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It is quite amusing to find most people who appreciate Abel's "good work" are from the very streets his figurines belong, and Abel too. Does Abel have a high school diploma? How does he speak English, like a vato, or an educated man?
A True American @ 3:07 PM PDT, Sep 12, 2008
Orale, this is a great way to share and tell our story to the rest of the world that fears and doesn't understand us
Locsters 4 Life @ 2:12 AM PDT, Jun 8, 2008
OG is a true chicano making the raza look good and not hiding who we are or what we've come from...
FR33DOM @ 1:18 PM PDT, Jun 3, 2008
Sort of like those other figurines that I got out of a 25 cent machine. Moving on up to Chino HIlls from the mean streets of LA, and this is what you choose to glorify? I dont get it- you detest the violence of your old hood and make figurines to pay tribute to the neighborhood friends you lost-but why? All the way from Chino HIlls, which has a reputation as an upper middle class enclave, and you want to glorify the violence of your old 'hood? Way to profit off of the violence and stereotype of your old neighborhood and friends. Don't bother telling me where I can buy these, I would not want to.
SD in the IE @ 10:26 AM PDT, May 31, 2008
Abel you are who you are homey. You are where you are homey. Because of who you are. Le buscastes y le encontrastes carnal. You made it vato. I don't have any Locsters but I love your work homey. You have just begun, keep shining dawg. Keep the Locsters coming fool. Your characters are just a mere image of what roams the streets of L.A. And you bluntly bring your Locsters to life. Congratulations homey. Great talent. Locsters are magical, better than those Herculeneum Woman.
Snaps Lnok 93-95 @ 4:49 PM PDT, May 30, 2008
Amazing story about an amazing and very humble guy. O.G. Abel is the best!
L.A. Warpaint @ 4:07 PM PDT, May 30, 2008
Legalizing drugs will stop a lot of robberies and murders. The only question I have is, after drugs are legal then how are the ghetto people going to make money??
Chuck @ 3:25 PM PDT, May 30, 2008
Where could I buy these?
Rocky Evans @ 3:23 PM PDT, May 30, 2008
Very interesting, I always wondered who was behind those little figurines my kids like to buy behind my back. His story is very similar to the way I grew up and my family. I have 2 brother, both involved in Gangs, 1 recenlty released from jail and the other serving time in prison. This is a very real depiction of life for many of us Latinos but I get a sence that these figurines glorify the negative and the tragedy that having a family member or child join a Street Gang really is.
C Jimenez, Sun Valley, California @ 3:08 PM PDT, May 30, 2008
The above is typical of struggling immigrants. They simply do what works for them. Life in the inner city is harsh and frequently unfair. You do what you have to do to survive. The problem with outsiders is they feel the need to 'judge.' Right or wrong, one simply must 'walk a mile in their shoes.....'
W.H. PIRIE @ 1:07 PM PDT, May 30, 2008