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Wednesday  Jun 28, 2006

Every BODY Has a Story: Straight No Chaser

"When I was a young teen, I was really into punk music. I learned all that I could about it, and followed the histories and connections between bands. Part of my interest was fueled by my love of reading.

I used reading as a primary form of music research. One of the books that I read to learn about punk, was by Henry Rollins. The book had a section about jazz, Thelonious Monk and his contribution to Musicology and the foundations of punk.

I was first intrigued by the name Thelonious Monk. I didn't know anything about Jazz before that, and I decided to find out. I went and got a couple of albums and found them incredibly powerful. That was the beginning of my love of jazz. From Monk, I found John Coltrain, Miles Davis and a lot of the other jazz greats. I discovered something new with each album.

This tattoo is a portrait style tattoo, and it wraps around my arm.
Pictured in the tattoo are Miles Davis, Theonius Monk and John Coltrain. The banner reads "Straight No Chaser". I brought in a few different photos before I decided on this one. My friend and tattoo artist, Dominic, vetoed the first couple I brought in.

Many people (including me) who bring a photo for a portrait bring a small pic with a lot going on in the image. Bad move. If you want a photo I learned, bring a large pic, with few things in the photo so that it is possible to pick up on the smallest details. This is the secret to a successful portrait.

People always used to ask me if I was an alcoholic or something because of the "Straight no Chaser" line, but to me, this means something very different, indeed. Getting it straight, means getting something the way it comes out from the source, (like classic jazz rather than easy listening). No sweetening required."

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