Confusion issue #23 – free online – includes an interview with Gnarcel,DIY Spot check-outs at: Sheepside (Hawaii), Le Combe des Moulins (France), Bay Area (Japan), Noodle DIY (California), Zgosa Spot (Slovenia)Le Labo (France) and way more!
Looking around FDR and seeing nothing but queens — and I mean only Queens — fired up, ripping in every direction, nearly running into each other, stoking each other up, and just straight going for it, reassures the female presence at DIYs (especially FDR) is well worth paying attention to. The energy is there. It’s authentic. It’s intense.
Jacques Séguéla, a french politician once said “If at 50 years old you don’t own a Rolex, it means you messed up something in your life”. Yeah right… Enzo is quite far to be 50 yet (he’s actually only 19) and on the watch he doesn’t own, it’s only writing “NOW” anyway. Whatever, since over a year, this kid and his crew were digging, by hand, a fucking huge hole which is now probably one the best backyard pool in France ! And yep, those guys shot in one go ! God damn legends.
We couldn’t see any of the DIY from where we were, so I started venturing into the no-man’s land they created. As I got closer I climbed to the top of an unnatural hill, and from there I could see the top of the vert wall still standing.
The city moves at a snail’s pace. If you can get your new build in quick enough, they might just think they’ve already destroyed it
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After negotiating with my mum about doing some concrete instead of wood in the barn, we finally had a green light to get started.
It will not be a surprise if I say that 2020 was a little fucked up. All this covid/lockdown/stay at home bullshit etc. One of the obvious questions that the whole world was asking was: “Will there be annual Rozkurwiel Tour?”. No worries guys. It happened. First idea was to visit the Netherlands, Belgium and Luxembourg. Our plan changed. Was our trip worse because of that? Let’s find out!
FDR’s 8th annual contest went off last weekend. This one was a special treat being on Halloween and having Andy Roy as guest announcer.
I choose known spots in my city and I try to take them to my style putting them in flat colors and fitting them with something symbolic of the city.