Lieze and I met up with Nendel tonight down at Eyedrum to see the Atlanta premiere of BOMB IT! – A global graffiti and street art documentary by director Jon Reiss.

The night started out with some words about the film from a legend. I was very surprised to see New York’s Zephyr there to set the stage. The documentary was great. It touched on classic graf history, and then sets sail around the globe, connecting with writers and street artists. It really goes in depth about the rights of public space, and how a lot of street art is in a sense waging war agains advertising and other public space infringements. The editing was fantastic… and even had some good (and some not-so-good) motion graphics in it. My favorite part was when an artist who paints in the rotted sewers beneath Sao Paolo talks to a family he knows that lives in the sewers, and they call him a hero… their hero – not a vandal. Very touching. The one part I could have lived without was definitely DJ Lady Tribe’s interview. Get serious.

Overall, this documentary was great… and I’m a tough critic. It is a must see for any present, past, or future writers.
Anyone remotely into street culture at all will not be dissapointed.

Trailers:

A lot of wrench time went down in this garage. Between my ol’ eight-six’s delinquent functionality, and 3 years of pro drift-car maintenance on the E46… countless hours have been spent. Fans running, metal blaring, and wrenches clicking… this garage will definitely be missed.

Some ol’ pics in lieu of my nostalgia.

Growing up, my family moved around a lot. Every 18-24 months we were off to a new city, in a new state. Looking back on it… it shaped who I am today – no matter how much I hated always being the “new kid”. Moving around that often made my family incredibly strong, and pushed me to become overly independent.

After close to 3 years in my apartment here in the Dunwoody prefecture… the time has come to move on. I still hate moving… but this time is for the best. I’ll definitely miss the Dunwoody touge, and the 4am street drifting madness that may or may not have ensued with regularity. Definitely the end of an era. I’m headed slightly north… but still within earshot of Atlanta.

Here are some ol’ pictures of the apartment in it’s overcrowded glory.