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a couple of years ago I was down in Hollywood walking past this old-timey Barber shop Like this. At the time I hadn't cut my hair in 3 months and my beard was down to my chest. I made eye contact with one of the barbers as I was walking. I felt like it was 1969, and I was the forward thinking freak and the barber was thinking get in here and clean up that mess son. I guess he didn't get the memo. That rockabilly thing is so 90's bro. It's all dirtball psychedelic biker now. Oh well. It was a pretty funny nano second.

HHAAHA Dean, psychedelic dirtball bikers are people, too. They were probably pumping some Royal Crown Revue or something, hope you don't harbor any haircut resentment because of it. I usually grow a pretty hefty beard at least once a year but I love a good haircut. My barber's never given me shit for it and actually likes hearing about how it pisses off my girlfriend.

Really perfect album.

Ryan already did! I believe the phrase was "string of curse words."

Lochlan, thanks dude. I'll spread the word about Cri de Couer. Also, you can call me Pat -- and my blog, what a mess! But thanks for looking!

hambone, your wifey may be into that blog, too then!

Whisky and dogs always make everything better. Awesome, dig it.

My lady does this in her spare time: http://bluemoondame.com/

You could also email her..? She's good at this stuff.

"when lamb is lost, lamb cries..sometimes comes mother, sometimes wof."

That book is so good for more reasons than I can put my finger on. This reminds me of the "war" quote, the tone almost sounds biblical or prophetic.. which makes sense with the characters.

Also, I kind of want this: http://cormacmccarthy.com/Bookshop.php?bk=38

he wrote The Road too didn't he?

He did, and it's superb, I just happen to have gotten really attached to the old American west/Mexico-themed novels. The Road is fantastic.

Nerdy tattoo thread!

I push Cormac McCarthy on anyone who'll listen. No Country is a good starter, as is All the Pretty Horses, though it's a bit longer.

Currently, I've been really into the hardboiled detective/crime novels from the 40s/50s.. Mickey Spillane, Jim Thompson, Raymond Chandler.. good stuff. And another blog post to follow, I'm sure.

Also from Blood Meridian: "War endures. As well ask men what they think of stone. War was always here. Before man was, war waited for him. The ultimate trade awaiting its ultimate practitioner. That is the way it was and will be. That way and not some other way."

...ok now I'm just throwing out random paragraphs I've marked.

In context, the group left a fire burning behind them and rode up into the mountains where the light of the fire seemed to move and shift, and everyone saw it but said nothing. He is assigning a "will to deceive" to "things luminous" -- fire (, sun, stars... spirit, angels, God even?) -- that through some kind of unspoken deception changes your destiny, because you've already gone past a certain point of no return. And only in retrospect can you realize it.

Like when you look back on something and think, "Shit, I can't believe I went this way when I should've gone that way." You've already completed part of the journey, which you'll never get back, which leads you to an end that isn't what should have been. Maybe at the time you thought you were on the right path. He's saying it's more than just chance, that some "luminous thing" you'ved used as a guide has either purposefully led you astray or that it's inherent that it will/can deceive you.

Rough.. You'll have to update this when you can cross one lyric off the list.

I'll have to make a list like this for literary quotes! The tough thing with both, I think, is to try and distill the line or lines down to bare essentials. There were a few I was thinking of but can only remember one really good (and long) one from Cormac McCarthy, which I've whittled down to a few words.

Also, do you want the words to stand alone, or be paired with a design? STILL pondering a Deftones tattoo.. been thinking about this one for literally ten years.

Nice! Hard for me not to like anything Poe-related.

Man, thanks for doing these and putting 'em up!

Mario, I'm the one that booked in for the 5th. Panther head! Pumped!

Jake the aussie - does he have a website??

A buddy of mine has guested there a bunch, aussie Jake, who has the utmost respect for Sid and has only said a million good things. I'd really love to get tattooed by Sid!

These are really great - simple and awesome and now I want a Budweiser.

Certainly!

Been there twice, did you get over to Magazine St.? I saw at least two shops but didn't have time to stop in. Don't really have any answers for you, though, as to the lack of shops. Maybe real estate is at a premium in certain spots or they've got it really regulated?

Even so, how incredible would it be to open up shop somewhere in the french quarter next to, say, Lafitte's blacksmith shop? Nothin like surrounding yourself with buildings full of history with pirates and hookers and musicians.

I'm gonna forget some, I'm sure. Definitely want to get to

Grez

Mike Wilson

Bert Krak

Robert Ryan

Scott Sylvia

Sid

Mario Desa

Stan Moskowitz

really would like to get tattoo by Elio, too and I've got no excuse since I live down the st.

Need to get back to

Bailey, too and would like something else from Oliver Peck. And Eli.. and everyone haha.

Damn. For someone not heavily tattooed that's quite a respectable list! So far:

Dave Wallin

Eli Quinters

Jake Fraser

Todd Noble

Eli Quinters

Oliver Peck

Bailey Robinson

Andy Perez

Gene Coffey

Matt Lautar (not sure if he's still tattooing)

and some dude named Paul whose shop burned down a couple months later. He was white and had dreads.

Also, funny, Mario, I talked to you a few days ago on the phone to see if you'd be around in a couple wks but you'll be in CA! Hopefully I can add you to the list, ha