Repost: The World is Full of Kings and Queens

<i>In lieu of something new, something borrowed, or something blue, I am offering up <a href="http://tattoosday.blogspot.com/2008/01/world-is-full-of-kings-and-queens.html">a post from three years ago</a>, in Tattoosday's infancy, from January 2008: </i><br /><br />I've been relying heavily on <span style="font-style: italic;">Tattoos I Know</span> since the end of summer, but today, in the chill of January, I spotted a cool tattoo on a stranger and added him to the Tattoosday gallery:<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjoCFWT-LvAR4INv7I4OfTvPZVs4DDWm-78jCS7fAbpg0NpjPwwat1Bxkhda6rJmOMgoMlDp8CW4czWOtuPZXKWSbwqLR-aTCqqfgvGXmXjADUBpzN5F2kfUDOnmEn0qFNgpKAoJrbvApBp/s1600-h/100_6250.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5157421225683495986" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjoCFWT-LvAR4INv7I4OfTvPZVs4DDWm-78jCS7fAbpg0NpjPwwat1Bxkhda6rJmOMgoMlDp8CW4czWOtuPZXKWSbwqLR-aTCqqfgvGXmXjADUBpzN5F2kfUDOnmEn0qFNgpKAoJrbvApBp/s400/100_6250.JPG" style="cursor: pointer; display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center;" /></a><br />It was in the mid-30's when I asked Frank about his tattoo. He gladly offered up his newest piece, this playing card queen.<br /><br />Frank is heavily-inked. He briefly flashed a leg and an arm covered with tattoos. But we stuck with this one. This particular piece, his newest, was done by Mike Profetto at <a href="http://www.nyc.com/Yellow_Pages/Designs_by_Michael_Angelo.190614/editorial.aspx">Designs by Michael Angelo</a> in Brooklyn.<br /><br />When I asked him why he had this queen of hearts, he said it only made sense to complement the king of diamonds on the right side of his neck:<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhmfkFvw3P5GGhosQjBxWZJPQFtP4Vp0TEpHBPXmctyiETpN6XXIiMl4MAKmxnzuPMJ0maIUis3JeIHXk6Zt7VQeOeAaFqT_UEmH7KK_tLmKSehkGggsuIVEt9CXnjB75PnL8RHgu73LUDc/s1600-h/100_6252.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5157422771871722562" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhmfkFvw3P5GGhosQjBxWZJPQFtP4Vp0TEpHBPXmctyiETpN6XXIiMl4MAKmxnzuPMJ0maIUis3JeIHXk6Zt7VQeOeAaFqT_UEmH7KK_tLmKSehkGggsuIVEt9CXnjB75PnL8RHgu73LUDc/s400/100_6252.JPG" style="cursor: pointer; display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center;" /></a><br />Incidentally, that's a spider on the back of his neck, between the two royal tattoos.<br /><br />The queen, being the newer piece, is much brighter and crisper.<br /><br />Frank is the first Tattoosday subject to offer up side neck pieces. He gave me his contact information, so I hope to feature Frank's work again in the future, with more detail about his tattoos, and the stories behind them.<br /><br />Thanks again Frank!<br /><br />*******<br /><br /><i>February 26, 2011: Alas, we never heard from Frank again....</i>

Repost: The World is Full of Kings and Queens

In lieu of something new, something borrowed, or something blue, I am offering up a post from three years ago , in Tattoosday's infancy,...

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The Queen of Clams

One year ago today, I posted about meeting a couple of Kansas City burlesque performers outside of Penn Station (recalled <a href="http://tattoosday.blogspot.com/2009/10/annie-cherry-and-bindlestiff-willy-in.html">here</a>).<br /><br />Since then, I had the pleasure of meeting another local performer, <a href="http://tattoosday.blogspot.com/2010/07/lovely-tattoo-of-legs-malone.html">Legs Malone</a>, and documenting one of her tattoos <a href="http://tattoosday.blogspot.com/2010/07/lovely-tattoo-of-legs-malone.html">here</a>.<br /><br />Coincidentally, I am sharing here today, a tattoo on the ankle of one <a href="http://www.missclamscasino.com/Home.html">Miss Clams Casino</a>.<br /><br />It would be one thing if I was catching these performers in their natural habitats of burlesque shows, but my encounter with Clams was so fleeting, I was fortunate enough to snap a photo and take her card.<br /><br />A brief ride on the F train (two stops only) afforded me enough time to spot a tattoo above her ankle, introduce myself and take a picture before necessity required I transfer to the R train.<br /><br />So, here's the tattoo that so intrigued me:<br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjW3py4D5oJxhD8lhy64H4XeC5PSUDBoV6-Nf-LHwBuQ3Qmov_oBhwMu-zF7yfE6o63-fKLwYmcmdvascBqYzdc6eAqb_oaU6nUvl1a3oqXGWf0KpmNJbf418G2owC3cSvqsoElZxiF/s1600/Queen+of+Clams+wm.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" px="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjW3py4D5oJxhD8lhy64H4XeC5PSUDBoV6-Nf-LHwBuQ3Qmov_oBhwMu-zF7yfE6o63-fKLwYmcmdvascBqYzdc6eAqb_oaU6nUvl1a3oqXGWf0KpmNJbf418G2owC3cSvqsoElZxiF/s320/Queen+of+Clams+wm.jpg" width="291" /></a></div><br />As I mentioned previously, I barely had time to snap a photo, let alone get the story behind this cool tattoo. Thankfully, Miss Clams Casino was generous enough to send me the story at a later date:<br /><br /><blockquote>"Every year I go to the <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Burlesque_Hall_of_Fame">Burlesque Hall of Fame</a> weekend in Las Vegas and play in the official Burlesque Hall of Fame Poker Tournament. I enjoy poker, but I know that I'm probably not going to win, so I like setting little goals for the game with fabulous rewards...in 2009 I decided that if I won a hand with a pair of Queens I would get a tattoo to mark the occasion. Long story short, a few hands in I was dealt a pair of Queens and won the only hand I won that tournament. A few months later, my friend <a href="http://www.scarlettattoos.com/">Scarlet Sinclair</a> was getting started as a tattoo artist and was looking for willing guinea pigs. I told her the story and that I'd like some ink involving Queens and hearts and she came up with this incredible design. I went to see her at <a href="http://www.mattstribaldragontattoo.com/">Matt's Tribal Dragon Tattoo</a> in Bethpage, NY and was her 7th tattoo ever. She's incredible and I love the queen living on my ankle."</blockquote><br />Thanks to Miss Clams Casino for sharing her tattoo with us here on Tattoosday!<br /><br />Please feel free to check her out on these sites:<br /><br /><a href="http://www.missclamscasino.com/">http://www.MissClamsCasino.com</a><br /><a href="http://www.gameshowspeakeasy.com/">http://www.GameShowSpeakeasy.com</a><br /><a href="http://www.casinoofortunecookie.com/">http://www.casinoofortunecookie.com</a><br /><a href="http://www.burlesqueonthegogo.com/">http://www.burlesqueonthegogo.com</a>

The Queen of Clams

One year ago today, I posted about meeting a couple of Kansas City burlesque performers outside of Penn Station (recalled here ). Since then...

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