Recently Jacket Magazine did a piece on my jacket’s tattoos. When I first got into Jacket Skin Art I decided to go with my own sense of style. Fuck that “Off The Wall” bullshit. No offense to Michael Jackson, that album is an auditory tattoo, but with my art I went with things that mean something to me personally. I regret none of them. The jacket was my choice and I stand by the jacket’s tattoos. Each tattoo on my jacket represents a place I was in time, a stance I believed in and though I’ may have evolved in my beliefs or mellowed with age, I’ll never remove a tattoo on my jacket or stop considering new ones. It’s a history of ME.
Enough about me, let’s talk about something that is on me and go through the tattoos one by each:
My Sleeves; as we refer to them in the Jacket Art world, have several different tattoos.
“Oriental Band”
I love them bands like SUBS or the Chinese Skinhead band Misan Dau. Music doesn’t have a coloredness to me. There are no boundaries. I take my soul, rock and electrical music all together in one big melting wok.
“Hillbilly Klan”
In the summer of 89′ my jacket and I took a trip down to the bayou…long story short Jacket’s still paying alimony to some cut-offs, and I can’t see out of my left eye.
“PRIDE”
I’m not to proud to have PRIDE on my jacket. Enough said.
“Ten Star”
I can’t have a “Nine Star”.. that’s bullshit. “Ten Star” shows I’ve got totally high self-esteem. If you don’t believe me, sue me… I’ll win.
“Stop Burns and Injuries”
Look, I burn people with humor. Sometimes I go too far but there is never not laughter abounding. So, I took a course to help deal with the wounds of those I fricassee to a state of well-doneness. In case I need to tend to their wounds I am capable of doing that, it’s called RESPONSIBILITY. Which BTW is gonna be my new jacket tattoo.
“Tong 26 Mandarin”
Again, I have this thing for the Orientals and their customs. This patch reminds me of a smart Chinese old guy ype (aka wisdom) and it’s good to remind yourself to be like that. It’s a reminder.”Be wise”
And finally, my resistance piece:
“KHARTUM”
AKA: MUTRAHK back words. And I’m a bit of a ” Mutt and Muckraker” so it was a blast to combine the two in one piece. Then, of course there is “Winnipeg”, which means “Muddy Water” and I love his shit. So NATCH I had that put on.
So, in conclusion, as the end of this; what does this say about how I feel about my jacket? Does it say I have no respect for it? No, in fact I it makes me appreciate it even more. Do I care what others think? No, I’m a rebellious, outlaw, maverick. Am I happy? Yeah, as happy as a pig in a jacket covered in tattoos!
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WELL I THINK DEREK BICKLE’S TAKING A STRONG STAND FOR THE VICTIM’S OF DARFOUR TELLING THE SUDAN REGIME IN KARTOOM, “HEY WE ARE TAKING IT BACK, WE EARNED IT, YOU BROKE IT, WE BUY IT.”
PRETTY TO LOOK AT PRETTY TO HOLD BUT IF YOU BRAKE IT CONSIDER IT SOLD!!
03.27.09 at 2:04 pm
you are skilled in the art of comedic aikido.
03.27.09 at 2:19 pm
fun bags!
03.27.09 at 2:41 pm
That is very very funny. I just wanted to leave a comment and say “hi”.
Very very funny and creative!!! It made me happy and smile prone. That said, I haven’t
Jerked off in like 2 days so my context is a bit raw to any detail of reality, but still fucking grade A content.
03.27.09 at 3:07 pm
That jacket was in the fashion issue of Vice, it’s fuckin famous.
03.27.09 at 4:55 pm
kewl tattyz dood! did theys hurt much?
want 2 get 1 becuz i am “creative” & an “individual”
but i am kind of “scared”
why don’t you answer my e-mails nemore?
i’ll be in that room tomorrow slaving away!
L8R BERRICKLES
03.27.09 at 5:40 pm
you’ll be stickin up old ladies with a handgun or a sawed-off
03.27.09 at 7:12 pm
take that Gavin Mcgislam
03.27.09 at 8:58 pm
I hate it when people explain their jacket tattoos.
03.27.09 at 9:18 pm
as a gal from winnipeg, i appreciate your jacket tattoo. makes me feel all warm and fuzzy inside (despite the -25 C weather)
03.27.09 at 10:03 pm
funny post
03.27.09 at 11:09 pm
By far the worst story you’ve ever put up…really …by far!
Maybe pack it up now, eh?
03.28.09 at 1:35 am
I think the photographer stole your ass when you turned around.
03.28.09 at 3:54 am
val is fucking annoying.
03.28.09 at 9:54 am
jesus is a fucking zombie.
03.28.09 at 12:12 pm
you forgot the shriner tattoo on the front
03.28.09 at 12:50 pm
Who’s Derrick Beckles? Is he a new writer for streetcarnage? Cool. Glad to see y’all injecting the site with some flava.
03.28.09 at 1:12 pm
Do your bookshelves be fallin down all the time? And did you just move into this place or do you normally live like this? Why don’t you drive out to Vanessa’s for some free mini-storage and a blowjob?
03.28.09 at 2:28 pm
my hangover thought this was hysterical. melting wok. pride proud etc ugnhgnhgh
03.28.09 at 2:46 pm
hahahahaha i like you more then gavin
03.28.09 at 3:33 pm
fuck off, I didn’t even read it ! Honestly!
sorry!
03.28.09 at 4:55 pm
cool fuckin camera, asshole. Were these pictures taken inside of a sombrero, underwater? Not to mention you look like 600 year old black man still working Nickelodean Universe. Get laid already, fuck.
03.28.09 at 6:22 pm
Being the lesser half of a comedic duo must REALLY suck
03.29.09 at 12:11 am
Beckles. Lesser? Whoa someone hasn’t seen him on a comedy rampage. speak of what you know conner… you poor bastard
03.30.09 at 12:29 pm
Winnipeg don’t mean “Muddy Water”, it means “Two Rivers Infested With Used Tampons And Chalky Dong Bags”.
For future reference.
03.30.09 at 8:55 pm