Saturday Links: Hello February!

I posted a bunch of links last Saturday and it seemed like the thing to do. So I started this last Sunday and added to it as the week progressed, giving you a snapshot of what interested me in the world of tattoos this past week, as we left January behind, and headed into February.<br /><br />On Sunday, Artist <a href="http://www.joecapobianco.com/">Joe Capobianco</a> updated us on a back piece he was working on <a href="http://www.joecapobianco.com/blog/2013/01/joey-japanese">here</a>.<br /><br />On Monday, "Shanghai" Kate Hellenbrand, one of the longest-tattooing female artists, alerted me to a Kickstarter campaign (<a href="http://www.kickstarter.com/projects/illthinking/from-voodoo-to-vogue">here</a>) to raise money for a documentary about her career called "<a href="http://www.fromvoodootovogue.com/">From Voodoo to Vogue</a>".<br /><br />On Friday, I spotted <a href="http://www.xojane.com/fun/do-this-dont-get-matching-tattoos">this piece</a> on <a href="http://www.xojane.com/">xoJane</a> about getting matching tattoos.<br /><br />On Saturday (today), I looked back and said, "Really, only <i>three</i> things?" It's a little misleading, as I have a lot of cool stuff in the works, including a great contest next week for readers.Y'all come back now, ya' hear?<br /><br /><br />

Saturday Links: Hello February!

I posted a bunch of links last Saturday and it seemed like the thing to do. So I started this last Sunday and added to it as the week progre...

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Lisa Shares a Portrait by Casey Anderson from The Devil's Rejects

Today we have another shot from the Coney Island Mermaid Parade. This piece belongs to Lisa:<br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjjYlCXTwHedNjbVT18Zch_ean5LSmAsfAQ-AvFR8jvwdZZW6s49I3cMdMnWqDPo1AVMHkkXrdUdVa7AR8h4dtF7tzrYFzBMoCayYFIV1OXQ09hm3xjFDgsQRmusEsTDA0JxdR7dW4WhYA/s615/photo.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjjYlCXTwHedNjbVT18Zch_ean5LSmAsfAQ-AvFR8jvwdZZW6s49I3cMdMnWqDPo1AVMHkkXrdUdVa7AR8h4dtF7tzrYFzBMoCayYFIV1OXQ09hm3xjFDgsQRmusEsTDA0JxdR7dW4WhYA/s640/photo.jpg" width="389" /></a></div><br />She credited this piece to <a href="https://www.facebook.com/caseyandersontattoos">Casey Anderson</a> at <a href="https://www.facebook.com/pages/House-Of-Ponchos-Tattoos/204741202876314">House of Poncho's Tattoos</a> in Abingdon, Maryland.<br /><br />This is a portrait of the character Vera-Ellen "Baby" Firefly, played by <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sheri_Moon_Zombie">Sheri Moon Zombie</a>,  in <a href="http://robzombie.com/">Rob Zombie's</a> film <i><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Devil%27s_Rejects">The Devil's Rejects</a></i>.<br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgPA0ehcy-py6NcukG5ouiGzPDphL7f_1CHzi-8vG1nqJ3wOHh_Up4qhetGVANvq6Ghl16g3dR5lyX5acm_GShP_k96x0Vp_9EoZPEzQQmIKCQddGjmt2JBhTmCqed1zUG_RBq2H1zHhXE/s1600/tumblr_m1g9yqCzDT1qdyr1eo1_400.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgPA0ehcy-py6NcukG5ouiGzPDphL7f_1CHzi-8vG1nqJ3wOHh_Up4qhetGVANvq6Ghl16g3dR5lyX5acm_GShP_k96x0Vp_9EoZPEzQQmIKCQddGjmt2JBhTmCqed1zUG_RBq2H1zHhXE/s400/tumblr_m1g9yqCzDT1qdyr1eo1_400.jpg" width="276" /></a></div><br />This tattoo, which takes up most of Lisa's upper right arm, is attributed to the fact that, in her words, "I'm a fan of horror movies and she was a totally awesome killer in that movie and I just liked her character."<br /><br />Thanks to Lisa for sharing this awesome tattoo with us here on Tattoosday!<br /><span style="font-size: xx-small;"><br /></span><b id="internal-source-marker_0.42065158137120306" style="font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-size: xx-small;"><span style="font-family: Arial; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">This entry is ©2012 Tattoosday.</span><br /><span style="font-family: Arial; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"></span><br /><span style="font-family: Arial; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">If you are reading this on another website 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="color: black; font-family: Arial; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"> </span><span style="color: #1155cc; font-family: Arial; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">http://tattoosday.blogspot.com</span></a><span style="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 />

Lisa Shares a Portrait by Casey Anderson from The Devil's Rejects

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Sailor Jerry on the Rooftop

Saturday night found me on a rooftop in the <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gowanus">Gowanus</a> section of Brooklyn watching the film <a href="http://horismokumovie.com/">Hori Smoku Sailor Jerry</a>, a documentary about the legendary tattoo artists <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sailor_Jerry">Norman "Sailor Jerry" Collins</a>. <br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgYtl3pK9Je29B3AfN4n7NMQb6xWUuHmEtmm6VdnX_hxbDkRlm_gU2TZzWNHuNJwotpyVKIjlaFoIiWhajLxAlMFvdVKelGBYNljXy_8puFuovBdrzjd4Upy7rdAH_UlKOA0rxYy4OM/s1600/hssj-1.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgYtl3pK9Je29B3AfN4n7NMQb6xWUuHmEtmm6VdnX_hxbDkRlm_gU2TZzWNHuNJwotpyVKIjlaFoIiWhajLxAlMFvdVKelGBYNljXy_8puFuovBdrzjd4Upy7rdAH_UlKOA0rxYy4OM/s400/hssj-1.jpg" width="300" /></a></div><br />It was part of the Rooftop Films free festival, yet another amazing benefit of living in New York City. That and hearing a guy with a cowboy hat playing "Silent Night" on his harmonica on the subway in August.<br /><br />A bit about <a href="http://www.rooftopfilms.com/">Rooftop Films</a>, what a great program. I encourage everyone in New York to take advantage of (and support) this series, now winding up it's 14th year. The program champions underseen independent films in spectacular locations.<br /><br />Saturday's show was atop the historic <a href="http://www.nyc.com/arts__attractions/the_old_american_can_factory.685032/editorial_review.aspx">Old American Can Factory</a>.<br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg54s9FcvGNa9eKru5nmZlxNswUCH4Nqzp-ipn_BKuNgVprOM24iHOJKuRZnJIxvmNzn-7UMIK-dcjyIFh9Pcd5O-UJiOR6AGJKYdGasl_Sa5HBzS3se2pEM0ooAbbAQuB_s46rMHGB/s1600/old+can.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="222" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg54s9FcvGNa9eKru5nmZlxNswUCH4Nqzp-ipn_BKuNgVprOM24iHOJKuRZnJIxvmNzn-7UMIK-dcjyIFh9Pcd5O-UJiOR6AGJKYdGasl_Sa5HBzS3se2pEM0ooAbbAQuB_s46rMHGB/s400/old+can.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><br /> Here was my view, initially:<br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjnE1Ra7N6Hv45buATemQOmH1AnytEozdL-AbHuDdQTSXrcUi9ZV45aIVHr40VB7dYLKTVE24U8-qI5NehAWW1GUP2egqzff6Bpc35fjA1xZzmR08oW4f7o67BlH3AdStLNVzK8LLHY/s1600/rooftop1.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjnE1Ra7N6Hv45buATemQOmH1AnytEozdL-AbHuDdQTSXrcUi9ZV45aIVHr40VB7dYLKTVE24U8-qI5NehAWW1GUP2egqzff6Bpc35fjA1xZzmR08oW4f7o67BlH3AdStLNVzK8LLHY/s400/rooftop1.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><br />and then when I moved up to the front row:<br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEggcAqFfWPRwZH3ZrwCmqgoULiW3hR0GOHj2N8pML3GnuD43IBHulaqjj_I1jAMj823ah3eIUSGtn8HoVWM3ZML2KlVY7zhAi6YGh_DHpzfvDhojghsjyr3hPfKS37sr9ZE4uM4DShW/s1600/rooftop+2.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEggcAqFfWPRwZH3ZrwCmqgoULiW3hR0GOHj2N8pML3GnuD43IBHulaqjj_I1jAMj823ah3eIUSGtn8HoVWM3ZML2KlVY7zhAi6YGh_DHpzfvDhojghsjyr3hPfKS37sr9ZE4uM4DShW/s400/rooftop+2.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><br />We were treated to some music from a band called <a href="http://www.myspace.com/cheeseburger">Cheeseburger</a>.<br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh7ZI-c38qbicSz3xvpa4LHyyNhai1no17byxFJl_MGTDZjgNeY5lZ8HTeC_5xZjEM0CaHkD8Co8WgDxTKR6J8j5bFlifmvGx1TIkGQWXclODVS0koeJvhyphenhyphenH6aF0HM0oH0GTexGRCis/s1600/cheeseburger.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh7ZI-c38qbicSz3xvpa4LHyyNhai1no17byxFJl_MGTDZjgNeY5lZ8HTeC_5xZjEM0CaHkD8Co8WgDxTKR6J8j5bFlifmvGx1TIkGQWXclODVS0koeJvhyphenhyphenH6aF0HM0oH0GTexGRCis/s400/cheeseburger.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><br />Prior to the film starting, we were introduced to the producer/director of the film, Erich Weiss. He explained that the film has been a three to four year process. It was initially shown at the 2008 South by Southwest Festival and, after a limited theater run, found its way to DVD in late 2009. "I've met a lot of interesting people," he told the audience, and he also asked us not to talk to him after the movie about our own tattoos and the story behind them. Clearly he's heard more than his fair share of tattoo stories.<br /><br />The film itself was wonderful, and echoed what I consider one of the best tattoo books I've ever read, <span style="font-size: small;"><span id="btAsinTitle"><a href="http://www.amazon.com/Sailor-Jerry-Collins-American-Tattoo/dp/0945367112?ie=UTF8&tag=bill03-20&link_code=btl&camp=213689&creative=392969" target="_blank">Sailor Jerry Collins: American Tattoo Master</a><img alt="" border="0" height="1" src="http://www.assoc-amazon.com/e/ir?t=bill03-20&l=btl&camp=213689&creative=392969&o=1&a=0945367112" style="border: medium none ! important; margin: 0px ! important; padding: 0px ! important;" width="1" />.Much of the book is the actual correspondence between Sailor Jerry and a young tattoo artist named Don Ed Hardy. The film intersperses snippets from the correspondence, typed out across the screen, with a voiceover representing the artist's voice, with interviews from Don Ed Hardy, along with a veritable Who's Who of Old School tattoo legends like Lyle Tuttle, Mike Malone, Zeke Owen, Bob Roberts, and the scene-stealing Philadelphia Eddie Funk.</span></span><br /><span style="font-size: small;"><span id="btAsinTitle"><br /></span></span><br /><span style="font-size: small;"><span id="btAsinTitle">Because Sailor Jerry was so suspicious of "outside forces" (i.e. the media), he never gave interviews, and the only exposure we get to him are still photographs and a rare recording of his voice from a radio program.</span></span><br /><span style="font-size: small;"><span id="btAsinTitle"><br /></span></span><br /><span style="font-size: small;"><span id="btAsinTitle">I found the film doubly interesting because Sailor Jerry was based in Hawai'i, my home state, and I really had an understanding of the Hotel Street area of downtown Honolulu where the tattoo shops were located, and I remember how seedy that part of town was, even as late as 1984. I also loved the one artist speaking pidgin, "Eh brah, wheah da five dollah poke stay?" This, of course, translates to, "Excuse me, where can I go for a five-dollar tattoo?"</span></span><br /><br /><span style="font-size: small;"><span id="btAsinTitle"> </span></span><br /><span style="font-size: small;"><span id="btAsinTitle">The film illustrates the man for who he was, warts-and-all. He was a political conservative who thought Nixon was too liberal. He exhibited what today would be considered racism, but back in the Fifties, Sixties, and Seventies was considered a typical prejudice toward Asians that was molded by experiencing World War II in the Pacific. Yet, through this all shone his artistry and his commitment to the craft of tattooing. The fact that he has been dead for 37 years certainly allows one to focus more on his contributions as an artist, and less on what many would call his shortcomings.</span></span><br /><span style="font-size: small;"><span id="btAsinTitle"><br /></span></span><br /><span style="font-size: small;"><span id="btAsinTitle">After the film, Erich Weiss did a brief Q and A, with the audience. He seemed to channel a bit of Sailor Jerry, as he continued with his polite rant against people who want to talk about the stories behind their tattoos (sounds like he would not be a Tattoosday reader!). He railed against "tattoo snobbery"  and said he "loves the fact that my tattoos are so shitty". </span></span><br /><span style="font-size: small;"><span id="btAsinTitle"><br /></span></span><br /><span style="font-size: small;"><span id="btAsinTitle">What Weiss was saying is that tattoos are art and the personal aspects should be just that, personal. He cut his teeth with this film dealing with old school tattoo artists, many who have seen their art form go from an exclusive club to a worldwide fad. About Sailor Jerry, Weiss said, "I think he would have hated what tattooing has become in our society," referring to the tattoo-reality shows and the trendiness of the art form.</span></span><br /><span style="font-size: small;"><span id="btAsinTitle"><br /></span></span><br /><span style="font-size: small;"><span id="btAsinTitle">The irony of the event being co-sponsored by <a href="http://www.sailorjerry.com/index.php/rum/">Sailor Jerry Rum</a></span><span id="btAsinTitle"> was not lost on me. I could almost see Norman Collins looking down from heaven (or up from hell) and shaking his head at the spectacle.</span></span><br /><span style="font-size: small;"><span id="btAsinTitle"> </span></span><br /><span style="font-size: small;"><span id="btAsinTitle">Speaking of rum, there were free drinks after the event and an after-party in the building courtyard. I had a cup of rum and ginger and looked at some of the beautiful flash that was being displayed in huge frames. My favorite was this one:</span></span><br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgMvnpK-Ap2Dt9nJ44Xwf_WpfWHg0m_a2whTyeb04QAfdyG0tDVGec13CYXFTgSfC_QhFBzrz5f_IvCm11PiD-cEZcpIu114vTKb-waIkn3NMaA3acYdfzQPakPKOm_9HHA0SvzAxXl/s1600/Sailor+Jerry+flash.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgMvnpK-Ap2Dt9nJ44Xwf_WpfWHg0m_a2whTyeb04QAfdyG0tDVGec13CYXFTgSfC_QhFBzrz5f_IvCm11PiD-cEZcpIu114vTKb-waIkn3NMaA3acYdfzQPakPKOm_9HHA0SvzAxXl/s320/Sailor+Jerry+flash.jpg" /></a></div><span style="font-size: small;"><span id="btAsinTitle"><br /></span></span><br /><span style="font-size: small;"><span id="btAsinTitle">The whole experience was quite enjoyable, but the star of the show was Sailor Jerry. I recommend the movie to anyone interested in the art of American tattoo, and encourage people to check out Rooftop Films and support this amazing program.<br /></span></span><br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><br /><iframe frameborder="0" marginheight="0" marginwidth="0" scrolling="no" src="http://rcm.amazon.com/e/cm?lt1=_blank&bc1=000000&IS2=1&bg1=FFFFFF&fc1=000000&lc1=0000FF&t=bill03-20&o=1&p=8&l=as1&m=amazon&f=ifr&md=10FE9736YVPPT7A0FBG2&asins=0945367112" style="height: 240px; width: 120px;"></iframe></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><br /><iframe frameborder="0" marginheight="0" marginwidth="0" scrolling="no" src="http://rcm.amazon.com/e/cm?lt1=_blank&bc1=000000&IS2=1&bg1=FFFFFF&fc1=000000&lc1=0000FF&t=bill03-20&o=1&p=8&l=as1&m=amazon&f=ifr&md=10FE9736YVPPT7A0FBG2&asins=B002H083UK" style="height: 240px; width: 120px;"></iframe></div>

Sailor Jerry on the Rooftop

Saturday night found me on a rooftop in the Gowanus section of Brooklyn watching the film Hori Smoku Sailor Jerry , a documentary about the...

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A Duel on Christian's Arms

Christian is one of the rare Tattoosday subjects with whom I got greedy.<br /><br />My normal <span style="font-style: italic;">modus operandi</span> is to ask people for an offering of one of their multiple tattoos. I let them choose and I am happy to capture one piece and move on.<br /><br />But in the course of photographing Christian's choice, I saw his other two tattoos, and requested to include them in the post, as well.<br /><br />Christian is a filmmaker and the two tattoos he offered as a set were drawings from the storyboard of his film, "The Duel":<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg2lupshRiYrBnl2PJ94NT3994Gw8xV5HxCJDuFGJWkjngTiEiQ-louuAXZ5gPVIp9MPN-NOKPewk7OOyLXWE8IIMedQBrF53Wgo7oRVS_6EHYHiU72FHkTvRYeoXSpi1A7hxBrUbcrAok/s1600-h/Duel.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5353809234549172370" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg2lupshRiYrBnl2PJ94NT3994Gw8xV5HxCJDuFGJWkjngTiEiQ-louuAXZ5gPVIp9MPN-NOKPewk7OOyLXWE8IIMedQBrF53Wgo7oRVS_6EHYHiU72FHkTvRYeoXSpi1A7hxBrUbcrAok/s400/Duel.jpg" style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 255px;" /></a><br />Positioned as such, Calico Joe Jackson (on the right) and Remington Turk Dakota (on the left) occupy different arms. In their natural state, the two creations of Christian's imagination, they have their backs to one another, pistols drawn, in classic duel-readiness positions. Below is a still from "The Duel," produced by <a href="http://www.elwoodgentry.com/">Elwood Gentry Productions</a>.<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgIjvy03cE0R4zsZzrcrQPNyYL4Vyz1svNiq85w48wSL3Qi82aZ2tcdh5RDz47LvbOB2qPnpQnrYv0sZq3cUfS9JUESWr5VX_2Y-tmxsM6pJ-NRcZDsI18e2Y7WgbqQNd7be31_Nq0oIKc/s1600-h/elwood.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5355303563782406402" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgIjvy03cE0R4zsZzrcrQPNyYL4Vyz1svNiq85w48wSL3Qi82aZ2tcdh5RDz47LvbOB2qPnpQnrYv0sZq3cUfS9JUESWr5VX_2Y-tmxsM6pJ-NRcZDsI18e2Y7WgbqQNd7be31_Nq0oIKc/s400/elwood.jpg" style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 200px; height: 168px;" /></a><br />As his creations, he proudly wears them on his sleeves to commemorate his first major creative undertaking. See the trailer from the film <a href="http://vids.myspace.com/index.cfm?fuseaction=vids.individual&videoid=23113499">here</a>.<br /><br />Above Calico Joe Jackson, on his right bicep, there is a familiar sight, an image from one of the first commercial films made, <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Georges_M%C3%A9li%C3%A8s">Georges Méliès</a><span class="description">' 1902 classic <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/A_Trip_to_the_Moon" style="font-style: italic;">A Trip to the Moon</a> (<span style="font-style: italic;">Le Voyage dans la Lune</span>)</span>:<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhyYfIOjlcl7T9Z8IP3MhOIJO8mYB9hKJJi1yfOiOrXgc_4BJmQ2UqvLOIsXFp-hrEq6spQRI45QX8-uxdNb4lCHrR96YtHyFlp9nBWbDyUM6JuVS7RTqRLRjW398WgRmF4BMwLlxbtZXE/s1600-h/Bullet+Moon.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5353810462439539474" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhyYfIOjlcl7T9Z8IP3MhOIJO8mYB9hKJJi1yfOiOrXgc_4BJmQ2UqvLOIsXFp-hrEq6spQRI45QX8-uxdNb4lCHrR96YtHyFlp9nBWbDyUM6JuVS7RTqRLRjW398WgRmF4BMwLlxbtZXE/s400/Bullet+Moon.jpg" style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 400px;" /></a><br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj38ziIvhGqIucRC7ywuxzgvbInU2bBmYtLuw_QnQqiy1nXEBrer4hfZ2GTI7Ak5LvD4mBzlKIV05qQ72GZCYkPBfGqNxVVz1TBRTeNF2ZEbUxlWvBwTA5enbL_18KGqajyaICrRiW0ND8/s1600-h/Le_Voyage_dans_la_lune.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5355339115471148818" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj38ziIvhGqIucRC7ywuxzgvbInU2bBmYtLuw_QnQqiy1nXEBrer4hfZ2GTI7Ak5LvD4mBzlKIV05qQ72GZCYkPBfGqNxVVz1TBRTeNF2ZEbUxlWvBwTA5enbL_18KGqajyaICrRiW0ND8/s400/Le_Voyage_dans_la_lune.jpg" style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 257px; height: 264px;" /></a><br />It's a famous shot, with a bullet lodged in the eye socket of an anthropomorphically-surprised moon.<br /><br />This film as inspired generations of film-makers and Christian loves the fact that such an early cinematic effort was steeped in science fiction and special effects.<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgzzElsldgsbLMkooNtTO_jjay4iso5sSbkDI265RtagUs59Oq-9oWwH-UJ_1Khcc9fQSTW0q4O6iw-b4Zm4udojCFNX4lmfbylnsbFKaaudqlv2fXMdq0uY3zj7X7zPyUc8MAxc2jgijw/s1600-h/voyage-lune-1902poster.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5355339519393264130" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgzzElsldgsbLMkooNtTO_jjay4iso5sSbkDI265RtagUs59Oq-9oWwH-UJ_1Khcc9fQSTW0q4O6iw-b4Zm4udojCFNX4lmfbylnsbFKaaudqlv2fXMdq0uY3zj7X7zPyUc8MAxc2jgijw/s400/voyage-lune-1902poster.jpg" style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 238px; height: 400px;" /></a><br />Finally, I had to take a photo of the third tattoo:<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh63Gu_H2M6_Jd_4JCM5SqXOd45wKy4-0cwvaLfaylmdpSmbx2UBBIrlhr3bpR38y_jp3mn1tk3R8kcbSgETwEhp1ehwUQtAzAd034xAdEgUthpBBlWidYuH5QcrJ6CpwoXZnmU7ebBlH0/s1600-h/Gonzo.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5353809169598796802" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh63Gu_H2M6_Jd_4JCM5SqXOd45wKy4-0cwvaLfaylmdpSmbx2UBBIrlhr3bpR38y_jp3mn1tk3R8kcbSgETwEhp1ehwUQtAzAd034xAdEgUthpBBlWidYuH5QcrJ6CpwoXZnmU7ebBlH0/s400/Gonzo.jpg" style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 214px; height: 400px;" /></a><br />That is the logo of <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hunter_S._Thompson">Hunter S. Thompson</a>, who invented the concept of <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gonzo_journalism">Gonzo Journalism</a>. As a huge fan of the book <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fear_and_Loathing_in_Las_Vegas_%28novel%29">Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas</a> (see my <a href="http://oxypoet.blogspot.com/">BillyBlog</a> post <a href="http://oxypoet.blogspot.com/2005/12/top-20-books-11.html">here</a>), as well as Dr. Thompson's other writings, I greatly appreciated Christian's nod to the late great Hunter S.<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhWQg4LcxhLWGdqqgBzf3aBkJ0yPPrRP8ksAFuas8XSSxf8NhlrfP6dqLKDxCXF6QUXL_rels-nN7KAUfqwyVYmGrQzxhqLQcF5Pk79SFG5XP7gkivJfQX7UdYdreJOP3F5G1Y8pwrzWKw/s1600-h/gonzo.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5355355918018277010" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhWQg4LcxhLWGdqqgBzf3aBkJ0yPPrRP8ksAFuas8XSSxf8NhlrfP6dqLKDxCXF6QUXL_rels-nN7KAUfqwyVYmGrQzxhqLQcF5Pk79SFG5XP7gkivJfQX7UdYdreJOP3F5G1Y8pwrzWKw/s400/gonzo.jpg" style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 170px; height: 296px;" /></a><br />All of these pieces were tattooed by the amazing <a href="http://www.bertkrak.com/bio/">Bert Krak</a> at <a href="http://www.bertkrak.com/">Top Shelf Tattooing</a>.<br /><br />A hearty thanks to Christian for sharing his work with us here on Tattoosday!

A Duel on Christian's Arms

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