Bombing L.A. "Wisk" gets caught!

This clip is from my documentary "Bombing L.A, A Graffiti Documentary"
It features several of L.A.'s premiere OG writers of the late 80's and early 90's.
One of the most prolific was "Wisk". Here he gets caught and confronted by a property owner who voices the usual objections to graffiti.
Get your own copy of this underground classic. "Bombing L. A., A Graffiti Documentary 30th Anniversary Edition" Includes never before seen footage of "Wisk" live on "The Today Show".
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[@ScizGraffiti]

This is a great video. It's really awesome to see the changes in the culture that you may not even have noticed happening over time until you see an old video like this. haha Awesome stuff and really nice that in the past week or so this video has blown up a little bit. It has got a lot more value than a lot of the newer graffiti videos on youtube nowadays.

[@virgilram4678]

Damn that dude was a champ and so kind. He wasn’t an asshole he let them finish.

[@jimbobraidzy0ne275]

💯

[@AAAASMAR]

Precise, he was amazing.

[@baddonkey75]

That dude was pretty nice actually.

[@rust-0hspray156]

Yea he said he used to let kids paint there tell people started tagging outside of the wall

[@Joe_Damageo]

A lesson in de-escalation tactics.

[@briandoherty9087]

You heard what the guy said,he only wanted people to paint in the lot and ask permission...couple apple's spoiled the spot

[@John-mf6ky]

That old dude was actually pretty chill. Kind of ironic he was talking about legal spots when that potentially could have been one lol.

[@eager867ify]

Wisk was up like a mfer when I was a kid back in 87’- 88’ I’m 51yrs old now in 2024.

[@garyglaser]

You're absolutely right, wisk was all city during those years. That's when I shot "Bombing L.A.". He talks about numbering his tags/throw-ups and his style of racking paint from stores.

[@mikemikleton8351]

That old fella was right... he gave people a chance and toys funked it up

[@alejandroalmaguer1053]

I don’t know it was a clean straight letter by thief.Also the whole purpose to graffiti is vandal and especially in that era man you got me fucked up thinking I see a nice clean wall their and I’m not gonna hit it

[@alejandroalmaguer1053]

@MEXICAN INVASION but obviously you or whoever as a tagger isn’t gonna damage house property. It’s just morals and basic knowledge but everything other then that is pretty much fair game bro.

[@Heemjohnson]

@@alejandroalmaguer1053 there's no rules you nerd he fucked up a good spot for everyone by burning it out

[@alejandroalmaguer1053]

@@Heemjohnson didn’t look like and actual spot no one repainted shit so not like a legal wall and shits bound to get covered ppl just went and painted over that white paint anyways don’t be so butt hurt

[@alejandroalmaguer1053]

@@Heemjohnson and you right their isn’t no rules but their is respect so no one is gonna paint a damn house someone is living in

[@beatsbyjiro8291]

Old man is persian or armenian lol

[@crypticz2339]

bros italian fs

[@biglu323]

..or Israeli, or Greek, or Turkish, or Croatian ¯\_(ツ)_/¯

[@beatsbyjiro8291]

@@biglu323 def not israeli that accent is unmistable 🤣... im joking around anyhow yall need to relax.

[@HHern]

Shout out 818 haha

[@mckinleyrichard4395]

I have a dollar Bill tagged by Wisk. Got it in the Long Beach/Los Angeles area back in the 90s.

[@MMasonn.]

Damn bro that’s sick your so lucky

[@mckinleyrichard4395]

@@MMasonn. I’m stoked to own it!

[@notzeckie9132]

fuckin sick as hell

[@AAAASMAR]

BIG respect to the property owner, he’s a good dude.. .

[@Alex-Defatte]

Agreed!

[@jamesthegr8100]

Wisk is such a chill dude

[@rust-0hspray156]

Lol as a graffiti writer the old man was winning the argument

[@Geezuse]

that guy was a gentleman and a gangster

[@1MNUTZ]

when you leave youth with nothing to do no money to make no way to prosper no one to listen to them

[@WN_Byers]

You missed the point kid

[@650kp]

Some mfers are always gonna write on ppls houses but public property should be free game, even the dude would probably agree

[@franciscocarrasco7128]

Yo I remember when this dude came to frisco in 1989 he tagged stuff that wasn't even bombed yet couse we tryed to keep it cool..so we can keep painting...at the same time in the movie the third power came out his tag was all in the back ground at the la river..props..SixOneMpc.sf.avacado green homie.

[@garyglaser]

Hi Francisco, thanks for commenting on my channel. Yes, "Wisk" (Robert) was a character to say the least! Later today I will be posting the entire documentary with other classic "Wisk" moments. I will also be offering a download of the documentary on my site, at www.glaserproductions.com. The download contains a segment of "Wisk" live on a well known national morning TV show. Check back, and Thanks again.

[@kevingarnet6822]

@@garyglaser that documentary is a dvd ? Where are you located ? Wouldn’t want to pay shipping if you’re in la area

[@blazed1945]

@@garyglaser whatever happened to Wisk

[@BIGgamez78]

@@blazed1945 kzbin.info/www/bejne/pYalk3WHeKp5msk

[@vrtlhvn]

Damn grease is a smart idea i gotta do that shit

[@benjaminmarx8149]

I remember as a kid in low income housing some of the fences behind the hoods would be rubbed in grease to stop people from hopping the fences

[@Lover20k]

I’ll find another way :)

[@dexter7120]

damn ur album is dope :3 norm coeps

[@MajinStrach]

Vaseline I have heard of also but never would actually do it man

[@nomisvagabond139]

No more grease 👳 let the art get on

[@johnnydelbridge9033]

where can i find more videos like this?

[@nifive]

1:51 - 1:54 the Streak👌🏼💯

[@ScizGraffiti]

6:53 is the perfect way to explain all the people who are the epitome of non-understanding about graffiti.

[@pimpmac4993]

Who wouldn’t be mad when their property gets punted by kids ???

[@ScizGraffiti]

@@pimpmac4993 I'm not arguing that anyone wouldn't be mad. I'm stating that people who don't understand how graffiti uses artistic concepts and concepts of design make the mistake of equating where something is to it being either bad or good. A person who doesn't want it on their property thinks it's bad simply because it is on their property or "in your house" etc, whereas the value that graffiti holds is a separate topic that is mostly, but probably not entirely mutually exclusive from location. Location is one of many variables that either assists a graffiti piece's value or hinders it. But whether an independent person (who knows nothing about artistic concepts in general) likes the location or not of a graffiti piece due to external factors which influence how they feel about it, does not have any bearing on the value of the graffiti in any way. Simply put, whether someone who has a bad experience with graffiti likes it or not, doesn't, in any way, define the value of a graffiti piece or graffiti art as a whole. Location does, but only in relation to artistic concepts and how the location emphasizes or hinders them, as I said. So the statement that Wisk makes about how "You just can't win" is incredibly accurate in that he is describing that he will never be able to convince guys like that property owner, who know nothing about graffiti or any other art, that it has value, not because they have had bad experiences with graffiti, but because they simply don't have any knowledge about graffiti and artistic values, which is necessary for them to know to appreciate the graffiti despite their bad personal experiences with it.

[@pimpmac4993]

@@ScizGraffiti not reading all that bud

[@ScizGraffiti]

@@pimpmac4993 Then you shouldn't have tried to start a discussion if you can't read 😂

[@pimpmac4993]

@@ScizGraffiti yeah like a paragraph, maybe two. Not a whole damn article

[@Curtoonstv]

This gotta be late 80s cuz their pants aren’t bag and he got on ray band shades at 2:02 well at least for LA, NY was getting baggy by the late 80s but NY always been fashion forward

[@Obeysuls96]

That’s right the Reseda yard in the 818 valley

[@plexsm1425]

What street was that yard at

[@Obeysuls96]

@@plexsm1425 Sherman way and lindley

[@officialPROCLUBGOD]

remember at the end of this flick it mentioned how wisk quit graff and converted to islam

[@garyglaser]

Hi Ruben, Thanks for the comment, yes that was an interesting development. Wisk was a fascinating character. On my site I have a version that includes "Wisk" doing a live network interview on the Today Show, he drives them nuts! (I served as field producer for the segment) www.glaserproductions.com/documentarydownloads thanks again, gary

[@BIGgamez78]

kzbin.info/www/bejne/pYalk3WHeKp5msk Here’s a video on Wisk and Ser WCA . Like 30 years later.

[@mckinleyrichard4395]

@@BIGgamez78 thanks for the link! SER was a freeway killer, massive respect.

[@wsEchoPark213]

Gentrification kids ahaha learned the way

[@kleinekalli]

todays jam videos always look like musicvideos. good old times back then.

[@urmomsfriend4909]

lmaoooo damn he’s awkwardly respectful🤣

[@BigBearr66]

It’s called not being a dimwit urban ego maniac ghetto blaster from the mouth. Many youth don’t know that now a days.

[@johnconnor3038]

You can’t win against snitches

[@qKitts]

this video is so sick

[@BIGgamez78]

The brother at 1:56 is holding the red streaker.

[@thechildWITHOUTlove]

I love graffiti its part of the elements that use to make hiphop...hiphop

[@littlechente8880]

Was that Adam Siegel from Excel in the beginning?

[@inker1972]

Yeah before that when he was Rev Ksn..dope writer,talented artist.

[@bboyJIZ1]

Thief lol

[@joemosely9383]

Where in Reseda, Cross Streets ?

[@reefk8876]

Hell yeah Reseda lol wish I saw that back then

[@Jdigger4130]

I really like hearing these vids. These writers logic blows me away. I am convinced Wisk has made up over half of his story. All the crews he says are all him n like 4 dudes. I wanna be in that world so bad. I bet he's cost the city 30 million bucks and opened the flood gate to make LA look like an alley

[@rrdrozone830]

Hopefully you got CBS crew in there and cover SK8's death

[@rrdrozone830]

@Patrick Lyons Story goes is that he was bombing with CBS crew in LA, was riding a train and bombing, he tried to jump between cars but he fell and got ran over. Sad when I read it. I think the story was in an old issue of Can Control. I think in the old book "subway art" they may have mentioned it too. I know CBS crew was big in LA in the 90s. I ran with guys from BRI, TWS, AIW...

[@ShadySKWASHA]

They just made their own CBS documentary that just came out

[@kevincharles1983]

Old man made a good point and I'm an artist myself

[@hollywoodexec1023]

Shut up he owns an abandoned lot, it's free game.

[@carlosolguin84]

He was more mad aboutt his store was gettin hit up.

[@RobinXlone]

@@carlosolguin84 facts store fronts SHOULDNT be getting hit up but who tf cares ab the back fence

[@carlosolguin84]

@@RobinXlone ive hit up alot of people shit b4 still do but guy. Like the old man seems like he knows wats up nd dont want to get people lock up cus the dirty mothafuckas will not aproach you. They hav police. Roll up and show up after if they cath you pointing fingers and yellin they want press charges....so i would respect the old man that came out on here for keepin it real..

[@briandoherty9087]

He said they started painting outside the lot 😬

[@fredo3106]

I remember watching this on public access TV years ago

[@HPCAT88]

you know?

[@saymstuff]

🤘🏻

[@plexsm1425]

What reseda yard is that?

[@animatohd9609]

1:21 ...

[@Smason432]

Shout out 90210

[@typhoon1oon]

Half dead , prison rehab time were crazy

[@bloodeagle6458]

Born an livin in LA my whole life never ever seen or heard of this wisk😳🤣

[@bloodeagle6458]

@Aaron Fawcett of what

[@tera_2024]

@@bloodeagle6458 - of writing, bombing.

[@vagoeart1262]

Is wisk awr msk ? Lod? What crews he rep? Thought he was with them

[@ramshouse9963]

He was all city

[@Arthur0ne]

Then you must not be a graffiti writer because everyone who writes graffiti in LA knows who Wisk WCA is...

[@mcnoface8000]

Help I need a tag I have had hundreds help

[@saltknife7174]

stick with it. i used to do the same when i started once u find a good flow of a word keep writing it tell you hate it and youll have a break through with it.. im a year late lmk if u ended up sticking w sum

[@howardsend6589]

Buy paint? What happened to fully racking?

[@Youknow0671]

They started putting paint in cages is what happened

[@FreskkGamesLetsPlays]

@@Youknow0671 that’s what bolt cutters are for

[@Youknow0671]

@@FreskkGamesLetsPlays thanks for the tip

[@howardsend6589]

@@Youknow0671 Moral of this story? Think and do some research before you answer.

[@Youknow0671]

@@howardsend6589 relax u spastic, most caged paint is behind the counter anyway, there's no need to be a smartass

[@TemporaryOofed]

Not in the uk no thanks

[@garyglaser]

Hello Temporary Oofed,Thanks for visiting my channel and leaving a comment. I get it , many people don't like graffiti. I've made documentaries on a wide variety of topics. I see from your yt channel that you are into trains. Please visit my site to view clips of my doc "Train Station" about Detroit's most Historic Train Station; Michigan Central Train Depot. www.glaserproductions.com/documentarydownloads/train-station there are four clips in that playlist with trains. I hope you enjoy them, and thanks again for viewing my work.

[@TemporaryOofed]

@@garyglaser ok

[@TemporaryOofed]

@Neu Order stfu

[@Youknow0671]

@@TemporaryOofed ahahahaha stay mad, whether you like it or not graff will always be there, if you can't beat em join em😉

[@TemporaryOofed]

@@Youknow0671 I have got them arrested before 4 groups in fact in my local area, every day people lose they're rights (:

[@tmmartinesq.6216]

No females? Speaks volumes.

[@garyglaser]

Yo Tracey, Not a lot of 80's females were into grafitti, but I worked hard to include the ones I could find, if you were to view the clip containing the entire documentary, I feature female writers at 18:15 and 24:40 (approx.) But no, there are no females in the clip where you left your comment. I'm woke!😎

[@karlresky3864]

women in graffiti are rare (maybe a bit more in street art as it is full of fake people and less dangerous that painting clean train or trackside),you met one girl out of 40 guys.....

[@fivemeomedia]

theres female writers i see plenty

[@ruebenhargreaves2302]

No females god had dare they not allow the females to be interview? Shut up

[@m8fright]

Shut the fuck up

[@eltigre91]

There’s nothing positive about graffiti!

[@mrpapagiorgio5404]

Who cares

[@shem_one]

Lmao

[@Urmom-ou2ke]

That's debatable

[@bovice1766]

You positive?

[@quirkyqwertyto1055]

i mean, you can't deny that it at least took *some* effort and practice for decent graffiti to be on the walls

[@inker1972]

87-88.

[@cks4124]

WHAT HAPPENED TO .GESO.? DOES ANYONE KNOW?