Tattoo Design

Tattoosday Goes to Hawai'i: Dottie's Tribute to Daddy

On my last day in Hawai'i I had some time to kill before my flight. I wanted to stay close to the airport, so I headed over to <a href="http://www.pearlridgeonline.com/pearlridge2/index.php">Pearlridge Center</a> to do some last minute shopping.<br /><br />One of the first people I met was Dottie, a Kentuckian who had moved to Oahu.<br /><br />She had this touching tattoo on her calf:<br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh27YKawjw2VwxyrZBVqsufk5JwxkuA2dp6GvFwi6B04yfoX-L7xZV32o1DOeEy2vSBsdhNIx_OGccKTZtMtmgDDAkAcyVUFS7sXR1TuBYEJtmWlQxRmY3ZH1W8q_qnICJMXANkTNxc/s1600/Constable.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh27YKawjw2VwxyrZBVqsufk5JwxkuA2dp6GvFwi6B04yfoX-L7xZV32o1DOeEy2vSBsdhNIx_OGccKTZtMtmgDDAkAcyVUFS7sXR1TuBYEJtmWlQxRmY3ZH1W8q_qnICJMXANkTNxc/s400/Constable.jpg" width="322" /></a></div><br />It is a memorial piece for her father, who was a <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Constable">constable</a> back in Kentucky. Sadly, he was killed in the line of duty in 1984. The rose is part of the shield he wore and she incorporated it into the tattoo design.<br /><br /><br />Thanks to Dottie for sharing this emotional tattoo with us here on Tattoosday.<br /><br />Update: Dottie has filled me in on some missing details.<br />  <br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgJIZiIKVkXa-Ef3sLKxk7FocAALx3iCwzqOADJB91S9K3gYAVVXRS7d8dW2LSkhVts537V32OF2Yc_Me0zXxynYr01sMgqV0PS3tHDVa37JO_J1LQ1wKdGDuAXtwPRY4d6osG6r_Pd/s1600/nleomf.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" height="200" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgJIZiIKVkXa-Ef3sLKxk7FocAALx3iCwzqOADJB91S9K3gYAVVXRS7d8dW2LSkhVts537V32OF2Yc_Me0zXxynYr01sMgqV0PS3tHDVa37JO_J1LQ1wKdGDuAXtwPRY4d6osG6r_Pd/s200/nleomf.jpg" width="193" /></a></div>The tattoo was inked at <a href="http://www.myspace.com/bigdaddystattooing">Big Daddy's Tattoos</a> in <a href="http://www.google.com/search?q=elizabethtown+kentucky+tattoo+shops&um=1&hl=en&safe=active&client=firefox-a&rls=org.mozilla:en-US:official&source=lnms&ei=4973S7GUL4eglAfX5tnCCg&sa=X&oi=mode_link&ct=mode">Elizabethtown, Kentucky</a>. She also wanted to clarify that the shield with the rose is the symbol for the <a href="http://www.nleomf.org/">National Law Enforcement Officers Memorial Fund</a> and encourages people, if interested in the memorial, to visit the website <a href="http://www.nleomf.org/">here</a>.

Tattoosday Goes to Hawai'i: Dottie's Tribute to Daddy

On my last day in Hawai'i I had some time to kill before my flight. I wanted to stay close to the airport, so I headed over to Pearlridg...

6:42 AM

Tattoosday Goes To Hawai'i - All in the Family, Part 3 (Ikaika, In Progress)

Continuing with the mini-reunion, of sorts, with my family in Hawai'i, back in April, let's visit with my nephew Ikaika. If seeing my nephew Keali'i for the first time in 18 years was a trip, then talking to Ikaika was an all-out exercise in time travel, it seemed.<br /><br />Ikaika, to my memory, was a toddler, barely a kid. Or, at least that's how I last remembered him. Now, he is an adult, and he remembered who I was, much to my amazement.<br /><br />He shared his work in progress, a traditional-style Hawaiian pattern tribal sleeve, here:<br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiPOJfntBPxEEVQCQ0jfs3-diYwmIcpeo0V7915IAn2pKfxzM4qm7oodLWoPvTc8FQXfT8a0uSnevvQp0UhC8eD1fbYa-ZpF671olRVksRQxGiTDIgIs70SrlN7wf6hfXsfbJoZxvEe/s1600/ikaika+pattern.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="266" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiPOJfntBPxEEVQCQ0jfs3-diYwmIcpeo0V7915IAn2pKfxzM4qm7oodLWoPvTc8FQXfT8a0uSnevvQp0UhC8eD1fbYa-ZpF671olRVksRQxGiTDIgIs70SrlN7wf6hfXsfbJoZxvEe/s400/ikaika+pattern.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><br />This sleeve represents about twelve hours of work, all done by <a href="http://hippografix.com/?page_id=394">George "Keoki" Davis</a> at <a href="http://hippografix.com/">HippoGrafix</a>. <br /><br />Ikaika also shared this <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hannya"><i>hannya</i></a> mask on the back of his calf, courtesy of <a href="http://www.myspace.com/3322049">"Tattoo Mike" Higuchi</a> at <a href="http://www.yelp.com/biz/dark-side-tattoo-honolulu">Dark Side Tattoo</a> in Honolulu:<br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhprhhmcfW6IwRMAEEYFvWMe4maHpvkGNMBvh5EdJfuTqEbrewsFtYJRrm-BPwKssGo4kAxDzmCkVigP10DSlhAZ5Gc-DeNGhg_cI4zpuEKVTWdz8diq4aI9Ipo-ASfWBHltmStoNUm/s1600/Ikaika+Hannya.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhprhhmcfW6IwRMAEEYFvWMe4maHpvkGNMBvh5EdJfuTqEbrewsFtYJRrm-BPwKssGo4kAxDzmCkVigP10DSlhAZ5Gc-DeNGhg_cI4zpuEKVTWdz8diq4aI9Ipo-ASfWBHltmStoNUm/s400/Ikaika+Hannya.jpg" width="266" /></a></div><br />Thanks to my nephew Ikaika for sharing his ink with us here on Tattoosday!<br /><br />Previously in the <i>Tattoosday Goes to Hawai'i - All in the Family</i> series:<br /><br /><a href="http://tattoosday.blogspot.com/2010/05/tattoosday-goes-to-hawaii-all-in-family.html">Part 1, A Preface</a> <br /><a href="http://tattoosday.blogspot.com/2010/05/tattoosday-goes-to-hawaii-all-in-family_19.html">Part 2, Keali'i's Sleeves</a>

Tattoosday Goes To Hawai'i - All in the Family, Part 3 (Ikaika, In Progress)

Continuing with the mini-reunion, of sorts, with my family in Hawai'i, back in April, let's visit with my nephew Ikaika. If seeing m...

3:12 AM

Tattoosday Goes to Hawai'i - All in the Family, Part 2 (Keali'i's Sleeves)

Mind you, readers, that the last time I saw my nephew Keali'i, he was not yet into the his teens or, if he was, he had just started. So when I saw him for the first time in nearly twenty years, I was stunned. There, in the blindingly bright <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kaneohe,_Hawaii">Kāne<span class="okina" style="font-family: Lucida Sans Unicode,sans-serif;">ʻ</span>ohe</a> sunlight, where once I had remembered a boy, stood a man.<br /><br />My first glimpse of his tattoos was at a time when I wasn't thinking much about ink - a sad occasion that gives everyone a bit of perspective, in the bright shadows between the living and the dead.<br /><br />It wasn't until later that evening, as small glasses with clear liquor were raised in honor of a departed husband, father, and grandfather, when the talk of tattoos began.<br /><br />I had known Keali'i had ink, but I never realized how much. He has two full sleeves and he kindly shares them here.<br /><br />His left arm is distinguished by a black and gray depiction of a skeletal warrior king presiding over a dark domain. Skulls are prevalent in the flowing piece that runs the full length of the arm:<br /> <br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjZ3MY6XmNw09uVjU0TvpIn8Orw6p2kyXndTnEP1ztSDtkuI5pb5ZxhcT3mjfOGHR6uxY0mQ11CBWa1bGobF8yegi5TqDW2_rQfgeSqZDHY321p4vflS31FrUqI0KPIH8u2rPUUxMTp/s1600/Kealii+left+arm+top.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjZ3MY6XmNw09uVjU0TvpIn8Orw6p2kyXndTnEP1ztSDtkuI5pb5ZxhcT3mjfOGHR6uxY0mQ11CBWa1bGobF8yegi5TqDW2_rQfgeSqZDHY321p4vflS31FrUqI0KPIH8u2rPUUxMTp/s640/Kealii+left+arm+top.jpg" width="262" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhVOreKjDjIK7omTwZ0UkM7l5z5K_hPMVSbXfValEKN7DVGjtQhEb1zeqXaPjwE2xSVIfPWJ5XL4-IuFFnOtk9ksPO6OI_xvUagv2VLwOKF6GVSm00moWcvPtZScLbFvf1IKvR5YXXg/s1600/Kealii+left+arm+bottom.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhVOreKjDjIK7omTwZ0UkM7l5z5K_hPMVSbXfValEKN7DVGjtQhEb1zeqXaPjwE2xSVIfPWJ5XL4-IuFFnOtk9ksPO6OI_xvUagv2VLwOKF6GVSm00moWcvPtZScLbFvf1IKvR5YXXg/s640/Kealii+left+arm+bottom.jpg" width="228" /></a></div><br />The depiction of the great Hawaiian king, <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kamehameha_I">Kamehameha the Great</a>, is a popular element in many tattoos for people honoring the history of Hawai'i. <br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhKfzo8bgUnLc70S-6BX9Xp6KWQf0itpKIqHiLxq1T4Bp9Z8aRbv4tRdlsCHisTHdF4egzmUBGnU5I8fRbXZbHpADy5vL8hspFDwZgEySqbTv1OaxB-rvfRaXRub9wnDH5brcuKkjyg/s1600/Kealii+left+arm+detail.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhKfzo8bgUnLc70S-6BX9Xp6KWQf0itpKIqHiLxq1T4Bp9Z8aRbv4tRdlsCHisTHdF4egzmUBGnU5I8fRbXZbHpADy5vL8hspFDwZgEySqbTv1OaxB-rvfRaXRub9wnDH5brcuKkjyg/s320/Kealii+left+arm+detail.jpg" /></a></div><br />The traditional warrior helmet on the skeleton signifies that this is an undead Kamehameha, a twist on the cultural and historical icon that makes the dark side of Keali'i so unique.<br /><br /><br />Keali'i's right arm contrasts the left with an explosion of color:<br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiQ2mmHsotfAKCKPo80PIqOTWPnDnEtBZdzspbGfQjEk5xsiRDNkWyFauXbeVPbBX4WWoo9N8FKMokJrkuxn0VAR1kel7doCVUYi59wRRP0E5GWMfqqDRBTgo5aATTuR_edFEYyHuSp/s1600/kealii+collage.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiQ2mmHsotfAKCKPo80PIqOTWPnDnEtBZdzspbGfQjEk5xsiRDNkWyFauXbeVPbBX4WWoo9N8FKMokJrkuxn0VAR1kel7doCVUYi59wRRP0E5GWMfqqDRBTgo5aATTuR_edFEYyHuSp/s640/kealii+collage.jpg" width="368" /></a></div><br />My nephew's full Hawaiian name is Keali'i 'O ka Moana, which translates to "Chief of the Ocean". And he lives up to this moniker, being an avid fan of surfing, diving, and fishing. Embracing his love of the sea, Keali'i adorned this side of his body with the bright vibrant colors of the ocean reefs, with multi-hued corals, anemones, and other sea life, including a fish and an octopus.<br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgpO232nuQPq8Ear8T4l-GT732oV_8q1SZVZ1bq_VseCcn2MCtdAZZnsAYempjR5kSvQPiLJ3DuCtFoWnSvVf0PkJx81uiqTpqjnC4rXLRryC8Pm-EjvPCJOKoYcywXi2P8XZjTWnZE/s1600/kealii+right+arm+2.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgpO232nuQPq8Ear8T4l-GT732oV_8q1SZVZ1bq_VseCcn2MCtdAZZnsAYempjR5kSvQPiLJ3DuCtFoWnSvVf0PkJx81uiqTpqjnC4rXLRryC8Pm-EjvPCJOKoYcywXi2P8XZjTWnZE/s640/kealii+right+arm+2.jpg" width="212" /></a></div><br />Unfortunately, the bottoms of Keali'i's arms are darker than the tops, a fact that he grudgingly accepts as the cost of being in the sun so much, combined with having naturally darker skin to begin with.<br /><br />His artist, <a href="http://www.808tattoo.com/portfolios.php?id=4">Billy Whitney</a> from <a href="http://www.blogger.com/goog_1591938139">808 Tattoo</a><a href="http://www.808tattoo.com/"> Studio</a>, has scolded him, Keali'i told me, but he swears up and down he can't help it.<br /><br />Regardless of the visibility of some of this work, it's still wonderfully done and was great to see in person after hearing so long about his great tattoos.<br /><br />I want to say a big mahalo to my nephew, Keali'i, for sharing his sleeves with us here on Tattoosday!<br /><br />Previously in the "Tattoosday Goes to Hawai'i - All in the Family" series:<br /><br /><a href="http://tattoosday.blogspot.com/2010/05/tattoosday-goes-to-hawaii-all-in-family.html">Part 1, A Preface</a>.

Tattoosday Goes to Hawai'i - All in the Family, Part 2 (Keali'i's Sleeves)

Mind you, readers, that the last time I saw my nephew Keali'i, he was not yet into the his teens or, if he was, he had just started. So ...

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Tattoosday Goes to Hawai'i - All in the Family, Part 1 (A Preface)

Although my recent trip to Hawai'i at the end of April was a bit of a whirlwind, one of the best things about it was reconnecting with a side of the family with whom I hadn't had contact in a long time.<br /><br />Living in New York and raising a family is expensive enough, but making regular trips back home to Hawai'i has become a scarce occurrence and, as a result, my two sisters, and all my nieces and nephews, have grown apart over the years. Our interaction was limited to updates communicated through our parents.<br /><br />But Fate has other plans, and family ties, although they may fray and weaken with age, still remain intact awaiting the opportunity to reconnect and strengthen in the memory of a loved one.<br /><br />So, on the last Monday in April, I was at my niece's house, surrounded by family, most of whom I hadn't seen in almost two decades. And we were drinking and toasting "Poppa John"  Ferreira who, in passing, had reunited us here on <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Oahu">Oahu</a>. It was surreal to be doing shots with "kids" whose own kids were the same age as they had been when I saw them all last.<br /><br />And of course, dear readers, I wouldn't be telling you any of this if it were not for their tattoos.<br /><br />For although that was not why I was in <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mililani">Mililani</a> at my niece Ulu's house that Monday evening, the subject came up, and my family, my distant <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ohana"><i>`ohana</i></a>, yet <i>`ohana</i> nonetheless, were happy to share their tattoos with me and, by extension, the Tattoosday audience, for your enjoyment.<br /><br />I should mention that I knew my nieces and nephews had ink. I had even seen a picture of Ulu's amazing cover-up (just wait and see), but this was the first time I got a chance to talk with them about their work.<br /><br />This first post started as a nod to my nephew Keali'i but, since I've rambled on and on, we'll just make this a preface, and direct you below (or here) to see his tattoos.<br /><br />Thanks in advance to Keali'i, Lehua, Ikaika, Ulu and her husband Travis for sharing their ink with us here on Tattoosday!

Tattoosday Goes to Hawai'i - All in the Family, Part 1 (A Preface)

Although my recent trip to Hawai'i at the end of April was a bit of a whirlwind, one of the best things about it was reconnecting with a...

2:44 AM

Juli's Right Calf: A Sugar Skull and More!

Back in April, I met Juli, who hosts a dozen tattoos, and counting.<br /><br />She offered up two pieces, both on her right calf.<br /><br />First was this sugar skull, inked by <a href="http://www.strangebreutattoo.com/">Chris Strangebreu</a>, who currently is working out of <a href="http://studio33tattoo.com/">Studio 33 Tattoo</a> on St. Mark's Place in Manhattan:<br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiyDwQPO-tsGs_vd7c4bNvZqym-PAJCTP1niCgl3hXRHlmDS2QLYLxm1S9XTbpMsIV_iKXLUqu-z6f1-rGbbiPkr9VcdcjUWK6sPDN9pU8PuoTabgP7Cx6Fi90S6atpe85CzZ09z8j8/s1600/Juli+Sugar+Skull.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiyDwQPO-tsGs_vd7c4bNvZqym-PAJCTP1niCgl3hXRHlmDS2QLYLxm1S9XTbpMsIV_iKXLUqu-z6f1-rGbbiPkr9VcdcjUWK6sPDN9pU8PuoTabgP7Cx6Fi90S6atpe85CzZ09z8j8/s640/Juli+Sugar+Skull.jpg" width="380" /></a></div><br />Always a fan of sugar skulls here on Tattoosday, I was glad that Juli was more than happy to share this tattoo. She pointed out that the flowers are <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gerbera">Gerbera daisies</a> ("my ultimate favorite flower ever") and that the eyes and the tips of the daisies have unusual accents. Chris used an ink known as "Japanese pink,"  which makes the specific areas of the piece glow in the dark.<br />  <br />The other tattoo Juli shared is part of what she envisions to be a larger piece that will wrap around her calf and thematically connect with the sugar skull:<br /><br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjxyfNW3geQHb4zTsx6FiL6nIoj1MhR9gkbj2HNzuDSfBUcrnCcXIB0KJBijTEFmgHZ9zgeZnwEG6QxYiFGv4p5HiIHi8xEXbruFBNRqlCOY1KKdr_gBqkaTYNmY1XKPE0sos_0ehW6/s1600/Juli+Tradiional.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjxyfNW3geQHb4zTsx6FiL6nIoj1MhR9gkbj2HNzuDSfBUcrnCcXIB0KJBijTEFmgHZ9zgeZnwEG6QxYiFGv4p5HiIHi8xEXbruFBNRqlCOY1KKdr_gBqkaTYNmY1XKPE0sos_0ehW6/s400/Juli+Tradiional.jpg" width="257" /></a></div><br />This was done by <a href="http://holeintheskytattoos.com/">Geoff Horn</a> at the <span id="goog_1349564425"></span><a href="http://www.blogger.com/">Philadelphia Tattoo Arts Convention<span id="goog_1349564426"></span></a>. <br /><br />I'm hoping that this won't be the last we see from Juli, and I thank her for sharing these great tattoos with us here on Tattoosday!

Juli's Right Calf: A Sugar Skull and More!

Back in April, I met Juli, who hosts a dozen tattoos, and counting. She offered up two pieces, both on her right calf. First was this sugar ...

3:02 AM

Dispatch from the NYC Tattoo Convention - Greg's Amazing Back Piece

My wife Melanie and I were standing at the balcony, looking down at the floor of the <a href="http://roselandballroom.com/">Roseland Ballroom</a> this past weekend at the<a href="http://www.nyctattooconvention.com/"> New York City Tattoo Convention</a>. This offered us a great vantage point of the stage and the mass of inked humanity in attendance.<br /><br />Just to our left down below was one shop booth where a guy was standing with blue tattoos on his arms and you could tell he had color on his back, as well. Occasionally, he would turn toward our position and pull up his shirt to reveal his back to people in the booth. Camera clashes blinked and faces lit up with surprise, shock, and sheer admiration.<br /><br />The first time I saw this, it piqued my curiosity, but so did a lot of things at the show. Then , we saw why he was eliciting such reactions. He turned away from us to reveal one of the more amazing back pieces I have seen. I decided that I'd love to have this as my obligatory post from the convention.<br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjyYf1lokpAeV5JGAIGuQ6XVbsg1w1Nwjo-M27kDMwaV06J2f6NhoH3AUSCnJDLlHxV1z-_d7MoLKtoM41f3ZzwDsrHgCcovgKc16e_fA5rNtaB-VBA9LQVmXBZDgQBva6J7v4es7GA/s1600/greg+in+booth.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjyYf1lokpAeV5JGAIGuQ6XVbsg1w1Nwjo-M27kDMwaV06J2f6NhoH3AUSCnJDLlHxV1z-_d7MoLKtoM41f3ZzwDsrHgCcovgKc16e_fA5rNtaB-VBA9LQVmXBZDgQBva6J7v4es7GA/s400/greg+in+booth.jpg" width="300" /></a></div><br />Behold, his work, up close:<br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiGY0TJWhXx_6BWLeXwPwgvTGN5gRQMws2weK654laSiaCxeE3MaSJv17b-D8iOonHgMBXEDyBvzLDgGcGCcSqCksTQS2cTTp0W56rVzV5Hi_Q756qtrllg8QyhsdcEQIsujIvwBs3J/s1600/Shark+Boy.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiGY0TJWhXx_6BWLeXwPwgvTGN5gRQMws2weK654laSiaCxeE3MaSJv17b-D8iOonHgMBXEDyBvzLDgGcGCcSqCksTQS2cTTp0W56rVzV5Hi_Q756qtrllg8QyhsdcEQIsujIvwBs3J/s400/Shark+Boy.jpg" width="321" /></a></div><br /><br />Greg, the host of this astonishing tattoo, spent one and a half years having this worked on by Ian Shafer at <a href="http://www.screaminink.com/index.php">Screamin' Ink Tattoo & Body Piercing</a> in Fair Lawn, New Jersey.<br /><br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj5rCtdE1pUMbVTnGwKHwd93vZ-vELkWbi5RCtEWlng0NolqvCQDiVCqV81C_mny38vZv4I0Z1TJT8E0-qbTQAq-JQsqf5-n_0nb1X7pI6pvinAf5zh2-crE-Q8WNlE-MSd2AJb8Gcc/s1600/scan0007.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj5rCtdE1pUMbVTnGwKHwd93vZ-vELkWbi5RCtEWlng0NolqvCQDiVCqV81C_mny38vZv4I0Z1TJT8E0-qbTQAq-JQsqf5-n_0nb1X7pI6pvinAf5zh2-crE-Q8WNlE-MSd2AJb8Gcc/s320/scan0007.jpg" /></a></div><br />Greg also has this pretty cool <i>Jaws</i> tattoo on his upper left arm:<br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgDg5Ebn1yYj31zHDrzrt106GuyS6sp_Y4wfTshhIXwA1pwkwN5vGZvRzchaP8zQpB6eaZKsv4Y3sVIQPQBnwkn21sgHPSgcMjFMIsQhYrTxDwn62iqR3Aw9U1i7A0zID68Oo-LmBPi/s1600/jaws.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgDg5Ebn1yYj31zHDrzrt106GuyS6sp_Y4wfTshhIXwA1pwkwN5vGZvRzchaP8zQpB6eaZKsv4Y3sVIQPQBnwkn21sgHPSgcMjFMIsQhYrTxDwn62iqR3Aw9U1i7A0zID68Oo-LmBPi/s640/jaws.jpg" width="324" /></a></div><br />and this amazing Great White shark on the inside of his biceps:<br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjLRvkxovQsjC-8rHdkjw9GziElGa8hE6dbQcOl5FI9BWu1thJFzQkXRGgxzQs_VUCzqH7-JRQHIyxp0CfNK56Q3L26XzMQa2anUhNNVosaG7EbDJMtCK7J1Xl0xIoxJrHyHjQBYk7w/s1600/bicep+shark.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="272" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjLRvkxovQsjC-8rHdkjw9GziElGa8hE6dbQcOl5FI9BWu1thJFzQkXRGgxzQs_VUCzqH7-JRQHIyxp0CfNK56Q3L26XzMQa2anUhNNVosaG7EbDJMtCK7J1Xl0xIoxJrHyHjQBYk7w/s400/bicep+shark.jpg" width="400" /></a></div>Greg explained to me that, aside from the obvious love of sharks that he has, the original film was the first movie he remembers seeing with his father. It doesn't hurt that he's a Pisces, either, one of the water-based astrological signs.<br /><br />And, in case you were wondering, Greg told several of us who were admiring the work that the most painful part of this tattoo was the work on the buttocks. Ouch. <br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgEvNR1Ptm2lGXHSCOI0tjfrGLQmEV25ZtHlzswZmdaXUmZsJnFaoWQLjqYnlNptWyToIv8YtTmBM88XyOxNWCmE8RIUBnkQ6oHdw-qi760yDQfrWZgBtgKlNjw-uo3Qc6HK7GooJCK/s1600/Shark+back+detail.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="302" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgEvNR1Ptm2lGXHSCOI0tjfrGLQmEV25ZtHlzswZmdaXUmZsJnFaoWQLjqYnlNptWyToIv8YtTmBM88XyOxNWCmE8RIUBnkQ6oHdw-qi760yDQfrWZgBtgKlNjw-uo3Qc6HK7GooJCK/s400/Shark+back+detail.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><br />I took photos of several other tattoos that Greg had but decided they would just detract from this phenomenal tattoo.<br /><br />A hearty thanks to Greg who was very cool in showing off his work on a day where I'm sure he had to remove his shirt more than a few times.

Dispatch from the NYC Tattoo Convention - Greg's Amazing Back Piece

My wife Melanie and I were standing at the balcony, looking down at the floor of the Roseland Ballroom this past weekend at the New York C...

3:12 AM

Caroline Rocks an Awesome R.Crumb Tattoo

I'm rationing all the tattoos I spotted in Hawai'i, which allows me to share the amazing ones I've seen since returning to New York. A huge backlog of ink photos means I can be pickier and share the very best.<br /><br />My first day back in the Big Apple I met Caroline, at the corner of 23rd and 6th, a stone's throw from the <a href="http://www.hotelchelsea.com/">Hotel Chelsea</a>.<br /><br />When I asked her to share one of her many tattoos (she has around 30), she bared her upper arm to reveal this great piece:<br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgO5OFQSFdf6fArOG2HBWRD9wZOWJiPK2fuEqtyGNYwc6i2tgq1VoC7gG2gpPDNbngKPJC1bQvHjNw_mj2hvC2vgrXu0yTj9qGbUSJnB7e_iqA5gxQ_mR-taCDT25rA3w9bN9hPcCwZ/s1600/crumb.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgO5OFQSFdf6fArOG2HBWRD9wZOWJiPK2fuEqtyGNYwc6i2tgq1VoC7gG2gpPDNbngKPJC1bQvHjNw_mj2hvC2vgrXu0yTj9qGbUSJnB7e_iqA5gxQ_mR-taCDT25rA3w9bN9hPcCwZ/s400/crumb.jpg" width="266" /></a></div><br />I recognized it immediately as the popular "underground" comic artist <a href="http://www.crumbproducts.com/">R. Crumb</a>. Not that he wasn't already popular, but he illustrated a couple of <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Charles_Bukowski">Charles Bukowski</a> stories in the late '80s, and this image was one used in the <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Charles_Bukowski">Black Sparrow Press</a> issue of his short story "<a href="http://www.amazon.com/Bring-Your-Love-Charles-Bukowski/dp/0876856067?ie=UTF8&tag=bill03-20&link_code=btl&camp=213689&creative=392969" target="_blank">Bring Me Your Love</a><img alt="" border="0" height="1" src="http://www.assoc-amazon.com/e/ir?t=bill03-20&l=btl&camp=213689&creative=392969&o=1&a=0876856067" style="border: medium none ! important; margin: 0px ! important; padding: 0px ! important;" width="1" />".<br /><div style="text-align: center;"><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiE5ncRkMaoQVycVjuQz22cTkFodaX2w15zhNv3uv7GwZDLWTLCz0K1u1bvwLPIo7ovIzHu9eVIfPRv9cdmOvvU6us5w4pLMPeD9BSE0KrSYeyDxM7C8b-Czez_U-rKm9lkuhrbAwT7/s1600/crumb-thumb-250x383-1225.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiE5ncRkMaoQVycVjuQz22cTkFodaX2w15zhNv3uv7GwZDLWTLCz0K1u1bvwLPIo7ovIzHu9eVIfPRv9cdmOvvU6us5w4pLMPeD9BSE0KrSYeyDxM7C8b-Czez_U-rKm9lkuhrbAwT7/s400/crumb-thumb-250x383-1225.jpg" width="261" /></a></div><br />Caroline explained to me why this tattoo was essential to her tapestry. She would often, when angry or frustrated, say she was so mad she could punch herself in the face. When she saw the drawing, she knew it would be a perfect tattoo for her.<br /><br />Joe at <a href="http://www.saintsandsinnersink.com/tattoo_gallery.asp">Saints & Sinners</a> in Baltimore was the artist who transferred R. Crumb's genius onto Caroline's flesh.<br /><br /><br />Thanks again to Caroline for sharing this great tattoo with us here on Tattoosday!<br /><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><iframe align="left" frameborder="0" marginheight="0" marginwidth="0" scrolling="no" src="http://rcm.amazon.com/e/cm?t=bill03-20&o=1&p=8&l=bpl&asins=0876856067&fc1=000000&IS2=1&lt1=_blank&m=amazon&lc1=0000FF&bc1=000000&bg1=FFFFFF&f=ifr" style="height: 245px; padding-right: 10px; padding-top: 5px; width: 131px;"></iframe><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div>

Caroline Rocks an Awesome R.Crumb Tattoo

I'm rationing all the tattoos I spotted in Hawai'i, which allows me to share the amazing ones I've seen since returning to New Y...

3:38 AM

Jeni's Cinematic Ankle

I spotted Jeni's ankle back in April in a store on 24th Street between 6th and 7th Avenues.<br /><br />One of five tattoos, I thought this one was pretty cool:<br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj-3NL-UK1u1oQfZWweNDVtzBcfaN6MLs0Hs2j5RR6W9jfrMiIAbnRLfj870_mtfBYQ6BOMG0EnllHyiPDJgGMba7fTW1bi8PeipO6e1O8dG2W7zUCnULitbfsMB2zNrRIM3oH-BHrS/s1600/cinematic.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="395" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj-3NL-UK1u1oQfZWweNDVtzBcfaN6MLs0Hs2j5RR6W9jfrMiIAbnRLfj870_mtfBYQ6BOMG0EnllHyiPDJgGMba7fTW1bi8PeipO6e1O8dG2W7zUCnULitbfsMB2zNrRIM3oH-BHrS/s400/cinematic.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><br />Jeni had been working in film part-time but she had finally decided that movies were what she would devote her life to. That is why the camera points forward.<br /><br />Jeni, a documentarian, who has worked as a unit production manager and on continuity, sees this tattoo as a symbol of her decision to make movie making her life.<br /><br />The tattoo was done at an unremembered shop name in Denver.<br /><br />Thanks to Jeni for sharing her tatto with us here on Tattoosday!

Jeni's Cinematic Ankle

I spotted Jeni's ankle back in April in a store on 24th Street between 6th and 7th Avenues. One of five tattoos, I thought this one was ...

3:00 PM

An Update from Victor

I don't often run into Tattoosday subjects more than once, but when one works in the same neighborhood, it's often tough NOT to run into them.<br /><br />Case in point is my friend Victor, who I first met <a href="http://tattoosday.blogspot.com/2008/06/heeeeeeeeeres-victors-tattoos.html">here</a> in an example of what I call a tat-alog, when multiple tattoos are photographed and discussed.<br /><br />We did a <a href="http://tattoosday.blogspot.com/2009/08/return-of-victors-ink.html">second post</a> on some new cinematic signature ink he had obtained <a href="http://tattoosday.blogspot.com/2009/08/return-of-victors-ink.html">here</a>, and that had been it for a while.<br /><br />Then, last month, I spotted him again in <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pennsylvania_Plaza">Penn Plaza</a>, and thought that this tattoo was new:<br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj3aqeevtvWaEz4ej0ez8uwfWcJOphJh7zVROSqgkFd5P37tKthjOajqcUDcfkzZpUoTQJ6rR_kWz-SZXr7ya04P4KzNniZal6cEUkWBUd-QK4MVG6X6X0RrSJw1onGgELK1vLmiLfN/s1600/Stones.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj3aqeevtvWaEz4ej0ez8uwfWcJOphJh7zVROSqgkFd5P37tKthjOajqcUDcfkzZpUoTQJ6rR_kWz-SZXr7ya04P4KzNniZal6cEUkWBUd-QK4MVG6X6X0RrSJw1onGgELK1vLmiLfN/s400/Stones.jpg" width="267" /></a></div><br />There's been a lot of hoopla this week as <a href="http://www.latenightwithjimmyfallon.com/">Jimmy Fallon</a> did a whole <a href="http://www.latenightwithjimmyfallon.com/blogs/rolling-stones-week/">Rolling Stones tribute</a> over five days in honor of the reissue of <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Exile_on_Main_St."><i>Exile on Main Street</i></a>.<br /><br />I'll let Victor explain the history of this particular tattoo:<br /><br /><blockquote>...[This was] done by my cousin <a href="http://www.myspace.com/ebonacore">Eddie Bonacore</a> in his apartment...then he did it for me again when he got officially hired as a tattoo artist @ <a href="http://www.funhousetattooing.com/">Funhouse Tattooing</a> in the Poconos.  I love the Stones, and credit my mom for that one...she got me into them.  The Stones ooze rock n' roll and always will...even watching <a href="http://www.shinealightmovie.com/"><i>Shine a Light</i></a>, the documentary <a href="http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0000217/">[Martin] Scorsese</a> recently did on them...it just further shows there commitment to rock n' roll...the least I could do was add some tongue to my wrist!</blockquote><br />Thanks again to Victor for keeping us entertained with his rockin' tattoos here on Tattoosday!

An Update from Victor

I don't often run into Tattoosday subjects more than once, but when one works in the same neighborhood, it's often tough NOT to run ...

5:00 AM

Tattoosday Goes to Hawai'i: Reston's Expansive Ink

I've alluded, in previous posts, to a trip to <a href="http://www.alamoanacenter.com/">Ala Moana Center</a>, during which I was astounded by the amount of tattoos I saw, much more than I recall seeing on my previous trip, five years ago.<br /><br />I was in the expansive food court section of the complex when I met Reston and his uncle. I was first intrigued by the work on his left arm:<br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg9whhfQMXcJM-V0cbigjftW0EcyexSnxMUnNpYm7DPIqhEWSvSVZzMetflj0FY_Q6TpiEkvScCqnl2ndsi3ZKyROsHJ5eQIhALxPocvjvm6Tky3dAIJxohxka3p5a652TnMoZ-6FYS/s1600/Reston+Arm.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg9whhfQMXcJM-V0cbigjftW0EcyexSnxMUnNpYm7DPIqhEWSvSVZzMetflj0FY_Q6TpiEkvScCqnl2ndsi3ZKyROsHJ5eQIhALxPocvjvm6Tky3dAIJxohxka3p5a652TnMoZ-6FYS/s640/Reston+Arm.jpg" width="212" /></a></div><br />but then, in one of those rare Tattoosday moments in which I see much more than I anticipated, his uncle convinced Reston to show me his back, which revealed this wonderful work:<br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhoiEjQ60ODsAPxa2TFuXcavMn_xPJ2xKUjYsq8dcmuWNfG0eZdowRFBoaIaowvo8zkF6sU7GZLJT6ngj3bpHX382iBp6TqQDc4saBWGQsQ8RO4xrFheovvmcjxs2UypuhRQTt-QJi-/s1600/Reston+Back.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhoiEjQ60ODsAPxa2TFuXcavMn_xPJ2xKUjYsq8dcmuWNfG0eZdowRFBoaIaowvo8zkF6sU7GZLJT6ngj3bpHX382iBp6TqQDc4saBWGQsQ8RO4xrFheovvmcjxs2UypuhRQTt-QJi-/s400/Reston+Back.jpg" width="346" /></a></div><br />For Reston, his tattoos are tributes to his heritage. The large <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gautama_Buddha">Buddha</a> on his back acknowledges the <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Buddhism">Buddhist</a> faith that can be found on his father's side of the family. The <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tiki">tiki</a> and tribal patterns are in honor of his mother's Pacific Islander lineage. This is apparent from the merging of the two styles (and the names "mom" and "dad" at the top of his back:<br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEihdWVxOBI4ag6BhJFwA0Qsync5ULR2RfRMwwSu_wVeQdPhkTlgBAyICymId-weSkC0WC6RHzhYbVuONAsXuCRI6wCS8KHYZajWRRXTGAynMBYMSC9VqMsUWs9Bp3JP4fv-1-gR47zU/s1600/Reston+back+-+detail.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="247" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEihdWVxOBI4ag6BhJFwA0Qsync5ULR2RfRMwwSu_wVeQdPhkTlgBAyICymId-weSkC0WC6RHzhYbVuONAsXuCRI6wCS8KHYZajWRRXTGAynMBYMSC9VqMsUWs9Bp3JP4fv-1-gR47zU/s400/Reston+back+-+detail.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br />In addition, Reston shared this cool lizard on his left shoulder:<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgkTs8Fvaw-b0oZbB8lqgeIdTCLUvbNjV1cDbVbNyQPVcxjtQgD6ykN0L2umQi-YXlLakKAN2DIafnXE00uCTLE-DRv5Tt6_fdouYzb_NJG2ZCfOtp2nsOgDqnc5YLf4Xvs73YaMqF2/s1600/Reston+Shoulder.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="261" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgkTs8Fvaw-b0oZbB8lqgeIdTCLUvbNjV1cDbVbNyQPVcxjtQgD6ykN0L2umQi-YXlLakKAN2DIafnXE00uCTLE-DRv5Tt6_fdouYzb_NJG2ZCfOtp2nsOgDqnc5YLf4Xvs73YaMqF2/s400/Reston+Shoulder.jpg" width="400" /></a>Actually, in Hawaiian tattoo styles, this is referred to more specifically as a <i><b>mo'o</b></i>, which can be defined (source <a href="http://www.nps.gov/history/history/online_books/kona/historyg.htm">here</a>) as a "spirit guardian (lizard) that protects a resource, such as a fishpond, from overuse and other abuse". Mo'o are also referred to as geckos.<br /><br />There's a lot going on with Reston's personal canvas, but you can see the geographic shapes of the <i>mo'o</i> design jumping off the skin.<br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhfbggxDS6O9JjSQuuwPPEMJJh1BGISkUf7UuJpg5ZweeWTiCyBiLj0S2oifPv4IRCXS-XLEetDd7AHkRO-HKQkxdn_sOk3tgMgOFcvcXlnJ1wiDY4Em2kPIE_ouHrGJdurvMFgj05e/s1600/Reston+Shoulder+detail.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="296" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhfbggxDS6O9JjSQuuwPPEMJJh1BGISkUf7UuJpg5ZweeWTiCyBiLj0S2oifPv4IRCXS-XLEetDd7AHkRO-HKQkxdn_sOk3tgMgOFcvcXlnJ1wiDY4Em2kPIE_ouHrGJdurvMFgj05e/s400/Reston+Shoulder+detail.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br />  All the work was done in California. The Buddha back piece was inked by <a href="http://www.12monkeystattoos.com/jon-highland.html">Jon Highland</a>, owner of <a href="http://www.12monkeystattoos.com/">12 Monkeys Tattoo</a> in Tracy, California. The majority of the tribal/Polynesian work was tattooed by <a href="http://www.hbtat2.com/orly/">Orly</a> at <a href="http://www.hbtat2.com/">Humble Beginnings Tattoo Studio</a> in San Jose.<br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg_yplWLZNChCvNFyh3mo-5at-EMgEaequ8wZNSLFQpfG8FcSEqruS9eAuUkGyKrgCGXouBrKD9a6fge47LMqR9MWnDZ56Q_AUc1mQG24EXYUH_xAkNPuZLKikan182cCytO64L_ObU/s1600/Reston+Arm+-+Detail.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg_yplWLZNChCvNFyh3mo-5at-EMgEaequ8wZNSLFQpfG8FcSEqruS9eAuUkGyKrgCGXouBrKD9a6fge47LMqR9MWnDZ56Q_AUc1mQG24EXYUH_xAkNPuZLKikan182cCytO64L_ObU/s640/Reston+Arm+-+Detail.jpg" width="300" /></a></div><br />A hearty mahalo to Reston for being bold enough to remove his shirt in the Ala Moana food court so we could all get to better appreciate his ink. 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