Tattoosday in Massachusetts: After a Good Meal, Danny Shares His Costa Rican Heritage

We're back from our Poetry Vacation and we have some tattoos to catch up on. The family and I were up in the Boston area at the end of March, and while staying with cousins in Swampscott, MA, we decided to go out for brunch on Easter Sunday.<br /><br />We ended up at <a href="http://www.mildredscornercafe.net/">Mildred's Corner Cafe and Old Soul Gift Shoppe</a> in neighboring Lynn, MA, and I enjoyed this amazingly delicious dish with chorizo and poached eggs:<br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEix4DHn6K1roi9RxSIrSBhpYM5Aj23vTU3vmXDEUWlj2vIcbWxlz6w_Io3wIBiiXw76PLXGxJbHH3lMW-NCXI-f9Yusn0_OTj_y9kCx4cyBqbepVPqqjSlM17EcUmjmKArvobk-X4qBaLI/s1600/20130331_124001.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEix4DHn6K1roi9RxSIrSBhpYM5Aj23vTU3vmXDEUWlj2vIcbWxlz6w_Io3wIBiiXw76PLXGxJbHH3lMW-NCXI-f9Yusn0_OTj_y9kCx4cyBqbepVPqqjSlM17EcUmjmKArvobk-X4qBaLI/s640/20130331_124001.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br />Not only was the food great but, as an added bonus, our waiter Danny was heavily-tattooed, and he was kind enough to share the work on his left arm:<br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEii2U-AHIIXFxPg-Y-Xgl8L4fgF99Uqk3sytcyMrsHP5n-Vnv9Yme1YnlhYj8OsvfgzKvPy4T6_zICSFTCDrnvyWxeHxXUyRXuKh-PbuaYRjN9aW1B1RnEcJGlYr8_z5_H3NESDijpOwIA/w338-h614/20130331_130759.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEii2U-AHIIXFxPg-Y-Xgl8L4fgF99Uqk3sytcyMrsHP5n-Vnv9Yme1YnlhYj8OsvfgzKvPy4T6_zICSFTCDrnvyWxeHxXUyRXuKh-PbuaYRjN9aW1B1RnEcJGlYr8_z5_H3NESDijpOwIA/w338-h614/20130331_130759.jpg" width="352" /></a></div><br />The emblem in the center of this sleeve is from the Costa Rican flag, which he had tattooed to honor his country of birth. He has lived in the U.S. for about nine years.<br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.bobnormand.com/GGC/Images/Costa%20Rica%20National%20Seal.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="http://www.bobnormand.com/GGC/Images/Costa%20Rica%20National%20Seal.jpg" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><strike>He credited the work to Ryan Murray at the <a href="https://www.facebook.com/TheBlackVeilStudioOfTattooAndArt">Black Veil Studio of Tattoo & Art</a> in Lynn, Massachusetts.</strike></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><strike><br /></strike></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><strike>UPDATE: Although Ryan has done work on Danny, I was notified by the shop after this posted, that he was not the artist responsible for this particular piece. I'm waiting to hear back from Danny for the corrected information.</strike></div><br />He credited the work to Jeffrey Brito, a free-lance artist that did it out of his house. Although initially credited to Ryan Murray at the <a href="https://www.facebook.com/TheBlackVeilStudioOfTattooAndArt">Black Veil Studio of Tattoo & Art</a> in Lynn, Massachusetts, we should point out that Murray has done work on Danny, not just this particular piece.<br /><br />Thanks to Danny for sharing his tattoo with us here on Tattoosday and thanks to the good folks at Mildred's for a delicious meal!<br /><span style="font-size: x-small;"><br /></span><b id="docs-internal-guid-37263786-634e-814a-3d75-db6d6d573864" style="font-weight: normal;"></b><br /><div dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.15; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><b id="docs-internal-guid-37263786-634e-814a-3d75-db6d6d573864" style="font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-family: Arial; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">This entry is ©2013 Tattoosday.</span></span></b></div><b id="docs-internal-guid-37263786-634e-814a-3d75-db6d6d573864" style="font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><br /><span style="font-family: Arial; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"></span></span></b><br /><div dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.15; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><b id="docs-internal-guid-37263786-634e-814a-3d75-db6d6d573864" style="font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: Arial; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">If you are seeing 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. 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Tattoosday in Massachusetts: After a Good Meal, Danny Shares His Costa Rican Heritage

We're back from our Poetry Vacation and we have some tattoos to catch up on. The family and I were up in the Boston area at the end of M...

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Tattoorism: Naveed's Cobra

Occasionally we'll post a reader submission, referring to it as "tattoorism," as this is, for the most part, a New York City site. There are plenty of websites that cater solely to reader submissions but, I figure, once in a while, it's nice to see someone making the effort to send me a photo with a narrative.<br /><br />The following submission comes from "across the pond":<br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgs0poPdmuXSeWysKQMCdNkIKf1pqylVKB2RtwyWOWyIZGPP0mQ5rGZUZmiGCNzNoT8nqdK7tj46U_boCl5gHxuKJk2-Zm_J2xdaQnxvaRLzkhesPZr4VcX1786O7QrB-JGQTOZxenEYXk/s1600/cobra+tattoo.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgs0poPdmuXSeWysKQMCdNkIKf1pqylVKB2RtwyWOWyIZGPP0mQ5rGZUZmiGCNzNoT8nqdK7tj46U_boCl5gHxuKJk2-Zm_J2xdaQnxvaRLzkhesPZr4VcX1786O7QrB-JGQTOZxenEYXk/s640/cobra+tattoo.jpg" width="382" /></a></div><br />This cool tattoo belongs to Naveed, who writes:<br /><blockquote class="tr_bq">"I am 18 years old currently a student in the UK and I live in Bristol. I would like to submit a tattoo, I know you prefer to upload tattoos from people you've met but I am particularly proud of this tattoo as it is my third. It is a king cobra wrapped around a harp with jasmine flowers surrounding it. They are all national symbols of my ethnicities, the king cobra is the national snake of India, the jasmine flowers are the national flower of Pakistan and the harp is the national symbol of Ireland. It was done by Phil Webster at <a href="http://www.tattoohouse.com/Main/tattoo_house_home.htm">Tattoo House</a> in Dewsbury."       </blockquote>I should note that Phil Webster is not on the Tattoo House website, but is currently be co-owner of Integrity Tattoo Lounge in Ossett, West Yorkshire. I was able to find a much crisper photo on his Facebook page, so I am reprinting it here for the sake of fully representing what a nice tattoo this is:<br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgWLCjl1XlZi-fwvNvIzzBuT6My-FmDN34RCIB5fHwRuYaSz3xHR_r9shqU6wySPo57mmfI3Y1hmBQl5IvxeqSy9pbzS1G6UeoIaxgStWFGI6Gfyg4j-GfHqM_jv39jhKjw8DC3rF-TI8A/s1600/cobra.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgWLCjl1XlZi-fwvNvIzzBuT6My-FmDN34RCIB5fHwRuYaSz3xHR_r9shqU6wySPo57mmfI3Y1hmBQl5IvxeqSy9pbzS1G6UeoIaxgStWFGI6Gfyg4j-GfHqM_jv39jhKjw8DC3rF-TI8A/s640/cobra.jpg" width="532" /></a></div><br />Thanks to Naveed for sending along this tattoo to 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><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>

Tattoorism: Naveed's Cobra

Occasionally we'll post a reader submission, referring to it as "tattoorism," as this is, for the most part, a New York City s...

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