Please, don’t bring back prohibition!

Posted on March 21, 2006 by Shannon Larratt

I definitely don’t have a problem with straight edge tattoos in general, but I have to admit that the message of Keith’s “bring back prohibition” tattoo (by Alex Franklin at Brooklyn Ink in NYC) kind of rubs me the wrong way.

I’m all for people taking control over their own lives and choosing this path if it feels right to them, but I think it’s a mistake when you actually call for this lifestyle to be imposed on other people by force of law — I’m not comfortable with a government telling me what I can and can not do to my body.

Patchwork Heart Tattoo

Posted on March 21, 2006 by Shannon Larratt

A little while back I posted Selena’s patchwork heart with sparrows tattoo. I wanted to share another one here that I quite liked (and no, it’s not just because I’m a total sucker for tattoos in this location on pretty girls), by Keith at Red Lantern, in San Diego, CA. Each of the different patches represents a different influence — or heartbreak — in her life.

Pussy Puppetry?

Posted on March 21, 2006 by Shannon Larratt

I suspect you’ve seen the Puppetry of the Penis show in which male genitals are deformed into various gag shapes… Well, why just men? Women can get in on the action too, as demonstrated by these two BME friends. But if you make that face too often, let me warn you: it’ll stay that way.

“No Title” by Charles Bukowski

Posted on March 21, 2006 by Shannon Larratt

by Shawn at Shaman’s Den in Binghamton NY.

all theories like clichés shot to hell, all these small faces looking up beautiful and believing; I wish to weep but sorrow is stupid. I wish to believe but belief is a graveyard. we have narrowed it down to the butcherknife and the mockingbird. wish us luck.

Another Mega-Keloid Removal

Posted on March 21, 2006 by Shannon Larratt

I posted a pictures of the pierced keloid recently, and I’ve posted about keloid removal in the past as well… Here’s another example, this time done by Efix in Quebec — very cleanly executed! They’ll be back stretching their ears in no time if they want.

This entry was edited to fix the artist credit. Sorry!

Posing Advice

Posted on March 21, 2006 by Shannon Larratt

If you have a tattoo on your side, there are a few poses that might ensure you extra membership time, as demonstrated below. We who process your images are weak willed humans. In this case there were a few points lost for the cropping and the tiger posters though, sorry.