Monday, March 14, 2011

Est. 1978



est. 1978 Birthday Tattoo by Amanda Wachob
@ Daredevil Tattoo

New York Yankee Pride



I intend to devote alot of my work to the city I love.  I was also raised a die-hard NY Yankee fan, and didn't have much of a choice in the matter.  So on a whim & on my own one summer afternoon, I walked into the new tattoo shop in my Park Slope neighborhood, (not really known for their shops) Hand of Glory Tattoo.  I like to support local business, and didnt think this one could be messed up too bad.  Little did I know years later the guy I went to, Chris Torres would become the character everyone loves to hate on the reality show NY Ink

Not sure where the actual idea came from, and I didn't think twice about it being my first unconcealable ink.  It's subtle, but not subtle at all.  You know where I stand when it comes to baseball & you know what city i rep - no question.  There isn't much more to it than that - I fuckin love it.  That's it.  

Anatomical Heart/Padlock


Inner right arm, Tom Yak.

SuperGenius - Seattle, WA


There is nothing cooler than being used for an artist's portfolio, but even better was being surprised to find it!  I returned to the shop in Seattle where I got my New York City Tribute, Rotten Apples, 2 years later and found that my artist Thomas Graham had displayed his work on my chest in his portfolio in 8x10 print - 3rd page!

13 Years...


Although this is not a picture of my first tattoo, I thought I would start here.  This was taken by a film student from LA visiting my neighbor in the summer of '09.  He had a small BBQ in his backyard & I had been out in the sun all day.  That summer was the 13th anniversary of my residency in the greatest city in the world, and coincidentally, also a year when Friday the 13th occurred 3 different times.