Dude, your ass is the bomb!
Tattoos above by Adam at Factory Ink in Kutztown, PA. This next one (which I think my three year old would really like, seeing as she’s currently asleep with a few Care Bears) is by Josh at Skin Lab in Tempe, AZ (c/o Plaid, who is pictured with his evil sidekick Candy).
c/o xPurifiedx (B-Lo Hooks, Buffalo NY) — I don’t know if I’m more disturbed by the painting in the background, or the growing bulge… Hope the suspendee doesn’t decided to swing backward too hard.
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Thanks to my friend B-Boy (who has sent many wonderful things over the years) for sending in these pictures from Thailand’s first (annual?) tattoo convention (see also: Sao Paulo tattoo convention photos). On the whole tattooing is remarkable similar all around the world, but still I always like seeing the subtle differences in style and interpretation in different cultures.
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These and more (BME has multiple members in Thailand that were photographing that convention) will be in the next update of BME, which is currently sitting at a massive 5,000+ images. However, as I’m sure you’ve noticed, this server is having mega problems right now. A replacement is set to arrive next week, but I’m afraid something is going to crash before then so we’re working to get stuff moved. I’m very sorry to the people who are patiently waiting for updates, memberships, and so on… We are working on it.
PS. If BME goes offline for any extended periods, you can checking zentastic.com (or IAM) for more information. That’s on a different server and I’ll use it to post if I need to.
Mostly I just thought these were really funny pictures if you took them out of context, primarily due to his (and I guess her) facial expression… It looks like good pain he’s feeling, not bad pain! Thanks to Nico for sending them (and click here to see what’s really going on).
I really love this… It’s Jermboaw‘s very first tattoo, which he got on his eighteen birthday. What makes it so special is that his twin brother has “2 of 2″ tattooed on him…
The question is, did I like the photo (I think I did), or am I such an unhealthy deviant that I only think I like it because it contains nudity? You be the judge (of the photo, not of me).
I was going to write a caption about how this seems like an unusual position to tattoo from but that it was somehow justified by poor vision, but then I decided the joke wasn’t terribly funny. So just enjoy it without a caption… More explicit photos are in BME/HARD by the way (or will be on the next update).
Mostly the juxtaposition between the pretty vinework and the gansta theme cracked me up. I have a few more tattoos by the multi-talented Ryan Zachary in Portland, OR to post over the next few days (both here and on BME), but let me start with “THUG LIFE” Jana’s tattoo:
