Painting and Artistry   |June.03.2012 Derrick, I have read your nasty comments on the other blogs. You don't deserve to have any of your work here in our city. Any artist that cries about not getting paid or not getting attention isn't motivated by the right reason. As you see, there is no public outcry by the artist community about your murals being painted over, nor is there outcry by any of the community. Only you and Sam are making a stink. You should have thought about that before painting the recall message over your simple mural.

your lies are slanderous   |June.03.2012 you vib'ers like to slander people. The artist request you stop your continued slander.

Anonymous   |June.02.2012 Ah yes, Marc is reporting on vandalism of a mural by the very artist of the mural. Different than reporting on O'Keefe's other crap art as suggested for a reason I still don't understand. Probably suggested by his wifey.

anonymous   |June.01.2012 I see Quigley painting on them and Marc reporting about them being vandalized they must be important to Vallejo....good job Marc

Anonymous   |June.01.2012 Who gives a crap about o'keefe's murals?

know vallejo   |June.01.2012 why would VIB do a report on o'keefe's murals?

anon   |June.01.2012 I saw a lot of Mr. O'Keefe's artwork in the Vik's wheelhouse restaurant. I saw a portrait of old man Raahauge by O'Keefe and the draft for O'Keefe's Vallejo Chalk Art contest he won and when I asked Mr. Raahauge about them I learned Mr. O'Keefe painted his business sign too. I guess Eric Raahauge and Mr. O'Keefe do have a thirty year history. Why hasn't VIB reported on these waterfront murals before now? None in the archives I could find.

Anonymous   |May.30.2012 @anon: the Front Room didn't give permission, Eric R. did, who owns/manages the 100-year lease on that entire building. Did your pals Dumb and Dumber have permission from anybody other than you to paint the graffiti on the mural or to white it out? No. So who are the vandals here? Yep. Dumb and Dumber. And as for getting to know who Derrick is, no thank you. He's proven himself to be an idiot, a vandal, and calls Spammy a friend. I wouldn't get near the toxic guy.

anon   |May.30.2012 Hey anonymous, how could the Front Room give permission to Quigley if they don't own or rent the space the walls are on? The walls are not part of the restaurant. Thank you for going out and painting out graffiti though. BTW, there is graffiti on the Broadway street mural too. Don't worry I give you permission to paint on those walls too.Check it out Marc

rocketman   |May.30.2012 People are advised to remain anonymous when criticizing these jokers--Kurshan has at least one, maybe two, court-established physical restraining orders applying to him. It's too bad this mural was obliterated by arrogant idiots, but there is far too much of that in this town--arrogant idiocy.

Another Troll   |May.30.2012 Fact is that Sam even posted that he and Derrick defaced the Mural. Get over it. Derrick is his own worse enemy. the only thing shadey is that did their vandalism at night.

anon   |May.30.2012 At this point it wouldn't really matter what Derrick said. If he said the sky was blue and Garman said, no the sky is pok-a-dotted with black stripes, You People would believe VIB. The damage was done to them a long time ago when they stumbled across something shadey. The truth is no one knows Derrick and many of the people who blog here would never step outside their own box to talk to Derrick. Aside from a few intelligant people who blog here, you guys have lynch mob mentality.

Anonymous   |May.29.2012 Who would want to save that whale? Vallejo has plenty of drunk anti-socials, does it really need an out-of-town one to paint murals?

I love Vallejo   |May.29.2012 Maybe Derrick can now paint a big nude of Sam on that wall. It can be a great background for a Save the Whales message.

Whitey McKrackin   |May.29.2012 That guy in the background summed it up the best... Idiots!!!!

Question Man   |May.29.2012 Derrick, did you or did you not paint Recall Gomes & Brown as well as the childishly stupid UTS on the waterfront mural? Yes or no?

Anonymous   |May.29.2012 @anon, go back to topix. there are numerous threads based on outright lies available for you there.

IM PEACHy   |May.29.2012 And in other news, the cops are shooting and killing people and animals pretty much every other day. NEXT!

anon   |May.29.2012 we all know it was Marc who vandalized it for the attention, good goin Marc

Mousy   |May.29.2012 Forget about the issue of ownership vs lease. No where has any one mentioned that graffiti must be cleaned up promptly, which happened. Marc is being attacked because Marc's detractors can't support the vandalism itself so they are attacking the messanger. An owner vs a long term commercial lease holder is technicality, not a credibility issue.

Anonymous   |May.29.2012 praise the lord the god damn ugly thing is gone

Anonymous   |May.29.2012 Just because you didn't get more of Vallejo's grant money for more murals, Derrick, doesn't mean the grant money was "misappropriated." it just means the city got wise to your childish art, high prices, and diva attitude. @anon: lies are much different than not saying something absolutely correctly. To lie, there needs to be a motive. The only people who are lying and have the motive are Beavus and Butthead who committed vandalism and painted the political message in the first place. (1) And so Marc's caption wasn't fully correct? Cindy doesn't own it? That's not a lie, he received incorrect information. Why would he want to lie about that? (2) Quigley was partly right. The front room buIlding owner, or lease owner, said to paint the words "recall" out. He forgot to add "building" or "lease" owner to the "Front Room" statement. Not a lie, just didn't say everything. Again, why would he want to lie about that? (3) Quigley was asked, under permission of the Front Room building owner/lease holder, to paint the word "recall" out and was given permission to leave the words "Gomes and Brown." Who cares if Quigley called the owner or someone else did. He had permission, and that's what counts. The two Beavus and Butthead Idiots did not have permission to paint the political message on this community mural, and they did not have permission to whitewash the entire mural out in a fit of spite. The ONLY person painting on that mural this weekend who had permission was Quigley.

who is john galt   |May.29.2012 @ Know Vallejo: The real story is: 1. SELECTIVE ENFORCEMENT. It is dirty politics and is how Vallejo has been operating for years. This is what happens when there is no transperancy! 2. misappropration of grant monies. Do not try to draw a wedge between Derrick and Erik.

anon   |May.28.2012 The video has a caption that Cindy Rahaague is a co-owner of the building? wrong, look it up?! either misinformation or a downright lie #1. Wendell Quigley is quoted as saying the front room owner said to paint the words "recall" out and leave "Gomes and Brown" up? wrong, the front room has nothing to do with the mural?! more misinformation or downright lie #2. Wendell Quigley is quoted as calling the owners of the front room and being invited down to paint the word "recall" out and leave the words "Gomes and Brown"?! more misinformation or downright lie #3. if I continue you see the lies left and right! wow Marc this is reporting?

Anonymous   |May.28.2012 Well, that didn't take long for Sam to turn on his "friend".

know vallejo   |May.28.2012 so let me understand what you're saying. that it's all the fault of the raahauge family that the mural was defaced? or that because you have questions about permits and leases that it's permissable to deface the mural? what exactly is your point?

jokes on you   |May.28.2012 the walls were only temporary anyway they lasted well over the one year permit given by the City of Vallejo, thanks to the murals (or payoffs wudever) Six years and lot's of free rent money from the Front Room...hahahahaa jokes on you! I can guess what Marti Brown was using to pressure the Rahaague family....What other city Give you a hundred-year-lease let's you build a permanent structure without permits and let's you sublet the building to receive rent money too? let's not talk about that though...hahahahaha what a city!

Associateon   |May.28.2012 I sure hope whoever the money behide the recall realize what kind of front man they have recruited. Bad choice. This front man is more interested in drawing attention to himself than getting the job done, I wonder what PROMINENT people want to associate themselves with this classless act.

Anonymous   |May.28.2012 You two idiots just take the cake. There is no line between reality and your make believe stories you tell to make yourselves feel better. It's alarming, actually. Your grip on reality seems to be gone.

You conventiently forgot this   |May.28.2012 Sam and Derrick illegally defaced the Mural when they added the Recall info to it. But in their twisted demented minds that OK because they are immature,lack self control and just felt like doing it.

You conveniently forgot this   |May.28.2012 Marti Brown is Responsible for the murals being painted over. She calld Eric Raahague and said if the murals weren't painted over she would sue him. Mr. Raahague called Derrick and asked him to paint over them. Mr. Raahague is fully aware that the murals were painted over by Derrick and I because Mr. Raahague called Derrick and asked him to paint over them.

nonsense   |May.28.2012 He said he and Derrick did what Eric Raahague asked them to do. All you did was spin it to suit your objectives.

Sams fesses up He and Derrick   |May.28.2012 Samuel Kurshan Since: Jun 10 2,086 Location hidden Please wait... Reply » |Report Abuse |Judge it! |#6 38 min ago Judged: 1 1 1 Derrick and I are not hiding from anyone. Mr. Raahague is fully aware that the murals were painted over by Derrick and me. The only ones hiding and skulking around are the cowards who sit on the sidelines and anonymously pass judgement.

Anonymous   |May.28.2012 Kids getting to paint a mural vs. a drunk and obnoxious, low life bum? I don't care if they imported the kids from China, anything but O'Keefe and Kurshan. You know it is interesting how two losers react to losing, each and every time. Everyone should know better now than to befriend them. Kurshan will turn on you for a dime and I am sure it won't be too long when he does. I personally can not wait.

Anonymous   |May.28.2012 so momster is a newcomer to our fair city. 1966? please....

Anonymous   |May.28.2012 Are you retarded?

momster   |May.28.2012 AND THERE TOO WILL BE TRANSPERANCY IN THE CITY OF VALLEJO AS TO THE SPENDING AND DISTRIBUTION OF PUBLIC GRANT MONIES. VIVA VALLEJO SINCE 1966! SIGNING OFF.

know vallejo   |May.28.2012 @vallejo artist aka derrick, i would have called eric, too, if i was marti. and how exactly did pearsall do her dirty work? did you really think that the message concerning sammy's personal vendetta would be allowed to stay just because "the artist" did the vandalism? grow up. when are you and your wife going to focus all your venom on your own town?

vallejo artist   |May.28.2012 Vallejo City Council Member Marti Brown Demanded the removal of the Murals and used FBP Tony Pearsall to do her dirty work. I own and painted those murals so thank you for the compliments of how nice it was.....the citizens of Vallejo have thanked me time and time again. I remind you Vallejo citizen to read up on laws governing public art and record keeping regarding distribution of "public" grant money. Read the whole story in the Vallejo Times Herald.

Anonymous   |May.28.2012 Old Buck must have closed his purse strings on the his girlfriend and this is his answer. Good news is that eye sore is gone. There isn't going to be a recall and these clowns know it. Gotta love drunks and fat, arrogant, woman beating bastids. Vallejo is full of them.

Imbeciles at it again   |May.28.2012 From what I understand the unmetionable morons may have come back again and put there recal message back up on the wall

Anonymous   |May.28.2012 No Carolyn I don't hate your husband Derrick. I wouldn't waste that much emotion on him. The mural on the market on Florida St. was pretty good. Too bad the building owner painted it over, yet he should be able to do what he wants with his building. What I don't like is his or your behaviors and destructive attitudes, and really urge you to go to therapy or just stay in Marin and take it out on your own neighbors. Vallejo does not need your drama and backbiting right now. You guys, along with your buddy Spammy, are like a black cloud wherever you go. You contribute nothing to Vallejo but negative energy. It can't be healthy for you guys or your family. That kind of black emotion is like a cancer.

Anonymous   |May.28.2012 The mural looked like a 4th grader's imagination. Now, knowing O'Keefe and Kurshan painted it, that explains that. It kind of reminded me of the other amateurish thing. I surmised, maybe, the same 4th grader had tutored the fools in beginner web page design and mural painting? Perhaps we can find the 4th grader, cut out the moronic middle men (very loose terms), and hire him/her?

know vallejo   |May.28.2012 don't flatter your husband, caroline. he's just not important enough in my universe to focus the powerful energy of hate towards him. you are the one that has carried the negative burden of your hate towards a city employee. you've been coming here maligning that person and ranting about an incident that occured many years ago. now you are finding out how "the people" feel about your husband's "art" and you don't like it. maybe you should stay in marin.

Anonymous   |May.28.2012 Carolyn, do you think you husband's completely immature behavior helps one bit? I liked that mural on Florida and was sad to see it go, but there was no law broken when it was painted over. You, Sam & Derrick could put your energy to better use by trying to get an ordinance passed that protects murals. And don't complain if the city doesn't do that work for you....there are simply more important issues for our city to deal with. But instead, Sam & Derrick act like childish 13 year olds and commit acts of vandalism. I hope the camera caught them and that they are charged. And you ought to just stay in Marin and stop trying to work out whatever angst you have over here.

momster   |May.28.2012 Come on you guys. Not one person ever acknowledged those murals at the waterfront. No word from the City Leaders, City departments, and the Downtown Association. Vallejo has made it clear they don't like O'Keefe's work by white-washing his other mural so don't act like you cared about those murals now. YOu hate him because he exposed something about one of your department heads and you wanted to pay him back for standing up to that particular person. Not one person purchased those murals on the waterfront. I hate to break it to you but there is something more sinister going on in Vallejo than white-washed walls. But let's not talk about that.

Anonymous   |May.28.2012 Wendall rocks! And so apparently does Eric R. He grew up here and took a stand against this unmentionable one's crap and gave permission for the garbage to be painted out. We all need to stand up against this $hit happening In our city right now.

Mariner's Landing   |May.28.2012 Wendall, Thanks for getting rid of the propaganda. Whoever is behind this is mental and is doing unlawful and illegal acts. Hope they get caught.

Anonymous   |May.28.2012 If anyone lets that douche O'Keefe touch another wall in Vallejo then they are as crazy as he and I won't be patronizing a business that does. It's a sick game being played by a POS jackass named Kurshan that wasn't even born here and has nothing staked here. If people who love to think they are prominent and mean something in Vallejo do not stand up and publicly denounce this crap, then we all can see that it is business as usual and Vallejo will be forever in the crapper.

Troll alert   |May.28.2012 anon aka Mr Unmentionable I re read your post several times and could not find one true statement. Go back to Topix and post your lies there.

It was not art!   |May.28.2012 Wow, that was art? I always was wondering when the artists were going to finish this project, I assumed that someone had stopped them mid-progress. With all the really great artist we have in town, can we get a fantastic mural in Vallejo? One that shows off the real talent of this community??? Sorry, whomever did that mural needs more art lessons, or needs to find another "hobby." Btw, I made this yarn plant hanger, anyone know how I can get it hung in city hall?

anon   |May.28.2012 You guys really don't know the real story only what Marc is posting. Perhaps the walls are being primed for new murals. Those murals were there to only to keep those illegal walls up on the waterfront. BTW: there are no beefs with O'Keefe and Eric. You see they are capable of talking through things unlike this website -- spinning a whole different story; trying to make it more sinister than it actually is. You guys really need to calm down.

Anonymous   |May.28.2012 Amen to that, Anon. Let's start a legal fund to help litigate the Village Idiot out of Vallejo. Spammy has slandered so many people with his made-up stories, he'd be in court forever sorting it all out if these people sued him. But he is nothing and has nothing, so suing him would be an expensive indulgence as you'd be stuck with the legal tab. I'd put $$$ towards that fund (and a one-way and ticket out of California).

MOMSTER   |May.28.2012

Anonymous   |May.28.2012 It looks better. What is the city doing partnering with a psycho drunk like O'Keefe anyway? Let's be honest, somebody knew this dude's issues, just like Kurshan's and yet he was allowed to participate in this type if project. He was not invented over night. This is NOT political, it's an immature, classless vendetta over paint and not winning a bid to paint another mural, thank God and thank you Code Enforcement. Somebody needs to step up and litigate these two assholes so Vallejo can be done with them.

Anonymous   |May.28.2012 Good, no more O'Keefe murals in Vallejo. He's finished here as an "artist." No building owner will touch him after the legal threats he's made about "his" murals. Buh bye.

Anonymous   |May.28.2012 These two idiots want ME to sign a recall petition against Gomes and Brown because they profess to care about Vallejo so much? Seriously? They just stuck Vallejo in the proverbial back with a knife. What a$$holes. Little boys who stomped their feet when their first childish act was shot down so they had a temper tantrum and whitewashed out the entire mural? Art or not, the colors were pretty and now it looks like ****. WTF? This whole recall fiasco has now gone from amusing to really ****ing me off. You've wasted hours and hours of city staff time having to review 4 recall petitions, reject 3 because you're idiots, you've helped uncle buck destroy a once successful downtown organization with divisiveness, and now you took away a community mural that kids liked out of nothing but spite and hatred. And who knows how this has affected the two council members, who in my opinion are honest and hard working and TRULY care about this city. It's time to give it up, boys. You've crossed the line.

Garman the hypocrite   |May.28.2012 Your update is a COMPLETE lie too.

Garman the hypocrite   |May.28.2012 Now you complain because the mural is gone. Why, after you all stated that it sucked and that O'Keefe had no talent. Garman, you started a war that is far from over.

wharf rat   |May.28.2012 To call that POS mural ART is an insult to My Family and all artists , however to deface it with Juvinile crap as was done is a true statement of the MENTALITY of the WASTRELS who did their dirty deed in the dark of night.. WHAT A BUNCH OF LOSERS I hope to attend and record the Court session with Judge Healy , the out come could only be of extreme comedic content My only wish is that Judge Judy could preside then the boys would get a good gelding Brooklyn style , no pastrami no mustard just spam on white bread extra dry ...

I Heart   |May.28.2012 Hopefully Derrick and Sam's obliteration of the remaining mural means that they are leaving Vallejo--since they essentially erased their presence on the Waterfront (good riddance to bad trash I say). I know some artists in town, I think we should gather and paint a new and much nicer mural -- (one that contains "I Heart Gomes and Brown"!)

A List   |May.27.2012 1. I had thought children had painted that "mural"' a.k.a. ugly doodles. I felt bad for them since it is/was and eye sore. 2. When I read about the defacement of the ugly paint-product I thought it might make it look better. 3. I went by this evening and saw the ugly mural gone! There was a white wash that made the colors beneath it come through somewhat and it ended up far better than the **** that was there before. Glad it is gone. Hope you get busted you talent-free "artist" O'Queef and the fat bastard side kick, Spamtard. Jail time and financial penalties galore!

ANONYMOUS:   |May.27.2012 Where do you people get your information: Erik Raahauge does not own the property, the City of Vallejo Redevelopment Agency owns it. Mrs. Jean Raahuage has a 99 year lease, with 25 years remaining. They sub-leased the Front Room Restaurant (formally the Wharf Restaurant and operated by Mrs. Raahuage's husband) to another party about 8 years ago/ The City's RA still has the full say on whatever is built, painted, developed there. In fact political signs on not allowed on City/RA owned property. It is the law, but as you can see, not followed or enforced, but it is still the law. Even though I am glad someone cleaned up the graffiti, the permission was required from the City Manager. Erick, has absolutely nothing to do with it....

Seeing Eye   |May.27.2012 Sam and Derrick you have some nerve coming here with their threats. Go ahead and make a complaint. The the city can do a real investigation and maybe there was people who saw who did it.

Sad News   |May.27.2012 Some time this afternoon unknown parties completely obliterated the entire mural by painting over it in white paint. Probably the same imbeciles who put the recall on it.

Eric Raahauge did not OK Quigl   |May.27.2012 Eric Raahauge did not OK Quigley's paint out. This will come out in court.

consult an attorney   |May.27.2012 I strongly urge you to tell them to consult an attorney.

Anonymous   |May.27.2012 The original mural was defaced and completely changed from what Mr. Raahauge originally agreed to for HIS property. He at no time gave permission for HIS property to be used for political expression, whether he agrees with it or not. He had every right to allow that expression to be removed from HIS property. So STFU O'Keefe. Oh yeah, and for that law to be applicable, other artists need to agree that the mural was "fine art" deserving of preservation. Your childish drawings were in no way "fine art." Get a real life.

Anonymous   |May.27.2012 Eric Raahauge gave his permission and blessing. Next?

Quigley's and Garman's legal   |May.27.2012 Cindy Raahauge does not own the front room property. Her divorced ex husband Eric Raahauge is the owner. Cindy is not legally authorized speak on behalf of or to make any decisions concerning Eric's property. No one spoke to the rightful owner, Eric, for permission to touch or alter his property no matter how distasteful it may have been to those who asked that it be covered up, including and especially Wendell Quigley, as he states in the video above. Once a private property owner decides, for any reason that they want to remove a mural from their property, under the United States Federal Visual Artist's Rights Act (VARA) and California State Code 987 they are mandated by law to first contact the artist 30 days prior to any intended removal or alterations taking place. So, even if Eric Raahague had been asked to remove the so called offensive words from the mural, the law requires him to notify the Artist,first, in this case, Derrick O'Keefe, and it is the Artist's decision and responsibility to take action or take no action within the thirty day period. Only after the 30 day period has expired is a private property owner legally permitted to then proceed to alter or remove a mural on their private property. To further compound the illegality of Mr. Quigley's actions, he states he is an "Anti Graffiti program volunteer". This opens up a whole new can of legal worms, making the City of Vallejo co liable for the actions of Quigley. This because the Anti Graffiti Program is operated and funded through the City of Vallejo Code Enforcement Division. Furthermore, ibvallejo.com (VI Editor, Marc Garman, made some audacious and defamatory claims by authoring the initial article appearing on his website today, alleging that Mural Artist Derrick O'Keefe and Recall Gomes and Brown proponent Sam Kurshan are the parties responsible for painting the words "Recall Gomes and Brown" and the letters U.T.S. standing for a derogatory term (Up the Schussel) used against ibvallejo.com volunteer photographer Dr. Robert Schussel on the Vallejo Times Herald, Topix administered comment boards. Garman went further to claim that the deed was caught on video tape through a surveillance camera . There are no surveillance cameras on Mr. Raahague's property nor are there any located on City of Vallejo property adjacent to or near to the mural. In conclusion, Mr. Garman's and Mr. Quigley' acts, words and deeds are complete fabrications and are illegal. Mr O'Keefe is completely justified and within his legal rights to bring litigation against the City of Vallejo, Quigley, Garman and Eric Raahague if he chooses to do so. A copy of The video containing Quigley's words and actions has been made as well as a copy of Garman's article.

Anonymous   |May.27.2012 Actually, you are not even capable of 'mopping up' correctly. Your "mop up" is half assed. And the task could have been done correctly by an 8th grader. You people are worthless

Anonymous   |May.27.2012 and stay at that level.

Anonymous   |May.27.2012 Yes, the whole thingt was started by an 8th grader needing attention. Nobody likes to deal with him and he has to iritate people to get others to interact with him. Unfortunately, we have to mop up his poop.

anon   |May.27.2012 If it was defaced before and he only removed part of the graffitti it is still "defaced". Quigs did a half assed job. This isn't about fixing things, it is about 'gotcha' politics. 8th graders are more mature

I Heart...   |May.27.2012 Me thinks adding a little "I Heart" (you know, with a heart symbol) before Gomes and Brown would be apropos!

wharf rat   |May.27.2012 Justice will be swift and decisive UTK

know vallejo   |May.27.2012 good for eric. when given lemons, make lemonade. thank you quigley. go marti and stephanie.

Anonymous   |May.27.2012 RIGHT ON!! Leave Gomes and Brown!! Because they ROCK!!

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