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It’s taking me a bit longer than expected to get today’s update posted (early evening probably) but the good news is that I’ve just about doubled the size of the keyword database, so there are a ton of new tattoo galleries that’ll be getting posted. Anyway, Dinosaursr sent in this x-ray shot of her surface bars done by by Seth at (Pro-Gress) Body Piercing in Raleigh, NC.
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After reading BME for well over a decade, Sean got these great BME-logo inspired (look again if you don’t see it) Dia de los Muertos skulls by Phil Colvin at Memorial Tattoo in Atlanta, Georgia.
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Darrin (who you may know as the mastermind behind the BME Scholarship — the 2008 scholarship is still available) wrote in about his hand tattoos — look carefully — by Leo Zulueta of Spiral Tattoo in Ann Arbor, Michigan,
“This is the fastest tattoo I’ve ever gotten — also the smallest. It took about two minutes for me to draw them on my left hand, and another couple minutes for Leo to draw them on my right hand — I’m right handed, so couldn’t draw them myself. It took less than five minutes to do them. Yes, they hurt, more than any other tattoos I’ve had, but the pain is mostly gone already. They’re just a little sensitive now.”
“I like facial and hand tattoos. I like big ones, but I think that small, subtle ones, in a way, have even more impact. They’re there, they’re visible, but they’re understated. Most people with small facial and hand dots, you don’t even notice them right away. While the visibility may be low, the impact on the wearer seems high. Friends have told me they feel empowered, free, in charge of their lives, maybe for the first time ever, after getting them. Maybe that’s what I’m looking for, what I need in my life right now.”
“The design came immediately, which has never happened to me before. Although I’d never seen anyone with finger web tattoos, I decided to try them. They’re constantly visible to me, any time I see my hands, but they’re very understated, nearly invisible to everyone else. Still, they’re completely unconcealable. I decided to try them out first. I took a sharpie and, for nearly a month, kept them drawn on, redrawing them several times a day, to make sure I really wanted them. Less than a week after I started drawing them on, my hands looked weird without them. I knew they belonged there. Tonight, after a month, they’re finally there.”
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El Verno sent in some great photos of suspensions with Holy Mackerel with Eclipse Records in St. Paul, MN. First is Junior’s illuminated crucifixion, followed by a tandem superman by Willow and Celina. More photos follow after the break of course and you can see them unedited on his page and in the ritual section.
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Just a quick post to make sure a new feature works… from now on, entries should automatically include a link to the gallery that the photo is from (or will be in, since sometimes things make it to ModBlog before they make it to the main site). This great “Vampire Nun” tattoo was done by Elson Yeo at Think Tattoo in Singapore.
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