Mike "DREAM" Francisco
August 15, 1969 - February 17, 2000
"Dream was the head, heart, and soul of Bay Area graffiti. Dream took the lead stylistically, and pre-internet, he had the Town, and soon the whole Bay Area buzzing. Without being too new agey, Dream’s pieces made people feel something, and along with his crews, he innovated what people came to identify as the Oakland and SF style of 'Funk.' Dream put the Bay Area on his back and established Oakland as a world class graffiti city. 23rd was the epicenter, and 23rd was Dream’s court. Anyone can be a king, but everyone LOVED this man. His personality was larger than large."
Read interview with Marty "Muet" Aranaydo at Complex.
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