Being Paranoid?

[simple zen]

the fuck? over stickers? you peel as your walking up, slap the bitch like you're digging through your shoe and you're using that as a support for balance... in crowded areas...whatever.

i get mad paranoid when i go bombin'. it's inevitable but i don't refuse often.. unless my intuition is on fire and i'm like chiiiilllllll. i always seem to trick myself into believing i can talk my way out of it if i get caught or i could always ditch the cans and say i didn't do it but my first reaction is to run and if you get caught and they ask you why you dipped out just say that some fuck *****s was chasin you.

[Hater-AiD~>]

the fuck? over stickers? you peel as your walking up, slap the bitch like you're digging through your shoe and you're using that as a support for balance... in crowded areas...whatever.

i get mad paranoid when i go bombin'. it's inevitable but i don't refuse often.. unless my intuition is on fire and i'm like chiiiilllllll. i always seem to trick myself into believing i can talk my way out of it if i get caught or i could always ditch the cans and say i didn't do it but my first reaction is to run and if you get caught and they ask you why you dipped out just say that some fuck *****s was chasin you.

we did that...we had the shit peeled already..he just saw us do it and pulled off the road..i think he worked at the place anyway

[Cliff]

I cant put my finger on it. It's just something that happens. When you first start you just get really paranoid. But after you paint you feel so good.

[simple zen]

i wish i had less paranoia so i could hit crazy spots that are so harsh and in everyones face. but that's some 3:30 in the morning type shit. and at that time. i'm never paranoid

[kroc_oner]

im always paranoid when im out till i throw my first tag or w.e then im good

[intaout]

Before a night of bombing I drink green tea, it keeps me calm and collected.
I have been traveling by bike lately its just more comfortable knowing you can
almost go as fast as cars on most roads, yet still get through parks and fields.

Starting in a park then moving to better spots helps alot as well.

[fonone]

yeah true that, bikes are the shit.

[AGEUNKNOWN]

dudes I totally know what you mean. The first thing is escape plan...... and find a place to stash/dump your paint.
my first time out on the street I was going to just spray some little wall by a main road. I was shaking like crazy and just trying to go as fast as I can, and midway through my fill the pigs started rollin the streets. Two of them passed me without lookin' back, luckily I was next to a bush. So just know your surroundings, know a good place to run to.

[GRAP]

I get maddd paranoid like crazy. I don't like it because I wuss out on good spots that I regret not hitting once I get home. But yeah I'm trying to work on the whole paranoia thing and calm myself down. I'll try drinking green tea before going out like intaout mentioned.

[(SoS)Viruz]

Scope the spot for a while that you want to go and Write, or do a quick thorwie. Like watch it for a couple of days to know your approach then go for it.

[Divine89]

yup, and sometimes i still do. i felt the same way last night when me and my crew got in this huge fight with these posers from downtown but thats a different story lol..

point is, its the same feeling, like you know someones watching you or someone is on the way.. best way to get over it is to just go somewhere real chill, like under a bridge or somewhere industrial, and late at night when no one is around. once you get used to just being out and painting for a while its gonna come alot easier when youre somewhere more populated and more risky..

also once you get over the paranioa its actually a pretty usefull feeling...like once youre used to painting but you get the feeling again, something might actually be up...pay attention to your instincts, theyre there for a reason. you just gotta learn how to analyze that shit and know if its just the fact that youre not used to it or if its real..

hope that helped



I agree with mekr4, after i read that i left better. -use the paranoria wisely young grassbomber-



*cops roll out of the station* "my spidey-sense is tingling!!":D

[Divine89]

Seriously,
everyone gets a rush.
its what makes you so addicted to graffiti.
like for instance, ill get chased, and instead of me being like fuck im quitting,
its more of a fuck that was mad i wanna do it again.

use the paranoia to your advantage, it makes you aware, instead of being laidback, and thinking, meh i might / mightnot get caught, you think, well this is the best way to do it, these are the risks, is it worth it ?

so use it, its like a spider sense for writers ( lol )



DAMNIT i thought i was being orginal with my spidey sense crack! but after i posted my crack on it i read this. HELL!:mad:

[cds_dogg665544]

just dont look suspicious, i look at it this way your not going to get caught tagging... if you do your either fat, one of those indian kids who walk faster then they run, or really stupid. tags take like 4 seconds or less... what are the chances a cop or some "hero" is going to see you and most of the "hero's" are white/40ish/male/slightly over weight. (you should be able to out run them). and throwies shouldn't take more then 3 minutes. if you just chill and only run if you hear sirens, or see a cop, or see someone running at you usually hero's or property owners you should be good

lol im native/indian i always walk so fucking fast anywere even at school:p

accept my skin is white:( im only 25% native

[Rambooboo]

i have to remind myself to slow down i get excited and startto go fast so i gotta breathe but yeah any one do that

[Shiva.]

yeah, i've got to breathe too.
but i don't go too fast, i'm lazy

[Mr yarbles]

Yeah
Being scared is all part of bombing
If you're really too scared
Go buya hockey mask and a hat.
hah I did it and it works fine
and no ones gonna fuck with you becuase you look scary
Hell i wouldn't fuck with a guy with a hockey mask
:)

[Shiva.]

http://i11.tinypic.com/4tks0fk.png
wear this

[Mr yarbles]

hah if you really have to
and you can roll those up to look like a beanie too
and then just pull it down

But seriosuly
Just get a bandana and put it over your face is you'r really that scared

[ColdBlooded]

Or grow some stones and wear your original face?

[EgoZen]

Just wander around the streets...
Look left and right...
Tag...
Hide the can and then just wander on..

Don˙t think about cops...
I think a lot about my ex when I˙m bombin` and stuff like
that..
It`s like a meditation

[ColdBlooded]

You have all the right to be scared but dont think about the bad things that COULD happen, think about tomorrow driving by the mad spots you did...You most likely will not get caught, hokey masks and ski masks are a little played unless your positive this spot has a camera that isnt being watch 24/7, Look like a little kid walking around not a heaty cereal killer....

[sc zombie]

Alright here's something that comes across my mind a lot. Whenever I'm about to go at night, I start thinking if a cop sees me at 1 am on the streets, he'll definitely pull me over because he'll think I'll be doing something I don't want anyone to see (which is right). But I go hit signs and stuff around my neighborhood in the middle of the day all the time and I don't have a problem with that because I've always got an alibi for being out (usually I'll put on my cross country stuff and say I was running... which technically is true). So tell me, is a cop gonna stop me if he sees me walking down the streets at night, or can I convince him I was just out on a night walk with my friend?

[Klaz]

then take accurate precautions if it bothers you that much. stash all your stuff elsewhere, dont carry anything to do with graf in your house etc.

in general about being paranoid whilst bombing, youve just got to think to yourself that you came out here to do something and its something you HAVE to do. people die for this shit and if your overly worried about catchin a quick tag on that mailbox with that meanstreak then maybe you should ask yourself if your REALLY on this whole graff thing.

that said, dont get careless either haha.

SC ZOMBIE - cops are human beings, they all have a different level of tolerance or intelligence/intuition. some will believe you, most wont. and either way theyll probably ask to drive you home, if you refuse, theyll probably search you, at which point they find out what youve been doing and book you.

...all this can be avoided by running really fast.

[foureyes]

i dont get all worried till after im done unless im not by myself
and i try hard to never go in some where i have not took a look at in daytime

[Flitch]

ya I get that feelin
but it usually goes away after I write the first letter, then I think nah, it's no big deal.
last time though after i was done and leavin on my bike, i hear some guy yellin at me saying "what the hell are ya doin?". sucked cuz the only exit was near the guy, so i just hauled ass past him

[Furious-StyleZ]

haha word up man..wats funny is i was just thinking about it too..like i get str8 paranoid from time to time..crazyness..but ye dat 1 dude said its better to b paranoid dan over confident..

[simple zen]

paranoia is all part of the game. if you have someone with you, you usually calm your nerves more.

yesterday at 2 in the afternoon i did a huge throwup with cars zoomin' by me. dozens of people saw me, a couple honked their horns. i wouldn't have done it alone, i had a friend that was watching out for me. it was a fuckin' rush and a half i'll tell you what man. that shit sent tingles down my spine when i looked back at it, thinking "did i seriously just do that in the middle of the day".

[Kali]

getting caught is the last thing on my mind all the time haha
i try to just get someone to keep 6 behind my back since icant see there lol

[Royals]

http://i11.tinypic.com/4tks0fk.png
wear this


Or this

http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2201/1812272563_b1f8b6fbf2.jpg

no one will want to walk up to this guy

[simple zen]

bump this thread...

i don't think i'd be as paranoid if graffiti wasn't a third degree felony in my state. it's some fuckin' bullshit. the ones that aren't paranoid are the ones who don't care to get locked up. but if you're scared of jail, i assume graff isn't for you.

[cds_dogg665544]

Im always scared when i see cars in parking spots or something cus i think theyll probly be a undercover in the car looking out maybe with bounoculars even i never been scared about this until this year cus under cover and police is jam packed here now its fucked

[wrekstyle]

ive gotten used to paranoia from b4 i started graff...from other shit..but by the time i pick up graff..i bomb trailers like im the only one on earth....completely relaxed

point is...only way to get over it..is to face.

UR paraniod?...GOOD!...ur hands sweaty & shaking?...even better! Hit shit up anyway...thats how u get guts...but becareful tho yuh kno...

do wat eva gets u in ur zone get a beer a blut or somthing BEFORE u start ur mission






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[Baszma]

I agree that you gotta go out there and confront that fear, but you gotta be sober dude. I party hard, but not on a mission. That would be like doing some acid than tryin to rack 4 cans. In other words, not gonna happen.

[kill_fred]

i had the same problem for a long time.i mean i was to scared to even put up slaps haha.put i mean just keep going out.start at chill spots and work you way into the more heated areas.its a progressive kinda thing.after i got locked i had to build up my confidence i guess until i was back to the point were i was calm enough to hit the streets.but also dont get cocky.thats important.you get caught when you get cocky.so dont...paranoia is bad for bombing.being cautious and alert will keep you out of trouble while being paranoid will just have you running straight to it.

[wrekstyle]

i had the same problem for a long time.i mean i was to scared to even put up slaps haha.put i mean just keep going out.start at chill spots and work you way into the more heated areas.its a progressive kinda thing.after i got locked i had to build up my confidence i guess until i was back to the point were i was calm enough to hit the streets.but also dont get cocky.thats important.you get caught when you get cocky.so dont...paranoia is bad for bombing.being cautious and alert will keep you out of trouble while being paranoid will just have you running straight to it.
agreed man...i learned to deal with paranoia..

BY THE WAY..
how is it getting caught? do you gotta go through a lot of legal shit? finger pirnts or fines and court dates or somthing?..almost got caught pieceing and it jus crossed my mind..

[kill_fred]

agreed man...i learned to deal with paranoia..

BY THE WAY..
how is it getting caught? do you gotta go through a lot of legal shit? finger pirnts or fines and court dates or somthing?..almost got caught pieceing and it jus crossed my mind..

its a felony.or a misdemeanor for little shit like tagging.so yeah your def. going to jail.then court appearance the next day then another month or two in jail till they find out what to do with you.im a juvenile so no prison for me yeah.you gotta pay restitution and like 100 hours community service.probation depends if you have priors or not..

[Dedicated-To-The-Art]

Plan out were you goin to hit up. Go late at night. Wear dark clothing and a Ski Mask or Bandana and Hat to hide your appearance. During the day walk around town and scope out some spots then come back at like 11-12:30 on Weekdays or 12:30-1 on Weekends. Maybe have someone look out for you, do your shit then bail. Keep to the shadows alot too.

[ZEUS1ONE]

i had a big problem at first and i figured out...
i started with slaps and would just put up slaps once i got real comftrable i put up tags and so on and so on gets easier

[iPwnF00lz]

Plan out were you goin to hit up. Go late at night. Wear dark clothing and a Ski Mask or Bandana and Hat to hide your appearance. During the day walk around town and scope out some spots then come back at like 11-12:30 on Weekdays or 12:30-1 on Weekends. Maybe have someone look out for you, do your shit then bail. Keep to the shadows alot too.

Obviously seek out where your going to hit and have a plan ready, but definitely don't wear a fuckin ninja suit walking around town, and a bandana or ski mask will just add to that obvious suspicion of all dark clothing. If a cop were to come your way he would question you without thinking twice about it. Just try to do your mission quick when no one is around or looking.

[iThrow]

word, whats all this shit about doing slaps before tags?
its a tag, like 10 seconds no ones gonna notice

[Mr yarbles]

Plan out were you goin to hit up. Go late at night. Wear dark clothing and a Ski Mask or Bandana and Hat to hide your appearance. During the day walk around town and scope out some spots then come back at like 11-12:30 on Weekdays or 12:30-1 on Weekends. Maybe have someone look out for you, do your shit then bail. Keep to the shadows alot too.

lawl you don't need to go out at midnight to catch a tag
Fucking seriously
all of myshit is done at bout 5 in the afternoon to about 9 or so
I've caught freeway spots at around 6
Shit aint that hard
Just grow some fucking balls and hit that trashcan
AInt nobody going to stp and get out of there car traveling down the road think about
I've had cops dive by me hn I'm cathing a tag
Most of the time they just don't see you or don't feel like stopping

[kill_fred]

bullshit if a cop sees me catching a tag hes fucking stopping.always.
any excuse to fuck with you and get an arrest.i mean thats there job.cops hate writers anyways...

[Mr yarbles]

Don't call me bullshit
I've had it happen catching a tag and a cop drives right the fuck on by

[kill_fred]

i wasnt saying your bullshit i was saying its never happened to me....or the majority of people.are you like a ghost or some shit?i mean if they saw you theyd most definiterly stop you.but yeah its possible they didnt see you.idk man.but that doesnt seem likely ya know.lucky bastard.

[DoctorOfCrime]

Nah that seems like bullshit man. What area you from ? If you lived in South Africa or some shit i could understand.......

[iThrow]

man if you live in a big city cops got better things to do then stop to arrest a kid for a tag and go through all that bullshit when theres other shit goin on

[Mr yarbles]

Nah that seems like bullshit man. What area you from ? If you lived in South Africa or some shit i could understand.......

lawlz it's happend twice homie
I'm from arizona

[Queezy]

It happened to my friend too, we left a spot and he caught a tag on a stop sign and a cop drove right by. we were in shock cracking the fuck up.

[ThatguywhodrinksTea]

one time i was with my friend and we were going up this really busy street tagging away i just finished one and a cop car pulled right by... like right beside me luckily he didn't see or car and kept going... that same night on that same street the same thing happend again.. lol

[mekosbc]

im my area if a cop even sees you walkin down the street with a hoodie on they drive by like six times befor the realize you arnt doin any thing.... there has only been one time me and my boy lime had a cop drive by with out them stoppin... we just got done hittin a roof top and on our way down the side of the building the cop spot lighted us and kept going... haha i figured he was fat n lazy and it also was like 20 degrees out side so he didnt wanna lose his breath running after us and he didnt wanna get his lil piggy nose cold... winter bombin kicks ass.... and with that paranoid thing... if your tooo paranoid youll most likely get caught... if you have a minute window with no one around and you take 58 seconds to build up the balls to do it youll prolly get busted...

[haze4life]

just go to value village, buy a cop costume and go out bombing, no ones will ever question youre authority. and boom no need for paranoia.

[lifer]

Yeh u do that

[moonboots]

put on a belt and tie up your shoes, always be ready to run

[Queezy]

Yes^ Put on those pf flyers son!

[moonboots]

first time i got caught those were the only things that i thought were shoes too lose pants too baggy...FUCK

[Facedorateur]

^^not a good thing to post on a forum

Being to paranoid ruins it, you dont have any fun, and you cant get your shit straight.
Not being paranoid iprobably as bad cuz you start doing crazy shit that will get you in trouble

[blunttokes]

dont be stupid and keep ur ears eyes peeled....

[Basic954]

Do a really ballzy spot your first time. Maybe just a hollow or something and BOOK IT. That's what I did and I was never paranoid again. It's pretty stupid, but it works. People were honking at me for a minute straight while I was putting up my throwie.

[DirtyDozen520]

^sounds logical aha

[sellers E.]

in my area, if a cop sees you out past 11 and your not in a car, they comfront u no matter what! and if ur under 18 they call your parents and take u home. it really sucks! i guess its the new curfew for minors.

[nine one]

happends to me all the time. the way i like to overcome it is by staying calm and thinking positive. there is nothing worse then thinking negetive, and when i do write in crowded areas, i try not to act suspicious and try to play it off. like after im done i'd probbably cross the street and etc and just wonder around so incase a cop did see me or what ever he wouldnt get the chance to book me, or atleast as fast.

i still gett his feeling, even more now, been arrested twice.

[GoGetSome]

embrace your parinoya while you can. i overcame my parinoya a while back and it starting to suck, my body is getting too relaxed and i have to constantly remind myself i could get into shit for what im doing and i should look around more because if i dont i just end up doing really bait shit.
No more blazing for me :P
lol

[proNYNJA]

just go to value village, buy a cop costume and go out bombing, no ones will ever question youre authority. and boom no need for paranoia.
you do know impersonating a cop is illegal u idiot. so instead of doing Community Service if you get cuaght you'll be someones bitch up in County Jail

[JasK]

Lol, I don't get paranoid when I do it, but when I'm home I'm thinking for like hours, shit, I should have checked better for cameras, lol.
I'm a hardcore toy, haven't been serious for awhile so I guess I'll get over it.

[.HAZE.]

yeah im a toy too and just started throwin up stickers and tags and lastnight i did the dumbest thing possible. I THREW up a tag on a fucking van! im a fuckin idiot for that shit but whatever ill get over it. JUST GOTAA look out for those pigs and lay low

[FrizzleFry]

just drink some superhuman colt 45 or OE800 and you will have more balls then you ever thought

[..romero..]

bombing fucked up is something i advise against.tryna run drunk is a bitch an a half.smoke a bit an your straight.maybe one beer just to get the edge off but yeah going drunk like some cats i know is just stoopuhd.

[FrizzleFry]

lol yah i no what you mean^^^ im just saying get in your comfort zone think happy thoughts what ever you gotta do to keep your mind right

[VaNdAL xBA!x]

ya i think if your gunna go out
there is no reason to be paranoid it jus kills the whole excitement for me
i like to kinda block everyone else out i mean unless i see some car creepin then ima hide or run but people that arent cops shouldnt be a distraction
n i always go with atleast one person just incase someone trys fuckin with me n while one paints the other looks out

[JasK]

^I always have a lookout too. Where I practice there's a lot of people usually.

[..romero..]

fuck that.fly solo and learn to run fast.thats my life haha.but now that i hit trains i dont get chased to much.just helicopters an shit.thats about it.



im maaaad paranoid about helicopters.nothing else tho.i had to hide under one of the tboxes last night becuase of one of those damn things.whack shit.

[kermet_1]

just helicopters an shit.thats about it.



im maaaad paranoid about helicopters.nothing else tho.i had to hide under one of the tboxes last night becuase of one of those damn things.whack shit.

gaddamn
im glad we dont have helicopters here
:p

[Cure Sure Lure]

Helicopters, sounds FBI style man.
Police seriously has nothing better to do.

[slipyslipyslipymegeee]

i have depresion so when i paint i reallly dont give a fuck if a cop comes ill run

[TheMurderousMisterMero_]

gaddamn
im glad we dont have helicopters here
:p

word..it sucks not being able to finish something without having to hide every 10minutes.

[dreaken1993]

fuck them ghetto birds man you get chased by them bitches you better hope you in an industrial area glad my citys cops are just fat lazy fucks

[ReKoNe~!]

i carry a RPG for the choppers

[Spraycan Stories]

Im usually solo.
Im a huge pussy too, doesnt help.

[TECKN]

mostly solo now
but im just chill
just gotta look around every couple seconds but your straight

[DirtyDozen520]

only time i get paranoid is when i hear sirens after finishing throwie

[overkoshuss]

when i got caught tagging a brown guy pulled up behind me on the busy street and was talking on his phone. because he was a minority i thought he was just obeying the law and pulling over while he talked. fuck was i wrong. jst goes to show ya, if u see a minority... run

[ATL]

I used to tweek out alot thinking everyone is watching but got over it pretty quick/. Im a lil more carefull then before since cops are looking out more in my area (Portland ME)

[proNYNJA]

man im starting to get paranoid again cuz every time i go out i be hearing helicopters in the distance and im fack i hope thier not coming for me, and this weekend they really fucked me over. like i was going to go bombing on Saturday night and i was heading to the wash, and a fucking helicopter was hovering over the wash so i called it off. then just now i was heading to the fucking trax and a helicopter was hovering over the fcking tracks so i was like aint this a bitch and went back home.

[trowel]

Im usually solo.
Im a huge pussy too, doesnt help.

Finally a real cat on the site lmao...

I wouldn't necessarily call myself a pussy but i am paranoid as fuuuuck.

I do run for at least an hour a day to build up my escape ability...I been caught once before...that shit won't EVER happen again. (*knocks on wood*)

[TheMurderousMisterMero_]

lololol.i got caught in a thunderstorm last night..just thought id share that.sucks when your like 2 miles away from your house and its pissin buckets and hailin outside.

[Darko]

i feel tha same exact way homie, the only thing is that im 14, so i feel like when all the big time taggers come around who are like 17-21 then i feel like they hate me even if i dont buff them out, course i always carry around my pair of knuckle dusters but still...and to get over the paranoya, i just roll hella deep when i go out, i feel a lot more confident if theres more people, like as if people are scared of us snd that i have to impress my homies

[-Empty-Can-]

The only thing im scared about is havin a can on me. ill bomb but i just dont wanna be seen with a can. But ive figured out ways to keep them hidden

[salty302]

im only get shook when im extra visable like i hit hands in front of people but not like 40people u feel me

[Zarb]

A couple weeks ago me and my friend were out painting and got seen by the cops, we ran, started walking back home and then got spotted again and had to dip again running in peoples backyards and shit. Anyways yeah Ive never been paranoid until after that, havent gone out to paint yet since. For some reason it just shook me alittle, Im thinking I just gota say fuck it and force myself out again I know once I go I wont be scared anymore

[STFUPPERCUT]

Im usually solo.
Im a huge pussy too, doesnt help.

Finally a real cat on the site lmao...

I wouldn't necessarily call myself a pussy but i am paranoid as fuuuuck.

I do run for at least an hour a day to build up my escape ability...I been caught once before...that shit won't EVER happen again. (*knocks on wood*)

word. i smoek mad chronic so that shit doesnt help either. -with paranoia and with running. i never been caught running i wont stop till im coughing my lungs out.

[markingz.]

i'm usually really paranoid when i go out

[Obiz_BFM]

90% of bad things you think are gonna go bad arent

[Keso]

Man I just went writing early this morning. I was so freaked out. Right after I got done tagging a door I saw a cop. I sat on some stairs shitting brix for like a half hour before I went to tag again.

[Nine9]

If you weren't a bit paranoid & scared, it wouldn't be as much fun.

[EST2007]

dude fuck being paranoid, the average joe citizen doesnt give a fuck enough to take time outta their busy day to become joe hero, shit, i've caught tags in front of subway workers and they didnt give a shit. the way i see it, the more casual you act, the less you are noticed and you can get away with a LOT more shit...

[Rick the ruler]

dude fuck being paranoid, the average joe citizen doesnt give a fuck enough to take time outta their busy day to become joe hero, shit, i've caught tags in front of subway workers and they didnt give a shit. the way i see it, the more casual you act, the less you are noticed and you can get away with a LOT more shit...
I'd agree being from the Balto./D.C metro area, it's like that. I'm now in some fucking hole in the wall, small, out of the way, backwoods, no oppurtunity, town for a few months and all the elderly peps are like watch dogs...not even elderly they'd all drop a dime. in small towns everyone knows everyone. even if they dont know you personaly. I'm paranoid until I get back to modern civilization.

[weakfingers]

Being paranoid is just a mindset. Personally I think If you are tagging just do it casually and it will come out smoother and less people will notice what your doing. Just try doing a tag with nothing in your hand in the middle of the day and see if anyone will say anything.

Paranoia In peiceing, you just has to be overcome in you mind. I get super scared when I paint alone in a sketchy place, My lines will be shakey, I will rush it and i will forget alot of things. The only way I see to overcome this is to paint where you feel comfortable. I paint alot during the day in very low traffic spots. If I wanna paint a high traffic spot I go early in the morning right when the sun rises, No-ones outside and if people are they usually in a rush to get to work and wont stop you.

Sidenote - If your from a small town why are you writing graff in high traffic places. The only people who look at graffiti are cops and other writers, Which in your case alot of people probably don't write in your town.

[Elno]

I get paranoid if im soloing at 3am which i dont really do ever. I like to paint tunnels and bridges in the early hours with 2 or 3 guys max. Thats just me though

[massacreman]

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go date ur dog
on topic: yeah act as casual as you can, i once was really hyped up and paranoid, which made me vulnerable, sort of, than a guy walked past me while i was tagging and he slammed my head and i woke up 2 hours latyer at the police station, if i acted like a tough ass bitch instead of a pussy 14 yo, he wouldnt have beaten me.

[hecktor]

no your not.... i hate when people say that....

as for becoming not paranoid u just need to get out of bombing the burbs frist.... NEVER DO THAT

second just paint, painting should be a time when u feel free not overly paranoid i been busted and cuffed 2 time when i was under 18 and once when i was over... its part of the game but u really need to get out and bomb if u cant even paint at night how do u even expect to daytime bomb?

unless he steps on the third rail.

[BlacktodaFuture]

when i 1st started i was paranoid now i just dont care. after a while you find out that most people wont say shit, but when im doing peices or something im paranoid, not for people or cops but for hobos bc a hobo chased me one time.

[Black Flag]

I am more paranoid about the shady fucking spots I always go hit up then getting caught. Like I mean cops are terrible but you can get through it if you keep your cool. But running into a group or just a single fucked up person in a bad spot is what I am always worried about.

Like I will be honest, I am no badass the last thing I ever want to do is get into another physical fight with somebody.

[Decide]

just think about how good its gonna look after and seeing it everyday when u go by it and dont be a bitch

[PeeInTheShower]

I am more paranoid about the shady fucking spots I always go hit up then getting caught. Like I mean cops are terrible but you can get through it if you keep your cool. But running into a group or just a single fucked up person in a bad spot is what I am always worried about.

Like I will be honest, I am no badass the last thing I ever want to do is get into another physical fight with somebody.

after reading your post, i've decided that i think you should take up golf.


i've been olo, in a neighborhood that borders that highway (and all you south floridians know about the neighborhoods in dade and broward next to 95) walking through people's backyards trying to get to the soundwall facing 95... thinking to myself "all it takes is one crazy mother fucker to see me creeping in his backyard at 3 in the morning and i'm a dead man".... but that's why if i'm in a mad sketchy spot i bring some old metro throwaway phones to hand out in case someone wants to pull my card.

[Inlyn08]

If you're worried about bums and crackheads.. bring bags of sugar and shit for decoys.
If you're worried about other human beings and getting into fights.. bring smoke bombs?

And if you're worried about this post.. Delete System32.
It works!

[Black Flag]

after reading your post, i've decided that i think you should take up golf.


Why cause I am not 'hard'? Graffiti has nothing to do with how badass you are or how brazen you walk in the streets. So you just being a dick or one of those people who honestly thinks the heads from such vids as state your name and war are so cool?

[PeeInTheShower]

Why cause I am not 'hard'? Graffiti has nothing to do with how badass you are or how brazen you walk in the streets. So you just being a dick or one of those people who honestly thinks the heads from such vids as state your name and war are so cool?

it has nothing to do with being hard, if you can't stand your ground in a train yard, or in a shitty neighborhood, or in a pennit, then why bother to go if you're just gonna get got for your paint? graffiti is violence, drama, confrontation, passive aggression (if you just like to line nigghas n never intend to meet them), all about your heart racing a million miles an hour, being the only white boy in the hood, knowing that it doesn't matter how well you can fight, just matters if you're ready to hit that crackhead with your backpack full of paint.

[Black Flag]

it has nothing to do with being hard, if you can't stand your ground in a train yard, or in a shitty neighborhood, or in a pennit, then why bother to go if you're just gonna get got for your paint? graffiti is violence, drama, confrontation, passive aggression (if you just like to line nigghas n never intend to meet them), all about your heart racing a million miles an hour, being the only white boy in the hood, knowing that it doesn't matter how well you can fight, just matters if you're ready to hit that crackhead with your backpack full of paint.

Well said. Thank you actually, this is some advice I was actually looking for.

[TrandomnesstwO]

First times going out,I was paranoid,but managed to tag even in heat spots.
Later I could do heat spots,but not with paint,in the end I was doing hollows and shitty burners in the afternoon on main roads.I was going solo all the time,every up was by myself.Then I got caught doing a little tag on an apartment building while high.Now about 10 months after Im still moving up the chain again.Comes naturally if your heads right.
If youre really fucked,take a clonezapam with a shot of whiskey.

[explosivo_420]

yeah walk thru Overtown when your the ONLY white person, theres a broad daylight shooting with an AK47, cops raiding everywhere with help from Helicopters above. *****s running up to you for change or to cop whatever.

i'm not going to have an old phone on me to just give away. no's the fucking answer, point blank. no you ain't hitting my black and mild, no theres no cigarette for you, no i don't want your powder, no change. "I hear it in your pocket!" yeah and can't do it for you buddy. Siya Nara

If your paranoid about police or thugs then your not going to get your shit done, its about getting from point A to C, have to keep focused on the trip, worrying about frivolous shit will not get you there.

[PeeInTheShower]

yeah walk thru Overtown when your the ONLY white person, theres a broad daylight shooting with an AK47, cops raiding everywhere with help from Helicopters above. *****s running up to you for change or to cop whatever.

i'm not going to have an old phone on me to just give away. no's the fucking answer, point blank. no you ain't hitting my black and mild, no theres no cigarette for you, no i don't want your powder, no change. "I hear it in your pocket!" yeah and can't do it for you buddy. Siya Nara

If your paranoid about police or thugs then your not going to get your shit done, its about getting from point A to C, have to keep focused on the trip, worrying about frivolous shit will not get you there.

i didn't know that so much drama goes down when you're bustin out meanstreak scribbles.

[boodah]

Why's this thread still running 10 pages later? It like rolling a stop sign, are you paranoid then? How about jaywalking? Busting a U turn in a no Uturn intersection? Just keep an eye out while your tossing your shit up and keep six for your partners.

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[smokeitup]

its not being paranoid when *****s out to get you, its being smart. watch ya back stay strapped be alert.

[TANK]

the thing is that you gotta learn to live off the paranoia. i remember my very first "real" tag. at school in the bathroom, heart was pumpin and i was sooo psyched, i just whipped out my marker and made that wall my own... since then i knew graff was what i wanted to do. i loved it. kids were gettin called in and questioned and shit, when i just sat back knowing that it was me and i loved every fucking second of it. since then ive moved on to painting on the streets and its like 100x better. you just get that sense of accomplishment and adrenaline that makes you wanna do it aaalllll day.

[One Evil]

graff makes u paranoid no matter what ur doing.. same wit drugs.. so just do ur thing.. keep ur eyes and ears pealed for noises or ppl.. just keep walkin if a thug or a cop or a civilian is walkin near u.

[Get Rekt!]

i always paint chill spots. lets me get away from people and just do whatever. get my mind straight and dont have to worry about gettin busted. under highway bridges is pretty sick. or junk yards. i never feel paranoid doing shit like that and it just feels good to be able to get away for awhile.

[MERTAone]

i dont personally get up much..but one thing that helped me was just to do a bunch of fuck shit like throw firecrackers at school or do like snatch-n-grabs at the store or try meth or some crazy shit get your confidence up so you can just be like "no big deal its not as crazy/bad/dangerous as when i..."

[rolling fresh kush]

smoke a blezzy

[spher]

if u were walking up the road and saw a guy tagging what would u do ??

[Skadeem]

smoke a blezzy

If I smoke before I wanna get shit done....it usually doesn't get done. I've got WAY more weed smoking experience than graff experience(4 years versus one year). Idk the combination just makes me paranoid for the most part....then I hot boxed my car went to bomb and got nabbed....now it's different day by day. I guess keep it in moderation? I just always end up smoking two blunts of headies with friends and I'm just too slow for that shit

[Mr. November]

If I smoke before I wanna get shit done....it usually doesn't get done. I've got WAY more weed smoking experience than graff experience(4 years versus one year). Idk the combination just makes me paranoid for the most part....then I hot boxed my car went to bomb and got nabbed....now it's different day by day. I guess keep it in moderation? I just always end up smoking two blunts of headies with friends and I'm just too slow for that shit

Hah yeah one time I bombed with my friend while he was high and drunk and he just took forever to do anything. I was more parnoid than he was hahahaha

[snazer]

My friend always paranoids ..-.-

[smokeitup]

If I smoke before I wanna get shit done....it usually doesn't get done. I've got WAY more weed smoking experience than graff experience(4 years versus one year). Idk the combination just makes me paranoid for the most part....then I hot boxed my car went to bomb and got nabbed....now it's different day by day. I guess keep it in moderation? I just always end up smoking two blunts of headies with friends and I'm just too slow for that shit

dont take a car to where your gonna bomb, take a bike or somethin that way u can get away from cops easier.

[smokeitup]

+ it causes suspicion and cops are more likely to harrass you if your the only one parked in a car park that late at night they sometimes do patrols as well.

[robbiepickton]

aight so im paranoid as hell right now n heres where im at... i got booked for theft and the cop searched me and found slaps in my coat with my throw n hand on em. I slipped when he asked if it was my shit n said yes.. so now hes got flicks of my stickers that he plans to send off to the local graff officer and said if theres any of it around the city im gettin charged. would they be able to make that association between the slaps and anything out on the streets? considering that they would be the exact style... i would need to be able to disassociate myself from the shit out on the streets...

[jack666]

@robbie you should just have said its was not your shit ....