.CONTENTS — March 2002
DEPARTMENTS
BITS & SNATCHES
Don Ed Hardy and Spider Webb donate their art to a celebrity auction, Eric Markgraf's moving tribute to his brother, Charles Gatewood reports on Bodies of Subversion, a thrilling collection of Herbert Hoffman flash, Maury reports on the Meadowlands show in New Joisey and Tennessee Dave tells how he got started.
HIPSHOTS
A handful of tattoos lords and ladies from the ever-lurking lens of Tim Coleman.
TALKBACK
Evil From the Needle's Sophia Mella reflects on being a tattooed woman.
TATTOO ARTISTS AND THEIR RIDES
Oooooooooh! Wait 'til you see the 1963 Chevrolet Corvair a customer traded to Shannon O'Sullivan for a gargoyle tattoo!
READERS' GALLERY
Once again, a lively and inspiring collection of tattoo art from around the world.
FEATURES
TATTOO'S MOST BEAUTIFUL IMAGE, THE VIRGIN OF GUADALUPE
by Sherri Cullison
An in-depth, historical view of one of tattoo's most admired and magical images.
HOT ROD TIME IN THE OLD TOWN TONIGHT
by Bob Baxter
Our fearless
Editor in Chief visits Steve Bonge and Butch Garcia's second annual hot rod and tattoos fete in the art-deco grandeur of the Vanderbilt Hotel on Round Swamp Road in Plainview, New York.
TWO WEEKS OF DISCOVERY—
TRAVELING THE PACIFIC NORTHWEST TATTOO ROAD
by Bob Baxter
Two weeks alone in a car in the wilds of Oregon, Washington and Vancouver, B.C. What won't we do to get a story about the tattoo life?
MARCUS KUHN INTERVIEW with Bob Baxter
Portsmouth, New Hamphire's Marcus Kuhn didn't exactly take the easy road to the top of the tattoo hill.
COLUMNS
OUR LIVING HISTORY WITH C.W. ELDRIDGE
Some fine words and terrific photos recall the memory of one of the great, charismatic characters in all of tattooing, Bert Grimm.
DIGGIN' THE DIRT WITH HOLLY
You can always count on clever Holly Tuesday to pour salt in the wound and make you like it.
SPOTLIGHT WITH DANIELLE
Inspired by H.L. Giger and Guy Aitchison, Lango's mind-expanding artwork is the subject of this month's Spotlight.
TRAVELIN' MICK
We're convinced Mick has his own personal jetliner, or at least a pair of turbocharged wings,
the way he gets around. First it's Mao's convention in Madrid, and then he's off to Jimmy Wong's in Bangkok!
Q&A WITH MATTY JANKOWSKI
Part II of Matty's "Books You Gotta Read" list featuring more ink than is just on the page.
TATTOO LIFESTYLE WITH KRYSTYNE KOLORFUL
All about the empowering nature of tattoos to transform one's life in colorful and mystical ways.