Mr. Horsepower tattoo...
My mechanic, who's also a great friend, wanted me to start a hot rod themed tattoo sleeve on him. The first session was the Thrush Muffler "Mr. Horsepower" bird...
and this bird was put on a girl's foot who wanted a little sparrow that she drew. Nice.
Graf Skulls Storefront...
My friend Gambino owns a biker gear store next to our tattoo shop. He wanted me to give the front of the building some attitude, so I spray painted some wicked skulls and spider webs around the windows. Now the storefront has a lot more personality!
Back at It...
Here is a photo of a work-in-progress. Blue real-fire & skulls on a buddy's blue sport bike. I will post pics once it's cleared and assembled.
It's sad. Slava Ivankov was the last of the last.
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Everyone knew him on Brighton Beach, Brooklyn, where I grew up. You could always find him there, usually at Primorsky restaurant which was owned by Boris Nayfeld. Monya Elson was never far either.
Monya Elson with moustaches
We used to bring stolen goods to them at the restaurant all the time in the early 90's. I must of been like 13-14 years old.. Boris would buy anything. Tthey were all so cheap with their money though.. They would pull out knots of 100's and argue over 5 bux. Slava too. I guess it was just in their nature.
Then one day, boom, they were all gone, just like that.
Then in 2004 or 05, I was finishing up a bid and was transferred to a pre-release jail, which had all kinds of people with all kinds of crimes and sentences, getting ready to go home. So one could run in to someone who just finished doing 25 years. Well, I ran into an Italian cat (Allie boy) who just came from the Feds after doing 10 in there, but he owed New York state 2 years so he still had to finish that. Anyway, we started talking, he asked if I was Russian , I said yes. Then he proceeded to tell me that he was just in the feds with a few Russians, serious guys and he was great pals with them and they were together for a few years. I asked their names and he said: one, who had kind of slanted eyes, he always used to call Ivan and the other big dude, they call Biba. My jaw dropped. I though Ivan? Who the fuck is Ivan, that don't sound like an Ivan. So I asked what was Ivan's real name but he couldn't remember it or pronounce it. Then he says Ivan wrote his name and number in his address book. He showed it to me and sure enough, it said: Vyacheslav Ivankov and a number and address in Moscow. I said, Do u know who u was with? I told him, but he already had an idea that these were serious people. I mean its the feds after all.
He used to tell me how whenever a Jewish or Israeli guy would come in, Ivankov would right away slide up to them in the yard and kinda take them under his wing and do a little friendly extortion, and they knew damn well they better cough it up.
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Viacheslav Ivankov in 80th
ST-2. Tulun city (Irkutskaya oblast).Prison.
Temuri Gabiniya(Timur Vanskiy),
Viacheslav Ivankov (Yaponchik),
Sergey Boytsov (Boets).
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Everyone knew him on Brighton Beach, Brooklyn, where I grew up. You could always find him there, usually at Primorsky restaurant which was owned by Boris Nayfeld. Monya Elson was never far either.
We used to bring stolen goods to them at the restaurant all the time in the early 90's. I must of been like 13-14 years old.. Boris would buy anything. Tthey were all so cheap with their money though.. They would pull out knots of 100's and argue over 5 bux. Slava too. I guess it was just in their nature.
Then one day, boom, they were all gone, just like that.
Then in 2004 or 05, I was finishing up a bid and was transferred to a pre-release jail, which had all kinds of people with all kinds of crimes and sentences, getting ready to go home. So one could run in to someone who just finished doing 25 years. Well, I ran into an Italian cat (Allie boy) who just came from the Feds after doing 10 in there, but he owed New York state 2 years so he still had to finish that. Anyway, we started talking, he asked if I was Russian , I said yes. Then he proceeded to tell me that he was just in the feds with a few Russians, serious guys and he was great pals with them and they were together for a few years. I asked their names and he said: one, who had kind of slanted eyes, he always used to call Ivan and the other big dude, they call Biba. My jaw dropped. I though Ivan? Who the fuck is Ivan, that don't sound like an Ivan. So I asked what was Ivan's real name but he couldn't remember it or pronounce it. Then he says Ivan wrote his name and number in his address book. He showed it to me and sure enough, it said: Vyacheslav Ivankov and a number and address in Moscow. I said, Do u know who u was with? I told him, but he already had an idea that these were serious people. I mean its the feds after all.
He used to tell me how whenever a Jewish or Israeli guy would come in, Ivankov would right away slide up to them in the yard and kinda take them under his wing and do a little friendly extortion, and they knew damn well they better cough it up.
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ST-2. Tulun city (Irkutskaya oblast).Prison.
Temuri Gabiniya(Timur Vanskiy),
Viacheslav Ivankov (Yaponchik),
Sergey Boytsov (Boets).
Last news surrounding Ivankov's funeral.
1. The hitman, who was a veteran of Afghanistan, was found by the mob and executed.
2. The day of the funeral, a car was found near by with 2 AK47s and 6 extra magazines.
3. People said their goodbyes to Ivankov 3 times. The first time was when the body was leaving the morgue. 4 ambulances left the hospital, 2 of which were followed by luxury sedans, one of the others went to the church where the "brothers" were already waiting.
There were only about 20 of them but they were all high-rank thieves and came to bid farewell from every corner of the world.
The second time was in the church at the cemetery where various politicians, actors and celebrities said their goodbyes.
The third time was the official ceremony which was held during the day.
2. The day of the funeral, a car was found near by with 2 AK47s and 6 extra magazines.
3. People said their goodbyes to Ivankov 3 times. The first time was when the body was leaving the morgue. 4 ambulances left the hospital, 2 of which were followed by luxury sedans, one of the others went to the church where the "brothers" were already waiting.
There were only about 20 of them but they were all high-rank thieves and came to bid farewell from every corner of the world.
The second time was in the church at the cemetery where various politicians, actors and celebrities said their goodbyes.
The third time was the official ceremony which was held during the day.
I Love Tattoo Lettering...
This "Lucky" lettering went on a fellow pinstriper's arm from here in PA...
and this woman wanted these special words on her wrist.
Cool dragon tattoos for men
For men, most of dragon tattoo designs do not include color—mostly because men tend to believe that adding color makes the tattoo less masculine and more feminine. There are different dragon tattoo designs in color that can be for both men and women.
dragon tattoo designs for men
One of the nice things about dragon tattoos with no color at all is that it is unisex; both men and women can use the design. However, just adding a little bit of color to it, maybe just to outline it would make a huge difference in the appearance and the beauty of the tattoo.
One of these designs is a blue dragon in an upright flying position, with a green underside and orange flames all around it. When thinking about whether or not the tattoo is best for males or females, it is really all about the color scheme. With the blue dragon, this is mostly for men because it is fierce and powerful. If the tattoo were different shades of pink than quite obviously no man would be caught dead with that design. It is for a woman to have.
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Some Old Sign Work of Mine...
While I was out in the city today, I found some of my old lettering jobs that I had done years ago. They still looked like new and were still doing their jobs well!
The criminal world says good-bye to Vyacheslav Ivankov
Today, the criminal world said their good-byes to the legendary Vyacheslav "The Jap" Ivankov. The "Jap" passed away on July 28th of 2009 due to complications arising from an assasination attempt 2 months ago at the age of 69.
He was buruied next to his mother in the Vagankovskoe cemetary in Moscow. The wake lasted late into the night with various underworld figures, who either didnt want to flash their mugs or are wanted by the authorities, showing up late.
There were also many law enforcement officials who kept watch over the funeral and video taped the mourners. There were many criminal avtoritets among the guests but Ded Hassan, who stands to take Ivankov's place, was nowhere to be seen. There was only a wreith that bore "To my dear brother from Dedushka Hassan."
After the ceremony, the cemetery was inspected by the bomb squad. The funeral itself went without incident.
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He was buruied next to his mother in the Vagankovskoe cemetary in Moscow. The wake lasted late into the night with various underworld figures, who either didnt want to flash their mugs or are wanted by the authorities, showing up late.
There were also many law enforcement officials who kept watch over the funeral and video taped the mourners. There were many criminal avtoritets among the guests but Ded Hassan, who stands to take Ivankov's place, was nowhere to be seen. There was only a wreith that bore "To my dear brother from Dedushka Hassan."
After the ceremony, the cemetery was inspected by the bomb squad. The funeral itself went without incident.
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To my dear brother from Dedushka Hasan
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