Daniel Returns with Another Machine Head Tattoo

Last month I featured <a href="http://tattoosday.blogspot.com/2009/12/daniels-machine-head-tattoo.html">a leg tattoo</a> belonging to Daniel, who was visiting from Australia. At the time he alluded to the fact that he had a pretty cool chest piece, as well. Understandably, he wasn't about to whip his shirt off in Penn Station in December.<br /><br />Anyway, Dan was kind enough to send me this picture. Although not the best quality from a photographic standpoint, it's clear enough to see what a great tattoo this is:<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEii0UCckjkpm-SZULTd4YcfgYGBqMbN0e_TwYd89Dw3LD9QvvhwbhIThuYbxkwI6oNgV3BawtlXH0MgCzYY08f-FMt0InL_4kHYYekhDgsMQhd7iXdBjflp77xm6vttyWT5PimZT6fl/s1600-h/Dans+machinehead+tattoo.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5428779753207121954" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEii0UCckjkpm-SZULTd4YcfgYGBqMbN0e_TwYd89Dw3LD9QvvhwbhIThuYbxkwI6oNgV3BawtlXH0MgCzYY08f-FMt0InL_4kHYYekhDgsMQhd7iXdBjflp77xm6vttyWT5PimZT6fl/s400/Dans+machinehead+tattoo.jpg" style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 313px;" /></a><br />The inspiration from this art, also related to the band Machine Head, can be seen on their main web page <a href="http://www.machinehead1.com/main.html">here</a>. Like his other tattoo featured previously, these pieces were done by <a href="http://www.abandonedart.com/jonnysbio.html">Jonny</a> at <a href="http://www.abandonedart.com/studio.html">Abandoned Art</a> in the <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/City_of_Wanneroo">Wanneroo</a> section of Perth, Australia.<br /><br />Daniel says they took two sittings and about five hours to complete.<br /><br />Thanks to Daniel for following up with this photo here on Tattoosday!

Daniel Returns with Another Machine Head Tattoo

Last month I featured a leg tattoo belonging to Daniel, who was visiting from Australia. At the time he alluded to the fact that he had a p...

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Daniel's Machine Head Tattoo

I met Daniel in Penn Station yesterday, one of the few people with short sleeves, and certainly the only person with visible ink.<br /><br />Visiting from <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Perth,_Western_Australia">Perth</a>, in Western Australia, Daniel has seven tattoos, and he offered up the piece on his left calf:<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhN5VGoQ2TFNv3Ilxe8IIlrmuTojWc4fxcN5OHoKtgH0hM_EGKch_rk8IIs3G65t-RzE7WtP9-fMsjDGYeZW3VWxahOxRAy6sxY1MFuC5zgdFogi0UOt0QnTeW3yW4J7k3tAW3oL0pJ/s1600-h/Machinehead+collage.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5415417336001936930" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhN5VGoQ2TFNv3Ilxe8IIlrmuTojWc4fxcN5OHoKtgH0hM_EGKch_rk8IIs3G65t-RzE7WtP9-fMsjDGYeZW3VWxahOxRAy6sxY1MFuC5zgdFogi0UOt0QnTeW3yW4J7k3tAW3oL0pJ/s400/Machinehead+collage.jpg" style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 246px;" /></a><br />Daniel is a huge fan of the band <a href="http://www.machinehead1.com/">Machine Head</a>, and fans of the group will surely recognize that the piece is based on the Machine Head crest:<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj_N-YJwKCLm-U8_9rTeY1n3B4qrvxU0LU7Yf4VghS8MC4BGKFtvbpASI6cjmBHeaKji31w3TzZUqsGCF0B-6xchECRPnpSW5Pto-z27D4vx_9aNbtgnJE84UUXdfZh1WKUc13jlOW_/s1600-h/machinehead+tee.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5415416314289938530" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj_N-YJwKCLm-U8_9rTeY1n3B4qrvxU0LU7Yf4VghS8MC4BGKFtvbpASI6cjmBHeaKji31w3TzZUqsGCF0B-6xchECRPnpSW5Pto-z27D4vx_9aNbtgnJE84UUXdfZh1WKUc13jlOW_/s400/machinehead+tee.jpg" style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 400px;" /></a><br />The Roman numeral MCMXCII refers to 1992, when the band released its first album.<br /><br />Daniel has seen the group perform seven times (as of this writing). When I asked if the band had ever seen his tattoo, he did tell me that he had met their tour manager at their airport in Brisbane and he had given him backstage passes to the show. Unfortunately, his plans fell through and he wasn't able to make it to the concert.<br /><br />The tattoo was done by <a href="http://www.abandonedart.com/jonnysbio.html">Jonny</a> at <a href="http://www.abandonedart.com/studio.html">Abandoned Art</a> in the <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/City_of_Wanneroo">Wanneroo</a> section of Perth.<br /><br />Thanks to Daniel for sharing his tattoo with us here on Tattoosday.<br /><br />As a postscript, the woman that was with Daniel indicated that his chest tattoo was also very cool, but Daniel understandably did not want to go topless in Penn Station. He indicated he might send a photo in at a a later date, so stay tuned......

Daniel's Machine Head Tattoo

I met Daniel in Penn Station yesterday, one of the few people with short sleeves, and certainly the only person with visible ink. Visiting f...

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