Two for Tattoosday: Hawai'i Calling and a Pin-Up Boy

I met Joakim and Marina last month on the sidewalk, just outside of the 34th Street Penn Station entrance.<br /><br />The couple were visiting from Sweden and it was Joakim's sleeves that jumped out at me.<br /><br />He shared this one segment on his lower right arm:<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjTLM3s_DG1afs2naJvirWzYyfelK9vxGDaylrgp7B-Zt1tYg3suEQ08hdmKjaU0DyNDKJ8NgWzd51awYJf-DuHN-volrgJ4-j-k6_mofSBdjsoXFvbnR4I-Z-6cfMjlK7iqh21zPKz/s1600-h/Hawaii+Calling.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5394616044022033826" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjTLM3s_DG1afs2naJvirWzYyfelK9vxGDaylrgp7B-Zt1tYg3suEQ08hdmKjaU0DyNDKJ8NgWzd51awYJf-DuHN-volrgJ4-j-k6_mofSBdjsoXFvbnR4I-Z-6cfMjlK7iqh21zPKz/s400/Hawaii+Calling.jpg" style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 267px; height: 400px;" /></a><br />He asked me if it looked familiar. It did, but I couldn't quite place it. He smiled, and told me it's a variation on the cover of <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Clash">The Clash's</a> quintessential album, <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/London_Calling" style="font-style: italic;">London Calling</a>,<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiEmGbIwFy75JZOtStCaJbKmVNY7vlkZxKu5pzdIIcsipmAmpCYcgw6CYtVfVVtgyDU8wjUivruK8GGOSDJ0N4-7GHsdWa0Z7ot9-hbsmpbYX8g0dKWDbEhBsPFDRguqCQo896FXC4p/s1600-h/album-The-Clash-London-Calling.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5394617000547574690" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiEmGbIwFy75JZOtStCaJbKmVNY7vlkZxKu5pzdIIcsipmAmpCYcgw6CYtVfVVtgyDU8wjUivruK8GGOSDJ0N4-7GHsdWa0Z7ot9-hbsmpbYX8g0dKWDbEhBsPFDRguqCQo896FXC4p/s400/album-The-Clash-London-Calling.jpg" style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 398px;" /></a><br />Joakim loves the Clash and loves Hawaiian culture, so he <del>designed</del> had the tattoo artist design the piece to merge both elements for a great tattoo.<br /><br />The piece was inked by <a href="http://www.myspace.com/_bigfatjoe">Big Fat Joe</a> at a shop called <a href="http://www.fafnir.se/">Art by Fafnir</a> in Stockholm.<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhDYDt9npeW5f_cz045Bzg3EKaP4Ec9vGoy82tHijOwArz6uawnv917Ck7fvHO8t9-7_ACz6PmQQ9F8fGJVdNfmeslGVtT4rvf3Lwj-oLkOsqmsZtuyzAwyjvVuXbNcNZUK-naX3WrU/s1600-h/art+by+fafnir.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5394618748418389170" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhDYDt9npeW5f_cz045Bzg3EKaP4Ec9vGoy82tHijOwArz6uawnv917Ck7fvHO8t9-7_ACz6PmQQ9F8fGJVdNfmeslGVtT4rvf3Lwj-oLkOsqmsZtuyzAwyjvVuXbNcNZUK-naX3WrU/s400/art+by+fafnir.jpg" style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 182px;" /></a><br />I turned to Marina and asked if she had any tattoos. She smiled and said she did, removing her jacket to reveal this piece, also by Joe:<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgzQcA20WtUgi7neUrG-XtMkYCK2PgXu-3zrFJ-YQi4liX2HePVXWAENffUfrt1qnaTeIbDilPmtClRV_9dLieFooLCU94ppCCh7AmSW_BzH9hyFPk-uXwo6bgSoJStblbzH-iIoMnn/s1600-h/Sailor+Pin+Up.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5394615928567763938" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgzQcA20WtUgi7neUrG-XtMkYCK2PgXu-3zrFJ-YQi4liX2HePVXWAENffUfrt1qnaTeIbDilPmtClRV_9dLieFooLCU94ppCCh7AmSW_BzH9hyFPk-uXwo6bgSoJStblbzH-iIoMnn/s400/Sailor+Pin+Up.jpg" style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 267px; height: 400px;" /></a><br />"It's my pin-up boy," she laughed. Her variation on the traditional pin-up girl is going to tie in with a sleeve she is working on, as well.<br /><br />She remarked that the artist was "thrilled" to do this tattoo, because it was not the typical pin-up tattoo.<br /><br />Thanks to Joakim and Marina for sharing their great tattoos with us here on Tattoosday!

Two for Tattoosday: Hawai'i Calling and a Pin-Up Boy

I met Joakim and Marina last month on the sidewalk, just outside of the 34th Street Penn Station entrance. The couple were visiting from Swe...

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