DIME 139 of the Woodhaven and Forest Hills
sections
of
Queens, began writing
in 1972 under the name THE KID.
His subway painting career was at its
height during the
mid 70s. He wrote mainly on the IND & BMT divisions.
DIME 139 attended the High school of Art and Design,
where he
rubbed
elbows with popular writers of the time;
like
BOMB ONE, DON ONE of
the MAFIA crew, and SHADOW.
At Art and Design he was appointed President of the
Queens
division of SSB by DEFIE and Dr. J-127 who served as senior
President and Vice President of SSB, respectively.
DIME's focus on wild style lettering gained the respect and
admiration of
his fellow writers. He was among the infamous crew who participated in the
creation
of
the legendary subway Freedom Train of 1976, widely known
as the Caine One Freedom Train.
The following year he
retired from
subway painting.