Introducing...Dirtbird! Introducing...Dirtbird!

Occasionally in my wanderings, I will meet not just tattooed people, but tattoo practitioners, and often those visiting from outside of New...

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3:03 AM

Ride the Cyclone! Ride the Cyclone!

In college we had a game room at the Student Union. I claimed to be a master at Arkanoid , but would occasionally play pinball. Earthshake...

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7:37 AM

Something Girly This Way Comes Something Girly This Way Comes

I met Nadya one afternoon in the beginning of October in Borders on Penn Plaza. She shared this tattoo, which covered up a date she had init...

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8:39 AM

Happy Thanksgiving! Happy Thanksgiving!

In honor of the holiday, I am sharing this, my newest tattoo, located above my knee on my right thigh: This was done at Hand of Glory in Br...

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6:42 AM

Mari's Prayer, with a Twist of Math Mari's Prayer, with a Twist of Math

I met Mari in front of Madison Square Garden on a sunny day in October. How could I not stop and ask her about this tattoo? Mari explained ...

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6:43 AM

Julia's Pin-Up Julia's Pin-Up

I met Julia briefly in a Hudson News in Penn Station. The flash of color on her foot caught my eye: Julia explained that she is a visual art...

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3:00 AM

David's Traditional Hands David's Traditional Hands

Last month I met David when I stopped after noticing his neck tattoo. However, it was his hands he offered up to us here at Tattoosday: Davi...

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3:07 AM

Two for Tattuesday Saturday: Wanderful Love Under the Cherry Blossoms Two for Tattuesday Saturday: Wanderful Love Under the Cherry Blossoms

In honor of the release of Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows (Part 1) , we're sharing this tattoo, which I spotted back in September...

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4:53 AM

The Great Thanksgiving Tattoo Event! The Great Thanksgiving Tattoo Event!

Loyal readers may remember this past August when I called on fans of Tattoosday to choose (and generously bankroll) Friday the 13th tattoos...

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3:24 AM

Tom's Homage to His Grandmother's Scottish Ancestry Tom's Homage to His Grandmother's Scottish Ancestry

I met Tom in a drug store in my neck of the woods in Bay Ridge, Brooklyn. He has four tattoos and offered to share this one with us: This pi...

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3:56 AM

Katie's Astrological Ink: Cancer, with Aries Rising Katie's Astrological Ink: Cancer, with Aries Rising

One of the unexpected joys in inkspotting is approaching someone about a tattoo and having them reveal one that is so much better than the p...

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3:12 AM

Andy's Watership Down Sleeve Andy's Watership Down Sleeve

I met Andy back in September in Penn Station and he shared this incredible sleeve:   When I asked him about the inspiration behind this incr...

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3:11 AM

James Shares a Tattoo, Inspired by The Walking Dead James Shares a Tattoo, Inspired by The Walking Dead

I met James, along with his two friends (whose tattoos were shared here and here ) as they were headed to Comic Con in New York last month....

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2:36 PM

Tim's Bleeding Rose Tim's Bleeding Rose

I mentioned in my last post that I met three guys on their way to New York Comic Con when they stopped and shared their tattoos. Below we h...

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3:59 PM

Not Your Typical Knuckles Tattoo Not Your Typical Knuckles Tattoo

Last month I was trying to figure out why so many interesting people were walking around the Penn Station area when a trio of tattooed guys ...

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3:11 AM

Tattoos I Know: Tracy's Tributes (Re-Post) Tattoos I Know: Tracy's Tributes (Re-Post)

Let's take a moment and pause from our regularly-scheduled programming this Veteran's Day to remember the men and women who serve ou...

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3:36 AM

One of Timothy's Leg Tattoos One of Timothy's Leg Tattoos

I spotted Timothy one afternoon near the intersection of 31st Street and 7th Avenue. He has thirteen or fourteen tattoos and shared one from...

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3:06 AM

Gavan's Hands, Folded in Prayer Gavan's Hands, Folded in Prayer

This past Sunday, tens of thousands of runners gathered for the ING New York City Marathon . As luck would have it, yesterday I had the goo...

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3:14 AM

Megan's Empress Impresses Megan's Empress Impresses

I spotted Megan at the end of September walking down West 23rd Street in Chelsea. She has an amazing sleeve-in-progress but, because it is s...

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9:41 AM

Brandice's Family Ink Brandice's Family Ink

I met Brandice in Penn Station back in August, as she sat on the stairs by the New Jersey transit terminal. She shared her half-sleeve-in-pr...

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8:46 AM

John Shares More Than Just a Fly on the Wall John Shares More Than Just a Fly on the Wall

I met John walking down 7th Avenue in the upper 20s back in the beginning of September. He has six tattoos, but it was this one, on his left...

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