Thursday May 8th, 2008 @ 6:24 PM
By Julian (Tattoo Julian) in ValdepeƱas, Spain…
Now
me and my Adidas do the illest things
we like to stomp out pimps with diamond rings
we slay all suckers who perpetrate
and lay down law from state to state
we travel on gravel, dirt road or street
I wear my Adidas when I rock the beat
on stage front page every show I go
it’s Adidas on my feet high top or low
My Adidas…
My Adidas…

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Thursday May 8th, 2008 @ 6:21 PM
By Kevin Green, San Bruno, CA.

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Thursday May 8th, 2008 @ 6:19 PM
This healed scarification of a koi, about six months old in this photo, is by Matt Vermillion at Newbreed in Indianapolis, IN.

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Thursday May 8th, 2008 @ 6:16 PM
This awesome full backpiece tree is a coverup of an old tribal tramp stamp (what an improvement!), done by Justin Bolonski (www) at Integrity Tattoo in Royersford, PA.

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Thursday May 8th, 2008 @ 5:55 PM
Badur send me a link to a “plasma blade” cutting tool, what seems like a big improvement on various electrocautery-type cutting tools… Should be amazing for procedures like subincisions…
As you can tell from the screenshot, the video is a little gory (Caitlin says “ewww! what is it!!! is it a baked potato with corn in it!?!?”)*.
(* Caitlin now says “why must you make fun of me?”)
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Thursday May 8th, 2008 @ 11:05 AM
iam:viva hate

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Thursday May 8th, 2008 @ 11:04 AM
Ashley got this double-headed dildo and butt-plug “love thy neighbor” piece by Tanane Whitfield at Fuzion Ink in Norfolk, VA.

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Thursday May 8th, 2008 @ 11:03 AM
Following up on the facial knife fight scars, here’s some chest work out of Istanbul, Turkey.

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Thursday May 8th, 2008 @ 11:02 AM
iam:dirtbag_danae

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Thursday May 8th, 2008 @ 11:02 AM
Justin saw the recently posted walrus tattoo and it inspired him to send his own “I AM THE WALRUS” tattoo. His was done in a classic computer Beatles font by Stano at Tattoo Zone by Stano in Daytona Beach, Florida.

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Wednesday May 7th, 2008 @ 5:50 PM
c/o dadilydoo

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Wednesday May 7th, 2008 @ 5:46 PM
These ear ridge implants were done by Dominick at Starlight Tattoo in Belleville, NJ, using three 5mm Teflon balls.

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Wednesday May 7th, 2008 @ 5:31 PM
I’m really liking Trystan’s new blackwork neck tattoo with gray flowers, done pretty quickly over about two and a half hours by Paul Wren at Th-inker Tattoo in Melbourne, Florida.

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Wednesday May 7th, 2008 @ 12:09 PM
Candice recently did a photoshoot with Ashley at Savage Skin for a magazine cover and article. She says,
Now, I have seen some of the pictures of “big” guys on ModBlog, but none are as big as my dear friend, who happens to be a champion bodybuilder from Lithuania and who is my personal trainer — imagine the two of us in the gym!
Candice also did the tribalwork on his back (and Andro did the biomech). You can click this first picture for a poster-sized version and there are a couple more after the break.

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Wednesday May 7th, 2008 @ 12:04 PM
Um, ok, a behind-the-ear walrus pop-out by Eamon Gillen at Out of the Dark World in Worcester, MA…

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Wednesday May 7th, 2008 @ 12:02 PM
Ben (Future Skin, Ottawa) was wondering if this 6-point calf and arm suspension he did is the first of it’s kind… He hadn’t seen it before, so he gave it a shot.

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Wednesday May 7th, 2008 @ 12:00 PM
…ok, just one eye.
Rearview cyclops by Matt Griffith at 2 Dollar Pistol Tattoo in Chillicothe, Ohio.

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Wednesday May 7th, 2008 @ 11:46 AM
Kelsey sent in these nice shots (a second is after the break) of her wings, tattooed by Matt at Famous Ink in Sacramento, California. They were taken at Table Rock in Oregon.

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Wednesday May 7th, 2008 @ 11:44 AM
Elliot writes, “I’m what my (legally mandatory) psychologist would call a transsexual. I got an official diagnosis and everything — gender identity disorder! Certificate of disorder in hand, Dr. ***** was convinced I was a real transsexual. Little did he know I’m actually a bisexual-tranny-fag-dyke genderfucked kid! And now I’ve got my own little fuck-you-gender/sex-binary body!”

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Wednesday May 7th, 2008 @ 11:42 AM
iam:peterredford

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Tuesday May 6th, 2008 @ 7:21 PM
Lefrog wrote me with some pictures from a great suspension they assisted for their friend Alan last Saturday. Alice filled me in on the back story, telling me Alan is from the Mutoid Waste Company, and cut the engine out of a van while hanging suicide-style from a crane. Shortly after he finished, the van caught fire and they let it burn out rather than extinguishing it. Alice also suspended (knees) that day, and their friend Mark hung as well. Photos by Dispel of Tattoo Nation UK — more continue after the break.

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Tuesday May 6th, 2008 @ 1:39 PM
I’ve posted Andro and his top-notch work before, so I hope he’s not too mortified that I included this piece (sent in by CrustPictures), which I like a lot on a design level but appears to include a rather unfortunate blow-out on the shoulder! [Edit/Update: this blow-out was intentional and part of the piece; see the comments for more.] I like how it crosses through the front of the ear — it also goes right down her arm (check her page for more photos).

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Tuesday May 6th, 2008 @ 1:34 PM
Erin’s cormorants on her shoulders were done by Stephen at Lefty’s in Pittsfield, MA. She explains them and the tree tattoo that sits central on her chest;
“I was shocked when I learned that having a large tree tattooed on my chest would change my life forever. Now people are drawn to my art instead of in awe of my nasty scars. People of all ages and walks of life are attracted to my tree, and the birds have helped to bring peoples eyes up from my chest.”

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