Repost: Happy Independance Day!

Happy 4th of July. I am away for the weekend up in Woodstock, New York, so I'm reposting a patriotic tattoo that appeared here back in 2008. Have a safe and enjoyable holiday!<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhP2KIRCMUg32MxgYUCAVwwWkMzoWuVmbY7UpYnL6PPzPifn41nTa8WjsQtUBiuBduVo_5Xuuj-lUJxZxpYKH4HYykBlBKDWVv3ABdtdb2k5TFAIzroCQZnJ_1ZPo1xfEkfX-SsRWIo4xXm/s1600-h/PICT0546.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5240692972449207778" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhP2KIRCMUg32MxgYUCAVwwWkMzoWuVmbY7UpYnL6PPzPifn41nTa8WjsQtUBiuBduVo_5Xuuj-lUJxZxpYKH4HYykBlBKDWVv3ABdtdb2k5TFAIzroCQZnJ_1ZPo1xfEkfX-SsRWIo4xXm/s400/PICT0546.JPG" style="cursor: pointer; display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center;" /></a><br />I ran into Rob in my neighborhood in late August and he gladly shared his patriotic tattoo.<br /><br />Rob is a Revolutionary War buff and has a distinct interest in American history.<br /><br />He wanted an "old school" tattoo back in 2000, and wanted something patriotic back "before it was fashionable". He's referring of course, to the explosion of post-9/11 red, white and blue ink. He wasn't disrespecting or being critical of patriotic tattoos done after 2001, he was merely clarifying for me that his piece was not a product of the huge wave of emotion that surged through the country after that day of infamy seven years ago.<br /><br />Rob's "Land of the free, Home of the brave" banner with the original 13-star flag was inked by Darren Rosa at <a href="http://www.risingdragon.com/">Rising Dragon</a> in Manhattan. Work from Rising Dragon has appeared on Tattoosday previously <a href="http://tattoosday.blogspot.com/search/label/Rising%20Dragon%20Tattoos">here</a>.<br /><br />Thanks to Rob for sharing his red, white, and blue patriotic tattoo with us here on Tattoosday on this occasion.

Repost: Happy Independance Day!

Happy 4th of July. I am away for the weekend up in Woodstock, New York, so I'm reposting a patriotic tattoo that appeared here back in 2...

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