NIEUWSBRIEF

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Draw the tattoo on with a nonpermanent pen. Fortunately, my penmanship is UNBELIEVABLY flawless, miraculous almost, and REEKS of flair. Which is the only thing that reeks seeing as my shit don’t smell.

Ensure that the tattoo-ee is 100-percent pleased with the placement and size of the design. You can make that 80-percent pleased for those annoyingly indecisive types. Alexis was not that way, by the by.

Pour some ink into the saucer, put on a movie you’ve seen before—we opted for The Dark Crystal, because... Hey, we should have put on Rosemary’s Baby! Meh... Whatever. And now, let the poking begin!

Alexis is nervous.

The first delicious poke.

“Oh! That didn’t feel like how I thought it was gonna feel,” says Alexis.

“It’s nicer than with a tattoo gun. The noise of the gun drives me crazy. This doesn’t hurt at all!” A tad cavalier much?

The poking continues for a while, calmly. Suddenly Alexis sucks in her breath, then comes this exchange:

Alexis: “OH MY GOD! What the fuck was that?!”

Me: “We’re getting closer to your hip bone, and the skin is tauter. Does it hurt that bad?”

Alexis: “I hate you, Ben Cho.”

Hehe. I know.

The first R is complete. “Jesus, that’s all we have so far?!” says Alexis. “I need a beer.” So much for Zero Days.

Beer break.


BENJAMIN CHO
FEATURING ALEXIS PAGE


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