BME Newsfeed for Apr 30, 2007

Posted on April 30, 2007 by Shannon Larratt

2007-04-30: SD: Oops, I changed my mind [by Ribibe]
2007-04-30: LA: ‘Tatted’ Up – Report shows body art becoming more accepted in work environment [by Ribibe]
2007-04-30: UK: Mel C now finds tattoos ‘ridiculous’ [by Ribibe]
2007-04-30: FL: Mel C now finds tattoos ‘ridiculous’ [by deadly pale]
2007-04-30: India: Mel C now finds tattoos ‘ridiculous’ [by deadly pale]
2007-04-30: OH: Piercing safer than appears [by deadly pale]
2007-04-30: Australia: Piercing horror [by deadly pale]
2007-04-30: Germany: Tattoos – fuer und wider (Tatoos – pros and cons) [by deadly pale]
2007-04-30: Switzerland: Melanie C hasst ihre zehn Tattoos (Melanie C hates her 10 tattoos) [by deadly pale]
2007-04-30: Germany: MELANIE C bereut ihre Tätowierungen (Melanie C regrets her tattoos) [by deadly pale]
2007-04-30: Switzerland: Melanie C hasst ihre Tattoos (Melanie C hates her tattoos) [by deadly pale]
2007-04-30: FL: Man In Exposure Case Identified By Tattoo [by Ribibe]
2007-04-30: FL: Man guilty in slaying; swastika tattoo, remarks prompted attack [by Ribibe]
2007-04-30: NS: New Glasgow man could end up with tattoo of Live at 5 star [by Ribibe]
2007-04-30: IL: Report: Lucky Leprechaun Tattoo Causes Unlucky Infection [by bluebananaeater]

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Gorgeous forearms and forelegs

Posted on April 30, 2007 by Shannon Larratt

Jewel’s Sideshow recently completed this beautiful set of geometric halfsleeves on all her limbs. Very pretty… and oh-so-mean to the poor, (now) cross-eyed tattoo artist.

Best Tattoo Ever… Already Beaten!

Posted on April 30, 2007 by Shannon Larratt

I didn’t think that the me and your mom tattoo would get one-upped any time soon in terms of winning the slap-stick crass-and-crude tattoo Olympics, but I hadn’t considered the Howie-factor (lunacobra.net), now that he’s tattooing as well! What a hilarious gaff on Lionel’s work (see also: 1 2 3 4) and other avant-garde modern tattoo artists.

Superman Looooooooves Horses, and Horses Loooooooove Superman

Big Teflon Ear Spools

Posted on April 30, 2007 by Shannon Larratt

Skip sends in these pictures of Steve’s great looking 65mm and 75mm spools. As well as the plugs, I’m not normally a fan of tattooed eyebrows because they often “force” a mood, but I think Steve’s look quite nice.

Sewing Machine Performance

Posted on April 30, 2007 by Shannon Larratt

Kiki I think may be trying to have her guy experience some of the not-so-joyful moments of pregnancy in this performance? I’m not sure… Click to uncensor.

Spokey Dokey

Posted on April 30, 2007 by RooRaaah Crumbs

Next weekend (May 5th – 6th) IAM members Ryan and Laura are participating in the MS150, a 150 mile bike ride between Dallas and Fort Worth, Texas, to raise funds for research into the cause and cure for Multiple Sclerosis, a degenerative disease of the central nervous system.

2.5 million people worldwide are affected by MS, including family members of IAM members, and likely some IAM members themselves.

They are accepting donations online here (Ryan) and here (Laura).

Donations can be as little as $1.

Visit their pages or click the donation links for more details.

Articulated Bald Eagle Backpiece

Posted on April 30, 2007 by Shannon Larratt

This tattoo — which must look great in person where you can see it move, and I think will age really nicely (because it’s heavy and simple) — was done by Vern (“The Mad Hatter”) at Backdoor Studio in Sacramento, California. I wish I could post a video of this tattoo in motion — if you have a big tattoo, I’d be thrilled if you could send us a video of how it moves on your body… You can send them to Roo at [email protected] (let him know it’s for ModBlog if you do).