MASS APPEAL: This week's @contact.high.project is pretty amazing. Vikki Tobak interviewed @_ithaka_ Darin Pappas on the time he photographed a bulletproof
vest-wearing Eazy-E (RIP) riding a skateboard, circa 1989. The image
has been stored away for decades and only recently surfaced. Also, the
contact sheets and stories he shares are bananas. He recalls the day: "I
think Eazy was wearing the vest for legitimate reasons. This was at the
height of his fame and Venice was a bit rougher back in those days.
Literally anything could have gone down that day. The skateboard wasn’t
his own, he’s signed it for someone and I think kind of borrowed it
without asking. I wasn’t even sure I should have been using too much
film on the shot." Link in profile.
