DEPARTMENTS
BITS & SNATCHES
Remembering Tattoo Mike, seven days on a tattoo rock bus, another Slave in Seattle, SKIN&INK photographer Bernard Clark answers the Big 10, Tennessee Dave remembers Sailor Sweet Cheeks and world traveler, tattoo artist, slave owner and family man Aaron Bell tries his hand as a columnist.

HIPSHOTS
We are proud to debut the fetching young ladies captured by lensmaid Mitzi Valenzuela.

SUICIDE GIRLS
Brought up in the carney, Cricket learned a lot about life and tattoos from the folks on the midway.

READERS' GALLERY
A sampling of ink from the tattoo community's best and brightest.

FEATURES
SCOTLAND-AN EMERGING TATTOO TRADITION
By Michael Laukien
Travelin' Mick visits the tattoo scene in the land of haggis, bagpipes and bar fights about soccer. Actually, that's only partly true. According to Mick, there's a burgeoning tattoo tradition on the march and some world-class artists to lead the way.

BOB MOREAU-MENTOR OF MASTERS
By Bobby Lynn Shehorn
Wise words and a personal history from the artist who taught Dave Lum, Chris Treviño, Shaun DeGan, and Troy Curry, the man who helped shape San Antonio's current world-class tattoo scene, Bob Moreau.

BANGKOK'S TATTOOED DREAM-BAR GIRLS
By Mike McCabe
A sexy excursion into Bangkok's big-city lifestyle, plus a trip to the temple to pray a little and think about ink.

THE FIRST ANNUAL JACKSONVILLE TATTOO CONVENTION With Matty and Lisa Marie Jankowski
Katrina was no match for our fearless reporters, Matty and Lisa Marie, as they witness, first-hand, the indomitable spirit of the Florida tattoo community at a brand-new ink fest in the town of Jacksonville.

COLUMNS
TRAVELIN' MICK
An enthusiastic stop at Miki Vialetto's Milan Convention held inside a plush hotel -a rarity in Europe-on the outskirts of town.

SPOTLIGHT WITH DANIELLE
Danielle visits Jay Wheeler from the black-and-gray world of Livonia, Michigan.

Q&A WITH MATTY JANKOWSKI
Matty and his lovely bride climb out of the Hurricane Katrina aftermath and take a look on the bright side at the first ever Jacksonville, Florida Tattoo Convention.

TATTOO ART 101 WITH MADAME LAZONGA
Vyvyn talks about all-the-time, creative energy and the misconceptions that go into designing and applying a custom tattoo.

OUR LIVING HISTORY WITH C.W. ELDRIDGE
A lively trip through the tattoo thingamajig section of the U.S. Patent Office.

EAST COAST INK WITH ERIK DESMOND
A few choice words about the current trend to tattoo one's pretty face-and the dicey repercussions.

16-PAGE OUTSERT-THE CREATIVE
WORLD OF GUY AITCHISON
By Bob Baxter
A typical day at the retreat with one of tattooing's most celebrated innovators, world-class artists and teachers. Plus a gallery full of his latest images.

CONTRIBUTORS
Contributing Writers
Bob Baxter, Aaron Bell, C.W. Eldridge, Charles Gatewood, Tennessee Dave James, Lisa Marie and Matty Jankowski, Michael Laukien, Mike McCabe, Olivia Miner, C.G. Morris, Danielle Oberosler, Bobby Lynn Shehorn and Vyvyn

Contributing Photographers
Bob Baxter, Bernard Clark, Tim Coleman, C.W. Eldridge, Maury Englander, Charles Gatewood, Lisa Marie and Matty Jankwoski, Mike McCabe, Olivia Miner, Bobby Lynn Shehorn, Mitzi Valenzuela and Vyvyn

Illustrators
Bruce Litz and Tyson McAdoo