Read this over at Graffnews, not sure of a release date yet but ill keep you posted.
'A retired NYPD vandal squad cop is about to publish a book about graffiti. I assume the book will also be about being a vandal squad cop, this should be a good read..The NY vandal squad has got to have one of the best photo collections..and I don’t just mean the shit they take on raids..but all of the years of photographs they must have taken them selves.'
A few days after my previous post, B Boy Frosty Freeze of Rock Steady Crew passed away.
On April 3rd, 2008 at approximately 7:50am, Wayne “FROSTY FREEZE” Frost started his journey in to the next life. Our condolences go to his family and friends and all who knew of his great legacy. Frosty acknowledged those of us who came to visit him and was in good company during his last moments on this earth. For those of you who had the honor of knowing him, we all know that Frosty had a very celebrative spirit. He was constantly educating people and helped preserve the rich history of urban and Hip Hop culture. He was “the walking Hip Hop encyclopedia” and was one of the few brothers who had almost total recall in terms of history. We ask that you remember him as this great positive light who cared and loved many of us just as we loved and cared for him. On this day, we ask that people continue to keep him in their prayers. God willing, we will post any new information with regard to the wake and his memorial on April 11th.
Peace, Love and Unity, FABEL RSC
FROSTY FREEZE TO PLEAZE = ROCK STEADY CREW FOREVER!
If anyone knows the release date for this let me know.
Since 1979 Clayton Patterson has dedicated his life to documenting the final era of raw creativity and lawlessness in New York City's Lower East Side, a neighborhood famed for art, music and revolutionary minds. Traversing the outside edge he's recorded a dark and colorful society, from drag to hardcore, heroin, homelessness, political chaos and ultimately gentrification. His odyssey from voyeur to provocateur reveals that it can take losing everything you love to find your own significance.
