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Need a little extra boost for your shop? Why not try breaking a world record? There are several records to try for, but, you can always think up a new one.

Lucky Diamond Rich of New Zealand currently holds the World Record for most tattooed person with over 1,000 hours of tattoo work covering 100% of his body including his eyelids, between his toes, gums and inside of his foreskin. He is now being tattooed with while designs on top of the black and color on top of the white.

Lucky’s counterpart, the most tattooed woman, is Isobel Varley of England. She started being tattooed in 1986 when she was 49 years old and kept getting them for nearly 11 years. She is now considering getting the remaining bits of skin finished. She has also gotten a number of piercings above and below the waist, because, she said, she wanted to jingle when she walked.

Charlie Wilson pierced Kam Ma 1015 times in 7 hours and 55 minutes at Sunderland Body Art in 2006. In a similar record, Robert Jesus Rubio had 900 18-gauge surgical needles inserted into his body in 2008.

If you don’t want to go for a worl’s most record, you could try for a world’s first. Mario Barth of Starlight Tattoo holds the record for fist in-flight tattoo. Barth tattooed Tommy Lee of Motley Crue en route to the 23rd Annual Winter Music Conference in Miami.

The record for the longest tattoo session belongs to Stephen Grady and Melanie Grieveson for a session lasting 43 hours and 50 minutes at Twin City Tattoo in Australia.

In an attempt to break the longest session record, Jeff Watts made one. He attempted to tattoo for 50 hours straight, but received the record for “longest tattooing session done in five-hour or more increments.” He was forced to stop when his heart rate and blood pressure became dangerously high.

Most tattoos inked in 24 hours is by far the most frequent record to be attempted. In June of 2008 Oliver Peck broke the record with 415. His reign lasted until October when Derek Kastining overlook him with 726. John McManus took up the gauntlet next with 775 only to be overtaken that same month by Hollis Cantrell with 801 tattoos in 24 hours. Cantrell holds the record for now.

If you want to try for a record yourself, go to www.guinnessworldrecords.com

By: Leanne Johnson - PAIN MAGAZINE

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TATTOO SHOW CALENDAR

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Annual Augusta Tattoo Expo

June 5-6

James Brown Center

centralvalleytattoo.com

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Tattoo The Dells

June 4-6

HO-CHUNK Casino, Wisconsin Dells, WI

email victimtattoo@gmail.com

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Ink - N - Iron

June 11-13

Queen Mary, Long Beach, CA

www.ink-n-iron.com

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Northern Exposure Ink Expo

June 18-20

Toronto Hilton, Toronto, Canada

www.tattoos.com/nixa

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TattooLaPalooza Tattoo & Motorcycle Extravaganza

June 25-27

Miami Beach Convention Center

www.tattoopalooza.com

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Richmond Summer Tattoo Arts Festival

June 11-13

Holiday Inn Korger Center Richmond, VA

www.birdltd.net

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Chicago Body Art Expo

June 25-27

Navy Pier, Chicago, IL

www.bodyartexpo.com

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Ink - N - Iron

Texas Tattoo Showdown

July 2-4

El Paso, TX

www.myspace.com/texastattooshowdown

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Live free or Die Tattoo Expo

July 23-25

Radisson Hotel Downtown Manchester, NH

www.livefreeordietattoo.com

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Hell City 10 “Let It Burn”

August 27-29

Arizona Bilmore Resort & Spa Phoeniz, AZ

www.hellcity.com

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This is a very informative article from PAIN MAGAZINE……… we would like to pass on to our readers

Last week a client came in for tattoo work on a large back piece we have been working on for a while.  After a three hour session and during the after tattoo chatter he mentioned that he would be going in for an MRI the following week and said he hoped it would be OK.  I asked him if he had consulted his doctor about the possibilities of a reaction to the MRI.  He said he never even thought about asking his doctor if he could get a new tattoo just before the MRI.  He didn’t see any connection between the two.  A few days later he called and told me the doctor rescheduled the MRI until after he healed, and that the doctor thought the metals in the tattoo ink may heat up during the MRI process.  The man is heavily tattooed and has never had an MRI before.  I am heavily tattooed and have had several MRIs performed on me while in the navy.  I have been getting tattooed for the last 36 years and I am sure I have a wide spectrum of tattoo pigments in my skin.  I have never felt any thing while having the procedure performed, not even a tingle.

So, what is (Magnetic Resonance Imaging) MRI, and how does it affect the tattoo folds of this world?  To find out the answer to this question I went online and started reading.  I came up with some interesting published works.  One article in particular caught my attention because I could read it and understand it.  Published in the Radiology Journal, the article is titled “MR Procedures: Biologic Effects, Safely, and Patient Care.”  The authors are Frank G. Shellock PHD and John V. Crues MD.  In many cases much like my client, many doctors have refused to perform MR procedures on people with tattoos.  This practice prevents people with tattoos from having access to very important diagnostic technology.  It seems that the act of cosmetic tattooing has a minor effect on the patients receiving on MRI.  Slight tingle or a burning sensation of a transient nature seems to top the list.  No serious side effects reported.  Decorative tattoos had a much more dramatic effect with reports of first and second dergree burns in some patients.  These effects are not common and are short termed and the patient should be permitted to under go an MR procedure.

If you are one of the unlucky ones and your tattoos do heat up during an MRI an ice pack or a cold compress at the site of the tattoo as a precautionary measure may relieve the heating.  This treatment is done before the MRI, there is little risk, cost or time delay to the MRI.  The benefit of this minor practice is that it may reduce the possibility of thermal injury.

Information on this topic has also been provided to patients by the FDA Center for Food Safety and Applied Nutrition, Office of Cosmetics and Color fact sheet as follows:  “The risks of avoiding an MRI when your doctor has recommended on the likely to be much greater than the risks of complications from an interaction between the MRI.  Individuals who have tattoos or permanent make up should inform the radiologist or technician of this fact in order to take precautions, to avoid complications and assure the best results.”

This is what I found online and I hope it is helpful.  I have never been refused an MRI because I have tattoos or have been recently tattooed.  It is always best to consult your doctor if you know you are due to have a medical procedure in the near future and you want to get tattooed before it.  I would always suggest getting tattooed after an event so it does not become an issue and jeopardize your health.

MIKE MARTIN

VICE PRESIDENT

HEALTH AND EDUCATION DIRECTOR

ALLIANCE OF PROFESSIONAL TATTOOISTS

info@safe-tattoos.com

www.safe-tattoos.com

Tattoo Mafia opened in May of 2004, with a goal to make people look at tattoos and tattoo artists in a different light.  Our experiences working in many different tattoo studios; showed us that the public wanted and needed a change.

We started working together about 9 years ago and since then have been an unstoppable team.  The first and most important issue for us which is not usually seen in local studios, was cleanliness.  From cleaning the establishment on a regular basis to just knowing proper technique when tattooing.  So many artists we worked with knew how to do a nice tattoo. But, did not understand that there has to be a protective barrier that can not be crossed while working with blood and body fluids.  They where not educated in the prevention of spreading disease and some just did not care at all.  Lisa had the advantage of having worked in Animal Medicine as a Manager, Assistant Tech and even assisting in Surgery for 8 years prior to starting her apprenticeship in 2001.  This made a overwhelming difference in our knowledge of proper sterilization and coverage of equipment while working with blood and body fluids

Another unique advantage we had was Chris, having been in the industry since 1994. He knew that custom art was the only way to go.  No one wants the same design they have seen on someone else.  Being able to draw a custom design instead of coping a piece of art off the wall is so much more personal and meaningful to the customer.  After 6 years of business we rarely tattoo anything off the wall in our studio.  Almost every tattoo we design starts with a consultation and is then hand drawn and approved by the client prior to setting a date to do the tattoo.  This allows us to get to know the client, the client to get to know us and most of all for the client to feel comfortable in our studio when they walk in the day of the appointment.

Customer Service was always an issue in other studio’s we worked in.  Most artists had an arrogant attitude that was so overwhelming that the customer would feel intimidated or so uncomfortable that they would just leave.  The idea that just because your a tattoo artist means you have to be a thug or a hard ass makes us all look bad .  The truth is, without customers to tattoo - your nobody!  Why not actually put forth a little effort to stand up smile and greet the person when they walk through the door?  When we worked in studios that were run by people with that thug mentality we worked on the worse clients in the world.  Everything from having no money, to screaming children, to smelling of cigarettes and alcohol from the night before and then they wanted a deal.

Thank god those days are over for us!  We’ve changed the way people look at our studio so much that whole families come in to get tattooed together.  We work on such a variety of different people from all different backgrounds.  The oldest person to ever get a tattoo in our studio was 77 years old.  The best part is most of these clients would have never considered getting a tattoo but, because of another friend or family members experience at our studio they’re part of the family now.

We would like to take this chance to thank the clients who have made our studio what it is.  To all our our clients, Thank You for the wonderful ideas and tattoos you’ve brought to us over the past years.  We are looking forward to many more years to come and truly appreciate each and every one of you!

Sincerely,

Chris & Lisa DeLauder

Owners & Artists of TATTOO MAFIA, INC.

Tattoo Artists are in this business not only for the art, but to make money.  If you go in with your ideas and are given a quote that is out of your price range then ask the artist if you can compromise?  There are many things that can determine the price of a tattoo.

1. SIZE

The size of a tattoo can possibly be reduced to lower the cost of your design.

2. LOCATION

The location of your tattoo may be an area that is slower to tattoo and more difficult.  You may be able to decide on a alternative area to reduce the cost and time involved in your tattoo.

3. DETAIL

The amount of detail takes much more time then most clients realize.  reduce the amount of detail, INCLUDING LETTERS and you will save money.

4. STYLE

The style your looking for will also determine the amount of time involved in the procedure.  Outlines and solid color can take more time then say something done without an outline and light shading.

5. COLOR

Color is the most costly of the two options when it comes to tattooing.  If you would like to get color and it’s not in your price range. Get black and gray and add color later when you have more money.

6. BLACK & GRAY

Black & Gray is the most affordable way to go when being tattooed.  This is a great way to save money and you can always add color later if you would like.

7. SKIN QUALITY & YOUR HEALTH

The quality of your skin can also be a big factor.  People with healthy skin are much easier to tattoo and it reduces the amount of time compared to someone with unhealthy skin.  Most artist will quote accordingly if you are someone who is in the sun or tans on a regular basis.  This usually will cause very dry skin and will slow the tattoo process.

8. CLIENTS ABILITY TO SIT STILL WITH NO BREAKS.

Most artists base their estimates on the amount of time it will take to complete the tattoo.  This can make a big difference when your in the chair.  If it’s your first tattoo, make sure you want and can handle it.  Smokers, remember your paying for the artists time so waiting until your finished will reduce the amount of time it takes to complete your tattoo.  For those of you who have trouble sitting still try breaking your tattoo into sessions. (for example: just get an outline and do your shading or color in another session)

Most artists would rather have you as a client then have you walk out the door due to the price.  Tell the artist right off that you have a certain dollar amount to work with and give them your artwork and ideas.  If the tattoo can not be done for the price your working with, ask them if you can make any changes that would allow them to do your tattoo for the price range you need to stay in.

Hope this information helps you with your next tattoo idea!  Pass it on to your friends - this type of thinking will not only help you get a nice affordable tattoo but, will help support the true artists in the tattoo industry all over the world.

SUPPORT GREAT TATTOOS AND GREAT TATTOO ARTISTS!

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VICTOR PORTUGAL

http://www.darktimestattoo.com/

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SHANE O’NEIL

http://www.shaneoneilltattoos.com/

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TIM KERN

http://www.tribulationtattoo.com/artist.aspx?id=1

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RYOKI

http://www.al-haut.com/

http://meganhoogland.com