A black-and-white photo of a person mid-air in a Superman-style body suspension pose, supported by multiple hooks in their back and legs, smiling joyfully toward the camera. They are suspended horizontally in a large indoor space with high ceilings and visible rigging. A group of onlookers—some seated, some standing—watch with expressions of admiration, amusement, and support. The atmosphere is lively and communal, capturing a moment of shared experience and transformation.

Corporate Logos

I suspect that this is the only time you’ll see a HOME DEPOT tattoo. This was done, I assume on someone on their racing team, by Stan Hanewich at Scorpion Tattooing in Derry, NH.

In terms of corporate tattoos, the Kool-Aid guy is quite a bit more common… Here he is by Thomas at Baby Blues Tattoos in Bradenton, FL, full of sweet tea.

Comments

16 responses to “Corporate Logos”

  1. Iam: demoiselle Avatar

    …is sweet tea a brand or something? am I completely uncultured…?

  2. labelle Avatar

    oh man, i could really go for some sweet tea right now.

  3. LarrySDonald Avatar
    LarrySDonald

    I’ve seen several Home Depot logo tattoos in the same context, i.e. fans of Tony Stewarts NASCAR team (no 20). In hindsight I should have thought to take pictures. Nascar events are usually packed with people with numbers/names/logos tattooed on them (often badly) – they’re a pretty fanatical bunch. Seems a little iffy since drivers do end up changing numbers/sponsors, but whatever floats them I guess. When Junior switched from 8 to 88 I was wondering if shops would run specials on circles with a slash coverups or extra eights.

  4. hullwork Avatar

    sweet tea runs through my veins. it strikes me as odd when people have no clue about it, then i remember that it is a (mostly) regional thing. you wanna try some? take 3 quart-size Luzianne iced tea bags, boil them, add about a friggin CUP (or your favorite coffee mug) of sugar, stir in the sugar while the tea is warm, then add water to make a gallon. stick it in the fridge, then serve with ice. yum yum

  5. Amanda Avatar

    sweet tea!

    oh yeah!

    i swear we have atleast 4 gallons on hand all the time…

    lame

  6. Shannon Avatar

    Well, next time I see an ’88′ tattoo I’ll have to wonder if they’re a Nascar fan rather than a Hitler fan!

  7. SIAHBallS Avatar
    SIAHBallS

    Kool-aid man full of sweet tea instead of sweet sweet cherry!!?!? fucking sacrilicious!

  8. ooElaineoo Avatar

    Haha Home depot, i just got a job there.

  9. Bobb Avatar
    Bobb

    There’s something very strange about corporate logo tattoos.

  10. LarrySDonald Avatar
    LarrySDonald

    Wow, never made the connection with 88.. I’ll have to tell my wife so she can rib Junior fans about it. I have as little contact with it as possible, she’s the major fan (of Tonys 20, btw – though no tattoo).

  11. Arch-Typical Avatar
    Arch-Typical

    Shannon, you seriously underestimate the American south. On vacation I had a relative insist on taking me to a Nascar store. They sold nothing else. You could even buy a “real” race used tire from your favorite car.

  12. kta Avatar
    kta

    haha i work at the home depot. that place steals your soul. i’ll probably get a tattoo one day but leave out the racing part.

  13. LarrySDonald Avatar
    LarrySDonald

    My wife wears a little heart shaped vial filled with race-used ground rubber in water. I made it for her for valentines day a year or two ago (vial from a teen goth merchandise site, rubber mailed to me from chicagoland by a friend of a friend there). It trumped every previous gift pretty much, even multi-benjamin ventures. These people are decidedly not kidding around and they do have a lot of tattoos even though they aren’t exactly always the highest grade tattoos.

  14. Miss Piss Avatar

    “Yea, coming through the wall is real fucking cool, USING THE FRONT DOOR IS COOL!” *giggle*

  15. snakelady1956 Avatar
    snakelady1956

    I have a Motorola batwing “M” on my backside……

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