Being Paranoid?

["Jedi"]

Let me state that I just started writing about 7 months ago. I've been doing graffiti since about mid-05, but all I did were sketches (And oh how horrible they were), but that was it. I actually started doing real shit like handstyles and what not about Sept. of last year. Now I'm starting to take my shit to the streets, but I have a huge problem with being straight up paranoid. I live in the Baltimore suburbs, writers like CASPA, BAAL, DEAK and some others have been though where I live. Every time I go bomb, I just have get a horrible feeling of paranoia, like during the first seconds that I even pressure the tip of my can, somebody has already called the cops and are hot on the way. Same thing goes for writing on shit. About two weeks ago I got caught hitting up a sign by a cop. Like as soon as I got done, he rolled up on me. But Bacon-Boy made me wipe it off before he even got a chance to read it. This kinda upped my feelings.

I'm not quitting or any stupid shit like that, I'm still gonna fucking write until the day I die. But I really wanna get over this shit. Sometimes I take my chances and I write in a barely-populated area, but most other times I just don't because I get paranoid.

I know I'm gonna get grilled for this topic, and I'm willing to sit through that. Has anybody here ever felt like this? If so, how'd you overcome it?

[Mekr4]

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

[Nem]

and when you get paranoid. don't lose your head. just think about like, yeah, if the pigs rolled up i could book it that way. or i could go over to that place. and just be confident and all of that.

you just gotta be rational no matter what. its all in the mind.

[Ekers.Two.Two]

jsut bomb alot, and youl get over it, it happend to me also

[NICCSACC]

plan plan plan.

7 months? sheeeeet...

[-kraze-]

yeah this happend to me alot during my first days of tagging, i was hitten up a mirror struggling to even write the first letter, and your crew member is right there saying just do the flippen wall already!

gosh i hate when that shit happens ya know...good thing i got over it. i got over it by just constantly doing tags over and over

[MFGrimm]

yeh man best advice i could give...pull up your fucking pants. makes me full so much more confident, so i know if i gotta book it, im not going to be going half pace cause my pants are so low.

Nems right tho, before you do it if you feel paranoid just take a look around at where you could book it.

or if your just throwing a tag, five oh prob not going to make it a big deal, they got other shit to deal with.

[bOxcaR]

yo...i live in baltimore...i've seen caspa and baal sigs around
but the key is just do what basically nem said
we've all had to book from cops sometime or another
so its str8

[d_g]

Better to be paranoid than over confident. Maybe have a beer or two, just enough to take the edge off but no where near enough to fuck up your instincts.

[Chriis]

Hey man, Oi if your paranoid..

Just think,
1) Most people are alot more scared of us

2) The chances are, someone won't hear you

3) If they do and they call the cops and you don't know, A tag, for a 5 letter word takes...... 5 seconds? maybe more,

You do say 15tags, thats 1.25minutes..... Unless cops are like super fast, you've got plenty of time....


But the way i like to see it, There scared of us!

[Xsjadox]

Hah dude... I have lank bad paranoia,whether it be driving in a car,writing,or anything possible.I also have anxiety and shit,so it's pretty gay.But I know what you mean,I went writing at the train tracks some time last year and it was my first time writing (what a place to first start) and the tracks here have lots of security,there are so many things that if you slip up you're fucked..even the way the lights shine near the place,if the fumes from the cans can be seen lifting up through the light and the guards look out for that,so I was writing and half pissing myself.But I guess it's worth it,when you're done and got away you can just breath a sigh of relief

[levans]

since this is like a paranoia thread im gonna go sometime for my first time painting and i cant really get out much at night....? any ideas ...should i just do it in day time and sprint like a little bitch home?(this spot is decent people go there all the time cuz its right next to a girls school) its 2 streets from my house....

[GeSuS_KRiST]

Originally posted by "Jedi"@Mar 7 2007, 07:00 PM
I'm still gonna fucking write until the day I die.
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?

[dinedgc]

like everyone else is saying, just have an escape pan, it always makes me feel better

the feeling of getting away with it is one of my favorite feeling, its such a relief, and you just fell good about it

[BRAINE]

drink steel reserve.
or get on that OE.

[faime]

its like rackin you got 2 be mad aware of your surroundings

practise putting up stickers to get more confident

[JETc17]

http://bombingscience.com/graffitiforum/in...790&hl=paranoid (http://bombingscience.com/graffitiforum/index.php?showtopic=2790&hl=paranoid)

:huh:

[STAR01]

maybe you should find some other writers in your neighbourhood, maybe a bit more experienced with writing so that they know what theyre doin nd you can trust em , also when your around friends everything looks less scared, just cause you know they r with you and it isn't so awfull silent..

[nero122]

ive never realy been paranoid so i just do whatever dont realy care much bt to stop bein paranoid take more risks n you just wont notice much

[settybomb]

Originally posted by BRAINE@Mar 8 2007, 09:30 AM
drink steel reserve.
or get on that OE.
BRAINE KNOWS WHATS UP!!!!!

Straight up zootie juice right there.

But yo, Bombing and painting are two completely different things.

To me painting is at a spot that isnt permission but you can take your time to shine there and shit.
Bombing is chaotic, dirty, dangerous, hate filled, cocky, pretentious, rude, and down right fucked up for the most part. Its also what i consider to be real graffiti.
And dont say that your gonna bomb for the rest of your life kid.
I bomb every god damn day in one way or another and it might be me doing fills or me do insides or me just catching slams, but it is ALL about getting up no matter how your trying to spin it. it drives you crazy and ruins all of your clothes and your social skills for the most part.
So just have fun and be wreckless dude, because frankly unless your 18 just get arrested all you want. It will all go away when you get older.

[ThrowItUP]

get a lookout.

[Cleo]

I live in Baltymore too, can be pretty sketch. People do seem to be pretty afraid of writers and for good reason sometimes... A worker spotted me and a couple of my friends in a train yard the other night, he caught us with our pants down but merely made his presence known by shining the light on us and stomping across the bridge, we booked outa there and nothing happened. Tho that's not going to happen all the time...there are plenty of scarey fucks out there that'll chace you even if they aren't a cop. Finding an escape route seems to be the best advice, when you really know an area like the back of your hand you get a huge boost of confidence. A natty boh 'er two doesn't hurt either... I like having a beer down me before I go into the yard (or whereever), calms me down, which is less impareing then hyper paranoia. Also, go with people who have been writing for awhile, thats the best thing ever. Follow them around like a lost puppy and you'll find yer way.

[NICCSACC]

Originally posted by Cleo@Mar 8 2007, 03:13 PM
... A worker spotted me and a couple of my friends in a train yard the other night, he caught us with our pants down...
thats hilarious.

[scoot]

i tend to bomb under high traffic pathway bridges during the day so it isent as bad during the night, due to the fact that its harder to see someone at night then during the day. just collect yourself before doing it go in do it and let your balls drop after.. we all know the feeling of being so scared that your butthole puckers.. expectially as toys

[whahappen?]

Originally posted by GeSuS_KRiST+Mar 8 2007, 05:41 AM--></div><table border='0' align='center' width='95%' cellpadding='3' cellspacing='1'><tr><td>QUOTE (GeSuS_KRiST @ Mar 8 2007, 05:41 AM)</td></tr><tr><td id='QUOTE'> <!--QuoteBegin-"Jedi"@Mar 7 2007, 07:00 PM
I'm still gonna fucking write until the day I die.
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? [/b][/quote]
why?
is it just a waste of time?
yea im overly paranoid i always have been about anything since i was little
like i used to stay up really late because id hear creaks somewhere in my house, think it was a rapist or murderer and like freak out
i hate that
just tag and bomb alot and youll get over it
because you just have to realize how shortly you can get a throw or tag done and get away
then you wont be scared of much

[What Happened to the Letters?]

I think the best way to overcoem it is ease out of it, start off with sptos that arnt heated and slowly edge your way otu of the safe spots onto the street, and by the time you get htere hopefulyl youll be confident enough in the time you can paint somethingand your lookout skills that you wont be paranoid anymore

[uhhh]

Originally posted by faime@Mar 8 2007, 10:52 AM
its like rackin you got 2 be mad aware of your surroundings

practise putting up stickers to get more confident
stickers dont do shiiit.
ive never been scared of putting up stickers.
for one,
they take all of a second to put up.
and even if someone does catch you,.
big woop/
peel it off.

as far as painting and such goes.
painting makes me paranoid a bunch.
marker tags dont really scare me much though.
in bad neighborhods ill do em in the day.
anywhere else ill do it at duskk.

[SpLiTbomber]

Originally posted by GeSuS_KRiST+Mar 8 2007, 05:41 AM--></div><table border='0' align='center' width='95%' cellpadding='3' cellspacing='1'><tr><td>QUOTE (GeSuS_KRiST @ Mar 8 2007, 05:41 AM)</td></tr><tr><td id='QUOTE'> <!--QuoteBegin-"Jedi"@Mar 7 2007, 07:00 PM
I'm still gonna fucking write until the day I die.
no your not.... i hate when people say that.... [/b][/quote]
:D i was about to say that


being paranoid and aware of whats happening around u are two dif things and you have to make teh distinction. Dont even go out if you are guna be freaking out about everything cuz sometimes when you go really paranoid u miss things, you will get yourself worked up about something stupid and then something happens n u freak

just chill B)

know where u are, where to go if u needa boot, and just watch everything happning around u. is anyone looking at u and whats their reaction?

[Save]

When I first started out i was kind of paranoid but not to the point where it inhibits my ability to paint, but since I got arrested i've been paranoid as all hell. I havn't painted much at all. It also sucks cuz now i'm in the military and i dont know the consequences.

[cast LI]

dude hit chill spots first. then get slightly less chill spots. and work your way up in heatiness.

[Zep0]

See I'm the opposite man, that scares me too. I always check make sure everything is chill, but once I start painting Its euphoric man, I dont stop untill I'm done, a smile on my face the whole time. :D

[sor]

yup i agree with zep you just need to check your sorroundings quick then you should tell yourself not worry bout it that theres a low risk of getting caught and ive been caught once for some bullshit throwie and some good samaritan decided to be a dick and call the fuzz on me so you just gotta watch out for those dickheads

[PopwarSkater]

Yea, I know what you mean. I put up my first tag recently at a mall, and was afraid someone was gonna walk out of a door or something and yell at me. Then me and my friend walked around outside the rest of the time, because we though if we went back in, someone who had seen it on a camera might try and grab us.

[CRANEcon]

yeah mane i just got cought two times in one week...my parents are fcuking pissed... im grounded to shit...ive acually stopped painting for two months....ofter that imma bomb it all....just take breaks and it will calm your paronoia

[Mekr4]

the way i got over it is this.. down in everrett(north of seattle) on the waterfront theres this brewery right by the marina and theres like a whole shipping yard and buildings and all kinds of shit in the back and lots of corridors and shit so i would just drive down there 3 or 4 times a weeks at night and just paint no one is ever down there after dark

but one time i was in the first main alley from the walkway overlooking the marina and i look over as im about to start painting and i see this dude in white just fuckin MOBBIN towards me so i book it around the back and around the other side of the brewery and hid in a big ass metal bin for like 10 minutes then went back and kept painting. closest i ever came to getting caught, and now i paint downtown every night

[whim]

just cause your paranoid doesn't mean their not out to get yea.. catch my drift?

u need to have that lil bit of worry in u to keep u on your feet

[no1good]

if ur paraniod just drink. most the time your paraniod for no reason.

[yakrian]

The only thing that I'm really paranoid about is writing in the winter...especially where I live and it's fuckin' frigid. The snow's always crunchin' under your feet and sounds travel for MILES. I can hear sirens from like 40 blocks away...half the time they're firetrucks or ambulances, but damn it freaks you out sometimes. ;)

[[phenom5]]

For some reason, I find watching videos helps me not care as much. Like if I'm watching a video of a writer just walking up to a mailbox and taggin it or a sign, I'm like "wait a minute, yeah it's that easy. who gives a care?"
Or if it's somethin that's already been tagged I'll think, "fuck that if someone else can do it what's stoppin me"

[yakrian]

^^^

The fact that they might be going out at 3AM to bomb, whereas you're out at like...11PM...This is the irrefutable problem that gets most kids who live at home still. Most 'rents won't let their child waltz outta the house with a bag of paint...even less at 3 or 4AM...If your 'rents let you...I'm jealous. Mine didn't.

[Snakey]

I think every writer is like that. I remember the first time I went out. Nobody around, but I was so scared. And I was just writing a tag. You get over it with time. And because I wear a mask, I just feel invincible. Maybe try that. And just work quick.

[-ShAmEE-]

snakey where u from?

[Snakey]

Like 30-40 minutes outside downtown Chicago.

[-ShAmEE-]

ohh. seen i kno some one who was called snake.

[Citizin]

That happens to me alot..But i'm starting to get over it.
Markers make me feel hell of alot safer then cans. I like kiwi mops alot.
Start off small. Like parks. Those are good. inside and outside slides, and then you'll be really into it and then just keep going on to bigger things. By the end of the day I feel on top of the world. B)

[war terror]

bomb, bomb, bomb, and bomb smart.... just think about every situation, and be aware... have confidence.... thats all i do, have mad confidence..,

[fateee]

theres usually 2 of us at the time, and one is a lookout. that helped me alot and also knowing the surrounding areas. yeah this has been said alot but owell...

we also hit less known spots at first and then work up. and we go by the spot at least once to see what is up/lights on or traffic.

but if you are just bombing, by the time you get to the wall and bomb, and get away, a cop won't be there fast enough. unless one happens to drive by then you might be out of luck.

[Save]

Originally posted by fateee@Mar 10 2007, 01:52 AM
but if you are just bombing, by the time you get to the wall and bomb, and get away, a cop won't be there fast enough. unless one happens to drive by then you might be out of luck.
So, So true :( Bad times I might say.

[garbage down tha way]

If you're REALLY paranoid to the point that you're pissing yourself, mask your face and wear a different shirt/pants under yours so you can run til' they're out of sight then ditch your clothes they spotted you in and just walk out on the main streets.

[lord patrick]

Originally posted by GeSuS_KRiST+Mar 8 2007, 05:41 AM--></div><table border='0' align='center' width='95%' cellpadding='3' cellspacing='1'><tr><td>QUOTE (GeSuS_KRiST @ Mar 8 2007, 05:41 AM)</td></tr><tr><td id='QUOTE'> <!--QuoteBegin-"Jedi"@Mar 7 2007, 07:00 PM
I'm still gonna fucking write until the day I die.
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 [/b][/quote]
A fuckin men. i started writing when i lived with my parents in the burbs, but i got busted twice once landed me in a cell over night. SO probation made me paranoid as fuck and i just quit bombin. id just catch some tags or what not, but man as soon as i moved into a more urban enviroment the paranoia completely went away. NO ONE REALLY CARES DOWNTOWN. people get murdered and shit down there i hear :unsure:
my advise is quit trying to get up in your neighborhood and sketch and be patient
or get down with some cats that know whats what

[NICCSACC]

Originally posted by lord patrick@Mar 10 2007, 10:11 AM
NO ONE REALLY CARES DOWNTOWN. people get murdered and shit down there i hear :unsure:

... get down with some cats that know whats what


come on

[moltov]

if your paranoid, o painting with other ppl who dont give two shits about ppl and then youll just learn from them that you can do what they do to and youre paranoia will bee gone pretty fast but still dont be retarded when you hit stuff

[Bazar]

I think it's all been said before, but what I'd do is:

*Take a friend/more experienced writer
*Make sure you have an escape route, or hiding place
*Stash all your stuff you have with you before you go and write a tag/throwup apart from the 2/3 cans or markers you are actualy going to use (I put my bag under a near car when doing throwups
*Wear a hoodie or something else to make you less recognisable
*Work near woods so you can escape in to there if you get busted
*Get a sketch with you so you don't have to think about what you're gonna write

That's all that I'd do if I was paranoid.

[Creepface]

fun shit,


i was paranoid as hell last night.



i was doing a marker tag, on this door where a bunch of writer's left their names.

and some crazy homeless dude started yelling i was a writer.


but he didnt cause any trouble, just wanted me to write "Magnolia" on the door for him.

and asked me for a dollar.


i love the 5 points area in jax, florida

[ThrowItUP]

im trying to get other kids in my school to write, so i asked one of my friends to start. he goes off on this whole story about how he used to tag in brooklyn all tthe time, and was like, sure i start back up again....thing is, he cant "remeber" his name, and we went out yesterday and i told him to hit up some door with a marker, and he asked me to make a distraction so no one would see him....what the fuck. this kids a lying bitch, and a paranoid little pussy. is there anything i can do to make him less of a pussy?

[MiNZ]

ok if u really never wnat to be paranoid again do what i did

go to a major street mine was clark street in chicago find a big ass white truck rock a throwie on it and walk away msot likely as ur walking dow the street you will see a cop dont look at him and go home after u realize what you've done you'll never be scared again

granted the highrisk ive never been nervous when night bombing

[MiNZ]

Originally posted by ThrowItUP@Mar 10 2007, 05:59 PM
im trying to get other kids in my school to write, so i asked one of my friends to start. he goes off on this whole story about how he used to tag in brooklyn all tthe time, and was like, sure i start back up again....thing is, he cant "remeber" his name, and we went out yesterday and i told him to hit up some door with a marker, and he asked me to make a distraction so no one would see him....what the fuck. this kids a lying bitch, and a paranoid little pussy. is there anything i can do to make him less of a pussy?
slap him and never bomb with him ever

[ThrowItUP]

Originally posted by MiNZ+Mar 10 2007, 06:26 PM--></div><table border='0' align='center' width='95%' cellpadding='3' cellspacing='1'><tr><td>QUOTE (MiNZ @ Mar 10 2007, 06:26 PM)</td></tr><tr><td id='QUOTE'> <!--QuoteBegin-ThrowItUP@Mar 10 2007, 05:59 PM
im trying to get other kids in my school to write, so i asked one of my friends to start. he goes off on this whole story about how he used to tag in brooklyn all tthe time, and was like, sure i start back up again....thing is, he cant "remeber" his name, and we went out yesterday and i told him to hit up some door with a marker, and he asked me to make a distraction so no one would see him....what the fuck. this kids a lying bitch, and a paranoid little pussy. is there anything i can do to make him less of a pussy?
slap him and never bomb with him ever [/b][/quote]
haha, but i need someone to bomb with!

[G - Wahl]

Originally posted by MiNZ+Mar 10 2007, 06:26 PM--></div><table border='0' align='center' width='95%' cellpadding='3' cellspacing='1'><tr><td>QUOTE (MiNZ @ Mar 10 2007, 06:26 PM)</td></tr><tr><td id='QUOTE'> <!--QuoteBegin-ThrowItUP@Mar 10 2007, 05:59 PM
im trying to get other kids in my school to write, so i asked one of my friends to start. he goes off on this whole story about how he used to tag in brooklyn all tthe time, and was like, sure i start back up again....thing is, he cant "remeber" his name, and we went out yesterday and i told him to hit up some door with a marker, and he asked me to make a distraction so no one would see him....what the fuck. this kids a lying bitch, and a paranoid little pussy. is there anything i can do to make him less of a pussy?
slap him and never bomb with him ever [/b][/quote]
then body slam him.

[MiNZ]

Originally posted by ThrowItUP+Mar 10 2007, 06:30 PM--></div><table border='0' align='center' width='95%' cellpadding='3' cellspacing='1'><tr><td>QUOTE (ThrowItUP @ Mar 10 2007, 06:30 PM)</td></tr><tr><td id='QUOTE'> Originally posted by MiNZ@Mar 10 2007, 06:26 PM
<!--QuoteBegin-ThrowItUP@Mar 10 2007, 05:59 PM
im trying to get other kids in my school to write, so i asked one of my friends to start. he goes off on this whole story about how he used to tag in brooklyn all tthe time, and was like, sure i start back up again....thing is, he cant "remeber" his name, and we went out yesterday and i told him to hit up some door with a marker, and he asked me to make a distraction so no one would see him....what the fuck. this kids a lying bitch, and a paranoid little pussy. is there anything i can do to make him less of a pussy?
slap him and never bomb with him ever
haha, but i need someone to bomb with! [/b][/quote]
go to any local skate shop,graff shop, or record store if u live close enouh walk apst it every day when u see some one in there buying shit talk to em if u dont live close find a place thats ells supplies every area has atleast 1 and go in there chill and talk with the store peeps when some one comes in talk to them, never go up to someone while they're bombin unless they have seen u already thats almost a definat a spray on the face and about that lying toy bitch sell him some otr streetdusters for 15 dollars not only are those markers shitty but they attract super toys like flies

[Bombers Ambition]

get drunk first that calms me down when i paint

[ThrowItUP]

Originally posted by MiNZ+Mar 10 2007, 06:35 PM--></div><table border='0' align='center' width='95%' cellpadding='3' cellspacing='1'><tr><td>QUOTE (MiNZ @ Mar 10 2007, 06:35 PM)</td></tr><tr><td id='QUOTE'> Originally posted by ThrowItUP@Mar 10 2007, 06:30 PM
Originally posted by MiNZ@Mar 10 2007, 06:26 PM
<!--QuoteBegin-ThrowItUP@Mar 10 2007, 05:59 PM
im trying to get other kids in my school to write, so i asked one of my friends to start. he goes off on this whole story about how he used to tag in brooklyn all tthe time, and was like, sure i start back up again....thing is, he cant "remeber" his name, and we went out yesterday and i told him to hit up some door with a marker, and he asked me to make a distraction so no one would see him....what the fuck. this kids a lying bitch, and a paranoid little pussy. is there anything i can do to make him less of a pussy?
slap him and never bomb with him ever
haha, but i need someone to bomb with!
go to any local skate shop,graff shop, or record store if u live close enouh walk apst it every day when u see some one in there buying shit talk to em if u dont live close find a place thats ells supplies every area has atleast 1 and go in there chill and talk with the store peeps when some one comes in talk to them, never go up to someone while they're bombin unless they have seen u already thats almost a definat a spray on the face and about that lying toy bitch sell him some otr streetdusters for 15 dollars not only are those markers shitty but they attract super toys like flies [/b][/quote]
hahhaa, well i dont have like a local graff store, only like ace hardware and chain stores. so i dont know what to do about that. and about that marker, im not wasting anymore money on nthat stupid bitch.

[BeesKnees]

yo man i dont know about u guys but when ever i do something, and like i get talked to by a cop and i tell him my name and shit and he knows what i waas doing but he never saw me so i cant get charged so he just lets me go, the next few days im paranoid as fuck wenever the phone rings

i think if u tag regularly you'll loose most of the paranoia

but i think its a good thing to be a bit paranoid, like when i first started i was afraid of nothing and now i look back and i think "fuck man i was sooo stupid"

but i got lucky

[scr3w]

a whole bunch of no namers are posting in this thread, and there is already a thread about paranoia.

i vote close.

[Mr.Sars]

If you're that paranoid about putting up one letter, graff basically isn't for you. :
Im only paranoid if im by myself.
IS that a hole in your tights or is that the stairway to heaven.

[Bombers Ambition]

the more people im with the more paranoid i am cuz it baits shit out + u gotta owrry about one of them snitchin usally 4 manz is the best to roll with

[Loz emlintio]

I only get paranoid if I smoke, drinking don't do shit besides make me piss on myself. JKes.

But I don't smoke and drink when I go bombing, so I just get sphyced when i'm alone and hear syrens, then running is the best bit.

Paranoia is for the weak-minded mother fucker, yes, that does include YOU!

[pizzleaint]

normally what i do when im out by myself doin my shit when im walking to a spot i just make sure that i dont see anyone and check my area

gotta remember too realistically a bomb should take several minutes to do

and as long as your checking your back during the act of whatever your doing you should be perfectly fine

[beantownboy]

i use to draw shit in my house and i thought my atd security thing was spying on me and write before i'd go out i'd be busted then i thought to my self and i sed pass dat blunt lol!!! :lol:

[Able!]

get drunk b4 bombing n youll never worry bout paranois again..when yur drunk u just dont give a fuck just dont do anything to stupid or yur gonna get boooked

[wemz]

BROAD DAYLIGHT ON BUSY STREETS LIKE FUCK THE POLICE! I gotta put some action shots up for yall paranoid mofuggas. show ya how its done. The fact is most cops dont even give a fuck, and if you cant outrun em when they do, then once again - GRAFFITI AINT FOR YOU.

[Dr. Coffee]

being paranoid or being a pussy as it is more commonly known as

[NICCSACC]

kids that say they never get noid are the BIGGEST pussies.

[liltaz78]

Shit last summer when i was starting up again i was flippin like crazy. i just did alot of handstyles and throwies and shit and it just became alot easier just if u don't have any feeling of bein paranoid ya need to check ya self cuz then u become to open about it and its easier to get caught.

[ILuvHoodRats]

go to any local skate shop,graff shop, or record store if u live close enouh walk apst it every day when u see some one in there buying shit talk to em if u dont live close find a place thats ells supplies every area has atleast 1 and go in there chill and talk with the store peeps when some one comes in talk to them, never go up to someone while they're bombin unless they have seen u already thats almost a definat a spray on the face and about that lying toy bitch sell him some otr streetdusters for 15 dollars not only are those markers shitty but they attract super toys like flies

i just bought one and yes , it is shitt but i like the color

[Game Ova 07]

when im with myself i feel a little less paranoid....more people=more attention to yourself so limiting yourself to people watchin out is probably better

[Slaze]

yea i agree with everyone that said to find a bridge or any safe place, its a good idea.
when you get over being paranoid dont loose your intuition, it can save you. if you feel like your being watched check your surroundings.

think about this, before you did graff if you were walking down the street did you really notice half as much graff as you do now. the fact is people arnt looking as much as we are.

stay chill and keep painting

["Jedi"]

I don't post much, but I've pretty much read everybody's response. Thanks for the support, writing does seem to be getting a bit easier, at least when I'm not in the suburbs. When I'm downtown skating, tagging is ease.

[14nick]

just calm youre self the fuck down smoke some shisha and then it will chill u out!!

[Slaze]

Originally posted by 14nick@Mar 15 2007, 07:31 PM
just calm youre self the fuck down smoke some shisha and then it will chill u out!!
. . . lame, you should only have to rely on yourself to paint well

[tsc.HAVOC]

im always mad paronoid when i go out i never used to be but when i turned 18 everything changed i dont need a permanent record so im always watching sometimes i bring an extra person just to watch while i paint so i can concentrate better

[Cleo]

Originally posted by BeesKnees@Mar 10 2007, 09:24 PM
yo man i dont know about u guys but when ever i do something, and like i get talked to by a cop and i tell him my name and shit and he knows what i waas doing but he never saw me so i cant get charged so he just lets me go, the next few days im paranoid as fuck wenever the phone rings

i think if u tag regularly you'll loose most of the paranoia

but i think its a good thing to be a bit paranoid, like when i first started i was afraid of nothing and now i look back and i think "fuck man i was sooo stupid"

but i got lucky
I've never been arrested for graffiti and don't paint much...but I am quite the tag along with my buddies that do write quite often. Most cops arrest first and ask questions later...its a possibility if they suspect you are writing they'll pick ya up and you might have a court date on your hands...one you will most likely beat, but it sounds like a lot of folks here still live with their parents and I doubt you want to deal with that shit...

As far as going out bombing...I love paint...but there are a lot of really shitty bombs out there. In my opinion you should find a nice overpass with few or hopefully no cars around and try to do something nice. I'd advise against throwing yourself at the city with bombs all over the place, which take balls, but not a whole lot of talent. The best writers are the ones that can make a name for themselves doing something good, they have amazing original talent and balls, so go some place where you can be at least almost comfortable and work on your skills, not your guts. The bravery will develop with your talent.

Weariness is vital with graffiti, paranoia will screw you over. The other night I was in the yard when a writer leaned under a train to see who we were, I heard his cans rattling, but I wasn't going to risk a run in with a worker so I bolted out of there, making a lot of noise and ended up getting spotted by a passenger train. I could have easily and smoothly ducked in between the lines, checked out who it was, and if it was a bad situation quietly crept out of the yard, but paranoia got the best of me and I could have gotten myself in a shit tone more trouble. Just be smooth, only run when you really have to, because it only makes you look more suspicious Try your best to be smooth and calm wherever you are and hopefully it is a nice chill spot where you can relax.

The risk of getting caught is half the fun...there is nothing more exciting then a clean escape from a bad situation. Graffiti is a crime and that's what makes it worth while...be excited about going out, yeah, its scary, but you only live once, you sound like you have a good head on your shoulders and I'm sure you'll make it out alright. Stick with the tags for awhile if that's what makes you feel comfortable, like what others have said most cops can't afford to waste time with it, especially if you live around Baltimore.

It really is important to go out with experienced writers. Like I said, I mostly stick around the train yard which in itself is a mini city, I never go to a new yard when I don't know it, I follow those who know it around numerous times before I attempt going in myself, and when I do go by myself for the first time I'm paranoid as shit, the next time, paranoid as shit, the third time I think, hell, I can do this...but still a little paranoid. So get someone to show you around, hopefully you will absorb some of their confidence.

You say you live in Baltimore? Hit me up with a pm, I can't teach you a whole lot about writing, but I know some people that can. You can be like me for awhile and follow people around. Like I said, you sound like you're going in the right direction...

Sorry bout typing so much, I'm a wee bit drunk and theres nobody to talk to around herrre.

[kine144]

talking about being paranoid... i regularly visit an abandoned factory and practise and stuff and some guy i use to hang out with came there for the first time it was lamee man he like totally freaked out with every sound and he was like : yeah, blabla, i have a very good intuiion and i think someone's coming... just ridiculous haha

[jestr]

it just takes time. i started tagging with my friend in an abandoned old school. after about 2-3 weeks of going there regularly i wasnt paranoid at all.

[bomberman]

i used to get paranoid a bit back wen i first started taggin, juss keep doing it and ull start getting used to it

[Cleo]

another things thats kinda helpful is to get "geared up." A bandana over your face, a hood on your head and a backpack that fits tightly...I dunno that sort of appearal "body hug" always makes me feel a lil stronger :ph34r:

["Jedi"]

Yeah, I feel you about the whole body gear thing. I got this dope mask that I'm going to start wearing when I go paint.

But I mostly tag than bomb, and I'm quite comfortable with that at the moment. Everytime I go out an skate, I always bring a marker with me to hit something up to let people know that I was there too. I only paint when I feel as if it's a good, chill day at a spot, or if my homie calls me up to bomb around his way (He lives in Park Heights and I know not too many people give a fuck over there).

[0000]

get drunk it takes the edge of

[0000]

Originally posted by Cleo@Mar 23 2007, 11:51 AM
another things thats kinda helpful is to get "geared up." A bandana over your face, a hood on your head and a backpack that fits tightly...I dunno that sort of appearal "body hug" always makes me feel a lil stronger :ph34r:
the bag idea isnt the best thing if ur on the street cuz lets say u cum out of an alley or wutevs and a cop rolls by he might b like wtf and check ur shit i say just ware gloves and a dark colored hoodie and try and fit as many cans in ur pocket

[minor crimes]

if your over 18 you shouldnt have a problem
just say ur on ur way home from ur mates or something. or get a bit drunk n say ur coming over from the pub lol

[Gear_07]

do yall think its stupid ta git a ride if u hittin up like 4 places?

[Cleo]

Originally posted by 0000+Mar 23 2007, 08:51 PM--></div><table border='0' align='center' width='95%' cellpadding='3' cellspacing='1'><tr><td>QUOTE (0000 @ Mar 23 2007, 08:51 PM)</td></tr><tr><td id='QUOTE'> <!--QuoteBegin-Cleo@Mar 23 2007, 11:51 AM
another things thats kinda helpful is to get "geared up." A bandana over your face, a hood on your head and a backpack that fits tightly...I dunno that sort of appearal "body hug" always makes me feel a lil stronger :ph34r:
the bag idea isnt the best thing if ur on the street cuz lets say u cum out of an alley or wutevs and a cop rolls by he might b like wtf and check ur shit i say just ware gloves and a dark colored hoodie and try and fit as many cans in ur pocket [/b][/quote]
yeah 'spose not if yer hittin streets

[tsc.HAVOC]

yah i definatley feel alot safer if im wearing a tight fitting pack as apposed to a loose one just in case you need to book it its a little easier and i feel kinda light on my feet an i always remember to tye up real tight so i dont loose my kicks

[clockwork]

To say the least, Im glad someone made this thread and not me. I think a paranoia thread is a great idea.

I just really started to use paint in public and everytime I go out in usually wearing a hoodie and only carrying what I need. A few cans.

And before I even touch my cap to spray I get the same overwelming anxiety. Not that I think the cops are comming but I always think someone is gonna hear me spraying.

And I got canscilencers, which to me help. But its just a saftey net.

Someone said it earlier, I think that pedestians are MORE afraid of us than we are to them. Chances are they dont care as long as it aint on thier crib or thier BMW.

The beer idea is not really a great one. Dont get sloshed before you go but knockin back one or two cant hurt all that much.

As for smokin weed. This makes things so much worse. I just got sober and its actually easier for me, and I have less anxiety.

Hope this helps.

[SoBmoB]

i'd have to dis-agree with gesus on the first page.


I'd have to say being a sketch ass writer is the best way to get up. It teaches you to have patience if you want a spot badly. Say if there's a rooftop you wanna drop a burner on, on a freeway or something. Maybe droping something downtown.

If you can find a way to look inconspicuous, and be patient waiting in the shadows. keeping six for yourself... Then you can drop something on a spot when no one's burning a hole on you.

Anyways, Being a paranoid writer for most of my writing life has been a benefit for me. I get up enough. But I'm cautious about what/where/when I hit things. This helps keep vandalsquad off your ass, and gives you more of a percentage to walk away from what you're 'tagging' without having a cop ask you to wipe it off...

[dirtbiXe]

i got paranoid the first time i went writing, so i worked in chill spots and my paranoi slowly faded every time i did graffiti only thing that makes me paranoid now are litl sounds that i mistake for footsteps and freak out

[Cleo]

Originally posted by clockwork@Mar 26 2007, 11:41 AM
To say the least, Im glad someone made this thread and not me. I think a paranoia thread is a great idea.

I just really started to use paint in public and everytime I go out in usually wearing a hoodie and only carrying what I need. A few cans.

And before I even touch my cap to spray I get the same overwelming anxiety. Not that I think the cops are comming but I always think someone is gonna hear me spraying.

And I got canscilencers, which to me help. But its just a saftey net.

Someone said it earlier, I think that pedestians are MORE afraid of us than we are to them. Chances are they dont care as long as it aint on thier crib or thier BMW.

The beer idea is not really a great one. Dont get sloshed before you go but knockin back one or two cant hurt all that much.

As for smokin weed. This makes things so much worse. I just got sober and its actually easier for me, and I have less anxiety.

Hope this helps.
thats one of the good things about tagging along with other writers for awhile, as far as noise goes. I would walk away from whoever was painting to see how far the noise carried, obviously its different depending on where you are, but its helpful to know it really isnt that loud. Your senses are just on fire because of the adrenalin (sorry for the horrible spelling) so everything is heightened.

[KASE2]

SHIT THA MOST PARANOIA COMES FROM RITE B4 UR ABOUT 2 TAG. WEN UR WALKIN UP 2 THA SPOT UR JUS LYK "FUCK HERE I GO"

[KASE2]

O nd i go 4 tha hoddy nd tight fitting backpack so u kan book it if needed. but lyk if a cop sees u just b lyk ur going 2 ur frenz house or sum shit nd ur clothes r in ur bag. nd instead of tying ur shoes i prefer an old pair of "AIR FORCE 1'S" with tha straps so u just strap up nd dont wry bout tha laces

[Prince.Gov]

Do your best to control
i try to use some anti-stress techniques
and build confidence by hitting chill spots

[Fore.4]

dude thats why u gotta write its part of writing, its just a rush, i mean u get done and u knowing that got that shit done with out getting caught is just tits dude





go ninja style :ph34r: :ph34r: :ph34r: :ph34r: :ph34r: :ph34r: :ph34r:

[trupe]

yep i know wot you think...i am realy emotionanol... not in crying way but i feel fluttery jus meeting new peeps i havent been rightin for very long and have never been cought(n wont B) i always take notice of the paranoir so i usualy take a luk out or just an ordanery m8 hu wants tu learn ennit...sooo his enjoyin the sprayin(nd learning) + his a luk out

[Game905]

when i first started to write i was paranoid i wouldnt even hit like the side of buildings. but now im all out just bomb shit with my marker or paint whereever

[punkhazard]

funny thing about me is i didnt care if it was illegal. i ust did it wherever i wanted. shit i announced it once on the bus. "does anyone have a problem with me tagging the window?" no one said ne thing so i hella tagged it. then once i was ballsy and someone came up to me and grabbed my shoulder and told me to knock it off. beleive it or not that hellaaa scared me. so i've been cautious. like a lot of ppl already said just keep an ear out for shit, and be able to run as fast as you can.

[JSBiggz]

This is what I did, I found the most populated area I could find and I worked up the balls and did a little tag with a streak from that tag I did a little throw up and later i went back and turned that thow up into a peice, so you know just take stuff head on ofcourse someone is going to see you, most people dont care if you do it, unless they are a cop or the buildings owner, but if they do call the cops dont bust a nut, you have 2 choices 1 being book it 2 being wait for the cops to show admit your mistake one time that happened to me and they told me just to empty my paint and they drove me home. But you know not everything is going to turn out like that, life is all about choices just make the right ones and you'll be ok. and if worst comes to worst just bust a cap in that pigs ass :)

And when you do the throwup or what ever in public youll start to think to yourself, man i could of done that better then you'll get the ambition to go out and hit another high pop area, and it will look better b/c you've done it before in a high pop area, just be aware of your surrondings

[loaferonerthefirster]

i get paranoid about an hour after the sun comes up... because people are going to work. happened the past couple mornings.

[SoketSBK]

Bein paranoid isnt all that bad, it keeps you a level head to not do anything over the top and out of your own game, it helps you set limitations on yourself, sometimes i get paranoid and chill a little longer and scope my spot if it might be sketchy and 3 min later a cop will roll by, if i approached he might have seen me walkin away or some shit and got my ass busted, sometimes ill even scope the spot go somewhere else that is safer and go back to that spot at like 3 on a wed when i know no one will be patrollin. You'll eventually get over it and no that if your on a freeway overpass on the side there isnt all that much of a chance for a car to be looking up in the corner at 1am, usually ppl are more focused on driving, or so drunk that they're afraid theyre gonna kill someone and not worrying about the corner of the over pass lol. By the time your paranoia starts to ease you'll probably have gotten up enough times to be smart enough and good enough to get your throwie or w/e up and get out of there before anyone even sees you, and the places will get more and more raw

[jael-ns]

i used to get realll paranoid , all i did to get over it was hit a billboard, 1nce i was up there its the most paranoia i ever had but i started to realise that most ppl dont care, so many ppl saw me n i took quite a bit to finish but i finished and calmly walked away without getting bagged. and i realised, as long as ur not to heatbag about it and not waving ur paint around like a retard, u will normally get away without getting bagged.

[SoketSBK]

when i did my first billboard i was hella paranoid too, but when i went up i realized the same shit, i did it hella quick and sloppy but went back up and did a 3d on it, hella cars were driving by, i realized ppl dont really notice, and dont really care also haha, i still get a rush, but thats the whole fun in it, when i stop getting a rush ill probably stop

[G-Fat]

still kinda paranoid when out alone, and a little less when out with my hommies...

[spiller]

being a little paranoid is alright-it keeps you alert.

[writer]

i just only get paranoid if i am with more ppl and tag with them because you dont know where everybody is going and how long they are bussy

[Tryp]

i definitely got phucking busted last night...

[Degausserr x]

well i only do 100% straight places right now, because im not too good.

but when i bombed this one spot i was sketched out.

[acidconceptone]

Originally posted by Tryp@May 9 2007, 11:31 AM
i definitely got phucking busted last night...
ive been bagged more times than oranges.

[-sel-]

Damm I too have this problem!

Im from Latvia!

Went to Riga o buy some Montana colours! I was so happy when i got them and wanted to go bombin ! Okey wated til its starting to dark & went out! I went on one spot that I once bombed with my friend! But when i bombed with friend, It wasnt scary!

So abaut this day! I started to bomb ! Writed contour of SEL ! Coloured the S but theni thought i see a pepople coming my way! Dammm I took my colours and went away! Shit im so angry on myself! Tomorow i will finish my work!

Shiit! Thanks for reading! :P

[_"Stow2"_]

I used to get paranoid alot, but it eventually wears down as time goes by. . . I think everyone still gets a little paronoid though, this coming from someone who gets caught alot . . . damn my fatness

[Prince.Gov]

I like to scope out a lot
paranoia can be good to keep u alert
but it may make u rush and just suck

[DM!]

I'm paranoid too but im smart about it. If my sences tell me not to go I won't. It's important to trust thyself instead of just saying "To hell with it" and then gettin busted.

[bojangles]

just bring a hoody and a jacket and if your paranoia gets bad change your shirt after youve bombed a place...also..scoping an area first works

[Loz emlintio]

Right...

Two Fridays ago, i was stoning with my two mates;
One of them dresses chavy and the other one's like into Punk whatever...

So anyway, we picked up from town, went in to try and buy some paint, but we managed to wrack some instead for tagging back home. So we went back to my Punk mate's house, had a few bifftas, then my chavy mate and i went out tagging "Anarchy" for the Punk dude, lol. SO we went bombing around every bus stop in our small town. And my goal was to complete 25 Anarchy tags. -managed to get 23 in the village and 3 in town before i went back.

Around the 20th tag we did, going around in a circle back to where we started, my mate hit this open spot next to lidle and he got paranoid to fuck whilst I was watching him do it, aswell as keeping an eye out for pigs. He got the spooks straight away, he had to go over it twice and fucked it up. But there wasn't anyone or any cars anywhere, he came back and said, "I swear I just heard a car drive behind me", I said "gimme the paint and smoke another Doobie!"

It was a sweet spot, shame his paranoia got the best of him.

P.S. Managed to get this sweet spot in Tesco carpark. lol, i see it everytime i go there to help my mother with the shopping.

Kaos x

[Aces One]

Listen to what Mekr4 is saying on the first page if you're having paranoia problems. I got shitloads of paranoia but not for just graffiti. im getting beter with the graffiti because ive been doing it late at like 1-2 in the AM while no one is around and you just get used to the feeling of spraying on a wall. i went out the other day to this bridge and just threw up a couple of funky lookin skulls with my friends. it was about noon and three chicks walked by us while doing it. (two of them walked by again later and said "i thought i smelled fresh paint" it was neat....?) and the other chick was like "thats so illegal" and i just said "your illegal" and kept painting. (i no, makes no sense but whatever, gets the chills off of you).
it also helps get out of your paranoia if your with a friend or two.

Also the other day, i was ridin back home from my friends house at about 1:30 am, and i had some paint markers, i was riding across this bridge and there was a perfect sign, but there was a pair of headlights about 200 feet away...i thought maybe i should just wait, i dunno why, i could do it, so what if someone sees me, but whatever. it ended up it was a fucking pig....what are the chances huh? im suprised he didnt pull over and talk to me about curfue, imagine if i was writing all over the sign...but this is what i was thinking of when mekr4 was saying stuff about your instincs on the first page...hes right

[eulo-partylenin]

Originally posted by eulo-partylenin@May 26 2007, 07:12 AM
i think you be smart. dont do stupid shit you know your gonna get caught for but trip on everything that u c.
sorry lots of typos. be smart dont trip on every thing that you see

[newera]

i think everyone who starts writing is very paranoid at the begining. i was too when i started then as the days went by i bombed infront of people walking by me. then i quit for 2 years and started again andf was scaered to even tag a lil sign with a marker. i soon got over it and thats that

[TAGurIT]

i dont bomb i tag but the first time i was parnoid as shit but ppl dont really give a shit. im more confident now that i started.

[skub]

this thread is full of 13 year old kids that are more scared of there parents then the police, gonna get grounded from halo 2? hahaha.

honestly if a bystander sees you, what the fuck is he gonna do, tell you to stop?

the only thing i'm worried about when i go out is cops, but even if a cop sees you its to late, you can easily out run them if there in a car.

you guys watch to much cops, the police dont always catch up to the bad guy.

[Rambo]

Im very paranoid like when im walking on a bush track going to some walls im gonna hit, The balls rattle right while walking past someone.

[graffiti_is_crime]

I did some shit that was not Legal, and o my fucking god
i coudlnt sleep. (thats why i went to legal graff)
Anyways i went all over Town to my tags and painted over em
My way of facing the guilt.
Laff if u will

[Chulo]

i dont c why u would do graff if its just gonna be all legal, the main reason for graffiti partialy was to spit in the face of "The Man". but in the end u gon do what eva u want.........^^^^^^(it's a cop)

[EsKoNeR!!]

being paranoid is something that comes with starting to write graffiti. at the beginning, it can bug you because as you begin to paint a spot, your can control is shit, and as your painting, you see your piece start to look like shit, and you begin to get even more nervous because your trying to fix what is going wrong. (if that made no sense sorry)
but as you write more and more, the paranoia begins to go away as you begin to paint faster and better. the butterflies you get help push you however to paint quicker, bigger, and better.

[-Sole-]

For real...the only way to get over the "paranoid" feeling is to just go out and tag, bomb, whatever the hell you want to call it. Yeah its also good to keep your pants tight like somebody else said incase you gotta run and you dont trip all over yourself. and just be confident for real....cant let anybody stop you from doin what you need/want to do.

[m3ssagexinxbl00d3]

Im only paranoid when im by myself. When im with other people im not paranoid at all. The thing that scares me is like ill hit a tag and then like a second later a cop will roll by. Usually after somthing like that happens i will be really paranoid.

[CanOx]

I dunno..i went out defacing property with aerosol paint last night (im not gonna call it tagging, because it was a desecration) for my first time, ever. And I was by myself
I wasnt really paranoid at all..yea i was lookin over my shoulder and stuff but really i was fine
I remember stepping up to the first wall..and my heart start pumping a little faster, but it was just fun after that
spraying walls, getting a rush and running away lol
maybe its because i live in a nice area

and for the record..id be more afraid of junkies beating the shit out of me, than anything the cops could do

[meetermaid]

me too, i'm scared witless to go out alone at night, not because of cops and getting caught, but because of random shitheads, although i live in a pretty nice area i'm still hella paranoid. i'm not too comfortable around people in the first place, but at night alone.. fahgettaboutit.

[sxiz]

if you feel paranoid about bombing in a certain area try calling the cops from a nearby public phone if possible and say:
there is a bunch of thugs with spray paint and they are spraying this wall "insert address here" and i think it may turn violent.... more bullshit and hang up if they ask for a name or give em a fake one. See how long it would take for the cops to get there then practise untill you are quick enough to bomb good before someone else calls the cops on you! simple and effective but only works near a public phone

[_Slur_]

I cover myself up so no one can see me, but I got some music that gets rid of my paranoia but then the rush kicks in. But I dont think theres anything wrong with being paranoid, you need to have that so you dont get caught, if ya feel ya shouldn't do it dont.

Be smart.

[Hose]

^^^ music works but sometimes it could be bad cause you wont be able to hear somone creepin on you

but really if somone sees you writing or bombing w/e your doing think about it logicaly they cant really do anything to you themselves, and its not like most people would have t balls to like grab you or something.. and if they do do something dip the fuck out and if they call the cops or say there going to your gunna be out of there by the time the cops come just tell them to fuck themselves and leave..

and like many other people said dont be like too cocky and over confident... cause your luck will run out eventually..

[aefx-one]

Just hit up chill spots alot until you get better(Creeks etc) where nobody really goes, practice running and hoping fences
you can listen too music but don't blast it cause if someone does come you can't hear...
its good to be a little paranoid just don't overdue it

[ENES.ONE]

just this friday we went bombing.. and we hadda run at elast 3 times.. the ppl i was bombing with were completley in a carefree attitude, but werrywhere we went there were pigs.. if we ran three times, dont u think we should just called it quits, and there was like a lil wine festival that night.. raising the activity of pigs.. it was tha hottest night that night.. but wut do u think, running three times and keep painting or run three times and just head home for the night??

[littlejohni]

I woulda just went to another area to paint. i dont know where your from but in detroit theres a fuck load of places to paint outside of the city. We have this river festival thing going on the next few weekends downtown, therefore we stay away from the city, and most major junctions/on-off ramps of the highway and be alrite... common sense i geuss.

[sir.holland]

ummm....just practice much more. the more you are out...the more confident you feel not only about your surroundings...but you get way faster to make the possiblility of getting caught much less...

also...write with someone else. tonight...my buddy saved out ass when he saw someone like 10 feet away from us just as we were finishing out shit. NICE..

also....cover your face biotch. bandana. armed robery style.

[CodeSix]

just use it as adrenaline. pump yourself up. keep positive

[-Saiko-]

Well, probably my best things to take away my paranoid is to bomb in a more relatively shadowed place, or have a partner, so if you have a partner, and the coops see youjust split up, they'll quit immediately or shortly after. Also run down narrow alley ways where their cars can fit or run to places where they dont want to go. Their more afraid of us, thats the way I look it at.

Saiko

[Dinan 3er]

its like rackin you got 2 be mad aware of your surroundings

practise putting up stickers to get more confident
haha. I remembered I was scared shitless to put up a sticker but over time I would just toss em up in the middle of the day with people around I didnt even care. Then marker tags started to come that way. I still get scared doin throws and stuff but I am guessing I will chill out after a couple more.

[sxiz]

just do tagging to start with at about 2-4-am so no one sees you or wear a pig mask

[toke_wdc]

i think there's no need to be paranoid, if you get caught, paranoid or not..your fucked.

[.jug.]

just be framilliar with where you are so if you do have to run you will know where to go,if the spot is unframilliar then the nervs can get to you.

[Dinan 3er]

If you are paranoid try putting up stickers, then maybe use markers, then maybe step up to a mop, then try tagging with paint, then do hollow throws, then do fills, then do pieces!

[AkA.:FATTY]

dude eveyone feels paroind at first i am kinda like you i just did book tads until recently then i started getting up on walls you just got to flow and just concentrate if you get a really strong feeling follow it tough it could save you. if anyone ever says they wernt scared they were lieing. any way if theres a really un populated place around you go there and practice also if you have a really good friend bring them i also tag with my friend it easys nerves. hope i helped

[toke_wdc]

lol....i wasn't scared my first time...no bullshit, i guess it was because i knew there was a 90% chance of not getting caught.....











.........and i was high.........

[From the Ground Up]

^^^^
hahaha

ye, i still get sum nerves, but pretty much like fatty said, i just go tagging/bombing wit my bro, who i trust to know wuts up n keep lookout:D

[Ascendant]

Not there yet, I'm at the sketching stage that I hope to one day be able to look back at and laugh.
I'm sure I'll be paranoid when I go out, I'm a jumpy person.

[toke_wdc]

if your a jumpy person you'll do great...you'll go out your first time and then realize what a great time you had and then you'll go crazy and bomb the fuck out of shit when you go your second time.

[Roolete]

^^^^
hahaha

ye, i still get sum nerves, but pretty much like fatty said, i just go tagging/bombing wit my bro, who i trust to know wuts up n keep lookout:D

haha i had to scrool up to see who fatty was, cause i didnt remember seeing jroc post here

[younopewho]

Just remember a couple things..

1) Unless you're doing a piece, or something huge, chances are that you'll be out of there before the cops even get there.

2) Don't worry about sirens. If the 5 was trying to catch somebody in the act of painting, why would they come with sirens and lights flashing?

3) If somebody sees you, don't piss them off. One time I went bombing on a rooftop and this kid that I didn't really like insisted on coming with, since he was with a group of us that day. Anyways, I was painting and the people in the apartment across the street saw us, and were watching. I made sure they were just watching, and not getting on the phone, but low and behold this kid who tries to act like a hardass all the time, makes a big scene by waving both of his fingers in the air at them. I snapped on that fool real quick.

4) If need be, act crazy. I wouldn't recommend this all the time, but if nothing else, you scare them instead of them scaring you.

5) Act like you're supposed to be there. 90% of regular citizens won't think twice about anything if you act like you're supposed to be there. While looking around is a good idea at first, don't be twitching your head in every direction every 5 seconds, that's a dead giveaway that you're up to no good.

6) If the 5 does roll up on you, and you have the chance to do it, don't freak out and run right away(like I said, only some circumstances allow this). Always watch what they do before you make your move. If they know where you're going or what you're doing, as opposed to the other way around, they have the advantage. This has helped me in a number of situations.

There's more, but I'm too lazy right now. Hope this helps a little bit.

[garbage down tha way]

I go out with the same dude everytime, he doesn't write but hes into it and gets off on the adrenalin i guess. But he'll be in a spot closer to the sidewalk or street and if someone is comin he claps or something so i can duck. it probably sounds pussy, but if the wrong person sees you then theyll call the cops and that means they'll be looking for you causing more running than painting for the rest of the night. feel me?

[FidelGastro]

Its good to be a little paranoid..... get too cocky and its game over for reals

["Riot"]

ahhh word to the last two posts.

[coser1]

ahh man i went out for a bit today alone and i was paranoid as shit

["Riot"]

I can't get away with shit at 2-4am around these parts. Its usually about 8-11 for me.

If your out here past eleven don't even bother walkin in the streets, You'll get caught cause the cops out here are bitches with nothing else to do.

[xtitansx0]

4 am is prime for anything.....
3 is a lil to early since some bars let out at 2 and u need to let ppl get off the road and 5 is to learly because theres to many early comnuters

[Saxaphone]

yer 5 is way too learly

[KittenWarrior]

im with riot
me and my friend live in a mid sized city and we hit up the downtown and the richer areas
and all we do is pull a chinese fire drill out of my car and do drive by bombing
but one time we jumped a fence and hit this underpass that sloped out of the ground
we were 25 feet up and i just finished when this guy saw us, we booked it down to the bottom, jumped the fence and acted chill on the way to the car
were almost at the car when we heard sirens, we hauled ass and jumped a fence into somebodies back yard and just stayed there until the sirens passed
then after that we go bro out everynight

[Maste]

i dunno for simple shit taging and whatnot i like it when theres a lot of people around who just dont care and i can easily get away with it but for peicing i think like 2-4 is fine
i like around whenever i hear sirens even if im not doin anything (yet)

[Ascendant]

Haha, I'm a scared little bed-wetting toy, so I won't be much help.
I went down to Baltimore recently and saw Baal's shit all over. Very nice.

[Casa45]

Escape routes. just have a few in mind. got chased by 4cops and a helicopter because i jumped into someones back yard in a gated community. I was like 2 blocks away from the spot they surrounded before i saw the chopper. so i was pretty much in the clear. though for sure i was gunna get caught when i say the spotlight. but i was calm and was smart, didnt panic. and when your scared NEVER TURN YOURSELF IN, in a situation like that. Dont give up. hope for the best. but expect the worst.

[Animal]

when my friend comes over to bomb, we go out at about 3:30 and come back about 4:30 sometimes 5. I live in a small town with a lot of gangs so the cops are occupied.

["Riot"]

The key of not being paranoid.
is just don't give a fuck. Go out and do your thing,think like you have nothing to live for and just go out and if someone says something to you. light that lighter and give a good spray and make that flamethower and yell I DONT GIVE A FUCK! and just keep doin what you do.

It works everytime.
no one says shit.

[sham->]

a problem i gota work on is bein consistent, i dont do this ne more but, a few toys tend to screw up a throwie or piece becaus they get scared, i take my time bombin n let my feet do the work wen its time to run.

[xtitansx0]

i ment 5 is to late

[xtitansx0]

a problem i gota work on is bein consistent, i dont do this ne more but, a few toys tend to screw up a throwie or piece becaus they get scared, i take my time bombin n let my feet do the work wen its time to run.

well i usualy fuck up throwies at night when its in a dark area.. not from being paranoid like ill do the fill and ill make the outline a lil to close in

[InkScientist]

word i tag during the day in mad busy spots.. I just try to keep my face covered up and do it quick and be on my way... Then people really dont have time to bother with you. And if u tag on the right shit then no one will bother you but if you are tagging on someones property someone is gonna fuck with you.

as for being paranoid....walk across a huge fuckin train bridge over a high way that takes 15 min to cross while its windy as fuck and theres no railings or spots for people to walk. just wood and the ground stairing up at you between each plank. LoL after that you won't really be thinkin about gettin caught painting... then go paint at ur spot :) in other words get ur mind off it. Be smart about it.

[intaout]

Im always more scared before i go out, like when Im getting ready and shit. But once im out i always feel more chill. And i just plan places to run...

[Saxaphone]

the best thing to do is to try not to care. if somone shouts at me or some shit i tend
to shout something silly, then get scared and and hop over a few walls and chill in a bush for a few minutes.

but ye, just try not to get too worried and having lookouts is always cool.

[Slushi]

well i usualy fuck up throwies at night when its in a dark area.. not from being paranoid like ill do the fill and ill make the outline a lil to close in
You paint throwups? Ew.

[SEZ]

being paronoid and panicked is the worst thing you can do...thats when you make mistakes...not just while bombing even in a chase being panicked can cause you to make stupid decisions....not bgiving a fuck is your best option...

[KASE2]

JUST BURN SUM TREES B4 U GOT OUT!!! (smoke weed)

[CapHappyJack]

I get over my paranoia by lacing up my shoes real tight, getting a belt, and taking track during the Spring. Also, I always pick a couple of getaway routes and have excuses just in case I get caught trespassing before I start painting.

["Joker"]

1. Don't be seen
2. Have a escape plan
3. Silence ur cans with magnets if its Montana or mtn
4. Bomb more and more and u'll get used to it
5. Have fun and don't efing get caught kids (duuu)

[traP905]

first time out i thought for sure id be caught but it was all good. It does keep you alert which i think is a good thing to not do any thing stupid.

[h!de7]

bomb while ur on aderall youll be alert, and fast[[=

[everlasting]

i have the same problem with being paranoid sometimes i rush cuz iam so paranoid and i fuck my shit up but most of the time i get over it

[done4625]

all i got ot say to this is stay calm. me and a dude from the krew im in went to hit up freights and someone who was working there stoped so we booked it to my car and he jsut said what were we doing there and luckily we had a camera so we said we were jsut taking pictures.

#1. think of lies.
#2. stay calm.
#3 pratice your shit before doing it
#4. have an escape plan if something does happen

[EK.one]

Worst thing to do while bombing..is listening to loud music.

[Nico]

I always listen to music (mp3 or iPod whatever u want) while I'am walking or searching for my spot, it makes me calm and stuff :)... But loud? Naahh.. And I put it off when I am painting, know what I mean? :P

[tha.dank.bomber]

oftentimes a shot of alcohol will cure any bad feelings of "regret,remorse,guilt,depression,anxiety,anger,inso mnia,jumpyness,paranioa,impotency,fear of spiders, clubbing, fear of chicks, fear of cockroaches, fear of getting up in the morning,fear of shower,fear of toothpaste.......etc......."

but what im trying to say is whenever you feel shitty take a shot of alcohol, its an excuse to get drunk, and a damn good reason too, ... no reason at all

[tha.dank.bomber]

chika

[.Sok.]

i used to be mad parranoid, like you have no idea, 4:00am with no one around and ide still be thinking of consiquences that werent there... i just kinda got used to it, even now i still get a little bit worried something might go wrong but thats usually because my friends always get me to go bombing with'em and i hate bombing with others... they're just something to worry about if shit does go down, i like to go alone that way u gotta look out for only 1 thing, other than that listen to some music to calm urself and just pause it as u walk up to the wall, box, sign etc...

[xxfoexx]

no way man going alone aint right, i used to do that but i rather have sum1 keeping an eye out for me while im setting a bomb cause if you think of it its gonna keep your mind off of getting caught alot more, just make sure you go with sum1 you trust with your life cause 1 lil fuck up could be the end. Good thing to do is if you have sum1 with ya tlk so that will keep your mind off getting busted and if you think they saw you run like hell and find a place to stay put for a while

[overdue]

i got friends who get nervous and it sux painting with them.... cuz all they do is bitch or people who dont write but want to come with you..... they bitch too
i love going writing with people who are out having a good ass time... thats the shit

[einsamkeit]

i get paranoid in the yard... But i'm able to slap a drippy tag in front of bus stop of people... thank god people here don't really like to play super hero.

[Fazed]

I used to get mad paranoid then I learned how to run. I still get paranoid of stealing shit though. and that there's a camera somewhere or something.

[STOK.FBB.]

i used to and still do get paranoid but u get over it. like i have no problem tagging something with a marker in daylight but never with spray paint.
but what i did was i go to reseraunts or my school bathroom and i tag inside the stalls and just started in less crowded areas or where no one is around.
start small

[bomb1evt]

it takes time to get comfortable with tagging

[SAID]

just go bombin when your fucken pissed off or reaaal mad, and nothing is gonna fucken matter

[revid!]

yea i total hear that man very true
its awesome

[revid!]

bomb while ur on aderall youll be alert, and fast[[=

does anyone know how it is on aderall ive alwways wondered how painting would be on that

[SAID]

ahaha wordddd up !
just fucken go all out

[CEPS13]

I go solo and its scary shit most of the time..the pigs around here will always stop you cause they have nothing better to do. Still cant get over being paranoid

[CEPS13]

Im only paranoid when im by myself. When im with other people im not paranoid at all. The thing that scares me is like ill hit a tag and then like a second later a cop will roll by. Usually after somthing like that happens i will be really paranoid.

Im exactly the same way
:p

[SenkNC]

graff like 3 times then u'll be over it.
I racked for the first time like half a year ago and I was paronoid as fuck. Now I can walk in wally world and walk out cans in hand not even thinking about it. You gotta look like an innocent white boi to tell the truth... and hold paper as if it was a receipt.
as for taggin' well just hide ur shit or if u walking to the walls then toss ur shit in ditch when cars go by.

[SAID]

so true about bein alone!
when your with people you feel like your on top of the world n shit

[T O K E]

so true about bein alone!
when your with people you feel like your on top of the world n shit

easier to get away with more people, just split up

[SAID]

yeaa but easier to get spotted with people

[MontanaPainter]

true dat

[Voti_631]

My best advice since I'm not all to experience is have one buddy with you I hit up this bodaga a few days ago and I would hit the wall closest to the side street and my brother would sit at the corner and signal me if anything got fish, such as cars slowing down people pulling out phones and looking for entirely too long. I'm not trying to get people into drugs or alcohol but ONE joint or like two beers will help you ease back on it (think it was already said) just don't get to screwed to the point where your running judgment is paired scope out spots a day before unless your just going on random bombing rants. I usually go up the major roads looking for spots while taking pics of the last nights creations. During that I check best scape routs what back yards have dogs where I could run and throw my paint and where the closest safe place is.

[pearson]

yeaa but easier to get spotted with people

Especially when your friends always act as retards and tag when there's a sh*tload of people around.

Ninja solo missions ftw

[fonone]

yup i once went with a guy who talked so fucking loud at like 2am down a road with houses on either side "HEY MAN LETS GO HIT UP THAT BUS STOP I THINK I MIGHT USE MY WHITE FOR IT THOUGH" i never went out with that guy again...

[Resin8-uSb]

ey i went out @ lyk 6.30 a monday morning and ther wer tonnes of cars on the roads but no1 gave a shit koz i rekn that lyk ther goin 2 werk and they dont have time 2 bother with nethin.

[Resin8-uSb]

o and in the part of sydeny i liv @ cops dont really patrol n shit u onli ever see em wen sumthn serious is goin down

[bomb in daylight]

i smoke alot of weed and i get paranoid as fuuuck
but if the coast is clear just hit up that shit and move on bro

[bomb in daylight]

ey i went out @ lyk 6.30 a monday morning and ther wer tonnes of cars on the roads but no1 gave a shit koz i rekn that lyk ther goin 2 werk and they dont have time 2 bother with nethin.


yo when people are in cars they gotta keep there eyes on the road they aint gonna risk a crash just to look at some kid taggin ive done loads of shit when people are driving by no one even batters a eyelidd

[SAID]

Ninja solo missions ftw

BUMPPP
AHAHAHAHA
mtll eh ?
;)
what do you write ?

[j-f]

early morning runs are sick cuz its less walkers more drivers so noone is gunna notice shit
at night time
get a lil buzz cuple shots cuple beers wutevs and get out

[SAID]

true, true

[acid truth]

dude i did this tag today about the size of a sheet of paper with sharpies on this box behind an elementary school around 5:00pm and this truck started going toward the box so i hid inside it for 5 minutes then just started running and never stopped...truck didn't even see me

[ESKiMO2]

Start tagging in private rooms. Once you are comfortable with that, go onto tagging in public places with people around. Then start bombing in private places. It's all a matter of being comfortable and knowing when and where to do shit.

[just 1]

well i like to smoke a ten rock of crack that'll make u comfy

[MARTYRaz]

if smeone see you and says somthin to you just man up and punk ther bitch ass...9 time outa 10 theyll leave u be..

[scep]

ha yeah earlier tonight like just around dark. like u can barley see and i just walked around town with this dope ass streaker and just hit up signs.
and i was like alright last sign and then i go home or w/e and i hit it up and just started walking away and i get a little down the road and i hear this car coming up to me and he like flashed his highbeams. but i just kept walking and then he passed me and started pulling over and i was like wtf so i droped my streaker in the bushes all pro lol and kept walking and the fool pulls into a drive way and walks in the house, so i was like fuck i dropped my streaker!! and i went back and it was to dark to see and there were a shitload of bushes along that street so i didnt kno where i droped it, but im just going to go back tomorrow.
thats how paranoid ive been getting lately for some reason its weird, and ive been painting for like 7 months now. it could be because everytime ive gone lately ive been faded as fuck haha.

but all u gotta do is when ur paranoid just grab ur balls, make sure the coast is clear, and hit that shit up

[boomboombox]

Being Paranoid is human.

Plus getting the rush is the best part right?

[Auspicious]

I don't get paranoid but one of my buddy's gets mad sketchy. It's mad annoying but I guess I'll always know when someone's coming.

[SAID]

i used to get madddd paranoid.
just tell him this,
"dude think about it. think about all the money the city steals from you and your family, think about how much people the government puts on the street, hes dealing with millions and millions of dollars, do you really think he's gonna deal with a little street vandal."
;)

[The_NaMEz_BaNKz]

Peer pressures a mutha fucka aint it lol

[SAID]

ahahaha that's how i got hooked in actually.

[hazetheone]

being paranoid is natural
so embrace it
and smoke some weeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeed

[scep]

yeah being paranoid is all part of the game.
i love the feeling after u hit that shit up tho.
makes you just wanna go crazy.

[Mr yarbles]

I used to be so paranoid I wouldn't even hit the fronts of powerboxes, I'd go behind it where no one could see and tag. That shit's scary at first but you start to get used to it Just watch your own back and make sure no ones there. and for some reason cars always scared the fuck out of me I'd always wait for there to be no cars before I did anything. Racking still gets me nervous though.

[unreal180]

its good to be paranoid
stops you from making stupid chances that will get you busted
just dont let it overcome you

[KrazyKrac]

I don't get paranoid but one of my buddy's gets mad sketchy. It's mad annoying but I guess I'll always know when someone's coming.

^^^^^

thats why its always fun going with u :p haha

i feel safe.. btw

feelin scared is the best part.... especially when i go tag.. i get mad hyper..

[the james island kid]

im new. i got my first bomb done about 2 weeks ago.(proud as shit and props from all my friends who are writers for location. buffed 4 days later...what a drag.=[ ) and i was noid the whole time. i hid alot.

my question is, do you guys hide at every car?
or wait till you see flashing lights?
it started getting me frustrated cuz i was going in the bushes at every car and it was getting really hard to concetrate.lol.

can anyone help me?

[the james island kid]

o and i forgot to comment on the freaking rush.
that shit was so savage. i was shaking with adreneline for like 45 minutes afterwards.
me and my boy went our first time and got our shit done and went to huddle house.
holy crap i was so damn happy.
drove past it a billion times the next day snappin pix.

graffiti may be the best thing in the world.lol.

[Meko, ya heard?]

i only get paranoid when i paint, but when i'm just tagging i don't give a fuck if there's people around, i do it anyways. i've only been chased once for tagging, and it was just some do-gooder that decided to chase us and call the cops like an asshole. but it was all good, it was a crazy spot and we got away. when people see you do it even when they're there they just think that if we're willing to do that in front of people, we're willing to fight or make a fucking break for it. they think it's gang stuff most of the time, or maybe even that we've got a knife or something on us.

but don't get super cocky, be aware. there always will be that one do-gooder that will chase you or call the cops. just have a plan and BE AWARE of what's going on.

just my 2 cents.

[ENOC]

parinoia is actually normal.
i get parinoid from time to time.
but dam you do get a rush.
and meko. yeah there is always the one do-gooder.
i got chased by one a while back. got away clean too.
and like you said always be alrert and have a get away plan.

[raidsquadfilmz]

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 )

[Shoook]

being paranoid is natural
so embrace it
and smoke some weeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeed

hahaha you always gatta go blaze before you hit up a good spot man lol and being paranoid pffff man ima mad sketch job but thats doesnt mean you cant be a good writer
theres a saying "bravery is being the only one to admit your affraid"
so who cares if you get paranoid just go paint

[TECKN]

i always get paranoid b4 going out bombing, but once im doing it and after, i feel really happy and for the rest of that night i dont feel paranoid, even if its another big peice, but when the day ends....it wears off

[atlok7]

yeah every time i go bombing i get mega butterflies. but when im out its smooth like butterr

[kog_throwie]

a couple months ago, when i used to do a simple tag or whatever, id get mad butterflys, id be so paranoid i would look everywhere around me, but now, i dont a handstlye in public where everyone can see me and i dont give a fuck dont worry, it will soon go away

[The_NaMEz_BaNKz]

Feel the rush..i got my name from the rush you get..so i had to make my name THE RUSH..lol

but what i wanna know is ..when im hittin a place up...for everycar i stop and jus act like im walkin...what do u guys do..cuz ive seen vids of people jus doin it careless... of what cars drive by...

[Tokenkaligreens]

aw its all part of the game. If you arnt a lil paranoid your not watching your back good enough, its how i was taught. Embrace it don't fear it. Soon it all just becomes part of your system. Go bomb during the day in a high traffic area. 10 times more of a rush then catching some bombs late at night. Also a good way to tame your stage fright lol.

[~Star~]

i know what you mean, i try to stay away from main streets and shit, i only do throwies at night now... which does majorly affect the look of them... im just to paranoid to do a throwie in daylight no matter where it is

[osnapizzel]

i love painting at a yard during the day, like a chill one....mmmmm grab a blunt or some beers shut off your phone

[_zen_]

i love daylight bombing. you just gotta have something that covers your head and your fine
:D

[ENOC]

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 )


hell yeah.. its a fucking drug man.
you sick get addicted. and then you get
crazier and crazier looking for a bigger better rush.

and yeah parinoia does make you more alert of your surroundings.
being laid back is just pretty much a way to get caught.
specially if you have an mp3 player on.
i have to hear everything thats going on around me.
if someones yelling, cars, siren, etc.

[~Star~]

thismorning i did a tag downtown on the way to school infront of tones of people, just biked away casually XD, everyone saw... as long as you dont act all scared i guess people dont give a shit XD

[lolumad?]

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

[Klick]

thanks for advice

[AlbertGore]

everything is so fuckin toy you gay fukin nazi jew bastards assholes

[Hater-AiD~>]

i got paranoid puttin up some damn stickers tonight..this big ass white truck pulled up while me and my homie were puttin some slaps on an electrical box and tried to ask me some questions and shit..so we booked it