Matt Weber (Street photography), Cars & Buses, Fights & Playfights, Men of New York, Old New York, Women of New York

“Undercovers Roughing up a Woman” 1987

PoliceBustWoman-1987 copyI can’t stand when the cops push around a woman like this. I know they probably found some weed or coke on her, but there’s FIVE of them and one of them thinks he’s the second coming of Serpico. Before video was everywhere, I saw people routinely tossed around like rag dolls by New York’s finest. I guess it’s a little better these days thanks to “everyman” and the Iphone…

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Matt Weber (Street photography), Graffiti-NYC Tags, Kids & Teens

“Stitch-1” First Generation or Wave N.Y.C. Tag 1985

Stitch-1-1985 copy

At this point one would have to be at almost 50 years old to remember what grafitti was like in 1970. I do recall monitoring the “First Wave” tags, and Stitch-1 with his pal Snake-1 killed the Broadway line and much more…Tags are very hard for some people to appreciate and if you weren’t part of the scene, chances are you thought they were just chicken scratch!

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Matt Weber (Street photography), Graffiti-NYC Tags, Old New York

“Vintage Soul Power Tag”

Soul-Power-1-Saint-1986 copy

This tag is early first wave and interesting in the fact that the writer has borrowed or stolen at least three things from other writers. His “Saint” which he borrowed from Stay HIgh-149 is a rather crude attempt to say the least. Then he has also borrowed the “Crown” which RAT and several other early writers used, and finally the interlocking SP was made famous by SPIC-54 if my memory is correct….

 

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