Flash Your Tattoo

The area I live in has a problem with meth addicts and alcohol related crimes.  This story is a typical one for the week.

Police were called to investigate a small boy wondering a local neighborhood in the middle of the night, in the rain. The boy was six years old and autistic and was unable to communicate with the police.   People in the area were able to help the cops locate the correct apartment.  The grandfather, who was intoxicated, answered the door but denied responsibility.  They then found a woman walking down the street, who was also – intoxicated, who claimed to be his stepmother.  (continue reading…)

One of my generation’s icons had a birthday a couple of days ago.  Mick Jagger turned 67 years old on July 26^th.  Although the lines are deeper, the skin is sagging more, he is still full of dynamic energy and talking about their farewell tour.  Yup, the Rolling Stones will embark on large tour next year.  Their last and final big tour.  The Stones are facing their senior years and want this one last tour to celebrate almost 50 years of being together and to call it quits.  It’ll be their last full scale tour. Ronnie Woods is 63, Keith Richards is 66 and Charlie Watts will turn 70 while the band is on tour.  (continue reading…)

Body art can be used to describe tattoos as well as many other types of body art.  Temporary but elaborate paintings are very popular and are often part of art shows here and in other countries.  It’s becoming more respected as an art form.  It’s just sad to think they are basically temporary art that will washed (more likely scrubbed) off the skin of these models.  (continue reading…)

You may not have known his name but you’ll know the face. Liev Schreiber has starred in many roles in television and movies. One of his most recent and more popular roles was as Sabertooth in X-Men Origins: Wolverine. His background is very unusual. Once his parents divorced when he was 5 years old, him and his mom moved to New York City. She drove cab to support them but they lived in abandoned buildings. She never let him see color movies. Only the old black and white flicks. Anyway, he wasn’t into tattoos until recently when he had a vivid dream about a specific tattoo design. (continue reading…)

I see a bright future for this artist.  I have a couple imaging programs but find them so damn hard to learn.  When I see someone accomplishing this level my mouth just hangs open.  I can appreciate the work involved.  Check out this video for a babysitting ad done by an art school student.

This is one of those stories about someone who beats the odds.  Unfortunately for him, it was not in a good way.  Like 63-year old, Joan Ginther, from Bishop, Texas,  who recently won the lottery for the 4th time. Her most recent win was $10 million from a scratch-off ticket she bought for $50.  No, Rick Oliver from Raleigh, North Carolina, has been unfortunate in his notoriety.  Most recently he was mauled by a bear.  In his own front yard!   Oliver has trouble sleeping and was tinkering around his seventeen acre spread one night at 2 a.m.  He heard a noise and went to turn around and slam! The bear gouged and cut him with his claws but Oliver will recover completely. He compared the bear attack to being hit by lightening.  He was able to compare the two because he had been hit by lightening in 2006.  (continue reading…)