@BEGIN_FILE_ID.DIZ ________ \_____ A l p h a b e t dg fgghb / | \----------. s _ lRReo _/ _ \ 1 aSCIi | o \\ jnoAn. \_____| \_ pROd. | u \\ kmxh ¦______/ ______:_p__ \\___P______ :. / _______/ (¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯_) |:: \______ \ \__________/ |:::::. / | \_ @END_FILE_ID.DIZ _ © reLEASEd 20th sEPTEMBER 1994 _ aLL r|GHTs rESERVEd.... / ) . _ . / / uSE f|LEMASTER oR ceD tO v|EW / / / / _ _____________________________________________/_/_ ( U ¦_____________________/ \_________________________ | :::| \ U | `ReAL' :::| dg fgghb b \___| pRESENTs :::| _ lRReK | hIS 1ST :::| \\ jnoAn. | ª aSCII ª :::| \\ kmxh | cOLLECTIOn. :::| \\____P________ | . : :| (¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯_) | eNT|TLED... :::| \_____________/ `--------------------' ________ ________ ________ ______ ___\__ /_____ \___ \___ _______\__ /______\__ \__________ ^ \_____ __/ / \_____ \_ ¥ ______ __/____ \ \_ / ^ ¦ / _/ \ / | _/ / | | _/ \ _/ _/ \___/ \__/ ¦ . / _ \ /¯¯¯¯| __/ _ | _ \ _ \ ____) \ . ¦ _/ | \ | | | | | \_ / \ / \ \ ¦ | \_____| \______|_____|____| |___|______/______/ \____/ | | |_______/ _______ `----' ________`---------' | `--------------- ____\__ /_______ ____ ___\___ \ -------------' ^ / ______/____ ¥ | ______ \_ ^ : \_____ \ | | | | _/ / : ¦ / | \ | ¦ | __/ ¦ | \ \_______|_________| | | | \__________/ |_____| | `-------------- aLPHABEt sOUp --------------' `` Je m'|NSP|Re De L'aRt De lA Rue '' [Picasso] tHe <ª ¿NTRODUCT¿On ª> ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ This is the first ever ascii production from myself (ReAL). Hope U like it! I'm sure my next ascii collection will be bigger than this one. At the moment I don't get many requests ,,,,, being a (relatively) unknown artist, but hopefully this will _ _|||||_ _ change. I wanna say thanx to all the people who really / ø-ø \ gave me the inspiration to complete this bundle of (~ (_) ~) characters! special hi ho's to Crown/CRB and Denzil/LSD \__.__/ who helped to spread my first asciis by using them. Never forget : Ascii painting is a funky, street influenced, modern artform. It's done mostly by creative and talented people, so Don't let anyone put it down! - A single word message to anyone who has TRIED to do so : BacDaFucUp. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ _________________________________________ \__ . __/ \:÷:÷:÷:÷ tHe <ª |NDEX ª> ÷:÷:÷:÷/ \_________________________________/ | _ _ . . _ | | pARt (a) : dESCR|PT|ON lOgOs | | _¯_ . _ | | pARt (b) : b|G fUCKERs x×x | | _¯_ | | pARt (c) : bbS bANNERs ×x× | | _¯_ _ | | pARt (d) : sHOUTs oUT x×x | | _¯_ _ . | | pART (e) : cONTACT mO| ×x× ¦ ¦ ¯ : - - ----------------------- - - ' ______ _____\_ _/ \_____ _A l p h a b e / | \----------. t _/ _ \_ | · \_____| description| s ¦______/logos | o :. _:_u___ |:: _____\_ p / |:: / _______/ |:: \______ \ |:::::. / | \_ `-------\____ ¯ / \______/ _ _ [ fORTy fOur cOLUMNs mAx ... ] .,¸______ __________________¸,. .,¸/ / / ____________ \¸,. / / \_____ \ / \ _/ /¯¯¯¯¯/ | \ _/ \_ \__¸ / 1 \ ¸__/ \________/ ÷Re \_______/ ¯~°~¯~°\_______________/~¯~°~¯ =- -- --------------------------------== »(1)« ·»[ LSD ]«· »(aS)« =-------------------------------- -- -== ____ _______ ________________ ______ ____ \\__ ¥ ____ ¥ ______ \ |__ ¥ __ ¥ _// / ¦ | V | V | / \ | \ | | \ ¦ /\ _/ _ | | | / | \_¯ | \_/ \_ \ |__A____A____A___/______/___A___| / \___|»×»×»×»×»×:÷presents!÷:»×»Real»|___/ =- -- --------------------------------== »(2)« ·»[ hOODLUm ]«· »(aS)« =-------------------------------- -- -== _______ _______ ___/ __/_________________/ __/____ \________ \________ \_________ \ / /_____/ _/ __/ / ___/ / / \ _ \ _ \ \ \ | \__ / ReAL \ \____________/_____| /__________/ |_______/ =- -- --------------------------------== »(3)« ·»[ cRYPTOBURNERs ]«· »(aS)« =-------------------------------- -- -== ______ ______ :: ____\__ \¸___/ __/______ :: _¦¦_\__ \_ __________ \ _¦¦_ ` / / |_____/__ | \ / \ \ ' \/ / | / / / \_\/ \______ /_____/ ___/ \______/real÷\__________/ =- - -- ------------------------------== »(4)« ·»[ gLOBAl oVERDOSe ]«· »(aS)« =-------------------------------- -- -== _______ _______ _________/ __/_________\ \__________ \______________________ \_________ ___/ \____/ | ___/ __/ ______/_ / | \ \ \ \ / | \ \ ReAL \ \________¦______\ \_____________/ -------------- \_______/ ---------- =- -- --------------------------------== »(5)« ·»[ tRSi & zENITh ]«· »(aS)« =-------------------------------- -- -== ____ ____________/ /____ \___ / / / __ \ / / __ / ____/ _______ / / / / / \_____ \_ / (____/___/___/________) /¯¯¯¯¯¯\ / /¯¯\ _________ \__ \ / /____/ / / \ / \ / / \ \ /___ \ / / \ \ / \ / / Re \ \___________/-----'\___/----'\__/__________/ =- -- --------------------------------== »(6)« ·»[ tHe lOONs ]«· »(aS)« =-------------------------------- -- -== ____________ ______________________ \_ __ _/ |__\____ \ ¦ \_ __ _/Re / ' \ | / '__/ | / ' \AL _/ | \_ ¦ \ | _ _/ | \_ \____|_____/_____/_ _|___|__\____|_____/_ \_ ___/ |__\_ ¥ / ¦ ¥ _ / / ___) | / | |_/__ | | \_/ _/ \ ¦ \ | | / _ | \_ \______\_______/___|______/__|___|_____/ =- -- --------------------------------== »(7)« ·»[ aLPHa fLIGHt ]«· »(aS)« =-------------------------------- -- -== ____ ____/\ _______/\ _____/\_______/\ ____ \_ ¥ ____¥ \ ____¥ ________/_ / ¥ _/ /\ ¦ /\ | \ \ |___ \ | ' \_ ¦ _/ _/ \_/ \_ | \ \ \ | ¦ \ | | | | \____A____/ |__\___/ |_____/ |__|__ ReAL| ¯~¯~ ¯~`---'¯~¯~¯`---'¯~¯`---'¯~¯~¯~`---' =- -- --------------------------------== »(8)« ·»[ mINISTRy ]«· »(aS)« =-------------------------------- -- -== _____ ______ ______ _\_ \_______\__ \______\_ \_ \____ \ ________ / _______ \ Re/ ' _/ ` \ ___/ ¦ \ ' _/19 _/ | \_ | \_ ¹ ¯\ / | \11 \____|____/ |____/_____/____/ |___/ `----' `----' =- -- --------------------------------== »(9)« ·»[ rAZOr ¹91¹ ]«· »(aS)« =-------------------------------- -- -== _____ ______ ______ ______ / __/__ _\__ \_________\___ \__ \__ ¥ ___ ¥ / _____ __/ __ \ Re/ \ ¦ / \ ¦ _/___ \ | | |___/ _/ \___/ \_ | ' \_ | | ¦ \ \______|______/ |________/__| |_______/ `----' `----' ==- -- -------------------------------== »(10)« ·»[ mYSTIc ]«· »(aS)« ==------------------------------- -- -== ___________________________ ________\____________ ___ ______ /________ \_ _____\___|___ \ | \__| \_ ¥ ___ __/ / __) | \ | _/ _/ |_|_ | |__/ | | \ / | _ \_| \ \ | / | | \ _ | \ / |__| \`--\__\___/--|____) |__|ReAL \ ¯\____| | \______________/ | |____/¯ `-----' `-----' =- - -- ------------------------------== »(6)« ·»[ fAIRLIGHt ]«· »(aS)« =-------------------------------- -- -== _____ _____ ______ _\_ \_______\_ \______\__ \_____:__ \_____ / _ \ _ __/ | ___/ | \Re / ____/ ' / | \_ | | _ \_ / ¹ ¯\ ¯¯¯\ | / | | | / \_________/_____/ |___/____| |____|___/ ~°~°~°~°~°~°~`----'~°~°~°~°`----'°~°~°~°~ ==- -- -------------------------------== »(11)« ·»[ zENITh ]«· »(aS)« ==------------------------------- -- -== _ _ _ tHAts tHEm oUT tHE wAY. anD nOW for The... ______ _____\_ _/ \_____ _A l p h a b e / | \----------. t _/ _ \_ | · \_____| full size | s ¦______/logos | o :. _:_u___ |:: _____\_ p / |:: / _______/ |:: \______ \ |:::::. / | \_ `-------\____ ¯ / \______/ ________________________ / \ _ __¸__/ » iNFECt « \__¸__ _ ______.,¸_______ ________ ________ _________¸,._______ _\__ \___ \__\__ \____\__ \_____\__ __/ _/___ \__ ___ . ___ ________¸ ________¸____. ___ _____/ / / ¦ / _____/ ____)_ / |_____/ |______ _/ _/ | _/ | | \/ | \ | _/ \ \ | \ | ¦ \ \ ¦ \ \__¸ \__¸ | \__¸ |__¸ \___¸ \__¸ \_ \_____A_____|______A_______| \______________A___________A_______ReAL/ _ __¸__ __¸__ _ \ » cRUSh dOWn iNFERIORs « / \____________________________/ .-------------------------------- . _ -------------------------------. | As ·»( |NFect )«· As | `-----------------------------------------------------------------------' _________ __________ / /____________________\___ ___/_____ ÷-----/ /___/_____ / / \___ / / _ /----÷ |:¡:¡/ / / _/ __/ / / \____/ / / /:¡:¡:| |¡:¡:\____¸ / _ \____ / / / / /:¡:¡:¡| |:¡:¡:¡:¡\____/____| \_____/____/____/_______/:¡:¡:¡:| `--------------____|_____/ 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¦_________________________________¦_______________________________¦ .-------------------------- _ _ . --------------------------. | As ·»( upSTREAm mAGAZ|Ne )«· As | `-----------------------------------------------------------------------' ______ _______ ______ _____ __/ __/__,¸______________/______/_____/ __/__________¸,_\__ \ _______ \______ \__ \ \__ ¥ \________ \ \__ ¥ __/ / / / ¦ \__/ \ | | _/ __/ | \ | / / "¯ _ _/ | / / _ | _ \ | / "¯ \ __/ | \ | / / | | | \__ ¦ _/ | \__ \ |____\_____| /_____/ |____A_____| /_____\______| / \_______|----------|___/-----\______|----------|______/--------÷ReAL|______/ .------------------------------- _ -------------------------------. | As ·»( anTHROx )«· As | `-----------------------------------------------------------------------' _______ _______ _______ __\_ \______/: ___\__ \___:\______\_ \__ \__ __ __ ¦___\_____ \ ¦ __ __ __/ / ' \ | __ ' ____/ | / ' \ _/ | \ | \ | _ _/ | \ \______| \__________/ |_____| \______| \_ ________¦___ | ____|__ 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\________\ __ __/____________________________\__ __ .------------------------------- _ -------------------------------. | As ·»( jEtseT )«· As | `-----------------------------------------------------------------------' ______ _____\_ _/ \_____ _A l p h a b e / | \----------. t _/ _ \ bbs | · \_____| \_ | s ¦______/ baners| o :. _:_u___ |:: _____\_ p / |:: / _______/ |:: \______ \ |:::::. / | \_ `-------\____ ¯ / \______/ _ . oNLy 2 tH|s t|Me bUt hOpe yOU L|Ke 'eM... __________________._______________. _________ ___ .--------\_______ /____| _______ |/ / ¥ \--------. : / ___/ __/ |_____ \ __/ __/ | \__ : : __/ \__ \ | ' \_ \ \______ / : `------\ | \_____| / \ (___________/------' __________\______|______________________/____\_________________________ \_______ \__ ¦ / _____/____| __/ _____/ _____/ _____/ / ___/ / | \____ \ | | \ ____)_____ \_____ \ __/ \__ __/ | / ' \ | | \ ` \ ' / ' \__ \ ' \________/ \___| |____/ \_______/ ÷ReAL / \____________/ \_______________:___:_____________/ \___________/ .----------------------------- . . _ --------------------------. | As ·»( r|SKy bUS|NEss )« As | `-----------------------------------------------------------------------' _____ ______ ______ ______ / __/_____\___ \________\__ |________ .--------\__ ¥ ___ ______ \ _____ |___ \---------. |÷ª÷ª÷ª÷ª÷/ \ ¦ / \ ____) |___/_ ' \ | \ | \ª÷ª÷ª÷ª÷| |-------_/ \___/ \_ ` \ ¦ / | \_ ¦ / ¦ / -------| `-------\______|______/______\______/___|_____/____/_____/---------' _____ ______ ____ ______ / __/_____\__ \___(____)_________ .-----------\__ ¥ ___ _____ \ ___ ____/------------. |÷ª÷ª÷ª÷ª÷ª÷ª/ \ ¦ / \ ' \ | \_ \ ' \÷ª÷ª÷ª÷ª÷ª÷ª| |----------_/ \___/ \_ | \_ | / \_ | \_------ReAL| `----------\______|______/ |_____/ |___/_____/ |_____/----------' `----' `----' `----' .------------------------------ ----------------------------. | As »( mEGALOMANIa )« As | `-----------------------------------------------------------------------' ______ _____\_ _/ \_____ _A l p h a b e / | \----------. t _/ _ \ shouts | · \_____| \_ | s ¦______/ out | o :. _:_u___ |:: _____\_ p / |:: / _______/ |:: \______ \ |:::::. / | \_ `-------\____ ¯ / \______/ <ª 8-Ball/The New Deal ª> wHY mAKe pROM|SEs yOU kNOw yOU cAN't kEEp :( <ª Desert/Jetset/Design ª> _ .. . . . kEEp uP tHe cOOl gRAFFIT|! & sORTEd aSC||s! |'m gONNa cOMe tO v|S|t yA rEAl sOOn pAL, sO sTOCk uP oN sPRAYz sO wE cAN rOCk tHe c|Ty! Write soon. <ª Denzil/LSD ª> . . _ _ cHEERs fOR sPREADINg tH|s l|TTLe pROd fOR mE. yOU'll hAVe tO cOMe dOWn tO mY hOUSe sOMETIMe. <ª Darkside/Radiance ª> sORRy pAL, |'Ve sTOPPEd sWAPPINg. - tHANx fOR cONTACTINg mE aNYWAy. aSC|| fOR yA aBOVe. <ª Malarky ª> _ 18th mAY 1994. 33 yEARs oF bLUEBOXINg aND tHE fINAl pLUg iS pULLEd. dON't wORRy - wE'll f|ND tHAt fUCKINg tONESEt! ;-) 26ØØ mEETINGs rULe! _______________________________________________________________ \__ . __/ \:÷:÷:÷:÷:÷ <ª b|G rESPEX tO tHESE gUYS.. ª> ÷:÷:÷:÷:÷:÷/ \_______________________________________________________/ | . _ . _ _ | | x×x |t wAS cOOl sWAPPINg w|Th yoU aLL. sORRy x×x | | | | . | | cRUSADERs ÷ [NIGHTSHADE] tRS| ÷ [zINKFLOID] | | mOVEMENt ÷ [ASTRO] sCOOPEx ÷ [MR KING] | | sANITy ÷ [EXUMER] sPACEBALLs ÷ [KR'33] | | dESIRe ÷ [BIP] dELICIOUs ÷ [OVERDOSE] | | dELICIOUs ÷ [BLANCMANGE] dCs ÷ [EXCITER, IKARI] | | nOVa ÷ [MR KEEL] rAZOr 1911 ÷ [ROSCOE] | | dAMONEs ÷ [SIGN'E] mEDICINe ÷ [HOBBES] | | rAZOr 1911 ÷ [PRIDE] aBYSs ÷ [SKINDIVER] | | aNTHROx ÷ [TANTALUS] aNATHEMa ÷ [MICHAEL] | | lSd ÷ [MR.B, AIRBOMB] lSd ÷ [DENZIL] | | zENITh ÷ [K!D] rADIANCe ÷ [DARKSIDE] | | pARASITe ÷ [SPEEDY] dAMAGe ÷ [MICROLITE] | | ex-nUANCe ÷ [QUARK] iNFECt ÷ [SPIV, NIKE] | | cRYPTOBURNERs ÷ [CROWN] x-TRADe ÷ [PAYDAY] | | iNFECt ÷ [JASE, ETC..] fUTURa ÷ [MR.GUMBY] | | rAMJAm ÷ [TRENDY DEALER] and ALL the rest. ¦ ¦ : - - -------------------------------------------- - - ' A .. . _/\/ \/\_ <ª aSC|| aRT|STs ª> \_______/ / ×_- \ To the mosaic heros that | admire / (_) \ and respect : ( skIn, ÅmBLin, ( ( __ ) ) ÐESERt, ROtOx, ÐAnz|g, ßoOMer, \____|\___/®e shAPECHANGer, Red ÐevIl, and the | \ rest. ) : | \ ¤ø¤° _ . . . _ `` yA stYle |s k|Nda pHAt - reMiN|SCing oF a whAle '' _ _ »> [contact me!] «< ______ _____\_ _/ \_____ _A l p h a b e / | \----------. t _/ _ \ contact | · \_____| \_ | s ¦______/ me | o :. _:_u___ |:: _____\_ p / |:: / _______/ |:: \______ \ |:::::. / | \_ `-------\____ ¯ / \______/ _ ____________________ ....... . . : ------- ReAL ------- e-Ma|L aT : cOM|Ng@ReAL.sOOn! : === 58 tHROGMORTOn Rd === : oR uSe mY sNA|L aDDy..... === yATELEy, cAMBERLEy === : === sURREY. GU17 7FA === :...... -------------------- - ----- eNGLANd ------ I'm not trading at the moment, but feel free to order your asciis from : me by contacting my mate dENZIL / LSd : on any of theze USA BBS'.... : ___________ ______ _________ \ ÷skull÷ \ ------: _\__ \ _______ Re \__________\_________ !pLANEt¦ \___ ¥ __/ | _____________ ------|____\ ¦ /____| ^ __/ ________/ | |====/ \====| ¦ \________ \ | | _/ | \__ |------ | / / \_ | | \______| ___/ ¦pLANEt! | \ / ¦ Re_______ |_____/ :------ | \____________/ Re: ________ __________ \ ÷ßuggery÷\ \__________\ - - - - -------------÷ ____________ | · / _________/Re | : \_______ \ | ¦ / ¹ \ ¦ and any lSD bbs's not mentioned.. | _/ spatula city \ : | \________________) · | ÷------------- - - - - . _ . oK... tHAT's |t fOR noW. |f yoU wANt aSC||s tHEn cONTACt me. |'M aLSO lOOKINg fOR a nEW cRU. .. . _ aSC|| aRT|STs aNd h/P'ers wELCOme tOo. nO nORMAl sWAPPERs pLEASe. A-B-C ya.. _ ___ _____: _______ ______________ _________ _____/ \___ aøP""¶# \\_ | __\_ \__ \____ ____/\ _/ _____/ \_____ __/ æØL F / |____ \__ __ __/ \_/ /\__\// ___)__ | | \ ¶ØØæµ_ / | | / ' \ / . // / / / ¬\_ | __| __/ ¬¶ÑØØm / | |_/ | \ /___\// / \______ / | \__ \ JL JØ@ \_______ :\______| \_\___\/ / GdH \_____/ |___| _/ Ø&____ØP dZG BMR!\____| ÷re|______/ \/ [sk!n] ~~~|_/sc ¯""¯ ----------------------------------------------------------------- -- -- - Letters in the above taken from logos by : Boomer, ReAL, Skin, gdh, shapechanger, danzig. - - --- - - ------------------------------------------------------------ dg fgghb b _ lRReK \\ jnoAn. \\ kmxh \\____P________ (¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯_) \_____________/ _ _ _ _ _ ( ¥ ) © cOPYRIGHt 1994 ( ¥ ) \_/ \_/ __ __ __ __ . ( ¥ ) _ _ _ _ ( ¥ )DeD| \ / ( ¥ ) ( ¥ ) \ / 2 . \_/ \_/ \_/ \_/mELAN|e _ _ BTW: dO nOt rEMOVe tAgz - thANx ;) ------------------------------------------------------------------------------