Back To Eastern Market

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I made arrangements with Ayem and Melo to meet back up at the legal spot in Eastern Market in downtown Detroit. I made it there as scheduled, 11 am. Melo and Ayem, as well as my friend Duane, whom I had called on for help in the days production, were all late. I spent a good hour just walking around the area and getting some decent shots for the show. While waiting, a crackhead jumped out of a dumpster, wearing a woman's wig, and told me he's "putting the girls out of business". I was in no mood to have my cock sucked by a toothless, aids infested queer that just jumped out of a dumpster so I ignored him until he got the hint and left to go look inside another nearby dumpster for his breakfast...can't knock the hustle...errr...





Everyone finally showed up and I felt relieved. I unloaded all my filming equipment and got my friend Duane familiar with the functions of the Canon Vixia I've been using. Melo and Ayem layed all their paint and caps out neatly in the alleyway and got themselves comfortable and focused to throw up some badass bangers. I brought a cooler full of Labatt Blue, water and some snacks knowing it would be a long day. The heat outside was in the mid 80's and the humidity was harsh. I had prudently decided to rock the sleeveless white trash tee only to take it off and get a gnarly sunburn.


Ayem and Melo started out with their outlines from their sketch-ups they had prepared. Ayem was using a photo of his sketch-up that he had saved on his Iphone. Technology! Ayem went with a modest color scheme using reds, whites and grays. Melo, ever the showman, went with some bomb ass greens, oranges and yellows. They both used Sabotaz 80 and Ironlak. The candy smelling fumes permeated through the alleyway and started to get to my friend Duane. "Man, these fumes are killing me!" I must be numb in the brain because I barely noticed the heavy fumes.

After about 7 hours of drinking, painting and ball busting, Ayem and Melo finished their pieces. Melo's younger brother, High5 had shown up earlier in the day and decided to get up a nice little burner down the alley as well. We all helped each other pack up. We talked about making plans to have a public graffiti day in Eastern Market to gain more attention to what we're really doing out here. We all agree that the more we do this, the bigger it will become and ultimately it could become the face of Detroit graffiti seeing as how there isn't anyone out here that's documenting the underground graffiti scene in Detroit. We said our goodbyes and they rolled out; Duane and I decided to stick around for more shots.

Poor Duane was starving so we stopped at the Mickey D's on Mack Avenue for a couple of Big Macs. We ate our brick hard burgers and got back to the spot to set up for some action shots. Duane drives a Chevy truck so I hopped in the bed of it and he smashed around Detroit while I got some dope ass shots. We mashed through the Brewster-Douglas Housing Projects and along the I-75 service drive. The abandoned housing projects were the childhood home of The Supremes as well as the inspiration for the TV show, The PJ's. The projects sit in a state dilapidation. While driving through there, I started to wonder how many people had been shot in the streets I was casually filming.

We returned to Eastern Market and sat for a minute at the lot by Orleans and Mack and filmed the city skyline. The view of Detroit from that location is sureal. You realize the size of the city and wonder how it seems so desolate. I told Duane, "let's get back" and we said our goodbyes. I loaded my equipment and got on 75 and made my way safely back home. I got home, looked in the mirror and told myself, "Next time, wear sunscreen".











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