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Madina Lake “Adalia” Tattoo

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Shannon Larratt

Busta‘s tattoo by Faye at Wild Side Tattoo in Platteville, WI is from the From Them, Through Us, To You album cover… if you feel like listening to the song it’s based on, you can click the picture (it’ll last until the copyright police pull it from YouTube I guess).

And oh my gosh, as I write this, Steven Colbert is on TV making fun of Good Charlotte tattoos!!! Perfect timing…

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18 responses to “Madina Lake “Adalia” Tattoo”

  1. Mrunclepants Avatar
    Mrunclepants

    i was just watching colbert make fun of Good Charlotte tattoos and i came to check modblog!!! perfect!

  2. Mrunclepants Avatar
    Mrunclepants

    i was just watching colbert make fun of Good Charlotte tattoos and i came to check modblog!!! perfect!

  3. AmyL Avatar
    AmyL

    I haven’t seen the album cover but I like this tattoo anyway.

  4. AmyL Avatar
    AmyL

    I haven’t seen the album cover but I like this tattoo anyway.

  5. Pol Avatar
    Pol

    Madina Lake is one (unfortunately of many) crappy band.

  6. Pol Avatar
    Pol

    Madina Lake is one (unfortunately of many) crappy band.

  7. Busta Avatar
    Busta

    hahaha..that’s me! someone randomly linked to it on Madina Lake’s myspace..and I checked it out, and low and behold..it’s me! haha..I feel special. thanks for featuring me! 😛 [and is it extra ironic that the poster behind my head is a GC poster?]

  8. Busta Avatar
    Busta

    hahaha..that’s me! someone randomly linked to it on Madina Lake’s myspace..and I checked it out, and low and behold..it’s me! haha..I feel special. thanks for featuring me! 😛 [and is it extra ironic that the poster behind my head is a GC poster?]

  9. av3ry Avatar
    av3ry

    Stephen* 😛

  10. av3ry Avatar
    av3ry

    Stephen* 😛

  11. Giles Wallwork Avatar
    Giles Wallwork

    Pink and Black rule.

  12. Giles Wallwork Avatar
    Giles Wallwork

    Pink and Black rule.

  13. Smurf666 Avatar
    Smurf666

    Damn you sexy!

  14. Smurf666 Avatar
    Smurf666

    Damn you sexy!

  15. Nakita Avatar
    Nakita

    i love busta and her tattoo. it looks great!

  16. Nakita Avatar
    Nakita

    i love busta and her tattoo. it looks great!

  17. Busta Avatar
    Busta

    lol..uh thanks smurf666 XD

  18. Busta Avatar
    Busta

    lol..uh thanks smurf666 XD

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