Musician Monday: Ryan from The Disconnects

Here on our second installment of Musician Mondays, we have a rockin', self-explanatory tattoo from Ryan, lead singer and guitarist from an unsigned band called <a href="http://www.reverbnation.com/thedisconnects">The Disconnects</a>:<br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhY-6cEyYGi_Gb9RH6vvwIMzLvnEd1ZYXj86UmfeU1boPgzzUjtJMJ7Tk7O3ZescTKIVTl9F2M4voEjM9hhW-99OtCRJa7WG1Sls48NzQIOIchJymXXsXMAiNRWdpAGeQZPrCibd71oZcU/s1600/Punk+Rock+Girl.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhY-6cEyYGi_Gb9RH6vvwIMzLvnEd1ZYXj86UmfeU1boPgzzUjtJMJ7Tk7O3ZescTKIVTl9F2M4voEjM9hhW-99OtCRJa7WG1Sls48NzQIOIchJymXXsXMAiNRWdpAGeQZPrCibd71oZcU/s640/Punk+Rock+Girl.jpg" width="406" /></a></div><br />From her mohawk to her Doc Martens, this punk rock girl and her "Too Fast to Live, To Young to Die" banner totally capture that raw, rock aesthetic.<br /><br />I met Ryan last month, across the street from where I work, on Seventh Avenue and 31st Street, in Manhattan.<br /><br />The tattoo was inked at <a href="http://www.fatkattat.com/">Fat Kat Tattoos</a> in Keyport, New Jersey. Work from Fat Kat previously appearing on the site can be seen <a href="http://tattoosday.blogspot.com/search/label/Fat%20Kat%20Tattoo">here</a>.<br /><br />Thanks to Ryan for sharing his cool tattoo with us here on Tattoosday!<br /><br /><!--[if gte mso 9]><xml> <w:WordDocument> <w:View>Normal</w:View> <w:Zoom>0</w:Zoom> <w:Compatibility> <w:BreakWrappedTables/> <w:SnapToGridInCell/> <w:WrapTextWithPunct/> <w:UseAsianBreakRules/> </w:Compatibility> <w:BrowserLevel>MicrosoftInternetExplorer4</w:BrowserLevel> </w:WordDocument> </xml><![endif]--><!--[if gte mso 10]> <style> /* Style Definitions */ table.MsoNormalTable {mso-style-name:"Table Normal"; mso-tstyle-rowband-size:0; mso-tstyle-colband-size:0; mso-style-noshow:yes; mso-style-parent:""; mso-padding-alt:0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt; mso-para-margin:0in; mso-para-margin-bottom:.0001pt; mso-pagination:widow-orphan; font-size:10.0pt; font-family:"Times New Roman";} </style> <![endif]--> <br /><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: x-small;">This entry is ©2011 Tattoosday. </span></div><span style="font-size: x-small;"> </span><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><br />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 <a href="http://tattoosday.blogspot.com/" target="_blank">http://tattoosday.blogspot.com</a> 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></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br /></div>

Musician Monday: Ryan from The Disconnects

Here on our second installment of Musician Mondays, we have a rockin', self-explanatory tattoo from Ryan, lead singer and guitarist from...

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Jill Walks On with Her Ink

I spotted Jill in the beginning of November sitting in the <a href="http://www.njtransit.com/hp/hp_servlet.srv?hdnPageAction=HomePageTo">New Jersey Transit</a> waiting area at Penn Station.<br /><br />She has eight tattoos, five are symbols and three are word-based, including this one on her forearm:<br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhMRzIssK1nAEHf7rcRk32BlWj7ghCnO7u6m4xNKTVBBsSIWGdB6epfmVHRovjZwAHb4H-TfWpw2PZyxPjd83R3GNyd5oBlT8a-ONqnTX5uzWUjCWp6PWtmS6GOkUPROC1Oxg0QmJZhCqU/s1600/Walk+On+Collage.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="331" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhMRzIssK1nAEHf7rcRk32BlWj7ghCnO7u6m4xNKTVBBsSIWGdB6epfmVHRovjZwAHb4H-TfWpw2PZyxPjd83R3GNyd5oBlT8a-ONqnTX5uzWUjCWp6PWtmS6GOkUPROC1Oxg0QmJZhCqU/s400/Walk+On+Collage.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><br />The one she shared with us is based on the song lyrics of <a href="http://www.u2.com/">U2</a> and their song "<a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Walk_On_%28song%29">Walk On</a>".<br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjExEjB1jPC_KOnU5GlV54keMn1rItHhj-FDD4h0UzIlZ0KBgpUv5mDoh1DRrwypFfjvbHvmGggR2XecdLOeBrIuXtgJ-3ktiOiv42G1O2ehlSCj2QxRF97OSI-u79PcNzs-OJJ8XGGATI/s1600/u2+walk+on.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjExEjB1jPC_KOnU5GlV54keMn1rItHhj-FDD4h0UzIlZ0KBgpUv5mDoh1DRrwypFfjvbHvmGggR2XecdLOeBrIuXtgJ-3ktiOiv42G1O2ehlSCj2QxRF97OSI-u79PcNzs-OJJ8XGGATI/s400/u2+walk+on.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><br />The letter G and the date refer to her grandmother and the day she died, March 2, 2010.<br /><br />The lyrics are "And I know it aches/And your heart it breaks/You can only take so much/Walk on".<br /><br />Jill said that listening to music got her through a difficult time and this song, in particular, carried and sustained her through the mourning process.<br /><br />Coincidentally, March 2 marked the anniversary of her meeting the band in 2009.<br /><br />She chose an <a href="http://www.google.com/images?q=edwardian+script&oe=utf-8&rls=org.mozilla:en-US:official&client=firefox-a&um=1&ie=UTF-8&source=univ&ei=kU4kTY_MBISclgeXmcmMAg&sa=X&oi=image_result_group&ct=title&resnum=1&ved=0CCYQsAQwAA&biw=1024&bih=528">Edwardian script</a> and the tattoo was inked by Mike at <a href="http://fatkattat.com/">Fat Kat Tattoos</a> in Keyport, New Jersey.<br /><br />Work from Fat Kat has appeared previously on Tattoosday <a href="http://tattoosday.blogspot.com/search/label/Fat%20Kat%20Tattoo">here</a>.<br /><br />Thanks to Jill for sharing this special tattoo with us here on the site!<br /><br />A little extra treat, video of U2's "Walk On":<br /><br /><object height="385" width="480"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/gwKEdFoUB0o?fs=1&hl=en_US&color1=0xe1600f&color2=0xfebd01"></param><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"></param><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/gwKEdFoUB0o?fs=1&hl=en_US&color1=0xe1600f&color2=0xfebd01" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true" width="480" height="385"></embed></object>

Jill Walks On with Her Ink

I spotted Jill in the beginning of November sitting in the New Jersey Transit waiting area at Penn Station. She has eight tattoos, five are...

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Amy's Skelanimal

I met Amy outside of Madison Square Garden and she chose this, of her 20+ tattoos, to share with us here on Tattoosday:<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjHGehyQH9Ej5mpVLeCeU5ufe9YlSUTb2FgfSIzd6Yn2KcwmLdiJa2HiaCQtg0KDTzgqbbzZ7nqtSj5loej6XVDn5IsDpowBDE1zeID3LGoIu_X2o8KOUAOM0BhvwbJVjDolNf641Lq/s1600/skelanimal+wm.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjHGehyQH9Ej5mpVLeCeU5ufe9YlSUTb2FgfSIzd6Yn2KcwmLdiJa2HiaCQtg0KDTzgqbbzZ7nqtSj5loej6XVDn5IsDpowBDE1zeID3LGoIu_X2o8KOUAOM0BhvwbJVjDolNf641Lq/s640/skelanimal+wm.jpg" width="450" /></a></div><br />This is one of the many "<a href="http://skelanimals.com/">Skelanimals</a>" (click to see more). I believe this one is <a href="http://skelanimals.com/meet-us/Dax">Dax the Dog</a>, which is Amy's favorite one.<br /><br />Why's she get it? "Just because..." she grinned.<br /><br />The tattoo was inked by the artist that does all her work, <a href="http://www.fatkattat.com/michele.html">Michelle Haspel</a> at <a href="http://www.fatkattat.com/">Fat Kat Tattoos</a> in Keyport, New Jersey. Work from Fat Kat on Tattoosday can be seen <a href="http://tattoosday.blogspot.com/search/label/Fat%20Kat%20Tattoo">here</a>.<br /><br />Thanks to Amy for sharing her Skelanimal with us here on Tattoosday!

Amy's Skelanimal

I met Amy outside of Madison Square Garden and she chose this, of her 20+ tattoos, to share with us here on Tattoosday: This is one of the m...

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Kristine's Globe and a Memorial for Mom

Kristine has seven tattoos, two of which she shared with us late last month in Penn Station.<br /><br />The first one I  noticed when she walked by was this piece from the back of her calf:<br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjdQPMwNAYDLiWV-9DyMziS2AI9mSDkN80UlAjtCne2-9cJHpnMPK2KpWT5cwm3o8rBu50MFIEemyuMkpArLN27109RoPKzeuBDK9HJpIEIx_fv4YfzJaIerVhJUiiYCC-7C0X2rZ5_/s1600/Globe.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjdQPMwNAYDLiWV-9DyMziS2AI9mSDkN80UlAjtCne2-9cJHpnMPK2KpWT5cwm3o8rBu50MFIEemyuMkpArLN27109RoPKzeuBDK9HJpIEIx_fv4YfzJaIerVhJUiiYCC-7C0X2rZ5_/s320/Globe.jpg" width="291" /></a></div><br />This is an homage to her travels, having recently returned from ten months in New Zealand. The Latin phrase below the globe, "<a href="http://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/in%20omnia%20paratus">On Omnia Paratus</a>" translates to "ready for all things".<br /><br />She also shared this lovely floral tattoo on her upper right arm:<br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjXYWhgGN5H4r5uJVWSw3axSF9rA9k8omunxJCeaxFXFmGXef_3dwfl7bzSVmNhVyZ6Jj4FHG1Qr6eJz4uq_7PbhvbdDpXhBju77waPUjlkIhxTbCeb2qe_k5fdxz8F91i3W8m-zOnc/s1600/tulips.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjXYWhgGN5H4r5uJVWSw3axSF9rA9k8omunxJCeaxFXFmGXef_3dwfl7bzSVmNhVyZ6Jj4FHG1Qr6eJz4uq_7PbhvbdDpXhBju77waPUjlkIhxTbCeb2qe_k5fdxz8F91i3W8m-zOnc/s400/tulips.jpg" width="326" /></a></div><br />Kristine explained that these <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tulip">tulips</a> are a memorial to her mother, who passed away from lung cancer.<br /><br />These tattoos were done by <a href="http://www.nogroovesingunsights.blogspot.com/">Chris Pesonen</a> at <a href="http://www.fatkattat.com/index.html">Fat Kat Tattoos</a> in Keyport, New Jersey. Work from Fat Kat has appeared previously on Tattoosday <a href="http://tattoosday.blogspot.com/search/label/Fat%20Kat%20Tattoo">here</a>.<br /><br />Thanks to Kristine for sharing her tattoos with us hereon Tattoosday!

Kristine's Globe and a Memorial for Mom

Kristine has seven tattoos, two of which she shared with us late last month in Penn Station. The first one I  noticed when she walked by was...

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Katie's Tattoos: A Tribute and a Memorial

I met Katie on 34th Street one afternoon when I stopped to ask her about her foot tattoo:<br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjiOxWJwlm1f6xsjQoa9iEvOfCw5wetQ1eg5n0UL5UuqpH1BdKCpoAb8Kd3y7zppneHttkJcpVVrGquiuPI5PTVsE9EaH1YfUc5S6RYk3moCuBe7ILy3Zn8b4EP4AI-APAKZWiAvAry/s1600/JMS+ribbon.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="242" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjiOxWJwlm1f6xsjQoa9iEvOfCw5wetQ1eg5n0UL5UuqpH1BdKCpoAb8Kd3y7zppneHttkJcpVVrGquiuPI5PTVsE9EaH1YfUc5S6RYk3moCuBe7ILy3Zn8b4EP4AI-APAKZWiAvAry/s400/JMS+ribbon.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><br /><br />This tribute piece on her left foot is for her cousin, whose initials are JMS. The letters sit astride the ribbon designating awareness for the disease <a href="https://health.google.com/health/ref/Multiple+sclerosis">Multiple Sclerosis</a> (MS). The two feet represent the fact that she helps raise awareness in the fight against MS by participating in an <a href="http://www.nationalmssociety.org/walkMapRegion.aspx">MS Walk</a> each year.<br /><br />For more information on MS, visit the <a href="http://www.nationalmssociety.org/index.aspx">National Multiple Sclerosis Society's</a> website <a href="http://www.nationalmssociety.org/index.aspx">here</a>.<br /><br />Katie also shared with me these wings on the back of her neck:<br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj7xLvdYBA4m72DYVWEmAkjYlUpOd9YSxnKfsqPIXqqoczAhmxxNfax3BA8rc79eD38QQhEmYI-Bnks06YrMUY2wU280x8_Ntx_WUxpyE2g4IOWH3zkHCn2r0c_ao3vyhuGqKyhAE_R/s1600/MCF+memorial.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="277" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj7xLvdYBA4m72DYVWEmAkjYlUpOd9YSxnKfsqPIXqqoczAhmxxNfax3BA8rc79eD38QQhEmYI-Bnks06YrMUY2wU280x8_Ntx_WUxpyE2g4IOWH3zkHCn2r0c_ao3vyhuGqKyhAE_R/s400/MCF+memorial.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><br /><br />The initials "MCF" refer to her brother Mark, who was killed with a friend a few years back when a train struck them. This memorial piece ensures that her brother is always with her.<br /><br />Katie's tattoos were inked by Spencer at <a href="http://www.fatkattat.com/shop.html">Fat Kat Tattoos</a> in Keyport, New Jersey. Work from  Fat Kat has appeared previously on Tattoosday <a href="http://tattoosday.blogspot.com/search/label/Fat%20Kat%20Tattoo">here</a>.<br /><br />Thanks to Katie for sharing two of her four tattoos with us here on Tattoosday!

Katie's Tattoos: A Tribute and a Memorial

I met Katie on 34th Street one afternoon when I stopped to ask her about her foot tattoo: This tribute piece on her left foot is for her cou...

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A Yellow Rose for a Fallen Friend

I met Dan outside of Penn Station last week on a balmy December day.<br /><br />He has 22 tattoos and shared this one from his right forearm:<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhbIfR1bc_ery6ITV7IX22VU7k2i_WOC4zVm99eaWV5kGdfoRjge6yN3itBmkBFvGfzgQdNvyf6YvjjqmPD9EtMB3qaGcLv53bOCcoJKCPj0eNorhOGBL17SsWmkno-iCdGqF-EpHXr/s1600-h/yellow+rose.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5412454359135984210" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhbIfR1bc_ery6ITV7IX22VU7k2i_WOC4zVm99eaWV5kGdfoRjge6yN3itBmkBFvGfzgQdNvyf6YvjjqmPD9EtMB3qaGcLv53bOCcoJKCPj0eNorhOGBL17SsWmkno-iCdGqF-EpHXr/s400/yellow+rose.jpg" style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 106px; height: 400px;" /></a><br />It's a memorial piece for a friend who passed away in 2008.<br /><br />Her initals are in the heart, which is pierced by a lone yellow rose. "She loved yellow roses," Dan told me, which led him do design this variation on the dagger-through-the-heart tattoo.<br /><br />The piece was inked at <a href="http://www.myspace.com/fatkattattoo">Fat Kat Tattoo</a> in Keyport, New Jersey. Work from Fat Kat has appeared previously on the site <a href="http://tattoosday.blogspot.com/2009/07/dougs-geisha.html">here</a>.<br /><br />Thanks again to Dan for sharing his tattoo with us here on Tattoosday!

A Yellow Rose for a Fallen Friend

I met Dan outside of Penn Station last week on a balmy December day. He has 22 tattoos and shared this one from his right forearm: It's ...

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Doug's Geisha

<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhQenoucoEypGkmkVoxG1fGf0Y2xn1xyhp3IjeBWg9sK0X77L8rvXzmMcd1uU0iZE_G2i0-X56dj1fm2IwJ906HqOIf1aZFjgBctcC7AMeSWJZAAXyyJLgbHNKY30ueEFGvzwO1YJrndmk/s1600-h/dead+geisha+detail.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5357884068143763170" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhQenoucoEypGkmkVoxG1fGf0Y2xn1xyhp3IjeBWg9sK0X77L8rvXzmMcd1uU0iZE_G2i0-X56dj1fm2IwJ906HqOIf1aZFjgBctcC7AMeSWJZAAXyyJLgbHNKY30ueEFGvzwO1YJrndmk/s400/dead+geisha+detail.jpg" style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 280px; height: 400px;" /></a><br />I met Doug on Penn Plaza on my birthday.<br /><br />He has 14 tattoos and was, by chance headed down to <a href="http://www.risingdragon.com/">Rising Dragon Tattoos</a> in Chelsea later that day to get more work on a traditional Japanese piece by <a href="http://horiseitattoo.com/">Horisei</a> (see his work featured previously <a href="http://tattoosday.blogspot.com/search/label/Horisei">here</a>).<br /><br />The goal is to eventually cover his whole upper body with traditional Japanese tattoo art. He already has foo dogs, demons and kite masks. The favorite piece of his that I saw was this geisha:<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjyxFsIZDSHhUq1yu7xLnrTgavyEl1OUraCqNMgV4akGLulh1E-fqQ-EHbX-nmT90LSv3Nka16ossIt1kQVSM1lsb9ozfXj1YgHLWg0ODqh3D5kzhdbXAnZuf8oXp-v_xBH5mlBHTJveSM/s1600-h/dead+geisha.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5357883741624297490" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjyxFsIZDSHhUq1yu7xLnrTgavyEl1OUraCqNMgV4akGLulh1E-fqQ-EHbX-nmT90LSv3Nka16ossIt1kQVSM1lsb9ozfXj1YgHLWg0ODqh3D5kzhdbXAnZuf8oXp-v_xBH5mlBHTJveSM/s400/dead+geisha.jpg" style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 166px; height: 400px;" /></a><br />Just stunning work!<br /><br />This was done by <a href="http://www.myspace.com/331858">Sam Hambrick</a> at <a href="http://www.myspace.com/fatkattattoo">Fat Kat Tattoo</a> in Keyport, New Jersey.<br /><br />Thanks to Doug for sharing his tattoo with us here on Tattoosday!

Doug's Geisha

I met Doug on Penn Plaza on my birthday. He has 14 tattoos and was, by chance headed down to Rising Dragon Tattoos in Chelsea later that da...

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