Sayeth the gentleman pictured above:
At first I wanted to have five implants, but then I received an e-mail from Samppa saying that six would be much cooler, so he gave me the sixth transdermal for free! Thanks again, Samppa!
(Transdermal implants by Samppa at Max Max Tattoo and Piercing, lobes by Rob at Rings of Pleasure.)
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An In-N-Out Burger waitress as a pin-up girl, surrounded by candy and other junk food? Well played. Well played, indeed. Can’t wait to see this one colored in.
(Tattoo by Marina from Atomic Zombie in Edmonton, Alberta, on her boyfriend.)
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Meltbanana sends in this photo of her new “Zombie Elvis” tattoo. It’s a very well done piece, so I mean absolutely no disrespect whatsoever, but I had no idea Zombie Elvis looks so much like alive David Lynch. That’s good, though, because I wasn’t planning on sleeping for the next 50 years anyway.
(Tattoo by Marco Lari at Quetzal Tattoo in Milan, Italy.)
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Tim Gunn checks in:
“So, Caralena, what have you got for us? Oh MY! I think that leopard-print headband is really daring, let me just say. And surrounding those lovely blue eyes with dark colors is doing it for me. It is. Oh, and juxtaposing the blues of your eyes with the bright pink beads on your surface piercing? You have made it work, my friend.”
Thanks, Tim!
(Legendary Pink Dots anti-eyebrow/surface piercing by the folks at Skullfly Tattoo and Piercing in Eugene, Oregon.)
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Calling in sick to church? No sweat. You can explain that to Guadalupe de los Muertos up there.
(Tattoo on El Bigote by Xico at Forevermore Tattoos in Shepherd’s Bush, London, England.)
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So this is what happens when you leave a giraffe in a jar of water for too long. God, some of you people are just sick. Can’t you just get tattoos of rainbows or sheets of paper or inoffensive circles or something? Jesus.
(Kidding! Keep it weird, friends. Dodgetheseball is the one sporting this Lynchian hell-creature.)
Oh.
It’s you.
I knew you would find me. I just didn’t know when. Or where.
We’ve known each other for so long. This battle has raged for centuries. Do we remember why we fight? Does it matter anymore? When all you know is perpetual war, is it worthwhile to stop? Is it possible?
So be it. It is our destiny.
[draws sword]
[eats bagel]
[puts on “Ride of the Valkyries” on iPod]
Let’s do this.
(Tattoos on Steven by Garth at Unique Tattoos in Subiaco, Western Australia, Australia.)
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Friend of BME, Ary from VIMBY Video, just sent us this new piece profiling a man who needs no introduction, Paul Booth, at his Last Rites studio in New York City. Paul discusses trades he’s made for tattoo work (example: a torture chair), tattooing rock stars, shows off “Skeleton Christ,” and more.
You know what? It’s been a long week. I just want to go home, turn on the radio, and do some work around the house. First thing, I’ve gotta fix this broken light.
So many loose screws! Glad I’ve got my lucky screwdriver, I tell you.
And now, just have to water some plants, and then it’s time for bed. I’ve earned this.
(Photos of the incomparable Kokomi. Much, much more in his BME Hard gallery.)
Whew! Wild week, there, folks. Some memorable moments:
We’ll be around over the weekend. Don’t be afraid to visit. Enjoy yourselves, ModBlog, stay safe, and thank you for your continued support of BME.
I know a girl who is really heavily freckled, and one night, she revealed that, due to this terrible affliction, her dad affectionately(?) calls her “flyshits.” Because, you know, her freckles look like … fly shit. Apparently. This isn’t her wearing this tattoo, but I like to think she’d be traumatized by it nonetheless.
(Tattoo by Kris Roberts at Shipwreck Tattoos in Corpus Christi, Texas.)
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