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Now if only Dan Higgs would pull a Chris Conn and start tattooing again. That's something I wouldn't have a problem forking up $500/hour for. I'm allowed to dream, right?

Scored this off Instagram .

I got my last one a couple of days ago from Alvaro Llorar, who is now working out of Barcelona Electric Tattoo (in Barcelona, obviously). Awesome work, very creative and a good balance of different styles. His paintings are unreal too. Clicking on his name links you to his blog, but it hasn't been updated in months, I guess his FB has more recent stuff.

I got my last one a couple of days ago from Alvaro Llorar, who is now working out of Barcelona Electric Tattoo (in Barcelona, obviously). Awesome work, very creative and a good balance of different styles. His paintings are unreal too. Clicking on his name links you to his blog, but it hasn't been updated in months, I guess his FB has more recent stuff.

Most of my tattoos I got from Carlo, working out of Aloha Tattoos in Barcelona. He apprenticed under Monga and while you can definitely see that quirky influence, he definitely has his own thing going...



Rötor is also working there and while in a completely different and weirder direction, I think his stuff is also amazing...come to think of it, that whole shop is nuts..

Most of my tattoos I got from Carlo, working out of Aloha Tattoos in Barcelona. He apprenticed under Monga and while you can definitely see that quirky influence, he definitely has his own thing going...



Rötor is also working there and while in a completely different and weirder direction, I think his stuff is also amazing...come to think of it, that whole shop is nuts..

Most of my tattoos I got from Carlo, working out of Aloha Tattoos in Barcelona. He apprenticed under Monga and while you can definitely see that quirky influence, he definitely has his own thing going...



Rötor is also working there and while in a completely different and weirder direction, I think his stuff is also amazing...come to think of it, that whole shop is nuts..

Most of my tattoos I got from Carlo, working out of Aloha Tattoos in Barcelona. He apprenticed under Monga and while you can definitely see that quirky influence, he definitely has his own thing going...



Rötor is also working there and while in a completely different and weirder direction, I think his stuff is also amazing...come to think of it, that whole shop is nuts..

Most of my tattoos I got from Carlo, working out of Aloha Tattoos in Barcelona. He apprenticed under Monga and while you can definitely see that quirky influence, he definitely has his own thing going...



Rötor is also working there and while in a completely different and weirder direction, I think his stuff is also amazing...come to think of it, that whole shop is nuts..

Most of my tattoos I got from Carlo, working out of Aloha Tattoos in Barcelona. He apprenticed under Monga and while you can definitely see that quirky influence, he definitely has his own thing going...



Rötor is also working there and while in a completely different and weirder direction, I think his stuff is also amazing...come to think of it, that whole shop is nuts..

Most of my tattoos I got from Carlo, working out of Aloha Tattoos in Barcelona. He apprenticed under Monga and while you can definitely see that quirky influence, he definitely has his own thing going...



Rötor is also working there and while in a completely different and weirder direction, I think his stuff is also amazing...come to think of it, that whole shop is nuts..

Most of my tattoos I got from Carlo, working out of Aloha Tattoos in Barcelona. He apprenticed under Monga and while you can definitely see that quirky influence, he definitely has his own thing going...



Rötor is also working there and while in a completely different and weirder direction, I think his stuff is also amazing...come to think of it, that whole shop is nuts..

Thom.
DeVita.
Period.

Alright lets see if i can do you better.With an avatar like rarehardtofind,you must be someone of discerning taste.
Black Gold Records You have to be ultra hip just to walk into this store.The owner Dan works next door at Smith St.Tattoo if you wan't to get a vintage tat banger.
Shirts & Destroy | Home Forget about The Ed Hardy Store,unless you like rhinestones on your clothes.
Another store where you have to wear skinny jeans just to walk through the door.
Bookstore Cafe — Locations — Housing Works
Vintage books & coffee,what more do you wan't?
Moo Shoes - Vegan Shoes NYC
And if your a vegan,and don't like to wear animals on your feet,this is the place to find all your non leather needs.
I hope i did you right this time..Make sure you like this.

Interesting discussion. My girl is kind of insecure about the size of her ass and legs, and her plans of getting a couple of huge pieces on her thighs have made her stoked about showing them off and generally feeling better about herself.
Do whatever you feel, society's standards are irrelevant.

I've been playing this as of late:





http://youtu.be/lku28XWMHNY

I've been playing this as of late:





http://youtu.be/lku28XWMHNY

Spider Webb, NY 1974

They're not mine to charge for, Pete. I'm just glad they're getting seen.
I've had people send me stuff in trade; drawings, books, etc- but I wouldn't feel comfortable making money from them.
Speaking of- Cliff Raven. 1974.
This video features Cliff tattooing in New York & Florida. And generally not wearing pants.
There was no audio originally, so I decided to leave it silent for now. Enjoy-

Now that the scorching summer's in, I find myself playing these two on the reg:

...been lurking for a while, so I guess it was time to do it right and register.
29, male, raised on punk rock and weirdness, lived on different sides of the Atlantic and moved around a lot.
I'm into reading and writing, looking at and drawing stuff, vinyl, and obviously tattoos, preferably bold traditional-inspired work, but I can appreciate different styles.
So, yeah, hi!

...been lurking for a while, so I guess it was time to do it right and register.
29, male, raised on punk rock and weirdness, lived on different sides of the Atlantic and moved around a lot.
I'm into reading and writing, looking at and drawing stuff, vinyl, and obviously tattoos, preferably bold traditional-inspired work, but I can appreciate different styles.
So, yeah, hi!

Not photos per se but images from a book from 1671 (thats pretty old. My wife is an early modern literature nerd and found these photos on a blog (resobscura.blogspot.co.uk). THey come from an article on Brazilians by some Dutch dude: (Following text and photos nicked from said blog so not mine).
"Europeans were also fascinated and fearful of the "monstrous" forms of indigenous Brazilians themselves. Although most accounts remarked upon the good health, longevity and physique of Tupí Indians and other indigenous societies in Brazil (probably a reflection more of the poor health and diet of the European mariners than anything else), others focused on their tendency toward body-modification. The most entertaining and strange European take on piercing and tattooing I have been able to find is John Bulwer's fantastically titled Anthropometamorphosis: Man Transform’d, or the Artificial Changeling. Historically presented, in the mad and cruel Gallantry, foolish Bravery, ridiculous Beauty, filthy Fineness, and loathesome Loveliness of most Nations, fashioning & altering their Bodies from the Mould intended by Nature. With a Vindication of the Regular Beauty and Honesty of Nature, and an Appendix of the Pedigree of the English Gallant. (London: J. Hardesty, 1650). (I wrote about this a bit in an earlier post). Below he describes how "the Brasileans... are pricked within the flesh" with paint."

"Bulwer's title page takes this a step further, showing an Amerindian figure sporting some truly remarkable tattoos! The European woman with facial tattoos to the figure's left highlights Bulwer's concern that this "barbarous" custom would become fashionable with his own countrymen (he was right, but it would take another three hundred years or so to really catch on, and the whole "face on a butt" tattoo fad seems to still lie in the future)."

Interesting eh?

^ Sailor Bill Killingsworth

^ Captain Elvy by Sailor George

This is gansta too still flexin hard .