They Call Him Mr. Spades

I met Matt in Penn Station last month and he was happy to share a couple of his eight tattoos. The coolest one was this heart on his left arm:<br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgj46cZrfmxTfDRIwrejuHV92DYGc5Abc1dmtlZJsifVj7FAXznipn3rxYbHVmJrv1smDwHusR0TES4FfIpgAnXHXRmOPMkH6wC40qSzDUfzBmV9_GLsdcS7JFaP5hTh_ddiOio0iGIRds/s1600/heart+skull+wm.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgj46cZrfmxTfDRIwrejuHV92DYGc5Abc1dmtlZJsifVj7FAXznipn3rxYbHVmJrv1smDwHusR0TES4FfIpgAnXHXRmOPMkH6wC40qSzDUfzBmV9_GLsdcS7JFaP5hTh_ddiOio0iGIRds/s640/heart+skull+wm.jpg" width="426" /></a></div><br />A closer look shows just how intricate this design is:<br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgK6bBExqkfJT_zWOuJ-pbLJVuBXdDjFOfMaqMb1OTUuoe12m9TcNeTkUFbPR_QQRr6Yk_aDl7jesLImTrw9IfGrAsdQ7PXk3eYjofDI01JleEU0-WMWsLKOfN8IjCYEqN5msCcQIZTDdw/s1600/heart+skull+detail+wm.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgK6bBExqkfJT_zWOuJ-pbLJVuBXdDjFOfMaqMb1OTUuoe12m9TcNeTkUFbPR_QQRr6Yk_aDl7jesLImTrw9IfGrAsdQ7PXk3eYjofDI01JleEU0-WMWsLKOfN8IjCYEqN5msCcQIZTDdw/s400/heart+skull+detail+wm.jpg" width="358" /></a></div><br />Matt explained that the idea behind this tattoo is simply that there are two sides to everything. He collaborated on the design with the tattoo artist <a href="http://www.myspace.com/rosecitytattoo/photos/albums/sean-malone/1491774#mssrc=SitesPhotos_SP_AlbumTitle_ViewAlbum">Sean Malone</a>, who works out of <a href="http://www.myspace.com/rosecitytattoo">Rose City Tattoos</a> in Rahway, New Jersey.<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh6yo6VVVQPRjdmPKSFOmRVMyCJNx4gqXiN4qqOz5jPS8H2uA44v3VzlG0yhJfYgDJWNUeEATZjwjzpxvpD8CSd5KbyQrOlGRM62W8-RMiNftT2b66DYBKAxrDRIv3VvRDnQA7XY7PQMVA/s1600/rose+city.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"></a></div><br />Readers may notice that, in the top photo, there is a distinct outline of another tattoo on Matt's arm in the shape of a playing card spade. What started out as a random tattoo of another spade ended up giving Matt the nickname "Mr. Spades" and it stuck. Here's a shot of the coolest Spades tattoo, straddling both of Matt's inner forearms:<br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhfSohaCZTytKkRD4Vt248cDuRWqraM1-cxQqr8v0HhiEH34ymdY2Myyr1qYHmMcvQnhJJn8nqX58lczfD3Q39W5HTRqu0CuGTQsYY1ttl_DVINqVYyhV0hvMaycpSP848iIkKOnypH_1E/s1600/Mr+Spades+wm.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhfSohaCZTytKkRD4Vt248cDuRWqraM1-cxQqr8v0HhiEH34ymdY2Myyr1qYHmMcvQnhJJn8nqX58lczfD3Q39W5HTRqu0CuGTQsYY1ttl_DVINqVYyhV0hvMaycpSP848iIkKOnypH_1E/s400/Mr+Spades+wm.jpg" width="338" /></a></div><br />Thanks to Matt for sharing these great tattoos with us here on Tattoosday!

They Call Him Mr. Spades

I met Matt in Penn Station last month and he was happy to share a couple of his eight tattoos. The coolest one was this heart on his left ar...

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