I went to see my sister’s family in Gordon today and as I was coming out of the station I saw some young women in flowing skirts and dresses. It was refreshing considering the fluorescent active wear in Coogee and the general meat market vibe going on every day.

A lot of people say Coogee and Bondi are full of wankers and I would agree considering that I am one of them. I don’t dress in the Coogee way though, I choose dated fashion items from early 80s Hip Hop culture, Futura fashions in particular. People don’t know what it is and I don’t really care anyway.

I was in a Coogee supermarket last night in a smart casual get up minding my own business and an executive type young woman looked at me down her nose. I don’t really care to be honest, most youth are ageist and full of dumb ideas anyway, especially these corporate slave types.

So I would agree that Coogee is full of wankers and I love wearing that early 80s Futura shtick and getting those looks from these generic people who probably think tagging is bad and corporate slavery is good. In 1984 when Hip Hop culture was in fad mode I was not cool enough to join in the antics and I was quite young.

In late 1986 in my area the whole area had been covered in break dance era graffiti from 1984 and the general consensus was that graffiti was bad news. All of the cops who were surf club members saw themselves as the arbiters of culture which was stubbies, beer and people with not much clothes on. So I launched into graffiti glad I was pissing these people off. 

Glad I am still annoying people now too. Makes me feel happy. Most people think that you are full of yourself and that’s why you aren’t following the generic route. You think you are special or better than everyone or something. No, it’s that I have a job to go against the tide and enjoy my life which is a beautiful place to inhabit. I am not a slave when I pick up a can, I am out of control!