SKIN & INK CONTENTS - July 2001
DEPARTMENTS
BITS & SNATCHES
Good-bye to 222, Alex Binnie sends postcards from England, Ed Hardy's 2,000 Dragons, Maury Englander at the Acapulco Tattoo Expo 2000, Mr. Dragon Arm, a
miracle from Nicosia, Tennessee Dave remembers Sailor Ted Warner, Katrina Wallace answers her customers' toughest questions and the Quote of the Month.
LITZ'S SKETCHBOOK
The amazing Litz gives us a visual taste of tattooing in daily life.
HIPSHOTS
A return visit to Maury Englander's file of very hip black-and-white festival shots.
TALKBACK
Michael "Hoss" Tupper lends his insights into the squabble about folks tattooing other folks out of their homes.
TATTOO ARTISTS AND THEIR RIDES
Take a look at Tattoo Mike Mezzano's 1989 Bronco II go zoom, zoom, zoom!
READERS' GALLERY
The best of the tattoo photos sent in by readers from the four corners of the beautiful planet that we live on. Amen.
TEN BIG QUESTIONS
Mario Barth answers the Big 10 all the way from New Joisey.
FEATURES
A HANDY-DANDY GUIDE TO MAKING EYE-POPPING SHOW BANNERS by Sunny Buick
A step-by-step primer on the Goldfield method of
making carnival-quality convention banners for your tattoo shop.
CHARLES GATEWOOD'S TATTOOED FETISH GIRLS
Let's face it, gang—"Fetish Girls" is why you bought this issue in the first place. You've fooled the guy at the cash register with your
quart of milk and pack of cigarettes, but you can't fool us!
MANY STITCHES FOR LIFE by Lars Krutak
A fascinating word and photo exploration of tattoo customs among the indigenous people of St. Lawrence Island in the Bering Sea.
IBIZA by Tim Coleman
Our fearless reporter braves the international party scene in his search for the pleasurable tattoo.
COLUMNS
OUR LIVING HISTORY WITH C.W. ELDRIDGE
Our resident historian takes a look at the colorful practitioners of the art of banner making.
TATTOO SCIENCE WITH DANNY FOWLER
Our brave science guy reflects on the best and worst of writing a column that tried to educate.
DIGGIN' THE DIRT WITH HOLLY
Never the shrinking violet, our brave columnist keeps us up to date with her sassy reportage.
SPOTLIGHT WITH DANIELLE
Off to Tempe, Arizona, this time, to showcase the dudes at Living Canvas Tattoos.
TRAVELIN' MICK
The amazing Mick braves life and limb to send back the latest words and pix from the Philippines.
Q&A WITH MATTY JANKOWSKI
Well, hello dollies! The Matty-man uncovers hidden designs on plastic babes..