As we wind down 2010, and look ahead to 2011, I wanted to take care of one of my several loose ends from the past year.Back in July, I met a guy named John on the D train. He had tattooed arms and we chatted a bit. He said [...]
Showing posts with label koi. Show all posts
Showing posts with label koi. Show all posts
Out With the Old.....
Posted by Unknown on Friday, December 31, 2010
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Two-for-Tattoosday, Brazilian-Style
Posted by Unknown on Tuesday, December 28, 2010
Sometimes, due to a) a language barrier and b) the passage of time, we're not always able to give you the most in-depth story about our subjects' tattoos.Such is the case with Celso and Reginaldo, who I met back in September [...]
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Danny's Koi Struggles Upstream
Posted by Unknown on Friday, September 24, 2010
I met Danny in Penn Station early in August just as he was about to board a train.Before he headed to his platform, however, he allowed me to take this photo of his tattoo-in-progress on his upper right arm:He explained [...]
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A Selection of Jorge's Tattoos
Posted by Unknown on Monday, March 22, 2010
I met Jorge last week at the top of the escalators leading from Penn Station to 7th Avenue.He has quite a few, and I took photos of the front and back of his left forearm.The inner part of his arm has this koi design:A friend [...]
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Joe's Blue Koi (and a Honu, too!)
Posted by Unknown on Sunday, September 13, 2009
Joe has this amazing koi on his upper left arm, part of a 3/4 sleeve:Initially, our discussion was brief. He is a fan of traditional tattoos and loves the Japanese style. He had this inked in 2001 by Civ at Lotus Tattoo [...]
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