“The Book of Lucky” by Lucky Bastard
In the beginning there was the Red Light…
In 1998, I took my first trip to Amsterdam to try and sit-in at the infamous Hanky Panky Tattoo. I was told by others that had worked for Hanky (Henk Schiffmacher) that it was not possible to get someone to vouch for you, or to call ahead to test the waters. You just had to meet Henk face-to-face, and hope he liked what you were doing. Not just artistically, but most importantly personality-wise… (more…)
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February 17, 2012 | Categories: art, collectible, japan, memorabilia, photos, pictures, tattoo, tattoo artist magazine, tattooing, tattoos, travel | Tags: Amsterdam, Antonio Mejia, Chuey Quintanar, dan dringenberg, Danny Boy, Davide Andrioli, Eric Gonzalez, forever tattoo, Hanky Panky tattoo, Henk "Hanky Panky" Schiffmacher, Horishige, Jack Rudy, juan puente, Lucky Bastard, milan, New Amsterdam Tattoo Museum, oliver peck, Petelo Suluape, photos, pics, pictures, Por Vida tattoo, Secret Sidewalk tattoo, TAM, TAM BLOG, TAMBLOG, tats, tattoo, tattoo artist magazine, tattoo artist magazine blog, tattoo museum, tattooer, tattooing, tattoos, The Italian Rooster, The Player's Club, tin-tin, Tony Salgado | 2 Comments »
By Takahiro “Horitaka” Kitamura
When I think about good tattooing, I think of art executed by skilled craftsman. In an era of chain stores and mass production, it is always refreshing to see something hand-made. I met Jamie from RePop through my good friend Chris Yvon. Chris told me about Jamie and RePop, and the hand-made goods they produced. The product certainly lived up to the hype! Rings, buckles, wallets and more, all with old world craftsmanship, with some weight -no cheap materials, and a great retro feel…
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November 7, 2011 | Categories: art, collectible, entertainment, fundraiser, japan, japanese earthquake and tsunami relief, memorabilia, photos, pictures, tattoo, tattoo artist magazine, tattooing, tattoos, travel | Tags: california, Chad Koeplinger., Chris Brand, chris trevino, Chris Yvon, Chuey Quintanar, Colin Baker, Dan Wysuph, fundraiser, horiken, horitaka, interview, japanese earthquake and tsunami relief, photos, pics, pictures, Sacramento, san fransisco, san jose, santa barbara, scott sylvia, Secret Sidewalk tattoo, State of Grace, Steve Byrne, Takahiro “Horitaka” Kitamura, TAM, TAM BLOG, TAMBLOG, tats, tattoo, tattoo artist magazine, tattoo artist magazine blog, tattooer, tattooing, tattoos, thomas hooper, tim hendricks | Leave A Comment »
By Danny Boy (A letter to Crash)
Just wanted to let you and your readers know where we are at with the museum. We got 12 days left and going into the last round. This week should be pretty hectic, but that’s how we like it. The permanent exhibitions are just about finished as far as painters and carpenters go. Henk is working around the clock, painting away, having meetings, interviews, barking at everyone, overseeing some 50 people with the help of Annemarie Beers and Almar, still squeezing in some tattoos here and there, and still showing up in the mornings with new ideas and drawings of rooms and exhibitions he had made the night before. And all this is for you, tattoo lovers of the world…
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October 27, 2011 | Categories: art, collectible, japan, memorabilia, photos, pictures, tattoo, tattoo artist magazine, tattooing, tattoos, travel | Tags: Amsterdam, Antonio Mejia, Chuey Quintanar, dan dringenberg, Danny Boy, Davide Andrioli, Eric Gonzalez, forever tattoo, Hanky Panky tattoo, Henk "Hanky Panky" Schiffmacher, Horishige, Lucky Bastard, milan, New Amsterdam Tattoo Museum, Petelo Suluape, photos, pics, pictures, Por Vida tattoo, Secret Sidewalk tattoo, TAM, TAM BLOG, TAMBLOG, tats, tattoo, tattoo artist magazine, tattoo artist magazine blog, tattoo museum, tattooer, tattooing, tattoos, The Italian Rooster, The Player's Club, Tony Salgado | Leave A Comment »
By Takahiro “Horitaka” Kitamura
It’s already August, and the tattoo convention I throw with Roman Enriquez (Strong Tattoo/45s Forever) is coming up soon! This year the convention in scheduled for October 21-23 and we are returning to the SFO Hyatt Regency. Even with last year’s power outage on Sunday, the hotel is perfect for us and we look forward to a great weekend. Here are some highlights of this year’s show…
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August 19, 2011 | Categories: conventions, entertainment, photos, pictures, tattoo artist magazine, tattoo conventions, tattooing | Tags: aaron bell, Aaron Crocker, Adrian Lee, Andreas Coenan, Andy Johnson, Bay Area Tattoo Convention, Beau Brady, Beppe, Bert Krak, Bill Henderson, BJ Betts, brad fink, Brent Patten, Brian Bruno, Brian Hutflies, Brian Wall, bryan burk, Bryan Randolph, california, Chad Koeplinger., Chad Soner, Chris Brand, Chris Danley, Chris O'Donnell, Chris Paez, chris trevino, Chris Yvon, Chuey Quintanar, Cory Norris, Dan Moses, Daniel Forrester, Danny Boy, danny reed, Dave Moore, dawn cooke, Donavon Kinyon, doug hardy, Eddie Reyes, Edu Cero, Eiland Hogan, Eli Quinters, Eric Gillespie, Eric Jones, Eric Reed, Frankie Mancuso, Freddy Corbin, G. Kosmo, GEORGE CAMPISE, Grez, Grime, Heather Bailey, Henry Dever, Hiroshi Hirakawa, Holly Ellis, Horikiku, Horimasu, Horisuzu, Jason Kundell, Jason Scott, Jeff P, Jojo Ackerman, Jon Hall, Jondix, Josh Palmer, juan puente, justin shaw, Kahlil Rintye, Katie Sellergrent, Kent Smith, kevin LeBlanc, kim saigh, Klem, Lil Roy, lindsey carmichael, Luke Stewart, Mao, Mario desa, Mary Joy-Scott Dalyrymple, Matt Hamlet, Matt Ziolko, Mike Davis, Mike Emmet, Mike Rubendall, Mike Schweigert, mike wilson, Mutsuo, Nate Banuelos, Nick Collela, oliver peck, Orly, Paco Dietz, Paulo Manabe, photos, pics, pictures, Reiko, Richard Stell, Rob Benavides, Rob Struven, Robert Atkinson, robert ryan, Ron Wells, Roxx Twospirit, san fransisco, Sarah Schor, scott sylvia, seth ciferri, Sezuki, Shaun Hanna, shawn barber, shige, Steve Byrne, Steve Looney, Stuart Cripwell, Stuart Robson, Takahiro "Horitaka" Kitamura, Taki, TAM, TAM BLOG, TAMBLOG, tattoo, tattoo artist magazine, tattoo artist magazine blog, tattoos, The Trufant Brothers, thomas hooper, Timothy Hoyer, Todd Noble, Tomo, tony derigo, tony hundahl, Uzi, Valerie Vargas, Venjamin Jimenez, Wakatomo, Zuno | 1 Comment »
By Takahiro “Horitaka” Kitamura
My first blog…
I’ve never blogged before but I’ve been a contributor/reader/supporter of Tattoo Artist Magazine since its inception, and so when Crash asked me to join the new blogging crew, I readily agreed. I figure it’ll be a mix of tattoo news, upcoming projects, food posts and photos of my dog… Very similar to my Facebook probably. Hope ya”ll like it…
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June 23, 2011 | Categories: conventions, entertainment, japan, photos, pictures, tattoo, tattoo artist magazine, tattoo conventions, tattooing, travel | Tags: california, Chad Koeplinger., Chuey Quintanar, Cody Miller, Colin Baker, conventions, Dan Wysuph, Eric Jones, Henning, ink and iron, ink n iron, Jack Rudy, juan puente, long beach, los angeles, oliver peck, Paulo Manabe, photos, pics, Robert Atkinson, scott sylvia, State of Grace, state of grace tattoo, Steve Byrne, Steve Looney, Takahiro "Horitaka" Kitamura, Taki, TAM, TAMBLOG, tattoo, tattoo artist magazine, tattoo artist magazine blog, tattooer, tattooing, tattoos, tim hendricks, travel | Leave A Comment »
“The Book of Lucky” by Lucky Bastard 
By Takahiro “Horitaka” Kitamura
By Danny Boy (A letter to Crash)
By Takahiro “Horitaka” Kitamura
By Takahiro “Horitaka” Kitamura
Thanks for your support!
