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Mike Shares Some More Ink

<div style="font-family:arial;">Back in May, I met a guy named Mike outside of Penn Station and he shared <a href="http://tattoosday.blogspot.com/2009/05/mikes-lion-skeleton-tattoo.html">this tattoo</a> with us. Occasionally, contributors who I have met on the street will send me a follow-up of additional tattoos that I didn't photograph the first time I met them. Mike was generous enough with his time and energy to do just that. First is a piece that was done around the same time that the lion-skeleton tattoo, featured back in May, was completed, back in 1995: <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg7XxcvgZ0z1WZ65HTYMSpOggaztXGtkrBNh3hvpT4yUGAXXTLeGN7dC91ta7Iy1I7Ra-qklNSfmYxip6HtaDHp5HCEZtPGIuQxUqp8bApVRh_oaOQKXmvyUx1ZgPKv_wOXL1EXHjWA/s1600/Skull+Glove.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5407630534272846162" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg7XxcvgZ0z1WZ65HTYMSpOggaztXGtkrBNh3hvpT4yUGAXXTLeGN7dC91ta7Iy1I7Ra-qklNSfmYxip6HtaDHp5HCEZtPGIuQxUqp8bApVRh_oaOQKXmvyUx1ZgPKv_wOXL1EXHjWA/s400/Skull+Glove.JPG" style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 147px; height: 400px;" /></a></div> This, like the previous work featured from Mike, was inked by Doug White at the <a href="http://www.inkspot-tattoo.com/linden.html" style="font-family: arial;">Ink Spot</a> in Linden, New Jersey. Mike also sent along this snake: <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiABn0JGBFVPxuP7UXLC-m4__g-5x4VQWhFRKy8DWZOlI5V5yoLlnWcvagGT1KEQwFdjSp8eS8I1AlWL4snqpAevzRuOTaexybWMQ-m9iussvo4L9RNKUI8N15s9zv4uKGEod6m3V-e/s1600/Snake+edited.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5407631983011152258" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiABn0JGBFVPxuP7UXLC-m4__g-5x4VQWhFRKy8DWZOlI5V5yoLlnWcvagGT1KEQwFdjSp8eS8I1AlWL4snqpAevzRuOTaexybWMQ-m9iussvo4L9RNKUI8N15s9zv4uKGEod6m3V-e/s400/Snake+edited.jpg" style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 217px; height: 400px;" /></a> I love the cross-hatch patterns on the back of the snake. The lines are so finely drawn, I am impressed by the amount of patience it must have taken to get these tiny details just right. Mike also sent a photo of this gargoyle on his back: <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjrn_llPma5sx-jaYa5JalqTpq3jdSNA6SLGgLKpUKVzmmuL8H3uvONcXdZUqYpJWwubzG5FD59I1Qf-5sMiAuTU74KcZf-nVmxXQAr_5-ASZMg0Wg0QES0OniNl8uBp3VPXWOQw_5p/s1600/Gargoyle+edited.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5407631933281318194" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjrn_llPma5sx-jaYa5JalqTpq3jdSNA6SLGgLKpUKVzmmuL8H3uvONcXdZUqYpJWwubzG5FD59I1Qf-5sMiAuTU74KcZf-nVmxXQAr_5-ASZMg0Wg0QES0OniNl8uBp3VPXWOQw_5p/s400/Gargoyle+edited.jpg" style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 349px;" /></a> These last two pieces were inked at <a href="http://www.tattoolous.com/">Tattoo Lou's</a> in Babylon, New York back in 2000. Work from Tattoo Lou's has appeared previously on Tattoosday <a href="http://tattoosday.blogspot.com/search/label/Tattoo%20Lou%27s">here</a>. Thanks again to Mike for sharing more of his ink with us here on Tattoosday! <div style="font-family: arial;"> </div>

Mike Shares Some More Ink

Back in May, I met a guy named Mike outside of Penn Station and he shared this tattoo with us. Occasionally, contributors who I have met on...

3:21 AM

Mike's Lion-Skeleton Tattoo

I met Mike outside of <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pennsylvania_Station_%28New_York_City%29">Penn Station</a> after work last Friday. He has five to eight tattoos in all, and he had this pretty cool piece to offer: <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgHJae1g41SMOaDWzy3qBJXWmRfDdz8yzN-iA_szZqtkePyAGRVr3Zzu4sgCngr0BRYCze_1LNtcrdtDoCex5cLPqGKTHAY-Yq3bkzcua8dJ1OUAgSGdH_JPlUQ7Laqf7XqhyphenhyphenGYgmi03Bk/s1600-h/Mike+sleeve+1.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5336386963507706722" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgHJae1g41SMOaDWzy3qBJXWmRfDdz8yzN-iA_szZqtkePyAGRVr3Zzu4sgCngr0BRYCze_1LNtcrdtDoCex5cLPqGKTHAY-Yq3bkzcua8dJ1OUAgSGdH_JPlUQ7Laqf7XqhyphenhyphenGYgmi03Bk/s400/Mike+sleeve+1.jpg" style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 196px; height: 400px;" /></a> This piece is all original artwork by the artist, Doug White, formerly at the <a href="http://www.inkspot-tattoo.com/linden.html">Ink Spot Tattoo Studios</a> in Linden, New Jersey, back in 1995-6. Mike doesn't know where Doug ended up, but he believes he's now tattooing out in Texas. He also mentioned there's a figure at the top of the piece which is loosely based on <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eddie_the_Head">Eddie</a>, the Iron Maiden "mascot": <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg1ZVAidbZ-ALhr1GR8lSjfPtBmGQdgxwXNWJE8FGZDcFdX5kmqj8z77I5qAMfFr9isegvYwZvFHRPvxt0Aejctw6ExEajO8KCluR6Ifaz_p6h-Ifa-zMXEfbrm_qbdm6DYusdHBCRbSdU/s1600-h/Mike+top.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5336391092280984786" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg1ZVAidbZ-ALhr1GR8lSjfPtBmGQdgxwXNWJE8FGZDcFdX5kmqj8z77I5qAMfFr9isegvYwZvFHRPvxt0Aejctw6ExEajO8KCluR6Ifaz_p6h-Ifa-zMXEfbrm_qbdm6DYusdHBCRbSdU/s400/Mike+top.jpg" style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 311px; height: 400px;" /></a> This segment of the tattoo seems inspired by <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Iron_Maiden">Iron Maiden's</a> album cover <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Seventh_Son_of_a_Seventh_Son">Seventh Son of a Seventh Son</a>: <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgYGGijT0hg_JSczS9ri037HbGp4GIczAxCQHhRvHpTSpsGWsNlofO0ETm9OaXIQKjob8H5RJ07gXpBffGmakpwM36tPEpZcLxaVly0cdeOqCs2hT2k5M4b0TZFi5lrPdJ7ko7o900hmNM/s1600-h/Iron_Maiden_-_Seventh_Son_Of_A_Seventh_Son.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5336391697423582322" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgYGGijT0hg_JSczS9ri037HbGp4GIczAxCQHhRvHpTSpsGWsNlofO0ETm9OaXIQKjob8H5RJ07gXpBffGmakpwM36tPEpZcLxaVly0cdeOqCs2hT2k5M4b0TZFi5lrPdJ7ko7o900hmNM/s200/Iron_Maiden_-_Seventh_Son_Of_A_Seventh_Son.jpg" style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 200px; height: 200px;" /></a> The lion is also very nicely done: <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi6M8TOQ1jIUItOF_5saAcWS1oNR1xVd_I5mE5J1HvfdnaoBszPOH4K-BDXK_E_sRkxx-phy_yTLJ4ptNwZ0X_tLE5wGPxPADkrDpgU8MHJeJ-zr9V7r1LeSRjoZ-fVP8v9CUeJYIERyME/s1600-h/Mike+lion.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5336392074548769538" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi6M8TOQ1jIUItOF_5saAcWS1oNR1xVd_I5mE5J1HvfdnaoBszPOH4K-BDXK_E_sRkxx-phy_yTLJ4ptNwZ0X_tLE5wGPxPADkrDpgU8MHJeJ-zr9V7r1LeSRjoZ-fVP8v9CUeJYIERyME/s400/Mike+lion.jpg" style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 297px; height: 400px;" /></a> Thanks again to Mike for sharing his tattoo with us here at Tattoosday!

Mike's Lion-Skeleton Tattoo

I met Mike outside of Penn Station after work last Friday. He has five to eight tattoos in all, and he had this pretty cool piece to offer:...

4:41 AM

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