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SKIN & INK CONTENTS

CONTENTS — September 1999

DEPARTMENTS

BITS & SNATCHES

A 46-hour backpiece with Greg James, tattoos replace the "gold watch" at the job site, a cartoon with do-it-yourself captions and the cold weather show at Motor Town.

HIPSHOTS

Charles Gatewood visits the Folsom Street Fair.

TALKBACK
Ty from Fogville takes the platform to disagree with us on the supplier issue.

SKIN & INK PINUPS

Gatewood showcases some pretty snazzy hometown Frisco Babes. Oooops, I mean Pinups!

READERS' GALLERY

The best reader photos from the Bay Area, and all points north, east, south and west.

TATTOO ARTISTS AND THEIR RIDES

Furry Couch from Philadelphia says, "My shifter is bigger than yours," in our macho automotive section.

FEATURES

SAN FRANCISCO-THE CENTER OF THE TATTOO UNIVERSE

An amazing compendium of the past, present and future of tattooing in Baghdad by the Bay.

By Tim Coleman. Photos by Charles Gatewood.

    TATTOOING COMES OF AGE IN SAN FRANCISCO

    LYLE TUTTLE AND THE COSMIC DRIBBLE

    DON ED HARDY-THE FATHER OF SAN FRANCISCO TATTOOING

    PICTURE MACHINE—GUY MARTNUIK

    GOLDFIELD—TATTOOING ON BROADWAY

    BILL SALMON—DIAMOND CLUB TATTOO STUDIO

    ERNO AND GREG KULZ

    PRIMAL URGE

    EVERLASTING

    222 SF

COLUMNS

OUR LIVING HISTORY WITH C.W. ELDRIDGE

Our resident historian visits the shops of old San Francisco.

ASK ZEKE, WITH ZEKE OWEN

As usual, Mr. Owen rattles some cages and gives us a taste of the tattoo lifestyle.

TATTOO SCIENCE WITH DANNY FOWLER

Danny talks about what's current in current.

ED HARDY'S TATTOO BEAT

He helped lead the way for the rest of us and now we are proud to welcome new columnist and long-time tattoo legend, Don Ed Hardy, to the family.

DIGGIN' THE DIRT WITH HOLLY

A peek at what's happening in the shops and tattoo saloons (I mean, salons) around the globe.

ON THE ROAD WITH ERIKA AND DANIELLE

While most of our intrepid crew haunted the haunts of the City by the Bay, our fearless road warriors hit the trail to nearby Sacramento.

NOTICE: Litz's Sketchbook and Captain Eddie will not appear in this issue and will see you next time.

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