RIP BLOAT

[ALL_BAD]

Yesterday the loved one passed away. I love you bro. Rest In Paradise.
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[ALL_BAD]

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[ALL_BAD]

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[ALL_BAD]

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[ALL_BAD]

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[ALL_BAD]

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[Buttered Ice Blocks]

I remember him coming up to seattle around 04 and putting in some work here.
Sorry for your loss.
Rest in peace.

[shadybuisness]

Damn.. that really sucks..rest in power

[nnout]

r i p

[Foreign Wips n Fat Cribs]

dam our crews had our differences a while back but i'm glad we all got over it before this. rest in peace.

[youngBenchy]

damn ...Rest in paradise homie

[shai hulud]

Heard the news last night. Fucking sucks...RIP BLOAT ASE.

[T14K]

so if anyone in here can get ahold of me and let me know whats up with this... that'd be awesome...

im trying to get ahold of his mom right now but i can't find her number...

someone let me or bely know.

[silent_bob]

another talent lost way too early
RIP BLOAT OILER SACER IZ, and all the others lost

[Future Droid]

Rest in Peace

[T14K]

some from the archives.

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all of these are from earlier than 04

[darkesthour]

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[darkesthour]

i took that flick a week ago, i remember when he painted that a few years back and it still shines to this day. He was a good dedicated friend and it broke my heart to hear of his passing. Alot of love goes to ASE.

[dragonaut]

rest in peace...
Good times were had in Seattle and in the bay..

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(in Seattle - stolen)

I'll have to look back through some flicks and see if I can find more.
Hang in there friends, I'll see you soon..

[dragonaut]

I always liked his little gaters...

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stolen

[T14K]

by bely

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[T14K]

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[oakland273]

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[stomach problems]

I have been so unsure of how I would begin to say anything about andrew...being that I was completely certain he would be doing this for me...there is no way that the world makes any kind of sense if a genuine and great soul like his leaves this world cold and ugly before I do...so as certain as I am that he would, I will do my best to speak about my best friend....


I know of not a single person whether they knew him or not, that could say a negative word about him...he had this great way of making you feel comfortable in the presence of such an amazing talent as he truly was...at the same time, if you were immersed in your own ego he had just the right words, sound and even looks that put you exactly where you should be...and he was really really good at deflecting compliments...such a really selfless person....it didn’t dawn on me exactly how much time we had spent together until I found out he had left us...when the flashes like movie reels of the times we had spent together attacked my heart like a thousand storms flooding me with a despair I will feel for the remainder of my life...some have made me laugh...he had the sharpest wit I have ever encountered along with knowing facts you would never expect, it became a combination as deadly as his physical strength which I can serve as an eye witness is insanely devastating....really though we have video evidence...and there I go again...i do not want to accept that he isnt here...i look at his house every day...i have for over twenty years and still...still I think im going to see him walking from his bad ass car to the door...i still wait to wave at him...i mean, something like eight or so hours a day for what like four solid years just he and i...telling jokes, making funny stories...general talk about life that he had the greatest eye for...i miss him so much...so much it physically hurts me...i wish any of you could just have five minutes of any of the time that I was and am still very proud to have with this person that completely changed and truly saved my life...i along with many many people can truly say that we wouldn’t be who we are without him...i know that I havent nor will I ever be the same without him....he loved his family so dearly and I feel lucky to have been a part of their lives as well...i cant imagine another human being that will not only make the mark on the world that he has, but make that same or even greater impact on people in the way that he so easily did...for me at least, when a great artist is gone it really hits me that there will never be another creation by this person again...all we have is what they have left us with...so instead of pondering the great things that could have been, we should celebrate what they have done for us and what the leave for us to further...luckily for all of us he has left us with so much to see and so much to be happy about...i know at least for myself that I have enough in my broken heart to last until I hopefully meet him wherever we may go after this...understand though, he hasn’t really left any of us...i can hear his voice in my head when im painting always...”don’t half ass it today ok?”...his close friends will understand that...along with “that spot isnt bloat accessible”...andrew, everything is bloat accessible...the world is and has been yours...i love you so much....so so so much...i don’t have you next to me any longer but you will be with me forever...even if im only a fraction of what you would call worthy without you...you have saved my life...you have changed the world...and I will chase your spirit until I meet you again...and when I do my friend, there wont be any time to worry about, there wont be anywhere we need to go...and we can have a million more days like the ones that I hold so dearly and closely to my heart...i love you buddy....



Belyoe....ase...a4y..hcm....best friend for life...


P.s...see you soon.

[stomach problems]

I have been so unsure of how I would begin to say anything about andrew...being that I was completely certain he would be doing this for me...there is no way that the world makes any kind of sense if a genuine and great soul like his leaves this world cold and ugly before I do...so as certain as I am that he would, I will do my best to speak about my best friend....


I know of not a single person whether they knew him or not, that could say a negative word about him...he had this great way of making you feel comfortable in the presence of such an amazing talent as he truly was...at the same time, if you were immersed in your own ego he had just the right words, sound and even looks that put you exactly where you should be...and he was really really good at deflecting compliments...such a really selfless person....it didn’t dawn on me exactly how much time we had spent together until I found out he had left us...when the flashes like movie reels of the times we had spent together attacked my heart like a thousand storms flooding me with a despair I will feel for the remainder of my life...some have made me laugh...he had the sharpest wit I have ever encountered along with knowing facts you would never expect, it became a combination as deadly as his physical strength which I can serve as an eye witness is insanely devastating....really though we have video evidence...and there I go again...i do not want to accept that he isnt here...i look at his house every day...i have for over twenty years and still...still I think im going to see him walking from his bad ass car to the door...i still wait to wave at him...i mean, something like eight or so hours a day for what like four solid years just he and i...telling jokes, making funny stories...general talk about life that he had the greatest eye for...i miss him so much...so much it physically hurts me...i wish any of you could just have five minutes of any of the time that I was and am still very proud to have with this person that completely changed and truly saved my life...i along with many many people can truly say that we wouldn’t be who we are without him...i know that I havent nor will I ever be the same without him....he loved his family so dearly and I feel lucky to have been a part of their lives as well...i cant imagine another human being that will not only make the mark on the world that he has, but make that same or even greater impact on people in the way that he so easily did...for me at least, when a great artist is gone it really hits me that there will never be another creation by this person again...all we have is what they have left us with...so instead of pondering the great things that could have been, we should celebrate what they have done for us and what the leave for us to further...luckily for all of us he has left us with so much to see and so much to be happy about...i know at least for myself that I have enough in my broken heart to last until I hopefully meet him wherever we may go after this...understand though, he hasn’t really left any of us...i can hear his voice in my head when im painting always...”don’t half ass it today ok?”...his close friends will understand that...along with “that spot isnt bloat accessible”...andrew, everything is bloat accessible...the world is and has been yours...i love you so much....so so so much...i don’t have you next to me any longer but you will be with me forever...even if im only a fraction of what you would call worthy without you...you have saved my life...you have changed the world...and I will chase your spirit until I meet you again...and when I do my friend, there wont be any time to worry about, there wont be anywhere we need to go...and we can have a million more days like the ones that I hold so dearly and closely to my heart...i love you buddy....



Belyoe....ase...a4y..hcm....best friend for life...


P.s...see you soon.

[GO FISH]

My condolence to family and friends.

[1800GETAIDS]

well, no ASE brothers contacted me to let me know about the passing of andrew. i was actually told by someone who knew this for a week or so, yet didnt feel it was their place to tell me. and im very grateful that they did.

andrew, where to start. bely basically said everything i coulda said, even though he was closer to andrew than i ever was. but in the short time i did know him, he had a positive influence in my life. he was never one to back down from beef, at any time. but he always had a joke about whatever the situation was about. andrew will be truly missed, by not only me, but those he came in contact with. its been years since i last saw andrew, i lost contact with most of ASE when i moved east, but as much as it hurt to be away from the friends i considered family, the time in which i left was the most appropriate in my life. it was really only a matter of time before i ended up back in jail, or dead. life will never be the same without andrew around to cheer up people he considered friends. i met andrew and bely when i was going through some of the darkest times in my life, and they both some how managed to keep me sane enough to wanna wake up daily. and i never got a chance to thank andrew for being there to make me laugh when i was at my most depressed. i still have some of the messages he left on my answering machine, the shit still makes me laugh. so i want to say thank you for coming into my life, even if it was for only 2 or so years. those days, were some of the best days ive ever had.

bawwrrrrr. rest in peace andrew. i love you guy. you will be missed more than you could imagine. im going to get one of andrews alligators tattooed on my hand in tribute.

arthur lustig

'THUGGUM AYCE'

ps: bely, rgue, grits, etc. hit me up, i miss you dudes

[T14K]

this week had been one of extra hard binging for me...

there are a few thoughts that keep popping in my head.

1. me andrew and bely doing the lust voice on camera in his car for like 30 minutes.

2. the phrase "bloat accessible" that bely already mentioned.

3. the bloat tours. sometimes all the way out to richmond for one spot.

4. a 6am phone call saying i wasn't ase unless he filmed me painting a freeway as the sun was coming up.

5. 6 am phone calls in general.

6. him walking into my house sometime in the ridiculously late night and starting a convo. without bringing up the fact that he just walked into my room without even knocking or telling me he was coming over.

7. listening to nave voicemails with him.


and also him saving my life after lust wanted to kill me for fucking the virgin... that's my favorite. everytime he told me to do something and i balked he would bring up him saving my life. fuck.... i still make bely tell the story.

i wouldn't be even close to the same person without him. and there is so much that he told me that i still carry to this day. we could all stand to be a little bit more like andrew.

-monkpronesquareshoegrits

[cons_oner]

Will always Remain a Hayward Legend.

[jib25]

Sorry for your loss... RIP Bloat...

[oniongrilla]

rest in peace-----------

[Varsity Letterman]

sorry to hear fellas.
a nice dude. kept the east bay smashed... even during the couple years when things had gotten slow and not many people were still going out.
r.i.p.

[1988]

Where do I start? Most of this will probably fall on deaf ears... But, it's not for your anyhow. My girl hasn't seen me shed a tear (let alone cry like an infant) in the four years we've been together but tonight weeks(?) after the fact, I found out one of my close friends passed away... Had she not gotten on 12oz tonight, it may have been months before I got the heart wrenching news...

I lost touch with Andrew about five years ago (maybe even longer?). Not out of love lost or even our own personal differences, but, circumstances caused it to be that way and in life both of us took different courses. I would still always brag to friends/acquaintances about the man that had more heart and drive than any of us. Andrew would always be the first to help us through a problem whether mental or physical and the last one to turn on us no matter what choice we made... A stand up guy,

From days back... Looking for school (skull) kids... "You got the paint on yo hands!"... Cell phone and cigarette defense mechanisms... Making pit stops for my beer or Bely's Moon Pies... Sheriffs helping us push his car out of tow zones... Late night Taco Bell and Jack in the Box excursions after long nights... Always willing to stop to catch one more tag... Dropping us off and standing guard to hang off bridges and climb fences, just so we could catch that "non-accessible spot"... falling back, letting the team catch wreck... So selfless.

I still have racks and paintings at my parents house from the "Scannerchineserestaurantapartmenthideout night"... you were always a step ahead. I never felt fear with you, your demeanor of calmness always blessed us with superhuman abilities. You forever had something to teach but, always had the need to learn more... We fed off of YOUR energy... Never could say no to Bloat picking me up at the odd AM hours, never had a choice... Adamant, persistent, dedicated... Devoted to family and friends and vice versa... Loyal.

So many memories that I've had with you... So many stories that will be passed on of you... So many tears shed for you and drinks poured for you... You made a strong impact on my life that i am forever grateful for... "Live humble, do you and don't sweat the petty shit!"... Until we meet again my brother...

All Saints Evolve

Eternal blessings - StokOne ASE.14K

[1800GETAIDS]

bawr.




RIP bloat

[TELUM]

R.I.P. BLOAT. When I met bloat/biz, I was a young buck. The dude showed me nothin but love tho. I remember him being a soft spoken kinda fellow. I cant say much about him because I've only seen him a few times but he was always coo to me. Its unfortunate that our crews had beef. This is bigger than that bs tho. My condolences go out to his family and friends.


TELUM

[T14K]

HaywardGraffiti.com:

Here it is kids, the truth revealed! Time to get rid of some of the great stories told by the "Internet mail gangstas" and their friends. Here's how it works... I list a statement that has made it's way through the grapevine, then I write down the TRUTH. Not what I heard, not my "fantasy" version of the story, no BS, the truth.

If you hear any good ones in the Hayward scene send em my way if you want to know what really went down. Biz Updated 12-02-03:

# Bely sends them kids e-mails all the time.
Actually they send ME e-mails now and then. Bely doesn't even have a computer anymore. The first e-mails they sent said basically that if I don't want any funk with them to just "throw them a peace sign." After I called out their stupidity they got pretty offended. I recently got a letter in the mail (stamped and sealed) that was written to Bely that said they were going to "catch us at a store or something." And they gave me some polaroid copies of a roller shot we did that they dissed. Thanks guys.

# Some kids almost got beat up by Bloat and his cousin recently.
Almost. Unfortunately they REFUSED to get out of the car for a 2-on-2 fight and started talking about how they needed to leave to get "the boys." Bloat's cousin ran up to the car, which prompted the scared kids to drive away and never come back. About 20 minutes later we got a call on the cell phone from one of the kids talking about how he didn't want any problems and it was just the other guy who did. When we repeatedly asked him to bring the other kid back to fight either one of us the question was avoided. A lesbian then got on the phone and told us her friends were going to "smash" on all of us. No contact has been made since.

# Bely and Bloat were jumped by rival gang members in their neighborhood and one of them was shot in the leg.
These are my favorite ones. I won't even answer it, I just want people to know what kind of junk circulates in this city.

# Swerv was going to shoot someone.
More than likely. Free Swrv!

# Stok was beat up or punked at his work.
No. They threw a glue stick towards him that landed near his feet while he was working in the back area, proceeded to run outside and then looked at him through the window, threw their hands up and took off.

# All members of ASE go through some sort of intensive training
Somewhat true. All members of ASE are required to be able to bench at least 200 pounds. Bely, Bloat & Yens are all pushing over 250 as of now. Bloat trained in the martial arts under Sensei Brewer and Sensei DeGuzman and has a small collection of trophies from his days of competition. He is also somewhat knowledgeable in professional boxing and has done his share of training and sparring. Bely keeps a lean but strong physique with his low-calorie diet and high-rep workout routine. He is currently practicing a one-day on one-day off workout routine. Yens is a monster. The guy lifts weights like a machine and beats his punching bag while holding 15 pound weights in each hand. Yens was also a top-level amateur wrestler in high school.

# ASE crew takes pictures of EVERYTHING they do.
Hardly.

# Task got beat up in a fair fight by the guy Bely beat up.
Well, I wasn't there but I heard the story from Task (who has no reason to lie) and the opposing team (who has a terrible track record) via e-mail. The idiot crew says Task got beat up and was bleeding all over the place (sound familiar?). Task says he was fending off 3 guys. Regardless, Bely seen Task THE SAME DAY of the fight and Task did not have ONE LITTLE SCRATCH. If Task didn't say anything, we would have no idea he was just in a fight with 3 people. I'll tell you what, If me and two of my friends ever jump 1 guy, and we don't leave a single mark on him, please shoot me.

First update, 07-27-03:

# "Some geek" rode Bely off Biz's driveway.
Not quite. He drove up two carloads deep with bats and caught us off guard as we were backing out of the driveway in my car. When some red headed kid ran out and busted out my back window with a bat, I drove down the street to the hood to pick up some Nortenos in order to make things a little more fair. Unfortunately, those guys were apparently satisfied with busting out my back window and didn't follow me into the hood and quickly disappeared for the rest of the night. How lucky!

# Bloat/Biz (believed to be the same person) is a snitch.
I wondered for so long where they got this from, but thanks to my buddy Dominick I finally found out. Apparently there's a paper floating around saying that two kids were arrested after throwing a rock into the side of my car. Somehow that paper is the SOLID PROOF that I'm a snitch. Amazing isn't it?

# "Some kid with a funny last name" was jumped 5 on 1.
Total lie. He had 8 people with him and we had five, including Task, who wasn't even there to fight. So technically we had 4, but whatever... He was the only one stupid enough to come outside and fight. Apparently he figured since he had us outnumbered that his friends would help him "win." Well guess what, his friends didn't do a damn thing and he got beat to a bloody and broken mess. He came up to Bloat and traded punch for punch, then went after Bely. While Bely and him were on the ground one of our guys kicked him 3 times and then let him and Bely go at it after his friends started talking about "let them fight one-on-one."

# "A guy who learned to play the trombone in Jr High School" choked Bely or Bloat, depending on which version of the distorted story you heard, until they screamed for help.
This is insane. First of all, he said he broke his hand on the first punch in the fight. And since he was seen with a cast on we'll go with that... Guess what though, there's no way he could have choked anyone with a broken hand! The only thing he did after landing the initial 2 punches was held on and tried to protect his ugly face while his buddies jumped around watched.

# "A guy with a lot of scars on his scalp" smashed on Task.
This idiot went into Task's work as he was at the cash register, sucker punched him in the neck and ran outside and left. We have it on video tape.

[T14K]

all that shit is so old. i just loved the way he wrote, figured some people who know what would enjoy it.

[T14K]

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took these out of my archives... a few favorites.

[TELUM]

Was that suppose to be a subliminal hit? 1. that shit is hella old, 2. none of those stories was about me. So it aint doin nothin. Im here tryin to pay respect homie. If you got somethin to say to me, say it straight up.

[T14K]

whoa there. noone said it was about you. i specifically stated it was old and that i was posting it just to show how funny he was.

[TELUM]

All good. It just looked kinda funny comin after my post ya kno. Anyways.. back to the thread. RIP BLOAT.

[oakland273]

Andrew will be missed by everyone that knew him, and although I had lost touch with him in the last few years, I can say with confidence that I would not be writing today if it wasn't for the influence of Bloat. From showing up at his house after work randomly and having him welcome me on bombing runs with Bely, to buying the first two cans of montana off of him to do my very first piece, he was always a major influence. He gave me advice on my first sketch I ever did, and was even willing to get down in a side crew I was putting together, which never really took off. Andrew was a pleasure to be around, and a truly class act. Andrew was even willing to help me paint a banner for my Senior class during downtown rally (Hayward cats know), coming through and showing love and respect to the youngsters. I'll never forget the Yoder voice, Haywardgraffiti.com, and the art he left behind.

Lone ASE TFN

[oakland273]

Hey towel you should post the link to the site that Andrew still had up where your getting all those pictures so everyone can enjoy the work he had.

[ames1001]

My condolence goes out to Bloats Family and friends...and to all of my ASE brothers keep your heads up...i really wish i got to meet bloat before he passed...he , bely , rgue, grite etc. and the whole haywardgraffiti.com site had such a big influence on my life and is the main reason why i became infatuated with the whole graffiti lifestyle...and now to be able to call these people my family and close friends is such an honor...i thank the whole crew for making me feel welcomed and showing me the ropes when it comes to graffiti and life in general..without you guys ide be lost...and im blessed to have you guys as family...even though i didnt know andrew personally..ive been thinking about his passing everyday since i found out..it kills me inside to know that a person with so much talent and who inspired me in so many ways is gone and i will never have a chance to meet him...hayward lost a hero...and for all the others in the crew that i still havent met..i hope we do meet in the near future...to everyone else keep your heads up and continue to hold it down.

One Love,

Amesso ASE

[T14K]

that site isn't up anymore lone. i saved all of those to my email a couple of years ago when i found out homtown.aol.com was shutting down.