Good Time Sam and the Mad Hatter

Last month I ran into a young lady who called herself "Good Time Sam" in Penn Station. She was very enthusiastic about sharing one of her tattoos. She has "at least twenty". She offered up this memorable character:<br /> <br /> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh-K-1qmi3OgzC0ZpZecVUUVsLIdz5Hh5tgIuNcAYXpy4XpU4bubHuvALe7l7juyMgNx8s3gGW-e2zSSFD3jA8kO3Z62af6-TTnPzqbkBP9U8F7D6mHMvo7QLiVx0SqYG1_C3IcFcnXfEQ/s1600/Hatter+front.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh-K-1qmi3OgzC0ZpZecVUUVsLIdz5Hh5tgIuNcAYXpy4XpU4bubHuvALe7l7juyMgNx8s3gGW-e2zSSFD3jA8kO3Z62af6-TTnPzqbkBP9U8F7D6mHMvo7QLiVx0SqYG1_C3IcFcnXfEQ/s400/Hatter+front.jpg" width="250" /></a></div><br /> That is, of course, the Mad Hatter, from Lewis Carroll's Alice's Adventures in Wonderland.<br /> <br /> Sam credited this piece to her friend Justin from Pigment Custom Tattoo and Piercing in New Orleans.<br /> <br /> She chose this for a tattoo because she likes the character, Hatter, from the book, and she always wears a hat.<br /> <br /> The image is based on the original John Tenniel illustration  <br /> <br /> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi_mYHwqWSiqt-ut6QUN037bILVwQ1xaThuZvZPIXum23B5pW0e5SrhRH3NvOXObAWAFRhoRwYJK0vmy9z51LZVGm7_UAsYmPzHc1joVN9aS10eCA8E9pkPVuo1cFL_N-F2XG4xQWUAbjc/s1600/1book38.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="326" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi_mYHwqWSiqt-ut6QUN037bILVwQ1xaThuZvZPIXum23B5pW0e5SrhRH3NvOXObAWAFRhoRwYJK0vmy9z51LZVGm7_UAsYmPzHc1joVN9aS10eCA8E9pkPVuo1cFL_N-F2XG4xQWUAbjc/s400/1book38.jpg" width="400" /></a></div>although it seems that the tattoo artist added some additional detail, along with the phrase "live the madness"<br /> <br /> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjVV2IwuySwW9X8yORiN1NTAUANWHdgfMPvFQ5AaSTy8Z_-fPG2n5kC8BtQ1FPkSMmWV8SGUjSYbCpk_Bxrt8I3JbF2wyZXEhKDLAzpmGM49hLaK6IHfUt13M2kYtogI050N_-ba195bM8/s1600/Hatter+Collage.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjVV2IwuySwW9X8yORiN1NTAUANWHdgfMPvFQ5AaSTy8Z_-fPG2n5kC8BtQ1FPkSMmWV8SGUjSYbCpk_Bxrt8I3JbF2wyZXEhKDLAzpmGM49hLaK6IHfUt13M2kYtogI050N_-ba195bM8/s400/Hatter+Collage.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><br /> Thanks to "Good Time Sam" for sharing this cool tattoo with us here on Tattoosday!

Good Time Sam and the Mad Hatter

Last month I ran into a young lady who called herself "Good Time Sam" in Penn Station. She was very enthusiastic about sharing one...

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