Tattoosday DoldrumsAutumn has come to New York and the tattoos have all but disappeared. Despair not, oh readers of this blog, there is hope.To the woman I met outside of Rite Aid with the rose tattoo on her ankle that she said din't mean anything, I'm curious to hear about the tattoo on your arm, hidden last Sunday, …
A New AwakeningAt the beginning of the week, Summer was still clinging to the Northeast, which meant that there were still tattoos to be spotted out in the sunshine.Monday afternoon, I noticed a woman in the plaza outside of Borders with a cool ring of flames and a lion tattooed around her ankle.When I approached …
Mike's Quintet of TattoosLast week, in front of Madison Square Garden, I met a guy named Mike who had several tattoos.I have found the most success with people in this area because, generally, people are loitering in the fresh air while waiting to head into Penn Station and catch a train.That's what Mike was doing and I mus…
Tattoosday Goes to Sweden, or Sweden Comes to TattoosdayWalking down 7th Avenue on Friday, October 19, I spotted a sleeved arm approaching, Sorry, it was a couple. Man and a woman, young, in their mid to late 20's...(apologies if you are reading this and are younger).Behold, the guy was game for talking tattoos. In fact, Jörgen Wiklund, visiting from Swe…
You Must Believe in SpringI think that what makes Tattoosday successful are all the interesting, unusual, pieces that most people walk by, see, and wonder, "What the heck is that tattoo all about?"I'm going a little bit out of sequence here, as I still have two sets of tattoos from last week (from Mike and Jörgen) that I am …
Link O' The DayRemember the Hawaiian Tattoo in Brooklyn (read post here)?Here's a related article about Hawaiian arm tattoos.…
Atom StrangeOn the way to work Thursday morning, I was passing through the Manhattan Mall from the subway whe I spotted a guy reading a paper at one of the tables on the bottom floor. This was peeking out from the bottom of his right sleeve of his t-shirt:I walked up (after dodging a few commuters passing throu…
The Phoenix and the BulldogAutumn has come to New York City, making the mission of Tattoosday slightly more difficult. Cold weather sends tattoos scurrying under longer sleeves and lengthening hem lines.However, this week gave us a slight reprieve, and yesterday I spotted this nice piece in the plaza in front of the Borders a…
Buddhist Regret: A Follow-UpThis is a follow-up to this post regarding Vicki's tattoo:Vicki was under the impression that this meant "the Path to Enlightenment". She also told me that the tattoo meant nothing to her and that she was considering having it removed.If she reads this post, her feelings may become even stronger.I h…
Anger ManagementIt is my practice, when someone is heavily inked, and they've agreed to let me take a picture, to ask them to offer up the piece that means the most to them.Last week I approached a guy named John in front of Madison Square Garden. He had numerous tattoos on his arms and looked like an excellent Tat…
Hawaiian in BrooklynIt's not every day that one sees the Hawaiian language tattooed on a Brookylnite, so I was stunned to see the following tattoo wrapped around the arm of a woman in Foodtown earlier this week:The tattoo reads, in Hawaiian, "e ola aui ke Akua". I'm not fluent, but I know the Hawaiian language when I s…
Devil AngelI spotted this tattoo on the left arm of a guy hanging out in Starbucks on Monday, October 8.I was doing some laundry, and saw him smoking a cigarette a little later outside the store. I went up and introduced myself and Tattoosday.The owner of this tattoo is Steven. He refers to it as "D.A.," which…
Vegan TattooI see tattoos in Foodtown, my local grocery store, all the time, but I had yet succeeded in getting someone to contribute from there. Granted, I had only asked once, and was shot down. However, last weekend, I met Jay, a totally cool inked dude with a full sleeve and a couple of nifty leg pieces. He…
Tattoos I Know: Marc's EyeOn Monday, I had the day off and hit J.J. Carty Park with the kids, where we ran into one of the girls' camp friends and her father.I had met Marc, who is a programmer, only a couple of times and the last time I saw him, when Tattoosday was still an infant once-a-week sensation over on BillyBlog, I …
Buddhist RegretThe next piece featured here is a first for Tattoosday: a tattoo that its owner no longer wants.I spotted this nifty tattoo on the back of the neck of Vicki at our local Rite-Aid store:When I first approached her, she thought I was going to give her information on tattoo removal.Vicki got this piece…
Brazilian ButterflyIt was a long week and I was heading home. I had just hit the subway station at 34th Street/Herald Square. The entrance I was using, by chance, was the Southwest exit into the Manhattan Mall. A woman walked by me with this tattoo:I couldn't help it. I had to stop and ask her what the story was. Butt…
Love is a Mix TapeOn a recent trek to Starbucks at 31st and 7th Avenue, I saw someone sitting at the table lining the window. I thought to myself, "Hmmm... She looks she would have tattoos....". This is just the way I think. However, there was no visible ink on this person.Standing in line, a minute or two later, I d…
3rd Avenue Festival, Bay Ridge, Part 6The last of the 3rd Avenue Festival tattoos belongs to Tracy, who boasted a beautiful floral piece on the left side of her back.It's a bright, colorful tattoo that definitely catches one's eye. This was inked about five years ago by Peter at Body Art Studios, whose work appeared previously here on T…
3rd Avenue Festival, Bay Ridge, Part 5I really hit my stride on Sunday when I approached a group of young guys hanging out at the street fair in front of the Rite Aid at 93rd and 3rd.No offense guys, if you're reading this, but I most likely would have passed you up as possible Tattoosday subjects had it been any other setting. These gu…
