DEPARTMENTS
BITS & SNATCHES
Tattooed barbers, Rick Walters postcard auction, bamboo tattoos from Thailand, Litz and Eldridge showcase a legend, Dr. Green tells us all about Khamsa and the U.S. Marines, our very own Art Director answers the Big 10, Tennessee Dave bids farewell to 113 East 5th and Baba preaches about tattoos on the Internet.

HIPSHOTS
Photographer and L.A. Derby Doll Dale Rio, shares her scintillating pix of slick chicks.

SKIN & INK DOLLS
Remembering a lovely lass from the glorious weekend at Tattoos & Blues in Santa Rosa.

READERS' GALLERY
There are more artists than ever in the world of tattoo, but the best ones shine through.

FEATURES
CHRIS RAINIER — THE MAKING OF ANCIENT MARKS
By Tim Coleman
The premier photographer of the vanishing tattoo culture, Chris Rainier, talks about his technique, his personal quest and, of course, his amazing new book, Ancient Marks.

FUN IN THE SNOW —
RICK'S 11TH INTERNATIONAL TATTOO CONVENTION
By Bob Baxter with Photos by Bernard Clark
Our fearless reporters were like a couple of Popsicles, but they thawed out at the Radisson and discovered what may well be the tattoo event of the year.

GARY MARTIN — A NEW KIND OF LEGEND
By Bob Baxter
As modern-day tattooing returns to its traditional roots, an artist from Austin helps tattooists all across the country get their names out there.

MEGAN HOOGLAND
By Danielle Oberosler
Every once in a while, someone comes along from out of the blue. If Megan Hoogland from Cactus Tattoo wasn't on your tattoo radar screen, she is now — flying high above Mankato, Minnesota.

COLUMNS
OUR LIVING HISTORY WITH C.W. ELDRIDGE
Words and pictures about the most overlooked of all tattoo art, the shop sign. You know, the ones that tell you not to touch and ya gotta be 18.

TRAVELIN' MICK
It's a letter all about who's who and what's what at the fabulous, well-run tattoo show in Strasbourg, Germany.

SPOTLIGHT WITH DANIELLE
If you thought Danielle had Roxx in her head, you're right. This month she spotlights Roxxy from Freaks on Broadway in Kansas City, Missouri.

Q&A WITH MATTY JANKOWSKI
You just can't stump him. Once again, Matty gives the truth, the whole truth to a reader's question about folk art.

SPECIAL 16-PAGE OUTSERT —
An exclusive sequel to our best-selling issue. Noah takes a break from his ad sales duties to gather another world-class collection of tattoo flash from some of his many friends in the ink biz.