Handselecta: The Back Interview. Dec 2022

Back (Instagram: @the_backstah) from Bostons North Shore grew up in the 80s and started writing around Boston in the early and mid 90s. We talk handstyles, humility, ego, addiction and drive that led him from street life to street smarts.

[@deepblueseeds5563]

Glad you’re putting stuff on UA-cam again

[@filip9541]

He is back!🔥🔥

[@gouchizm]

💥💥💥

[@yommish]

Back seems like a great dude. I hope I have his mentality and mindset when I’m 42

[@signscientist]

Good stuff Christian & Jay. I enjoyed this a lot.

[@karlmalowned6034]

One of the best throws and handstyles in Boston imho.

[@deepblueseeds5563]

It kills me that I don’t live in a regular sized city anymore and every serious writer from my area gets tracked down and a news article wrote about them and cuz the cops got nothing else to do.I disagree a little bit with this dude in the way that I love styles that are based around flourishes and almost like calligraphy stuff too. Especially if they’re unique and original. I feel like a tag is unfinished without a flourish that matches the letters in some way.

[@handselecta]

The time and place we come from informs all of our tastes. The calligraphic style with lots of flourishes might just be the latest version. Like parents int he 50s not appreciation g rock n roll. Or more like the rock n rollers not appreciating disco.