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                            Broken glass everywhere



          People pissing on the stairs, you know they just don't care



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              Cause the man with the tow-truck repossessed my car



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    " So you mean you aint gonna do nuthin' with your life



                   but sit here and wait for Jesus to fall out the sky? "









                                                          

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        I hear brothers talking about how the scene has changed, how it



        just isn't the  same anymore, how nobody can  compete, how it's



        all  dying.  And  maybe they're  right.  Maybe there isn't  any



        competition anymore, maybe  no  one  feels  like competing, and



        maybe, just  maybe, it is all dying.  But y'know  what, I don't



        think so.  I think y'all have  gotten lazy.  I think y'all have



        decided to do  nothing with your lives but sit  around and wait



        for  some kind of  ascii messiah  to  fall out  of the sky  and



        deliver your  souls to the  Kingdom of  God.  Well, guess what,



        motherfuckers?  Shit don't work like that.... .  .    .     .







        I have  been gone  a long  time.  So long  in fact  some people



        could say the scene  has moved  past me, been  handed down to a



        new  generation  of artists  and is now  free of my  influence,



        whatever  it once  may have  been.  Maybe  they're  right,  but



        y'know, I don't think so.  It has been  over a year and  a half



        since  the release  of my last  colly, "Millennium," but  there



        have been so few changes in the entire ascii scene that I could



        produce a  formulaically mundane collection  and still count on



        most everyone's love, but let's be honest - if you're not doing



        something new with your art  you might as well be doing nothing



        at  all,  love or no.  So for those  of you  who may  have been



        wondering why it has taken me so long to put out another colly,



        there is your answer - I just didn't see a point to it anymore.







        So, if it was pointless, how did I end up here again?  I really



        can't say for sure; it just happened that one day in the middle



        of my mid-20s malaise I found myself drawing ascii again, bang,



        just like that.. and then slowly, byte by byte, this collection



        started  to fall  into place.  It's taken me  a long time, much



        longer than I thought it would, but it has  been such a strange



        road  I have traveled  to reach this place; this message.  Yes,



        there is a  message in this bottle, as we shall soon see, but I



        know all you're really waiting to hear me say is.... .  .   .







                                 

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      of the phunk, how they brought down the House of Wu, but they don't





       know I can hear them; they don't realize; they don't understand..





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        ____|    /  ____   _\_______     ______               :::  : :

       \\_  |  _/  (___//__ _\_    //  _\\_    )_  .......... ::: .: :

         /  |  \ _/       //  |  _/_ _(   |     //  .     :::    :

        /   _   \\___.___//   _     \\    |    /   :::  

 -  ---/    |    \_  |  _/    |      \\________\---  -        ::: \

     _/     |_____// | \\_____|       \_                      ::: \\  o n i s t

    \\______|        |        |________// | | |  p r o t a g  :::

            :        |        :           : | |               :::..........

            .        :        .           . | |                        ::::

                                          | |                        ::::

      "  t  h  e     a  s  c  i  i     p  e |n| e  t  r  a  t  e  r  " ::::

                     .        .           . | |                        ::::

                                           | |          ..............::::

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                                           | |     .........................::

                     .                    @ | |_    :..............

                 _ __@______________________|__//                 :

                                            |                     :

                  |_ _                  .

      _ _____________________________________////_  _



                                                                  .



                 My son said daddy I don't wanna go to school



             Cause the teacher's a jerk, he must think I'm a fool



            And all the kids smoke reefer, I think it'd be cheaper



             If I just got a job, learned to be a street sweeper





                                             .  . .........................

                                                                          :

                                                                          :

        It's been  a year  and ten months  since I  last stood  here, a   :

                                                                          .

        collection in the can  and only  the intro left to write, and I

                                                                          .

        must admit this is still as hard as I remember it used to be. I



        will talk about  alot of people  in this collection  and if you



        plan on only looking at  the pictures you will miss half of the



        message, half of  the art.  Words have  always been  my art.  I



        don't think  it really matters what form they  take because the



        heart of the battle has always been the same for me.. words.  I



        used to  think  the poetry  I wrote  and the  ascii I  drew had



        nothing in common, besides being creative extensions of myself,



        but then I realized they were  both about the words.  I've been



        searching  most of  my life  for the  proper words  by which to



        explain myself, define myself, and ultimately bring things full



        circle and end myself.  I think it's horrible what they've done



        to Dr. Kevorkian - of all the shitty things in life  over which



        we have  no choice,  no matter of will,  we should  at least be



        entitled to die with dignity.  I have long said I intend to.  I



        certainly don't intend  it to be any time soon, but I do intend



        it to be on my own terms if I live that long.  Until then, I'll



        continue my quest  for the words  by which I can define myself.



        Words are my struggle, my love, and my life.... .  .   .    .







        There were  alot of  people I  felt deserved  my respect  and a



        mention in this collection but I have only found the time to do



        twenty  seven logos.  I wish  I could  have done more, I really



        do, but I simply haven't had the proper combination of time and



        energy to live up to  all the goals I set  for myself with this



        collection.  Such is life, we do  what we can and  make do with



        what we have.  If, as you  peruse the rest of  this collection,



        you find  nothing for yourself  and you feel  there should have



        been a mention of you  and a token of my respect, well, try not



        to take it as a personal insult  because no one was left out on



        purpose.  I've done what I can  and now it's time for something



        else.  The sun is warm upon my face today and all around me the



        city is turning from spring bloom to summer green.  I'm leaving



        Vancouver by the end of the week  and will be out touch with my



        e-mail for  a while but if you're family you should  still know



        how to get in touch  with me, and I hope  you will.  The future



        of my art  feels as bright  to me today  as the day  itself is,



        warm with memories of summers past and the anticipation of days



        still yet to come.  I hope you'll continue to join me in as you



        have these past five years, allowing me to  indulge my creative



        spirit and enabling it to soar  on the winds of your patronage.



        I would have never made to my nineteenth colly without everyone



        who took made requests and  took the time to view my ascii art.







        In a less dramatic way I'ld like to  personally thank all of my



        family, the  ones who  made this  collection  possible  just by

    

        being  the beautiful  people they are:  Sara, Matt, Mike, Pete,

    

    :   Ryan, Sean, Tom, Mark, Jay, Dorian, Nate, Chewie, Russ 'n Jess.

    :

    :

           I love you all.



                           .



                           :

                           |



                     I dance to the beat, shuffle my feet



                 Wear a shirt and tie and run with the creeps



             Cause it's all about money, ain't a damn thing funny

      < <<                                                          >> >

             You got to have a con in this land of milk and honey



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                           |

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    x            |  |/| |  _   )\    __/                       x

                _|   _|_|  |   |_\_  /    x          :

              \\\_  |   |__|   |   _/__           << | >>

                 |______|  |---|______///            |             X

          ^                |                   ___\_ |

  ____.  / \  __\___/\________   .______/_   __\   \ | ____/_   __/\___/_  __/_

\\\_  | / . \/   \    _/_   _/___:_   _/_____\  \   \|/   /____.\    _/_  / /

   |  |/  :  /  /_\_    /   _     /   _     /(  |\   |   /|  _ :_\_    / / /

   |     /:_/  /_   ___/----\    /----\    /    |-\  |  /-|__\ :   ___/-/ /

   |____/  |    /____)     | \__/     \\__/_  __| /__._________:____) _(__\\\

           |___/           |                \/       |

                        << | >>             \/       |

                           |                    - -- | ---------- -



        I can't walk through the park, cause it's crazy after the dark



             Keep my hand on the gun, cause they got me on the run

      < <<                                                          >> >

                 I feel like an outlaw, broke my last fast jaw



            Hear them say "You want some more?", livin' on a seasaw



                          _|                         |

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                          \\           \(____________|

                          X\\__________ \            :

                                       )_\\\

                                           \

                                            









     [ 17 - The Message by Hiro Protagonist -  1999 ACiD Productions ]







        The way I and eveyrbody else  from back in the day remembers it



        is that years ago (1993-1994) there  was this ansi group called



        Tribe who,  because one of  their artists known as  pMK started



        drawing them, used  ascii art  for their  pack's file_ids.  Not



        much of a start  for such a  long and complicated  story as our



        scene I  must admit, but it's  the truth; our entire  scene was



        started by one guy in a whole  other scene who decided to break



        the rules.  All it took  was one kid,  but without him  none of



        this  would be today.  Piromaniak and I  never knew  each other



        long enough  to become friends  but I've never forgotten him or



        the influence he had  upon me just by doing  his own thing.  He



        was someone  who discovered  a whole new  physical dimension, a



        whole new world, but he left it up to us to explore and map its



        terrain.  Tribe  died  in  1994  and for  all  intensive  scene



        purposes so did pMK, but as long as  we're still here some part



        of him  is too.  Wherever  you are  pMK -  my  sincere  thanks.









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       |   |/                    //.. _/ X

       |  _/                    //.:  \ //:\  P i r o M a n i a K

       |  \__________________  //____ X/-+-\_________ _        __.     

       |   |_  _______ ______\/__ __ )/^ ___   ______ _    ___ _\ |----/-- -

       |  ((_)_\_    /(  _  /__\ V /_____\_ )__\__  ((_)___\_ ))  |   /

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       |_\      |    _|         |   _|         |  _|           |_____//

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   _____________:________________:____ ._________:___________________________

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                                     __

                                   ._\ )_.

                                   |  \  |   m.  i.  a.

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             : : ..........:. : :    : .: .:........:. : :        :

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             : : :          : :    .    :  : :       : :...

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                                   | ____|          :..:.:          :

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     [ 27 - The Message by Hiro Protagonist -  1999 ACiD Productions ]







        pMK started things off  but as  anyone who  was around knows it



        was Tinyz  who really got the scene going.  In 1994  he created



        Katharsis!Ascii (it  was a  side-venture  of the  Polish  warez



        group Katharsis), put out the  first pack solo, and  in under a



        year  Kts!Ascii grew to become to the most international  group



        ever assembled with members on  five continents.  For just that



        reason alone  Tinyz would be a hero of mine but I  have so many



        more,  not  the least  of which  is five  years of  friendship,



        respect, tutelage, and  phone calls that lasted so long my ears



        got sore (worth every damn second).  A couple things I'll never



        forget about  Tinyz  is his  ascii  advice  ("Always  rap while



        drawing..") and  the way he always stepped to me  with respect,



        even when I was  nobody with nothing  but potential.  Yeah, you



        know I'll still call you  Big Poppaz  whenever you want Jay.  I



        miss you my friend: your art, your humour, and your leadership.



        We could use them  all in the scene today  but I understand you



        have heard another call  and the graff is your artistic outlet,



        but if  it's ever  too cold  in Warsaw, too cold  to tag;  some



        night; well,  you know  where to find  us and  you know  we all



        still want to  drop the  one megabyte  group colly  as Kts #20.









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                \_  _/____\\___)__\_     )    |___ ____\_ )_

        .....:    |  |     )    |   |    |     |   )     ___/_

      .:     :.   |  |    |   |   |     |     |   |    |   |  .....

      :. X .:.. |  |     |    |   |     |     |   |     |   | .:... :.

       : XX :   _|___     |----|   |     |______   |     ____|_  .....:.

       : X :    :  (_____|    `---|_____|    (____|_____)   :   :     :

       : XX :                      :                             : X :

       : X :                                                    : XX :

       : XX :              X  ( /\|</\ )  X                : X :

       : X :     . .:... .                        . ...:. .     : XX :

       : XX :        :                 /               :        : X :

       : X :        : //         -\---/-- -         \\ :        : XX :

       : XX :        : /          ._\_/_.             \ :        : X :

       : X :  __    :       _____|__   |__             :    __  : XX :

       : XX :  \//   .      (  __   /  ( _/_______      .   \\/  : X :

       : X :               |  __  /__ | \___    /               : XX :

       : XX :               |  )/    / |   )/   /                : X :

       : X :          __   |  /    /  |   /   /     __          : XX :

       : XX :  ______ \\/   |_______\  |_______\     \//         : X :

       : X :__\_    \______    __|__ _ |_______   ___     ___   : XX :

       : X  /  )/     / __  \___\_    __\_     /___\_ \____\_ )_ : X :

       :   /   /     /  )/   /  )/   /  )/    /  ___/  /  _____/_:_ _  :

       _ __/   /     /   / __/   /      /    /   \(   /   \(     ////_:__  _

  __ _\\\\   _______/_     \  ______  ________\    \ _/     \     /     :

       . /   /       (______ /    /  /  |  \________\______     _\ XX :

       :/   /:            /  /    /  /  :|                (_____/ : X :

       :   / :           /___\   /__ \   |                        : XX :

      /____\ :                    |    |    B  I  G            : X :

       :     : \      :         \X |     |               :      / : XX :

       : XX : \\     :          \ |     |  P O P P A Z  :     // : X :

       : X :        :            | ____)               :        : XX :

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     [ 37 - The Message by Hiro Protagonist -  1999 ACiD Productions ]







        Around the middle of November, 1994, I was hanging around #ansi



        looking for one of  those guys in Kts!Ascii  to apply to 'cos I



        was buggin' to  be in an  ascii group.  Anyways, I  never found



        anyone from Kts!Ascii  then but fate led me  to this guy called



        Necronite who was recruiting for  this new North American ascii



        group called Remorse that he and some other guy I'ld meet later



        were running.  I jumped on the  chance like white on rice and I



        couldn't  imagine my life today if I hadn't - I'ld  probably be



        dead.  Necronite's  own life took  him away from  the scene and



        out of an  active role in Remorse a long time ago  but he still



        hangs with the clan and gets /bk'ed in #ascii by newbie idiots.









                                                                __:

                  ____________ _    Fat is pHAT, oh yes..    __(  |__ ______

    ____      ____)   ______     _______ ________ ____ __ _ _\__  __/_)    /

  _/  _ \ ____\_  ____)  __/_____\ _   / \   _  _/  _ \ ____\__)  \   ____//

  \   \  \)    / _)_____ \      /  / _/_ |   /  \   \  \)    / |  |  _)_____

  \\   \  \   /  \     /       /_  _    \|       \   \  \   /  |  |  \     /

_ __\   \____/|___    /_________\--|     \_______)\   \____/|__|  |___    /__ _

   /_____\ _ __ /______\ __ _      |______/ _ __ /_____\ __ _  |__| /______\

              /_        _\         :           /_       _\     :













     [ 47 - The Message by Hiro Protagonist -  1999 ACiD Productions ]







        The  other guy  who ran  Remorse  was known as  Necromancer and



        while we have become quite  good friends it really wasn't until



        the  reformation  of Remorse  through the  merger of  Trank and



        AsCiiD! (aka ACiD!Ascii) that this  happened.  I think we would



        have gotten  to know each  other better sooner but  when Necrom



        was forced to  put aside his  scene life for his  personal life



        we lost touch and  when he came back  into the scene  it was in



        polar opposition to where I was at: he was running ACiD's ascii



        division and I was pimping  the Wu-Trank Clan.  What ultimately



        brought us  together, I  think, is a  similar taste  which runs



        through our artwork.  More than for creating  Remorse I owe Nec



        for doodling  the very first "nIGLET" and for not  minding when



        I started  doing them myself.  I respect  Mark  most of all for



        never giving me  a reason to want  to leave Remorse  in all the



        years I've  been with the group.  He has  always allowed  me to



        pursue  my own interests and  never imposed any  limits upon my



        creativity.  This  is  what  makes  a  leader,  mark  it  well.









                                       _

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  |        \|        )__\__     /_\_\_ | ./_\__     / _____(_      \/        |

  |      \  \        |   (/    /   __/_|_|_  (/   _/_(   _  /_.              |

  |______|\          |       _/__ (/   :  /  _      /   (/    |   \  /       |

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            \________|        \__________) \_     _|__________)      |_______|

                                 _/    | .: (      :

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                                 /_))_  ___ \_

                                 /____<__(X(__/

                                 /______\

                                       













     [ 57 - The Message by Hiro Protagonist -  1999 ACiD Productions ]





        Omicron was probably the  first of my Remorse pack #1 teammates



        that I came to be  good friends with.  I loved  his art and his



        sense of style, and the guy  did it all - old school, uncolored



        ansi, new school - he was  on point  every mission  and he even



        ran  the group  with Whodini  after Necrom  and Necron couldn't



        keep doing it.  That he isn't around much anymore is a sad item



        for me to mention because  Omi is one of  my favorite people to



        talk to and  hang out with on irc, and  I miss doing that.  Omi



        has drifted  in and out of the scene a couple times as his life



        has become about more important things  than hanging out in his



        basement and talking to a bunch of geeks, but I know he'll back



        again.  Omi was always  our sniper  on point, the one  they saw



        coming and looked  right past, the baddest  full  metal  jacket



        wearing mo'fuck in the state of  Omizona, and he's never really



        gone - he's just on mission.  Hope to see you at ACiDCon, Joey.









                                          __    /\        ( omicron / r81 )

                    /\     _\___         \\/  __/\_____/_

       ________   __/\_____ _\__)_/\___/_    _\ _     /_______   __/\___

   _\_(   __   )__\ __ __  )\    / ___/_____(  __  __(   __   )__\__    )__/_

     \    \/    /   )/ )/   /   /  \(      /   )/   \    \/    /  )/      /

      \_      _/    /  /   /__  \_  \     /    /     \_      _/   /      /

  - ---/------\____/--/      /---(________\---/_______/------\---/      /--- -

                    /_______)                                 /_______)

         Omi-Train..            C'mon ride, it's a choo choo.













     [ 67 - The Message by Hiro Protagonist -  1999 ACiD Productions ]







        aCk was one  of those  guys I'd known forever  but never really



        got to  know as well as I should  have.  He's been around since



        the founding, or damn  close to, and has been  one of  our best



        at working old or new school and he's never been afraid to bend



        his art in new ways.  We had mutual respect for one another but



        we weren't really close.  Then one day  not to long ago Patrick



        needed an opinion and someone to listen like a friend.  Much to



        my honour he  asked me and  we finally  had a chance  to get to



        know one another better.  Byte by byte this thing, this family,



        grows stronger.  With  every pamphlet, every message, and every



        manifesto  we grow stronger.  Life can  be lonely  at times and



        especially so when you're drunk  and everyone else is sleeping,



        but that's  where this  family thrives:  where the others fail.





                                            



      /\                                    :                           /\

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 ___\_   )_  ______  ______   _____   ____  |  ____   ____   ___   \   __  /__

\\   |    //-\_   //_\_   //_\\ _  )_( __//_@__\_  )__\_  )_( _//__|  _)/__\ //

 |   _        | _/__  | _/__    |   /  \_   .   |      |      |    )_ |      |

_|   |   _:_  _    /_ _    /_   |  . .. |       _ .. . |      |     / | . .. |

\_   |    |_  |     _)|     _)  :  _  : |   __  | :  __|  /\  :   ___ :    : |

 (___|    _/--|_____\-|_____\______(_ . |___)/__| . _) |__/\______\ (__    . |

     |____)   :  _ __ :    _______  /___|  __ _ |___\  :  /\          /______|_

     :              /______)     //____ | _\    :                            :

                                        :            << [aCKrMRZ!] >>













     [ 77 - The Message by Hiro Protagonist -  1999 ACiD Productions ]







        If back when we all started this thing called Remorse you would



        asked me  who would still be around today I would  have guessed



        and any predictions which came true would be entirely dependant



        on luck  and statistical  probability.  Ogre  was one  of those



        guys who  started the  game with  us but  lost interest  in the



        scene for whatever personal reasons and wasn't heard from again



        for a long  time.  He eventually returned to the  scene and the



        clan  and, while apparently  retired  from ascii, can  still be



        found hanging out on efnet #ansi from time to time.  Ogre never



        made a huge impact on the scene but he's a player all the same.









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                   \   \|    /  \__   )_\  __   )_  __)----.

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              _\\\\_    |\   |   /     |   /     |   \     _////_

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       \ .. (----- : -  .       |     |   :     :   :   -  -----) .. /

   : ::[_ :. .               :   |     |   .         .     :     . .: _]:: :

        (______/\\ _____ _       |                  _ _____ //\______)

                .\/__ _      o   | g   :   r     e      _ __\/.

              :  \/     :        |                          \/  :

              :... | .. |       |      :         . .. | ...:

                  _|    |    :   :         |     :         |_

                  \|    |    |   .     :   |     |   :     |/

                  \\        |         |   |     |   |     //

                   /_________)-----\/--|---|_____|---|_____\

                                   \/  :

                                       .













     [ 87 - The Message by Hiro Protagonist -  1999 ACiD Productions ]







        Don Croce was  one of the  first amiga Euros I got  to know and



        unlike most of the  others who I  came cross in  later years he



        wasn't a conceited, delusional crack-whore.  That's about all I



        can really  remember to say about him:  I liked his art  and he



        was a real nice guy.  I suppose dC is also more memorable to me



        because he embodied the  friendship spirit which so much of the



        amiga  scene lays  claim to  but nobody  really operates on.  I



        asked him for  a logo one time and  he did me two.  I asked him



        to find me a cool amiga board online I could  hangout on and he



        got me leech at The Payoff.  That's just the kind of guy dC was



        and probably still is.  I hadn't seen  dC online for  years but



        then we  actually ran  into each  other on  irc  last month.  A



        short while later  I pulled up this logo  I'd done for him ages



        ago and started the rewind.  We didn't speak about much when we



        saw each other but I still got the sense that whatever road his



        life had taken  him down, he was  enjoying the  journey all the



        same.  In  the end  that's all  what  really  matters  anyways.









                               :____

                               |   //

                          _____|_  |______    ______

                        //    __/  | __   \___\__   \_

                       _/     \)   | (/    /   (/    //

                      _\       \___|      /____/    /_

                  _ _\\\\______/  \______/   _/    ////_ _

               ______    _ ________ _______ _\ _ __\  _ _________

             _/  ___/______\  __   \_ __   \_ ___/______ __     //

            _\   \)       /   )/____/ (/    / \)       / (/____/__ _

        _ _\\\\_____     /___ |   \        /_____     /_____     ////_ _

             \____//_| \______/ \____/ \____/ 

                              :













     [ 97 - The Message by Hiro Protagonist -  1999 ACiD Productions ]







        Evilive  was one  of the  longest standing  members  of Quad-P,



        a fact which  probably says something  about our method and his



        preference  of releasing art whenever he felt like it  or I got



        around to asking him  for something.  I understood his ways and



        that  ascii wasn't  so much  a passion for him  as it was  just



        something he  killed the time with.  He was good though, he was



        real good, but  anyone who  ever called  his board  or read his



        magazine  (Ganja Digest)  could  tell you  as much.  What  they



        couldn't tell you about was the shared sense of reality between



        us, the drugs, or the  rest of what I remember  but don't think



        is fit to  be mentioned here.  What I will say is that he was a



        real  inspiration  to me in my  artwork and he  taught me  alot



        about ascii.  He remains a largely  unrecognized talent in both



        ends of the ascii scene, something I feel isn't right but can't



        really do  much about  either, but at least  he knows  now I'll



        never forget those  early days, his art, or what  he taught me.









                                               _

                                   `       .s$$s.

                                      %  '  $""$$$.

                                            `^^`$$$

                                       ` ~    $$'

                                         %`. < _/'

                                         _  _ )_

                                        || >`-' \

      "  d u d e ,   y o u   g o t t a  | |/ ,  _ )  h i t   t h i s . .  "

                                        | | /'  ( \

                                     <*>|-|/|  / '

                                      \| | (__( /\

                                /\    ,(___)|  __/\___:

                            :___/\__   /___\ _(  /\   |_________

                   _________|   /\  )_   ____\ ____   |    ___ /____ __ _

              _____\___     |        / ^ \       /   |    \  / ___//_/////__ _

              \    ___///   |    ___/_   /    ___/_   |    / __)______

              /  __)_\ ___  |  \\\_  /  /   \\\_  /   |   /   \       /

           ^ /   \      /  |   .-(-/-./     .-(-/-.    /    /      /

            /    /      /      |    |      |    |   _/    /      /

     _ __ _/    /      /\       |     |      |     | \\\_____      /  ^

_ __\\\\_\\_____      /\     /|_____|     /|_____|\   //_______\

              /_______\   \   /    /________\        \_/

                           \_/

                               ( evilive of ganja/quad-p )













     [ O7 - The Message by Hiro Protagonist -  1999 ACiD Productions ]







        Eerie's contributions to the  ascii scene have never been given



        much individual  consideration.  He'll  be remembered  by those



        who knew  him primarily as  an ansi artist, but  he was still a



        very important  member of Katharsis!Ascii.  Between himself and



        K-Spiff Katharsis had a powerful combination of new school that



        wasn't ever matched by the first incarnation of Remorse and was



        only equaled  in Trank  by the  addition of  mSd to  the group.



        Eerie's styles were at  times questionable  but his skills were



        never so.  I wish  he'ld have continued on doing  his own brand



        of uncoloured ansi  new school because it might have  kept that



        form  of ascii alive, something  the scene could  have probably



        used at  different times.  Last I heard  of Eerie he  was still



        banging on  his guitar  and being  a hippy, smart  boy that 33.









             /\           /\           /\       /\             /\

            _/\__  ____  _/\_   ____  _/\__  ___/\___  ___    _/\_    ___

     ___  __) _ /__)  /__) _ \__)  /__) _ /__)    _ /_/  (_ __) _ \__/  (__

   __)  \_) __)\____/_   __)\____/_   __)\____/_ _)\___/_ /_) __)\____/_  /

   \  _\____\      / ____\      / ____\      / __\_   /   ____\      /_  

      _\ __      / _\ __      / _\ __      /_(   (__/_  _\ __      ////._

     _(   )/     /_(   )/     /_(   )/     /_\     /_(   )/     /

    _\    /______\    /______\   _/     /____/_    /     /______\   

 _.\\\\ _  _)______/_   _)______/_ \------\   /     _\__/_   _)______/___

      / \  \      /     \      /   /        /     /   /     \      /   /_

     /--/  /          _/        /    /\   /     /        _/        ////

      /___\----------\\_________/-----/\---\_____\--------\\__________\

                                  - --/--\-

                                         \

               e           e           r          i           e













     [ 17 - The Message by Hiro Protagonist -  1999 ACiD Productions ]







        I first got to know Maestro through #ansi and it was because of



        his ansi that he'll most often be remembered, but he also did a



        lot for the ascii scene.  Aside from  creating Endow and giving



        new school a real  kick in the ass  when it  needed it  he also



        pushed the  format forward with his own creations  and inspired



        many people in the ansi scene to try  their hand at new school.



        I'll mostly remember Steve for  his pleasant personality, witty



        conversation, and that  ansi I paid  him for but  never got.  I



        love you bro, even if I don't have a mAE ansi for ModemLand. ;)









               __________,                                         /\

          /\  Ĩ  ___ _   m  a  e  s    t  r  o  !  ____/\___

_ __/\__  /\_  _\ ______    ___    /\    _ ___ ___\_      /___

  __/\__\/___' ____\    /  _/ _/____/\__ __     \   /  ___/__ /__ _

  \     \/      /______\ ___    \--\_______   __( /_____/_ __   ____/____

  /             \Ĩ/ _)/_____\_      |/   \__ _______/_|/ _(   __    )_

//      \/_______\ /  |        /____  /    _/  \|       /  \    |/     /

/________\ _  \_____       \   /_______\__  \       \---\   /     //

      _ ___\   _ /__  ____\\      _ __ /____  _____\  /____  ___\

             _ /__  \/  ______ _     /______\/___ _        \/

             Ĩ      \/                      \/             \/

             "~~"













     [ 27 - The Message by Hiro Protagonist -  1999 ACiD Productions ]







        Out of all  the M.I.A. sceners Lord Nitrogen is the  one I miss



        the  most.  Between  the  two  of us  we  represented  Canadian



        old school and showed our frozen lands could  produce more than



        just good beer and babies.  We've often  suffered the same fate



        in the  scene - having  our styles  stepped on, ripped off, and



        trashed by children I mean, but  he always just seemed to shrug



        it off and go back to work on something even phatter.  I know I



        happen to have  been one of  his favorite  ascii artists  but I



        don't know if he ever really knew that  he too was one of mine.









                                       .......................

                  :                     :                     :

                  : _____/_             :  ____/_          \\ :

                  _)   / _________________\  /          \ :

                  .\    \_)  _  \_ _  _) _   /_               :

                  _\    \   /   / \--\  \  ////__ _          :

              _ __\\\\    \_____/___\ /_____\                 :

                  .  /-----/            .                     :

                  :         ____/_                          

          :       ___)  /_   (  l o r d   n i t r o g e n  )

            _\_______  __ \__ ___/_______________  _____      ______

           ___\_    (__\_)_/  \  _  _)  _  \_ __/__\_ _/______\_   (_

          _\   /     /    /   /  \--\   /   / \_    /_)   _/   /    /_

     _ __\\\\  \    /_____\___\___\  \_____/___/   / \    \   /    ////__ _

            /___\---\                   .     /----\__\---/___\----\

                  :                    :                    .     

                  :       m. i. a.      :                     :

                  :.....................:                     .













     [ 37 - The Message by Hiro Protagonist -  1999 ACiD Productions ]







        Everybody knows Mr. Kite to be one of the true masters of ascii



        so I won't bother with  all that.  I've loved his art since the



        first view  and wish he'ld do more but  I don't begrudge him in



        the slightest because he's already done so much for us.  He has



        bridged  the gap  between the scene  and the  gif-converters of



        alt.ascii who's only point  is realism, never style.  Realistic



        ascii is nice and all  but if there's no style  it's not really



        worth the download now is it?  No one would dare say that about



        a MrK  ascii, at least  not anyone I'ld consider  worth knowing.



        And it's  not just his  art we  owe him  for either  because if



        you're any good at following directions you're using his viewer



        right now to read my message.  Thanks Kite, you're da shit bro.









                           __________/_

                           \        /

                        __ /       /__ _

              /\   _ ___\ //      /      _____/_               ___

            __/\_________/ ___ __/_   ___\   /____   __________\_ )_

            \   __  __   \_\_/_\ _/___\_   ______/_ \\      ___    /

           _/   )/  )/    /   /___     /   )/      )_/       )/   /

          \\____/   /    /   /  )/    /    /        /        /   /

       _ _____ \___/    _\___\  /    /    /        /        /   /

              \__ \_____)) \_________))          _))      /   /

                   /       / _ ___ \______________\          /_

                  /       /       \________ _   \_________   ////__ _

       ___ __ ___/       /                       _ ___ (____\ .

  \  \\\___\__\_        / /_           ________/_     (_________\

               /     __/___ )_ _ _\___(       /       ______________/_

              /     _\     )_ ____ \_       _/____   \\      ______/

             /      )/      / )__// /     _______/___ /    ___)_______

            /       /      /______ /      )/         )     )/         )_

           /     __    __/_      )_      /         /      /           /

          /      )/         )_     /     /               /           /

         /       /           /         /                           /

     _ _//      /                                                 /

     \\\_______/          _____________          _______           _))

              /           )__ _      /____________\   /____________\

             /____________\\

                            













     [ 47 - The Message by Hiro Protagonist -  1999 ACiD Productions ]







        Bitstream  was somebody  I always  liked, thought  well of, and



        enjoyed talking  to on his bbs.  I remember he  had this killer



        bit of code he made, an upload scanner  or something, and I was



        jonesing for it  cos it was /X and looked fabulous  so he asked



        me if I'ld join Wicked  for it.  People who know me know like I



        don't like  to lose, and my  own bbs was such an  investment of



        time and love that I  probably would have  done almost anything



        to  make it  better.  Now for  those of  you who  don't  recall



        (anyone?) Wicked was a group which  was basically kept alive by



        the spirit  and effort of  Bits and Trinitron.  I imagine  they



        really loved Wicked but with enough people asking them about it



        they both eventually joined Trank.  After this Wicked just went



        downhill.  I felt kind  of sorry because I thought Wicked was a



        cool enough group  but I had to say no  because I had a crew or



        two already and one more would  have ment no sleep at all and I



        wasn't  going to  fucking  die for  ascii art.  Anyways,  Bits,



        wherever you  are, I  still  want that  software, and  uh, draw



        again!   We  still need  you,  damn it.   We need  all of  you.









                                           

                                           :

       /\             /\                   : \

      _/\____  _\__ __/\_                 : X\

    _(  _  _/____\ )_   /-----/-           :

    \  _.      /    //  _____/---- -   :     

    /  \|     //   /|   |/                 :

  _//   |    /|    |   |                  :        [  b i t z  t r a n k  ]

 \\_____|    \|  ___|   |_/\____ _     /\  .    /\

        `-----\-_)_ `---__/\_        _/\____  _/\___     _\___      /\

              _( _/____\\_  /-----/-_( _    /_(    _//  ____\_ )_   _/\______

    m.i.a.   _\______    /  .____/--\ _.  _/____ __)----\   _/  //_\\__ ._   )_

            /      |/   /   |/      / \|       / \|     /   \|  \/   |/ |/    /

      _ _ _//      |   /|   |     _/   |      /   |   _/     |   \   /  /    /

 _ __\\\\_\________|  \\|   |____\\____|    //    |__\\______|  _/ _/ _/    //

                   `----\---'          |-----\----'          `--)--\--\_____\

                                      :                           













     [ 57 - The Message by Hiro Protagonist -  1999 ACiD Productions ]







        Of all the long-time Remorse crew  Enigmatic is the one who has



        actually drawn  the least.  I just find  that funny  to mention



        because I  tried unzipping all the  remorse packs one day and I



        couldn't find anything he drew.  Nada.  There was some stuff in



        Trank and it was pretty dope, but damn, that was how many years



        ago right?  So  what is it  about this guy  we all love so much



        that he just  slides by while  others work their  asses off?  I



        dunno  for sure, I think  you just  kinda have to know  Enigga.



        He's been a big help to me over the years though, especially so



        by letting me run  shell accounts off his box and giving Quad-P



        ftp space before the advent of artpacks.acid.org.  Thanks Nate.









      n  o  r  t  h  e  r .n.....t..o..u..c..h..!........... .

                      /\  :                          __

         _____/_     _/\______   __  ___/_        ___\/___        _\___

       _(   _/______(  __    /_:_)/.( _/_______ __\  \/  /__:_______\_ )_

       \  __)      \  \\|      | / |  \__      )  \\\   /   |      __/  /

   : ::[_ \|       |    |     _|   |   |/      |   \\  /   |      \|   ]:: :

        /-\\_______)----|____\\____|___//----------\\//----------\\___)

                       :          :                 \/

                          : \    (   e  n  i  g  m  a  t  i  c   )

                  \\













     [ 67 - The Message by Hiro Protagonist -  1999 ACiD Productions ]







        There was this time  I stood outside  in a phone booth  for two



        hours  in a  hellish  windstorm  talking to  Fahrenheit, and it



        sticks out more than all the others because right in the middle



        of our chat  I caught myself looking around at where  I was and



        wondering just what the hell I was doing out there.  But that's



        the type of effect  Fah had on me.  The kid had so much love it



        made me do  stupid things and  laugh about it.  We used to talk



        alot, but then  cards used to be alot more  plentiful than they



        are nowadays too.  The latest I heard on Fah was he had decided



        to sign away  his right to life  to the government and join the



        Marines.  Beats me, I don't  get it either, but  Ben has walked



        a different road these  past couple years  and I know it hasn't



        been easy, and maybe this is what he needs in life.  I wouldn't



        dare to suppose I could really  say I know what's best for him



        because  I haven't lived his life  and I have too much respect



        for the man, but I don't want to see any of my friends die for



        oil or something as equally stupid either.  Keep your  head up



        nig, you'll find the way.  Just remember to send me a postcard



        whenever you arrive at the destination.  It's a wU-tRANK life.









                                                         ___

                                                       _(   )_

                                                      _)     (_

                                                     \\ _   _ //

                                                      (_\(-)/_)

    500 years of oppression and they still can't keep >) _ _ (< us down..

                                                      \  ^  /

               _________/_               B    I    T  __\  /__  C    H    !

_ _____________)       /                            _\\ (\_/) //_

                      /                     _ _     \   \_/   /

 ______________      //           /////--|  _  |  _  |--- -

  \_____     /_______\                              |  )  |  (  |

   ____//                    [  Fahrenheit  ]       <  |  |  |  >      

    \       ___  ___:    _\____     ____   ___  _\___: |  | ____  __/_  ____:

\    \______\_ )_\  |___ __\_  )_ _( __/ __\_ )__ \  |___ _( __/ _\/_ _(    |_

 \    \    __/      |  (-)  /   / \ _)---)  |   /-(  |  (-) _)---)  /-\_    _//

  \    \   \|       _       _ _/--( |       |        _      |          |    |

  \\    \   |    _  |   _   |   __  |       |    _   |   _  |          :    |

   /_____\--| ___(--|   \___|    \__|    |    (___|   \__|   ________ |

          |_\ |____\|_____\|-------|  ___\|____\|------)(-|

            :       :       :       :       |--)     :      :               :

                                            :













     [ 77 - The Message by Hiro Protagonist -  1999 ACiD Productions ]







        Originally known  as Asphixia, the artist known today as Justin



        Hale has  been a  serious player  in all elements  of the ascii



        scene, working  collections and individual  pieces; new and old



        schools, and always with  amazing results.  I've respected  him



        forever and always wanted to do some joint productions with him



        but for some  reason we've  never got around to  doing anything



        together.  I hope  this changes  some day  soon.  My love  bro.









                         .



                         .

                         



   _  _________        ..:..        _________  _

       "~`&&&&$.  ..:::::::::..  .$&&&&'~"

            `&&&&$. .  `:'  . .$&&&&'

              `&&&$$ :.   .: $$&&&'.     j  u  s  t  i  n     h  a  l  e

              . &&&$$ :. .: $$&&& :::

      __ _   .:. $&&$$ :.: $$&&$ :::::. .   ..      .

      \     .:::. $&&$$ : $$&' _________                ________

           :::::. $$&$$ : $$&$ \\_      / .             \\      /     _ ___

           :::::::. $$$$  $$$$ . /     /_____  _______   /    _/________  /_

          ,:::::. $" ... "$  /     /     /-(  _    )_/    (  __     / ////_

          ::'  ,::::. .$$$$$.  /     /     /     /     /     /  )/    / 

 _ , . ; .:'  ,:::::: $$$$  /   __    __/______\    /     /   /    /

  `  , :,  `::::  $$ /    )/   \\    __      /     /  _/    /

       `  ::,  `::: /\ $"_/     /     /    )/     /     /  \\____/_

    _ ____`:::..___/\__ ___\     /     /  _ _/___  /   __/    /     /__ _

           ::::::\_     ) _______ ____ /  ____\   )__   \     /  _ ___

        /\  :::::/    /  \     / \ _/___\\___    __/__ /  ________  /_

       _/\_____/    /---/    /--/____     /    (____/____\_     / ////_

       \       \/    /   /    /       /    /    /      /    /    / 

        \       \   /   /    /      /    /    /     /    /    /

     ( ((_         /_________\----/_______\____\----/_\___/    _)) )  i98i   )

         /_________\ .. .        /                 /     \_____\

                _ ___     /     /     /   __/     /    /    ___ _

           ,s$&, . /     /   __/     /    \      /    /     /

       ,s$&&&&&$' /     /    \      /     /     /    /     / _ __

      _/     /     /    _/     /     /_   /     /     /

              \\\_____/     /     \     /_______// /     /     

                     /     /------/_____\   \____________\

                    /______\













     [ 87 - The Message by Hiro Protagonist -  1999 ACiD Productions ]







        K-Spiff is another of those early gods of the scene who I never



        had a chance  to get to know real well  but held a large amount



        of respect for based  solely on his art.  If you've  never seen



        his stuff you're really missing out.  He was years ahead of his



        time in the new school world and his pictures are still some of



        my most  favorite.  As is the common thread  with some of these



        asciis, I have no idea where  he is today, but I wish him well.









                                            /\

                                         ___/\_____

              _____: _____/_             \_      _/______ _____

             \\_   |/    /    ___/_    ___|___   |-\     )_    )_

  _ ___  _ _ __|   /    /   _/ _/___ __\_     )_ |_       /     /__ _ _  ___ _

          _(-\ |      _/__ _\_____  )_ _/      / _// ____/ ____/  /-)_

     _ __.>    |   _     _(      /   / \______/  |  ___)  ___)       <.__ _

            _ _1   \     \      /   _\   \_      |   \_    \_ _

       _ __\\\\____<\    /______\---)_____//     |____//____////__ _

                    /______)           _ _|      1_ _

                                  _ __\\\\________////__ _  m.  i.  a.













     [ 97 - The Message by Hiro Protagonist -  1999 ACiD Productions ]







        When I  first saw Posk's ascii  in KTS-NME.TXT I was  strangely



        intrigued.  There was  a singular quality to his style, even if



        I could  barely understand  most of it.  I spent  alot of hours



        looking at his art in  that collection especially and one day I



        went back  to it after a long  absence and it wasn't  difficult



        to  read anymore.  In fact  it was blatently obvious  what they



        all said.  Perspectives are like that sometimes: you just can't



        understand them  but if you keep at it and at it  eventually it



        all becomes clear and you see the piece as it really is, as the



        artist intended  you to see it.  Posk's styles have  often been



        hard for much  of the scene  to comprehend and  his personality



        is such that alot of  people (Omi) do not  like him.  I do love



        you though  Tom,  never  doubt;  I  only call  you a  crackhead



        because   sometimes  you  are  one,   sometimes  we  all   are.









                                                           

                   :       /\                              :

                . ....... _/\_______/_ . _____/_  __: ...  ... .

                   .    _(         /    _\   /  _(  |____/_ .

                 ..:  _\\___      /   _( ___/___\   |   /   :..

             . ..:... \   \/    //   _\______   )__ | _/___ ..:.. .

                      /  _/     /----\_    \/     / __     )_

                     /   \______\ __   )_        /  \/      /

                   /    | \    \/   /   /  _/   / 

              - ---\\_     |-\\        /___  ___\  \___  __\\--- -

               _ ___ (_____l  /___  ___\   \/ /_____l  \/

                   (__ _          \/                   \/















     [ O7 - The Message by Hiro Protagonist -  1999 ACiD Productions ]







        I had  the distinct  pleasure of  releasing a  joint collection



        with  Cyber Kid once and quite enjoyed it even though my  style



        was  in a  very awkward  growth phase  at the  time  and I  was



        producing a ton of shit. Anyways, cK sticks out in my memory as



        both a  killer artist and as a  pro-hemp/my-type-of-smoker guy.



        What more is there to say?  He's good people.  If I ever get to



        Denmark you know I'll be on your doorstep dude and you can show



        me where the real hash bars are, word is bond.... .  .  .   .









        _____          ___:                       ___.     __       .___

      _(   _//  ___   \\ _|___   _____    _____  \\  |___  ) _:  ___|_ //

      \    \  _(  /.___| \__  )__\__  )_._\__  )_ |  | _/____)|_(  __/ l

       \    \ \   \|  /|  |/   /  l/   /|  l/___/ |  __    /  |\   \|  |

       \\_   \_\   l_ || _l  //l_ /___/_|_ |      |_ l/  //|_ | \   l_ |

    - ---l____/-\___/ ||_\____\-/______/-/_|-------/_|   /--/_l-/____/_|-- -

   . ...       ... |_ |             .....  : .....   |___\  .....      :

       :...   .: :  /_|_ .....  ....:   :....:   :.. :   ...:   :.....   .. .

          :...:  :... :  :   :..:                  :.....:           :...:

                    :....:













     [ 17 - The Message by Hiro Protagonist -  1999 ACiD Productions ]







        When I was just starting in the ascii scene in 1994 Shock-G was



        already recognized as  a master of the medium.  His styles were



        superior and  his skills were massive.  He was  an idol to many



        of us and  this ascii is a  gesture of respect  to his artwork,



        and more importantly  to the legacy  of skills it helped create



        in the pc scene.  See, I really don't give a fuck about Shock-G



        as a person because he never  even gave me the time of day, but



        I still have  a great deal of respect  for his skills  and what



        they did  for us.  This is the worst one in the collection too.









             

             :

             |                                .

             |                                .

             |                ................:::::::::.

            |               ::::       ::     .::... .

         :   |               ::      ::       ::      ::

         |   |               ::      ::       ::      ::

         |   |               ::      ::       ::  .   ::

         |   |               ::.     ::       ::      ::

         |   |     :___      :::::::.::       ::  :  .::

        ______/_   |  /___________  ::       ::.:::::::   ______:

       _\   _/_____|____   _      ). ::       : _______ .\     |________/_

-\----(__________   )_ |      |___________ _( _____/_|_     |       /

  \    \/       / |       _\    _     )\  \/    )_   |     /

  \\                    /  |       |     |    |/  /        /   _    _/__

  \\\                  /   |       |     |     /  /         /    |     )

  x\\\                /    |       |     |    /            //    |        |

     /________________)    |       |     |  _/            ///    |        |

      |_______|       |_    | \\____        ///x    |        |

         |   |      |________//   |     /_________\|______|        |_

   - ----+---+-------- -   :       |     |    _|        |_________/

         |   |               :::: ((__________\ ::::::::         :

                            .:. :.   .::   ::

        s H o C k - g        ::.::::::       :::    ::        

                             :::::::::.......::  :   ::... .   :

 < katharsis ascii allstar >                  ::      ::        |

                            ............. .   ::     ::        |

         |   |             ::::       ::  .   ::     / |

         |   |             ::        ::       ::      ::     X/ |

         :   |             ::        ::       ::      ::    /// |

         .   |             ::        ::       ::      ::        |

             |       - --- ::        :: ----- ::      :: -------+------- -

             :             ::        ::       ::  .   ::        |

             .            .::    .   ::       ::     .::        |

                           ::.       ::.......:::::::::        :

                           :::..:.:::::                     .

                                      

                                      













     [ 27 - The Message by Hiro Protagonist -  1999 ACiD Productions ]







        Mister Self Destruct first appeared  in the scene in a Canadian



        group called  Sons of  Ascii Prophets (s0ap).  In a  very short



        time he  distinguished himself in the new school arena  and was



        welcomed into Trank.  We came from totally opposite ends of the



        scene and never had much  to say to each other  but we did have



        fun  showing the  Canadian  right to rule  together in  #ascii.









                                       /\                    . ...

                                                         . ..... 

                                       /\ .................... :

         . ........................... /\ ::.........   :... : 

                 .  .. ..........:::: /\_          :   ::::.:......... .

                 :  :: :::....       _/ _/________

             _               :     _\\_______     )_/_     :___

             \ _   __ _   __ :   _(     )_  /    __/  _____|   )_/_

               \ _(  ___  \/  ___\       / /     \-d-\\___      /

                 \ _(   )_\/_(   )_     / /      /      )/     /

                 / \  __\_\/_/__  /    / /    ///  e    /    // 

                  / \\_ /  \ _/  \   / /      /      _/     / /

           - -----/____(-\  /m)____\ / /      _\___s__\------\ \

                          \/   /_____\-\      \          _ _____\

     a s s u m e d           i         /      /    t             _\

                                      /      //                    _\

    k.   i.   a.    _ _____( s )____.x\_$____\ __( r )________ _



                             t          e          u

  .   . ...................     ......     ......     ................... .

                 .....:::::  e  ::::::  l  ::::::  c  :::::.....

              _  :::                                         :::  _

           _.\\\ :::         r   _ ___( f )___ _   t         ::: ///._

                 :::.                                       .:::

               .... :.................     .................: ....

               ::.:       . .....:.:::  :::.:..... .       :.::

                                                              

                 .                                             .













     [ 37 - The Message by Hiro Protagonist -  1999 ACiD Productions ]







        Another  of Canada's  finest,  Cain has  been a  very important



        player in  the ascii scene  and the after-effects of  his group



        NoName are still being felt today.  I've known Cain much longer



        than most everyone else  in the scene because  we came from the



        same relative part of Canada  and I used to hang out on alot of



        bbses in the 403.  I saw him come  up through the ranks and was



        priviledged to have him contribute to my group Quad-P from time



        to time.  That Cain  would eventually  wind up here  in Remorse



        seemed  a natural  thing to me  because his  qualities and  his



        character well suit our dynamic.  In our newly evolving concept



        of  group  leadership  the roles  will be  filled by  different



        people each pack but I know we'll never go wrong with Nathan at



        the helm, well, except maybe  a missing rv.exe or something. =P









                                             .



                                             .

                                             .

                                             :      /\      c

                              __/\____ ____\(@)/_  //  ...   _ a ___ _

                  _/\___   _ \\ _____ )\ _____   )/ .d88888b.

          _ ___ _(    _// / \ _\\    )___\_   )_ /.dP'`88'`Y8b.  i

                \     \  /  \  /    _/   /    / .888bdPd8888.

             /      \/  :  \//    )   /    /  d8888b8bd88888b  n

             _.x\__     \_    \_   /  _/    //  888P" ... "8888

         _ ______ /______/_____ /___\--\ ____\   88b d 888 b c88  !

                /_______ _    \/       \\/  _ ___`88o8 88P 8b88'

                                                /_`888b.".d888'____ _

          r       e      m         r   s  e !      `8888888'

                                                       """













     [ 47 - The Message by Hiro Protagonist -  1999 ACiD Productions ]







        I always felt that  people overlooked  Wind Rider in the scene,



        his position  in Quad-P  probably  aided that,  but he  kept on



        doing his own thing  and has managed to  rise to a senior staff



        position in Remorse without even being very good at ascii.  Now



        some  people  will  point  to this  and say  it's proof  of the



        dwindling quality of  this group but their  ignorant statements



        only prove their own misreading of the truth.  The fact is that



        Whirr has more  heart and dedication to this group than many of



        its "best" members and while  his art may not be as polished as



        mine I'ld be  a right jackass to think  this made me any better



        than him or he any less deserving of his status  in this group.



        You've had to put up  with more shit  than you deserved Dorian,



        and I'm sorry, but you  always knew I believed in you.  My love



        and friendship  will always  be there  for you  my 306 brother.









                                                     .xXx.

                                                   .xXXXXXXXx.

                                                  .XXX'_"- XXX.

                                                  XX' o,O `XX

                                                  `XX       XX'

                                                   `\  -  /'

               " How are you doing today my little    \___/    crackers? "

                                               ____.--|"|--.____

                                             .\\"~`\ \___/ /'~"/

     _:___________    ___     _______   ________  \/\_/\/      \

      |          /_____._\_/_.___\_    /_._\    _  \_  | | ._. ._  \_

      |         /\     |     |    /      |      /   /  | | || |/   /

      |_________/\     |   __|___/       |         / ' | | `-' |   //

          .       \____|___)    /________|________/    | |     |  /

          :     ___________     ___   ______________   | _______

          :   ._\  _       \_ ._\_/_._\    _  \_  _/   ._\ _    \_ Wind

          :   |    /       _/_|     |      /   / _)-----|   /    _/_  Rider!

          :...|    _          \   __|         /  \      |   _       \

              |____|          \\__) |________/|_________|___|        \_

                   |____________/                           |_________/



         Responsible for educating a whole new generation of slackers.



                         God help and protect us all.













     [ 57 - The Message by Hiro Protagonist -  1999 ACiD Productions ]







        I've known Kaleidas for years  and I still spelt his name wrong



        a tleast half the times I ever did him a sig.  So first of all,



        sorry Kal, it  was all  the weed's fault.  Hope the  respect in



        this makes up  for it bud.  Followers of the new school  end of



        ascii will know Kaleidas for his many many achievements in that



        format while rave girls all over Ohio recognize him as that guy



        with all the E.  Adair took up  residence in the 103  with Sean



        and Ryan  last year, proving that  three doodleboys can in fact



        live  together and  somehow manage  not to kill  each other.  I



        really  don't know  what Kal  has been  up to  for a  long time



        besides partying  and enjoying life  but I'm looking forward to



        finding  out at  ACiDCon  and I  hope you  remember to  bring a



        couple extra E and the ravegirls to go with 'em for me dude. =]









     k      a      l      e      i      d      a      s    

                                                 :____   X       /\

       /\      X _ _/\____:     /\              |   // XXX     _/\____ _

     __/\___  XXX\\\      | ____/\__           _|   | XXXXX  _( _   _///

____.\     / XXXXX |      |( __    /  /\\_ __((___  |XXXXXXX \  /___)______

\   |/    / XXXXXXX|      \  )/   / ((_.._)   ___/  |XXXX`XXXX--\______     /

|   /    / XXXXXXXX|     :|\ /____\-.-(_\    \(    |XXX `XXXX     )/    /

|   _    \XXXX `XXXX     |____)   |    \_   \   XXX   `XXXX    /    /

|   \      \XX   `XXXX    l_\(      |_____ /      XXX/`XXXX   _____))

/___)\     \\`XXXX____/ \     :|   _\/  .   _XXX   .x\__XXXX_(

     /_,____/x.     `XXXX \     _____|  -\-------)XX         `XXXX  i98i

      XXXX         `XXXX\\____/            :XXXX           `XXXX

     XXXX           `XXXX       (  )                       `XXXX

                       `XXXX                  .

                                             \ / 

                                            _\(@)/_













     [ 67 - The Message by Hiro Protagonist -  1999 ACiD Productions ]







        I still remember  the first time  I saw Cypher Hex's  ascii, he



        was going by  the alias Cable  at the time and it  was sometime



        before the third Trank  pack (my first Trank pack), anyways, he



        damn near  blinded me with all the colors.  Over the  years his



        alias changed alot but his style was  always recognizable to me



        on sight - I've just always understood his perspective I guess.



        Chexbitz  is in  my opinion  one of  the best  new school ascii



        artists to evolve out  of the scene and, if that wasn't enough,



        he's also  one of the most genuine straight-up sceners  around.



        An  ironic little  circle of life between Chex  and myself  was



        recently played  out when  he mentioned  to me that  I recently



        inspired him to try new school with the amiga font, while I had



        to tell him that  it was when I was looking at some of  his old



        pc styles  last week that  I came to  the decision  to put down



        the amiga font for a while after this collection and work in my



        "natural" ibm-pc environment again.  That's just one example of



        the  karmic interplay that  happens between  us in this  group,



        just one example of the positive  benefits of our family in the



        ascii scene.  There have  been others in the past  and will, no



        doubt, be many more in the future as we continue to grow closer



        together as  a family and have  an ever-increasing  impact upon



        each other's  lives.  Me, I think it's pretty  fucking cool. =]



        Maybe a few of us will  just decide to  live in Columbus, Ohio,



        for some strange reason.  Hey, it already happened  once right?









                            ....



                            ....

                            ....

                            ....

                            ::::

                            ....

                            :  : \

                .           :  : X\                          .

                .                                          .

              : (    c  y  p  h  e  r     h  e  x    ) : 

                :           .  .                             :

        _\_/\__ :   _/\____   :  _/\____/\____   _/\___       _/\____/_

          \ __/_____\     /_______\_    \     /---\ ___/_______\_    /

          / \       /   _/  __/    /    /    /  __/ _)      /  _   _/_

      _ _/   \    _/    \   \     /   _/   _    \   \     _/   \     /

     \\\\_________\_______  /  _______\____/    /---/_____\____/    /_ _

                .       (___\__(          /_____\             /______////

             \\ :  rEMo    .   . rSE198i             (  ) .

              \ :          :   :        _/\____:             : //

                :    _\_/\____  _/\___ \      |______/_     : /

                :      \     /---\ ___/__\     |     /       :

                 /    /  __/ _)     \    |    / 

                   _ _/   _    \   \      _\_  _  _/_ __ _

                  \\\\____/    /---/_____/     |     \

          .............. /_____\ ...... /      |      \ ............... . .

          :                 .  .    _ _/       |       \              : : :

          :.................:. ... \\\\________|        \_ _  ........: : :

                  .   .. ....  :               |_________////

                            :  :               :

                            :..:













     [ 77 - The Message by Hiro Protagonist -  1999 ACiD Productions ]







        Anyone who  knows my  ascii history  should have a  pretty good



        sense of  the connections  between Whodini  and myself.  It has



        been said that  the explosion of personal ascii collections  in



        our scene  wouldn't have  happened at all  were it not  for the



        way Whodini and I turned each  collection into a show of skills



        challenging the other, and at the risk of self-promotion I have



        to agree  with the  sentiment.  It has  always been  a positive



        spirit of competition  between us but it has  always been there



        too.  I feel we  must have known  each other many  through many



        lifetimes and it has always been this way:  the best of rivals,



        the best of  compatriots, and the best at  what we do.  Whodini



        has had such a huge effect on the scene and my own sense of art



        it's hard  for me to distinguish sometimes where he ends  and I



        begin.  We have a shared  history as well as  the experience of



        profound pain (aka life) and perhaps that serves to explain the



        unique nature of  our relationship, but I'ld still believe past



        lives.  If not for you Ryan,  my ascii career probably wouldn't



        have lasted past 1995, but here it is 1999 and we're both still



        at it.  Maybe we're  just nuts,  maybe it's  all we  can do, or



        maybe it's just what we're ment to do.  I can't say either way,



        I can just go with what I know in my heart.  I love you brother



        and you know  it's no mistake the filename for  this collection



        just happens to spell out  your initials.  This one, this one I



        made for you.  Consider it  the least I could do  for all those



        times you were there  for me when I needed someone to listen or



        to talk - it ment alot to me then  and it means even more to me



        now.  I look  forward with  great  anticipation  to the  day we



        finally get to draw  together (ACiDCon: Midwest baybee!) on the



        same terminal, elevating the game to a whole new level together



        once again,  character by character.  Nothing can  stop us now.









                                                 

                                             . ..:.... .

                                   _             :...........

        _ ______                __/(_______   +             :::

    ._________ /____________  ._\    _    /_.  ___________  .::    ______

    |        /________.__. /_ |      |      | _\ .__. __ /_________\ __ /__ _

    |       /\        | _|____|_.    |    ._|____|_ |_\/_. _______ ._\/_.

   _|                 | \__   : |    |    | :   __/ |    |-\__   /_|    |

  \\________/\        |  (/   . |_   |   _| .   \)  |    |  (/     |    |_

     _ ______ \_______|__/      _//  |  \\_      \__|____|__/      |_____//

             \_________ /_______|    |    |_______\ ______ /_______| ___ _

        _             /______ .      |      . ______\    /___________\  .

   _ ___\ __ +                |_     |     _|                          ::

       ___\/_    .  . .....    (________  _)        a / k / a          ::

       \. /\/   .........:        ___  )/    Mr. Always Wears Black   ::.....

  WCTS \//     :::............   (___)         ____ ____                 :::

                             ::        _        _\__(-)__/_                :::

     ........................::       (_)       \/|__ __|\/ sTYLE.2.dEATH! .::

    ::::                                          (  ^  )                  :::

    :::: There are no words to properly        ___\ - /___  express the   :.:

    :::  love and admiration I have for     . \ __\_/__ /  you my friend :::

    ::::   so I will simply say thank you.      /_ )   ( _\   Thank you    ::

    ::.:  for the friendship, the competition,    \\   //   and the years. :.:

    ::::........                                  <(---)>      ............::

              ::     .. /\|(/\ ..    :..      /` _ '\      ::

      _______ ::  ___             ______ +:   ,/   |   \,    ::...........

      \  ___/____(  /___  ____   _\__   )_     _X_   |   _X_       . ...:.::

      /  )/     / __    )_\_  )_(  )/____//  (  `---|---'  )

     /  _/     /  )/    / )/   /   ___)           (  )

   _/   \   __/   /    / _____/__  /         :__   ___        _ ___

 \\________\____/   _/  \(    _/__\   ______|_ )_  (/ _______   (/

                (____\_________\ ____ (    ___/  /_____\__    )____  _____ _

                  ...    _  _____\    /    )/   /    /  )/     /   )_

                  .::               _/     /  _/   _/   /     /   __//

          ........:::  D-licious! \\_________\____)___/     /_____\

          ::                                          /______\

          ::.............. ....... ..... ..  .     .





      .  .  .     f  O  U  N  D  I  N  G     M  E  M  B  E  r     .  .  .



                                  :____    ______/_

                     :_________ __|   /____)    /   ___

                    _|         )_ | _/_\       /____\_ ))

        .          \\_         _/ __    \\    /    __/ |            .

                     |         |  |/     \   /     \|  |

          . ...:.:: |_________|  /       \_/       \  | ::.:... .  

     :::           `--\______((_))______/--' ::: 

        :                                                           :

        :           tK!A    :___        ______________________:   :

        :       :___          |   )       \   .    . .... ..... |_.___

        ____   _|   )_  __:   |_  |_____  |                   : | |   )

        \ _/___\_   _/_(  |---|/ _(  __/__|_.                 . | | : |

      ___\___   /   |_\_____  /  \| _)      |                   | | : |

      \    |/  /|   |     |/ /|   \ \|      |                   | |  |

     //    /___\|_  |     /__\|   /__\      |                   | | . |

     /_____|     /__|_____|   |   |_ |______)                   | |   |

           :              :   |____/ :    |___________  ________| | . |

        :                                             /\          |   |

  ____.______  sTYLE2dEATH  ___________________ :_/\_  _______|___|

  \   |                                            _|    )_

  |   | .____________________ .___: ______________ \_    _/__: ___________

  |   | |                     |   |_____         ___|    |   |            )

  |   | |                _____|_ _(  __/____.____\_ )    |   |_______     |

  |   | |              _(    __/ \| _)      |   __/ |    |   __     /     |

  |   | |              \     \|   \ \|      |   \|  |    |   |/     |     |

  |   | |              /      \   /__\      |    \  |____|   /      |     |

  |   | |            _/       /___|  |______)    |---/  (____|      |_    |

  |   | |          \\________|      :    \______|           |_______//   |

  |___|_| :... ..  .          :    _.___________ : ___       :            |_

        |_______________  /\____ _/~"__         __"~\_ __________________//

        :       . .     \//     _\   )//._   _.\\(   /_      . ..

             \\ :.:           \ \\\\  \    \./    /  //// /   :::.....:. .

              \ :.:               \  Xx._|_.xX  /     ..:......:::

                ::.........:.:.   .\_    /\    _/.    .:.::

                .   . .....:::  |__ : _   . _ __|   :.::......

             .::       _ _(!-|-|:-:|-|-!)_ _      ...:: 

         ::.......        \ \\\ ______   _._:__ ///  /    :    .

                  :        \/_"~(_._)~"_\/          .

                      .             \/(-        -)\/        .

                                                   \/













   " This collection is a dedication, and a devotion, to how we're living. "









                                     .,,.

                              /\   .++.

                      _:______/\_ .^'"`^.

                       |        / `+( , )'

                       |  . ... |  `\__/+' "gAWD dAMN hE rOXORZ!"

                       |      : |  .-"(_)"-.

                   _:_____    : |  _   "     _ __

         /\         |)____ | /\  _:______ /           _\____:

     _\__/\_________|     |    ) / _ \  |/_. ___/_       \|___

       \       __   |     |    |/  |  \ |     | |_\ /___   ____\  |   )_/_

        \      \|   |     |    /   _   \|     | \_  ___/__(____ \___   /

        \\      \  _|     :   /    |    \     | |/  \|        /   |/  //

          \______  \__________\    |     \    | |    \        |   /  /

           (___|_      /______|----:-\   |_|----/________)    __\

                 :  |     :    |_____|     :|_____  _)

                       |      : |       .            .    :\/

                     ____  ____ .    ---|---___ ____ |          \/

                (_____(____)|\___)  |  (   (____)|___,

                                        |

                       |      : |

              when was |_     : | the last time you checked your's kid?

                        /_____:_|

                         ___  :

                          \\X :

                            \ .



                              .





        Those with keen observation  will have by now no doubt  noticed



        that my usual "hP!" tag is absent from all the artwork in this



        collection.  This was done intentionally.  If you have received



        my message  you will understand what this means.  If not, well,



        there's still hope for you yet.... .  .   .    .     .      .







        Inspiration for this colly has  come from a variety of sources,



        but I  feel like this collection  has been my most  original to



        date.  Guest artists were Whodini, Cypher Hex, and Posk; all of



        Remorse 1981  and all  my family.  Thanks guys.  And  while "I"



        have created these  things you  see before you  the process has



        never been a  straight line  between  two points - the shortest



        way there is  never the best.  The two extremes of  blank space



        and finished work are complicated by the many roads we may take



        to reach one  from the other.  The vision of  other artists and



        creators  has influence  upon my own, as it always  is within a



        community of  creation, but I  have tried to  honour these, our



        noble traditions, by honouring the artists whose creativity has



        influenced  and  forever changed  my own.  It is  impossible to



        create artwork in a scene such as ours, in a community, without



        being  affected  by  the work  of those  around  you.  What  is



        important, I believe, is  that we recognize this for all of its



        positive values as well the more obvious negatives.... . .  .







        The  negative aspects are easy to understand  when we  consider



        that an elemental art form such as ascii, primal in its nature,



        is limited in variety.  When we adopt a palette (old school pc,



        old school amiga, new school, numbers [see: Mr.Kite], uncolored



        ansi block, or any other "Ascii" form) our facility of creation



        is limited by the tools we employ (the 200 or so  characters in



        the  standard ascii table we all use).  Each  palette of  ascii



        has unto itself  a set of values that  accompanies  the use its



        characters.  Behind the values, these aesthetics of good ascii,



        lies perspective.  Perspective  is that which  an artist builds



        up over time by their work: an understanding of the  medium and



        how it may be manipulated to best suit their own message.  When



        the   medium   is  understood,   so  too  are   other  artist's



        perspectives, and  the artist  develops a  greater appreciation



        of what  we call style.  Style, the end result of  perspective,



        is most easily  understood as an equivalent  to identity in the



        artist's mind - his style speaks  of everything that is himself



        because  it was forged by  the fires which burned  in his scene



        youth.  In life  it always is  the first  exposures we remember



        most vividly and carry with us the longest.  My own style is as



        it is because  of the people who I  associated myself with, was



        influenced by, and learned from.  Of course the years of work I



        put into it are there as well  but I could never divorce myself



        from my beginnings, it would be impossible;  it's everything my



        style is  based on.  The  face of  style came  about, in  part,



        because of  the creation of  the international  ascii community



        but it  has as much to do with  an individual artist's  ability



        to juxtapose their  own perspective  with the demands  of their



        chosen palette  while remaining  within an  acceptable level of



        compliance  to the  larger ascetics  of the environ  as it does



        with the pressures the environment inflicts upon the individual



        within it: pressure to define  himself in relation to the large



        mass of competition and contradictory voices that is our scene.







        From the epicenter of November 1994 I have watched the pc ascii



        scene flourish from twenty guys into an international community



        of  hundreds of producers and  thousands of fans.  Accompanying



        that  logical progression has been  the emergence of individual



        artists as "forerunners" of  the medium.  Those we recognize as



        owning  some part of  the foreground of  the scene's  attention



        have been so because they possessed a cache of individual style



        while others  have been  less effective in  communicating their



        own messages.  Here-in lies the base  element of competition in



        the battles of  the haves and  have nots (us verses them).  The



        scene inflicts pressure upon artists to distinguish themselves,



        and driven by  these exterior  forces (feelings  of dislocation



        and competition) and his own self motivation (feelings of pride



        and family) the artist  seeks to become "the best" and  then to



        transpose this scene title and status to  the rest of his life,



        completing  in himself that which  was incomplete and generally



        improving over-all  his sense of  well being  and identity.  By



        this illumination  of the  ascii artists'  process  we come  to



        realize that  the origins  of style  are a  simple matter  of a



        need:  the need to distinguish between you and I, and a vehicle



        for  its  expression:  the  scene.  All  the  style  rips,  the



        overblown egos, the  group wars, and the rest of that  glory my



        eyes have seen in the coming of the promised land are, in fact,



        byproducts  of the  very foundation  of the  scene: creativity,



        originality, and inspiration.... .  .   .    .      .       .







        The positive values  of the scene are revealed  to us daily: in



        our  correspondence through e-mail and irc, the reciprocal  joy



        we take from creating ascii and give to others by freely giving



        of ourselves  and our  artwork,  and the  simple  pleasure that



        comes  from belonging; from knowing you have found your  tribe.



        This thing called  Remorse  is my tribe; my family.  This is my



        identity, my rage in a dying light;  my message.  The dark side



        of creation, the uninspired  theft of art  which passes all too



        often unchecked, is  yet utterly meaningless  without the light



        of creativity, originality, and inspiration to give it meaning.



        Bring forth your messiah and let me be counted.  This is what I



        stand for,  in what I believe.  This is my soul.  Remorse 1981.









                   Don't push me, cause I'm close to the edge



                        I'm trying not to loose my head













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