
     [August 25th, 2001--The Fiasco--Cain--Partners & Criminals--Represent!]







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     `          will be. But I do  know that I  am here with                `
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 . .  `'?$$ $  this  collection.  My  passion for ascii has      $ `
.    `/._`',$  been re-sparked by the Partners & Criminals.      $   .   `
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` .       `*7  rest of them are each other's friend as well      $  .    .
    `  .        Together, we plan to release ascii, and have
      .  `.     fun doing it as a group. Thanks go to Hiro P      `    . `
   .`   `. .    Poskgubbe, t-bob, Mj0lnir, and Mass Murderer   .   , `
,`  .     .     You   guys  all  rock  and I  am   glad   to     ,$        
$__   ` `       stand beside you as an artist  and a friend.     $$\._
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     `*$$$$    this  package. These  are my  adventures  in       .  `
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      .  `      but ended up forgetting everything, and just                $
'  `            drawing my past..  hopefully from  Noname on                $
                will be clearer -- it's  still dope, though.       `        $
                I will be releasing it in two parts, new and        .       $
                old. 1000 lines each, hopefully. Part I will      .         $
                be  in  Partners &  Criminals 001,  and  the   .`           $
                other will be in 002, or independent.                       $
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   First off, I guess; would have been the group I started with Kweiheri Tron
   from the 403 area code. This group consisted of various local artists, and
   myself -- Here's the important part of this all. I ripped Hiro Protagonist
   in one of the packs we released. At the time, I simply thought that he was
   some  guy that no one cared about. So off  I went..  haha.  As soon as the
   pack was  released,  I was CAUGHT.  So yeah, Oasis loses -all- credibility
   and I am back at the bottom of the artist  heap.  However far Oasis didn't
   get me, it did give me the opportunity to meet Devin for the first time at
   which point I fully apologized. He said 'Cool, no worries, everyone has to
   start somewhere' or something like that. Dope. Hiro ran Quad-P, and he let
   me join. Needless to say,  I was in  the group  forever.. but I never once
   released an ascii. So, Devin. here's to you.. for actually being my 'gate-
   way' drug to the ascii scene. Symbolism? You know it!




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|-> TITLE: HiGHRO-P         H-> $$$$,. `"$$,d7`7$l ,`/$b$$( ``` SS;; )$
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Respect goes out to: Oasis, everyone who was in that group -- Word.
And to the local guys, Tempus, 4d, Nuri, Vlad, Kwisatz, BiO!, word.
This next piece was done my Cthulu of MiST and Myself, at or around
the time of the Noname Brand Revival .. I thought it would be a
nice addition to this release. Also, from the preceeding memory,
respect goes out to Quad-p; Whirr! Rheostatic! Shamen! I can't
remember the rest of you sorry.
And, I suppose I owe the guy who busted me for ripping Hiro;
where would I be without you? =)


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           Dark shadows fill the desert of the mind
           with shades of former glories passed and gone.
           Woe be to parched surveyer's hopes to find
           an end to night - the birthing rays of dawn.

           The moon does not reflect in lifeless grains,
           worn down from monuments Antique and rare.
           The artist's hopes and wishes brought from pains
           amount to naught.  The scouring sands don't care.

           Yet in this dust of legends something stirs -
           the sands of time begin to froth and churn.
           Through dune's cascades a maelstrom occurs.

           A spot of sand turns wet - the watcher learns
           and drinks in deep.  Though far, that place is
           here as well - a mental state - Oasis.



--//decoratedwithdizfiles\\-- Up next?... .


Now, I'll take a little  step back!
While in  Oasis, I  came  across an  .- - --- --- -- --  /$ - -- -*.
important  part of my 'ascii life.'  | _.,\._        .` $; *;     ` .
This  'part'  was  Polymorph.  From  ,$$$' `    _  /   l$   $l        $`.
this hodge-bodge mess called Oasis,  `'*   .* `   `*, ;$;  $$\      .'  ,
came one of the  greatest Newschool  *,  `(     /$'   $$$$l  l$  `' `     .
Ascii  Artists  of all time! And it  $$$$,d$*$&*,._,*$'`$$  ;$  s0ap
just so  happened  that  me and him  $$$$$&`.`*&$$P' .. `$$  $  pk#XX  .`
got along like brothers. And I need  $$$'..'.`.. .... `...  `*,.   .   `
to let everyone know, that  this is  '`
the point in the story that I start
to forget what happened, and in what order it happened. When this is released,
                                   any clarification  that  can be  offered is
        b                          more than welcome. Me and  Polymorph stayed
        $$b       /$$       .\     pretty  close  for a  good long time and he
/$$$$$$ $$$$b    `'$$;    .d$$$\   had a lot to do  with  my ascii improvement
     `$ $ `$$$\    l$$  .d$$$P``  and inspiration. I still  plan  on going to
  .   $ $   `$$$,  ;$$; $'       visit his  euro-ass in  Sweden  sometime in
  .  ;$ `\$$$$$$$&*$$$; `$b.      the  apparently  distant  future. Now,  how
  :  l$ b `\$'` '7$$$$$. `$$$\._ the time in  between  Oasis  and  the first
  |  $$ $\  `\._  `$7'`_ `?$$$$' Noname  came  about is kinda weird, so bare
  | ;$$ $$$\  `$$$&*,/'  '*.`$'  with me. First things  first though, here's
  | l$$  `\  `*&/` tRANK `.    to Polymorph. And word  to  tRANK and  s0ap
  |___________`\    pack#XX00  `.  ascii; note the  diz files above and to the
                `---------------'  left.


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So I'd imagine this is getting confusing.. because it is for me. I can't even
remember what order this shit all happened in. In fact, the early days are
so extremely unclear to me because I, like Hiro P, was quite the chronic smoker
in my time. So FUCK THE CHRONOLOGICAL ORDER DEAL -- It's not going to work.

So, I actually merged Oasis into CiA, and I became the leader of the ascii
division for CiA at the time. Neat eh? Who'd of imagined that this early in my
career, I'd be a big senior in a big art group. Oh well, didn't last long, but
for now, here's to CiA; Nappy, Filth! and uhmm, the rest of you, Goddamn, I am
horrible with names. Oh yeah, BLiNG BLiNG mistAh EVERLAST. You're props will
come later, promise. (see pt.II).



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|-> FOR: Everyone in CiA    T`"j$$$$$$$$l," \$$b, ``/$$`,\S$/, ,\$$$$b
|-> TITLE: CiA              H-> $$$$,. `"$$,d7`7$l ,`/$b$$( ``` SS;; )$
|-> NOTE: So bad with names E ,,SSS$`` ,,lSSSSSl`"SSSSSSl$$7\SSSSSSSllSSSS7
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                                   ***

           The funny thing about me and CiA was that I never actually
           knew what CiA meant; and  I still don't. But, nevertheless
           it was still one  of the  most prominent group experiences
           I ever had. I met some  very good friends in this group, &
           one of them was perhaps  my closest scene friend, S. Amiss
           aka; Discyple. Me and Scott became  very good friends over
           the  years  of  drawing  along side  one another in groups
           like CiA,  Noname and  Kwest. I  don't really know what to
           say about Scott. We  talked  on the  phone alot, we rapped
           alot, we thought up a ton of great ideas, and most of them
           happened: noname pimpedia,  rapping pumpkins at halloween,
           you know;  stupid ascii  shit. We had fun, at least I did.
           Scott was ahead of his time as an artists and could single
           handedly  (no  joke intended, with ONE hand)  draw circles
           around everyone in the scene today,  and days  past. Don't
           believe me? Fuck you =) So, to a  friend, and a new school
           genius, here's the best ascii I  could do to throw a shout
           out. Big ups, Plato! (pronounced PLAY-TOW).



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|-> FOR: Discyple aka Scott T`"j$$$$$$$$l," \$$b, ``/$$`,\S$/, ,\$$$$b
|-> TITLE: Discyple         H-> $$$$,. `"$$,d7`7$l ,`/$b$$( ``` SS;; )$
|-> NOTE: come back!        E ,,SSS$`` ,,lSSSSSl`"SSSSSSl$$7\SSSSSSSllSSSS7
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    So there's to Discyple; I'm not sure what else I can say, other than that
 the ascii scene was  a much better place with the likes of Dy around, and
    he was a pioneer of what  newschool is today.  Scott, you're welcome back
 by every person in the ascii scene and I hope that you  do come back some
    time. And I hope you marry the woman, too. Am I still the best man? (har)
 Oh yeah, I never actually touched the Jagr that night, either. Word.



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|-> FOR: bASIC!a            T`"j$$$$$$$$l," \$$b, ``/$$`,\S$/, ,\$$$$b
|-> TITLE: BASIC            H-> $$$$,. `"$$,d7`7$l ,`/$b$$( ``` SS;; )$
|-> NOTE: One of my faves   E ,,SSS$`` ,,lSSSSSl`"SSSSSSl$$7\SSSSSSSllSSSS7
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                                    ***

        I can't forget bASIC!a. Word up to Kaleidas, the BlindMan, Epidemic
        HOlocaust, Slick Williard, Kresile Iesone, MJAY, tMM, rUckus, Poly,
        and the whole crew.  bASIC was one  of the  purest  ascii groups to
        ever release in the  ascii scene, every  pack was SO full of talent
        and was a HUGE pleasure to view. Basic  started  out  going head to
        head with tRANK and that competition  was hot, man, and I was proud
        to be a part of it.  Another group  that I was in for approximately
        two packs or so (?) was s0ap; sons 0f ascii pr0phets.



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|-> FOR: the sONS           T`"j$$$$$$$$l," \$$b, ``/$$`,\S$/, ,\$$$$b
|-> TITLE: SOAP             H-> $$$$,. `"$$,d7`7$l ,`/$b$$( ``` SS;; )$
|-> NOTE: izmle.            E ,,SSS$`` ,,lSSSSSl`"SSSSSSl$$7\SSSSSSSllSSSS7
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        The great thing about s0ap, altogether, was the family aspect that
        they had  going on.  It was crazy, they were all really tight, and
        really challenged  new artists  who were  trying  to get  into the
        group. It took me  forever to get  into s0ap; I  had spent time in
        bASIC and Wicked  and other  groups, and by the time I finally got
        in, I only last 2 packs and then  fucked off to start Noname Brand
        Ascii. s0ap motivated me to get better, and try harder with ascii,
        and  the guys  in the group  were my ascii 'idols'. Jestor, Prism,
        Mr.  Self-Destruct,  Sarkazm, Bamboozler and the rest of the crew.
        It was fun, I wish it had maybe lasted a little longer,  or that I
        got in a little earlier, I don't know. Either way, I guess.



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|-> FOR: Jeff, I guess      T`"j$$$$$$$$l," \$$b, ``/$$`,\S$/, ,\$$$$b
|-> TITLE: Mimic            H-> $$$$,. `"$$,d7`7$l ,`/$b$$( ``` SS;; )$
|-> NOTE: .RMX, rereleased  E ,,SSS$`` ,,lSSSSSl`"SSSSSSl$$7\SSSSSSSllSSSS7
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  Jeff and his crew deserve  respect, it's true. If not for Mimic, this scene
  would probably not  be as  strong  (if you can call it that) as it is right
  now. The  Mimic crew  have  released  -faithfully-  for three  years, and I
  personally want to thank them  for that. That's  HUGE,  but please, keep on
  going, it's SO important that  you do. The scene can be revitalized, I know
  it  can, so  stick to it  you guys.  Jashiin,  H7, Konami, Jeff! Jules! You
  guys  may have  unknowingly (or knowingly)  kept  the scene breathing, just
  enough for it to go off of life support and become a full fledged community
  again. Thank you so much! This is only the beginning, you guys need to keep
  on fighting  for what we do, so I'm calling you out: I will, and I want you
  to show me what your worth, and what you can do with the Dollar or the Dash
  perhaps  we can rebuild  this fallen empire  together.  Big up to the Mimic
  crew.

  Thanks to Konami for the divider used in this colly.




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|-> FOR: ME                 T`"j$$$$$$$$l," \$$b, ``/$$`,\S$/, ,\$$$$b
|-> TITLE: KWEST            H-> $$$$,. `"$$,d7`7$l ,`/$b$$( ``` SS;; )$
|-> NOTE: gang ascii, hah   E ,,SSS$`` ,,lSSSSSl`"SSSSSSl$$7\SSSSSSSllSSSS7
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      What can I say about kWEST? This group was based solely on attitude
      and skill. I've never had the pleasure of drawing beside a group of
      guys with so much raw talent and gritty  'fuck right off' attitude.
      It was  a pleasure,  to  say the least. I don't have to greet here,
      I don't think;  Kwest siders know who they are!  and that's  really
      all there  is to it.  If you haven't seen these  packs, you're miss
      ing out -- GO DOWNLOAD THEM OFF OF CHRIST.




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|-> FOR: All nonames...     T`"j$$$$$$$$l," \$$b, ``/$$`,\S$/, ,\$$$$b
|-> TITLE: NBA!ascii        H-> $$$$,. `"$$,d7`7$l ,`/$b$$( ``` SS;; )$
|-> NOTE: NONAME BRAND      E ,,SSS$`` ,,lSSSSSl`"SSSSSSl$$7\SSSSSSSllSSSS7
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    Ahh. Noname was my lovechild. It was an awesome group to run, be a part
    of, and still is one of the key  parts of my scene career.  I can't say
    as much as I'd like to about this group, other than being able to thank
    everyone who was a  part of the  group, ever. Also, to the folks in the
    scene that faithfully downloaded Noname Brand Ascii every  month, thank
    you. I'd love this kind of support in future endeavours. Noname was big
    and the people that did that were the artists of Noname, without  them,
    it never would have been possible to create such a dominant ascii force
    Thanks  to all, who  are too  many  to name, for everything you did for
    Noname, but rest assured, folks --  Noname will never rise again. Watch
    out for tUS!a, this September!


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|-> FOR: Neil!              T`"j$$$$$$$$l," \$$b, ``/$$`,\S$/, ,\$$$$b
|-> TITLE: odelay!a         H-> $$$$,. `"$$,d7`7$l ,`/$b$$( ``` SS;; )$
|-> NOTE: i luv you         E ,,SSS$`` ,,lSSSSSl`"SSSSSSl$$7\SSSSSSSllSSSS7
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          Odelay was how I discovered Prodigy.
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          he, is fucking awesome. Odelay was an outstanding group,
          full of talent, and yet another group that never should
          have died. Here's to Odelay, then, and everyone who was involved
          in that project! Neil -- Start drawing again, not in Mimic!
          Not to say I 'discovered' Neil, cuz that's how that sentence sounds.
          Good ol' grammerr, dewd.

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Remorse has always been great. Especially back in the day, when it was like
a true  family of the BEST ascii artists in the scene. I still like to view
Remorse  releases,  I just can't  stand Whodini. I'm only kidding. I think.
Big up to Remorse! Tzeentch!  Wackie! Arrogance\aCk!  Necromancer! Whodini!
Polymorph! Fahrenheit! Omi! Erupt! Shit,  there really is too many to name.
So, to everyone who has been in Remorse, past and present, word!.



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                                                gAME.




         True Ascii. True was fun, but I think it would've been a better
         fit to the ascii scene about  2 years  before  it emerged. Back
         when the scene was  all about  trying  to  be the most 'on-top'
         group, and have the biggest mouth, and you know, whoever  could
         spit the most game. The  negative  about running  a group  like
         this, is that it's very high maintenance. Lot's  of beaking off
         has to take place, and then you have to put energy into  making
         ascii, and it's like you HAVE to fight with someone every  day.
         It gets to be too much, so that's why true died. Rest in peace.
         For a long time, please. Please and thanks. Good.




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         are really excited, and the first release is already out. Grab
         it from thuglife.org, if you can,  or from me on IRC  as ca1n.
         This is going to be awesome, folks. Keep an eye out.






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   We'll see you when we see you, because organization is lame.
   The Partners & Criminals Family might never walked together as a group
   again, but, if we do -- it will be good. Just as this time has been!
   Expect more from this group on an individual basis, in the form of
   collies, and solo .ZIP releases.

   Meanwhile, I think the props went out to most of the people I love in
   the ascii scene, so I'm not going to any trouble to list more. If I did
   miss you, I'm sorry -- Cheers to you.

   So, without any further babbling, here's to being done (*pop*) Ahhh.




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