Goal, Wane and Persue > Melrose / Fairfax, Los Angeles 1999

In the summer of 1999 I did a US tour, my first stop was California where I visited my friend Persue. As a bonus Wane just happened to be in California as well. Lisa, Persue’s girlfriend at the time, worked as a manager at «Workmens» at Melrose in LA. She hooked us up with a nice spot in the alley right behind the store. The wall was high but not particularly wide, so we had to stack the pieces on top of each other. Wane was at bottom and I was on top, while Persue did characters in between. Anyway, while I was in my own zone, 3-4 meters on a ladder above ground, a gangster ass low rider, you know one of those that you see in LA hood movies like «Boyz n the Hood» and «Menace To Society» came creeping up the alley. The car stopped right by the wall we were painting and out jumps two guys that looked like Hispanic gang members. One of them shouts «What’s up locos!». I look confused down from my ladder and Persue didn’t say anything. Then Wane jumps down from his ladder and shouts «Wane COD from the Bronx». Right then and there the atmosphere went from hostile to very friendly. It turned out the guys were writers from the legendary LA based “UTI” crew and were fans and respected Wane’s legacy. God knows what could have gone down if the infamous Wane hadn´t had the rep that he has. Goal > All in One - COD - KD - Crime Empire. @waneonecod @persue1 @skillydee