Old Tattoo Documentaries

[ShawnPorter]

I still can't look at the tattoo city one and not think Don Knotts.

[sboyer]

cholo don knotts

[ShawnPorter]

"Before he was a fashion maven, DE Hardy was a cholo Don Knotts.... story at Occult Vibrations.com!"

I found the rest of the Higgs footage, Scott- no need to dropbox it!

[ShawnPorter]

More Frisco Skin and Tattoo Ink- Daniel Higgs « Occult Vibrations

[Scott Sylvia]

all i can say is thank you....for reminding me how awesome this job is..and for bringin your a-game with these videos, the cholo don knotts cracked me up. then came the knit tie stage....wow.

[ShawnPorter]

It's been a hoot going through all of these videos. I remember buying Frisco Skin when I was 16 and just being so goddanged geeked about getting tattooed. That's when I met Mike Wilson, Guy Aitchison, tons of people who shaped how I grew up. It's fun to go back now and say "holy crap- that's Jeff Rassier with blue hair" and seeing younger versions of your friends, before they were your friends.

[ShawnPorter]

Nostalgia is Coming Back « Occult Vibrations

Mike Malone, Horiyoshi, Paul Rogers.

[dari]

It's fun to go back now and say "holy crap- that's Jeff Rassier with blue hair" and seeing younger versions of your friends, before they were your friends.

That's how I felt when I saw the baby Freddy Corbin! It was funny to note that he had referenced that people in SF were most likely to "get a tattoo here," and gestured over the whole area on his face where he's now tattooed, like the thought was always somewhere in the corner of his mind.

[ShawnPorter]

What's great is I've had a few messages from folks who were all "you know, I have a bunch of VHS tapes in storage somewhere"....

I'm encouraging them to convert em to dv, even making lists of stuff they'd need and how to do it- or hell, send them to me and I'll do it.

I just don't want this stuff fading away.

[Petri Aspvik]

You are some sort of a saint Shawn.

Thank you.

[ShawnPorter]

Ive been trying to upload a new clip for two days, and it keeps getting halfway uploaded to Youtube and then has a connection error. This is boo'sheet.

[ShawnPorter]

More excerpts from Tattooing Reality « Occult Vibrations

I'm not happy with this one. can't balance out the hiss.

[CaptCanada]

Just going to bump this tread back up towards the top in case someone hasn't seen the new video. Was great to watch these legends just ramble on and bullshit. When Leo Zulueta came threw the door that took me for a loop cause I have only seen him at his current age. Great video

[sboyer]

shawn pretty much made my year by doing all these videos. thanks again buddy.

[Shotsie Gorman]

Try Temple University's "skin and Ink Collectors!" a doc fromm the eightees

[ShawnPorter]

@Shotsie- In one of the videos I captured the other night, you're in it with a SWEET mustache. I'll try to get that up soon, not just for the sake of tattoo history, but in celebration of fine facial hair!

[ShawnPorter]

Doc Webb- San Diego « Occult Vibrations

Remember this one? Hosted by Peter Fonda. I taped it off "Discovery Sunday" on Discovery channel.

[jinxproof1996]

cool video, but did that old guy imply that my awesome nuclear green zombie portraits with no shading or solid outlines will all fade??? thats not what the skinny kid in all black and a track bike told me at the tat shack. lol.

keep 'em coming, these are great. thanks.

[ShawnPorter]

I have a track bike and I'm currently wearing a black shirt. But I'm not skinny.

[ShawnPorter]

Bob Roberts and Leo Zulueta « Occult Vibrations

[Jake]

Bob Roberts and Leo Zulueta « Occult Vibrations

so great! thanks man!!! both Bob and Leo say some things that are still so relevant today. love it

[jinxproof1996]

I have a track bike and I'm currently wearing a black shirt. But I'm not skinny.

well 2 out of three ain't bad. but philly doesn't have hills so a track bike is usable. i guess. lol.

[ShawnPorter]

well 2 out of three ain't bad. but philly doesn't have hills so a track bike is usable. i guess. lol.

I can wear a Hawaiian shirt and change my named to Sailor Shawn to add grit and character to my persona. Black shirts are for squares!

[Kev]

Shawn-thanks for doing all the hardwork on converting those for the nets. Very cool stuff :)

[SkinheadPete]

WOW! Fucking Wow! This video made me feel honored Bob liked my leg tats @ State of Grace convention!