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“Pure Sex”

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Shannon Larratt

I’ve been meaning for some time to share with you this sort of misogynist tattoo on my old friend Ed Gein Dr.Scorpio (regulars may remember his Frank Zappa tattoo). This rib tattoo (in progress still) was done by Tony Browning at State of the Art in Sinchester, VA. I don’t know if he’s is messing with me about the city name?

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18 responses to ““Pure Sex””

  1. Lucas Fury Avatar
    Lucas Fury

    Winchester?

  2. trinityva Avatar
    trinityva

    Winchester, most likely.

  3. madAlric Avatar
    madAlric

    …that reminds me of Waita Uziga…

  4. cuntcumber Avatar
    cuntcumber

    I love that tattoo, though I certainly don’t have the guts to get something as graphic myself.

  5. optimusplum Avatar
    optimusplum

    “Sort of” misogynist? Sweet Christ.

  6. commonwealth Avatar
    commonwealth

    hahah sinchester….love it. i love state of the art tattooing. i got one of mine done there. by a guy thats no longer there unfortunately

  7. commonwealth Avatar
    commonwealth

    damn! you sure do tweek the tattoos to make them look crazy bright there shannon!

  8. ._: Avatar
    ._:

    >>>>3

    Waita Uziga is just lovly 🙂

  9. Dwayne Avatar
    Dwayne

    Mmm… guro. Who’s up for a Mai-chan backpiece?

  10. hannah Avatar
    hannah

    Awesome.

    Although, he’d better not come over to Britain, or he’d be arrested under our ridiculous new “violent pornography” laws.

  11. obsidian_wings Avatar
    obsidian_wings

    Hannah, to get mine removed permanently the doctor injected (I think, its been a long time I don’t really remember) something in the nailbed to kill it. I don’t know if that is the only way of doing it or not though

  12. obsidian_wings Avatar
    obsidian_wings

    Bah wrong entry, I must’ve clicked back or something. Ignore me

  13. Sade Avatar
    Sade

    i really like it…it reminds me of my dreams *blushes*,and juliette by le marquis de sade

  14. Sinchester refugee Avatar
    Sinchester refugee

    its winchester …. but it definately does fit with sinchester… its fitting that this small shop is nestles between 7-11 and the high society hih school for the town … i use to live across from the shop … baddddd asssssss work done there …

  15. Sinchester refugee Avatar
    Sinchester refugee

    wow … i think i need to clean my keyboard … i seem to be missing keystrokes .. sorry

  16. no Avatar
    no

    That’s pretty crappy.. the idea is… well not my thing (or ghastly, depending on how you see it), but the art also is rather bad.

  17. Mike Avatar
    Mike

    It apears that the above reply by “no”
    was written by somebody who cant read:

    “If you just want to prove that you can say the meanest thing about something you don’t understand, go somewhere else. This is a community of friends, and the IAM/BME TOS applies here.”

  18. FrostyC Avatar
    FrostyC

    Like the artwork style, and the graphic nature of what is being visually represented…
    Very nice…

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