So I can't understand a word they say but check out this link I was sent for an Icelandic newspaper. I guess Jason has made it to the tattoo convention ok unless he was hijacked by that guy working in his booth I've never seen before.

?Thanks Siggy for the link!

Wow 10 years, time flies when you're having fun. Tattooing's come a long way in the last 10 years here in the big apple. 10 years ago we were kind of out of the loop in the tattoo world. 10 years ago we came out of a tattooing dark ages following the ban that lasted 30+ years. Now here we are and we have one of the best conventions in the country, tons of talent all around and I think the tightest tattoo community around, Of course I'm biased, yet something about the city, maybe the close quarters, maybe the grit and grime, the energy, the history really makes the tattoo scene here unique. This past weekend we all got to toast 10 years well spent taking back our spot in the global tattoo scene. A big thanks to guys who run the show at Roseland, (Bonge, Butch, Clayton) who give us all a chance to get together once a year, hang out and have something to look forward to the next time around.

The picture up top has Timmy tats in the background working away, Joe Cumbee from Iron Age with the thumbs up then left to right Peggy Punch, Stanley Moskowitz, me, Bill Salmon, Crazy Philidelphia Eddy and Steve Von Riepen.

Adam Craft will be visiting Daredevil from Illicit Tattoo this week. Adam has been tattooing for 10 years spending a few of those years working with Bugs at Evil From the Needle . Three years ago he opened Illicit Tattoo in New Zealand and now works with 5 other artist and his business partner Sophia who runs their online publication The Tattooed Heart.

Adams favorite style is Japanese and he's a big fan of Black Metal. So if you get a chance give a call to the shop and hook up an appointment with Adam while there's still time, he'll be here till Friday.