Keath Sodapop's FOUNTAIN special

2012-01-20T09:11:00.000-08:00

Chicago Rocks Magazine

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2012-01-20T09:10:00.001-08:00

Chicago Rocks Magazine

Shot OUT to: Clok Ten & JVC

Chicago Rocks Magazine

2012-01-20T09:08:00.000-08:00

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#GetSome

2011-11-15T11:27:00.000-08:00

This is THE original #GetSome logo aka 'slug" pressed 5 times nice and fresh on THE finest quality Turquoise tee with a Fluorescent Green stroke.

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2011-11-15T11:18:00.000-08:00

This #GetSome tee is for all of my graffiti heads. Show some love by rocking this "Fresh to def" slate tee with the ill bubble lettering and the classic black & white scale picture of the "worlds finest" Montana 94.

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Happy Birthday!

2011-11-15T11:12:00.000-08:00

Happy Birthaday TO MY WIFE ALI28.
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Thanks for everything and all the LOVE and SUPPORT!

#GetSome

2011-11-08T10:05:00.000-08:00

#GetSome Artist:
Keath Sodapop
2011

Keath Sodapop #GETSOME

2011-11-07T07:49:00.000-08:00

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Phor

2011-10-25T08:49:00.001-07:00

Halloween 2011

Keath Sodapop PRESENTS!

2011-10-06T14:13:00.000-07:00

Meeting Of Styles Chicago 2011

2011-09-21T06:49:00.000-07:00

Meeting Of Styles Chicago 2011

2011-09-21T06:45:00.000-07:00

Meeting Of Styles Chicago 2011
Photo's BY: Charlie Garcia

Meeting Of Styles Chicago 2011

2011-09-21T06:43:00.000-07:00

Phor CMK

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MOS Chicago 2011

2011-09-08T11:17:00.000-07:00

RIP Amy Winehouse!

2011-07-25T07:40:00.000-07:00

Amy Winehouse Dead: Russell Brand Calls Winehouse 'Genius'

Troubled singer Amy Winehouse’s death was simply a matter of time, her heartbroken mother said Saturday.

The soulful British singer-songwriter, who won five Grammys in 2008 at the age of 24, lived life on the edge of a cliff downing alcohol like water and taking destructive drugs like heroin, cocaine, and ecstasy.

Her mother, Janis Winehouse, told the U.K.’s Sunday Mirror that her 27-year-old daughter’s death had been “only a matter of time.” Winehouse was found dead in her apartment on Saturday by her bodyguard and was pronounced dead when the ambulance crew and police arrived.

“She seemed out of it. But her passing so suddenly still hasn’t hit me,” said the elder Winehouse, who was with her late daughter the day before she died.

Amy Winehouse had reportedly told her mother the day before she died, “I love you mum.”

“They are the words I will always treasure,” said Winehouse. “I’m glad I saw her when I did.”

Although Winehouse has a long history of alcohol and drug abuse, she was beloved by fellow musicians and fans for her enormous talent. Winehouse is considered one of the most important musicians on the pop scene this millennium, introducing a jazzy retro-soul sound to the genre.

Her game-changing album, Back to Black, in 2006 included the award-winning single “Rehab” that was named by Time magazine as the Best Song of 2007 and by Rolling Stone as the eighth-best song of the 2000s.

Notably, the lyrics to her song “Rehab,” which nabbed her three of her five Grammys, are sadly similar to her own life’s story. The lyrics include the lines:

“They tried to make me go to rehab but I said ‘no, no, no’/Yes I’ve been black but when I come back you’ll know, know, know/I ain’t got the time and if my daddy thinks I’m fine/ He’s tried to make me go to rehab but I won’t go, go, go”

Winehouse had unsuccessfully tried to kick her alcohol and drug addictions by going to treatment facilities several time, with the latest being in May when she entered The Priory clinic in southwest London.

The official cause of Winehouse’s death is still unknown, but friends say that she had been binge drinking and taking ecstasy pills in the days prior to her sudden death.

Condolences from celebrity friends and admirers of the talented but troubled singer have poured in.

Lady Gaga posted on Twitter: “RIP to the amazing #amywinehouse. Such a talented singer.”

Usher tweeted: “I’m so sad to hear the horrible news of Amy Winehouse’s death. I’m so happy I knew you Amy… Rest Well. Gone Too Soon … we’ll miss you!!”

And American Idol winner Kelly Clarkson said, “I’m incredibly sad. I didn’t know her but I met her a few times and got to hear her sing before she blew up. She was a beautiful and talented girl. I’m angry. What a waste of a gifted person.”

Country star LeAnn Rimes wrote, “Sometimes people’s demons are too hard to fight. I can only imagine her pain. What I imagine that torture is like makes me hurt.”

Fellow British stars Sir Elton John said, “She was one of the most seminal artists this country has ever produced,” while supermodel Kate Moss tweeted, “RIP Amy Winehouse, So upset, my heart goes out to her, sad to see such talent vanish from the world.”

Lily Allen said, “It’s just beyond sad, there’s nothing else to say. She was such a lost soul, may she rest in peace.”

While British comedian and actor Russell Brand, who is also a former drug addict, posted a tribute to Winehouse on www.russellbrand.tv : “Entering the space I saw Amy on stage with Weller and his band; and then the awe. The awe that envelops when witnessing a genius. From her oddly dainty presence that voice, a voice that seemed not to come from her but from somewhere beyond even Billie and Ella, from the font of all greatness. A voice that was filled with such power and pain that it was at once entirely human yet laced with the divine. My ears, my mouth, my heart and mind all instantly opened”

And legendary crooner Tony Bennett paid a touching tribute to Winehouse, who he recorded the song “Body and Soul” with.

“She was an extraordinary musician with a rare intuition as a vocalist and I am truly devastated that her exceptional talent has come to such an early end,” said Bennett to US Weekly.

“When we recorded together, she gave a soulful and extraordinary performance,” he said. “I was honored to have the opportunity to sing with her.”

“It had been my sincere hope that she would be able to overcome the issues she was battling and I send my deepest sympathy to her father Mitchell, her entire family and all of those who loved her,” Bennett said.

Even the wife of former British Prime Minister Gordon Brown mourned Winehouse’s death. Sarah Brown tweeted, “Sad, sad news on Amy Winehouse – great talent, extraordinary voice, and tragic death, condolences to her family.”

Many have noted that Winehouse is now part of the “27 Club,” made up of undeniably talented musicians whose drug and alcohol addictions led to their untimely death at age 27. “27 Club” members include Nirvana’s Kurt Cobain, The Rolling Stones’ Brian Jones, The Doors’ Jim Morrison, Jimi Hendrix, and Janis Joplin.

Dozens of flower bouquets have been left outside Winehouse’s home in Camden, England, according to the BBC.

'Jackass' star Ryan Dunn dies in fiery Pa. crash

2011-06-20T11:47:00.000-07:00

'Jackass' star Ryan Dunn dies in fiery Pa. crash

"Jackass" star Ryan Dunn, who along with his castmates made Americans cringe and snicker through vulgar stunts in their multimillion-dollar TV and movie franchise, was killed early Monday in a fiery car crash. He was 34.

Dunn, a daredevil whose most famous skits included diving into a sewage tank and shoving a toy car into his rectum, was driving his 2007 Porsche in suburban Philadelphia when it went off the road into the woods and burst into flames. A passenger was also killed, and speed may have been a factor in the crash, West Goshen Township police said.

Dunn appeared on MTV shows "Jackass" and "Viva La Bam" and the three "Jackass" big-screen adaptations. He also was the star of his own MTV show, "Homewrecker," and hosted "Proving Ground" on the G4 cable network.

His longtime friend and fellow "Jackass" daredevil Johnny Knoxville tweeted on Monday afternoon, "Today I lost my brother Ryan Dunn. My heart goes out to his family and his beloved Angie. RIP Ryan, I love you buddy."

Dunn also starred in the yet-to-be-released film "Living Will." The film's website describes Dunn's character as a "party bum slacker (who) returns from the dead as a mischievous and perverted ghost."

In a statement, MTV praised Dunn's tireless humor and enthusiasm and said he would be sorely missed.

"We are devastated by the tragic loss of Ryan Dunn — a beloved member of the MTV family for more than a decade," said Van Toffler, president of MTV Networks Music/Films Group. "The Jackass brotherhood will never be the same."

Dunn was born in Ohio and moved at age 15 to Pennsylvania, where he met Bam Margera on his first day of high school, according to a biography posted on his website.

Dunn, Margera, Christopher Raab (known as Raab Himself) and Brandon DiCamillo, under the moniker CKY for "Camp Kill Yourself," started making videos that featured them skateboarding and performing stunts.

Dunn was working as a welder and at a gas station when Knoxville, a friend of Margera's through the skateboarding circuit, asked the crew to allow their videos to be part of the series "Jackass," which became a hit on MTV and ran from 2000 to 2002.

Perhaps his most famous stunt, in 2002's "Jackass: The Movie," involved inserting a toy car into his rectum and going to an emergency room, where he made up a story that he was in mysterious pain after passing out at a fraternity party. Dunn's X-ray from the hospital became a popular T-shirt with "Jackass" fans.

In a 2000 stunt, he dived into a tank at a raw sewage plant wearing flippers, a mask and a snorkel.

A few hours before the 3 a.m. crash, Dunn tweeted a picture of himself drinking with two friends. The photo has since been removed.

The passenger who died with Dunn has not yet been identified.

Private eye tells homeless man of inheritance

2011-06-20T11:45:00.000-07:00

Private eye tells homeless man of inheritance

Sat Jun 18, 8:33 pm ET
SALT LAKE CITY – A private investigator says he has tracked down a homeless Utah man and delivered some good news: He's inherited a lot of money.

David Lundberg said he found Max Melitzer pushing a shopping cart filled with personal possessions in a Salt Lake City park Saturday afternoon.

Lundberg declined to disclose how much money Melitzer will be receiving, but said the man's brother who died of cancer last year left him a "significant" amount in his will.

"He'll no longer be living on the street or in abandoned storage sheds," he told The Associated Press. "He'll be able to have a normal life, and be able to have a home, provide for himself, and purchase clothing, food and health care."

The story about Lundberg's two-month search for Lundberg has been reported by the Deseret News and KSL of Salt Lake City.

Lundberg said he was hired by the family's New York law firm to locate Melitzer, and some family members plan to meet Melitzer next week in Salt Lake City. He declined to identify them.

Melitzer's family wishes to remain private, and lawyers are deferring questions to Lundberg.

The investigator said he broke the news to Melitzer while they were sitting on a bench at Pioneer Park. While Lundberg said he didn't tell Melitzer how much money he was inheriting, the man was excited.

"He's still in shock. This came out of nowhere," Lundberg said. "He's a really mellow guy in his 60s, very sweet and more articulate than I thought for a man in his position."

Melitzer has been homeless for years and last had mail correspondence with his family in September. But when family members gave him a number to phone, he never called.

Don Hill, house manager at the Rescue Mission of Salt Lake, told Lundberg on Friday that he had seen Melitzer near the facility two days earlier.

Hill said he has known the homeless man for four years, and Melitzer stayed at places like the Rescue Mission when he's not roaming between Salt Lake City and Ogden.

"During the summer, I'd imagine, once in a while he'll stay out nights — outside," Hill told the Deseret News.

Earlier this month, a police officer found Melitzer sleeping in a car in an Ogden salvage yard.

Lundberg said Melitzer was taken Saturday to an undisclosed location in Salt Lake City and doesn't want to talk to the media right now. But Lundberg said he would talk to family members about possibly holding a news conference next week.

The investigator said he found Melitzer with the help of a tip. He received about 60 or 70 such calls after news about his search went out Friday.

"Someone called today (Saturday) and said they saw him at Pioneer Park. I thought it was another crazy tip, but sure enough, there he was," Lundberg said.

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Keath Sodapop

2011-06-17T12:56:00.001-07:00

Creative Minds Kombine

2011-06-17T12:41:00.000-07:00

Keath Sodapop

2011-05-28T12:11:00.000-07:00

Interview with Phor CMK
By: Matt Garcia

Question 1: were do you find your inspiration for your pieces.

Question2:who inspired you to do graffiti and how Long have you been doing it for?

Question3: how do you feel about the Chicago being under ranked in the graffiti game.

Question4: have you ever had any near death experience?

1. I find inspiration from many different things and different people. My Wife and child are big factors in the fuel that keeps me going. Inspiration comes to me in many forms thou and I always keep a leveled and open mind about life. People can be mean to you and cause a good reaction in the turn out by ignoring the negative and focus on the positive. A piece of art by another artist or a song you have never heard before. Maybe not have caught certain lyrics in a song before then finally hearing them can cause inspiration. I just take inspiration and run with it as far as I could. I have been sent to earth to give myself to others through art and visually spread righteous faith to all.

2. I covered the part of inspiration and that has been then case since I can remember. My friends I grew up with that were older than me are the ones that got me into graffiti art. A friend name “Phybs” is the one that really taught me about the culture and started helping me get involved and showed me important knowledge to get started. After that I was on a rampage to become very good and very well rounded. I was at the age of 10 when this all went down in time. By the age of 12 and 13 I was infected by the culture. That’s all I wanted to be was a good graffiti artist and spread the knowledge how it was passed down to me.

3. I don’t know about being under ranked, but it is a sleep on city. More and more writers are visiting from out of state more lately. I think the problem or the ranking is coming from the local’s when the rest of the country and world I hear different. It is a swell city to operate out of I believe. Don’t get me wrong I get sick of the city when I get into a mood too, but I love Chicago and I love the Chicago graffiti scene. We could be a little more united about ourselves here in the city, but just like baseball the city tends to take side’s and never really accepts each fully. There is no unity really and that needs to be seen more.
4. Yes. Many of times I have encounter near death experiences. Nothing that really stands out in my mind but numerous little things, like falling through a roof half way, chases (Human and animal) both, police, etc. Graffiti has taught me to learn from mistakes fast and to become more cautious in life always.

Elgin Harvest Market

2011-05-21T08:20:00.001-07:00

RIP Macho MAN Randy Savage

2011-05-21T08:09:00.000-07:00

Savage a wrestling legend in ring and out

Randy “Macho Man” Savage, a pro wrestling icon whose fame reached far past the wrestling ring as a television pitchman with the phrase, “Snap into a Slim Jim, oooh yeah,” died on Friday morning in Pinellas County, Fla., after reportedly suffering a heart attack while driving, leading to an auto accident.

Savage, born Randall Mario Poffo, was 58. While perhaps best known for his pro wrestling battles as Hulk Hogan’s major storyline rival in the late 1980s, Savage was also an actor and a one-time major league baseball prospect.

Lanny Poffo, his brother and also a former pro wrestler under the handle “Leaping” Lanny Poffo, told TMZ.com that Savage suffered a heart attack behind the wheel while driving a 2009 Jeep Wrangler.

The Seminole fire department responded to the scene to provide medical care, and he was transported to Largo Memorial Hospital, where he died at 9:25 a.m. The incident remains under investigation and an autopsy will be performed over the weekend.

Savage’s wife, Barbara Lynn Poffo, who he had known from his days as a minor league baseball player in Florida, long before he met his famous first wife, Elizabeth Hulette, was also in the car. She suffered minor injuries.

Savage was best known in wrestling for a storyline that serves as a fond childhood memory to this day for wrestling fans, both lapsed and current.

It was a one-year plot which started at WrestleMania IV in 1988, in Atlantic City, N.J., when Hogan, who was taking time off wrestling for a movie role in real life, helped Savage “win” the finals of a tournament for the World Wrestling Federation (now World Wrestling Entertainment) championship, beating “The Million Dollar Man” Ted DiBiase.

During the postmatch celebration, Savage gave Hogan a glare as Hogan was celebrating too closely with “The Lovely Elizabeth,” Savage’s real-life wife. The WWF teased tension between the two, who remained tag-team partners, throughout 1988 and into the following year.

It climaxed on a live NBC prime time TV special on Feb. 3, 1989, as Savage exploded with jealousy on a live NBC special and blamed Hogan for accidentally “injuring” Elizabeth, leading to the end of the team and a full-on rivalry in which Elizabeth sided with Hogan. The match drew a 9.7 Nielsen rating.
By Dave Meltzer

This led to an encounter at WrestleMania V, on April 2, 1989, also in Atlantic City, where Hogan defeated Savage and won the championship. At the time, it was the biggest pay-per-view wrestling event ever, doing more than 760,000 buys, a record that would stand until 2000, with the onset of the “Stone Cold” Steve Austin and Dwayne “The Rock” Johnson era.

While Hulette and Savage had been married since 1984, a year before Savage joined the WWF, in 1991, the WWF promoted a storyline reconciliation between the two moments after Savage had lost a “retirement” match to “The Ultimate Warrior” at WrestleMania VII in Los Angeles. A storyline wedding between the two was held on PPV in Madison Square Garden a few months later.

But shortly after that mock wedding, the couple separated in real life and Elizabeth left the wrestling business for many years. They officially divorced in late 1992.

Hulette died on May 1, 2003, at the age of 42, while living in an Atlanta suburb with wrestling star Larry “Lex Luger” Pfohl, of an accidental overdose from a combination of drugs.

Savage’s other most famous match during wrestling’s 1980s golden era was on March 29, 1987, at WrestleMania III, before a then-pro wrestling record crowd of 78,000 at the Pontiac, Mich., Silverdome. While Hogan vs. Andre the Giant was the main event, Savage’s match with Ricky Steamboat over the Intercontinental title was generally considered the best WWF match of that era, a fast-paced, back-and-forth battle won by Steamboat.

Related: Randy Savage’s career highlights]

From the late 1970s until the early ’90s, Savage was considered one of the great in-ring workers in the business. In his prime, he was a quick and fearless daredevil known for his intensity, which bordered on scary at times. His unique interviews were among the most recognizable in the industry, imitated by people in and out of wrestling to this day.

However, his national fame didn’t come until 1985 with WWF because his family ran a renegade wrestling promotion based out of Kentucky and were unofficially blacklisted from the mainstream of the industry for several years.

“I remember in 1980 when we were talking about new talent in St. Louis, and [promoter] Pat O’Connor told me, the best young talent in the business is Randy Savage, but we can’t use him,” remembered Larry Matysik, a longtime wrestling announcer and promoter out of St. Louis. Savage and his family sued the then-dominant National Wrestling Alliance at one point, claiming restraint of trade, but the case never went to trial as many of the key witnesses on the Poffo family side were hired away by NWA promoters.

In his early 40s, Savage was being phased out of in-ring competition by WWF promoter Vince McMahon Jr., and in 1994, he signed with rival World Championship Wrestling, following the lead of Hogan, who had signed there a few months earlier.

He was back in the ring as one of the major stars in that organization through 1999, including a period from the spring of 1996 through the spring of 1998 when it was the wrestling business’ leading promotion. By that point Savage had suffered a number of serious injuries from his years of high-flying, physical wrestling style. When his contract expired and the company, bleeding money by that time, didn’t offer him similar money for a new deal, he opted to leave the company.

Savage was intense and driven in everything he did. He played minor league baseball from 1971-74 in the St. Louis Cardinals, Cincinnati Reds and Chicago White Sox farm systems. He wrestled during the offseason, often under a mask to hide his identity from his baseball employers, but sometimes under his real name, as part of a family unit with his father, Angelo, and brother Lanny.

An outfielder, after he blew out his right shoulder, making him unable to throw with any force, he taught himself to throw left-handed in an attempt to continue his career.

“I saw his tryout with the St. Louis Cardinals in 1971,” remembered Matysik. “Man, he could hit. He was a little squirt, I don’t think he was more than 165 pounds at the time.”

He batted .232 with nine home runs and 66 RBIs in his final season of pro ball, with Tampa of the Class-A Florida State League, before turning his attention full time to wrestling.

Savage also appeared as an actor in a number of television shows, often playing himself. His best known role, of course, was as the legendary Slim Jim pitchman, but he also played the role of wrestler Bonesaw McGraw in the 2002 “Spider-Man” movie.

World Wrestling Entertainment released an official statement on Friday afternoon.

“WWE is saddened to learn of the passing of one of the greatest superstars of his time, Randy Poffo, aka Randy “Macho Man” Savage. Poffo was under contract with WWE from 1985 to 1993 and held both the WWE and Intercontinental championships. Our sincerest condolences go out to his family and friends. We wish a speedy recovery to his wife Lynn. Poffo will be greatly missed by WWE and his fans.”

The end of Savage’s wrestling career was unique. He was scheduled to appear in the main event of a pay-per-view show put on by the group Total Nonstop Action on January 16, 2005, against Jeff Jarrett.

“I hadn’t seen him since the TNA show,” remembered Dusty Rhodes, one of wrestling’s biggest stars of the 1970s and 1980s, who had done a WrestleMania match with Savage almost 15 years earlier. “The last words he said to me, five minutes before the PPV, was, ‘I can’t do this. I don’t want people to see me looking like this.’ Jerry [Jarrett, a TNA company co-owner] called [event producer] Keith Mitchell in, and I said, ‘Change the main event. I said to him, ‘Randy, just go home. It’s okay with me.’ That’s the last words he said to me.” Rhodes, who lived a 20-minute drive from Savage, never saw him again, and compared Savage of the past five years to notorious recluse Howard Hughes.

“I could see it in his eyes … he just didn’t want to do it,” said Rhodes, whose real name is Virgil Runnels. “Obviously, he was financially set. Out of all of us from that era, [Ric] Flair, Hogan, Andre, myself, how many of us walked away. One.”

For more on the death of Randy Savage, go to The Wrestling Observer online.

Keath Sodapop

Notes from Ali One 28

2011-04-25T11:29:00.001-07:00

Ok and I love you and will continue to do so and put down all i have for my family. I just want to make sure u want it too. I am never going anywhere and want happiness and love for us. I understand a man needs to be a man and a women needs to be a mother. So that's what you need to understand I came from a great family and a great mother so I want my daughter to have the best in life and that includes you her father. As long as we provide all that's right then we are all good. God handles the rest phor.
Xoxo Ali

Notes from Ali One 28

2011-04-25T11:27:00.000-07:00

Hey phor, my wonderful everlasting husband. I love you with all my heart and want more painting, family fun and vacations for us. I know we do need some more money to get us in a better place but as long as we are together building on our blueprint than god will have us covered. With love and trying to build my trust up with you than we both have to put in work and do our best to take care of each other. Your the only one I want in my life. As long as you are putting us down on everything then I will do the same like I have been for u me and most importantly ARI. All my heart belongs to you and her only. Past present and definitly future

Xoxoxo Ali

VW by: KSodapop

2011-04-14T09:21:00.000-07:00

Two different times painted...

Keath Sodapop

Keath Sodapop

2011-04-14T08:06:00.001-07:00

VW painted by: Keath Sodapop

VW painted by: Keath Sodapop

Thanks BILLY!

2011-04-06T10:12:00.001-07:00

Photo's by: Billy Craven

Some weekend relaxin...

2011-04-04T09:54:00.001-07:00

Disem CMK 2011

Phor CMK 2011

Disem One

2011-04-01T18:34:00.000-07:00

This is a tight one from the vault! early 2000.

Another Day... Another Million...

2011-04-01T10:34:00.001-07:00

SketchBOOK sessions....

2011-04-01T10:31:00.000-07:00

NIKE ID Jammie's

2011-04-01T10:27:00.000-07:00

Here some fresh LOOKING jammies from DISEM 28

This and That

2011-03-31T07:59:00.000-07:00

Nibl One

2011-03-31T06:51:00.000-07:00

Here is a few favorite's from my man on the WETCOAST....

Big Ups NIBL ONE.... See ya'll niggie's soon...Peace

Keath Sodapop

Aniki 28

2011-03-31T06:44:00.000-07:00

Aniki 28

Big Brother Twenty Eight

2011-03-30T15:53:00.001-07:00

ANiKi28 is a small clothing label from Chicago's south side and was started in 2007.The labels name, as well as the logo is of Japanese influence. The cloud represents the wind, which is commonly associated with Chicago. Aniki is a Japanese term for a superior used by the Yakuza(Japanese Mafia), it also means older brother and the 28 is a tribute. Our items all consist of nothing but relevant Chicago culture. ANiKi28's priority is to reflect all aspects of every day Chicago life while also promoting love and pride in our great city. ANiKi28 is all about being unique just like our city so all items are of small limited amounts. Thanx and enjoy looking good!
Big ups ANIKI 28

The KING of Bridgeport

2011-03-29T11:03:00.000-07:00

Check out music by Sick One...
Tight beats, Lyric's.... Performance is on point! BIG ups to Sick! Peace

Old School SESSIONS.....

2011-03-29T10:30:00.000-07:00

Here are some throw back's from the early days.....

The Diller

2011-03-26T18:18:00.000-07:00

ELLE ONE

2011-03-23T18:51:00.000-07:00

The Drillah...

2011-03-23T18:46:00.000-07:00

Phor & Sped

2011-03-22T05:36:00.001-07:00

Photo's taken BY: 773niteowl

Photo's from the SKATE SHOP

2011-03-22T05:33:00.000-07:00

Photo's by: 773niteowl

SICK ONE live @ Vic Hotel

2011-03-21T10:59:00.001-07:00

Sick ONE

2011-03-21T10:55:00.000-07:00

MILK & LIVE

2011-03-21T07:56:00.000-07:00

Here is a few photo's from LIVE ONE...

SKATE SHOP

2011-03-21T07:44:00.000-07:00

South Side SKATE shop...
Shout OUT to THE SKILLER for the spot!

PEACE

Sk8 SHOP mission

2011-03-21T07:41:00.001-07:00

Keath Sodapop

Photo's

2011-03-21T07:36:00.001-07:00

Photo's by: KOESY

Rest In Peace Nate DOGG

2011-03-17T12:06:00.000-07:00

Nate Dogg, Hip-Hop Collaborator, Dies at 41

Rest In Peace

Nate Dogg, a singer with a silky, burly voice who helped shape the sound of West Coast hip-hop, died on Tuesday in Long Beach, Calif., the city where he was born and that he helped memorialize in song. He was 41.

The cause was complications of a stroke, said his manager, Rod McGrew.

Nate Dogg was the first male singer whose fame was predicated almost completely on his appearances on the songs of rappers. At the beginning of his career such collaborations were rare, and often ham-handed. But he incorporated hip-hop posturing into his vocals, and his blend of cocksureness and haunted melancholy became a genre staple.

Born Nathaniel Dwayne Hale on Aug. 19, 1969, Nate Dogg spent much of his childhood in Clarksdale, Miss., where he sang in the choir of the church where his father was the pastor, before moving back to Long Beach. There, following a stint in the Marines, he formed the group 213, after the local area code, with his high school friends the rappers Snoop Doggy Dogg and Warren G

The group’s demo was heard by the superstar producer Dr. Dre, who eventually got Nate Dogg signed to the emerging hip-hop powerhouse Death Row Records. He made his recording debut in 1992 on Dr. Dre’s multiplatinum album “The Chronic” (Death Row/Interscope), which became the foundational document of G-funk, the smooth, lethargic style pioneered by Dr. Dre that was a central element in hip-hop’s crossover to the pop mainstream.

Nate Dogg remained in the orbit of Death Row Records for a few years, appearing on Snoop Doggy Dogg’s “Doggystyle” and 2Pac’s “All Eyez on Me” among other albums. His 1994 duet with Warren G, the platinum single “Regulate” (Def Jam), was one of the most popular hip-hop songs of the era.

Throughout the 1990s and 2000s, as hip-hop began to experiment more with melody and as the lines between rap and R&B became more porous, Nate Dogg remained an in-demand collaborator, working with 50 Cent, Fabolous, E-40, Mos Def and dozens more. A chorus by Nate Dogg, in his signature voice that spanned tenor and baritone ranges, became an imprimatur of a certain brand of hip-hop: tough yet accessible, menacing yet alluring. He also served as a template for later generations of male singers who gained notice primarily as collaborators on rap songs — Akon, T-Pain and Bruno Mars, among others — though none had his stoic force.

Nate Dogg was never as in demand as a frontman as he was as a collaborator, but he released a handful of solo albums, including “G-Funk Classics, Vol. 1 & 2” (Dogg Foundation/Breakaway) in 1998, an underappreciated document of the G-funk era, and “Music & Me” (Elektra) in 2001, his most commercially successful release.

Over his career he was nominated for four Grammys: for “Regulate” and Dr. Dre’s “The Next Episode,” as well as for collaborations with Ludacris and Eminem. Late in his career he founded a gospel choir, InNate Praise, and also played himself on an episode of the animated series “The Boondocks,” singing one of his trademark hooks. His group 213 eventually released an album in 2004, after its members had gone on to solo fame.

Nate Dogg suffered a stroke in 2007. He had almost completely recovered before being felled by another one the following year, which left him partly paralyzed and breathing through a tracheotomy tube, unable to speak.

He is survived by his parents, Daniel Lee Hale and Ruth Holmes; five siblings, Daniel Hale Jr., Samuel Hale, Manuel Hale, Pamela Hale-Burns and La Tonia Hale-Watkins; and six children, Debra, Whitney, Aundrane, Nathaniel Jr., Niajel and Milana.

By JON CARAMANICA
Published: March 17, 2011

http://www.nytimes.com/2011/03/17/arts/music/nate-dogg-hip-hop-collaborator-dies-at-41.html?src=mv&ref=arts

Keath Sodapop

2011-03-17T07:27:00.000-07:00

Keath Sodapop
March 2011

Bottomless Pitt Creations

2011-03-17T07:24:00.001-07:00

Cheers to our friends over at Bottomless Pitt Creations!
2011

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2011-03-16T07:28:00.001-07:00

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2011-03-15T09:09:00.001-07:00

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2011-03-15T09:01:00.000-07:00

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2011-03-15T08:45:00.000-07:00

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2011-03-14T19:47:00.001-07:00

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2011-03-11T12:03:00.001-08:00

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2011-03-11T10:28:00.000-08:00

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2011-03-11T08:35:00.000-08:00

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Earth Quake Slams JAPAN

2011-03-11T08:24:00.000-08:00

More photo's...

Hundreds dead after massive quake slams Japan

2011-03-11T08:17:00.000-08:00

Hundreds dead after massive quake slams Japan

TOKYO — A magnitude 8.9 earthquake — the biggest in modern Japanese history — slammed the island nation's eastern coast Friday, unleashing a 23-foot tsunami that swept boats, cars, buildings and tons of debris miles inland and prompting a "nuclear emergency."
Hours later, the tsunami hit Hawaii and warnings blanketed the Pacific, putting areas on alert as far away as South America, Canada, Alaska and the entire U.S. West Coast.

According to police, 200 to 300 bodies were found in the northeastern coastal city of Sendai. The death toll was likely to continue climbing given the scale of Friday's disaster.

TV footage taken from a military plane showed fires engulfing a large waterfront area in northeastern Japan. Houses and other buildings were ablaze across large swathes of land in Kesennuma city in Miyagi prefecture, near Sendai city, public broadcaster NHK showed. The city, with a population of 74,000, has residential, light industry and fishing areas.

According to reports, police told the Kyodo news agency that a passenger train with an unknown number of people aboard was missing in one coastal area.

The government ordered thousands of residents near a nuclear power plant in Onahama city to evacuate because the plant's system was unable to cool the reactor. The reactor was not leaking radiation but its core remained hot even after a shutdown. The plant is 170 miles northeast of Tokyo.

'Major damage in broad areas'
Overall, dozens of cities and villages along a 1,300-mile stretch of coastline were shaken by violent tremors that reached as far away as Tokyo, hundreds of miles from the epicenter.

Advertise | AdChoices"The earthquake has caused major damage in broad areas in northern Japan," Prime Minister Naoto Kan said at a news conference.

Video: Video shows devastating Japan earthquake
Even for a country used to earthquakes, this one was of horrific proportions because of the tsunami that crashed ashore, swallowing everything in its path as it surged several miles inland before retreating. The apocalyptic images of surging water broadcast by Japanese TV networks resembled scenes from a Hollywood disaster movie.

Large fishing boats and other sea vessels rode high waves into the cities, slamming against overpasses or scraping under them and snapping power lines along the way. Upturned and partially submerged vehicles were seen bobbing in the water. Ships anchored in ports crashed against each other.

The highways to the worst-hit coastal areas were severely damaged and communications, including telephone lines, were snapped. Train services in northeastern Japan and in Tokyo, which normally serve 10 million people a day, were also suspended, leaving untold numbers stranded in stations or roaming the streets. Tokyo's Narita airport was closed indefinitely.

'Really nerve-wracking'
Tomoko Koga, a 34-year-old translator and interpreter, tells msnbc.com she couldn’t see any damage from her house in Chiba, outside of Tokyo, but was watching reports of devastation on the news. “I don’t even know what to say. I feel sorry that I’m safe and OK because there are so many people affected by this disaster.”

Koga was waiting to hear back from her father, who was stranded in his office in Tokyo. “He texted us right after the earthquake that there wouldn’t be any way for him to come back home. But after that, we didn’t hear from him. It’s really nerve-wracking.”

Technolog: Google tool helps track and find Japan earthquake victims

Austrian Lukas Schlatter says he saw houses and cars moving when the quake struck Japan, and it was even hard for him to stand, “like I was a little bit drunk.”

Schlatter, a 22-year-old intern in the commercial section of the Austrian embassy in Tokyo, said there was a lot of shaking and books fell off shelves in their office.

“My Japanese co-workers were also scared because they said they had not experienced that strong of an earthquake in a long time,” he told msnbc.com in a Skype interview.

Houses washed away
Waves of muddy waters flowed over farmland near the city of Sendai, carrying buildings, some on fire, inland as cars attempted to drive away. Sendai airport, north of Tokyo, was inundated with cars, trucks, buses and thick mud deposited over its runways.

Advertise | AdChoicesMore than 300 houses were washed away in Ofunato City alone. Television footage showed mangled debris, uprooted trees, upturned cars and shattered timber littering streets.

The tsunami roared over embankments, washing anything in its path inland before reversing directions and carrying the cars, homes and other debris out to sea. Flames shot from some of the houses, probably because of burst gas pipes.

"Our initial assessment indicates that there has already been enormous damage," Chief Cabinet Secretary Yukio Edano said. "We will make maximum relief effort based on that assessment."

He said the defense ministry was sending troops to the quake-hit region. A utility aircraft and several helicopters were on the way.

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2011-03-10T12:51:00.000-08:00

Big Ups to HEBRU!

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Buckshot & 9th Wonder

2011-03-09T12:42:00.000-08:00

The story of StolenLuxury

2011-03-09T12:25:00.000-08:00

Stolenluxury.com

The significance of Stolen Luxury goes deeper than just another brand, another look, another consumer commodity. Dedicated to setting ourselves apart from the multitudes of brands, Stolen Luxury is based on a mixture of statements, in the form of graffiti base visuals and street references. Our motivation is simple: style and individuality with the focus always being quality over quantity, no matter what the medium may be. Stolen Luxury began with a strong and varied base of talented artists and creative minds with unfathomable talent in the areas of fine art, graphic design, music, street art, and the list grows exponentially with the brand.

As our passion continues to grow, our success will grow with it. Our dedication and originality are single handedly the dividing factors that will set us apart.

2011-03-09T08:37:00.000-08:00

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2011-03-09T08:34:00.001-08:00

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2011-03-09T08:33:00.001-08:00

Happy Birthday Phor Diller

2011-03-04T13:04:00.001-08:00

Shout out to PHOR on his 28th BDAY!

CHICAGO turns 174yrs old

2011-03-04T12:39:00.000-08:00

Happy Birthday Chicago!

(CHICAGO HISTORY MUSEUM) Chicago Facts

In November of 1836, a committee was formed to apply to the state legislature for a city charter. A charter was prepared by this committee and submitted to the people for approval at a mass meeting at the Saloon Building on Monday, January 23, 1837. After slight alterations, the charter was approved and sent to the legislature. There, after certain amendments, it was enacted into law on March 4, 1837. Thus, on this date, Chicago became a city, population of 4,170. William B. Ogden was chosen the first Mayor of Chicago; Isaac N. Arnold, clerk; and Hiram Pearsons, treasurer.

Friday, March 4, 2011. Chicago is looking good for her age. On this day in 1837, the City of Chicago was incorporated with a population of 4170. Today's Chicago is hovering around 2.9 million citywide--add the rest of Cook County and you're talking over 5.3 million. Now that's something to celebrate! Check out some of the celebrations below and some milestones in Chicago history.

Special Events.
Chicago History Museum is throwing a party in honor of Chicago's 174 b-day. The event, complete with a very special birthday cake by Bleeding Heart Bakery and entertainment, kicks off at 11a.m. with special guests from the American Indian Center of Chicago. Other invited guests include those who share the same birthday, March 4, as well as city officials. Birthday celebrants will receive an honorary certificate signed by the Mayor and share birthday cake which is free for all guests along with FREE MUSEUM ADMISSION. Stick around after the celebration to tour the permanent and special exhibits at this Chicago treasure. On the First Friday of each month The Chicago History Museum features an installation called Unexpected Chicago. This is a rare opportunity to see some unique pieces from history that is not normally on display. The artifact on display in March is the revolver that belonged to Owen Brown, son of the famed abolitionist, John Brown. 1601 N. Clark St.

Chicago Timeline.

1837. William B. Ogden was elected mayor.
1837. C. D. Peacock jewelers was founded.
1847. The first issue of the Chicago Tribune was published (June 10),
1848. The Chicago Board of Trade opened at 101 S. Water Street (April 3).
1864. Lincoln Park was designated to be a recreational area.
1864. The Union Stock Yards were established in a one-square-mile area at Halsted St. and Exchange Ave. (closed in 1971).
1871. The Great Chicago Fire (October 8 and 9).
1874. First animal purchased for the Lincoln Park Zoo was a bear cub for $10.
1879. The Art Institute of Chicago was founded.
1891. "The El" began operation.
1893. The World's Columbian Exposition along Chicago's lakefront attracted 27 million visitors during its run from May through October.
1897. The Marshall Field's Clocks were installed.
1900. The Chicago River was reversed.
1903. The Iroquois Theater fire killed 600.
1915. The Eastland Disaster on the Chicago River at LaSalle and Clark Sts. resulted in the death of 844 passengers on the excursion steamer while it was still moored at the dock.
1919. The First Fannie May Candy store opened.
1924. The Wrigley Building was completed.
1925. The Tribune Tower was completed.
1939. First night game at Comiskey Park (White Sox vs. Browns, Sox won).
1942. The tradition of organ music as baseball games began when the first organ was
installed at Wrigley Field.
1959. Second City founded on N. Wells St. in a former Chinese laundry.
1960. The first Playboy Club, featuring bunnies opened.
1969. John Hancock Center was built.
1971. Sears Tower opened.
1980. First Taste of Chicago was held--a one-day event on the 4th of July.

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2011-03-04T07:01:00.001-08:00

Clogged Caps 2011

2011-03-04T07:00:00.001-08:00

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2011-03-03T12:56:00.001-08:00

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2011-03-03T12:47:00.001-08:00

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2011-03-03T12:44:00.000-08:00

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2011-03-03T12:24:00.000-08:00

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2011-03-03T12:21:00.000-08:00

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2011-03-03T12:18:00.001-08:00

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The Diller

2011-03-03T10:07:00.000-08:00

From the Skillah . . .

Ink my whole BODY!

2011-02-18T14:54:00.000-08:00

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2011-02-17T08:13:00.000-08:00

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2011-02-17T07:05:00.001-08:00

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2011-02-16T10:09:00.001-08:00

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2011-02-16T10:08:00.000-08:00

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2011-02-14T10:34:00.000-08:00

Here are a couple of photo's of my buddie's work. No special order of favorite. Much respect and props! Peace

Photo's By: Live One COH

Rown, Rels, Live
Keath Sodapop 2011

Step Brothers.

2011-02-14T10:31:00.000-08:00

Boats & Hoes

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2011-02-11T12:16:00.000-08:00

New Jammies from THE SKILLER...

The STING One. CMK Crew Germany

2011-02-11T06:36:00.000-08:00

Some Photo's from Sting One. Straight outta GERMANY!

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2011-02-05T10:01:00.003-08:00

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2011-02-05T10:00:00.000-08:00

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2011-01-27T15:36:00.001-08:00

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2011-01-27T15:25:00.001-08:00

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2011-01-27T15:22:00.001-08:00

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2011-01-27T15:16:00.001-08:00

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2011-01-27T15:12:00.000-08:00

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2011-01-26T10:21:00.001-08:00

Moc Artsy

2011-01-23T20:50:00.001-08:00

With all due respect to truck drivers and visibility issues involving semi-trailer rigs, the article does explain that the driver is being sought because he was traveling at a high rate of speed eastbound on Pershing. Does anyone on Chainlink--truck driver or cyclist--want to defend a professional driver piloting a semi rig with an extended cab at a very high rate of speed on Pershing? I live in McKinley Park and ride Bridgeport/Canaryville/Bronzeville all the time. There are neighborhood-specific issues that I have encountered and continue to encounter, and a number of these issues have involved trucks. Not to assign the blame to truck drivers or to anyone in broadly general terms. Part of the issue to me seems to be the routing of truck traffic through what are swiftly becoming residential neighborhoods, but that still have not only industrial pockets and delivery routes, but access to 55 (right next to my place) and the Dan Ryan (near where the accident took place). I think every seasoned cyclist knows from experience to exercise special caution when riding near trucks. Evidently not all drivers know not to drive at expressway speeds on streets like Pershing. That said, we also know nothing about the man on the bicycle who was struck and killed. For every assumption about him being a part of a Chicago cycling "community," in that neighborhood it is also quite possible that this was someone who simply relied on a bicycle to get around. There are all kinds of people on bicycles in these neighborhoods who are not on the Chainlink and whom most of us hardly notice. They are worth worrying about.

lauren sailor

2011-01-23T20:45:00.002-08:00

i had to go to campus today, so i altered my route a little. i'm usually on King Drive (400 East) at Pershing, and had a vague mental image of Pershing to the west (i.e., the 300 East block where the rider was found) but wanted to get a better picture.

that part of the road had two freshly paved, rather narrow lanes in each direction, and the outer lane had cars parked in it intermittently. there's a fair amount of open/undeveloped space, but some strips of shops on both sides of the road, only some of which looked boarded up. the pavement was remarkably clear, and not even the door zone of the few parked cars had encrusted ice. there's a school, didn't catch what grades but from the kids outside i'd guess high school. both times i passed (noon and 2:30) there were at least a dozen people on the sidewalks, either passing through or hanging out.

it seems like there's plenty going on in that stretch of Pershing. yet even with no school on Monday, i cannot believe the snow plow driver was the first to call 911. i'm really hoping the plow came almost immediately after the collision, and not that the fallen bicyclist was ignored.

i did not stop and did not wish to, given all the activity. not the sort of place i'd want to change a flat.