Well... Holy Shit!!! I just picked up the Aqua Teen Hunger Force volume 4 box set.... and guess what.... I'm on it... as well as my little buddy "Chub"... and my friends foot. Well done Kevin. It's a picture we took over a year ago.

Chub always wanted me to draw tattoos on him when he was hanging around the shop. One day I drew the characters from Aqua Teen Hunger Force. For those who don't know... Aqua Teen is a show on Adult Swim (Cartoon Network after dark) Anyways, after doing it I thought "fuck it... lets mess with some heads".

I grabbed my tattoo machine, his dad grabbed the camera... and click... history. So the Aqua Teen Hunger Force people said they wanted fan art... cool... I sent in a copy with all the model release forms... now here we are. If you pick it up... pop in the second disk with the special features... click on the "F-ART" and enjoy. It's about 9 min 35 sec in. The background music is all remixes and homages to ATHF.

So awesome. I called Chubs mom and she was running out to buy it.... as well as Kevin. Love it.

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Finally... Christmas pictures. Cast of players: Justin, Terri, Tavin, Sarah, Craig James, Daryl, Barry, Jay Jamie, Collin, Kelly, Thom, Craig. Jane, Lauren, Lobo, Courage, Orange Cat, Big Horse, Peacocks..... yeah. I think that covers it. We started off at our house for the first round of presents. Then on to the ranch for breakfast and more presents. And finally onto the James house for dinner... and yet more presents.
13 was not in attendance due to Hyatt bullshit. I was able to hook up with her the night before.... which was awesome. I totally rocked the Christmas gift for her. See... here it is.... almost six days later... and I'm still smiling.
Anyways, it was a great Christmas... but of course I missed my family. I hear they all got together in Cali.. I wish I could've been there.... but I'm sure there be other opportunities. I wouldn't have minded the thaw out though. Happy Holidaze everybody!!!!!! Love to all!!!!!!!

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Isn't this how every Christmas tree picture is supposed to look. Glossy and glow-e... like you're seeing it thru the eyes of 10 glasses of eggnog
Terri did an awesome job decorating the house

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Ok... real looking tree. Notice the brass knuckle Christmas ornament Soooo punk rock Christmas!!

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You know.. when you start off Christmas like this... which is, of course, watching Terri blow up a giant phallus... how can anything go wrong. It also didn't help that they gave me "The Big Book of Porno" the night before. Funny book by the way.
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Tavin in his first... and more then likely last... picture of his new husky sweater. I think he would've rather had an X-box 360... but hey... that's how Santa rolls.

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The aftermath. Never a pretty picture. Thank god Justins bath robe was stapled to his inner thigh
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Back at the ranch for Christmas breakfast. Peacocks in Colorado on Dec 25th... now if I could just find a palm tree and a beach
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My frozen paradise
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Mama Jane cooked up a storm. Waffles, biscuits & gravy, eggs, muffins, ham, bacon. I knew this day was going to be tough on the boyish figure.

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Collin, Terri, Sarah, and Barry
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Terri.... Chill'n.... I know she's chill'n because of all the fucking snow. If you search back thru my past posts, you'll see a picture of a pond that's just in back of her.... now... just a solid mass of Hoth
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Jay skipping up the path.... I swear the guy never stops smiling... at least in photos. I don't know how he does it.
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Me, Craig, and Thom... post breakfast... so stuffed
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More presents!!! all told I opened presents at my house, Janes' house, Craig & Daryls' house, and the tattoo shop. Wow. Here's Jane, Craig, Sarah, Tavin, Thom, Justin, and Bear... plus one big ass animal head
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Barry loves head... if he would just look over his right shoulder, he'd have the best Christmas ever
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Lauren, Sarah, Craig, Terri
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Jane & Justin
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Tavin's working on his homage to "Jaws" in the James Bond movie. He's still got a little way to go... but it's a great start. He'll probably bite me for writing this
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Me and the boyz... among the carnage.
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Jamie, Lauren and if you look close you can see what happens when you spray perfume directly into your grandfathers eyes. I'm kind of glad I never had to learn that one
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I know I posted up a different pic of this already... but it was just cool to see this crazy cat cuddle up with this big ass horse
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Collin... wondering when his steroids are going to kick in

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Barry and the bon fire. It was cool having all the Martin brothers in the house.
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We all started text messaging at the same time. God I love technology. Christmas. Sitting around a big fire sending virtual "seasons greetings" to Vegas, Cali, Minnesota, Michigan, Denver, and a host of other cities. Gotta love it

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Justin enjoying the fruits of a gasoline induce campfire. God bless us, every one. Jay... thinking about the times when he used to give the waitress at "Hooters" piggy back rides. Well maybe he wasn't thinking at that moment... but you know it's rolling around up there somewhere
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Thom and I "cold lamp'n". That's right I said "cold" instead of "Co-lamp'n". Because it was cold.... not "please kill me cold", but I still wasn't taking off my shirt and getting a tan. My friend Rick sent me a text message on Christmas eve complaining about it being 88 degrees..... I never liked that mother fucker.
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Sarah showing Collin the finer points of shoveling. "Okay, you little shit. You're almost 19 months old... get a damn job". That Martin clan is strict
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Peacocks... snow... I just... ???????
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Craig looking on as the flood of text messages continues
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Groovy Christmas morning.... I'm already stuffed... and I know there's more coming
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Christmas dinner was at Terri's parents house... Craig and Daryl. You can tell that this was before dinner because none of us were complaining how tight our pants were. In attendance... Barry, Jane, Lauren, Jay, Jamie, Collin, Thom, Kelly, Justin, Terri, Tavin, Sarah, Craig James, Daryl, Craig, Me, Lobo, Courage

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So much food. It just kept coming. Daryl spent all day cooking, and god bless her for it.
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Sara and Terri doing the smart thing, and eating far away from the senseless, mind numbing humor
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Thom, Kelly, Justin, and Barry... kids table. I think that's about right. You never know when Justin is going to stick a finger in your gravy... that's not code. I mean it literally. One of the best gags I've seen in years is him taking his finger and sticking it in 13's frothy hot chocolate, while saying "That looks good!!" I was rolling with laughter
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Craig informing Daryl and Terri that pink is the new black. I personally think that the only male that should wear pink is Tony Hawk... in a Bones Brigade video circa 1988... but hell that's just me
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Thoms head... Daryls head... Terri, Collin, Jane, Justin, and Jay. That guy never stops smiling.... could be the beer... but NO one is ever really happy drinking MGD
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Tommy Boy mixing up "Thom & Jerry's". Sugar, eggs, hot water, brandy... and rum ?..?.. maybe. I just had fun listening to the instructions.... "beat until firm with peaks" I mean really.... where am I going to go with that?

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Not a bad Christmas at all
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Happy Birthday to me... Happy Birthday to me.... Yup. As it turns out I've lasted 30 years on this blue marble. Well... almost... I still have half hour before it's 5:55 PM. Holy shit. What a crazy ass year. New shop. Tons of tattoos. Friends come and gone. Death of old loves... births of new romances. Up's and downs.... and round and rounds. This has been one hell of ride. I can't wait to see whats next.

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Okay... I know I'm slacking on my holiday pics... They're coming. I swear. Oh... and now that's I'm not spoiling any surprises... I got 13 a gift certificate for "The Pampered Chef" and a guitar signed by Jonny Lang... with certificate of authenticity.... and proof picture. It rocked. I smiled for a day straight. I'm so pleased with myself it hurts. I took this picture at the ranch on Christmas day. That cat has guts.

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My first Christmas present of the year. Gotta love it. Big Daddy K came thru. Of course the first thing I did was etch crosses in the knuckles and "Aequitas" in the handle. That's Latin for "Justice". Nothing more Christmas then steel knuckles. Between that and listening to the Broncos beating the Raiders in the second quarter... Not too bad of a holiday weekend thus far. We're planning on going to the ranch for dinner, and then again for brunch tomorrow. Should be cool. I already have the camera packed. I also have to give 13 her present. I really can't wait. It's one of the best presents I've ever gotten for someone. A little extreme, I'll admit. But fuck it. You only live once... At least that's the saying... not sure I really believe it. Anyways, Merry Christmas to all. I truly hope everyone has nothing but joy and bliss............... TOUCHDOWN!!!!!! 16-0 in the second quarter!!!!!!!!!! WHOOOO HOOOO!!!!!!!!
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Life is.... amazing once again. The sun has decided to show his face.... about fucking time if you ask me. Yesterday was the winter solstice... and from this point on everything will start getting warmer and lighter. I'm still vampire at heart, but I'd rather be warm in the dark, then on this poor representation of Hoth (Empire Strikes Back). Merry Christmas to my frozen nerve endings.
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As if this place isn't cold enough.... text message nighmares.......
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Bumper... I did a little addition and retouch to her back. Very nice sweet-E.
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1st Timer.... Out the gate, she did great. I have a feeling she's going to be thinking about her 2nd tat for Feb. Real nice client.
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13.... She wanted stars the other night. You know I had to oblige her. When I asked her how many she said "I don't know." to which I replied "You know we have to do 5. 5 star... top shelf... best rating". They came out really cool. 3rd most nerve racking tattoo of my career. Besides my first ink on Justin, she now holds the 2nd and 3rd positions... followed only by Megan's constellation on her hand, which I believe was my 3rd tattoo ever. I also officially became afraid of 13 at this point. She didn't flinch.... didn't bitch... nothing. I'd glance up at her and all I got was smiles. Which was pretty cool just because while I was actually doing the ink I was in my own little world. I think I talked and smiled but my brain was just mush. She's just one tough customer I guess. Talk about hard-hard-core. Holy Shit.

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Rest in peace Mr. Pryor. He was such a great comedian. I remember watching Silver Streak when I was a kid. In fact I think it was that movie that thought me the word "Bastard". Come to think of it... I got my face slapped for that. Hehehe. But I digress. How cool was Richard Live on the Sunset Strip. If you haven't seen it.... run... don't walk... out and rent it.... then rip it and give copies to all your friends. Thanks for the laughs, Richard.

"Marriage is really tough because you have to deal with feelings... and lawyers."
-Richard Pryor

The other death that caught my eye last night was the execution of Stanley "Tookie" Williams. I guess I was really of two minds on the subject. It's easy for me to say "He's a changed man. Killing him would do no good. He's helping people in a way that few can. He was nominated for a Nobel Prize" But then there's the other side... "What if it was my family that was killed? Well then bay all means.... kill that fucker... twice". I know he never admitted guilt in the deaths of those people, which really makes me think. I heard him being quoted as saying #If the price of my innocence is death, then so be it". Well... I guess it was. If you want another good movie to watch... check out the movie Jamie Foxx did about him #Redemption#. Real good flick. Rest In Peace Tookie.
Thank you gentlemen

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WOW. What a crappy couple of days. So I go out to start my car Sunday, and what happens..... BZZZZZZZZZ. My starter goes. It was turning, just not cranking. Ok. Shit. Justin drove me over to Napa and I pick up a new one. So when I get back I discover that my starter is tucked in a space so small I need to be plastic man to get to it. I borrowed Craig J's jacks and got her up in the air. I finally go the old starter off and lightly screwed the new one on. By this time the sun had set and the Broncos were winning. I said fuck it and decided to finish Monday morning. When I got back to it, screwed everything down, and put in a canister of "Heet" into my gas tank.... nothing. I brought Terri's truck over and tried jumping it. Sometimes I'd get enough of a bump to crank it, but it wasn't firing. Hours pass. I fax an electrical diagram of the starter and alternator to my dad... but it just wasn't working. I was thinking that the wires on the starter were crossed because of the unpredictability of the battery. The last thing I did after the sunset was pick up some starting fluid and a quart of oil. FUCK!!!!!! So that's two days down, with no tattoos, and pissed off clients. This am I decided if it didn't work, I was going to have it towed and fixed. luckily Craig J came over and gave me a hand. After some tinkering, a new battery and a little starting fluid, she finally came to life. Diagnoses... faulty ground wire running from the battery.. starter was 100% correct on the wiring. Thank god. I think it's over now. Knock on wood and anything else I can find.

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My car broke down... Damn it.. life is crazy... stay tuned
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