The Legend of Cool “Disco” Dan rough cut @ Docs in Progress, Fri. March 4

Docs in Progress will show a rough cut of  The Legend of Cool “Disco” Dan (90 minute rough cut of a documentary feature)
by Joseph Pattisall and Roger Gastman this Friday night, March 4.

Amidst the backdrop of Washington DC’s former claim to fame as the murder
capital of the United States and its unique urban culture centered around
Go Go music, Cool “Disco” Dan emerged as an underground celebrity in the
late 1980s and early 1990s.  He graffitied his moniker all over the city
until it seemed as though no wall, rooftop, street sign, or Metro bus had
been forgotten.  Somehow he managed to survive while legions of his peers
were killed, incarcerated, or became utterly adrift.  This film looks back
at Washington DC’s own folk hero and what has become of him today.

WHEN?

Friday, March 4 from 7:00-10:00 pm.

WHERE?

George Washington University’s Media and Public Affairs Building
Lower Level Auditorium (B-07)
805 21st Street, NW (corner of 21st and H Streets)
Washington DC 20052

How Much?

TICKETS:  $10 suggested donation  / ($5 for Docs Insiders)  

Tickets are cash only at the door.

How to Get There?

Closest Metro: Foggy Bottom/Faragut West.

Bus: S2, L2 downtown, 30 buses 21st & Penn

Limited street parking free after 6:30 pm.
Garage parking nearby on H and I Streets.

Roger Gastman Lecture on DC graffiti tomorrow, Feb 17, at the Corcoran

http://programs.corcoran.org/products/roger-gastman-takes-to-the-streets

For nearly 20 years, Roger Gastman has been at the cutting edge of the street culture and graffiti art movements. Gastman founded and published two of America’s most respected underground culture magazines: While You Were Sleeping and Swindle, and has produced over a dozen art books, including his upcoming project, History of American Graffiti (Harper Collins, 2011).

He co-curated  MOCA’s upcoming exhibition, Art in the Streets, the first major museum retrospective of graffiti and street art, and was recently featured in Banksy’s documentary film, Exit Through the Gift Shop. A trusted mediator between the underground art scenes and mainstream culture, Gastman facilitated the donation of a piece by iconic Washington, DC graffiti artist, Danny Hogg “Cool Disco Dan,” which is now on view at the Corcoran. On this evening, Roger Gastman takes us through the underground world of graffiti and street art, and discusses the history of graffiti in DC.

“Free Purp SW”

Washington Syndicate

This has been on the green line platform at Gallery Place for at least a week now, if not longer.

Photo(s) of the Day “Im for the side; SOUTHSIDE”, “THE BUMS HAVE SPOKEN”, and “Erybody know Fat Mike”

Some select photos from the Wash Syndicate collection.

1. “Im from the side; SOUTHSIDE” — Taken at the Ft. Totten Metro station within a pay phone kiosk on the upper level where the red line trains come and go.

2. “THE BUMS HAVE SPOKEN” — Taken inside a bathroom stall at 901G.

3. “Erybody know Fat Mike” — Taken on the back of the M8 bus in Congress Heights.

Michael Jackson graff defaced at Brookland Station

Circa summer 2009. Courtesy Wash Syndicate

The below was taken this morning.

Courtesy Wash Syndicate

Photo of the Day_February 5, 2010

Rest in Peace Sean Taylor, Washington Redskin 4IFE

 

Red Line – CUA / Brookland Station