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A Peak at Rihanna’s Tattoos

// September 9th, 2010 // 2 Comments » // Tattoo News

Got ink? Rihanna certainly does. She’s been creating a lot of buzz among the paparazzi in New York who have been trying to capture a pic of her newest tattoo. A few days ago, she hit up a tattoo parlor in New York with her boyfriend Matt Kemp and was spotted a few days later with a bandage on her neck.

According to her fan site, The new tattoo says “Rebelle fleur” which means “Rebellious Flower” in French. (however my French readers say that it actually means Flower Rebellious which might have been a translation mishap on her part. duh well…)

She now has 15 tattoos and counting. Two are almost identical to her ex’s.. See more of Rihanna’s tattoos below:

Jerry Garcia Tribute Night

// August 9th, 2010 // 2 Comments » // Tattoo News

Jerry Garcia at Filmore East

San Francisco Giants fans will have a chance to be part of the world’s largest kazoo ensemble tonight at AT&T Park as the team pays tribute to music legend Jerry Garcia and marks the 15th anniversary of the Grateful Dead frontman’s passing.

In a special seventh-inning stretch celebration, Grateful Dead member Mickey Hart will conduct more than 7,000 kazoo-tooting fans in playing “Take Me Out to the Ball Game” in an attempt to set a Guinness World Record.

The kazoo encomium is part of the team’s “Jerry Garcia Tribute Night” that concludes the city’s celebration of “the days between,” which are the days between Garcia’s Aug. 1 birthday and his Aug 9. passing.

Local Grateful Dead and Jerry Garcia cover bands will perform before the 7:15 p.m. game versus the Chicago Cubs begins. The evening will also include a national anthem performance by Grateful Dead member Bob Weir.

Fans who purchase a special event ticket will be seated in a Jerry Garcia-designated section at the ballpark and will receive a limited edition bobblehead of the musician.

A portion of the ticket proceeds will benefit the Rex Foundation, an organization of the Garcia family that gives donations to worthy grassroots causes.

Jerome John “Jerry” Garcia (August 1, 1942 – August 9, 1995) was an American musician best known for his lead guitar work, singing and songwriting with the band the Grateful Dead. Though he vehemently disavowed the role, Garcia was viewed by many as the leader or “spokesman” of the group.

World’s Most Tattooed Woman

// August 3rd, 2010 // Comments Off // Complex, Complex Tattoos

An American woman who tried to cover scars from a skin disorder with body art has been named as the world’s most tattooed woman.

Julia Gnuse, The World's Most Tattooed Woman

Julia Gnuse, 55, from California, had her first tattoo placed on her leg to hide marks from porphyria, a condition that can make the skin blister when exposed to light.

As the disorder spread, so did the tattoos, until she “got addicted” and ended up covered head-to-toe in jungle scenes, cartoons and her favourite actors.

The woman, who decorated 95% of her body with ink, has now been handed a Guinness World Record, the Daily Mail reported.

“I did this for the reason of covering scarring from the blisters. They get as deep as three degree burn,” she was quoted as saying at a New York book fair.

“I had a friend who is a plastic surgeon, who suggested tattooing my skin the same colour to the scarring that I had, seeing if we can match my just pale-looking skin that I had.

“That didn’t work. We tried it. It was very difficult to match that. So I had the idea of a colourful tattoo, then I got hooked. I got addicted.”

While medication is available for Miss Gnuse’sa condition, it could damage her sight and she refuses to take it.

Every one of the her designs was created by the same tattoo artist.

Click here to see video of Julia’s tattoos.

Steven Adler Has New Appetite for Life

// July 27th, 2010 // 5 Comments » // Tattoo News

Rehabilitated and Sober Steven Adler (former Guns n’ Roses drummer) Got his appetite back.

Steven Adler with Guns n' Roses Tour

“I’M JUST an underdog who wants to get his life back together and fulfill his dreams before he dies,” says Steven Adler , original Guns N’ Roses drummer, who played on the best record of all time, “Appetite for Destruction.”

Adler, who was kicked out of the band when his heroin problem got out of control, is now clean, thanks, he says, to Dr. Drew Pinsky, on whose VH1 show “Celebrity Rehab” Adler has appeared. The rocker and his new band, Adler’s Appetite, play July 27 at the Mill Creek Tavern (4200 Chester). From 6 to 7 that night, Adler signs copies of his new memoir, “My Appetite for Destruction,” at the Barnes & Noble on Rittenhouse Square.

Adler says that writing the book was a healing experience because he kept so much anger and pain bottled up inside.

Fans tell him at shows that he’s smiling the whole set. “I’m very appreciative,” Adler told us on Thursday. “I survived so much crap. I didn’t kill myself.”

His bandmates include Chip Z’Nuff, from Enuff Z’Nuff, Alex Grossi (ex-Quiet Riot) and Michael Thomas (Faster Pussycat), and Rick Stitch, of Ladyjack. The guys perform mostly old Guns N’ Roses songs and originals, including their single, “Good to be Alive.”

steven adler's tattoo

Body art seen as less of a workplace barrier

// July 26th, 2010 // 4 Comments » // Tattoo News

While more than 14.5 million Americans are out of work, tattoos are becoming less of an obstacle to finding employment, according to a Challenger Gray Christmas report released earlier this week.

From Otzi the Iceman to Angelina Jolie, humans have tattooed themselves for centuries as a form of healing, self-expression, remembrance and even advertising. They’ve also been affiliated with criminals and gang affiliation, making it difficult for those with stamped skin to find jobs in the past.

Although we doubt Angelina Jolie has trouble finding work as an A list movie star because of her many tattoos, some regular workers have had trouble in the past. Now, experts say that?s changing.

But today, tattooing has become so common employers are increasingly forced to choose between rejecting inked employees or having a severely limited job candidate pool, said John A. Challenger, CEO of the outplacement firm.

“Today, even in this tight job market, most companies are not going to view tattoos too harshly,” he said. “One reason is that with everyone from soccer moms to MIT computer science graduates sporting tattoos, preconceptions about tattooed individuals are no longer valid. Secondly, and more importantly, companies have a vested interest in hiring the most qualified candidate.”

According to the U.S. Food and Drug Administration, more than 45 million Americans have at least one tattoo. The younger you look, the more ink you’ll find. Only 15 percent of Baby Boomers have tattoos, while 32 percent of Gen X and 38 percent of Millennials have body art, according to a 2010 Pew Research Center study. Half of those tattooed Millennials say they have two to five tattoos.

Human resource workers have been seeing more job applicants with tattoos, including more with prominent art placement such as on the face, said Sue Murphy, association manager for the National Human Resources Association.

Tattoo-friendliness often depends on the position, employer and industry the worker is in, she said. Employees having frequent face time with customers are more likely to be forced to cover up than those working a cubicle desk position, according to Murphy.

Workers with visible smaller, discrete, non-offensive tattoos are more likely to be accepted by businesses, she said. Visible, non-offensive tattoos may become more common in certain industries in the future, she said.

Whether or not a business allows tattoos, equal enforcement of appearance policy is essential.

“If an employer has a policy based in good sound business reasons as to why tattoos can or cannot be visible, and they’re consistent with the application of that policy, then it’s quickly going to become a non- issue,” Murphy said. “You as a company need to decide what is an acceptable or unacceptable image.”

Applicants have to use their judgment in determining if an employer is tattoo-friendly, Challenger said.

“The best way to determine if body art is acceptable is by asking someone, preferably not the person you are to meet. However, if you know someone else at the company or if you have established rapport with a secretary or receptionist, you can ask that person,” he said.

Greater approval of tattoos is just a part of the evolution of society as younger generations come to accept things once seen as shocking, like extreme sexuality and obscenity in modern culture, according to Sailor Bill Johnson, vice president of the National Tattoo Association and owner of the Tattoo Time shop in Orlando, Fla.

Having owned other businesses besides a tattoo shop, Johnson said employers should depend more on the quality of service or product they provide to bring in customers, rather than the appearance of their workers.

“You’re always going to have a small group of people, no matter what, who are going to hate tattooing or hate people in shorts or hate people with blond hair or short hair or long hair. That’s inevitable,” he said. “I don’t think a business should restrict themselves. …The quality of your business is what sells itself.”

Post your Complex Tattoo here

// July 26th, 2010 // Comments Off // Complex Tattoos

Samples of a Complex Tattoo

Post your Chinese Symbols Tattoo here

// July 26th, 2010 // Comments Off // Chinese Symbols

Sample of Chinese Symbols Tattoo

Post your Celtic Tattoo here

// July 26th, 2010 // Comments Off // Celtic

Sample of Celtic Tattoo

What is a Celtic Tattoo? Celtic Tattoo is a tattoo design bearing Celtic symbols. Like tribal tattoos, Celtic tattoo is an abstraction type of tattoo.

Post Your Sleeve Tattoo here

// July 26th, 2010 // Comments Off // Sleeve Tattoo

Samples of Sleeve Tattoo

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Post your Cool Tribal Tattoos Here

// July 26th, 2010 // 1 Comment » // Tribal

Here’s my tribal tattoo