

But, its a fact that this would have never been possible without the help of all your supporters:

*We apologize for the shitty quality of the video, but you get the point...

I hope this guy sees the bigger picture:

bombin' magazine issue #3

2008-06-01T19:54:57Z

some formatting errors...

Smart goes green... (again)

2008-05-30T10:41:32Z

none of these...

environmentally friendly...