=SPOTTED IN PDX=

THOUGHT THIS WAS COOL...

=PEDAL PALS=

STARTED UP A BIKE/TATTOO CLUB LAST YEAR... 'PDX PEDAL PALS'. JUST A SIMPLE BIKE TATTOO WITH A CORRESPONDING NUMBER FOR EACH PERSON, ACCORDING TO THE ORDER IN WHICH THEIRS WAS DONE.

THE TOP IS THE ORIGINAL TATTOO, AND BELOW IS THE ONLY 'DELUXE' ONE I'VE DONE. SO FAR, WE'RE UP TO ABOUT 13... AND COUNTING! I'LL REPOST THIS WITH PICS OF SOME OF THE OTHERS THAT ARE DONE ONCE I DIG 'EM OUT OF MY HARD DRIVE!

RIDE ON!!!

=BIKE RACKS=

I'M TOLD THAT THE CITY OF PORTLAND INSTALLS BIKE RACKS FOR FREE IN AREAS WITHOUT ADEQUATE LOCK-UP SPOTS. THERE AREN'T ANY RACKS FOR ABOUT 2 1/2 BLOCKS IN EITHER DIRECTION FROM THE SHOP. THIS IS UNACCEPTABLE!

APPLYING FOR THE INSTALLATION PROGRAM TODAY... WISH US LUCK!!!

=BIKE NITE!=

COME OUT AND BE A PART OF THE FIRST VELOSHIP BIKE NITE! IF ALL GOES WELL, WE WILL BE ABLE TO HOLD THIS EVENT ONCE A MONTH AND EXPAND IT TO HOST INDOOR FOOT-DOWN, POLO & TRICK COMPS IN THAT NASTY NORTHWEST WINTER WEATHER... ALSO STAY TUNED AS WE ARE DEVELOPING THE FIRST FIXED-GEAR VIDEO MAGAZINE, 'VELOSHIP AHOY!' TO SCREEN AT FUTURE BIKE NITES.

*AT THIS EVENT: FREE ADMISSION (21+ SORRY KIDS), FREE VOODOO DONUTS, PRODUCT GIVEAWAYS, FREE PHOTO OPS (LATER TO BE PUBLISHED IN PRINT AND ONLINE), LIVE DEEJAY N DANCIN, DRINKS, FULL FOOD MENU, FILMS ON THE 20FT MOVIE SCREEN (MACA, MASH, RAD, BOOTLEG) AND THE CHANCE TO MAKE YOUR PRESENCE KNOWN AS A PLAYER IN THE LOCAL BIKE FAMILY.

HOPE TO SEE ALL OF OUR FRIENDS THERE AND MAKE IT ONE HECK OF A BLAST! PERFECT TIME TO BLOW OFF ALL OF THAT HOLIDAY STEAM AND UNWIND... CHEERS!!!

**OH YEAH... I WILL BE GIVING AWAY A FREE TATTOO TO A LUCKY ATTENDEE... BUT ITS GOTTA BE BIKE-RELATED... DUH!!!

=THE STUDIO=

HERES A FIRST LOOK INTO THE VIRTUE STUDIO... NOT EVEN A WEEK INTO THE SPOT, SO THERE'S ALOT OF FILLING OUT TO DO! FIRST THING WILL BE MORE ART ON THE WALLS, NATURALLY. SOME NEW CHAIRS ARE ON THE WAY AS WELL AS TABLES AND RACKS FOR MAGAZINES AND TATTOO DESIGN DISPLAY. VIRTUE IS A CUSTOM SHOP BUT SANDY DRAWS SO MANY ORIGINAL PIECES THAT HAVE YET TO BE TATTOOED... THAT THEY WILL BE DISPLAYED LIKE FLASH FOR FANS OF HIS ART.

SHOTS: THE TATTOO STUDIO, ET AL.

JUST LARGE ENOUGH FOR ONE SESSION AT A TIME, THE INTIMATE SETTING IS TUNED TO A FOCUSED ATTENTION ON ORIGINAL, CUSTOM TATTOO WORK. THE STUDIO SHARES SPACE WITH 'ROCK-A-BETTIES CHOP SHOP' OWNED BY FABULOUS LOCAL HAIR STYLIST, KESHIA MORITZ. THE COOPERATIVE WORK OF HAIR STYLISTS AND TATTOO ARTIST OFFERS UP A LIVELY AND DIVERSE EXPERIENCE FOR THE PATRON.

SPEAKING OF KESHIA... THE FIRST TATTOO DONE IN THE SPOT BY SANDY WAS THIS LITTLE KNUCKLE-ROCKER ON KESHIAS FINGERS. MICRO-TATS ANYONE? THE SHOP HAD TO BE CHRISTENED PROPER, SO WHAT BETTER WAY THAN THE OWNERS OF THE TWO BUSINESSES SHARING A BIT OF INK AND A LAUGH. THE FAMILY THAT PLAYS TOGETHER... YOU KNOW THE REST.

CHECK THIS BLOG AS OFTEN AS YOU WISH TO KEEP UP ON THE EVENTS, WORKS AND SHENANIGANS OF VIRTUE TATTOO, SANDY JONES AND THE GALS AT ROCK-A-BETTIES. WITH A CREW LIKE THIS, IT'S SURE TO BE A SPIRITED RIDE!!!