R.I.P. Alfah (Toronto graffiti artist) 1986 - 2005
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Uploaded by hillcrestG on Aug 15, 2007
On February 1 of 2005, sometime after 10 o'clock at night, on a section of the CPR tracks in mid-town Toronto, a young man was struck by an oncoming train. His name was Bardia Bryan Zargham. He was 18 years old and he died a few hours later.
Bardia Bryan Zargham was a graffiti artist and he was writing his tag - his graffiti name - on the side of a stationary freight car when a train hit him. His tag was Alpha, the beginning of everything. Alpha was known as the King of the Bombers. He was that good at writing his name in big letters in a few short minutes and then moving on to do it again. And again. And again. Hardcore graffiti is not about painting pretty murals on easy-to-reach surfaces. It is about writing your name, artfully against the law where everyone can see it at great personal risk.
Alpha tags are still everywhere in the city. And, since his death, a companion grafitti has begun to appear, even on the wall of a police station, huge defiant letters spelling "R.I.P. Alpha.".
Bardia Bryan Zargham was the first graffiti artist in Toronto known to have died while writing. The Sunday Edition's Elizabeth Gray went in search of Alpha and the teenage subculture in which he played a central role. Her documentary is "Finding Alpha."
Alfah had attended the toronto high school; Central Tech.
we all miss you alfah.
much love, and respect goes to him, his friends, and his family.
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R.I.P alfah much love graffiti alld the way
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man we all a bing family feb 1 we bomb rip alfah
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@ShY1CAS fuck off
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They call me ALFAH what's up homie
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FUCK YOU DISRESPECTIN PIECE OF SHIT STFU IF U GOT NUTTIN GOOD TO SAY
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fuck alfah Da wOP..
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r.i.p , toronto rep
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RIP Alfah! i hope theres enough respect in t.o for ppl to leave his walls alone...
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I hear he won the 2005 Darwin Award. That true?
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12 dislikes wtf?
damn he died doing what he loved to do
R.I.P Alpha
never going to be forgoten.....
repping801 1 year ago 5
who the fuck would dislike this you can go fuck your self.
R.I.P alfah
madrad3 1 year ago 4