Jesse's Tribute to Pee-wee

On a Saturday back in March, I was passing through Penn Station when I spotted Jesse, who had quite a few tattoos. He shared this great <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pee-wee_Herman">Pee-wee Herman</a> tattoo on his foot:<br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEilQErRO_hfBIZFE4EFHDMAvUHNtzm3r2aXWNnuooz4CrdSr2v_dMIr1Z36J2mwv1AlE5Kqv9YkedO451pKHAZ4ZxwXwRHDrPg-aCp3J3ylZSRXcsn0zaS2aI3nOD3mpXq1Fx8g_lBqYTY/s533/photo.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEilQErRO_hfBIZFE4EFHDMAvUHNtzm3r2aXWNnuooz4CrdSr2v_dMIr1Z36J2mwv1AlE5Kqv9YkedO451pKHAZ4ZxwXwRHDrPg-aCp3J3ylZSRXcsn0zaS2aI3nOD3mpXq1Fx8g_lBqYTY/s640/photo.jpg" width="296" /></a></div><br />Why did Jesse get Pee-wee inked on his foot? He explained, "When I was growing up, the only good thing that was happening in my childhood was watching his TV show [<a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pee-wee%27s_Playhouse">Pee-wee's Playhouse</a>] ... so I felt like I owed it to him".<br /><br class="Apple-interchange-newline" />He credited this incredible piece to <a href="http://blakebrandtattoos.com/home.html">Blake Brand</a>, a California-based artist who occasionally comes out to the East Coast and tattoos out of at <a href="http://philadelphiaeddieschinatowntattoo.com/home.html">Philadelphia Eddie's Chinatown Tattoo</a>.<br /><br />Thanks to Jesse for sharing this amazing piece on Tattoosday!<br /><span style="font-size: x-small;"><br /></span><br /><b id="internal-source-marker_0.5167225380428135"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: Arial; font-weight: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">This entry is ©2012 Tattoosday.</span><br /><span style="font-family: Arial; font-weight: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"></span><br /><span style="font-family: Arial; font-weight: normal; 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="color: black; font-family: Arial; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"> </span><span style="color: #1155cc; font-family: Arial; font-weight: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">http://tattoosday.blogspot.com</span></a><span style="font-family: Arial; font-weight: normal; 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>

Jesse's Tribute to Pee-wee

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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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