Category: Friends

Freedom of Speech

Post author By swinhoe
Post date January 31, 2012

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In repressive regimes (usually the regimes western governments convince us to invade) the first loss of liberty is the freedom of speech. The first signifiers of a repressive regime are deaths in the cells.

My friend Patrizia Cirino has been accused of slander over the italian police’s detention and the subsequent death of Aldo Bianzino in Perugia. She has not accused anyone, she has only asked for information concerning the events that led up to Aldo’s death. She is being prosecuted over this request for information, a lone woman of limited means against the state. Of course this means she will have to fight the case through their machine, the courts. This will cost a large amount of money and it is for this reason we are holding a fund raising event on the:

SUNDAY 12th FEB FROM 2.30pm THE ROYAL SOVEREIGN, CLAPTON 64 Northwold Rd, E5 8RL

I have donated several works for the raffle, unique works on aluminum. There will be all sorts of prizes and stalls, hopefully we can raise some funds to fight this case and get justice for both Aldo and Patrizia.

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Freedom of Speech

Post author By swinhoe
Post date January 27, 2012

A good friend of mine has recently been accused of slander by the italian prison guards authority (italian state). Her crime? Asking for information about the death of Aldo Bianzino

In 2007, Aldo Bianzino a carpenter in Perugia Italy was arrested for growing a few marijuana plants, he was taken into custody, where 2 days later he was found dead in his prison cell. NO, EXPLANATION, OR DETAILS HAVE EVER BEEN RELEASED! My friend, Patrizia Cirino an artist and activist, has been campaigning for information about Aldo’s death and is being accused of slander by the Italian authorities . Her crime? Simply wanting the truth. Help her get it and fight a possible 3 year sentence and win justice for Aldo.

Some like minded friends are putting together a fund raising event, i will be donating several items of art for the raffle and trying to get other artist friends to do the same. If you want to donate something or enter the raffle or simply find out about our cause come down to THE ROYAL SOVEREIGN, CLAPTON SUNDAY 12th FEB FROM 2.30pm 64 Northwold Rd, E5 8RL

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Knuckles

Post author By swinhoe
Post date January 26, 2012

Festival Friends sideshow

Trannies and Hammers

Post author By swinhoe
Post date August 17, 2011

So Debs & Strapper from Wrekon invited us down to Endorse It In Dorset to set up “Old Boney” the High striking test your strength machine. It’s probably its last outing for the year, with the winter providing the time to tweak improvements to its set up and signage. Endorse it was one of the nicest festivals we’ve been to this year, lovely site and a great misx of some of the friendliest people we’ve had swing our hammer. Thanks to all that had a go, we had 48 people win prizes and 37 very strong men ring the bell, with one girl Kattja so close to doing it as well. Sunday is ladies day at the festival where the lads dress as women and with a punk/rockabilly line up there were some stunning outfits as you can see above.

Tags Dotmasters, Old Boney, sideshows

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Party

Post author By swinhoe
Post date July 24, 2011

Shits and giggles at in Palma Mallorca Nick banging one out.

Tags nick walker, Stencil

collaboration Festival Friends Glastonbury Mutoid waste department sideshow

Unfairground update

Post author By swinhoe
Post date July 14, 2011

Just updated the Unfairground website, with pics and new sections about the venues in the unfairground you can check it out here www.unfairground.org

Tags Dotmasters, Glastonbury, mutoid waste department, pikey, sideshows, unfairground

Friends murals travel

Eine’s dry

Post author By swinhoe
Post date July 12, 2011

So it was with full fear we went to bergen to paint a wall with Eine and Steph. Not because they are scary but because we were attempting to paint a bloody big wall in the wettest part of the west coast. Famous for the rain, the town had experienced almost 2 months relentless rain pior to our trip. Ben arrived and the clouds parted….lucky basturd! I was straight (?) from Glastonbury and Ben and steph from Roskida, battle weary and soaked the sun made a decent change. Ben smashed the wall in 3 days. Contraversial calculate cash.

Tags Bergen, eine, street art

Friends stuff i like travel

Why oh why?

Post author By swinhoe
Post date July 5, 2011

Had to share this with you all, craziest tattoo i’ve ever seen, even more weird if you know who’s leg its on! I ain’t telling, if you know you know, still a bonkers tattoo!

Tags thing i like

Friends london stuff i like

A right royal knees up

Post author By swinhoe
Post date April 30, 2011

Ok, it was a strange day and probably not the crowd that most people were hanging out with while kate and bill got married. Baroness von Reichardt (aka Carrie) invited a whole lot of friends over for an alternative street party. Where, you may ask? Chiswick! I know bloody weird in itself! So weird in fact that Channel 4 were in attendance for their Unofficial Royal Wedding program that goes out on monday 2nd.
Although you could avoid watching it, cut short due to the breaking news of the death of osama bin lightbulb. The short version is a blessing though, forgettable.

you could however read this article about carries’s brand of mayhem here ID magazine

An amazing day, allot of fun, I set up shop making MonroER tenners, Lots of folk brought their money to be doctored, did some twenties and even an Egyptian 100 pound note for Nick Reynolds, the sphinx getting the yellow hair treatment.

Tags london, street art, thing i like