My skin’s blazing through

I had a message from Claire from Brooklyn:

A few months ago I was getting tattooed by Myles Karr at Three Kings Tattoo in Greenpoint, Brooklyn. I asked him what his specialty was. “Anything weird.” he said.

“Oh, so like, the cover of Captain Beefheart’s ‘Trout Mask Replica’?” I asked, referencing the first “weird” thing that came to mind

His eyes widened. “YES. Anywhere you want it, as big as you want it.”

In his excitement he quoted me a ridiculously cheap price. I couldn’t really pass up such an offer from one of Brooklyn’s finest tattooers….  So now I’m wearing my very own Replica of Trout Mask Replica.

Trout Mask tattoo

Not many of us outside of the Magic Band have suffered quite so much for Don’s art!

Thanks Claire.

10 Comments

  1. That is frikkin Awesum…ive been tattooin for 12 years and i would have Blown a Gasket if someone would let me do that…

  2. Thanks everyone!

    Collin– maybe!

  3. Claire, you've given me another reason to visit Brooklyn, in the far fetched fantasy that I might see that tatt as I amble along a street. Thanks for sharing with us!

  4. THAT IS AWESOME!!! I got Zig Zag Wanderer tatted on my forearm a few years ago. Great job!

  5. WOWIE ZOWIE! It's BEAUTIFUL!!!!

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