How This Graffiti Writer Ruined His Life

[@youfosignhere]

We are Getting lots of mixed opinions on this topic, but please keep in mind, i’m not picking sides, i’m not encouraging or condoning these acts or what’s depicted in the video.

[@Siah45Clays]

Can you talk about kaws or pk kid

[@youfosignhere]

@@Siah45Clays ill have to see what info i can find about them on the net to see if i can find enough to make a video out of :)

[@conqueringlion420]

Pride and “fame” comes before the fall

[@youfosignhere]

hmmmmm

[@frostandfire7164]

Hell nah bro prioritize your life over those things.

[@modman287]

Any fall over 50 feet is usually lethal....

[@youfosignhere]

yeah exactly idk how he survived it

[@AlexVR-db7zz]

@@youfosignhereIk like that’s insane

[@mho...]

well he was lucky, it as only gravel, not concrete to stop him!

[@K-Effect]

100 feet, falling that far he had time to think about it before he hit the ground, that’s crazy.

[@grobnermer]

@@youfosignhereprobably landed on his feet, absorbs some impact

[@ninjaswordtothehead]

My suggestion would be hitting a climbing gym to learn to rig a setup. I've climbed a few illegal places, it doesn't take that long to rig a belay; ascenders and some slings will get you back up and if they catch you, you can always go down and bail. Just leave the rope and sundries. The loss of equipment costing you the same or less than bail with no record. Just the thoughts of an old societal dissident.

[@youfosignhere]

that’s a good suggestion man!

[@RealMACGamer]

That's how I used to do it too

[@christophercollins7604]

Yeah at that high you should have some good equipment and know how to use it,billboards are even scary when you do a hanger ...

[@s30ztt]

Cant be teaching the dumb!! It's a secret 🙊

[@Skam1one]

Lots of people are using rigging these days.

[@lesmokealotesquair8288]

Don't think anyone realize that the music is from warriors video game I would even say it's the moon runner mission where you go ALL CITY

[@youfosignhere]

Good ear man!

[@WD-40_BAYAREA_]

All city. That's actually the premise of the game Bomb Rush Cyber Funk, which ironically is a Graffiti Game.

[@wolfpecker5710]

@@youfosignherehey brotha, you should do a video on Acer! He said in an interview that he fell off a walkout/overpass like this and messed himself up really bad.

[@Boxerfox714]

Tracking bro warriors was lit when I was a kid on ps2

[@gabrielarias72]

I knew it made me feel at home

[@feelincrispy7053]

I don’t know if anyone remembers but I personally know the kid who fell through Melbourne Central glass roof straight on to the tiles below when he was attempting to put up a stomper. There is cctv of him falling and hitting the ground. He was the youngest brother of one of Melbourne biggest writers at the time. He snapped his tibia and fibula. To this day he can’t walk as good he did before the fall.

[@superman5150]

Hilarious

[@youfosignhere]

oh eight

[@youfosignhere]

oh legittt??

[@aaron242]

I remember HEAL telling me the story, apparently the kid learnt to walk again after being told he'd be in a wheelchair for the rest of his life.

[@richard-cf8ce]

When you get older you'll realize how stupid it is

[@youfosignhere]

oh 100% but it’s just a part of the culture

[@frantaflinta6339]

That´s true, but you also need survive long enough to be able get older :-)

[@mclera8566]

@frantaflinta why is it necessary to survive to an old age? And also, he did survive 😬🤷‍♂️

[@frantaflinta6339]

@@mclera8566 Just to realize how stupid you was before 🙂

[@ChrisNoonetheFirst]

@@mclera8566 Old age sucks less when you're not in constant pain 😉

[@ProjectRevoltNow]

@3:27 lol it's the News reporter from the viral clip where the grape suspect looks identical

[@youfosignhere]

😭

[@davidthompson1573]

I was thinking the same thing!!!! HAHA!

[@UrFavoriteZombie]

No wayyyyyyyyyy!!!! You're right!

[@ProjectRevoltNow]

@@UrFavoriteZombie Haha once I noticed I couldn't resist mentioning it lol

[@Ghostyfrost9688]

Sometimes I see tags super high up on buildings and I get chill’s thinking about what was required to do it

[@youfosignhere]

yeah it’s crazy as

[@codyevans6454]

He also wrote HAWK,ironically.

[@youfosignhere]

Yeah true that

[@alexgray8804]

Hard to find pictures, he had double pieces, haw hawk on the Hollywood bowl exit sign

[@CitrikkAcid]

Tuah

[@Flickening]

Tuah

[@user-y1j]

Tuah

[@Chris-bw9bq]

I was a graffiti writer back in my day. I have driven by the bridge Ozie jumped off and it is insane he didn't die! It's seriously like a 4 story building. I almost fell off a metal bridge that was covered in dew cause it was foggy, when one hand has a paint can and the other hand slips you really rethink your life😂😂😂 I also was almost killed by a train. Train cars can move almost silently when the are being moved around the yard especially it the engine is a half mile up the tracks.

[@FlowersByTheDoor]

Damn dude I was born in 1995. Being a teenager back then must’ve been rough and tough.

[@youfosignhere]

damnn true man

[@ChrisfromGeorgia]

I graduated high school in 1995. Personally, it was a great time to be a teenager. Sure, life was very different then. For example, I would’ve never imagined that I would be watching videos like this on a handheld phone! I’m just glad to have lived through this time. Take care everyone and I wish you all the best!

[@joeg5414]

Not really. I was 13 in 1995. I think we had things pretty good

[@SteveSavage79]

@@ChrisfromGeorgia1998 and you are correct to try to explain what the world was like before the internet is near impossible now days.

[@JGProductions6581]

Was born 1 year later

[@SusanJung-p9p]

"It may have been "illegal" but that isn't entirely the fault of those who use graffiti. We have an alternative. I once visited Rapid City, SD and saw where the city allowed graffiti to be placed in an area downtown. It was allowed and encouraged. Trash cans, doors, pipes, brick walls, everything - it was legal and allowed. This idea worked. It kept graffiti from being put up in all other areas of the city. This should be a starting point for all towns and cities. Give these artists a place to share their art. " - from an artist's perpective.

[@jandleboilol4372]

YOUFO im so happy to see how much your channel has grown, ive been following since 2k subs!! love your work and I got into slaps cause of u, keep it up

[@youfosignhere]

Thank you so so much for the support man, glad you’re enjoying the newer videos

[@AgentStargrave]

It was the last gang tag he needed to unlock the AK at his mom's house.

[@exvandal187]

Graffiti in the 90s in Southern California was gnarly!!!! Homies getting ran up on and beefing with gangs, tag banging! Guns, drugs, freeway missions etc! Miss those days, social media ruined graff

[@ten4k964]

The 90s in SoCal was amazing

[@teradon8u]

@@exvandal187 Yup!!! Rocking Jnco jeans ,shell toe addidas ,backpacks,listening to the Wu on the Walkman.. mobbing the bus from Downtown to Santa Monica and back!! Meeting and smoking with new writers along the way. Mid 90’s ..”LA’s graffiti renaissance “had to be there to live it don’t forget the breaking.Hip-Hop Supremacy battle culture (one Luv fam)

[@exvandal187]

@ bro those were the funnest days of my life!!!!! That’s when graffiti was real. Now it’s all watered down biter bs. I had the shell toes with the jumbo laces, the jncos. The Walkman. All that! Rip socal graffiti haha

[@bestchessplayercuzimpro.1123]

Hell yeah

[@fightforfreedom-mf5cz]

You are all simple minded morons, wow look at me i can paint garbage on a wall!!

[@Anothervictim87]

I dont think he slipped. I believe he jumped because he was about to get caught by the cops. That dude Pharoah LGF SOB caught this spot after him in stylistic fashion as well.

[@youfosignhere]

oh legit

[@tellthetruth34]

Nah he jumped cause his spotter left him there

[@RobFinn-f3w]

PHARAOH IS LEGENDARY 🏆

[@Anothervictim87]

@tellthetruth7497 ive heard many stories from his people. I use to pass by this spot everyday going to work.

[@luvndanestrin]

No, the asshole that he was with (my boyfriend of 14 years is in this video in one of the clips and was friends with him) thought he saw a helicopter or highway trooper and ditched him. He was hanging and couldn't hold on any longer and fell. They had walkie talkies and the asshole wasn't responding after ditching

[@vexmyth0clast]

I used to do this when I was a kid. I lived in the Bronx in New York so graffiti was everywhere and I loved to paint. I constantly climbed dangerous places to paint a good visible spot but I almost fell off a roof one day and I stopped. Now that I’m older I’m glad I did.

[@NapoleonF5150]

When I was a teen I heard he panicked and jumped because the cops where arriving and he thought he could get away

[@youfosignhere]

oh legit ?

[@victorfigueroa973]

Heard similar. Something like police were there telling him to come up. And he chose down. There was a decent angle decline to the side. But it was still no match from that height.

[@HangtownTactical]

I’m from LA and this was a big deal when I was younger.

[@youfosignhere]

oh wow true!

[@kylepatton2423]

And now you can see how stupid it is.

[@chris_allupinya5613]

I would see this spot as a kid and always wondered how the hell he did it

[@memeco50]

​@@kylepatton2423😂

[@ElPeterweiter]

​@@kylepatton2423 square lol😂😂

[@MichelleYoung-jb8bh]

I’m glad to see you’re getting reviews

[@youfosignhere]

I am glad too thank you for watching !

[@teradon8u]

P.S. @0:58 that’s L.A. Legend AYER next to OZIE when he still wrote AIR … Dope Shit bro. (RIP KING AYER)

[@lmando4209]

🕊AYER had sick style ..

[@teradon8u]

@@lmando4209 agree 1000%… he was already a local legend as AIR … but when he joined the Kings Of Glory & Leaving Toys Stunned Crew, he was reborn as =AYER=. Catapulting him into All City King ! taking L.A graffiti into its renaissance. He was like the Jimmy Hendrix of street art.(RIP 👑 AYER)

[@lmando4209]

@@teradon8u I remember being in HS and this one classmate gave me a style he was KOG LTS I still remember that style clearly .. Always have been intriguing how those 2 crews style was immaculate and fresh . We had to calm down due to the green light on taggers at one point but GRAFF WILL FOREVER BE A PART OF ME 👍

[@victorfigueroa973]

@@teradon8ufor real

[@gutzzgutzz6795]

​@@teradon8u ozie still the best to evr do it in LA and doesnt get love from alot of legends for some reason. Those backs of heavens he did and backward throwys on fronts of blackd out heavens were legendary. I just remember Revok did a top 20 LA bombers list or someshit and he left out Ozie and put everyone from Msk 🙄 That was an affront to LA graff

[@superduckybro]

Ooof. Not only breaking a dozen bones but also catching charges on top of it.

[@Scar32]

he probably got shamed all the way there too! "oh look at what Vandalism has done to you" all that fluff

[@youfosignhere]

yeah bro, terrible 😶‍🌫️

[@johnleepettimoreiii65]

good

[@ApparitionPeak]

@@johnleepettimoreiii65bruh you’re a lame

[@RuleGarza]

He should paint his house😂

[@youfosignhere]

😶‍🌫️😶‍🌫️😶‍🌫️

[@kcsinify]

Wow. Thats so sad. Thanks for telling us youfo. Your the greatest❤

[@youfosignhere]

No problem 😊 thank you for watching

[@bryantsalmon2]

It's hard to feel sorry for stupidity.

[@youfosignhere]

man it’s just amazing how he survived that big drop

[@cyanicxl00]

I think the word "stupid" has lost its meaning. People say, "You can't fix stupid," but if that's true, then stupidity is just part of someone's nature, making them victims of it. So why not feel bad for them? If "stupid" means impulsive or unreflective, it *can* be fixed by thinking more carefully or slowly. Yet, we also call people "stupid" for thinking *too* slowly. Sorry for the rant, just had to get that off my chest.

[@chrisp.frye-noodles8761]

If that's art, my butt is the Mona Lisa.

[@youfosignhere]

hahahha

[@craigroaring]

Art is subjective. Mona Lisa is over-rated in my opinion.

[@TheRealGOTdurrrred]

Mona Lisa is only "art" because it was stolen once by someone who rides the bus...

[@jajuancool6460]

​@craigroaring vandalism is not art bud :)

[@TehSymbiote]

Mona Lisa was mid

[@SusanJung-p9p]

I hope & pray the young man is okay & heals fully from his injuries.

[@mess7355]

I remember this too. In 96 I was hitting the back of an abandoned drive-in movie theater screen and lost my footing, falling in between the back of the screen and another wall behind it. It was about 55 feet. Luckily I hit cross beams on the way down, that broke my fall. Fractured vertebrae broken wrist. I still paint to this day

[@youfosignhere]

damnnn

[@AlexanderRodriguez-ni4kt]

I’m laughing hard, but yeah.

[@mess7355]

🤔🫡​@@AlexanderRodriguez-ni4kt

[@Masssshysteria]

Stay Up big dog, walls all day. Just stay safe and health before wealth, even art wealth 0g

[@Cognitive__Dissonance]

Only Toys Retire! Stay up dog much love and respect 🫡

[@grey-spark]

I'm surprised he didn't attach a $30 lifeline/harness to the railing above. If only to get back up.

[@youfosignhere]

yeah idk what he was thinkin

[@TiltBrook]

Yes, it can be viewed as art. However, I completely disagree and think it is disgusting when they tag over artwork that is already there! There was a mural of the LA marathon on the 10 freeway (just east of the 405) that was graffiti’d over. More recently on the 101 freeway going through Downtown, a lot of the artwork that had been there for decades has been recently graffiti’d over

[@youfosignhere]

fair enough man

[@RedRedRedeosOne]

its honestly insane that he survived

[@youfosignhere]

man it’s legit crazy as , idk how , but he did

[@Maaaattologyyyy]

That's pretty stupid. Not worth it. High risk low reward

[@youfosignhere]

i suppose

[@HamhocksUnlimited]

It's really dumb they have everyone encouraging it by saying it's just cultural street art That whole attitude towards crime and criminals in general is why society is crumbling

[@raysure1345]

@@HamhocksUnlimited I agree.

[@Prodbysomari]

Existing is high risk low reward

[@GrippinTheGauge206]

It’s high risk low reward when the only time of reward one can comprehend is wealth, materials, etc

[@Sir-Marmalade-000]

so sorry man, my sorrow to him and his family, please remember that you are still an epic writer

[@youfosignhere]

for sure

[@D00M3R-SK8]

I used to dabble in rooftops, when I was younger, but I stopped doing it, because my Spidey sense was tingling, and I kept thinking back to one train station roof I did. The section I was standing on was essentially two walls with paving slabs on top (so like a chamber inside) I kept playing it over and over, as if the slabs broke and I fell in between the walls. We're talking 3 stories high, as well. This was before smartphones, and not everyone had mobile phones back then (I certainly didn't have one) I would have been trapped until morning, likely. Also, I've had 2 friends fall. One broke his back, the other, his backpack broke his fall, and saved his back, but he messed his arm up a lot. This happened later, in both cases, but it's like what my gut was warning me about, it just happened to other people. Now I don't F with rooftop spots. I mean sometimes i think they're doable, when far safer, and I consider them. I still don't do them though. It's a risky enough game without throwing in another factor.

[@malle777]

Crazy this popped up. I dont graffiti or know anything, but just yesterday i was waiting in traffic for a train to go by and just admiring the grafiti and how talented some people are.

[@youfosignhere]

legit mann!

[@Mexy-lq8ic]

im currently recovering from a 20 ft fall from a over pass while doing it broke both my hands and a leg.

[@Ares-tron]

damn homie

[@youfosignhere]

damn bro

[@jahrastaeasygaming2372]

I am a little old for the theatrics of graffiti. The stunts. But I am always down to paint a train or a tunnel preferably an area with light for my old eyes. Didn't ayer LTS fall to his death?

[@ten4k964]

How?

[@Ares-tron]

@@ten4k964 wanted to say the same thing ^^^ @ten4k964 don't take some1 from spaceX to work it out.. its liek a dot 2 dot puzzle with it be he had a trip climbing up or slipped putting the final touches , he got all fscked up and is typing fscked up, unless capping and more of all hes probly said the story so many time's in his real-world, the last place he want's to talk about it is in here lololololol somethign he sould do a video about, but i dont think he can lol l

[@RubeeRoja]

Was not expecting to hear that he survived. He knew the risk in doing what he loved. Took no precautions.

[@youfosignhere]

i’m really surprised he survived

[@shoface1798]

warriors intro theme >>>

[@youfosignhere]

good ear man!

[@jeremyclark6033]

So the story I heard about this was he scaled down and had a friend with him.a cop drove by and spooked his friend so he left him stuck up there. Eventually ozie jumped to the embankment

[@youfosignhere]

oh legit ?!

[@nickstein7099]

That's the story we all heard back in the day as well. It was either stay there and get caught or take the leap.

[@bgrumble]

Yes, this is the story that most people thought.

[@WiIdbiII]

Graffiti vandals have hit my properties dozens of times. Cost me tens of thousands of dollars. You'll have to excuse me if I have zero sympathies for him.

[@youfosignhere]

fair enough bro

[@axidhaus]

Did you try painting it colorfully

[@craigroaring]

That's how i feel about those who serve in the military.

[@Immaslideonheat]

😂😂😂😂 cry about it loser

[@DevinRyan]

Pay some really good local artists to paint it, it will most likely stay up longer as the younger artist will recognize the local artists work/name and leave it.

[@pamelanadel3787]

100 feet is equal to 10 stories! I cannot believe he survived that fall.

[@youfosignhere]

yeah i can’t believe it either !

[@stykytte]

Tagging is not art. I tagged for a while in my early teens before I grew the f up - it's crayoning your parents walls with extra steps. From experience I know a £4 can of spray = £6000 bill to have 110 year old masonry on a listed building cleaned without damaging it and the cost was passed on the to tax payers. So taggers make life suck for everyone just so they can be narcissists. Real graf artists put their tag on their work, and put their work where it will be appreciated and enjoyed - not just spam their tag on everything in sight like a monkey throwing poop.

[@youfosignhere]

debatable

[@MarkosDGE]

does that overpass seriously look better as a bland slab of grey-beige to you?

[@stykytte]

@@MarkosDGE I actually like brutalist architecture, so I'm the wrong person to ask. Besides how it looks from an aesthetic standpoint, having a clean uniform surface is important for maintenance and structural reasons. Would you mind if the overpass failed under your feet if it looked nice?

[@MarkosDGE]

​@@stykytte nice strawman, but buffing exists

[@billynomates920]

@@MarkosDGE yes

[@Crimsonarts2323]

i love you youfo sorry havent commented in a bit hope you remember me! thanks for getting me into graffiti, i dont do it often anymore but ive got some stuff up and im pretty good now. love you man!

[@youfosignhere]

hey man that’s alright !!

[@luvndanestrin]

My boyfriend of 14 years is in this video (4.48) before Evan (his BFF back then) speaks on camera. I have all the inside scoop on this story. In fact, it was one of the first stories he told me 14 years ago when we started dating.

[@PermaBulking]

Goddamn, the world is really a small place

[@agostocobain2729]

Who Beatl? he did not have a girlfriend for 14 years lol

[@luvndanestrin]

@agostocobain2729 Honey since Nov 6 2010. And I'm still here. It's his bday after tomorrow, we're celebrating Thanksgiving with his mom and brother, Steve. But nice try, son. Hahahahaha internet is filled with trolls

[@agostocobain2729]

@@luvndanestrin Oh my apologies, you're absolutely correct he did. I was thinking back in those days. So you're the famous gf. Well sorry bout that, and hope you have a happy thanksgiving.

[@luvndanestrin]

@@agostocobain2729 Yeah, maybe check yourself before making comments. Not sure why that was something you wanted to argue in first place. And he had a gf before me named Stephanie. From when he worked at a Coffee Bean. But yeah, I don't think he had one at the time of this incident. He told me (HE is the one who showed me this video) that he was only 17 here. I've been making fun of his shaved head hoodlum look

[@andrewnicon]

I think its funny that the cop was quite respectful and understanding of it all.

[@youfosignhere]

still a human man

[@retrogeometro]

Excellent video, and excellent choice of music. The warriors was the first movie that opened my eyes as a child to the world of graffiti (however little of it was in the movie. But it was just enough to get me wanting to know more)

[@youfosignhere]

Thank you so much man, yeah warriors gave me that effect as well i reckon, started with just wanting to do the W on a piece of wood out in the back yard

[@sdfghrdnhjt]

@ 4:53 He's right. If you work hard enough at something, it becomes legitimate because you have earned self respect through that.

[@youfosignhere]

for sure !

[@chrishaney3631]

Went to school with him, he is a dope dude not to mention he is doing well the last time I saw him!

[@youfosignhere]

oh word! great to hear that

[@JeyP667]

Thank goodness!

[@Lbram343]

Thanks for a great vid, going through all that recovery would be crazy. Have a great day

[@youfosignhere]

Thanks for watching!

[@Billy-h1n8g]

This cat had the freeways sews tf up! I seen his shit bk in 96’ ,he was a real killer.Every bridge and spot on the freeway. OZIE N UTAH!

[@alexgray8804]

Utah?

[@DR-xt9ux]

How did he even get up there Dude had balls

[@youfosignhere]

for sure !

[@Collegedropout-5]

Hello Youfo i want to thank you because you were the reason i got into graffiti and without you i wouldn't have found such interest in this culture♥️

[@youfosignhere]

Happy to hear that man, glad i could influence a new hobbie, thank you for the kind words and thank you for being here!

[@justclips98]

@@Krudd07the hell does this mean?

[@justclips98]

@@Krudd07 no thank you.

[@grindtilldeath]

@@Krudd07 Broski……u here too tho?????

[@Mordorer]

Junji Ito pfp very cool. 👌🏾

[@OnDubbz]

Great times back then… banging, tagging, parties, music… natural women. Everything was great. Thank god I didn’t grow up with smart phones, and the internet. Life was so much better without any of it… more simple.

[@oaooaoipip2238]

How many people are ozie?

[@youfosignhere]

many

[@youfosignhere]

maybe ;)

[@Mikdeelow]

I was working near the river down in Burbank one time and a neighbor lady walking by , complained me about the graffiti on the wall next to the walking trail and she said she talked to the city about five times and they never came out. I told her just go buy some cheap paint and a roller paint over it herself. I told her just make sure the little pukes don’t catch you while you’re doing it. You’ll be fine. Next time I saw that bridge it was painted. Moreno Valley spent hundreds of thousands for a few years till they stamped it out eventually. Now it takes only one man to keep control of it cause gangbangers really don’t wanna have to go out and redo their “”artwork “all the time so they give up eventually!

[@kjowl]

4:53 that’s a very well put together sentence. When it comes to any form of art, anyone would do what they find important necessary no matter how hard or challenging it would be.

[@youfosignhere]

true man

[@Ohh-fk4ed]

Never heard of Ozie, but Skate LA graffiti legend died from fallling off the over pass on the freeway.

[@youfosignhere]

oh damn

[@BiLdoEMcLown]

RIP kgod... missed his clip and down he went. The stone arch bridge will forever be haunted by his soul.

[@youfosignhere]

oh man

[@UsukAMH]

I've had paint virus since I was 13, I'm 49 n still a marker , cant stop, won't stop until I have to.

[@youfosignhere]

for sure, legend!

[@nickbuettner974]

I remember this. Wild spot. Glad to hear he didn't end up in a wheelchair

[@youfosignhere]

He was so damn lucky man

[@hermask815]

Is this what they call : no pain, no gain?

[@youfosignhere]

yeah man

[@teradon8u]

Big Ups Ozie Yard Rats!! You was killing it bro.. AllCity👑

[@youfosignhere]

legend

[@wealthy-artem]

As a former graffiti artist I remember a lot of crazy actions with my crew members & friends. Thanks God I'm alive and almost healthy. I must admit that this is a very weird game with right rules but if you ever try to tell about that your co-workers or even your gf don't do that, you will never be understood. Remember myself putting tags everywhere, these fcking nicknames... Stupid risky nerdy activity...😆

[@youfosignhere]

it was fun tho!

[@Itsjustmetho]

I remember that like it was yesterday and everything I pass there it’s a memory

[@youfosignhere]

true!

[@Southernstar-RHINO]

I used to do graffiti when I was about 15 in 1990’s Some of my stuff is still up. Been there for 32years because the location is too hard to get too to paint over or remove. Kind of like planting a tree, you can come back in 30years and look at it. It’s still there. My graffiti was full pieces. Not just tags. In the days of MR.E if ya know ya know.

[@bgrumble]

One of the top 5 spots ever. I remember seeing in person. Later Kub(RIP) got the other side and then even later Pharoe got the other side across the 405.

[@LoneWandere76]

I don't feel bad for him at all.

[@aaadamt964]

I'm currently recovering from spine fusion surgery. I enjoy climbing things I'm not supposed to. I really try to be understanding of graffiti " artists" but can't. Climb what you want and do what you want until it affects other people.

[@youfosignhere]

fair enough

[@Joshua_safeway]

So your just a asshole?

[@AlexanderRodriguez-ni4kt]

Years later here we are remembering

[@youfosignhere]

yeah it seems so!

[@ToolinAround2025]

What is rope access equipment

[@youfosignhere]

exactly bro

[@TheRoboticDream]

one of the versions i heard was that he did have rope but wasnt strong enough to climb back up and eventually decided jumping down was the best option instead of getting caught lol

[@ToolinAround2025]

@ all I can say to that is that rope access workers and other at-height workers can either self-rescue or call for help, with, again, rope access equipment.

[@nickslayer4368]

​@@ToolinAround2025True, I was in rope access for a few years but rigging for 11. All of my work was at height and most of us were trained for rope rescue, self rescue and we had a snazzy rescue system on hand at all sites

[@BIGgamez78]

He could of just buffed it with any remaking paint he had then had his friend call for rescue help.

[@invisiblerevolution]

RESPECT to Oz... 🙏🏾👍🏾💯

[@youfosignhere]

🤙🏻🤙🏻🤙🏻

[@invisiblerevolution]

@youfosignhere I'm from Philadelphia... all the TAGS out here are crazy!!!!

[@darrentinonzii340]

The amount of Karens in the comments crack me up lmaooo cry harder😂

[@youfosignhere]

hahahh

[@christopherdelaney6263]

The real story is the hair of that CHP officer.

[@youfosignhere]

💀💀

[@24kbrown22]

Damn he has been the only one to do this heaven I remember seeing this as a kid , it was soo amazing Unfortunately this happened to him , also AIR LTS left us too soon thank you for this I remember seeing both of them Up around all the heavens in LA Thank you for this video wish it was longer

[@youfosignhere]

oh wow man

[@Soulstealing1]

Pharoe lcf hit that exact spot there’s a video still floating around on KZbin of him doing it. He used a rope ladder to get up n down.

[@alexgray8804]

Kub did the opposite pillar in 2000

[@Knobbelman]

yeah its sad what happened to this man but no one talks about how amazing that graffiti was on the bridge. Also love your videos YOUFO!

[@youfosignhere]

for sure man! and thank you !!

[@londonunderground5]

thank you for getting me into graffiti! ive had so much fun bc of you and i love your videos

[@youfosignhere]

I'm so glad i could inspire, thank you for watching !

[@ArmandxxBester]

Gotta give respect for using The Warriors soundtrack, gem of a game.

[@youfosignhere]

the best man!

[@youfosignhere]

good ear !

[@robertchavez5137]

I remember this very well.

[@youfosignhere]

seems like many people do as well, i didn’t know it made such big news back then

[@couupakb9669]

is it still there ?

[@GTO90s]

I knew it... My friends mentioned it to me, and i did realized who he is the same person thats what he talking about his story is absolutely true. His identity is 110%. He is still alive with me right now. Thank you.

[@youfosignhere]

Oh good mak

[@youfosignhere]

man*

[@JT-br7xg]

I hope they charged him with the 21 counts of vandalism and made him pay for the medical bills.

[@youfosignhere]

doubt it

[@kingsteeve1]

Imagine that changing the color of a wall is legally as harmful as making a large hole in it or completely destroying it. Thats actually funny, so many years have passed and the law is still so shitty

[@youfosignhere]

It’s actually so bad ay hahah legit wow some paint on the wall , straight to jail

[@MyName-ln6mk]

We don't want to see your graffiti.

[@kingsteeve1]

@@MyName-ln6mk The world doesn't revolve around you, no one cares about your opinion, these are public walls

[@factchecker6674]

Public works don’t give random dumbkofsv the right to destroy it. Btw, the stolen paint they use also causes heavy pollution.

[@Nirvezz]

@@MyName-ln6mkagreed. A lot of trash “pieces”.

[@10percent4DaBigGuy]

i still question how he was even able to get on that ledge that don't make sense....

[@youfosignhere]

Yeah it’s a bit crazy

[@chris_allupinya5613]

Growing up in so cal driving by this spot we all as kids wondered how that was even possible.

[@youfosignhere]

for sure

[@mister_stang]

"You don't understand bro, I NEED to damage other people's property! I need to be seen bro!"

[@youfosignhere]

hahha

[@YouTubeComments-fz6bh]

There is always media truth and the real truth to the story. Props to Esk at the end. Never saw that News clip. The reason of the fall, and where he fell are different than reported.

[@youfosignhere]

yeah true , peopke have since told me the stories they have heard so it’s hard to pin point the truth

[@alexgray8804]

@@youfosignhere I was living in LA and saw it the morning after, heading home from a rave. The story going around was, the police showed up as he was finishing, his assistant up top had to hide, and he decided to try and jump towards the embankment. The cops left him to die and when the sun came up someone saw him and called an ambulance. Hard to say what’s true, the story never really came to light. Dude was top dog in LA in 1997 for sure, nobody came close.

[@Harry_Stylus]

We used to have a concept called "a crime against the public." Every act like this is a decrease in the public's expectation in quality of life. Not a victimless crime, but a crime against society at large.

[@youfosignhere]

i see

[@petemarron6677]

That's a shame.

[@youfosignhere]

😶‍🌫️

[@princessmarlena1359]

I love your soundtrack from “The Warriors” for this video!

[@youfosignhere]

Thank you man! one of the best games ever, grew up playing it

[@princessmarlena1359]

@ used to play it with my brother and my roommates

[@youfosignhere]

the best

[@sebastienr7852]

Graffiti is garbage. Use your artistic talent in other ways.

[@youfosignhere]

nah allg

[@sdasda4654]

Finally someone speaks of ozie

[@youfosignhere]

a true legend for sure

[@KeithSchenck-q3e]

A victim he is not , he is a criminal , when he recovers enough he should be put in jail for vandalism

[@youfosignhere]

😶‍🌫️💀

[@zhdrums3872]

A "criminal" with no victim. You probably think people who smoke weed deserve to go to jail cause they are "criminals" too. A nonviolent crime with No victim should be handled with community service and probation. Not wasting thousands of tax dollars on jail space when a REAL criminal could take that bed.

[@bunsonhoneydew9099]

@@zhdrums3872 nah, criminal. The public is the victim, having to look at this trash and paying the money to clean it up

[@zhdrums3872]

@bunsonhoneydew9099 That's why I said probation and community service. Where they Always make you pay fines to cover the damages. Tell me how locking someone up in jail with grapists, murderers and violent criminals would help rehabilitate someone that's not guilty of Any of that stuff? Graffiti is Street culture and preserves History and is slowly becoming more accepted whether you like it or not. Youd rather see homeless people all over the street than some colorful walls? There's more important shit going on that Actually Affects our country other than some walls being painted. If you don't like it, don't look. Id rather our tax money be used on cleaning up our country (even if its graffiti) than being given to fund some countries war.

[@josuerizo1]

​@@zhdrums3872 the state is the victim, the victim are the citizens who have to put up with their city being vandalism. If this is art, why don't they put it on a canvas. Go get pay for your art,

[@LemmyAuditYou]

I remember this coming out in the news

[@youfosignhere]

i’m surprised to see how many people have said that!

[@LemmyAuditYou]

@@youfosignhere I watched the news back then, haven't watched any in over twenty years now except what I see on KZbin

[@youfosignhere]

yeah true haha same man, i hate the news it’s just always negative

[@LemmyAuditYou]

@@youfosignhere Don Henley "Dirty Laundry"

[@elsleepy9396]

I saw that you uploaded and literally yelled out loud "YOUFO JUST POSTED 8 MINUTES AGO!!!" Lmfaooo love you dude❤❤

[@youfosignhere]

Haha legittt! thank you so so much honestly !

[@elsleepy9396]

@youfosignhere no problem dude!

[@jayireland561]

Me before I clicked thumbnail: "....Gravity?"

[@youfosignhere]

💀

[@Drifter793]

Well they do say u fuck around and u find out and he found out bet u he never do that again.

[@youfosignhere]

suppose you have a point man

[@rains_father]

ay thank you for getting me into this amazing hobby/lifestyle. it’s the best i’ve felt in years man. love all of your videos, keep it up man ur great!

[@youfosignhere]

Glad you enjoy it! thank you for being here

[@-WHAT-312]

my crewmate was doing a tag on a super read-hot spot above a very busy road and fell off like 25 meters. He recovered and is up and well now. love the videos, keep em up!!

[@youfosignhere]

oh damnnn, lucky! and thank you !

[@Antif4mous]

Are they still getting up tho? I seek myself out.

[@-WHAT-312]

@@Antif4mous yes they are getting up still

[@n3s4r1]

NICE!🙌

[@Jesse-zy6nt]

Ozie survive 😮I thought he died instantly lucky

[@youfosignhere]

it’s unbelievable

[@Boxerfox714]

I fuck with the warriors back round music

[@youfosignhere]

Legendddd good ear!