Now that the break is slowly coming to a close, I finally have gathered enough pictures to warrant putting them up online! I happen to know all of these guys, but if you happen to be a homo with a tat (or two or three) and want to show off your ink, send your images to withtongue@gmail.com as well as your name as you want it to appear on the site and any significance behind your tattoo(s).
The first one belongs to Mr. Sean Roe who goes to Millikin. The tat on his back is Greek for “mother” “family.” I’ll give you one guess as to what the significance is.
This next one is from my buddy Zach King. He has several, but his most impressive is by far the wings he has inked on his back.
“I got the tattoo because as the rhyme goes “Thursday’s child has far to go” I was born on Thursday May 7th, 1987. Wings take one as far as the sky.”
Monday’s child is fair of face.
Tuesday’s child is full of grace.
Wednesday’s child is full of woe.
Thursday’s child has far to go.
Friday’s child is loving and giving.
Saturday’s child works hard for a living,
But the child who is born on the Sabbath Day
Is bonny and blithe and good and gay.
This next one belongs to my friend Dom in Seattle. Clearly he has been working on this one for a while and didn’t get it all done in a day.
And then there’s my buddy Alex, who has a ton of tats but doesn’t have pics available for 2 of them. He’s a little hard to get in contact with right now but if you ever meet him in person, I’m sure he’d be happy to share each tat’s significance with you.
The next one is from Jon Newhall who graduated in Spring 2008. He got this one to commemorate where he got his license to fly: good ole U of I. This tat was actually designed by Chris Marquez, whose tats (also self-designed) you’ll see later in this post.
The next few are from Chicagoan turned San Francisconite: Alex Crumbsnatcher.
This first one is a tribute to The Need, a queercore band from Washington. Involved with Nomy Lamm they produced The Transfused, which is this awesome rock musical that I can introduce you to if you come over and hang out for a little while. Bring a 40.
Check out Alex’s music here.
Le Petit Prince!
This last one is from Antoine de Saint-Exupery’s Le Petit Prince, or The Little Prince. If you haven’t read this novella, I highly recommend it. It’s both insightful and adorable at the same time.
On ne voit bien qu’avec le cœur. L’essentiel est invisible pour les yeux.
One cannot see well except with the heart. What is essential is invisible to the eyes.
God that’s fuckin’ cute.
And now we finally come to my bestie Chris Marquez. The first tat he got was of the tree on his arm, tattooed by Kim Saigh, one of the hot chicks of LA Ink.
Being the designer that he is, you can find some of his work here.
And then there’s his latest:
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What I’m getting at with With Tongue in general is that gay guys are totally different from each other. Some may be flaming homosexuals who love Prada, others are soldiers fighting in Afghanistan. Some may enjoy French novellas and others are firefighters kicking firey ass on a daily basis. Then there are those who are bad ass enough to endure hours of pain for the sake of getting a piece of art put on their bodies. Each of the guys shown above are individuals and I think that can be reflected in their choice of artwork.
In other words, I love tattoos and wanted an excuse to put some up here on the217. But I gotta ask ladies, where are your tats?
Liam Reed: 1987 model, runs fairly well, few dents, starts in cold weather, no baggage, loves flea markets and canned soup. Send all hate mail, love mail, and sexual advances to withtongue@gmail.com
Comments
Jeff Brandt (Jeff Brandt) says:
(Posted January 12th, 2009 at 4:48 pm)
I wonder how often those have to be retouched. That would be a real pain in the ass for the bigger and more complicated ones, like Dom’s.
Spyro (Spyro) says:
(Posted January 12th, 2009 at 5:33 pm)
“Οικογένια” means “family”, which is even better.
Tomgirl (Tomgirl) says:
(Posted January 12th, 2009 at 5:43 pm)
Great post! Personally, I’m also looking for ladies with tattoos.
Ben (Ben) says:
(Posted January 12th, 2009 at 7:08 pm)
And yours, Mr. Reed? Where is yours?
Ben (Ben) says:
(Posted January 12th, 2009 at 7:09 pm)
i actually still have the picture of it, if you reeeaaaallly need it. haha
Liam Reed (Liam Reed) says:
(Posted January 13th, 2009 at 3:19 pm)
mine are in a post from a few weeks back. I can repost them if need be but I didn’t want to get all redundant on ya
Liam Reed (Liam Reed) says:
(Posted January 13th, 2009 at 3:22 pm)
Oh and Spyro, my bad. I must have remembered the translation incorrectly. I could have sworn he told me “Mother” but my Greek is a bit rusty. As in I’ve never taken any. I should get on that.
The Shy Gay Guy (The Shy Gay Guy) says:
(Posted January 19th, 2009 at 3:24 pm)
There’s just something about guys with full sleeves that drives me nuts. I just can’t stop staring.
No ink for me, yet. Maybe some day, but I want to find a design first that really speaks to me.
Dom (Dom) says:
(Posted January 19th, 2009 at 11:26 pm)
You know… sometimes it actually IS a pain in the ass to have tattoos like mine touched up… but its worth it. I love my art!
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The Ginger Ninja (The Ginger Ninja) says:
(Posted January 12th, 2009 at 4:24 pm)
I want the wings. Right now.
Good post!