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Local dude Panhandle Slim aka Scott Stanton has been(illegally-ish) putting up his paintings all over town recently, as opposed to his standard hanging & selling them in galleries. Pretty cool stuff. http://www.facebook.com/photo.php?fbid=297975868496&set=a.209074463496.129527.814093496&type=3&theater#!/profile.php?id=814093496 some of you might remember Scott from the 80s

The only good part of that show is the fact that somebody is always crying.

No Problem. I'm watching the annoying bitch. Saw episode 2 last night. Am I the only one that thinks Joe Capobianco looks like "Big Boy?" Big Boy Restaurants | Home of the Original Double Decker

6 hours on the back yesterday... It's a little sore today. Shading is harsher then outline and yesterday was shading over the ribs. Everyone that came over to take a look said the same thing "I'm glad my back is done". Then they talked about what a bitch getting a back piece is!!!

Not to derail, but this video is crazy!

That razor x stuff is very similar to the stuff he done as the bug. Proper dubstep . fuck skillex . and fuck all that brostep shite.

got this by Ryan Bailey @ Hold It Down about 2 or 3 weeks ago..

yeah ive got one actually its hard to take a pic of it not stretched out bc its in a funny spot

Kevin Martin's Razor X Productions is also crazy- Industrial dub/ ragga DnB: I was in the drum n bass/ rave scene from 95' to about 00', so I watched that sound and style evolve. But my intro to all this was Meat Beat Manifesto, Renegade Soundwave, and Massive Attack. I'm still a big DnB fan, but mainly really dark stuff like Ed Rush/ No U-Turn, Current Value, Cooh, Gein,

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flash from the bowery by Cliff White

hear is a funny quote from john welborn who runs crossfit football taking a little stab at his/my own ilk "Any crowd that shuns supplements, shoes, strength and curls is confusing. Any demographic striving for elite human performance should be looking to increase recovery, muscle and strength. The same confusion extends to the people who won’t wear shoes when they lift because it is not functional or do not think strengthening your biceps brachii through isolated single jointed movements has benefit. If your goal is elite human performance, things like supplements to aid in recovery, shoes to increase your lifts and curls to strength your biceps brachii for pulling movements makes total sense." ps - I have been "crossfitting" (don't really like this term as i know it has a dirty connotation to some) for 5 years and love it. I was a division 1 college athlete and have been involved in strength and conditioning for a long time. It's certainly not the only way to train, but it works great for me - Like anything open source, that grows as quickly as CF has, you are going to have good and bad coaches. Somebody has mentioned the mobilitywod.com It is a great source and I am lucky to say that Kelly is my coach at San Francisco Crossfit. If I am not there doing kipping pull-ups you will find me in my garage following westsides conjugate method or running up and down my block dragging chains behind me. Peace & Love - Now lets go pick some heavy things up and put them back down.

Hahaha. I know how your day went. Incredible, isn't it? Who knew it'd be deep and searing down there? Make what you will of that last sentence.

Just found this one while browsing Dermagraphique... Tim Beck from Freedom Ink. Tattoo Company in TPeoria, IL. Really nice work. The Liberty Bell is subtle and strong.

Here's some that I've done. I don't get into the studio much but I hope to soon and will explore a new direction. All ideas and no time right now. Intaglio prints onto rice paper. I made this for my wife. It's of the antique schooner we sailed on on Maine. This one seems relevant these days...painted just over four years ago.

scott did the roses and water in my arm in late '95 and '96. freddie outlined this rose in '95 and higgs colored it in '96 or '97. shitty pictures but you get the point.

It's just fucked plain and simple. I don't understand it either. It's the same format as Inkmasters but like a thousand times more annoying. I don't know any of the contestants personally, so the tone may have a lot to do with the way it is produced and the target demographic. I tried to buy into the theory that there are better tattooers on this show but I haven't seen anything I would be that stoked to wear thus far. The only good part is that it is on demand and i can fast forward through commercials and dialogue and just get to the tattoos.

On the topic of tattooers in good bands: jondix has a doom band...........Tas is in Electric Wizard, Thomas Hooper had a pretty cool band (rainy day fuck parade). Jef Whitehead is so damn talented but from an outsider looking in he seems to be his own worst enemy.

At the Gates, Degradead, Absu, Necrophobic, Dissection, Skeletonwitch, Evile, Watain, Wounded Kings...

merauder - life is pain. done by brandon montero

Anyone ever spotted a Jason Vorhees/Friday the 13th tattoo?

Got this on a whim last Friday the 13th. Tim @ Anthem Tattoo in Gainesville FL drew a sheet of 13 flash and numbered 'em, 1 to 12 or whatever. You come in, pay $13, pick a number out of the hat, and there's your tattoo - unless you don't like it. Then you pay another $13 and pick again. He tattooed each design once. (I was first in line, zipping over on my lunch break from work, and picked my favorite on the first go.) If he does it next week I may show up again.

Next Friday is a 13, anyone have plans to get one?

There's sooo many awesome amazing tattooist out in the world these days, that its hard to just come up with one. But i got tattooed by Shaun the African a few years ago when he was at Super Genius in Seattle and Im pretty stoked on my tattoo by him and I think all should know him aswell! Tattoos by Shaun the African

you just gotta fill up the rest of your leg and you won't even notice!

Just scored a super rad appt. for SFO! So stoked!!

...Head of David?

Uniforms? Hell no. At our shop we all know what we're there to do and are actually trusted to dress ourselves. We're professionals. Our shop stresses customer service too...in cleanliness, demeanor and quality. Hell I've walked customers to their cars when they're scared at night...but no, never a uniform. Frankly, I think uniforms set up an us-and-them vibe and a shop is the last place that needs to be . I'm as likely to wear a Blitz tshirt as a Penguin button down but either way, clean and in good repair and buttoned so it doesn't drag across my tray when reaching for things. Also, our front person acknowledges every client when they walk in, then let's them to it. They know who to talk to. The Rollo remark is dead on. People cry about how no one takes us seriously but show up stinking in a dumpsterdweller costume. That's not usually "that guy's" only problem. Chances are if you show up to work at our shop looking like your clothes came from a rag bag, we're not going to have a sit-down about your clothes but respect and your approach to work.

Man, that sucks if he has good scores he can put orders in to try for rangers or another SO group which basically because of nature dont have reqs on this type of stuff

That's ROA http://www.fatcap.com/artist/roa.html This is what I've been working on the last few weekends: 5x9 Jaguar: Spider skull from yesterday. Limited colors/paint on this one, but fun none the less:

I just finished this painting yesterday... possibly the best idea i've ever had for a piece (including the 12 foot wood/metal straight razor sculpture i made that actually folds away). sorry for the watermarks, but i'll probably post this in a few places that increase it's likelihood of sharing without sourcing. Kuniyoshi warriors, of course. https://fbcdn-sphotos-a.akamaihd.net/hphotos-ak-ash3/534680_10100488762403191_17026783_47484761_1466466552_n.jpg https://fbcdn-sphotos-a.akamaihd.net/hphotos-ak-ash3/554828_10100488762148701_17026783_47484759_1139198157_n.jpg they're a bit large, hence URLs in place of the images. EDIT: also, planning a 2'x3' woodcut version of this for the future (i dual majored in printmaking and sculpture). mainly did the painting as a color study... carving will probably occur in the summer, printing in the fall.

I grew up in a hippy ass section of Minneapolis called the West Bank, and there were a few biker bars on the south end of the neighborhood. I remember I was about 8 years old when I really noticed them and thought they were rad as shit. On another note, I remember when my son first noticed tattoos as something unnatural on the body. When he was 3, he was sitting on my lap when his eyes locked onto my arm. He grabbed my arm firmly and scanned it over with intense focus...then let out the words "cool, dad"

So I have to ask, does anyone here go to Mayhem Festival?

@ShawnPorter - so for example, we get in as canvases, tell the tattooer "what we want" and then the next day spend 4 1/2 of the 5 hours allocated for tattooing saying thats not what we want and getting them to change it? All the while telling them what kind of meats they smell like?.. I can dig it.

Permanent Mark's show was way better than this but hardly anyone was talking about that.

Great fucking read! Just had to say it. @Scott Sylvia, that Jason McAfee interview made me laugh my ass off! Extra stoked he mentioned Deftones for khaki Dickies.. even if he peed 'em. Jondix and Tim Lehi interviews, too. And for those of us (myself included obviously) who are not tattooers, go find a shop/friend who is willing to share it give it a read. Good stuff. And no.. not on the payroll at TAM, just had a great time reading through it this morning. Best way to start the weekend!

..aand Petri's drunk.

I recently offered to help my friend move his girlfriend out of her parents house. She told me that I needed to wear long sleeves because her parents would not let me into their home with visible tattoos. They didn't get my help moving.

I've got a small 13 on my foot. I have it there in case somebody ever needs to pick some shoes for me while I'm unable to speak.

somethings can't be lasered away, i wonder if he goes to used cd stores to buy his old albums so he can burn them to keep his kids from hearing it. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-eSN8Cwit_s

The thing about Mark Wahlberg getting lasered because he was 'concerned about the message he was giving his kids' is old news. I'd never really seen his tattoos before, but clearly that message he was avoiding giving his kids was "Dad makes horrible tattoo choices":

Here's mine tattooed by Xam at The Family Business, London. If the month starts with a Sunday there will always be a Friday the 13th in that month. Three Friday the 13ths in 2012. ;)

I have a bunny rabbit smoking a joint with a 13 in the smoke cloud. done by Angelo Miller at inksmith

Freddy Corbin did this simple thirteen at his shop tattoo 13 on one of his friday the thirteenth parties in about thirteen seconds, haha. no it took a lil longer

my right leg by Chris Stuart @ Ace in charlottle,nc.......

Mr. Ron Wells put a blue-gray rose on me last wknd, looks awesome! Fan of his roses, they're really distinct and interesting looking. (Also, apologies dude if I freaked out about my puffy hand!)