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 for Melanie and me. If not, relive it <a href="http://tattoosday.blogspot.com/2010/08/great-friday-13th-tattoo-experiment.html">here</a>.<br /><br />Well, a recent email from the good people at <a href="http://www.skinactives.com/">Skin Actives Scientific</a> got me thinking. They asked if I wouldn't mind receiving some samples of their <a href="http://www.trollskin.com/">Troll Skin Aftercare</a> products and talking about them here on Tattoosday.<br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiclu6jcKx6ovzBajyYxriaTs0wNcn3X3kZBELLCEt3rB6VRzleneKfJd0bcMR9ic3XDvcPTvC65zTWe-WSp8mjZDZpmEKeSl8jvwjJdvIuQRZTrz80myJUlKZlnRFIM2_VRcoWA6Cygvk/s1600/Troll_Skin_Logo.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiclu6jcKx6ovzBajyYxriaTs0wNcn3X3kZBELLCEt3rB6VRzleneKfJd0bcMR9ic3XDvcPTvC65zTWe-WSp8mjZDZpmEKeSl8jvwjJdvIuQRZTrz80myJUlKZlnRFIM2_VRcoWA6Cygvk/s1600/Troll_Skin_Logo.jpg" /></a></div><br />I thought, what better way to promote something but to actually use it? The problem was, I had no immediate plans on getting a new tattoo. But then it hit me, as the good people at <a href="http://www.handofglorytattoo.com/">Hand of Glory Tattoo,</a> who inked our Friday the 13th tattoos, announced that, starting today, through the end of next week, they have another tattoo special, in honor of Thanksgiving!<br /><br />So we connected the dots and put our heads together to announce the following:<br /><br />Behold the flash for the Hand of Glory Thanksgiving specials:<br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiVI66T1ooWDm8Pwyii7cz_qqBunIv8y3-8l3UQ7SnMg_jYShfOxF7jE_JG_Ve0yGnPby0krNLZJuZ1_UsKbqhTX_xgFntZ93jzijI_U8JahTT4lQzKhJG3M6TO9hvjyfnBDWIpIU8IIZc/s1600/turkey+flash.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="265" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiVI66T1ooWDm8Pwyii7cz_qqBunIv8y3-8l3UQ7SnMg_jYShfOxF7jE_JG_Ve0yGnPby0krNLZJuZ1_UsKbqhTX_xgFntZ93jzijI_U8JahTT4lQzKhJG3M6TO9hvjyfnBDWIpIU8IIZc/s400/turkey+flash.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><br />Now, dear readers, what tattoo should I get?<br /><br />Send your first, second and third choices to <a href="mailto:Tattoosday@gmail.com">Tattoosday@gmail.com</a>. Every email (one per person please) will enter a reader into a random drawing for Troll Skin samples. Plus you'll have the pleasure of knowing you had a hand in deciding how I will be permanently honoring this most thankful of holidays.<br /><br />You have until Wednesday at 9:00 AM (EST) to vote and when you wake up on Turkey Day, you can tune into Tattoosday to see which tattoo won and who will get Troll Skin samples!<br /><br />Then, in a couple of weeks, you'll hear back from me about how the tattoo healed and what I think about the product.<br /><br />And before some of you start scratching your heads about why I would indiscriminately get a tattoo just for the heck of it, I would remind you it is Thanksgiving, and what better to have on the human tapestry, than a reminder that we should always be thankful for the important things in life. I have a lot to be thankful for, above and beyond my awesome wife, Melanie, my kids, and my family and friends.<br /><br />I am thankful for you, the Tattoosday contributors, fans and readers, for inspiring me with your stories and supporting me with your comments and emails.<br /><br />And, of course, to the good folks at Skin Actives, for agreeing to support me in this Thanksgiving adventure, a special thanks this holiday season.<br /><br />Stay tuned and don't forget to vote!

The Great Thanksgiving Tattoo Event!

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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.<br /><br />He has four tattoos and offered to share this one with us:<br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiICY9dqCP5BaNcgszrzND5SC8WcNp1KTnDDvOppzJlX_k5sEG2DtiZtDUQn1EZFQVxUW6rS7-Mrp6_AxOguAKBHhj-6VHLloxpcdqQMcIc05u5J27bofyBOYIYPY9uysjEHI80yQKjJQg/s1600/Clan+Ferguson+wm.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiICY9dqCP5BaNcgszrzND5SC8WcNp1KTnDDvOppzJlX_k5sEG2DtiZtDUQn1EZFQVxUW6rS7-Mrp6_AxOguAKBHhj-6VHLloxpcdqQMcIc05u5J27bofyBOYIYPY9uysjEHI80yQKjJQg/s640/Clan+Ferguson+wm.jpg" width="502" /></a></div><br /><br />This piece celebrates his lineage, honoring the family crest from his grandmother's side.<br /><br />The Scottish part of him is descended from the <a href="http://www.clanfergusonsociety.co.uk/">Clan Fergusson</a>.The clan motto <i>Dulcius ex asperis</i>  means "Sweeter after difficulties".<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhUy4szj2S1WvoN-XuiATGr_UTGUPq1Jp5YgyrRKbSCIr7xM10eq6vvLtq7d3bRUcPicy7Jt9GXHry_Sjf3xXM9fchCIW4Eju7C2XrffvpF3_IWzFPdnVFmttvcMXtd-2k-hp-09l78Oeo/s1600/190px-Clan_member_crest_badge_-_Clan_Fergusson.svg.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhUy4szj2S1WvoN-XuiATGr_UTGUPq1Jp5YgyrRKbSCIr7xM10eq6vvLtq7d3bRUcPicy7Jt9GXHry_Sjf3xXM9fchCIW4Eju7C2XrffvpF3_IWzFPdnVFmttvcMXtd-2k-hp-09l78Oeo/s400/190px-Clan_member_crest_badge_-_Clan_Fergusson.svg.png" width="315" /></a></div><br />This was tattooed by Lou at <a href="http://www.facebook.com/pages/Brooklyn-NY/Third-Eye-Tattoo/207106449186?ref=ts&__a=7">Third Eye Tattoo</a>, in the Park Slope section of Brooklyn. Work from Lou and Third Eye that has appeared on Tattoosday can be viewed <a href="http://tattoosday.blogspot.com/search/label/Third%20Eye%20Tattoo">here</a>.<br /><br />Thanks to Tom for sharing his family crest with us here on Tattoosday!

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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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 piece you approached them about. It's like receiving a bonus for being curious.<br /><br />Such was the case with Katie, who I spotted in Penn Station when I noticed a tattoo on her ankle.<br /><br />When I asked her about it, she laughed and said it wasn't even close to being her favorite tattoo and she took off her jacket to reveal, on her upper left arm, one of her eight tattoos:<br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj3NNp14LUu6xEfNo-cXojIThsI_rYci6d8z6ACo5BtoiLwdV3SsP6yROtsqRZ22An7IFUF6Egg853HfgaGvYIXW_YZg_9fEvka3OYWdv_3UhsPfNDkHGTNYniDhQbcaOY3JENrcHGCUkQ/s1600/can+aries+collage+wm.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj3NNp14LUu6xEfNo-cXojIThsI_rYci6d8z6ACo5BtoiLwdV3SsP6yROtsqRZ22An7IFUF6Egg853HfgaGvYIXW_YZg_9fEvka3OYWdv_3UhsPfNDkHGTNYniDhQbcaOY3JENrcHGCUkQ/s640/can+aries+collage+wm.jpg" width="456" /></a></div><br />This is an astrological tattoo and features the signs for <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cancer_%28astrology%29">Cancer</a> (the crab) and <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aries_%28astrology%29">Aries</a> (the ram). Katie explained that she is a Cancer, with Aries rising.<br /><br />What this means, astrologically, could take pages and pages of analysis, but Katie explained that the two personalities are both strong and that they traditionally don't get along, which is why she has this relationship depicted as the two symbolic creatures battling in a stormy landscape. It is one interpretation of an astrological description that lends itself to her personality. <a href="http://answers.yahoo.com/question/index?qid=20071129201932AAaUnaz">Here's</a> another.<br /><br />Of course, as a Cancer myself, I cannot help but love this tattoo, especially my old friend the crab:<br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiUrVLTRpJ_ylo6P9V50Uig5NFvelxN3-SP6VYBS8mOiQe89X8otyaxe9ENpiP3nFQn3Fr2wo0OByxq9fbHZCfnpZh8Tk0okRQrYWYXe-1v_tF7mWkX9_W3-XXPbmrtDUasnlvCoEEETjw/s1600/crab+wm.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiUrVLTRpJ_ylo6P9V50Uig5NFvelxN3-SP6VYBS8mOiQe89X8otyaxe9ENpiP3nFQn3Fr2wo0OByxq9fbHZCfnpZh8Tk0okRQrYWYXe-1v_tF7mWkX9_W3-XXPbmrtDUasnlvCoEEETjw/s400/crab+wm.jpg" width="318" /></a></div><br />Katie credited the artist <a href="http://www.silkcitytattoo.com/christian-masot/">Christian Masot</a> at <a href="http://www.silkcitytattoo.com/index.html">Silk City Tattoo</a> in Hawthorne, New Jersey, for this tattoo. She estimated it took about seven hours total in three sittings to create the finished product. Work from Silk City has appeared on Tattoosday several times before (see <a href="http://tattoosday.blogspot.com/search/label/Silk%20City%20Tattoo">this tag</a>), but this is the first piece we've seen by Christian.<br /><br />Thanks to Katie for sharing this awesome tattoo with us here on Tattoosday!

Katie's Astrological Ink: Cancer, with Aries Rising

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Andy's Watership Down Sleeve

I met Andy back in September in Penn Station and he shared this incredible sleeve:<br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgrxGz1K4WZO0O0XiOLjjkWYBO6ZVEVf6rrA_T1ahyphenhyphenFpGfgenSpZG4kOVk8tozmwB1VCV7gBWnlSF6jNsYW6bicEefbLhLWUWjViIh6HcPIFh7DrdboAHa6kaVGlZPcr_n3q8x489WqfmU/s1600/watership+collage+alt+wm.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgrxGz1K4WZO0O0XiOLjjkWYBO6ZVEVf6rrA_T1ahyphenhyphenFpGfgenSpZG4kOVk8tozmwB1VCV7gBWnlSF6jNsYW6bicEefbLhLWUWjViIh6HcPIFh7DrdboAHa6kaVGlZPcr_n3q8x489WqfmU/s400/watership+collage+alt+wm.jpg" width="400" /> </a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">When I asked him about the inspiration behind this incredible work, he indicated the rabbit, which is based on his pet Fiver:</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"></div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj3HeKWntqRPvoRJICqTpSG1ZSk3yc7QG3Z4E1Hpa3AJclxKn3sGhvO1goabZIb2A78u5QUTMGIfyx7ttxBD1_AsiMRz69ivUvcirdRznHBh47Mpg0sdNxVGabTdJI9eSHkY2HQp5HTOD0/s640/watership+detail+3.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;" width="364" /></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><br /></td></tr></tbody></table><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">I immediately recognized the name as one of the characters in Richard Adam's wonderful novel, <a href="http://www.amazon.com/Watership-Down-Richard-Adams/dp/B00394TGB8?ie=UTF8&tag=bill03-20&link_code=btl&camp=213689&creative=392969" target="_blank">Watership Down</a><img alt="" border="0" height="1" src="http://www.assoc-amazon.com/e/ir?t=bill03-20&l=btl&camp=213689&creative=392969&o=1&a=B00394TGB8" style="border: medium none ! important; margin: 0px ! important; padding: 0px ! important;" width="1" />.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">He basically wanted something that was nature-based and gave the artist, <a href="http://www.naturalbornkeller.com/index/home.html">Keller</a> at <a href="http://classic-tattoos.com/home.html">Classic Tattoos</a> in Pinellas Park, Florida, free reign on the design, allowing him to pretty much free-form the sleeve.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhdK3qc0Mc1wCrSP9-SsvMpgterrEvGn0m1JgheytKVpiwnGBv5hxUQJWgpbcn-_PJIfZNnKppXLgZJAvG-k4XWTpq7Egdzz16YMHCjJo-bZZKAVxmZY-K8aMe3yjhIkGWJlm3TuvaWK4w/s1600/watership+detail+2.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhdK3qc0Mc1wCrSP9-SsvMpgterrEvGn0m1JgheytKVpiwnGBv5hxUQJWgpbcn-_PJIfZNnKppXLgZJAvG-k4XWTpq7Egdzz16YMHCjJo-bZZKAVxmZY-K8aMe3yjhIkGWJlm3TuvaWK4w/s640/watership+detail+2.jpg" width="426" /> </a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">The collage at the top of the post consists of my shots in Penn Station, but the detailed photos are based on the pictures Andy generously sent me after the fact. These detailed photos show the brilliant colors and exquisite detail that Keller put into the tattoo, which Andy estimates represents about 18-20 hours of work.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhiTrtpajyQrlKWn5mHj8O6KiQLSLMF5f2KZV7gbsN2-uiJmtAKuqP_oqFNKhPvYSQlYVAWOK5J8XXApufXhFnR0dERbLpx_a5mE98gbzJCm1xztNOpGwLrbrT6_Hkq8nN0gmouQEzOoto/s1600/watership+detail+1.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhiTrtpajyQrlKWn5mHj8O6KiQLSLMF5f2KZV7gbsN2-uiJmtAKuqP_oqFNKhPvYSQlYVAWOK5J8XXApufXhFnR0dERbLpx_a5mE98gbzJCm1xztNOpGwLrbrT6_Hkq8nN0gmouQEzOoto/s640/watership+detail+1.jpg" width="424" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><br />Thanks again to Andy for sharing this amazing sleeve with us here on Tattoosday!<br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><iframe align="left" frameborder="0" marginheight="0" marginwidth="0" scrolling="no" src="http://rcm.amazon.com/e/cm?t=bill03-20&o=1&p=8&l=bpl&asins=B00394TGB8&fc1=000000&IS2=1&lt1=_blank&m=amazon&lc1=0000FF&bc1=000000&bg1=FFFFFF&f=ifr" style="height: 245px; padding-right: 10px; padding-top: 5px; width: 131px;"></iframe></div>

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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James Shares a Tattoo, Inspired by The Walking Dead

I met James, along with his two friends (whose tattoos were shared <a href="http://tattoosday.blogspot.com/2010/11/tims-bleeding-rose.html">here</a> and <a href="http://tattoosday.blogspot.com/2010/11/not-your-typical-knuckles-tattoo.html">here</a>) as they were headed to Comic Con in New York last month.<br /><br />James shared this, one of his five tattoos:<br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiO8VAEjUXudEE9Ab7I574ZRYm0bKwz0YvdiZRN4UFmK8CMnMtYH4B8-L8yrLhsDHzdG_5QJaE1Sdk35_izAtetZJGqT68oihZwaqG1oiV-_OG8xUtcRnLjjsxuPCOfbF9Y1Xwa6q12u6A/s1600/Walking+Dead+wm.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiO8VAEjUXudEE9Ab7I574ZRYm0bKwz0YvdiZRN4UFmK8CMnMtYH4B8-L8yrLhsDHzdG_5QJaE1Sdk35_izAtetZJGqT68oihZwaqG1oiV-_OG8xUtcRnLjjsxuPCOfbF9Y1Xwa6q12u6A/s640/Walking+Dead+wm.jpg" width="232" /></a></div><br />This tattoo is the an interpretation of a scene from <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Walking_Dead">The Walking Dead</a>.<br /><br />The tattoo was done by <a href="http://www.myspace.com/kustomscott">Scottso</a> at <a href="http://www.mattstribaldragontattoo.com/">Matt's Tribal Dragon Tattoo</a> in Bethpage, New York. Here's a fresh shot from when the tattoo was first completed:<br /><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.myspace.com/kustomscott/photos/45296226#mssrc=SitesPhotos_PP_ViewPhoto" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="Zombie tattoo on forearm - 4 hours. I did not draw this." height="400" src="http://hotlink.myspacecdn.com/images02/150/9eb9e356d853437a9e562c2cd0cbccd1/m.jpg" width="300" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Photo by Scottso, from his MySpace page.</td></tr></tbody></table><br />Thanks to James for sharing this cool tattoo with us here on Tattoosday!

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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Tim's Bleeding Rose

I mentioned in <a href="http://tattoosday.blogspot.com/2010/11/not-your-typical-knuckles-tattoo.html">my last post</a> that I met three guys on their way to New York Comic Con when they stopped and shared their tattoos.<br /><br />Below we have Tim's contribution, one of his nine tattoos: <br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgZWEHG0SbrdQkCZpdRq3V5Zbyp3Jgvu4TRI1MassJ0nDi0D9oP7RlDNExyUIsSrUpkEYDShts7sC2xJ6o9s94Rs-QlUVbfio08_mp5xX56BIg6Nn3ol1UKt24AThbfUssOn26DFyrmJDk/s1600/bleeding+rose+wm.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgZWEHG0SbrdQkCZpdRq3V5Zbyp3Jgvu4TRI1MassJ0nDi0D9oP7RlDNExyUIsSrUpkEYDShts7sC2xJ6o9s94Rs-QlUVbfio08_mp5xX56BIg6Nn3ol1UKt24AThbfUssOn26DFyrmJDk/s640/bleeding+rose+wm.jpg" width="268" /> </a></div><br />This piece, on his forearm, is a bleeding rose.<br /><br />It was tattooed by Christopher Wilkie at <a href="http://petertat2studio.com/ptat21.html">Peter Tat-2</a> in West Hempstead, New York.<br /><br />Tim added that the yellow highlights in the tattoo are a subtle tribute to <a href="http://www.hulkhogan.com/">Hulk Hogan</a>.<br /><br />Thanks to Tim for sharing his tattoo with us here on Tattoosday!

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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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 enlightened me: it was the Friday commencement of the <a href="http://www.newyorkcomiccon.com/">New York Comic Con</a>.<br /><br />Now, I realize, I could go to one of these events and have a field day with some amazing tattoos on some very committed fans, but then I'd also be writing up posts for another month or two, as well, so I was content to chat with Rob and his two friends (who will appear in subsequent posts - stay tuned-).<br /><br />Rob offered us one of his three tattoos, this animated creature on his inner right forearm:<br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg0gOgCocsB716mpVzorgpEabmUQpirmiZdylYw1PG5bPupJ_SPK7wONxdn2fmGfZsXNTgz2ZkKORcPqb-bVeqhyQ-h2Ntt20h6ugOcH7D8I7x9Urapp1zd0Gf2PIgEAnS95_gB3IUG4Lo/s1600/Knuckles+wm.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg0gOgCocsB716mpVzorgpEabmUQpirmiZdylYw1PG5bPupJ_SPK7wONxdn2fmGfZsXNTgz2ZkKORcPqb-bVeqhyQ-h2Ntt20h6ugOcH7D8I7x9Urapp1zd0Gf2PIgEAnS95_gB3IUG4Lo/s640/Knuckles+wm.jpg" width="368" /></a></div><br />This is, I'm sure many of you may know, a character from <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sonic_the_Hedgehog_%28series%29">Sonic the Hedgehog</a>, an iconic video game series that appeared in the early 1990's and has since sold, according to Wikipedia, 70 million units worldwide.<br /><br />Rob explained that he grew up playing Sonic games and his favorite character was <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Knuckles_the_Echidna">Knuckles the Echidna</a>, who first appeared in <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sonic_the_Hedgehog_3">Sonic the Hedgehog 3</a>. "He was the only one I wanted to be," Rob told me. An echidna, by the way, is another name for a spiny anteater.<br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhZEmkKQxasMedCViIYKtCrvvCJ6GXeu2W0Wi8MnOGTam8nua9DxBNafVZ46jJh39nqXYvpPW3wZZAedFusk4X1NC8ao8ugE9WREnRn0hyHzGsu5lI7zITLeDOR_yOXCWhQn66jfjh1f-I/s1600/Knuckles-the-echidna-sonic-forever-14378590-350-447.gif" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhZEmkKQxasMedCViIYKtCrvvCJ6GXeu2W0Wi8MnOGTam8nua9DxBNafVZ46jJh39nqXYvpPW3wZZAedFusk4X1NC8ao8ugE9WREnRn0hyHzGsu5lI7zITLeDOR_yOXCWhQn66jfjh1f-I/s320/Knuckles-the-echidna-sonic-forever-14378590-350-447.gif" width="250" /></a></div><br />Rob credited this tattoo to "<a href="http://www.myspace.com/xxdooxx">Debbie Doo</a>" at <a href="http://www.myspace.com/skindeepny">Skin Deep Tattoo</a> in Levittown, New York.<br /><br />Thanks to Rob for sharing his Knuckles Tattoo with us here on Tattoosday!

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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