SAVAGE SEVERE: November 2009

11/20/09

TYRONE IS A DORK

Man, I'm surprised I don't get kicked out of the gang I'm such a dork.
Look at this picture of me all "ghost of winter's past". My friend Matt Media 2009 sent this to me via phone picture text mail. I think he took this picture after I finished working and met him in a wine shed for 20 pinbones. I happened to be coming from work with hot tea and treats. The hot tea was used to keep warm cause it was butt ass cold out that night (in case you couldn't tell since I look like I'm sippin Maypo).

11/17/09

IM NOT SURE WHAT TO SAY ABOUT THIS

11/13/09

BUSHWICK RULEZ

BUSHWICK RULEZ!

Savage Severe member HellRaiser (Steve M) curated a fabulous international art show at site 5 of the BETASPACES expo in Bushwick not long ago. The location was filled with work archived from ARCADE PARK; a shuttered gallery famed for having several deceased artists on their roster. The opening featured work from AUS, BER, IRE, JAP, SCO, & USA. I offered my video; MYSTERY SOLVED / SPIRITUAL PLACE to support the effort.

For the record I had not passed away in the fullest sense; but rather had been reported missing. M.I.A.

This weekend gave me a great feeling about times in Bushwick and NYC in general.

It isn't always that way and our surroundings can feel out right out of control as these camera phone shots can demonstrate:

and right across the street from this restaurant entrance we have...

The Handcanceler noted this along time ago:

but what about this:

YIKES!

Oh ok - it isn't all bad - enterprising cats can do it too:

and of course BushwickBK running press knows whats up:

Damn! Devils Rebels!?
Thats whats up.
I was a 1 y.o. Savage Severe head when this video was shot 33 years ago.

11/1/09

HALLOWEEN 2009

This year's costume had been sitting in my head for some time. I wanted to be a Carnival Steel Drum Timekeeper; basically I would recreate an elaborate headdress as seen on a great Steel Drum record I have....but this year I was on a crunch, having just returned from travel assignments for 2 weeks straight and one night to build Rome in Trinidad. Right.

So I went with the old stand by.

Halloween 2004 saw the creation of The Savage Severe; on the surface the street gang costume is imposing and shields the spirit of The Severe; support and comradery matched by the tangible output of the groups creative individuals. That year also saw one of the few occasions of Savage Severe gathering in one mini-party place.

Halloween 2005 I represented the gang solo with a Halloween twist.