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DEPARTMENTS
BITS & SNATCHES
Horiyoshi's 36 Ghosts, Inksplosion rocks Little Rock, tattooED tribes of the Amazon, Aaron Bell's Christmas party, Nick Bubash answers the Big 10 and a final, sad goodbye to the great Capt. Don Leslie.

HIPSHOTS
Gatewood shares his usual heart-pumping pix from the City by the Bay.

SKIN&INK DOLLS
With Jeff Davidson
Marney is a San Diego girl with a habit. Tattoos, that is.

READERS' GALLERY
From shops heard 'round the world come a slew of super cool images.

FEATURES
A SENSE OF PROCESS-
ANDY SHOU FROM TAIPEI, TAIWAN

By Mike McCabe
A rare look at the culture and tattoo art of Taiwan's premiere, modern tattoo pioneer, Andy Shou.

PARIS 2007-THE TATTOO ART FEST AT PARC
FLORAL IN VINCENNES

By Michael Laukien
An exciting new convention in Europe's City of Love, home to some amazingly innovative tattoo artists and flowers, flowers, flowers.

JEFF GOGUÉ-BIG TALENT IN A SMALL TOWN
By Bob Baxter
A visit to southern Oregon, where talent thrives, the Rogue river flows and artists Gogué and Treavor Barnes have the world beating a path to their door.


COLUMNS
TRAVELIN' MICK
T.M. roams Rome and the eighth-annual tattoo convention at the Hotel Ergife Palace.

SPOTLIGHT WITH DANIELLE
A visit with amazing newcomer Shawn McDonald from Th'ink Tank Tattoo in Denver, Colorado.

Q&A WITH MATTY JANKOWSKI
Flat track or banked, roller derby is making a big comeback, and Matty J.'s there, trackside.

TATTOO ART 101 WITH MR. G
It's Mister G's turn to talk about getting on the road and back on track.

OUR LIVING HISTORY WITH C.W. ELDRIDGE
Nick Picaro made the "Jonesy" and stamped it NSP.

BAKATY'S WORLD WITH MIKE BAKATY
To write or not to write. Bakaty examines the right that's right.

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