Sorry son, you’ll have to speak into Anna‘s good ear. Which, you know, is both of them.
(Hand tattoos by international bon vivant Marc at the Swastika Freakshop.)
Author: Jordan Ginsberg
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For Mom
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… wow. This here is a snark-free zone, folks. Carry on.
(Tattoo by Jesse Shearman at Red9ine Tattoos in Toronto, Ontario, Canada.)
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Did All I Did Just to Get Through to Heaven
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With all the excitement of the shop.BMEzine.com relaunch, I’ve been trying to calm myself down all morning. And I have to say, the above picture? Not helping. Not helping at all.
(Tattoos by Errol at Inkstitution in Rotterdam, Holland.)
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Get Ready For Awesome
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Are you the sort of person who might be interested in an online body modification store packed with tons of T-shirts (with new designs coming regularly), beautiful high-quality jewelry, books and DVDs and industry-favorite aftercare products? Well hot holy damn, you’re in luck! At long last, BME shop has made its triumphant return to the Internets! Months of careful planning, precise purchasing and about an average amount of witchcraft have gotten us here, and we could not be happier. Click the image above to go directly to our Final Run T-shirt designs (which are on sale!), or click on that handsome unicorn below to visit the all-new shop.BMEzine.com!
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Fourteen-Year Vacation
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… do I even need to say anything?
No. No I don’t.
(Unfortunately, I don’t have any information about this piece. If it belongs to you, pipe up!)
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Rhythms for Bears to Dance to
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No.
Who are these people? I don’t know. Can you ever really know a person? But from left to right, we’ve got “Silly Girl,” “Go Fuck Yaself,” “Pig Fucker,” “Beer” and “Bag o Donuts.” Reminds me of my prom night! If only there were a “tear-soaked blazer” …
(Tattoos credited to “Chip, Jonny Mudbug, and don’t know the rest” at True Blue in Austin and I-45 Ink in Houston, Texas.)
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They Had Me in Manacles
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This morning’s wake-up call comes courtesy of IAM: joao_caldara, who I swear to God cannot get out of bed without taking part in a beautifully photographed suspension. This one was done with the help of Valnei Santos of Outlaws Tattoo, and took place in Petropolis, RJ, Brazil. A few more photos after the jump.
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I Was Wondering if I Could Ride You Home
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Wait, wait, I know this one! Umm … Shredder? No? Shit. C3PO? Really? Damn it. I could’ve sworn … oh, oh, Robocop! It’s Robocop! Ah, hell, I’m no good at charades.
(Tattoos by Rick Lohm at Scarab Body Arts in Syracuse, New York. Says owner John Joyce: “This kid came in a while ago to get these tattoos. He was very adamant that he didn’t want a black outline — he wanted them just in red, so they matched Optimus Prime. After they healed, he came in with this helmet for the picture. Fucking perfect!”)
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Descended From Cats
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Huh, that’s funny. She doesn’t seem like a redhead. Ah, the wonders of black and white photography.
(Tattoo by Olga Tattoo in Latvia.)
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Around the World in 70 Seconds
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The above hell-demon was summoned by Paul Arena at Tattoo Clinic in South Glens Fall, New York, who is obviously some sort of damned warlock and probably does this sort of thing for fun, all the time, and will stop at nothing until these terrifying beasts have crept up from the soil and latched onto the backs of every man, woman and child, enslaving us all, forever. A clever gambit on your part, sir.
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