Seriously, I’d say that’s excellent advice. Too many people do it at best the other way around. Thanks to lovethetattoos for sharing her tattoo by Vance at Dusk till Dawn in Huntington Beach, CA.

• 2006-06-15: UT: School to build near tattoo shop [by deadly pale]
• 2006-06-15: IL: The Kingdom of Rock Is at Hand [by deadly pale]
• 2006-06-15: IA: New tattoo parlor to celebrate [by deadly pale]
• 2006-06-15: MD: Laws Can’t Keep Up With Body Art Revolution [by girl_smokey]
• 2006-06-15: OREM: School to build near tattoo shop [by girl_smokey]
• 2006-06-15: FL: Brand New Website Exposes How Tattoo Freaks can get the Unique Tattoo of Their Dreams Designed by a Professional Tattoo Artist Online [by girl_smokey]
• 2006-06-15: Unknown: Monikers don’t fit Pink’s tattoo agenda [by girl_smokey]
• 2006-06-15: NYC: An inkling of motherly love [by girl_smokey]
• 2006-06-15: USA: Lawmakers Struggle to Keep Up With Body Art Revolution [by deadly pale]
• 2006-06-15: NY: The Tattooed Could Use Some Needling [by rebekah]

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Since I’ve got to go reboot the IAM server, let me make a quick note here that I’m doing so, and until then, enjoy this video of Pink getting her nipple pierced in Germany. The punch line for me is that it was done using injectable anesthetic. Now I’m not saying I don’t think anesthetics make many procedures safer and easier, but nipples? No… In my opinion it’s going to hurt more and add complications. But to each their own…

Essie’s tattoo work is by Needles of Last Rights, and the stunning scarification is by a variety of people including Keith Alexander and Erik Sprague. The scar really makes it just stunning…

Thanks to DickGrayson for sharing this photo of his stained glass tattoo of Michael done by Justin B. at Wizard’s World in Stowe, PA.

Thanks to Bree and Matthew for sharing this picture with us. Photo credit goes fully to Hypnox:

…At the Sunshine Theatre by Steve Truitt’s Ascension of Albuquerque, NM. I think the pictures speak for themselves (especially the dude with the subservient women waving a Bible).

• 2006-06-14: GA: Survey: Tattoos now in the mainstream [by deadly pale]
• 2006-06-14: TN: Tattoos & Piercings Grow In Popularity [by deadly pale]
• 2006-06-14: Canada: School of ink and needles [by deadly pale]
• 2006-06-14: IL: Study: Tattoos, piercings considered fashion statements [by deadly pale]

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Some bad news about one of ModBlog’s more popular tattoo artists — Joy Rumore just had all of her tattoo gear stolen (read more here). If you’d like to help her out, you can click here to donate via PayPal.

Former posts of hers you may have enjoyed: BME Armpit Tattoos, Scar Tattoo, Egg to Frog, Animal Liberation Tattoo, Heart Tattoo, “No Pictures” Finger Tattoos, Dog Portrait Tattoo, and a Kimchi Inner Lip Tattoo.

The crazy thing is that lip balm addiction is a pretty common claim that I’ve heard from its “addicts”. I suppose girliesabombshell is one of them… Tattoo by Frankie at Tattoo Marks in Souderton, PA.

Anyway… IAM is offline tonight for the copy, and there’s a chance that ModBlog will go down as well depending on load and upgrade issues. If you’re bored, please take some pictures of your latest mods (or whatever fun you’re having tonight) and send them to submissions@bmezine.com!