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Author: RooRaaah Crumbs

  • Bubble and Squeak!

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    RooRaaah Crumbs

    I love this shot of IAM: Carbon Cliché being “de-rice crispied” after a suicide suspension aided by Rites of Passage (BME gallery)..

    SNAP, CRACKLE & POP!

    Oh, I should have some suspension videos to post on ModBlog in the next couple of days so keep your eyes peeled, plus more vintage footage (courtesy of Shawn).

    See more in ““Suicide” Suspension“ (Ritual)

  • Let’s Talk About Text, Baby!

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    RooRaaah Crumbs

    #Let’s talk about all the good things you want tattooed on your (pause…) body#

    Everyone likes words don’t they! I’ve got a couple of favourites myself: Slippery is one them, bulbous is pretty high up on the list too, as are artichoke, crumbs, flaccid, tubular, shazam (is a word) and shuffle to name but a few..

    I could go on but I really shouldn’t, I can’t afford to get too excited at my ripe old age and none of them appear in the following set of photos anyway.

    Life is ace!
    These are Paul‘s fingers by Gary of Positive Vibrations (rather appropriately), Portugal.

    Next is a “titty-tatt” on the beautifully cursed and happily curved Stacy, by Manuel, Tattooed Planet, Tempe, AZ.

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    Logan adds – “Listening to MC Hammer makes for awesome tattoos!”

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    Clickthrough for larger views!

    The last in this series isn’t strictly text, ok it’s not text at all but I though it was quite cute.

    Whilst James was employed as an EMT he managed to smuggle his wife into the hospital he was working at, perform an EKG on her, secrete the graph paper in a hollowed out Ohmeda 4700 OxyCap Pulse Oximeter Monitor (he’d planned this months in advance, obviously) then vanish like a pair of wrinkly ninjas before anybody noticed..

    Me and my heart went boom, boom titty boom titty boom titty boom, when I found you!

    See more in “Lettering Tattoos“ (Tattoos)

  • Telly, is that you?!

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    RooRaaah Crumbs

    Perhaps this is the boyfriend that the lady in Jordan’s entry below was talking about!!

    It’s certainly on the correct arm and I’ll scoff at anyone who says that Kurt Cobain wasn’t “a man made entirely of muscles and guts”.

    See more in “Portrait Tattoos“ (Tattoos)

  • BMEBoys are so moreish.

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    RooRaaah Crumbs

    First up it’s IAM: Ferdudurke getting his retro on in Moscow, Russia.

    Roaring up from the rear are Mike (left) and TJ on their mighty metal steeds..

    Clickthrough for a larger view.

    This beautiful dedication tattoo is by Jason Stephan, Hart and Huntington Tattoo (Orlando shop). Again, click for a closer look..

    And lastly it’s Josh Justin, who looks pretty pleased with himself after a successful prom and a spot of automobile vandalism.

    Josh Justin, as much as we appreciate the free advertising I don’t think that sort of reckless behaviour’s going to do us any favours.

  • The Idea Gun

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    RooRaaah Crumbs

    “My back has the most meaning to me, it’s for my family. My father passed away and he is the center gravestone, the rest of my family that has passed will be on the other surrounding stones. this was also my first tattoo. The quote on my arms, I basically live by!”

    Read more for the quote..

    “Ideas pull the trigger, but instinct loads the gun!” – Don Marquis.

    Both by Paula Higgins, Ground Zero Studios, Haledon, NJ.

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