What’s your favorite taco?
Ok..I LOVE tacos..Always have, always will. I have a few standard places that I go to for nostalgia..King Taco, Titos Tacos and Los Burritos on Santa Monica west of Fairfax, I don’t strictly go to those places though. Pretty much every Mexican restaurant I go to (which is quite often, if not daily), in whatever city I may be in, I will order at least one taco. I like both hardshell and tradtional. Asada, pastor, pollo, lengua, you name it…even potato tacos. How can anyone not like tacos?

How did you get involved with WCA?
WCA was founded by Rival (Rest In Peace), Miner and PJay, with Sed and Rak, in 1985. Previous to that it was called ‘ISM’ crew, short for International Style Masters. That was the summer of 1985..the heyday of the Pan Pacific yard. At the time I didn’t personally know them, we saw each other at the Pan, but never kicked it or painted together. I was pretty much solo at that point, and had been hitting spots around town by myself…no crew. A few weeks, maybe a month later, high school started..Fairfax High to be exact. WCA had been born already, and Vice67 (Sel), Coozie, Risky and Design9 were already down. The day before school started, I did a Pyro (then spelled PIRO) piece on the big wall in the middle of the courtyard at the school, so the next morning everyone would see it…and everyone did. At recess, I was sitting off to the side watching everyone’s reaction who looked at my piece. Rival, Miner and PJay came up to me, and Rival asked if I did the piece. Saying that I did, he instantly asked me if I wanted to join their new crew…WCA. I agreed, and from that point on, and still to this day, we were all family. So I wasn’t a founding member, but rather an OG, and when I say OG WCA, I refer to the select few that were in the crew in ’85-’86, up to the point when we battled K2S at Belmont in ’86. I share a very strong bond with my brothers from that time period…we ate, slept and shit WCA for decades, and for me, I still do.
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As well as eleven other animal head statues representing the Chinese Zodiac from artist Ai Weiwei.

Landmark Shop
6709 S. San Pedro St.
Los Angeles CA, 90003

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In a joint effort to present the arts and culture to the diverse and myriad communities in Southern California, the Museum Marketing Roundtable announces the seventh annual ‘Museums Free-For-All’ Saturday-Sunday, January 28th and 29th, 2012. The museums—presenting art, cultural heritage, natural history, and science—will open their doors wide and invite visitors free of charge. Regular Parking and other fees still apply.

Participating Museums:

• The Annenberg Space for Photography - Both Days
• The Autry National Center - Both Days
• California African American Museum - Both Days
• California Science Center - Both Days
• Chinese American Museum of Los Angeles - Both Days
• Fowler Museum at UCLA - Both Days
• The Hammer Museum - Both Days
• The Getty Center - Both Days
• The Getty Villa**- Both Days
• Laguna Art Museum- Both Days
• Los Angeles Fire Department Museum and Memorial
  (Both Hollywood & San Pedro Locations)- Saturday, January 28th Only
• The Museum of Contemporary Art, Los Angeles (MOCA) - Saturday, January 28th Only
• Museum of Tolerance - Sunday, January 29th Only
• Museum of Latin American Art - Both Days
• Pasadena Museum of California Art - Both Days
• Santa Monica Museum of Art - Saturday, January 28th Only
• Skirball Cultural Center*** – Saturday, January 28th Only
• Zimmer Children’s Museum - Sunday, January 29th Only

La Cathedral Market ~ 340 S. Grand Ave. & W. 4th St. ~ San Pedro

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Phil Paolina’s New York City Boxing Club ~ 22057 Sherman Way ~ Canoga Park

Miss Mao trying to poise herself at the top of Lenin’s head.
Gao Brothers ~ Ace Museum

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