DEPARTMENTS
BITS & SNATCHES
Hot night in Baltimore, chicks 'n' ink, Dana dotes on Percy Waters, Dong Dong, Dave Gaggaro answers the Big 10 and Val gets scared.

HIPSHOTS
Portland's ace wedding snapper and pickle canner Sue Myrick shoots a little something new.

SKIN&INK DOLLS-
With Jeff Davidson
This month it's Stephanie, a very determined young lady and Barbie Doll collector.

READERS' GALLERY
It's amazing. The tattoo art just keep getting better, year after year.

FEATURES
ALAMO CITY TATTOO EXPO 2008
By Bob Baxter with Photographs by
Bernard Clark and Bobby Lynn Shehorn
Fun and surprises in hot-as-a-skillet San Antone, but not the kind we were prepared for.

SANJA FESTIVALIREZUMI PRIDE
IN THE HEART OF TOKYO
By Maki with Photos by Martin Hladik
The beauty of traditional tebori tattoos is celebrated in downtown Tokyo at the annual Sanja Festival.

BADASS BOISE BOYS—4 TOP IDAHO INKERS
By Bob Baxter With Photographs by Bernard Clark
No, the state capital of Idaho is not Spudsville. It's Boise, and here are four more artists from our week-long road trip to the Potato State.

COLUMNS
OUR LIVING HISTORY WITH C.W. ELDRIDGE
Remembering the USS Intrepid. May her memory live as long as the tattoo on a sailor's arm.

TRAVELIN' MICK
Oh boy! A reluctant trip to less-than-desirable Pattaya for a humid but intriguing outdoor tattoo festival.

SPOTLIGHT WITH JENNY STENCH
Pull up the curtain and shine the light on Ryan Mason of Scapegoat Tattoo in Portland.

Q&A WITH MATTY JANKOWSKI
The unpredictable artist, sculptor and maker of funky furniture—and other stuff—George Tattoo.

AROUND THE WORLD WITH SHANGHAI KATE
Kate remembers her dear friend, bee keeper and tattoo innovator, Jamie Summers.

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