Brother will kill brother Spilling blood across the land Killing for religion Something I dont understand
Fools like me,who cross the sea And come to foreign lands Ask the sheep,for their beliefs Do you kill on gods command?
A country thats divided Surely will not stand My past erased,no more disgrace No foolish naive stand
The end is near,its crystal clear Part of the master plan Dont look now to israel It might be your homelands
Holy wars
Upon my podium,as the Know it all scholar Down in my seat of judgement Gavels bang,uphold the law Up on my soapbox,a leader Out to change the world Down in my pulpit as the holler Than-thou-could-be-messenger of god
Wage the war on organized crime Sneak attacks,repel down the rocks Behind the lines Some people risk to employ me Some people live to destroy me Either way they die
They killed my wife,and my baby With hopes to enslave me First mistake...last mistake| Paid by the alliance,to slay all the giants Next mistake...no more mistakes|
Fill the cracks in,with judicial granite Because I dont say it,dont mean I aint Thinkin it Next thing you know,theyll take my thoughts away I know what I said,now I must scream of the overdose And the lack of mercy killings
I dont know what this is, i am on a computer in the Library.
"A tattoo convention is not a circus. It's about tattooing." But a circus is what the convention scene has become with so many promotional companies throwing a 'tattoo expo' every couple of months, Horitaka explains. These same companies throw golf and baby furniture expos. Most of the organizers don't have tattoos or even know much about the art. They gain legitimacy, he says, by bribing old timers at five grand a pop to be the frontman tattooer for the show to add some legitimacy. But in reality, these shows actually harm the tattoo community because it takes away from community-organized gatherings.
"I want to see things coming in from the inside. As tattooers, we want a convention not an expo. The difference is that conventions focus on tattooing and the artists. That's why I decided to do the San Jose convention." Indeed, the success of his convention last October was largely due to the Horitaka's artist-focus approach. It was organized as an event for tattooists to meet and work with people serious about the art. He limited the amount of vendors, and only vendors that support the tattoo community. He did so with the idea that tattoo artists who sell t-shirts will be able to make some extra money on the side and not lose those sales to clothing booths. There was a fine art component to the convention with the Art Fusion Experiment and also a bit of history with lectures by Chuck Eldridge, who Horitaka calls "the jewel of the industry." In addition, the rock star attitude was kept to a minimum; every artist's name was on the posters and not just the most famous. He'll follow this same successful combo with his next San Jose convention, which will be October 20-22. horitaka_tattoo
Because of his aversion to these mega-expos, the only big multi-city show Horitaka will attend in California is the Long Beach show because it's organized by Trac Edwards, a promoter who has two full sleeves and has collaborated with tattooist Ethan Morgan. In Europe, he attends Miki Vialetto's London and Milan conventions because he feels that, even though Miki is not a tattoo artist, he has given back to the community and even, sadly he says, has more tattoos than many tattooists.
Thus, it's not that Horitaka is against tattoo capitalism--Horitaka's a little bit corporate, a little bit rock-n-roll--as long as it stays within the tattoo world. That's why he's quick to defend Ed Hardy when people disparage the Ed Hardy line. He says, "Here's someone who has given his life to tattooing. Ed's 62 and has been tattooing for over 30 years. He wrote books on tattooing. We wouldn't be tattooing without him. At least now the right person is getting paid." Following in Ed's footsteps, Horitaka himself will be getting paid with a line of Nike sneakers he designed. The sneakers are due out this Fall and Needled will be all over them.
What he really cannot understand is the lack of respect for those who, in essence, paved the way for today's tattooists. When you find that disrespect for mentors, you'll also see it passed on to clients. It's troubling when you consider that clients are what tattooing is all about, he says; otherwise, he'd be a painter, creating art independently. He gives a great quote to Tattoo magazine on this very idea:
"I'll never forget a lesson I learned some time ago when I saw Horiyoshi III tattooing a little dolphin on a client. I said, 'You're such a famous artist, and great Traditional artist, and you're drawing a dolphin.' And he said, 'That was what she wanted'."
(That's a link to the article "Hydraulic Stream Ecology: Observed Patterns and Potential Applications" in the Journal of The North American Benthological Society)
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Carry, Go, Bring, Come (Treasure Island Mod Ska Anthems 1960-1966)
Where's the sock thread?
if only because I can't figure out for the life
of me why some of you had "copied" the things you did!
dont ask
Spilling blood across the land
Killing for religion
Something I dont understand
Fools like me,who cross the sea
And come to foreign lands
Ask the sheep,for their beliefs
Do you kill on gods command?
A country thats divided
Surely will not stand
My past erased,no more disgrace
No foolish naive stand
The end is near,its crystal clear
Part of the master plan
Dont look now to israel
It might be your homelands
Holy wars
Upon my podium,as the
Know it all scholar
Down in my seat of judgement
Gavels bang,uphold the law
Up on my soapbox,a leader
Out to change the world
Down in my pulpit as the holler
Than-thou-could-be-messenger of god
Wage the war on organized crime
Sneak attacks,repel down the rocks
Behind the lines
Some people risk to employ me
Some people live to destroy me
Either way they die
They killed my wife,and my baby
With hopes to enslave me
First mistake...last mistake|
Paid by the alliance,to slay all the giants
Next mistake...no more mistakes|
Fill the cracks in,with judicial granite
Because I dont say it,dont mean I aint
Thinkin it
Next thing you know,theyll take my thoughts away
I know what I said,now I must scream of the overdose
And the lack of mercy killings
I dont know what this is, i am on a computer in the Library.
my girl was using the computer before me... I dont know where she posted this.. probably myspace..
wow... I wasn't sure what to expect when I hit ctl-v, but that makes sense (to me).
"I want to see things coming in from the inside. As tattooers, we want a convention not an expo. The difference is that conventions focus on tattooing and the artists. That's why I decided to do the San Jose convention." Indeed, the success of his convention last October was largely due to the Horitaka's artist-focus approach. It was organized as an event for tattooists to meet and work with people serious about the art. He limited the amount of vendors, and only vendors that support the tattoo community. He did so with the idea that tattoo artists who sell t-shirts will be able to make some extra money on the side and not lose those sales to clothing booths. There was a fine art component to the convention with the Art Fusion Experiment and also a bit of history with lectures by Chuck Eldridge, who Horitaka calls "the jewel of the industry." In addition, the rock star attitude was kept to a minimum; every artist's name was on the posters and not just the most famous. He'll follow this same successful combo with his next San Jose convention, which will be October 20-22.
horitaka_tattoo
Because of his aversion to these mega-expos, the only big multi-city show Horitaka will attend in California is the Long Beach show because it's organized by Trac Edwards, a promoter who has two full sleeves and has collaborated with tattooist Ethan Morgan. In Europe, he attends Miki Vialetto's London and Milan conventions because he feels that, even though Miki is not a tattoo artist, he has given back to the community and even, sadly he says, has more tattoos than many tattooists.
Thus, it's not that Horitaka is against tattoo capitalism--Horitaka's a little bit corporate, a little bit rock-n-roll--as long as it stays within the tattoo world. That's why he's quick to defend Ed Hardy when people disparage the Ed Hardy line. He says, "Here's someone who has given his life to tattooing. Ed's 62 and has been tattooing for over 30 years. He wrote books on tattooing. We wouldn't be tattooing without him. At least now the right person is getting paid." Following in Ed's footsteps, Horitaka himself will be getting paid with a line of Nike sneakers he designed. The sneakers are due out this Fall and Needled will be all over them.
What he really cannot understand is the lack of respect for those who, in essence, paved the way for today's tattooists. When you find that disrespect for mentors, you'll also see it passed on to clients. It's troubling when you consider that clients are what tattooing is all about, he says; otherwise, he'd be a painter, creating art independently. He gives a great quote to Tattoo magazine on this very idea:
"I'll never forget a lesson I learned some time ago when I saw Horiyoshi III tattooing a little dolphin on a client. I said, 'You're such a famous artist, and great Traditional artist, and you're drawing a dolphin.' And he said, 'That was what she wanted'."
LOL!
ill save you the trouble of repasting this image:
(That's a link to the article "Hydraulic Stream Ecology: Observed Patterns and Potential Applications" in the Journal of The North American Benthological Society)
peace, stein. . .