The full title to this blog post should have been “Things Not To Say To Someone with Tattoos (i.e me) – Especially if You Don’t Know Them” – but that seemed a bit unnecessarily long-winded. Not that that usually stop
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Tattoo Stats
One of my most popular blog posts was back in 2010 where I listed out all my tattoos and the meanings behind them. Needless to say, I’ve had quite a few more since then so that list is now well
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Friday the 13th Tattoo
About a year or so ago, one of the tattoo shops around the corner from where I work in Soho were doing a special Friday 13th offer: get a “13” tattoo for just £13. Anyone who knows me well (which
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Prison Tattoo Video
Someone sent me this video via YouTube (@splattermac) because it made them “think of me”. It’s about 6 minutes long, but is well worth watching – it shows New York tattoo artist, Scott Campbell, making a prison-style tattoo machine and
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3 Tattoos in 3 Days
I was very bored this weekend and at a bit of a loose end, so I ended up getting 3 new tattoos. Two of them were by Liam Sparkes at Shangri-la and the other one was by Ben Nuthink at
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List Mania 5: Tattoo Artists
It’s been a while, but I thought it was time for another Monday Night List Mania. I’ve not blogged much lately because I’ve been doing long hours at work, which has pretty much made me hate computers in my spare
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Tattoo Help Needed!
Warning: this will be a bit of a peculiar blog post. Just for change. I’ve not had much sleep lately – tonight was meant to be an early night – but instead I find myself at 1am, tipsy on Scotch,
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How Not To Tattoo Yourself
So anyone reading this probably knows I’m a fan of the odd tattoo here and there, and that recently I’ve been doing a few of my own. The results have been mixed at best, but if you need a quick
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Tattoo Me, Tattoo You…
Just a short one tonight/this morning. A random one. I love this clip. Blokes male-bonding. Not in a Jackass kind of way; no buggery involved here. Not tonight anyway. Bought a tattoo gun on ebay and away they go! They
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My Tattoos
I’ve always been a big fan of tattoos. I enjoy the juxtaposition of art and seediness. I got my first tattoo when I was 18, my second at 22, but only recently have I started getting them regularly. I currently
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