“Love,” says the wearer of this massive portrait, “gives you the courage to do things you normally wouldn’t do. My love for John Goodman is that deep.” Testify!
(Tattoo by Geary at Splash of Color in East Lansing, Michigan.)
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And All You Can Do Is Laugh
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I admit that my knowledge of Polish avant-garde hip-hop is woefully underdeveloped, but nonetheless, I can certainly appreciate this portrait of one of the ostensible pioneers of the genre, Bartosz Waglewski/Fisz, nicely rendered by Tofi at Art-Line in Rybnik, Poland. After the jump, his older brother, Emade, a hip-hop producer as well.
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I’ve Got Nothing
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If the heartwarming ending of Shaun of the Dead taught us anything (and I know I take the majority of my cues in life from British comedies), it’s that being a zombie isn’t necessarily the worst fate one can expect. Sure, you’re a mindless hell-beast whose soul quest is to feast on the flesh of the living, but at least you get to hang out with your friends and play video games, right? Right? Anybody? Sigh.
(“Ed” from Shaun of the Dead by Kyle A. Scarborough at Precision Body Art in Tulsa, Oklahoma.)
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Insanity is Just a State of Mind
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Having been a fan of M*A*S*H since I was in short pants, I have to say, I love Jen‘s Hawkeye Pierce thigh-piece, signpost and martini and all, by Ron Meyers at Hot Rod Tattooing in Martins Ferry, Ohio.
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3D Portrait of Emilio Gonzalez
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So, you reckon this fella is a fan of Emilio?
(Implants by Martin Page at Santos Tattoo in Lima, Peru.)
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Don’t Bother to Get the Elevator, I’ll Just Jump Out the Window
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We’ve posted a different rendering of this same shot of Al Bundy (né Ed O’Neill) and, my childhood (childlike?) devotion to Married … With Children aside, it’s interesting to see how drastically different two artists can approach the same subject matter (which I’m quite sure is this).
(Tattoo by Ray Lee at Blackletter Studio in Whittier, California.)
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Long Intervals of Horrible Sanity
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Consider this Edgar Allen Poe portrait (by Curtis Richter from Art-n-Soul Studios in Allentown, Pennsylvania) a precursor to a wonderful interview that we’ll be putting up this afternoon, a piece that touches, among other things, on why we often “see thirty tattoos of puns, but no tattoos of poetry.” Keep an eye out for that later on.
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The Cloud Fleets
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So, when we received this photo, I just assumed it was some kind of “white trash” tattoo, whether prideful or ironic or whatever. Then I checked the image’s information and, in addition to seeing it was submitted by the excellent Johnny Stiletto at Baltimore Street in Hanover, Pennsylvania, there was a line about “Internet superstar Brian Peppers” and orders to “Google it, mo-fo!” Mercifully, I had never heard of Brian Peppers, but I figured, Hey, what’s the harm in keeping abreast of an Internet meme?
In conclusion, I hate the Internet.
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A Supposedly Fun Thing
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This is Laura’s sweet tribute tattoo for her parents, done by Wendi Ramirez at Shaman Modifications in Austin, Texas. I have to say, dad looks like a fun guy. Panama hat? Mustache? Aloha shirt? Nicely done. I’m a sucker for cruise-wear, what can I say?
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