This Week in BME


“Mommy, can I go out and kill tonight?”

“Now, now, you know what day it is. Just go pull your sister’s hair and burn the cat’s tail before bed.”

Sigh. Better luck next time, little buddy.

(Tattoo on Medic by Dave at Pikes Peak Tattoo in Colorado Springs, Colorado.)

And just like that, our broadcast week comes to a close. What kind of mischief was there this time?

The unholy trinity of scarification appeared…to mixed results.

“Guess What?” made its triumphant return with a tough challenge.

Alice is more man than we could ever hope to be.

Hey, these scarifications are healing rather nicely!

(This one, too.)

The ihung team made good use of this mysterious alien structure that landed in someone’s backyard.

This wildlife sleeve is as real as it gets.

Well…hello.

And that’s that. We’ll be here over the weekend as per usual, hopefully getting a few updates from this weekend’s Dallas SusCon, and maybe even taking a break to enjoy this beautiful patio weather.

I can’t help but feel like we’re forgetting something, though…

Oh yeah, happy birthday to Allen and Rachel!

Happy Birthday Allen!

Happy Birthday Rachel!

Many happy returns of the day to the both of you kids. For the rest of you all, have a good weekend, be safe and, as always, thank you for your continued support of BME.

Fold My Hands and Pray For Rain


This outstanding, twisted rendering of some damned undead fellas just cold tearin’ apart a defenseless farm sow was tattooed by Tim Biedron at Deluxe Tattoo in windy Chicago. The images were entitled, “Poor Cashew,” but I can’t tell if this is an original piece or an adaptation of something else—if anyone knows, please fill us in. Otherwise, just enjoy this glorious grotesqueness for what it is. A few more shots, after the jump.

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Run Into His Arms


Well hey, it’s new (and tattooed) daddy Zach with number-one son, Cash Randall, of whom he seems so proud, he’s just gonna put him up on the mantle for all to see. Seems like as good a place as any.

More shots of father and son, after the jump.

(Photos by wife and mother, Christina.)

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Why We’re Here


Well hey, it’s Brianna, looking fancy, showing off the ol’ “Nerd Life” inner arm tattoos! There’s a lot to like about Brianna’s work, not the least of which is her nice, colorful BME Calm logo. What’s that, you can’t see it? Well…best look after the jump.

(“Nerd Life” by Ben Reigle, formerly of Lucky’s in Northampton, Massachusetts, now at Nautilus Tattoo in Newington, Connecticut.)

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One More For The Road


The last time we saw work from the great Kyle Cotterman, he was cold tattooin’ lesbian vampires, and O, the people across the land did rejoice. This time around, Tim checks in with this incredible (and very fresh) Cotterman-inked portrait of his son, Casper, done at the Sturbridge Tattoo & Arts Festival in Sturbridge, Massachussetts.

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Memorable Coming Up


And now here is some grotesque pornography, starring the gentleman on the left, whose name I am prohibited by law to display in print, and Mike, on the right, who just got his first tattoos—the two of whom are celebrating this momentous occasion with a bottle of vodka. And grab-ass, apparently. Hooray!

(Swallows by Chris Bell.)

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