What is the “c/s” that Stevie sometimes put at the end of his autograph?
It stands for the Spanish phrase “con safos.” Apparently there are different meanings depending on the context. Rival gangs add c/s to their mark in the opposing neighborhood as if to say “We were here on your turf,” similar to giving someone the finger. It is also used by Latino painters and muralists to say that in defacing my work or name you are bringing shame to yourself. This is putting it nicely. Basically it is meant as sort of a protective mark. Guitar Player Magazine ran an article on the Tailgators, Don Leady and Keith Ferguson about 1987, in which Keith said it means, “Safe, here to stay.” Keith and Stevie were friends, so that was probably the interpretation Stevie would have heard. Thanks to Marta Lozano, JJ Vicars and Rene Carrillo.
