CONTENTS — May 2003
DEPARTMENTS
BITS & SNATCHES
A day in the life of the artist formerly known as
Washo, Charles Gatewood visits San Francisco's shocking Folsom Street Fair, a Santa Barbara art show, a look at Dorothy Parker's Elbow, the ninth annual Mexico City convention on the Day of the Dead weekend, the rundown on
Marine Corps bulldogs and peonies, Tattoo Lettering 101, Sunny Buick answers the Big 10, the latest artwork from Hanky Panky, and Tennessee Dave remembers Sailor West.
HIPSHOTS
Ronan Spelman visits the Inkslingers Ball. Wow, the photo of Freddy Negrete, a feature on people and their pets and now Hipshots.
Ronan's absolutely everywhere. Arrrrrrrgh.
TATTOO ARTISTS AND THEIR RIDES
It's double trouble this time, when Pan Panarra's Chevy coupe and '50s panhead burn some righteous Jersey
rubber.
READERS' GALLERY
Discover great new artists and catch up on the legends on these highly competitive pages.
FEATURES
A CONVERSATION WITH FREDDY NEGRETE
Baba tracks down the
elusive legend and unlocks the secrets of his legendary escapades as the master of fineline and kingpin of the '80s SoCal tattoo scene.
TATTOOED PEOPLE AND THEIR PETS
by Ronan Spelman
Up close and fragrant with those who like a little sniff of rabbit pellets with their
green soap. Our punk-rock photo journalist pokes his nose in some nasty crevices for this revealing expose of tattooed people and their pals.
TATTOO ARTIST FEMME FATALES
by Tim Coleman
Five of San Francisco's best are women, as the City by the Bay stakes its claim as the
most-talented tattoo city in America.
10TH ANNUAL RICHMOND TATTOO ARTS FESTIVAL
with Bob Baxter and Bernard Clark
Returning after three years, Baxter and Clark report the
changes at Billy Eason's big-time convention scene in Richmond.
COLUMNS
OUR LIVING HISTORY WITH C.W. ELDRIDGE
The tattoo story of Mildred Hull is told via an old news clipping from the 1930s.
DIGGIN' THE DIRT WITH HOLLY
Our feisty columnist, Holly, bids farewell to the dirt she began diggin' in 1997.
SPOTLIGHT WITH DANIELLE
Mike Bellamy, co-owner of New York's Triple X, is the featured artist in the spotlight.
TRAVELIN' MICK
An absolutely harrowing account as Travelin' Mick travels with armed guards to the ancient Coptic communities of Egypt.
Q&A WITH MATTY JANKOWSKI
A tantalizing breakdown of a world-class photo exhibit by some of the best and most bodacious
tattoo-lifestyle photographers.