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Since I first got inked high school, I have yearned to get a traditional clipper ship tattoo. For me, that image hearkens back to a time when men traveled and 'got under the skin' of their environs. But as tattoo's go most people usually start with art that has meaning, relevance of family or images that represent a time and space. I have those now. This month I finally took the time to get the boat. It also happens that I love the lyrics of Lost Sailor and the images it conjures. I opted for a dark & stormy adaptation. I'm not a sailor. I'm a land locked, Lost Sailor. Nik Pew of Landmark Tattooing manned the helm.

Hit Play.

12/31/79 Oakland Auditorium

The Line Work

The Shading

Nik Pew - Landmark Tattoo - Denver

Tattoo's R Cool

Gavin McInnes - The Death Of Cool

I started following this chap's writing about a year ago and can't get enough of him. If you are a male, born in the late 60's or early 70"s this cat (and book below) is a must read. You can find him on takimag.com frequently.

"That's the thing about being male: You quickly forget the times you were victorious. It's the times you pussied out that stick in your craw forever."

Audubon Skin Art

My wife requested some time under the gun with our buddy Nik Pew of Landmark Tattooing for her Bday. I suggested a John-James Audubon bird. She concurred.

Mourning Ground Warbler

Male

Plate #101

Stencil

'Maiden' Voyage - Never Summer "Snow Trooper" - Portland OR

When the Skipper of Never Summer Industries called me to tag along on the 'Maiden Voyage' of the new Never Summer, Snow Trooper RV to showcase the 2014 lineup of Snowboards and Longboards at the MotoCross in Washougal, Washington...I was all in.

40' of Rad

Bruce Dickinson Would be Proud

The Snow Trooper

The Skipper

John Day Dam - Columbia River

Bridge to Washington

Ace Hotel - Portland - Tragically Hip

Sea Tramp- Oregon's Longest Running Tattoo Shop

The strip clubs in Portland are world renown. All nude is the norm and touching the dancers is expected. Just when I thought I had been in the best strip club.. Mary's Club below, all hell broke loose when we crossed the threshold of Casa Diablo. Two Dollar bills are the norm and what happens in this joint cannot even begin to be described in writing.