Michele's Tea for Two Tattoo

Normally I post tattoos chronologically, in some semblance of order, but yesterday I met Michele as she was about to get on an uptown local train at 34th Street.<br /><br />She kindly shared this tattoo with us here on Tattoosday:<br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiKGL2-unM6BHR09n1K5517urgrdF5yNPNO9S0FYhKPFpbbBRKYFpNofdP0eFxDvRDphz5DvB4GselBIHYqZ0CwAo6UMo3RYJd2dGL3cukRJRzNJEtupNRaipFMWrZcPIxX2u5AccS5/s1600/Tea+for+Two.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiKGL2-unM6BHR09n1K5517urgrdF5yNPNO9S0FYhKPFpbbBRKYFpNofdP0eFxDvRDphz5DvB4GselBIHYqZ0CwAo6UMo3RYJd2dGL3cukRJRzNJEtupNRaipFMWrZcPIxX2u5AccS5/s640/Tea+for+Two.jpg" width="346" /></a></div><br />Why the tea cups? "Because you can't have tea by yourself," Michele said, as her train rolled in.<br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgeFOIwAWD10W_jboo3Q1ycacgdfh82wX-Kn035uPa7UlUXDP7iGr-BiIWngWI3brLxKf1cXUQBilgls2OcsRQ9BqJSNGPg1-0e1d9AKydQnDu51gf1N-gaNduazYOxAPZHrUAy24Nm/s1600/Tea+for+Two+detail.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgeFOIwAWD10W_jboo3Q1ycacgdfh82wX-Kn035uPa7UlUXDP7iGr-BiIWngWI3brLxKf1cXUQBilgls2OcsRQ9BqJSNGPg1-0e1d9AKydQnDu51gf1N-gaNduazYOxAPZHrUAy24Nm/s400/Tea+for+Two+detail.jpg" width="268" /></a></div><br />Slow on the uptake, I got it, "Ah, tea for two.I get it!" Michele looked to bolt for the train. I didn't get to finish asking all my standard questions, which is why we fast-tracked her post today.<br /><br />The tattoo was inked by <a href="http://www.kevinmcnutt.com/">Kevin McNutt</a> at <a href="http://www.empirestatestudios.com/">Empire State Studios</a> in Oceanside, New York. Work from Empire State has appeared previously on Tattoosday, viewable <a href="http://tattoosday.blogspot.com/search/label/Empire%20State%20Studio">here</a>.<br /><br />Thanks much to Michele for sharing her ink two teacups with us here at Tattoosday! I'm sorry if you missed your train!

Michele's Tea for Two Tattoo

Normally I post tattoos chronologically, in some semblance of order, but yesterday I met Michele as she was about to get on an uptown local ...

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Sean's Tattoo of Odin is a Tribute to His Norwegian Heritage

I met Sean earlier this week in Penn Station and he was kind enough to share this wonderfully-done tattoo of the Norse god <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Odin">Odin</a>:<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi1Aoh9K4hXuXW_R2DAAUh74oIp3jxEIqwOmogUMRD-vN1BZX9-q-vrsbQLGaK60QxZD1NecebbNSBT5JTA6ezG05D4BBkWySzvMPzlaFH61BFtPYzA3RUk2i4Z5bDWkV9w6Sh8aznP/s1600-h/Odin.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5449531129406850194" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi1Aoh9K4hXuXW_R2DAAUh74oIp3jxEIqwOmogUMRD-vN1BZX9-q-vrsbQLGaK60QxZD1NecebbNSBT5JTA6ezG05D4BBkWySzvMPzlaFH61BFtPYzA3RUk2i4Z5bDWkV9w6Sh8aznP/s400/Odin.jpg" style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 188px; height: 400px;" /></a><br />In the epic poems at the center of Norse mythology, known as the <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Poetic_Edda">Poetic Edda</a>, one key section from a collection known as the <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/H%C3%A1vam%C3%A1l"><i>Hávamál</i></a> features Odin hanging from the world tree, revealing the origins of the runes, which are seen in detail below at the bottom of the tattoo.<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgn8wY3yUe0iIuXibyTVY2gATkhuw0riU3oMcduuokFePEP10GDEfqWnh90drDhC6Dht8zJoZMkpOL914fdHAwFSN1MOa6eeBC50q8SiMUpr80BPMm7fiiclAYlM4_r6H8kY8-ImoIk/s1600-h/Odin+details.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5449530972694413138" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgn8wY3yUe0iIuXibyTVY2gATkhuw0riU3oMcduuokFePEP10GDEfqWnh90drDhC6Dht8zJoZMkpOL914fdHAwFSN1MOa6eeBC50q8SiMUpr80BPMm7fiiclAYlM4_r6H8kY8-ImoIk/s400/Odin+details.jpg" style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 266px; height: 400px;" /></a><br />Sean's tattoo is a tribute to his Norwegian heritage.<br /><br />This piece was tattooed in three sittings by <a href="http://www.empirestatestudios.com/index.php?loc=artist&artistID=2&PHPSESSID=f2b547c1944f34fa93a3fdc726b99da1">Bobby Chichester</a> at <a href="http://www.empirestatestudios.com/index.php?loc=home">Empire State Studio</a>, in Oceanside, New York. Work from that shop has appeared previously on the site <a href="http://tattoosday.blogspot.com/search/label/Empire%20State%20Studio">here</a>.<br /><br />Thanks to Sean for sharing this incredible tattoo with us here on Tattoosday!

Sean's Tattoo of Odin is a Tribute to His Norwegian Heritage

I met Sean earlier this week in Penn Station and he was kind enough to share this wonderfully-done tattoo of the Norse god Odin : In the epi...

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Heeeeeeeeere's Victor's Tattoos!

<span style=";font-family:times new roman;font-size:130%;" ><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi9bQBY1DWDSBa6qy7Ei_T_8BDqQqItceScugoxuWhgbYHkSE54KojvXapZVnNFSJZ2NyeDY4MaAuYzsvf5GWLgWJQC7qzuSQddgIYAbwpRwwRDbt1I6Rde_XAXLNg-A3D8M3k7aaytoAlb/s1600-h/100_7501.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5208354699818340898" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi9bQBY1DWDSBa6qy7Ei_T_8BDqQqItceScugoxuWhgbYHkSE54KojvXapZVnNFSJZ2NyeDY4MaAuYzsvf5GWLgWJQC7qzuSQddgIYAbwpRwwRDbt1I6Rde_XAXLNg-A3D8M3k7aaytoAlb/s400/100_7501.JPG" style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" /></a></span><span style=";font-family:times new roman;font-size:130%;" ><span style="color:black;"><br />A</span></span><span style=";font-family:times new roman;font-size:130%;" ><span style="color:black;">s awesome as the tattoo above is, it was <a href="http://www.thewho.com/">The Wh</a><a href="http://www.thewho.com/">o</a> tattoo that first jumped out at me from the back of Victor's right arm when he passed by me on the sidewalk near <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pennsylvania_Station_%28New_York_City%29">Penn Statio</a><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pennsylvania_Station_%28New_York_City%29">n</a>:<br /><br /></span></span><span style=";font-family:times new roman;font-size:130%;" ><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi85jmGVaPO_4vLSM8poXhXT8nrXnpvN6abhffa-wG0wFpqDpHlwau0m6_ah3WHu_0z8vwBq9ex8rm_0qMG9D9XX-ye9oL9M9wallJ3Tqw3cAUlsZXQzXC4JbGpl-9TXa2i8N1yVyTEStZc/s1600-h/100_7506.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5208354474906956690" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi85jmGVaPO_4vLSM8poXhXT8nrXnpvN6abhffa-wG0wFpqDpHlwau0m6_ah3WHu_0z8vwBq9ex8rm_0qMG9D9XX-ye9oL9M9wallJ3Tqw3cAUlsZXQzXC4JbGpl-9TXa2i8N1yVyTEStZc/s400/100_7506.JPG" style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" /></a></span><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhI5NlZ1Km6co-R8nK3oH6eeP5660t_lw0b-8JmtBoQAGnK2e2VyOwZY9UrpcwW8MTi9iBYNu1sPCHhSCgQPSROVSQ5Ig7wRuQFn3OkYw_LHPylrOp-OjZ4wUJrTju0i4IkOlzmvKTUSDyh/s1600-h/600px-The_Who_Logo.svg.png" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" style="font-family: times new roman;"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5208950129161606770" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhI5NlZ1Km6co-R8nK3oH6eeP5660t_lw0b-8JmtBoQAGnK2e2VyOwZY9UrpcwW8MTi9iBYNu1sPCHhSCgQPSROVSQ5Ig7wRuQFn3OkYw_LHPylrOp-OjZ4wUJrTju0i4IkOlzmvKTUSDyh/s200/600px-The_Who_Logo.svg.png" style="margin: 0pt 0pt 10px 10px; float: right; cursor: pointer; width: 180px; height: 180px;" /></a><span style=";font-family:times new roman;font-size:130%;" ><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /></span> <p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family:times new roman;"><span style="font-size:130%;"><span style="color:black;"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> He had a few minutes before he had to catch a train to New Je</span></span><span style="font-size:130%;"><span style="color:black;">rsey, and was waiting for a friend, so he proudly showed me his gallery of tattoos, on both arms and his right leg. He has</span></span><span style="font-size:130%;"><span style="color:black;"> 13 in all, and here are 8 of them.</span></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family:times new roman;"><span style="font-size:130%;"><span style="color:black;"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family:times new roman;"><span style="font-size:130%;"><span style="color:black;">Generally we here at Tattoosday like to focus on one or two, but he had so many cool pieces, and he was totally game for sharing them, I just kept taking photos.<o:p></o:p></span></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family:times new roman;"><span style="font-size:130%;"><span style="color:black;"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family:times new roman;"><span style="font-size:130%;"><span style="color:black;">I'm going to divide them by the artist that did the tattooing.<o:p></o:p></span></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family:times new roman;"><span style="font-size:130%;"><span style="color:black;"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family:times new roman;"><span style="font-size:130%;"><span style="color:black;">We'll start with the "Soozie tattoo" because it was his first tattoo, drawn by Victor's favorite actress, <a href="http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0079374/">Angela Bettis</a>, who has quite a following among her fans. She is best known for her </span></span><span style="font-size:130%;"><span style="color:black;">role in the film <a href="http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0303361/" style="font-style: italic;">May</a>, and works primarily in independent films.</span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family:times new roman;"><span style=";font-family:times new roman;font-size:130%;" ><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjQlzPMJ9T8NRLt7_fShYJ9Mq8sQiyZNt51wFDiM0x1rFEgC3c4tpw84T3GsvTm4KFUCGNnsAzbuwcNcAglzdZHFbFF2toOdiwl71bGdLXpBjEqvGOt6_P-MVzlaKiOb5oYIbbO4Zb8Gq6V/s1600-h/100_7504.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5208354179612197378" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjQlzPMJ9T8NRLt7_fShYJ9Mq8sQiyZNt51wFDiM0x1rFEgC3c4tpw84T3GsvTm4KFUCGNnsAzbuwcNcAglzdZHFbFF2toOdiwl71bGdLXpBjEqvGOt6_P-MVzlaKiOb5oYIbbO4Zb8Gq6V/s400/100_7504.JPG" style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" /></a></span><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEinl5PcoM8qwDVGHcGeu2oje3QKVIKpEUBLDa9SvmK_vgxe03t7B_WuN5fLXZ8YMfhUV9OLrn1WVyWL_kNzuT1C9TBt52ZbBlfg7YQ-Rtm-mk_SXTQJc-Hds3Io557i206WVrj3GeVCHz7r/s1600-h/may.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5208954108616685986" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEinl5PcoM8qwDVGHcGeu2oje3QKVIKpEUBLDa9SvmK_vgxe03t7B_WuN5fLXZ8YMfhUV9OLrn1WVyWL_kNzuT1C9TBt52ZbBlfg7YQ-Rtm-mk_SXTQJc-Hds3Io557i206WVrj3GeVCHz7r/s200/may.jpg" style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer;" /></a><span style="font-size:130%;"><span style="color:black;"> <o:p></o:p></span></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family:times new roman;"><span style="font-size:130%;"><span style="color:black;"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family:times new roman;"><span style="font-size:130%;"><span style="color:black;">Victor explains how this tattoo came about:<br /></span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family:times new roman;"><span style="font-size:130%;"><span style="color:black;"></span></span></p><blockquote><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family:times new roman;"><span style="font-size:130%;"><span style="color:black;">“I </span><span style="color:black;">met her at a horror convention, and on an autographed poster she gave me, she drew a ‘Soozie doll’, which is one of the characters in the film.<span style=""> </span>I went home and said this would be great for my first tattoo.<span style=""> </span>So I did it, just as it is drawn on my poster”.</span><span style="color:black;"><o:p></o:p></span></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family:times new roman;"><span style="font-size:130%;"><span style="color:black;"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family:times new roman;"><span style="font-size:130%;"><span style="color:black;"></span></span></p></blockquote><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family:times new roman;"><span style="font-size:130%;"><span style="color:black;">Victor adds that this tattoo "is one of my favorites because it looks like it was drawn on with a sharpie (it was supposed to)". And, like most of the tattooed can relate, once he got this inked, he became “addicted”.</span></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family:times new roman;"><span style="font-size:130%;"><span style="color:black;"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family:times new roman;"><span style="font-size:130%;"><span style="color:black;">This was inked by <a href="http://www.empirestatestudios.com/index.php?loc=artist&artistID=3">Kurt Fagerland</a> at <a href="http://www.empirestatestudios.com/">Empire State Studio</a>, in <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Oceanside,_New_York">Oceanside, New York</a>.</span></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family:times new roman;"><span style="font-size:130%;"><span style="color:black;"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family:times new roman;"><span style="font-size:130%;"><span style="color:black;">Fagerland also inked this black heart:<br /><br /></span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family:times new roman;"><span style="font-size:130%;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiVmkSWyCqaUyv0IZ-fjwKzxrmgvgZkd9l0jjsBu7k2zh4GN86c442IhSEhyphenhyphenNGVHoJf2o4uejA7F5ycm3y3HGxHWfKgWIULXwL5S5ZJMDnGALPLc4DnWq82yNKwLkp_Y3P13eXuTglfG1Su/s1600-h/100_7505.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5208353865616906578" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiVmkSWyCqaUyv0IZ-fjwKzxrmgvgZkd9l0jjsBu7k2zh4GN86c442IhSEhyphenhyphenNGVHoJf2o4uejA7F5ycm3y3HGxHWfKgWIULXwL5S5ZJMDnGALPLc4DnWq82yNKwLkp_Y3P13eXuTglfG1Su/s400/100_7505.JPG" style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" /></a></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family:times new roman;"><span style="font-size:130%;"><span style="color:black;"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family:times new roman;"><span style="font-size:130%;"><span style="color:black;">This piece, done in tribute to <a href="http://www.joanjett.com/">Joan Jett and the Black Hearts</a>, is on his left forearm, below the Soozie piece.</span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family:times new roman;"><span style="font-size:130%;"><span style="color:black;">Victor didn't mention this, but I would interject that the Joan Jett tattoo could also symbolize that one wears one's heart on their sleeve.<o:p></o:p></span></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family:times new roman;"><span style="font-size:130%;"><span style="color:black;"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family:times new roman;"><span style="font-size:130%;"><span style="color:black;">Another piece from Empire State is a tip of the hat to the film <a href="http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0246578/" style="font-style: italic;">Donnie Darko</a>, on his inner left forearm:</span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family:times new roman;"><span style=";font-family:times new roman;font-size:130%;" ><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi45brJqLIp6bMAj5VeQFFv2Jz5sQhXzkfZ-vqKq2cYeqFF6dCJWQKKiGwHYLJMMEZ3HCQqwRFfbi7X3jY3ovVeDBLVSHoesm2uFA2D39ebHNBdDEMxMFqiuhfJB-4dBUnsCUWG1C2wBrpG/s1600-h/100_7502.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5208354351031001538" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi45brJqLIp6bMAj5VeQFFv2Jz5sQhXzkfZ-vqKq2cYeqFF6dCJWQKKiGwHYLJMMEZ3HCQqwRFfbi7X3jY3ovVeDBLVSHoesm2uFA2D39ebHNBdDEMxMFqiuhfJB-4dBUnsCUWG1C2wBrpG/s400/100_7502.JPG" style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" /></a></span><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi45brJqLIp6bMAj5VeQFFv2Jz5sQhXzkfZ-vqKq2cYeqFF6dCJWQKKiGwHYLJMMEZ3HCQqwRFfbi7X3jY3ovVeDBLVSHoesm2uFA2D39ebHNBdDEMxMFqiuhfJB-4dBUnsCUWG1C2wBrpG/s1600-h/100_7502.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><span style="font-size:130%;"><span style="color:black;"></span></span></a><span style="font-size:130%;"><span style="color:black;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjVuF5y6jHvO7ZDq4ycx2oq_J1KouFapOt9mQ-0nLQXzyRKeO2-qyP51E2LbGtuANbBgwzenomsaRv9I_uSHX7Mak_qlqFrClK3gLHcTHJ9lRqipgLazy_feLH4RkuUtekLP6j-WQ-ZUqwN/s1600-h/donnie-darko-1-1024.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5208955986398107890" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjVuF5y6jHvO7ZDq4ycx2oq_J1KouFapOt9mQ-0nLQXzyRKeO2-qyP51E2LbGtuANbBgwzenomsaRv9I_uSHX7Mak_qlqFrClK3gLHcTHJ9lRqipgLazy_feLH4RkuUtekLP6j-WQ-ZUqwN/s200/donnie-darko-1-1024.jpg" style="margin: 0pt 0pt 10px 10px; float: right; cursor: pointer;" /></a></span></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family:times new roman;"><span style="font-size:130%;"><span style="color:black;"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family:times new roman;"><span style="font-size:130%;"><span style="color:black;">Finally, the last tattoo inked by Fagerland is a portrait of <a href="http://www.peewee.com/">Pee Wee Herman</a>, the character portrayed by actor <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pee-wee_Herman">Paul Reubens</a>. This piece is on Victor's right leg (calf):</span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family:times new roman;"><span style="font-size:130%;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjmlNeiRcZFOe_iolQBSaDppb7Bq8ThcPGWYmCYCIsaDWlY2gmEz5OU_Ioa30HLu5HVilB2HgtR8eB0ba0ZM14G77L7Nu4_860VVZDloz9I2tsgt3qixbqPYRhhKZUoDiBCk-VM84xta0WL/s1600-h/100_7507.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5208353497139535026" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjmlNeiRcZFOe_iolQBSaDppb7Bq8ThcPGWYmCYCIsaDWlY2gmEz5OU_Ioa30HLu5HVilB2HgtR8eB0ba0ZM14G77L7Nu4_860VVZDloz9I2tsgt3qixbqPYRhhKZUoDiBCk-VM84xta0WL/s400/100_7507.JPG" style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" /></a></span><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgu4FvI2x66XQ92e1eb9RRNCSuPAkRGM3tuEvmYBNfd4Ffn9EfGoqSfJeC0J6C7QlG6XcVLt3YgDEJJVfTAymoCZFu_W1cl1OFeDq6R_yKTEQ3TRcRIkY5KXmozJruwWtUXQuY856NLQDqB/s1600-h/Pee-Wee-Herman-Photograph-C10042164.jpeg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5208956778329639442" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgu4FvI2x66XQ92e1eb9RRNCSuPAkRGM3tuEvmYBNfd4Ffn9EfGoqSfJeC0J6C7QlG6XcVLt3YgDEJJVfTAymoCZFu_W1cl1OFeDq6R_yKTEQ3TRcRIkY5KXmozJruwWtUXQuY856NLQDqB/s320/Pee-Wee-Herman-Photograph-C10042164.jpeg" style="margin: 0pt 0pt 10px 10px; float: right; cursor: pointer;" /></a></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family:times new roman;"><span style="font-size:130%;"><span style="color:black;"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family:times new roman;"><span style="font-size:130%;"><span style="color:black;">One may have noticed, near the "Soozie" tattoo, there are some other lines drawn below and to the right of it. </span></span><span style="font-size:130%;"><span style="color:black;">If it looks like an autograph, it is.</span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family:times new roman;"><span style="font-size:130%;"><span style="color:black;"> <a href="http://www.nikkisixx.net/">Nikki Sixx</a>, the bass-player for <span style="font-size:130%;"><a href="http://www.motley.com/">M</a></span></span></span><span style="font-size:130%;"><a href="http://www.motley.com/"><b>ötley Crü</b></a></span><span style="font-size:130%;"><span style="color:black;"><span style="font-size:130%;"><a href="http://www.motley.com/">e</a></span>, signed his arm. He then had the signature permanently inked by Chantal at <a href="http://www.sparrowtattoo.com/">Sparrow Tattoo</a> in <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Franklin_Square,_New_York">Franklin Square, New York</a>.<o:p></o:p></span></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family:times new roman;"><span style="font-size:130%;"><span style="color:black;"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family:times new roman;"><span style="font-size:130%;"><span style="color:black;">Believe it or not, this is the second Nikki Sixx tattoo I have seen since the dawn of Tattoosday. The other is on the back of a woman who lives in <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bay_Ridge,_Brooklyn">Bay Ridge, Brooklyn</a>. I saw her on the <a href="http://www.mta.info/nyct/service/rline.htm">R train</a> one afternoon last Fall, but didn’t have my camera with me at the time.</span></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family:times new roman;"><span style="font-size:130%;"><span style="color:black;"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family:times new roman;"><span style="font-size:130%;"><span style="color:black;">Why did he tattoo the autograph? Again, he elaborates:<br /></span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family:times new roman;"><span style="font-size:130%;"><span style="color:black;"></span><blockquote><span style="color:black;">“</span><span style="color:black;">I have been a Motley Crue fan for a while, but I always loved Nikki.<span style=""> </span>He's dreamy. I went to his book-signing for <a href="http://www.nikkisixx.net/HeroinDiaries.html">The Heroin Diaries</a>, and got him to sign my arm, because the asshole security guards would not let me get anything else signed.<span style=""> </span>So I said ‘Fuck it, I want to engrave Nikki Sixx in my arm forever’ ”.</span></blockquote><span style="color:black;"><o:p></o:p></span></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family:times new roman;"><span style="font-size:130%;"><span style="color:black;"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family:times new roman;"><span style="font-size:130%;"><span style="color:black;">The three remaining tattoos were all inked by Vinny Romanelli at the <a href="http://www.beautifuladdiction.com/siteUPDATED2.html">House of Colour</a>, in <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bay_Shore,_New_York">Bay Shore, New York</a>.<o:p></o:p></span></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family:times new roman;"><span style="font-size:130%;"><span style="color:black;"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family:times new roman;"><span style="font-size:130%;"><span style="color:black;"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family:times new roman;"><span style="font-size:130%;"><span style="color:black;">He did the Mod symbol, appropriated by The Who, as seen above on the back of Victor's right bicep, above, and the <a href="http://www.nydolls.org/">New York Dolls</a> pin-up on the inside of his right bicep.</span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family:times new roman;"><span style="font-size:130%;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgXpRcZjvfz-E8jFsaRM9JIZ3FN1EMnwJF2Nv7j-bls9EpFCVJk1w7nqQx-Ks0-Kn7iMP0fJz8t68yVCSr_4NV6knW2KaI3Pgl9REOqYcVbEcRln8KA7P0qqy4eR15dOyJ465gSPWYt1pQC/s1600-h/100_7503.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5208353978054494674" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgXpRcZjvfz-E8jFsaRM9JIZ3FN1EMnwJF2Nv7j-bls9EpFCVJk1w7nqQx-Ks0-Kn7iMP0fJz8t68yVCSr_4NV6knW2KaI3Pgl9REOqYcVbEcRln8KA7P0qqy4eR15dOyJ465gSPWYt1pQC/s400/100_7503.JPG" style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" /></a></span><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgXpRcZjvfz-E8jFsaRM9JIZ3FN1EMnwJF2Nv7j-bls9EpFCVJk1w7nqQx-Ks0-Kn7iMP0fJz8t68yVCSr_4NV6knW2KaI3Pgl9REOqYcVbEcRln8KA7P0qqy4eR15dOyJ465gSPWYt1pQC/s1600-h/100_7503.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><span style="font-size:130%;"><span style="color:black;"></span></span></a><span style="font-size:130%;"><span style="color:black;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhoYzUes3N_7w33RRCLz1n_R_3gcIze5VFLoEmcIm0PmVYOloYsZZHXDpxFl99SDxe2sKM1lTNH_rZaqKW_AHG8gVkZHpXhDq3h7jCcc1AV72R5Tc6ZC99q_eW4Ze9D9UNClolL2aX5L4nI/s1600-h/NYD_111.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5209608307972515362" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhoYzUes3N_7w33RRCLz1n_R_3gcIze5VFLoEmcIm0PmVYOloYsZZHXDpxFl99SDxe2sKM1lTNH_rZaqKW_AHG8gVkZHpXhDq3h7jCcc1AV72R5Tc6ZC99q_eW4Ze9D9UNClolL2aX5L4nI/s400/NYD_111.jpg" style="margin: 0pt 0pt 10px 10px; float: right; cursor: pointer;" /></a></span></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family:times new roman;"><span style="font-size:130%;"><span style="color:black;"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family:times new roman;"><span style="font-size:130%;"><span style="color:black;">Most impressive is the awesome Nicholson portrait, commemorating the famous “Heeeeere’s Johnny!” scene from the <a href="http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0000040/">Stanley Kubrick</a> film, <a href="http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0081505/" style="font-style: italic;">The Shining</a>. It’s worth a second look:</span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family:times new roman;"><span style="font-size:130%;"><span style="color:black;"><br /></span></span><span style="font-size:130%;"><span style="color:black;"><span style=";font-family:times new roman;font-size:130%;" ><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi9bQBY1DWDSBa6qy7Ei_T_8BDqQqItceScugoxuWhgbYHkSE54KojvXapZVnNFSJZ2NyeDY4MaAuYzsvf5GWLgWJQC7qzuSQddgIYAbwpRwwRDbt1I6Rde_XAXLNg-A3D8M3k7aaytoAlb/s1600-h/100_7501.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5208354699818340898" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi9bQBY1DWDSBa6qy7Ei_T_8BDqQqItceScugoxuWhgbYHkSE54KojvXapZVnNFSJZ2NyeDY4MaAuYzsvf5GWLgWJQC7qzuSQddgIYAbwpRwwRDbt1I6Rde_XAXLNg-A3D8M3k7aaytoAlb/s400/100_7501.JPG" style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" /></a></span></span></span><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi9bQBY1DWDSBa6qy7Ei_T_8BDqQqItceScugoxuWhgbYHkSE54KojvXapZVnNFSJZ2NyeDY4MaAuYzsvf5GWLgWJQC7qzuSQddgIYAbwpRwwRDbt1I6Rde_XAXLNg-A3D8M3k7aaytoAlb/s1600-h/100_7501.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><span style="font-size:130%;"><span style="color:black;"></span></span></a><span style="font-size:130%;"><span style="color:black;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhIhuN2wWzNPlYGOAmUETIaXIlqLJpWj5y3CN-MV1Tt4V2W49jmEmBcoFl6iWO4zCvDAkqWOZ-GJlVE3tHBetxC85_I3-ZAUcVg0ibBsa4uQbeqWL-VNoEy_0aywLS_yZu7wjsosSm9EsEK/s1600-h/Jack-Nicholson---The-Shining-Photograph-C10101822.jpeg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5209609312747194626" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhIhuN2wWzNPlYGOAmUETIaXIlqLJpWj5y3CN-MV1Tt4V2W49jmEmBcoFl6iWO4zCvDAkqWOZ-GJlVE3tHBetxC85_I3-ZAUcVg0ibBsa4uQbeqWL-VNoEy_0aywLS_yZu7wjsosSm9EsEK/s200/Jack-Nicholson---The-Shining-Photograph-C10101822.jpeg" style="margin: 0pt 0pt 10px 10px; float: right; cursor: pointer;" /></a></span></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family:times new roman;"><span style="font-size:130%;"><span style="color:black;"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family:times new roman;"><span style="font-size:130%;"><span style="color:black;">One might question why someone would get these various tattoos like Victor has chosen to do. People get tattoos for various reasons: as memorials, as decoration, and as commemorative pieces. Victor explained poignantly why he has chosen to decorate his body with such a variety of images from popular culture:<o:p></o:p></span></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family:times new roman;"><span style="font-size:130%;"><span style="color:black;"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family:times new roman;"><span style="font-size:130%;"><span style="color:black;"><blockquote>“The reason I get tattoos is because I pay tribute to the things that inspire me. Mostly movies & music, and certain people. I am a filmmaker myself, and one day hope to have a scene from one of my movies tattooed on some weirdo’s body.”</blockquote><o:p></o:p></span></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family:times new roman;"><span style="font-size:130%;"><span style="color:black;"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family:times new roman;"><span style="font-size:130%;"><span style="color:black;">Well-put, Victor, and thanks for sharing the sources of your inspiration here on Tattoosday!<o:p></o:p></span></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family:times new roman;"><span style="font-size:130%;"><span style="color:black;"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: times new roman;"><span style="font-size:130%;"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <span style=";font-family:times new roman;font-size:130%;" ><br /><br /></span>

Heeeeeeeeere's Victor's Tattoos!

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