14 MAIL 15 INKED LIFE 37 INKED PEOPLE 46 JAIME KING 54 GYM CLASS HEROES 60 DOUBLE DARE 73 Q&A: TOM GABEL 76 SAILOR JERRY 81 ALMOST FAMOUS 90 BOMBS AWAY 95 INKED SCENE 108 SKETCH BOOK
EDITOR'S LETTER
I was in Honolulu loaded on rum when it really hit me what INKED is about. Earlier
in the day, I had soaked up a history lesson by wandering through the city's Chinatown
area, where WWII soldiers once cruised for a tattoo, a drink, and a quick lay
before shipping off to war. Later that night, I sat on the back patio of Bar 35,
a trendy new nightclub in the neighborhood, and watched as tattoo artists, Musicians,
models, and other tattooed scenesters packed in for a wild party and a screening
of the new documentary Hori Smoku Sailor Jerry.
That's when I understood that INKED sits right where the history and culture of
tattooing intersect with the people who are keeping it interesting and on the
edge today. For example, we love discussing Sailor Jerry's impact on tattoo design
(page 76) and then talking with actress Jaime King about her tattoos and her latest
movies (page 46). We can explore how Paul Booth (page 95) has reshaped the look
of tattooing and later hang with the tattooed heavies in Gym Class Heroes (page
54). This is our world.
Let us know who is reshaping your world—the bands, the actors, the artists.
Visit inkedmag.com or myspace.com/inkedmag.com, or e-mail us at [email protected]
to let us know. Enjoy the issue!
Jason Buhrmester
Editor
