ART, Tattoo & Hot Rod culture, ANTIQUES, Antique Phonographs, Digging through old stacks of 78's, Antique Taxidermy, Vintage Mortuary Items, Creepy Antique Dolls, Ethnic Food, Ghost Hunting, Chihuahuas, Micro-brews, Tantra, Yoga, Pleasure/Pain, Zen, Piercings, Wicca, Santeria, Catholic Mysticism (bleeding/crying statues, stigmata, miracles etc), Voodoo, avoiding spider bites, watching footage of maggot therapy for gangrenous appendages etc......
Music
Too many to list! Rockabilly, Psychobilly, Delta Blues, Kate Bush, Johnny Thunders, Tommy Lee , John Cale, Patti Smith, Laurie Anderson, Late GREAT Joe Strummer, Tom Waits, Radiohead, Social Distortion, Chop Tops, E.J.Wells, Chris Cornell, ZAPPA, Circus Diablo, Hank Williams, Papa Roach, Busterman, Italian Opera (especialy La Boheme), Anything from the turn of the century to 1950's on 78 rpm ETC ETC ETC
Movies
Amelie, May, Basquiat, Fur, The Fisher King (and anything by the genius Gilliam, really), Mystery Train, Mists of Avalon, Educating Rita, the Maldonado Miracle, Crumb, all the Jackass movies, etc
Television
Carnevale, Scarred, Wildboyz, Intervention, Bizarre Foods, Diners Drive Ins and Dives, Discovery, History, Nat Geo, Learning & Food channels
Books
Geek Love by Katherine Dunn absolute fave book of all time, The Sound of Building Coffins by Louis Maistros, A Christmas Carol by Dickens, though there are countless others that I love.
Heroes
Anyone that makes an art out of existence and is interesting enough to hold my attention!
Goodbye for now, Baby Boy. I miss you and love you. Forever.
Little Micky Spillane
February 21, 2009
I am MAGIC, I am ME, I am as FRAGILE as a lotus and as STRONG as a Valkyrie, I am one -of -a -kind and guardi da, la mia magia è potente, but my mind doesn't quite work like other people's do, I am TINK.
We are afraid to care too much, for fear that the other person does not care at all.
"All living things contain a measure of madness that moves them in strange, sometimes inexplicable ways. This madness can be saving; it is part and parcel of the abillity to adapt. Without it, no species would survive"
"Instead of brooding over your fate, make written plans for your destiny."
I draw inspiration from nature, music and life in general! I create Art Shrines, Collage, Art Dolls, Jewelry and anything that may spawn from a creative frenzy.
Art & Life are ONE!
“Only the liberation of the natural capacity for love in human beings can master their sadistic destructiveness.” ~ Wilhelm Reich
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“The only people for me are the mad ones, the ones who are mad to live, mad to talk, mad to be saved, desirous of everything at the same time, the ones who never yawn or say a commonplace thing, but burn, burn, burn, like fabulous yellow roman candles exploding like spiders across the stars and in the middle you see the blue centerlight pop and everybody goes "Awww!”
~Kerouac
"If you don't love me at my worst
then you don't deserve me at my best."
"I want to learn more and more to see as beautiful what is necessary in things;
then I shall be one of those who make things beautiful”
~ Nietzsche
One of us!
My Rat Fink celebrates the grease that runs through my blood!
Inchiostrato per Vita!
"Chi troppo vuole nulla stringe." (One who wants too much holds on to nothing.)
Tinkie & the Inkman
Sleeved by "the inkman" Eric Newman
Let's shake some dust!
Eric Newman tattoos Hot Rod Flames on Tink:
Tinkie and the R & R 78's
"Without music life would be a mistake" ~ Nietzsche
Who I'd like to meet: P.T. Barnum, Enrico Caruso, Mary Shelley, Jack the Ripper, Big Daddy Roth, Barris, Diane Arbus, Elizabeth Montgomery, Jesus, Padre Pio, Mary Magdalene, Lewis Carroll, Rowland Ward, Luciano Pavarotti, Robert Johnson, Lucille Bogan, Warhol, Sailor Jerry, Betty Broadbent, Artoria, Kerouac, Burroughs, Bukowski, Bosch, Dali, DaVinci, Pollock, R.Crumb, Mickey Rourke, Che Guevara, Johnny Knoxville, Steve-O, Evel Knievel Etc
Hi Tink It's 1:30 am monday morning and the Italian Catholic in me got the best of me. Guilt. I had to run out and get some things to make a pizza for you Hon. I loaded it up with onions,fresh garlic, green pepper,artichokes hearts,olives,oregano,olive oil and vine ripened tomatoes. I also browned some Italian sausage and finished it with some mozzarella. I hurt my back putting it in the oven. It cost $9 bucks to make and will cost $30 dollars to ship UPS but you're worth it. All the dog people on Facebook want to see Vaggio in a video. They watched your lastest score of records and heard Vaggio barking. Pete and Heidi said" Where is Vaggio! We want to see him!" Facebook is your destiny Tink. Hugs and smooches. I have to go cut up the pizza and wrap two pieces in tinfoil to make it easy for you. Have a wonderful Monday Tink.
Ciao bella!!! I've come as Santa Francesca to lure you over to Facebook. You already have a fan club over there (thanks to Auntie Jeannie) so you might as well sign up. :) Hope you are doing well. OXOXOXOX
Hi Tink-dropping by to say hello and thank you for the wonderful Edison Estate / Lab photos you sent yesterday. Nice Work! Hope you are feeling well. Love M :)
HEY ;-)!! HEAVY THANKS 4 BEEING MYSPACEFRIENDS!! I wish You to have a fantastic Time and I send You really friendly and rocking regards !! BLACK SOUL IS RISING
Sometimes these things are blessings in disguise. I know it was for me when I was laid off a few years ago. I couldn't help smiling when they told me the "bad news." Enjoy your time off.....you definitely deserve it! :)
Hi Tink Those albums are pretty beat up and I can't play them. I'll send them to you Hon and let me know. I also want you to have Camille the crow that was one of Gary's shelf sitters. Camille does have a head wound that you could probably fix and I know she would love to be in your house. She has good Gary Karma. Petey has gotten a bit out of hand but everyone loves him when I bring him to parties. He has hit his stride so to speak. I went down to Clinton on sunday to go to Kimmie's 50th surprise birthday party with Chris. Her boyfriend Russ made a whole roasted lamb! He also hired this band called The Caribbean Bums. All old geezers who played everything from Sam and Dave to Jimmy Buffet. They were awesome. Russ's 96 year old parents even were dancing! You will love this Tink. His Mom,who is sharp as a tack had on this wild green Tshirt that said" Walk on the Wild side". She is a pisser Tink. Hugs.
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