Nicky Shares a Famous Mermaid

With mermaids on the mind, how about this tattoo from Nicky?<br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhwIgpnSsnestjkUYK-kY8HsJ52gkbpyg-UHupi54QahZxaqe4J4YSMfv8vczETSDcPinENeYczRk8YZAcrSwgTYjcqnw0YNtaJLCHoPVDvYtbuDnmI8EPjWArRsCXf27TRcE66ZsHgQ1Y/s0-d/IMG_0332.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhwIgpnSsnestjkUYK-kY8HsJ52gkbpyg-UHupi54QahZxaqe4J4YSMfv8vczETSDcPinENeYczRk8YZAcrSwgTYjcqnw0YNtaJLCHoPVDvYtbuDnmI8EPjWArRsCXf27TRcE66ZsHgQ1Y/s0-d/IMG_0332.JPG" width="336" /></a></div><br />I spotted <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ariel_(The_Little_Mermaid)">Ariel</a>, aka <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Little_Mermaid_(1989_film)">The Little Mermaid</a>, on Nicky's arm while walking through Penn Station last month.<br /><br />When I asked him why he got this tattoo, he replied that she was "my favorite since I was little - she's awesome." He credited an artist named Dan at <a href="http://www.cliffstattoo.net/">Cliff's Tattoo</a> in Long Island.<br /><br />Thanks to Nicky for sharing this cool tattoo with us here on Tattoosday!<br /><br /><b id="internal-source-marker_0.7301457778085023" style="font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="background-color: transparent; font-family: Arial; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">This entry is ©2012 Tattoosday.</span><br /><span style="background-color: transparent; font-family: Arial; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"></span><br /><span style="background-color: transparent; font-family: Arial; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">If you are reading this on another web site other than Tattoosday, without attribution, please note that it has been copied without the author's permission and is in violation of copyright laws. Please feel free to visit</span><a href="http://tattoosday.blogspot.com/"><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Arial; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"> </span><span style="background-color: transparent; color: #1155cc; font-family: Arial; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">http://tattoosday.blogspot.com</span></a><span style="background-color: transparent; font-family: Arial; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"> and read our original content. Please let me know if you saw this elsewhere so I contact the webmaster of the offending site and advise them of this violation in their Terms of Use Agreement.</span></span></b><br /><br />

Nicky Shares a Famous Mermaid

With mermaids on the mind, how about this tattoo from Nicky? I spotted Ariel , aka The Little Mermaid , on Nicky's arm while walking thr...

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Billy's Reminder to Himself - Life is Half Full

<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEidHwEowilYppp6i8ey5J7GKGI5GUl1AUmiDMpVgwYzCAxP2pZZyU2q8dHSW8f4aDbUnGKoh8cOTaQFe-1AwHXkVs3RlaHKh6XWrbz3mlKHOHRJs_Uynkj6pcXw3fwJydMCRHy9UHyuJpSc/s1600-h/100_7512.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5208970111095274178" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEidHwEowilYppp6i8ey5J7GKGI5GUl1AUmiDMpVgwYzCAxP2pZZyU2q8dHSW8f4aDbUnGKoh8cOTaQFe-1AwHXkVs3RlaHKh6XWrbz3mlKHOHRJs_Uynkj6pcXw3fwJydMCRHy9UHyuJpSc/s400/100_7512.JPG" style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" /></a><br />Billy has several tattoos, but he chose this set of eight, each letter spelling out the message.<br /><br />"It's the endless question," he mused, "of the glass being half-empty or half-full."<br /><br />"So," I interjected, "you're an optimist?"<br /><br />On the contrary, he informed me, optimism does not come naturally to him. He "would like to be" more of a "glass half-full" person, but he has had his share of challenges, to say the least.<br /><br />Billy has been clean for two years, after a long struggle with heroin addiction.<br /><br />The letters on his fingers come together when he makes fists, and he acknowledged that he often has "to beat it into [his] head to think more positively".<br /><br />"By ourselves, we are not complete," he said, and explained how this simple interaction, two strangers meeting and discussing a tattoo, it's this kind of event that is what life is all about.<br /><br />Billy was very positive, talking about a tattoo that grounded him and gave him the strength to live his life in a more fulfilling way.<br /><br />The fingers were inked at <a href="http://www.cliffstattoo.net/default.htm">Cliff's Tattoo of Long Island</a>.<br /><br />Thanks to Billy for sharing his ink and taking the time to talk tattoo!

Billy's Reminder to Himself - Life is Half Full

Billy has several tattoos, but he chose this set of eight, each letter spelling out the message. "It's the endless question," ...

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