A Portrait of Marilyn

<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi_TXGiXm1ETNgWM7wUKUm1E9veZZNYaQamyTteeTWwUHX4x52bgqOqM1UHFKWQd3DfCEkJm15n8JexiU89TpdDxtOqCGNvHC8dssAZpk-OEemnj0qQvhbX_KjaQ5i5sonJQMMgWO_ZeWkT/s1600-h/PICT0662.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5246929426487611186" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi_TXGiXm1ETNgWM7wUKUm1E9veZZNYaQamyTteeTWwUHX4x52bgqOqM1UHFKWQd3DfCEkJm15n8JexiU89TpdDxtOqCGNvHC8dssAZpk-OEemnj0qQvhbX_KjaQ5i5sonJQMMgWO_ZeWkT/s400/PICT0662.JPG" style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" /></a><br /><a href="http://anothertattooshoponline.com/?page_id=13"> Tom Doherty</a> gave me the best answer I have heard to the question "How many tattoos do you have?"<br /><br />He looked me in the eye and said, matter-of-factly, "Not enough."<br /><br />Tom has a ton of ink, and is one of the artists in residence at <a href="http://anothertattooshoponline.com/">Another Tattoo Shop</a> in Bound Brook, New Jersey.<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg_f350QbuWW6zVrw4DodnvEyCvD_VyvQbkiYsEO_h5XYTcQEU_7L1kIP_NLFLD1soQKJ-nHhIIA5fprV8upit2vcToCbHtw4gdfgzTW7RktUQZmT277u0NII3x-2_48xnE5MFXp5h5Zb1k/s1600-h/scan.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5246930940669853970" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg_f350QbuWW6zVrw4DodnvEyCvD_VyvQbkiYsEO_h5XYTcQEU_7L1kIP_NLFLD1soQKJ-nHhIIA5fprV8upit2vcToCbHtw4gdfgzTW7RktUQZmT277u0NII3x-2_48xnE5MFXp5h5Zb1k/s400/scan.jpg" style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" /></a><br />It's always like winning the lottery when I chance upon a tattoo artist, because they seem to have a greater appreciation for the idea of Tattoosday and, more importantly, they have siginifantly better work, and more of it to choose from.<br /><br />So Tom was not only kind enough to agree to participate, but he didn't offer up any of his visible tattoos, but instead lifted his shirt to reveal <a href="http://www.marilynmonroe.com/">Marilyn Monroe</a>, smiling from the left side of his torso.<br /><br />Why does he choose to have Ms. Monroe inked there? He wanted a famous face, a "show-off piece," as he called it. The tattoo was done by his boss at the shop, <a href="http://anothertattooshoponline.com/?page_id=16">Matt Pope</a>.<br /><br />Thanks to Tom for sharing this awesome portrait with us here at Tattoosday!

A Portrait of Marilyn

Tom Doherty gave me the best answer I have heard to the question "How many tattoos do you have?" He looked me in the eye and sai...

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