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Tag: Tattoos

  • My Faith is One That Admits Some Doubt

    Written by

    Jordan Ginsberg


    The good folks at Murda Ink Tattoos in Jamaica, New York, just sent in a nice series of a client getting tattooed with a portrait of a certain President-elect — bet you’ll never guess who!

    Check out the finished piece, after the jump.

    I think the simple black-work works well here, and it’s definitely an improvement over this piece, which, while technically proficient, looks quite a bit more like David Allen Grier than the President-to-be. My prediction: There will be many more of these tattoos coming in very soon. Yes, I am provocative!

  • Souls to Burn

    Written by

    Jordan Ginsberg


    Here’s a little known fact: Dan DiMattia of Calypso Tattoo is not actually a tattoo artist. Weird, right? Because you’ve seen all these beautiful things that he claims to have tattooed? Never. Not once has he tattooed a person. You know how he tipped his hand? “His” “pieces” are too good. No human being could actually produce tattoos that gorgeous. Either Dan DiMattia is some sort of space creature, or he is in league with magicians and/or witches who just make these works of art appear. These are obviously the only two reasonable options to explain how he can consistently claim to produce such incredible work. (Actually, there’s a third option, one which involves me being a moron. Guess which one is correct! I think you’ll be pleasantly surprised.)

    That’s it for today, ModBlog. Embrace the evening, and we’ll see you tomorrow.

    See more in “Skull and Skeleton tattoos“ (Tattoos)

  • Spread ‘Em

    Written by

    Jordan Ginsberg


    Money? Check. Diamonds? Check. BME? Check and mate. (I don’t really know what that’s supposed to mean.)

    (IAM: Shannon Hodgkin‘s got his hands aloft, with tattoos by Mel Keidge at Phatt Tatt2 in Queensland, Australia.)

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  • Strikes Me Down With a Fist of Lead

    Written by

    Jordan Ginsberg


    “… they call that a paradox.”

    (Tattoo on IAM: deathbeforedecaf, by Thomas Kenney at Classic Electric Tattoo in Frederick, MD.)

    See more in “Old School (and Old) Tattoos“ (Tattoos)

  • I Would Have Been a Locksmith

    Written by

    Jordan Ginsberg


    This election business has been fun, hasn’t it? (Except when it was goddamn excruciating.) Anyway, all else being equal, this was an exciting evening, but let’s check in with ol’ Einstein up there before we check out:

    “Laws alone can not secure freedom of expression; in order that every man present his views without penalty there must be spirit of tolerance in the entire population.”

    Sound advice, quote-of-the-day toilet paper. Goodnight, ModBlog, and we’ll see you in the morning.

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