I LOVE OUR AUSSIE SUPPORTERS, if you're down under head bACk eASt to VICTORIA and shred the fresh snow fall. My girls
Meg and Fen left the city of Melbourne behind for a few days and cooled out in Mt Buller with international heartthrob and
shred stud Mickey Williams. check out the bluebird they caught...
there's nothing better then The WOMEN bACk eASt. coming soon to MELBOURNE, BOSTON, NYC, JAX, east-LA - inspired by
a street art love story ........ "guerillove"
American Apparel WMNS tees coming soon, w/ racerback tanks
there is a phrase that is thrown out there a lot, "GET IT" , as in, "yeah, she gets it" or " na
she doesn't get it". "It" can be a number of things: a state of mind, a way of being, more importantly
a way of not being. And when you get "It" you don't have to even mention "It" or say what "It"
is exactly, cause when you get "It" you are "It". Most people have never heard of bACk eASt and
most people in this world never will, but for the ones who have, there is mos def a love it or hate it relationship that
is starting to develop, and I can only explain it by saying, some people get "It" and some people don't, just
like life, love and labyrinth. Or maybe its just me who doesn't "GET IT"...............
here are some emails Ive recieved in the last few months - thanks for ALL the words EVERYONE.
Lets
start with a recent email - (hate mail is not a crime, but i guess street art is?????)
June 2008
- BOSTON, MA "Actually it is a crime. keep your half-assed bullshit off of public property. its hard enough
to keep our parks clean for the public and your selfish and myopic sense of art is simply blight."
can someone get me a dictionary and look up myopic and blight cause this person is wick ed smaht, im just wonder if
this is a compliment or not.
March 2008 - BOSTON, MA "Hey-
I have been looking all over for who did the Papelbon image!!! I love it! I
finally posted it on craigslist and it took 2 weeks for someone to lead me to you guys. I want to have the image done on something
like a slab of wood, big piece of canvas, ceiling tile etc. to hang on my wall in my apartment.
I was looking to
pay about $XXX for it and I would love if it could be signed.
Is this a possibility? Would you be willing to do that? I could provide the
object I’d like it put on.
Let me know.
Best,
June 2008 - BOSTON, MA Hey, My name is XXX and I am
just wondering if you have anymore of those green Garnett tee's kicking around. I'd love to get my hands on
one before I head out to L.A. for game 3. I'll buy some stickers to throw up in L.A. too. Late,
May 2008 - NYC, NY Hi- If you remember I met you in the village.
You were wearing a tee that said back east. I'm the African American guy that was with the guy that was twice my size.
I got your card, and told you that I would get at you. This was at night time, back in the middle of April. Saw your
site, and like your stuff.
May 2008 - SALEM, NH yo bACk
eASt just wanted to say i totally dig your style. keep it going, local street art is killer man! live, laugh, be
free. sincerely
July 2008 - BURLINGTON, VT good
strong stuff. and positive vibe coming through. will keep an eye out for more.
Jumped the B line down Comm ave in Boston and headed to the Underground to catch up with Patrick and Travis and had some fun
on the walls. SUPPORT YOUR LOCAL, UNDERGROUND BOSTON, and NORWALK, CT and WARWICK, RI will be carrying bACk eASt
tees this summer just in time for bACk to school season.
Recapping Killin it in Cambridge - A Street Art Show
The Attic in Central Sq in Cambridge hosted the Killin it in Cambridge Street Art show last Thursday in the
shop turned gallery. The works of several local artists including My Kim Dang, KDonz, and bACk eASt were all on display and
the doors were open to the public for all to see, with free beats provided DJ Neebor and complimentary cold Miller High Life
thanks to Selena at Street Attack. The graff crew Rekloos also made an appearance with a live paint session in the alleyway.
The turnout was amazing so thanks to everyone who came and made the event a party like atmosphere, there will mos def be more
to come........A very special thanks to Abdul aka "Brooklyn" who keeps it real and holds it down at the Attic daily,
next time you're in Central Sq stop by the Attic and say what up to Adbul and support your local. Here are some quick
photos I snapped with my phone during the night, (i got a new camera so dont stress this is the last of grainy cell phone
photos) enjoy....
The bACk eASt display, front and center.
Lennon DLMD 1/1 SOLD - KILLIN IT IN CAMBRIDGE STREET ART
SHOW
SOX Street
ART Inspired 1/1 SOLD - THE ATTIC
I BREAK DECKS (NOT HEARTS) BOSTON - KEEP STREET ALIVE, for SALE - The
ATTIC
MODICO ALLEY WAY next to the ATTIC is a "FREE" wall, so I throw up a DLMD print, well its a legal wall, all
walls are FREE..............................
GO SKATE DAY, so I headed to NYC to check out the action and catch up with Marius and the boys at Reciprocal Skateshop. Support your local and get the bACk eASt Shred Line at Reciprocal. much much more to come from this trip, check bACk soon, for now enjoy these cell phone photos of some quick hits
in passing.
The Attic in Central Sq in Cambridge will be hosting the "Killin it in Cambridge Street Art Show" on Thursday June
19 from 4-9pm. Check out the works of local street artists and witness live performances by artists, dj's and the YAK
hittin b-boy crew from NYC, reppin bACk eASt. inside the Attic
There will be a few additions to the line next week, including a Black "Coastal" tee, with white and red ink
and the DLMD tee. Check bACk early next week to see, and get your hands on, the goods.
did a day trip up to Vt and hit up our boys at RSDS and the Darkside. Next time you're in Stowe, stop by Darkside and
say vert up to Ebo and shred the mini or grab a cruiser for mtn roads. Darkside carries the full bACk eASt line so pick your
poison FREEly. the front porch winder
mAkin on-site shop POP out bACk
Darkside was already reppin hard for all to see............
get your bACk eASt die cut stickers EXCLUSIVELY at DARKSIDE
got out of boston for a bit and headed North of the Boarder to NH and did a lil POP in Salem. Next time your'e
in the 603 support your local shred shop and say what up to KOKO at NOTB. frOnt of Shop............
Welcome bACk, by DEMAND, but wit a twist, the "BIG CITY BIG PAPI Stencil Takeover" Tee is NOW available for a limited time in navy blue, with sloppy red and bright white ink. available in XL and
XXL ONLY
yO, if this doesn't get you stoked to shred the city, then you got issues, or you just don't have a deck, so watch
this clip, get off yo arse and head down to your local shred shop and SUPPORT IT get a deck to your liking and "find
yourself a city to shred in......"
courtesy of Paul WESSELL, thanks for the stoke kid, keep
em coming for 'the Corner".
bACk eASt is proud to announce that FITID in Burlington, VT now carries the line. next time youre in the Queen City
make sure to support your local lifestyle shop and check out FITID. - located upstairs from RJ's and Ali-Baba's
on Main st. check out FITID and make friends on myspace.
possesions include 3 cans of Spray paint, white, black, red 1 Can of
Finish SeaLER 1 bucket of wallpaper paste 1 bucket of finish mAtte paint 1 step stool several posters latex gloves with red paint stains 1 large stencil in the shape of a human head 1 stencil reading "Think
for yourself" 1 stencil reading "FREE" and 1 stencil reading......."bACk eASt"
