During the 1980s, photographers Martha Cooper and Henry Chalfant captured the environment and the imagination of a generation, documenting the trendsetting street-art movement for the very first time. Now, after 25 years, Subway Art is available in a large-scale, deluxe format to heighten the visual impact of the graffiti captured within. With 70 never-before-seen photographs, all-new introductions, and a contemporary afterword, this collector's edition explores the prolific and sometimes tension-filled rise of graffiti from gritty train yards to galleries worldwide. With more than half a million copies sold, Subway Art is the definitive book on street-art from its inception as a "social plague" to its role as a sounding board for young urban voices and up-and-coming artists.

"70 never-before-seen photographs?" Sweet. It's also 11-1/2 x 16-1/2 in, which is significantly larger than the original version (which is, according to amazon, 10.7 x 8.1 inches.) the gatefold section will be HUGE! I can't wait.

For those of you wondering about such things, Subway Art is, without question, one of the most influential publications in my life. It helped shape the trajectory of my life from the moment I first got my grubby little hands on it, all the way back in 1984.

I'm just trying to dig my way out of a pretty big hole.

I've got a good movie review queued up, if that makes you feel any better. As a teaser for that review (of one of the best martial arts movies I've seen in forever), and to maybe keep you busy until I can properly post again, have you read any of the interviews I did with martial arts superstar, Donnie Yen? I spoke with him several times for the Dig and Shovel Magazine:

Iron Monkey Review/ Donnie Yen Interview

Donnie Yen interview from the year 2000

An Interview with Donnie Yen from 1999

Fun times.

Not to be confused with The Sword Stained With Royal Blood (this is DrunkenFist.com, after all),
Royal Wedding is a wonderful, later film featuring the talents of Fred Astaire. Well acted, funny and featuring just a bit more plot than the average Astaire film, Royal Wedding is an easy film to like. It's especially noteworthy for two memorable Astaire numbers- "Sunday Jumps", in which he partners with a coat rack and "You're All The World To Me", where Astaire dances up the walls and on the ceiling.

Worth it for those two numbers alone.

The Big Sleep is an insanely cool movie. The plot is somewhat convoluted, but at the end of the day it doesn't really matter because in this movie Bogart fully illustrates the style and screen presence that made him a mega star. It doesn't hurt that he's joined in this task by Lauren Bacall, of course. A real classic.

YES!

Cartlon Fisk and Jim Rice were my two favorite players growing up, so I'm definitely psyched to see Rice make it into Cooperstown.

Rickey Henderson, Jim Rice voted into Baseball Hall of Fame