JUNE 2010 YEARBOOK ISSUE

January 2009
TATTOO ROAD TRIP—BOISE, IDAHO
By Bob Baxter with photographs by Bernard Clark
It's off to the high desert and the surprising oasis of world-class shops in Boise, Idaho.

RAY YOUNGMAN ANSWERS THE BIG 10
The man with the shades they call "Ray Ban" is quizzed by Mary Gardner.

February 2009
ALAMO CITY TATTOO EXPO
By Bob Baxter/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.

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.

March/April 2009
LONDON'S TOP SHOPS—YESTERDAY, TODAY AND TOMORROW
By Michael Laukien
The current lowdown on London's most influential tattoo emporiums, plus a historical retrospective, from Bugs to Binnie.

BAKATY'S WORLD WITH MIKE BAKATY
The King of First and First talks about getting legit.

TATTOO 101 WITH MR. G
A bike trip to Four Corners uncovers a surprising artifact of America's tattoo history.

June 2009
RICHMOND TATTOO CONVENTION
By Bob Baxter with Photos by Bernard Clark
It's been many a moon since we visited Billy Eason's classy event. So, what's poppin' after all these years?

July 2009
THE INCREDIBLE BEIJING CONVENTION 2008
By Mike McCabe
It's hard to imagine, but in less than five years time the art of tattooing in China has come up to speed.

REMEMBERING PROF. CLEMENT DEMERS SR.
By C.W. Eldridge
A bilingual look at the third-generation Demers family that settled in Montreal and established a new standard for Canadian tattooing.

TATTOO TREASURES WITH DANA BRUNSON
Dana remembers Paul Rogers.

TATTOO TATTLER
A compendium of the best (or is it the worst?) of Val's priceless jibes and jokes.

August 2009
TATTOO ROAD TRIP—DANIELLE OBEROSLER'S
TATTOO ROOM
By Bob Baxter with Photographs by Bernard Clark
The first in a nine-day road trip to some happening tattoo shops on the edges of downtown Southern California.

AROUND THE WORLD WITH SHANGHAI KATE
A trip to Vegas and some recollections of Good Time Charlie Cartwright.

SPOTLIGHT WITH VICKI BOTNICK
It was a long, hard road for Craig Foster from Carrollton, Georgia.

September 2009
KAREN ROZE—SACRED ROSE
By Mary Gardner and Bob Baxter
with photographs by Bernard Clark
A busy shop with a beautiful mindset. Sacred Rose in the heart of Berkeley, California.

HOW TO DRAW WITH DAVID NESTLER
Dave teaches us the power of a simple pencil line.

October 2009
TATTOO MUSEUM FLASH—TATTOO DESIGNS BY DANA
Featured article from our big, big flash issue.

November 2009
THE ART OF MAGICAL TATTOOS
By Lars Krutak
Five hundred years ago, perhaps one thousand indigenous cultures practiced tattooing. Sadly, only fragments of this once rich heritage of body art remain in our modern world.

SKIN&INK DOLLS-With Jeff Davidson
Jessica's granddad was a sailor and hot rod enthusiast. Great tattoo fodder, don't you think?

TRAVELIN' MICK
Mick visits the sacred lip tattooing ceremony of the Fulani people in Mali, West Africa.

December 2009
MASTERS OF TATTOO PHOTOGRAPHY—JAN SEEGER
By Tim Coleman
Another in our series of most-respected photographers and some of her tastiest images.

1001 Tattoo Facts (twenty-one thru forty)

Q&A WITH MATTY JANKOWSKI
Swig some mai tais, smother your ink in SPF 50 and tag along with Matty J. as he visits the land of the hula.