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Vlad

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About Me

Married ten years. 3 kids. 5, 7, and one that's less than a year. We're all artists in my household, so, as you may imagine, there's a lot of freakishness, melodrama, and complete weirdness. My wife has a Masters in Art History and teaches. My son is a sweet kid who loves superheroes like his Daddy. My daughter is gorgeous and knows it, frequently trying to out-stubborn her Mommy -- a futile venture if there ever was one.I am a bit schizo and tend to over-think and overstate way too much, but it's a part of my "artist mystique" so shut the fuck up about it, K?
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My Interests

My work (tattoos and art). My wife. My kids.And then, in no particular order: Battlefield 2, Oblivion, nodding to the beat, mixing music on my 'puter late at night.

I'd like to meet:

There were just too many names on this list, so I whittled it down: Professionally speaking- Ami James (so I can thank him and his people for a bump in business),Kat Von D, Hannah Aitchison, Guy Aitchison, any of the old-timers like Tuttle, The list goes on for miles of the unknowns who aren't on TV but whose art inspires us all with no signatures.Henry Rollins, Willie Nelson, Richard Dawkins, Chris Nolan and/or Christian Bale, The Dalai Lama, Neal Boortz, Kevin Smith.

Music:

Very eclectic, but rest assured, typically anything that gets radio play nauseates me.I dig reggae, but old school. The Wailers, Peter Tosh.I'm really into electronic stuff, but the good shit, not the booty music or the diva stuff. Chemical Brothers, Underworld, And DJs like Paul Oakenfold, Sasha, Digweed, and Armin Van Buurin.Johnny Cash, Willie Nelson, Kinky Friedman, and Hank III fulfill my country fix.

Movies:

Batman Begins. 2001. Princess Bride. Star Wars series. View Askew. Rubin & Ed. 40 Year-Old Virgin. Grandma's Boy. Blade Runner. Dawn of the Dead (both of them). Land of the Dead. Zombie movies RULE!

Television:

Battlestar (old and new). Buck Rogers. Arrested Development. I LOVED Dead Like Me. V (yes, the one about lizard aliens). Secret City and Bob Ross.

Books:

Anne Frasier. Fritjof Kapra. Bill Hicks. Tom Robbins. Starship Troopers. South Beach Diet. Bertrand Russell. American Psycho. Lord of the Rings (I have a bit of geek in me). Mars series by Ben Bova. Dark Elf trilogies by R.A. Salvatore (geek alert again). Richard Dawkins. Max Brooks (Zombie Survival Guide, World War Z) NOTHING involving Chicken Soup.

Heroes:

Batman and my wife.Your results:
You are Batman Batman 80% Superman 70% Spider-Man 60% Hulk 60% Robin 55% Green Lantern 55% The Flash 55% Catwoman 55% Iron Man 50% Supergirl 50% Wonder Woman 30% You are dark, love gadgets
and have vowed to help the innocent
not suffer the pain you have endured.
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My Blog

Three Little Birds...

"Rise up this mornin,Smiled with the risin sun,Three little birdsPitch by my doorstepSingin sweet songsOf melodies pure and true,Sayin, (this is my message to you-ou-ou:)Singin: dont worry bout a thin...
Posted by Vlad on Wed, 30 May 2007 06:22:00 PST

Savannah schools are broken

OK, here's an experiment.Stand up. Place your hands by your sides. Now, with the hand of your choice, turn your palm outward with your thumb to the rear as though you are pushing your way past an obst...
Posted by Vlad on Thu, 04 Jan 2007 08:53:00 PST

My brother's tattoo

So, I am in the process of fixing my brother's fairy tattoo.  I decided to put a dragon behind it.  So far, so good. We've done the outline and the shading.  Next time he visits, we'll...
Posted by Vlad on Tue, 14 Nov 2006 11:07:00 PST

A day at work

I love my job.  You never know what's coming.  Every person that walks in the door is another chance in the WTF? lottery.  You never really know what you're gonna do,  who you'll p...
Posted by Vlad on Tue, 31 Oct 2006 02:10:00 PST

15 years later....

A little over fifteen years ago, something very traumatic happened to me.  Until that bleak day in early June, I had purpose and meaning.  I had a direction to go and a mission to accomplish...
Posted by Vlad on Thu, 12 Oct 2006 08:46:00 PST

OK, here are the pics

I guess posting them over here in the blog will save me some space in my profile. ...
Posted by Vlad on Wed, 14 Jun 2006 07:16:00 PST

So the outline is done

Outline is finished. Not one single line on the muthafucka DIDN'T hurt like a bitch. Buddha guy with a snake on his head, from sternum to throat, Tibetan hands on each pectoral, Oni on one side, Gei...
Posted by Vlad on Sat, 10 Jun 2006 03:41:00 PST

WTF!? THIS HURTS!!!!!!

Halfway there. An Oni on the right side of the neck, a Buddha guy with a snake on his head going up from my sternum to my Adam's Apple.My neck is going to be EXTREMELY sore for a while. And my futur...
Posted by Vlad on Sat, 10 Jun 2006 06:00:00 PST

WTF am I about to do?!

Holy shit. So, I'm a tattoo artist without many visible tattoos. All that comes to a close tonight. The other guys are going to team up and tackle my neck tonight. Japanese stuff. Should be beaut...
Posted by Vlad on Fri, 09 Jun 2006 02:35:00 PST

This just needs to be said

Just to let anyone who may be reading any of these or viewing my profile, etc, I am new to the whole Myspace thing and don't know how everything works.  I'm still figuring this crap out, so forgi...
Posted by Vlad on Wed, 31 May 2006 08:14:00 PST