Loves tattooing and meeting chilled out people, tattoo conventions and traveling: If these can be done all at the same time I am happy! Good tunes, retro 50's& 60's kitsch, classic cars, Jack & coke, lollipops, movies, gigs, bed....
Music
Psychobilly/rockabilly/hillbilly - Tiger Army, Horrorpops, Detroit Cobras, Necromantix, Kings of Leon, Elvis, The Fireballs,... UK indi - Arctic Monkeys, Kasabian, Hard-Fi, The Rifles, Kaiser Chiefs.... old/glam metal - Sabbath, W.A.S.P, Motley Crue and loads of others under no specific genre - Electric Six, Turbonegro, The Jam, Electric Eel Shock, STP, Bad Religion, Dropkicks,
Movies
Fave movie of all time is Jaws, need i say more. I love This is Spinal Tap. Also fond of 70's disaster movies like Poseidon Adventure (not the remake!)and Towering Inferno. Self confessed lover of 'bad' or cheesy movies, eg. Anacondas, Frankenfish, Starship Troopers, Snakes on a Plane, The 'Burbs, - lots of horror, vampire, gore or zombie movies especially Shaun of the Dead, Return of the Living Dead, Evil Dead, Dusk 'til Dawn, Nightmare on Elm St, The Omen, Rosemary's Baby ....
Television
UK humour - Phoenix Nights, Max&Paddy's Road to Nowhere, Life on Mars, League of Gentlemen. American TV - Buffy The Vampire Slayer, American Gothic, Firefly, Seinfeld, Rescue Me, Curb Your Enthusiasm. OK, I watch a lot of TV!!
Books
Art books, tattooing history, music biographies, Hunter S. Thompson - Fear & Loathing, Rum Diaries... Horror/serial killer/trashy thrillers, the Flashman series, Travel writing, currently reading The Electric Michelangelo by Sarah Hall
About me: Tattooist, originally fom S. Wales, now living and working in Perth, Australia - Working at the super cool HOLDFAST Tattoo studio, 909 Albany Hwy, E. Vic Park, WA. Tel: (08) 9361 6114 for more info.... or check out website www.holdfasttattoo.com
Who I'd like to meet: Any other tattooists who have a passion for what they do... like-minded people who are up for laugh and dont take themselves too seriously - oh, and Tiger Army...
BTW: i like having myspace friends but i generally wont add u if your profile is set to private unless i already know you/know of you/or you have a cool profile pic! send me a message with your friend request so i know who you are!
Yesss i got the call im so excited aswell its been wayyy too long since ive been tattooed i think!! i think im coming in on saturday but might come in on friday to see my design =) && the trip was amazing loved it i want to go back to vegas & LA so bad ee well see u soon dee. xx
Yeah still working, just found out yesterday that I may have a bit of a medical situation so now gotta try to suss out that before I go, save money, firgure out what to take! All to much! Still working everyday? Doing overtime this arvo then a party so can't really complain. Work function is next week so I finally get to tell everybody how I feel. I have a 1950s prom dress dress! Really should try to catch up for a quick beer and maybe a couple of Twix'es. Take it easy xx
Yeah he left a week ago, he seemed pretty gutted being back in Brighton but now he's discovered some TV channel called Dave and caught up with his friends he seems better. Leave on the 7th, so soon! How are you? Almost ready to pack up? x
i'm a hell fan of your work hey, i came into holdfast like two saturdays ago coz my mate booked in a tatt. have yu got a big waiting list? to get tattoo'd by yu that is?
it was really good. so packed!! there was a lot of beer, a lot of Irish people and a lot of potatoes ha ha well not potatoes but i told Cat there should have been! hope your weekend was equally as delightful! see you Thursday xxx
Are you going to Dropkicks? I gotta email you the picture soon just need to find one to save me scanning! Been so lazy and fluey this week. Hope you're well and I'll see you Wednesday! Have a good weekend xx
are you going to have a uk phone when you get here? or know where you are staying? whats the best way for me to get in touch with you so that i can even find you stall etc... hehe
ahaha what about sunday night when you are all finished?
im not getting there til about saturday lunchtime. trying to drag some mates along. someone to hold my hand. haha.. im defs losing my touch when it comes to getting ink.
im about to go into town and set up my bank account. then im coming home to book my hotel for derby :) im staying there all weekend so we have plenty of time to get boozy =]
yesss. actual grossest plane trip i have ever been on. hong kong to germany was definately the worst. fortunately id gotten some sleep in a hotel the night before due to a screw up by quantas. thank god for small mercies hey!
im sure you too can enjoy the same amazing flight. very shortly :)
hey suz... thanks heaps and heaps and heaps 4 coming on sat nite... apologies 4 not really chatting to ya and then vanishing!!!! hahaha ive been voted worst host by my friends... oops!! But anyway was good to c u n nigel and jess!!! hope perth is good and well and fun and busy etc etc!!!! cya on the flipside!
Hello pretty lady. How are things? Just letting you know that i plan to sew up that fabric for you this weekend so ill pop by in the not to distant future to drop them off ;)
just wondering if you'd started designing my tattoo yet.. because if you havent i'd be pretty keen to talk to you about some other idea's i've been having! Just let me know..
have u seen a copy of the article in the bizarre mag? I sent pics to them of your work when they requested tattoos for the article,but I am guessing they knew of you long before that, so whats it like being famous lol??? I will be in to see u soon, as I want to get my sleeve done!
