History of the Bay: Mike Dream
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- Опубліковано 5 лют 2023
- Mike “Dream” Francisco was an Oakland legend and one of the most influential graffiti writers who ever lived. In this breakdown of Dream’s life and career, Dregs One shares some of the revolutionary and cultural values that made him so inspiring. Including an excerpt of Dream’s own writings, this video dives deep into Dream’s development as a writer staring in the mid-80s and some of the stories that influenced him to reach the pinnacle of style and skill. Sadly, Dream died in 2000, leaving behind an infant son, Akil. But Akil, Dream’s family, his friend Spie, and his crew TDK have all worked hard to keep Dream’s legacy alive long after his passing.
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Thank you Dregs. Graffiti needs this . Dream will always live through paint and the writers who appreciate the history.
As a native of the Rollin 100s I used to see the Plan Bee Mural everyday by grandma house on 103rd off of E14th. Rest In Peace to Dream and Plan Bee. ✌🏾
Keep Bay Area history coming! Thank you!
This my first time hearing of Dream. Thanks for the introduction. All I can say is.. Powerful
My moms worked downstairs from shirtique in Hilltop mall so almost everyday i would run around that place stealing comic books/toys and them clips for the starter jackets and woukd watch and talk with Mike about graffiti and hip hop.. he definitely showed love and made time for a kid to teach me lettering and raid stories in the freight yards. RIP DREAM
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Beautiful video Dregs! I met him at Shirtique in the 80s as a child, then interviewed him and Spie for a high school video project (Think Spie still has this footage), and whenever I saw him he ALWAYS showed love and encouragement. Like many in the graff community I was super shocked and sad when he passed. But, folks like yourself , his brother John, son, TDK, and all of those who were inspired by him keep his legacy alive. Thanks for documenting and sharing!!
Huge props to Dream, his style was a key influence in British graffiti especially late 80's & early 90's through the zines that were available in London etc & personally was one of the key figures that kept me interested in continuing my graffiti until this day, all my love to his family & friends, suerte!. I wish more people would strive to be at his level, the world has been enriched by Dreams artwork
Yo, u Brits need 2 step up yo game in accent style. Aint no one wants 2 live in Britain cause of that British accent. "You feel me? Then act like iT" Party Arty, Ghetto Dwellas PEACE ONELOVE
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I remember Dream i met him in the 90s at the training tracks the 23rd walls i was there ahead to jingle town. R.i.p. Mike Dream always a legend forever.🙏
What a beautiful soul, rest in peace, BEATS AND PAINT legend MIKE DREAM
Great vid Dregs that was moving
Thank you, DREGS. This is long overdue. Mike Dream TDK FOREVER! ❤️🙏
I'm from Calgary, Alberta, and the loss of Mike in the world of graffiti was felt on the streets from here. His legacy will continue on! Thanks for the video, the words from his mouth were pretty powerful and his story has always inspired me to live through my own adversities.
I worked w mike at a tattoo shop in Oakland w stash and done. This is an accurate message about him. He was an inspiration as well as peer. Tragically he was taken away from this world. Mike dream is a legend. Hand style master homies to a lot of peeps. He showed me that your tag wasn’t a tag it was you. Style and grace never negative. Thank you mike for being you. Hail the king dream. Dream one tdk fc rest in peace kicker one
Much love from Manila, Philippines 🇵🇭
SF Bay 🌉 to Manila Bay 🌆
Mike Dream is a major inspiration. Growing up in Berkeley, i always loved skilled free art... A.k.a. "grafitti"
I was honored to be in an art show with Mike DREAM and would also run into him at Psycho City, etc. He was always supportive, kind, energetic, fun and just a lil’ wild! I’ll never forget the SPIE/DREAM piece on top of the fashion district building facing the freeway!! Such a DOPE piece that ran for years! His positive, creative energy will persist no doubt and this video as well as DREAM DAY and his family’s efforts to keep his memory alive is so impressive and inspirational!! RESPECT!!
Mike was the most down to earth, positive, personable and funny person youd ever meet and then there were his skillz. DREAM is Iconic and someone I was blessed to have encountered for a much too short time but I am honored to call him my friend. Big up to SPIE and TDK .... Right on DREGS! Respect.. You are doing Tha Bay right.. DEFONE TooMuchFunk
Ayo Homie Big Salute to u for the video!..Good to hear the status of his family & son & Friends still pushing his Legacy..Long Live Dream 👑TDK SALUTE!🙌🏾💥💪🏾💥💯💯💯
Much Love Uce Dregs One , Great Video!! RIP Dream....
Much love and respect Dregs for the dope work you’re doing for this culture.
#TheDreamKontinues
So dope 😭 This was beautiful
I was born and raised in ESO on 52nd ave and went to Melrose Elementry School 1977.
My buddy Stare TDK RIP Bone he was drawing from in the early 80's in school.
I'll never forget the outfit his mom got him for our 6th grade Graduation 1984 he was Supafly. Some years later he took me over to the tracks to meet up with his crew TDK.. Had to watch out for the train police though those were the days.
Beautiful!
Salute to all graffiti brothers....from CLAEZTA one from KCA,HTR crews 96 beyond
always seen that mural of him in San Fran dope piece shows hella love people had for him
Damn bro, dope video!!!
Dope Artists, dope video
RIP Mike Dream
went to Dream day a few years ago it was dope to see the community out there supporting. thanks for the video @dregs
I ain’t from the bay but I got much love to all writers and everything that comes out of there man dream n you inspired me to start graffiti fr much love from the 831📍
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Style machine
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Rest in peace Mike dream and mike Dreäms 🙏🏾 I hope yall got to meet through Christ 🙏🏾
Rip to Francisco dream "from klame 2 fame mpc ! yo i remember 1988 seeing a fresh throw up like who's dream yo TMF said dream is from Oakland then fuckin blam!!💥 fuck he did best of both worlds omg even tws was like 😳😳the whole fuckin bay was like yea boyeee ."His message was put the" new wave and funk beff to rest!!!
RIP DREAM #BayShit
Dream a true legend man when I first started he was who we all looked up too I grew up walking by that plan b mural every day. I member he had a two letter DR throwie at the coliseum yard and nobody would touch that shit for years until some dumass new bootys went over it l. There was a dondi straight letter from 85’ too man them was the days shout out the early 00’
Can you do an episode on SIBL or GTB crew?
Fye.
Rest in Paradise Dream, East Oakland "The Tracks" 23rd to 29th ave. Much Love and Respect to Dream to his memory and his Art. You did your thing putting this segment together. Me and my brother got too meet Dream, Vogue, Phresh, and along with a few other artists that day in the early 80's. Dream and Vogue were finishing up on their pieces.1985-86? As youngsters Me and my brother live in a house located in JingleTown. You would always find me and my brother down at the tracks. That wasn't the first time me and my brother talked to Dream. But I often wonder if me and my brother had anything to do with the crew name? We was referred to by all the writers as those damn kids. TDK?
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I have a vintage dream shirt
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I have one of those sucka repellent stickers 😂 by any chance you know Toke?
Who murdered dream and did he get caught