Maggie, a Fan of Pink, Shares Some Ink

One of the pluses of working near Madison Square Garden is that concert-goers and fans are always about.

Occasionally, they can be found camped out near the artists' entrance on 33rd Street. The presence of fans milling about can often be great opportunities to spot tattoos, as in this case, previously.

Earlier this month, I chatted with some Pink fans out on the street and one of them, Maggie, shared her tattoos:


Maggie has nine tattoos in all, and these represent four of them.

She seemed surprised that I was interested, more so because there weren't typical "stories" behind the art.

The top piece is a tribute to her mother,

and the heart, the bands, and the angel wing are just elements she felt like adding.

I particularly like the free form of the heart design.


All work was done at Tattoo Heaven in Manhattan.

Thanks to Maggie for sharing her tattoos with us here on Tattoosday!

Joe's Tribute to His Uncle

I spotted Joe earlier this month outside of Penn Station. He has seven or eight tattoos, and chose to share this one from his right forearm:


Joe explained that this piece is a tribute to an uncle who had passed away. He had served proudly in the United States Marine Corps and had had a skull tattoo upon which was perched a top hat.

Joe collaborated with the artist, Pepe, at The Tattoo Shop in Medford, New York, to take that idea and customize it for Joe's arm. Another tattoo from the shop appeared earlier this week here.

The whole thing took about three and a half hours to complete.

Thanks to Joe for sharing this cool tattoo with us here on Tattoosday!

Cego Tattoo - Lagos, Portugal

Eldno Pires, mais conhecido como Cego Tattoo, é mais um participante em terras lusitanas. Cego Tattoo é brasileiro e tatuador profissional na cidade de Lagos, em Portugal. Confira a primeira parte dos trabalhos enviados por Cego Tattoo.

Cego Tattoo

Endereço: Lagos, Faro - Portugal

E-mail: cegotattoo@gmail.com

Myspace: www.myspace.com/cego_tattoo

A Little Sunshine on a Cloudy Day

I met Cristina on the R train several weeks back.

The weather was just beginning to turn cooler, and I noticed that summer had ended quickly, with no gradual diminishing of tattoo sightings, but a sudden disappearance, like shutting the light switch off in a large, bright room at midnight.

Cristina had this small, unusual tattoo on her foot:


Despite being small, I was curious to learn about this design.

Cristina explained that her husband travels a lot and that, on a whim, they each got sun tattoos while in Dallas. The designs are slightly different.


She told me her husband thought the sun tattoos were perfect for them because, he said, when they're together, he's walking on sunshine.

You can look at that as incredibly corny, incredibly romantic, or a mixture of the two. Cristina acknowledged that when she looks at her tattoo, it reminds her of what her husband said, about walking on sunshine, and that makes her laugh, which makes her happy, which can be a solace when her husband is traveling.

All from a little tattoo!

Thanks to Cristina for sharing her tattoo with us here on Tattoosday!

Night before tour-

Hank and I got a little photobooth crazy!

Thursday

Last night was the last night before Hank and the dudes left on tour. Hour of the Wolf played a small show after the premiere of Flip's new skate video at Calavera. It was such an awesome flick- skateboarding has always been in my life one way or another growing up- I was surrounded by skateboarders throughout junior high and high school, and I've always loved it so much. I've never been interested in skating myself, but I find it very interesting and fun to watch. So after the hour-long film HOTW played a set, sold their new shirts and 10-inches, and had an overall awesome night. Beforehand Bryce and I enjoyed a really, really yummy sushi dinner!

Here are some photos from last night:

thumbs up for winter coats!


video premiere


new merch, Lance's prints, etc.


Lance


another


our friend Tyler, he actually owns the skateshop and venue


Pat!


Addy


being silly...unsure of what we were even doing here

Plaid and letters from best friends, awesome!

Wednesday, originally uploaded by daniellehampton.