Hey, smiley! That’d be Lucky Diamond Rich, the most tattooed man in the world, getting worked on by Adam Craft at Illicit Tattoo in Auckland, New Zealand. What helps Rich substantiate the claim of being the “most tattooed” is the fact that he’s gotten layers upon layers of tattoo work—this may be apocryphal, but I seem to remember hearing that in some places, he’s got as many as seven layers that he’s acquired over the years. After the jump, his latest addition.
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116 responses to “Here is Your Life”
He is scrummy.
It’s amazing how many layers of ink one can have and still get a visible tattoo on top of it!
He is scrummy.
It’s amazing how many layers of ink one can have and still get a visible tattoo on top of it!
fuckin gross
fuckin gross
Probably white ink right?
Probably white ink right?
What is up with electronic anonymity that people, especially people on BME, will STILL react like Candice (#2) towards Lucky Diamond Rich. So judgmental! Now back to my mid-term paper…
What is up with electronic anonymity that people, especially people on BME, will STILL react like Candice (#2) towards Lucky Diamond Rich. So judgmental! Now back to my mid-term paper…
It’s a shame he went to the most over-rated studio in Auckland where they’re just as likely to ignore you as a client as they are to actually work on you. Unless you’re famous of course. They love the famous. Should’ve gone to Sacred Tattoo, Illicit is just shit.
It’s a shame he went to the most over-rated studio in Auckland where they’re just as likely to ignore you as a client as they are to actually work on you. Unless you’re famous of course. They love the famous. Should’ve gone to Sacred Tattoo, Illicit is just shit.
@Jon P
Illicit is just [the] shit.
amirite?
@Jon P
Illicit is just [the] shit.
amirite?
Rich is just one of the nicest people which you can imagine.
I met him in amsterdam and whe just had a great chat between shows
Rich is just one of the nicest people which you can imagine.
I met him in amsterdam and whe just had a great chat between shows
man, i bet he knows a thing or two about ink & dermis.
id love to pick his brain sometime.
cheers LDR!
man, i bet he knows a thing or two about ink & dermis.
id love to pick his brain sometime.
cheers LDR!
Jon P – Both illicit and Sacred are amazing studios with pretty much the best artists in NZ, illicit has some great guest artists as well.
I have never felt like i was being ignored or snubbed at illicit – maybe its just you?
Jon P – Both illicit and Sacred are amazing studios with pretty much the best artists in NZ, illicit has some great guest artists as well.
I have never felt like i was being ignored or snubbed at illicit – maybe its just you?
i have such a girl boner for rich. nice new ink.
i have such a girl boner for rich. nice new ink.
is teeth are also a mode?
is teeth are also a mode?
* his
* his
Can’t believe he’s had his hand tattooed. Now he’ll never get a job.
Can’t believe he’s had his hand tattooed. Now he’ll never get a job.
I love the color of him. solid black is the best. I don’t think one black arm is going to cut it for me.
I love the color of him. solid black is the best. I don’t think one black arm is going to cut it for me.
Ron- Lucky has a grill!!!! He’s had it for longer then most of those tattoos!
lucky is such a funny cat
Ron- Lucky has a grill!!!! He’s had it for longer then most of those tattoos!
lucky is such a funny cat
Hey calm down Jon. I think you’ve been into the shop about three times and i’m pretty sure i chatted to you each time. How about you lay off the bad mouthing cos it just makes you look bitter. If you have a problem why don’t you send me an Email and i’m sure we can sort it out.
Hey calm down Jon. I think you’ve been into the shop about three times and i’m pretty sure i chatted to you each time. How about you lay off the bad mouthing cos it just makes you look bitter. If you have a problem why don’t you send me an Email and i’m sure we can sort it out.
Hey Jon,
If you’re gonna start talking like that about the shop I work in, please stop sending me texts asking what I’m up to & how work has been, some might see that as two-faced & disrespectful.
Sincerely,
Tim, your former friend.
Hey Jon,
If you’re gonna start talking like that about the shop I work in, please stop sending me texts asking what I’m up to & how work has been, some might see that as two-faced & disrespectful.
Sincerely,
Tim, your former friend.
i just got back to north america from auckland and every maori and their mom has full coverage tattoos. i checked out illicit while i was there and i can say they are “famous friendly”. seeing mod artists with famous people on the wall made me think “does this place need famous people in order to get business?” no offence to LDR but id rather get work done by someone who is legitamately interested in working on me than working on my fame.
i just got back to north america from auckland and every maori and their mom has full coverage tattoos. i checked out illicit while i was there and i can say they are “famous friendly”. seeing mod artists with famous people on the wall made me think “does this place need famous people in order to get business?” no offence to LDR but id rather get work done by someone who is legitamately interested in working on me than working on my fame.
I’d just like to say, for the record, that we will work on anyone. Fame is irrelevant.
I’d just like to say, for the record, that we will work on anyone. Fame is irrelevant.
I see nothing wrong with a studio advertising that famous people have come into their shop. Is it any different from a sports bar or a restaurant. It just adds to the character of the place and imo judge a place by it’s work and the people who work there than by what they have deco-ing the walls.
I see nothing wrong with a studio advertising that famous people have come into their shop. Is it any different from a sports bar or a restaurant. It just adds to the character of the place and imo judge a place by it’s work and the people who work there than by what they have deco-ing the walls.
1) I think I may have a sexual perversion cos conflict gets me hard.
2) Illicit loves famous people. I’ve seen many a photo of celebrities in that studio. You can’t deny it. Now, whether or not they prefer famous people, I can’t say. Logically, if they ONLY tattooed famous people their client-base would be so small as to make it impossible to stay afloat. Unless the celebs pay through the roof. So obviously, they tattoo average joes too. Bread and butter I would think.
3) Hastily writing comments with the sole intention of causing offense is immature and hurtful. Hail satan, it may feel good, but I probably should’ve said, “Fuck a couple of the dudes who TATTOO at Illicit for being dicks to people I know” with the added disclaimer that Nic and Tim are good cunts and, although their side is the piercing side of the business, it’s still the same studio and making a comment like, “Illicit is just shit” will probably tar them with the same brush to anyone who isn’t fully informed. My bad.
4) C’mon Tim, I ask how you are and how work’s going because I give enough of a fuck to ask. I wouldn’t care if you worked at McD’s or Saatchi and Saatchi, I’d still ask how you were and how work was going. But if you wanna label yourself a former friend, go for gold. We don’t hang out, I live in another town, you never reply to texts anyway, and it’s no skin off my back. Kohia te kai rangatira, ruia te taitea. I wish you all the best.
5) It’s log, log, it’s big, it’s heavy, it’s wood. It’s log, log, it’s better than bad, it’s good.
6) I’m a bitter little twerp with no life who likes to antagonize people on BME because I think it’s shit now that Rachel is in charge. Fuck Jon P. Fuck everything I’ve ever written and all I ever did for IAM.
Oh god, I love the drama. I’m gonna go jerk me a nice creamy load of shivering hate.
1) I think I may have a sexual perversion cos conflict gets me hard.
2) Illicit loves famous people. I’ve seen many a photo of celebrities in that studio. You can’t deny it. Now, whether or not they prefer famous people, I can’t say. Logically, if they ONLY tattooed famous people their client-base would be so small as to make it impossible to stay afloat. Unless the celebs pay through the roof. So obviously, they tattoo average joes too. Bread and butter I would think.
3) Hastily writing comments with the sole intention of causing offense is immature and hurtful. Hail satan, it may feel good, but I probably should’ve said, “Fuck a couple of the dudes who TATTOO at Illicit for being dicks to people I know” with the added disclaimer that Nic and Tim are good cunts and, although their side is the piercing side of the business, it’s still the same studio and making a comment like, “Illicit is just shit” will probably tar them with the same brush to anyone who isn’t fully informed. My bad.
4) C’mon Tim, I ask how you are and how work’s going because I give enough of a fuck to ask. I wouldn’t care if you worked at McD’s or Saatchi and Saatchi, I’d still ask how you were and how work was going. But if you wanna label yourself a former friend, go for gold. We don’t hang out, I live in another town, you never reply to texts anyway, and it’s no skin off my back. Kohia te kai rangatira, ruia te taitea. I wish you all the best.
5) It’s log, log, it’s big, it’s heavy, it’s wood. It’s log, log, it’s better than bad, it’s good.
6) I’m a bitter little twerp with no life who likes to antagonize people on BME because I think it’s shit now that Rachel is in charge. Fuck Jon P. Fuck everything I’ve ever written and all I ever did for IAM.
Oh god, I love the drama. I’m gonna go jerk me a nice creamy load of shivering hate.
Boo controversy.
I think we should all just agree that it’s awesome that such a tiny, oft-ignored country that’s actually awesome and is full of some pretty awesome people got some good recognition for a change.
I love my country. *hugs the ground*
Boo controversy.
I think we should all just agree that it’s awesome that such a tiny, oft-ignored country that’s actually awesome and is full of some pretty awesome people got some good recognition for a change.
I love my country. *hugs the ground*
Yay for Lucky! He was the artist of my first tattoos ever! What a lovely guy.
Yay for Lucky! He was the artist of my first tattoos ever! What a lovely guy.
LOL @ 13.
I was trying to think of something witty to say, but Smurf did it for me. Kudos!
LOL @ 13.
I was trying to think of something witty to say, but Smurf did it for me. Kudos!
i met Lucky once….in Utah….he was pretty rude…..
i met Lucky once….in Utah….he was pretty rude…..