A big thank you to everyone who made it by on Saturday for our Recession Buster special.  We did over 40 tattoos and were able to donate $1760 to the Food Bank for New York City . And we raised $460 for the SPCA in Nevada .  I was happy to hear how many people were inspired to come by since it was for a good cause.

Brad Stevens was the good cause tattoo master raising over $600!!! Good job Brad. Also putting time in was Seth Wood, Jason June, Big Steve, Bedford, Guy, and myself. I appreciated all the time put in by everyone including our lovely assistants Rebecca, Mina and Marylin.

Marissa from Needled was kind enough to give us a plug and pulled a few folks in from her loyal followers - always, thank you Marissa for your support!

I kinda laid off mentioning that the sheet would be staying up past Saturday since we wanted as many people as possible to make it by Saturday when the whole shop was working for the cause but yes the sheet will remain posted at least for a while. And we will continue to donate the shops portion of proceeds to the charities. Maybe I'll keep it up until the Dow hits 10,000, we'll see. Don't wait too long though since the more popular designs have been known to sell out at our whim. 

At left is a picture of Aaron Sanchez of Paladar , our biggest fan, our best friend who actualy picked the Daredevil pitchfork off the sheet, what a guy! Thats why we love him.

Questions have been coming in about our Saturday special, so here's a few answers:

No you can't see the sheet ahead of time it's a surprise. Don't come by the shop asking to see it. The picture at left is the only sneek peek you get.

Yes we are only doing the special at Daredevil- we have to have someplace to tattoo our regular customers in peace. 

First come first served. We will be taking names and numbers so you may wander about until your number is called. Bring your cellphone so we can call you when ready.

The weather forecast is crappy and cold so dress warm and wear sensible shoes there's no place to wait in the shop.

Do not get in the way of our neighbors upstairs or nextdoor. Don't stand or sit in the doorways (or the crazy lady may go off on you, seriously). And don't block the businesses. 

Speaking of neighbors, many of the local businesses are slow so bring a couple extra bucks to get a drink, have a snack, or do some xmas shopping while you wait.  Some businesses will even be offering specials to participants we will post specials at the shop.

No necks, hands, backs, bellies, or feet. This is a very gruelling day for us so we stick to the easy spots. We like to still have feeling in our necks, hands and backs at the end of the day.

We do these specials to have fun with our customers and friends and to meet new customers and friends. If it's not fun for us we won't do it anymore so show us how grateful you are that we are so cool. Don't whine or complain and be on your best behavior all day. Afterwards tell everyone how great Daredevil is, post your praise online and keep it fun for everyone.

Bad news is all around these days, job loss, wallstreet corruption, slowing retail sales you name it. Charities are hurting with all their corporate donors going belly up. The foreclosure crisis is forcing record numbers of people people to give up thier pets to already overwhelmed shelters .

In an effort to help out and cheer everyone up Daredevil is running a recession special meant to bring people in to the shop affordably and help out those most affected. This Saturday we are offering a special sheet of designs for a bargain price of $50 per tattoo. (Same rules apply as on Friday the 13th. No hands, necks, bellies, etc ...) These are the facts: 

* A special sheet of designs will be offered at a price of   $50 per tattoo. The usual shop minimum is $100.
* On December 20th 100% of the cost of each tattoo will be donated by the shop and the artist doing the tattoo.
* $40 of each tattoo will go towards Food Bank NYC.
* $10 of each tattoo will go towards animal rescue shelters.
* We have selected a no kill shelter deeply affected by the foreclosure crisis in Nevada.

Scott from Father Panik was kind enough to present me with a special piece of tattoo ephemera. This photo was included in the April 15th, 1940 issue of Life Magazine. The issue's topic was Government and Youth. The article reads in part as follows.

Life Goes to a Country Fair

Buckeye State Shows Begin the 1940 Season at Laurel, Miss.

Through all the South last week big drums were beating, tumblers were tensing their triceps and bally men were honking the first hoarse notes of spring...Like most carnivals, Buckeye State is an aggregation of independant concessions and management-owned "rides."  It's a "Gilly Show"  (truck transported), plays each town six days, must gross $2500 weekly to break even. One of it's attractions is Mary Mathews, 14 who is growing up to be a tattooed lady. On her thigh her father has tattooed Christ wearing the crown of thorns and on her left arm the crucifixion.

(note to our young readers: hey kids, no we still won't tattoo you even if your folks say it's ok)