blog/tattoo-pallor-milford-starts-fundraiser-victims-bo Damaged Ink Tattoo Shop on Main Street in Milford has started a fundraiser for the victims of the Boston Marathon explosions. The tattoo community is among the many reaching out to help aid the victims in Boston. Joe Todisco, owner of Damage Ink Tattoos, wishes to give back through his business and looks for nothing in return other than good ...
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blog/woman-gets-memorial-funeral-ash-tattoo 33-year-old model-turned-bodybuilder Jodie Marsh made sure her nan would always be with her. Yes, she got a memorial tattoo, but she wanted to take it to the next level. She had her nan's ashes crushed into the ink and tattooed onto her. Now, Marsh says, "I feel like she's with me forever." Would you get that kind of ...
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blog/woman-gets-memorial-funeral-ash-tattoo 33-year-old model-turned-bodybuilder Jodie Marsh made sure her nan would always be with her. Yes, she got a memorial tattoo, but she wanted to take it to the next level. She had her nan's ashes crushed into the ink and tattooed onto her. Now, Marsh says, "I feel like she's with me forever." Would you get that kind of ...
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blog/woman-gets-memorial-funeral-ash-tattoo 33-year-old model-turned-bodybuilder Jodie Marsh made sure her nan would always be with her. Yes, she got a memorial tattoo, but she wanted to take it to the next level. She had her nan's ashes crushed into the ink and tattooed onto her. Now, Marsh says, "I feel like she's with me forever." Would you get that kind of ...
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blog/woman-gets-memorial-funeral-ash-tattoo 33-year-old model-turned-bodybuilder Jodie Marsh made sure her nan would always be with her. Yes, she got a memorial tattoo, but she wanted to take it to the next level. She had her nan's ashes crushed into the ink and tattooed onto her. Now, Marsh says, "I feel like she's with me forever." Would you get that kind of ......
blog/we-just-wanta-have-fun Ever been in a shop that just the atmosphere makes you feel as if you can't stop grinning? The shop where everyone in the shop is being down right silly with eachother. You have just entered the Carefree zone.
I have worked in many shops across the country and even in different countries and the ones that really stand ...
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article/pink-welcome-funhouse For the record, Pink Doesn't hate her former husband Carey Hart. But that doesn't mean she plays nice on her new album....
inked-people/thrasher-funds Get out your friggin’ checkbook, because these guys are ready to take it and put it to good use. And when you’re 60 or something, you’re going to have a pile of cash to spend on stuff that the elderly need, like Viagra. But seriously, Thrasher Funds, which manages a mutual fund and a privately held, pooled investment ......
blog/wrestlers-15000-tattoo-still-doesnt-help-mitt-romn For a hefty price, Indiana wrestler Eric Hartsburg auctioned off some face space to get Mitt Romney's logo tattooed on his temple.
Fifteen thousand dollars, to be exact.
Hartsburg admits that he was "totally disappointed" by the results of the election, but hopes that he can use his tattoo to encourage young people to vote.
"I was trying to ......
blog/nice-kicks-x-new-balance-1500-gas-mask Freehand Profit's latest creation is a gas mask made out of one of the most highly anticipated sneaker collaborations of 2011 the Nice Kicks x New Balance 1500's. Believe it or not the mask can actually be worn, not that it is a functioning gas mask but the idea of wearing a Nice Kicks x New Balance gas ......
blog/tattoo-artist-and-former-la-ink-star-kat-von-d-rec Recently single Kat Von D is currently recording her first album. After success within the tattoo industry and LA Ink, we have no doubts that she will make some headway in the music industry as well. "I've been passionate about music all my life," Von D told E! News this weekend at the Rage video game launch in Los ......
blog/teen-moms-gary-shirley-gets-amber-tattoo-then-brea The extremely dysfunctional relationship of Teen Mom stars Amber Portwood and Gary Shirley continues!
Star reports that while partying in Nashville on September 3rd, Gary decided to visit a tattoo parlor to get Amber’s name tattooed on his right shoulder.
Over the weekend, Gary revealed he was once again done with Amber while also accusing her of cheating on ......
blog/saying-goodbye-summer-vegas-style This Sunday, Inked will host its last pool party in Las Vegas this pool season in partnership with the Aliante Station Casino & Hotel. This time, the crew from Pair-A-Dice Tattoo will be hanging out with us. Music will be provided by DJ Rodney and The Pleasures. The Yacht Rockettes will be hosting poolside all day. Keep an eye out for ......
blog/jager-gets-some-ink For our latest issue release, we teamed up with one of our favorite liquor brands. Jägermeister is known for inspiring crazy nights out, and last night at GunBar was no different. To fit the bill for the Inked party, Jägermeister teamed up with tattoo artist artist Joseph Aloi, who adorned the tap machine as he saw fit.
When we asked ......
blog/new-york-earthquake-inspires-tattoo If you live in the northeastern part of the United States, you definitely remember the earthquake that hit on Tuesday afternoon. "My whole shop [Citizen Ink Studios in Sheepshead Bay] was swaying back and forth," said Joe Khay to the NY Daily News. "We thought we were hung over or something."
"So then we check Facebook to find out what ......
blog/inked-girls-summer-sullen-angel-search This Sunday, August 21st, Inked is teaming up with Sullen Angels to host one of the steamiest pool parties in Las Vegas in partnership with the Aliante Station Casino & Hotel. This time, we're searching for the next hot Sullen Angel. There will be an open casting call from 1-3pm, followed by a live show at 5pm. The winner will ......
blog/were-hitting-deck-sunday This Sunday, Inked will host its third pool party in Las Vegas this pool season in partnership with the Aliante Station Casino & Hotel. The first two events was packed with girls and guys enjoying the amazing. This time, the crew from Living Dead Tattoo will be hanging out with us. Music will be provided by DJ Crime and The Rock ......
blog/all-hands-deck This Saturday, June 18th, Inked will host its second pool party in Las Vegas this pool season in partnership with the Aliante Station Casino & Hotel. The first event was packed with girls and guys enjoying the first days of pool season. This time, we've brought in the gorgeous ladies of The Yacht Rockettes to host along with Iron Horse ......
blog/motor-ink Every great artist knows that truly special ink requires a precise blend of planning, design, aesthetics and character. In the world of custom motorcycle fabricators, those characteristics are also of paramount importance to create powerful machines with enough attitude and edge to satisfy the riders who mount them. Dave Perewitz understands both of these dynamics as one of the most ......
blog/missinkamericacom-2010 Ms. Priscilla Noel, of Atlantic City, New Jersey, was crowned MissInkAmerica.com 2010 on Friday, February 19, during the first ever MissInkAmerica.com Pageant at The Pool inside Harrah’s Resort in Atlantic City, NJ.
Noel earned her crown, sash and scepter by rockin’ out her routine in a number of different categories including overall beauty, body art, personal platform ......
blog/if-you-cant-beat-them-buy-them The popular online fashion blog, FashionIndie.com, has just announced that it has been purchased by none other than famed French designer Christian Audigier.
The same Christian Audigier who is responsible for the ever so chic Ed Hardy and Smet brands. Audigier made this decision after deciding he wanted to stop fashion blogs from making fun of his trademark designs ......
music/past-lives Past Lives may feature three members of the defunct act the Blood Brothers, but if you’re expecting fractured post-screamo you’re in for a surprise. On the band’s debut full-length, Tapestry of Webs, the four-piece transpose their sound into a more pop context without forsaking their avant-garde edge. The result is an album that’s teeming with ambitious ......
drive/sleeper-cells Fun and sporty, these under-the-radar-rides are worth checking out....
inked-spots/philadelphia-eddies-tattoo-haven Yes, you read it correctly; this shop is also called Philadelphia Eddie’s. “This was the first shop that Eddie Funk opened on Fourth Street,” explains Troy Timpel, who has owned the business along with Furry since 2002. “When he retired he offered ownership of the different locations to the guys who helped run them. We’re keeping his legacy ......
inked-spots/philadelphia-eddies For those who appreciate a walk down memory lane, there’s only one shop in town to visit: Philadelphia Eddie’s. Opened 13 years ago by (you guessed it) “Philadelphia Eddie” Funk, it was passed down five years ago to two of his longtime colleagues, Jerry Donohoe and Tom Napp. These guys are the real deal for both authentic traditional ......
inked-spots/mark-mahoneys-shamrock-social-slub “People come by the store all the time just to play pool,” laughs Shamrock manager Cody McCarthy. “That’s why it’s called the ‘Social Club.’” While the shop has famously tattooed celebrities like Angelina Jolie and Bruce Willis, its real claim is being the place to go for black and gray work. “When you talk about black and gray ......
inked-spots/primal-urge Grime talks fast, but his work takes time; his website, grimemonster.com, informs visitors that the wait to get inked is currently a whopping three years. Opening the store just over a year ago (after, Grime says, he grew tired of the “speed freaks” and “shitty landlord” he was dealing with at the now-defunct Artwork Rebels), Grime and his staff ......
inked-spots/diamond-club Run by Bill Salmon with Juni, his wife of 20 years, Diamond Club is anything but your average mom-and-pop shop. Both Salmons have spent their whole lives tattooing, mostly as a team. “Working with my wife everyday is fun stuff,” says Bill. “It’s a good time everyday.” Before opening its doors to the public just a few years ago ......
inked-people/sebastien-grainger Sebastien Grainger, one half of the now-defunct Canadian dance-punk duo Death From Above 1979, is many things, but a great parallel parker is not one of them. In fact, the 29-year-old doesn't have a driver's license. "I had a driving lesson this morning at 10 a.m.," Grainger says, laughing, via telephone from Toronto. "I always lived in ......
inked-people/bleeding-through Two years had passed since Brandan Schieppati got his last tattoo-a silhouette on his side of Rocky Balboa—and Bleeding through's acerbic singer didn't have any immediate plans to get more ink. then, in early June, a phone call with his manager about the band's upcoming European tour left him rankled. At the time, Bleeding through was ......
inked-people/dr-dave The Lower East Side was once the exclusive domain of New York City’s poorest immigrants and most brazen drug dealers. Over the years, the neighborhood has been co-opted by million dollar condos, but Dr. Dave Ores (or Dr. Dave as locals have known him for 13 years), isn’t beating the anti-gentrification drum. Instead, in his street-front medical office ......
inked-people/eagles-death-metal Considering most, if not all, of the songs from Eagles of Death Metal’s first two albums are about screwing almost anything with a vagina, it’s funny that lead singer Jesse Holmes never got laid until he met his wife. “Girls didn’t want to have sex with me, and they had no problem letting me know. The song ......
Reply to 'Anyone..??' (45 words)I also would like to endorse the motion for not taking back moli. Not only was the site non-functioning. It would not even allow me to delete my profile. It really is rubbish. I'd suggest we make this forum functional. That really would be ideal. ...
Reply to 'Kids With Tattooed Parents Treated Differently' (280 words)I am a mother of a 9 year old and I have 12 tattoos that are pretty large. My daughter is in elementary school and not only that but she is in the same school with the same teachers that I had 20 years ago, so not only is it akward for me but they always look at me like ......
Reply to 'Gas Price's' (102 words)that texas law is true, and they also have 24 hour drive thru liquor stores. man, if that isnt service. although i dont think ive ever been that desparate for my tanqueray.
but, funny story, there is this company making motorized scooter coolers. yup, its just a cooler you sit on that has wheels and handlebars and a small motor ......
Reply to 'Tattoo Removal:Yr Ex's Name' (69 words)yeah. She was probably the most nuerotic phycho whore I'll ever know. But my god she was fun to be around. When she wasn't blowing up and causing huge scenes in public, she was jumping into oceans fully clothed and having sex with me in dressing rooms. Hell. I'm half tempted to go get her name tattooed ......
Reply to 'Tattoo Tipping. Let's Talk Hard Numbers. ' (22 words)hey. I just realized how jacked up my post was. I typed it on my iPhone. So apologies for the funky format...
Reply to 'Free Photoshoots For Inked. Lets Raise The Bar!' (36 words)i'd be down to do this.. sounds like fun.. here's the catch.. i'm a chef who loves beer.. so my rockhard abs are hidden under a very thick protective layer of fat.. do i still apply?...
Reply to 'What's The Stupidest Tattoo You've Ever Seen?' (84 words)yeah.. i would have the get the chef kanji on my neck if i did ever get it.. just to show my devotion to the fish... which reminds me.. i could get a forearm tattoo of a spicy tuna roll surrounded by water.. it would look as if it were meant to be a koi.. but ended up a roll ......
Reply to 'What's The Stupidest Tattoo You've Ever Seen?' (90 words)hey an old school mom heart is NEVER gonna b a fad. its been around for 100 years now, so wear it proudly! tribal, AWFUL AWFUL AWFUL. armbands, AWFUL. and im really sorry, i know people like them, but i gotta lump kanji tattoos into that AWFUL category too! its hard, cause my best friend has 3 of them, but ......
Reply to 'What's The Stupidest Tattoo You've Ever Seen?' (18 words)they are funny.. but i'm wondering if it's really that funny.. i mean.. it is kinda a fad.....
Reply to 'What's The Stupidest Tattoo You've Ever Seen?' (47 words)that book looks awesome.. i'm gonna have to check it out.. i've been thinking of getting a few joke tattoos lately.. like the teardrop on the inside of your index finger.. so you can do the boo hoo impersonation.. or the fingerstache.. that would be funny too....
Reply to 'Lets Talk About Our Shitty Tattoos..' (143 words)yes i did, i just thought he knew what he was doing and thats how he was "planning" it. then he was dont and i was pissed. he only got the linework done though so it can still be mended im sure. if i could tat lefty i would do it myself. thats why i only show off my left ......
Reply to 'Quotes... Who Has Them And What Do They Say?' (61 words)i don't have any quotes or word tattoos.. i mean.. i do have a heart that says mom.. and a pinball machine that says "man's ruin" but not really a lettering tattoo.. i did always think it would be funny to get the latin phrase "omnia dicta fortiora si dicta Latina".. which means.. "everything sounds more impressive when ......
Reply to 'How Fast Did You Ink Up?' (35 words)yeah,
i gotcha.
i think long and hard about my tattoos.
Can't go anywhere too visible since i hide them from my parents,
and don't want to die..
or lose my funding for school. hah.
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Reply to 'Pain Managment' (161 words)look.. heres how i do it.. relax.. it's basically all in the mind.. if you are tense and focus on the pain.. it's going to hurt.. but if you lay back and breath.. it's all good.. i'm fortunate to have a good relationship with my tattooer.. so we talk and bullshit the whole time and i ......
Reply to 'Tattoo Pet Peeves' (158 words)yo.. so my majour gripe is strangers wanting an explanation.. i'll be sat at the pub and some girl will always say "what do they mean?" like it's obvious that the heart that says mom means i love my mom.. but i also have a pinup chick playing a man's ruin themed pinball machine.. do i really ......
Reply to 'How Do You Start Your Day?' (147 words)ah, all you lucky bastards out there who get to be awake and function during daylight hours...
00:00 start work
05:00 leave work
05:15 arrive home and promptly try to get to sleep
06:00 finally fall asleep
07:30 awake to my husband's alarm clock
08:30 fall back asleep (if its a good day ......
Reply to 'What Do You Guys Think Of American/Japanese Style' (93 words)Just for the record, we are aware of the request to add the ability to post pictures inside forums posts. This has been noted and will be addressed in the very near future. We just want to make sure that it is done correctly. I will make it a higher priority given that this is the second time I have ......
Reply to 'New Ink' (39 words)I'll be working on a few sleeves this year, each branching off of the single pieces I have on each of my arms and on my right leg. Should be fun. I can't wait to get started on them....
Reply to 'Symmetry' (40 words)i love both for others...but for me it's b&g! it's funny, cuz ppl with color often don't
think as much of adding a b&g piece...but for ppl with b&g work it tends to be a big deal
to add color! ...
Reply to 'Shops In San Diego...' (85 words)Hmmm, kinda sorta. Remember I just moved here, so I don't know what all you would consider the gaslamp quarter. It's just on the south side of Balboa Park. Here's something funny though...I haven't been to the shop since I moved here about a month ago, so before I was always driving there taking the ......
Reply to 'Pain Killers Before A Tattoo...' (98 words)Screw painkillers. The hurt is part of the fun. I love the natural high that I get from getting work done. It makes me want to come back for more. Underneath by my armpit was the most tender spot that I had done so far. I heard funny bone can get you. My buddy also told me that pain killers ......
Reply to 'Weakness ' (24 words)funny thing is my son's father has never been inked.
whereas my prior ex-boyfriends have had tattoos and i loved it.
kinda miss that....