Friday March 31st, 2006 @ 6:51 PM
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Friday March 31st, 2006 @ 1:14 AM
As you may know if you read my personal blog, my brother is among other things currently ranked number three in the world in the unlimited class of arm wrestlers (assuming I understand the rankings). Because of that I’ve gotten to know Gary from ARM TV (if you go there you can watch the DEVON LARRATT VS. RON BATH match in streaming video) a little…
Arm wrestling is kind of like body modification (and it involves some serious body modification!) in that it’s a massive subculture that’s spent most of its history invisible to the outside world, but is now exploding in popularity. Anyway, check out these tattoos that a couple fans of the site got:
Oh, and sorry for not posting yesterday (and I might not tomorrow either) — I was in surgery!
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Friday March 31st, 2006 @ 1:13 AM
Thanks to Melkor for this suggestion as to what to do if you lose your plugs — wear natural ear jewelry… dreadz? I’m not sold on the idea so don’t expect to see these in BMEshop, sorry!
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Friday March 31st, 2006 @ 1:12 AM
…by posting hot guys like Steve for you to admire. Click again for a front view.
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Friday March 31st, 2006 @ 1:11 AM
…by posting hot girls too!
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Friday March 31st, 2006 @ 1:10 AM
Andy Warhol on one side and Paul Frank on the other! Both tattoos are by the very talented (and multi-talented) Shane Munce of Norristown Tattoo in Norristown, PA. Oh, and they’re on Star.
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Friday March 31st, 2006 @ 1:09 AM
OK, it is a cutting, but not like you think — it was done using an electrical hyfrecator turned up into cut mode, rather than with a blade. Thanks to Brenno from Body Factory in Trieste, Italy for continuing to send in photos of his great work.
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Friday March 31st, 2006 @ 1:08 AM
Ummjon tells me they’re actually Ryan Adams lyrics… Either way I like the sentiment. Tattoo by Damian (who I’m told I really need to interview soon), at King of Fools in Toronto, Ontario.
“don’t change for anyone”
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Friday March 31st, 2006 @ 1:07 AM
Tattoos by Scott Oldenburger at Adams Body Art in Brandon, Manitoba, Canada. I’m cool with the tattoo, but sorry, I’m not quite so sold on the zebra-print wallpaper! Is that bad to say?
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Thursday March 30th, 2006 @ 6:50 PM
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Wednesday March 29th, 2006 @ 6:51 PM
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Wednesday March 29th, 2006 @ 2:41 AM
I recently met a really cool tattooed French Canadian powerlifter and talked to him for a while about body modification… He’d mentioned that one of the goals with tattooing for him was not just seeking out a good tattoo, but more of a quest for the “vibe” that the combination of tattoos would put off — so it’s not so much that the tattoo has to be aesthetically perfect; it just has to move you toward your overall body goal of “looking tough” (or whatever). Now, normally I’d laugh off something like that as fakery and poserism, but trust me — this guy’s a professional powerlifter and definitely has the underlying strength to back up the claims.
Anyway… Got a bit distracted there with that story, but this dragon tattoo by Yayo at Blue Demon Ink in Huntington Park, California reminded me to tell it. And I thought that readers would like the photo too because it’s a nice candid portrait shot.
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Wednesday March 29th, 2006 @ 2:39 AM
I always thought it was “Waldo”, but perhaps Nick Dutt at Tattooz R Us in Kilsyth. Victoria, Australia is looking to avoid a trademark lawsuit?
Actually, the truth is that in Australia (and most places other than the US and Canada), the character is “Wally”, and was renamed “Waldo” in 1987 for the US market. I’m not really sure why. They also call him “Walter” in Germany (I guess even German children appreciate the value of being formal and polite), and “Charlie” in France (who knows why).
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Wednesday March 29th, 2006 @ 2:35 AM
Evildustin’s face brand by Johnkid at The Piercing Lounge in Madison, WI looks like it’s healing nicely so far… If I remember right, in Maori culture there were two ways of doing a facial tattoo. One was similar to normal tattooing, and the other is more like a combination of wood carving and ink rubbing, and left a three dimensional “tattoo”, rather than just the image. This hyfrecator branding reminded me of that…
Oh, and for the record, I have never heard Dustin call this a moko or make similar references, so please don’t post a message claiming he’s being disrespectful or committing some other cultural appropriation sin. That said (and I mention this because I saw a Maori reader on Tanya’s body modification blog), maybe someone can post with more information.
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Wednesday March 29th, 2006 @ 2:33 AM
Thanks to PereiraPiercer for sending me this tattoo by Paulo at Flame Tattoo in Sorocaba, Brasil (a city a bit inland from Sao Paulo). I’m assuming it’s a medical marijuana tattoo (I had no idea there was a medical marijuana movement in Brasil), but hell, even if it says that the passage of sweet mary jane from supplier to client is a sacred act and nothing more, I’m lovin’ it™.
“I’m lovin’ it” is a registered trademark of the McDonalds Corporation.
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Wednesday March 29th, 2006 @ 2:29 AM
On 3rdEyeCataract, photo by Shutterbug:
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Wednesday March 29th, 2006 @ 2:27 AM
I can’t tell if PereiraPiercer is messing with me in this group photo from the Sao Paulo Tattoo Festival (Brasil)… that dude on the far right has got the craziest unibrow I’ve ever seen!
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Wednesday March 29th, 2006 @ 2:26 AM
Check out Omniphiliac’s new tattoo (from the name, I guess he’s either in love with everything, or it’s Ben Bova — sorry, is that reference too obscure?)… The illustration is by Attaboy, and it was tattooed by Fish at Black’n'Blue in San Francisco, CA.
Are you gonna take me home tonight
All down beside that red firelight
Are you gonna let it all hang out
Fat bottomed girls
You make the rockin’ world go round!
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Wednesday March 29th, 2006 @ 2:24 AM
Not a bad idea at all for a gimmick tattoo! This is by IAM:xDYINGxTOxLIVEx at Dark Star in Vancouver on IAM:magneticdistortion… I don’t know though… if I had it, I worry that I’d be all guilty the days I don’t have anything to do. Or at least my tattoo would feel empty? Ahh, who am I kidding… I’ve got a backlog of work that’ll keep me busy until at least December 21st, 2012.
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Wednesday March 29th, 2006 @ 2:23 AM
He’s literally a time bomb. You know, it’s probably lucky he’s from not-so-friendly-to-America Venezuala (this was done at Emilio’s Mithos Tattoo in Caracas by [I think] Darwin Enriquez)… I just don’t think getting a faux suicide bomber look would go over well at LAX airport.
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Wednesday March 29th, 2006 @ 2:22 AM
Its only redeeming quality is that you can crop the picture and pretend it’s boobs and a cleavage piercing. Ha. But seriously, it actually looks like it’s healing surprisingly well — the work is by Cracker (I kid you not) at Needlewurks in Saratoga, NY.
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Wednesday March 29th, 2006 @ 2:21 AM
Trogdor tattoo by Ben Reigle at Lucky’s in Northampton, on MikeGeezum.
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