DEPARTMENTS
BITS & SNATCHES
Lala visits the Lilac City Tattoo Expo, Krooked Ken answers the Big 10, Dana remembers Cliff Raven, What's New? Some books, that's what, 1001 Tattoo Facts (twenty-one thru forty), the return of Mizpah and Val doesn't paint her apartment.

HIPSHOTS
Paul Rogers (no, not that one) takes his camera to the Los Angeles Marathon.

SKIN&INK DOLLS
With Jeff Davidson
Meet Megan, who has profound words to say about her Polynesian ink.

THE FLASH CONTEST
TAT 2 CROSSWORD
READERS' GALLERY
The best of this month's ink from the tattoo mailbox.

FEATURES
HELL CITY TATTOO FEST?KILLUMBUS, OHIO
By Bob Baxter with photographs by Bernard Clark
Was it possible that Durb Morrison's Hell City Tattoo Fest lived up to its own hurricane of hype?

TATTOO ROAD TRIP—
INK ON THE OUTSKIRTS MIKE PIKE—
PSYCHO CITY TATTOO, LANCASTER, CALIFORNIA
By Bob Baxter with Photographs by Bernard Clark
Another great day in the desert with a young old-timer who learned from his dad.

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

16-PAGE MINI-MAG
WES GRIMM COLLECTION-ANOTHER SIDE OF UNCLE BERT By Bobby Lynn Shehorn
A rare and wonderful collection of tattoo art that was almost destroyed with stick-'em glue and scissors.

COLUMNS
OUR LIVING HISTORY WITH C.W. ELDRIDGE
It's all about tattooed dolls, and not the Jeff Davidson version. We're talking Ken and Barbie.

TRAVELIN' MICK
Mick visits Transylvania for a bite on the neck and a visit to a cool convention.

SPOTLIGHT WITH VICKI BOTNICK
Scotty Munster is rippin' it up at Olde Town Tattoo in St. Cloud, Minnesota.

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.

HOW TO DRAW WITH DAVID NESTLER
It's time to face your face, Nestler style, with a few deft lines and shadows.

TATTOO 101 WITH MR. G
He's a big fan of aluminum, but Mr. G is no lightweight.

BAKATY'S WORD WITH MIKE BAKATY
As usual, Mike digresses, digresses again and then hatches some unforgettable pearls of wisdom.

CONTRIBUTORS
Contributing Writers
Mike Bakaty, Bob Baxter, Vicki Botnick, Dana Brunson, Tim Coleman, Wendy Dager, C.W. Eldridge, Maury Englander, Mr. G, Mary Gardner, Jessica Ilalaole, Matty Jankowski, Michael Laukien, Myles Mellor, David Nestler, Val Rivera, Paul Sayce and Bobby Lynn Shehorn
Photographers
Bernard Clark, Jeff Davidson, Maury Englander, Lars Krutak, Jessica Ilalaole, Matty Jankowski, Michael Laukien, Jan Seeger and Bobby Lynn Shehorn
Illustrators
David Nestler and The Pizz