A Beacon for Marci on Buddy's Arm

I met Buddy a while back while riding the subway. He had 13 or 14 tattoos and shared this piece, from his left forearm:<br /> <br /> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhwZchCuGdoYf21MZaFAn3qcGELtWKMf8XXoXPnLgIAINE76E7dSXRSqbT2gN9f3HhrWA4KkkeaAk7_uynVbpFLoANap94erJH50CHn6wm_rTzRaqdxfj-NQEeIs2Tf8qTi3Fwb0zye088/s1600/marci+on+buddy.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhwZchCuGdoYf21MZaFAn3qcGELtWKMf8XXoXPnLgIAINE76E7dSXRSqbT2gN9f3HhrWA4KkkeaAk7_uynVbpFLoANap94erJH50CHn6wm_rTzRaqdxfj-NQEeIs2Tf8qTi3Fwb0zye088/s640/marci+on+buddy.jpg" width="325" /></a></div><br /> Buddy explained that this old gas-lit street light serves a memorial piece for Marci, his French bulldog, who passed away at the age of 14. Marci was his "light in the dark" for a dozen years,<br /> <br /> The tattoo was inked at The End is Near in Brooklyn. He couldn't remember the artist's name, but based on his description (and my rudimentary knowledge of the artists there), I believe the tattooist was Joey Wilson, who has moved on to Asylum Studios in Williamsburg, Brooklyn.

A Beacon for Marci on Buddy's Arm

I met Buddy a while back while riding the subway. He had 13 or 14 tattoos and shared this piece, from his left forearm: Buddy explained t...

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Shannon Shares Her Wieners!

At the end of May, I met Sherry, who shared her love of her home state of Texas with this tattoo <a href="http://tattoosday.blogspot.com/2010/06/sherry-shares-her-lone-star-birthmark.html">here</a>.<br /><br />In an ensuing email, she asked if she could send her friend Shannon my way to share her ink. "Of course," I replied, and was directed by Sherry to Borders, where Shannon worked. "Ask to see her wieners," she said and added, parenthetically, "(it's G rated, I promise!)."<br /><br />The Borders in question is part of my normal stomping ground, so I kept my eyes peeled. No sign of Shannon and her wieners.<br /><br />Then, at the beginning of the month, I finally found Shannon and met Geddy Lee and Sarah Lee, the two wieners tattooed on her upper right arm. They are of course, wiener dogs, more formally known as dachshunds:<br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi-IOWoBa-cx0-h6v1NI6PQxQBZo9FIc0OcAbG_BosKLooGpuFkOw5pVsdBKy7fntFHsb3N56_P2IyBHFBP4lLjFYpGDej-nPS0k6OVwMu44x6iYVmgTTSqsPz8u2mvZ4irDb791y_0/s1600/Wiener+collage.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi-IOWoBa-cx0-h6v1NI6PQxQBZo9FIc0OcAbG_BosKLooGpuFkOw5pVsdBKy7fntFHsb3N56_P2IyBHFBP4lLjFYpGDej-nPS0k6OVwMu44x6iYVmgTTSqsPz8u2mvZ4irDb791y_0/s400/Wiener+collage.jpg" width="361" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhxO5srk2wWI0iNDWZq96VbpGN4cZb0m3DLWIUsECPUFQbTjgj2zhAUUlAJ6Xip1Lb02elCyRiBPYTZqQCpxBvJXcIhqdGw4uNfd7w2EXrmBIKNVIR3FUXX0BqiSLLLTB7B1I7Bve6c/s1600/Geedy+Lee+left.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhxO5srk2wWI0iNDWZq96VbpGN4cZb0m3DLWIUsECPUFQbTjgj2zhAUUlAJ6Xip1Lb02elCyRiBPYTZqQCpxBvJXcIhqdGw4uNfd7w2EXrmBIKNVIR3FUXX0BqiSLLLTB7B1I7Bve6c/s640/Geedy+Lee+left.jpg" width="313" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhqPVsqi4Nibj9idxGmGr6-n9jYYmQi6MFYTscYIOhkpX3lXLozZ0nMGF5u808z9StKMqXPgj7fJS6LIbclVGBCElZDuAINSfJwtNt-LMA5h9O-O8vcJWKVgwfvWDKzAdK7UUBT8OkU/s1600/Sarah+Lee+right.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhqPVsqi4Nibj9idxGmGr6-n9jYYmQi6MFYTscYIOhkpX3lXLozZ0nMGF5u808z9StKMqXPgj7fJS6LIbclVGBCElZDuAINSfJwtNt-LMA5h9O-O8vcJWKVgwfvWDKzAdK7UUBT8OkU/s640/Sarah+Lee+right.jpg" width="288" /></a></div><br />The one on the left is Geddy Lee, named after <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Geddy_Lee">the lead singer</a> of <a href="http://www.rush.com/">Rush</a>. Shannon's a big fan of the Canadian rock trio.<br /><br />Sarah Lee, on the right, is a fictional dachshund, do-si-do'ing with Geddy, as they are dance partners.<br /><br />The tattoo took two sessions, which shows her devotion to Geddy Lee who, Shannon acknowledges, is "that little jerk [that] sucked my soul". She loves him to no end.<br /><br />These beloved dogs were inked by <a href="http://www.myspace.com/tocohara">Adam Paterson</a> at <a href="http://www.jerseycitytattoo.com/">Jersey City Tattoo Company</a>.<br /><br />Thanks again to Shannon for sharing this incredible tattoo with us here on Tattoosday!

Shannon Shares Her Wieners!

At the end of May, I met Sherry, who shared her love of her home state of Texas with this tattoo here . In an ensuing email, she asked if sh...

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