Matt Weber (Street photography), Times Square

“Hellbound” Times Sq. 2010

This fellow is upset because I’m in his face and he says I’m being disrespectful. I think he’s being disrespectful by telling me that I’m going to Hell. If that’s true, it shouldn’t be just because I’m Caucasian. I think Hell should be earned, not a birthright. These guys have always bothered me. Most religious people bother me. They are so certain I’m going to Hell, while at same time being equally assured that they are Heaven bound…Must be nice.

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

“Snake-1” & “Cay-161” Circa 1971 Tags

These tags were from the “First Wave” back in 1971-2…Snake-1 often tagged with Stitch-1. I think they were one of the first dynamic duos in graffiti. Others were SJK-171 & MIke 171, although I remember seeing Frank-207 with their tags most of the time. Then there was Moses & Patch 147 who bombed big time a few years later. Barbara & Eva 62 were the premier lady taggers of the early days. Can you recall ever seeing a Pillo-136 without a Pollo-136 right next to it? I didn’t think so…

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