| NO PLAIN TATTOO | | | | offer.QUIVERING HANDS WANT TO KNOW: THE TAT |
| | | | ARTISTS AS FOLLOWS? |
| CASINO ROYALE | | | | |
| | | | THOMAS PENDELTON |
| WHO ARE THESE GUYS? | | | | |
| | | | At the ripe age of 20, Thomas Pendelton |
| MORE THAN SKIN DEEP | | | | began an apprenticeship with the world |
| | | | famous, Bert Grimm?s tattoo parlor under the |
| BANKER'S HOURS | | | | wing of well known artist, Rick Walters. From |
| | | | their he as worked in several of the most |
| OPEN PALMS | | | | popular and respected shops in the industry, |
| | | | including - Kari Barba's Outer Limits and |
| THE ARTISTS | | | | Erick Maaske's Classic Tattoo.BEN CORN |
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| WHAT HAPPENS IN VEGAS? | | | | Ben Corn has been doing this for more than |
| | | | seven years now, he got his start |
| | | | apprenticing with Roger Blankenship at Almost |
| | | | Brothers Tattoo shop. Since then he has been |
| CASINO ROYALE | | | | with Big Bear Tattoo and Body Graphics. He |
| | | | specializes in bold Japanese tattoos and has |
| The Palms Casino, made famous by MTV's Real | | | | had the privilege of tattooing several |
| World, is now home to the Hart & Harrington | | | | celebrities and professional athletes with |
| Tattoo Company. The shop opened on February | | | | taste for his style.CLARK NORTH |
| 25th with performances by Good Charlotte and | | | | |
| Mix Master Mike of the Beastie Boys. The | | | | Clark has been through some tough times |
| event was earmarked by a fashion show | | | | during his career, in the space of about |
| featuring designs from Jaime Pressly. This is | | | | three weeks his mother passed away and he |
| the first time a Las Vegas casino has housed | | | | lost his left eye. Emerging from the trauma |
| a tattoo parlor and is the first official | | | | with gray hair he is now continuing his life |
| location of Hart & Huntington.WHO ARE THESE | | | | long art of decorating the body's largest |
| GUYS? | | | | organism with intricate style and design.BIG |
| | | | E |
| Who are Hart & Huntington anyway? Well the | | | | |
| idea falls to a masterminding venture with | | | | Eric Pele is Big E. He's known for his bold |
| Palms owner, George Maloof and a couple guys | | | | tattoos, both in color and black and grey. |
| with the last names of Hart and Huntington. | | | | His ready made designs, known as "flash" are |
| Carey Hart is an extreme sports freestyle | | | | extremely popular choices. His melting |
| motocross legend and John Huntington is one | | | | Superman logo is sure to gain you some |
| of the country's premier nightclub promoters. | | | | attention. If you're looking for something |
| Huntington is responsible for creating big | | | | cool, then Big E is your guy."Art is a very |
| parties, including two of the largest in the | | | | personal thing. It's ultimately up to each |
| country - Club Rubber and the Pimp ?n Ho | | | | individual to express his or her personality |
| Costume Ball.MORE THAN SKIN DEEP | | | | on their body, I just help bring what's in |
| | | | someone's mind out for the world to see!" - |
| Behind the scenes, the tattoo company has | | | | Eric PeleDEJAH NOT A DJ |
| three state-of-the-art tattoo stations. | | | | |
| Guests are free to choose from the "flash" | | | | Dejah studied with Jason Grant at Trust |
| (pre-drawn artwork on the walls) or they can | | | | Tattoo in Arizona and has been at this for |
| customize their own designs to fit their | | | | over half a decade. She's worked for O.C. |
| personalities. A private guest station for | | | | Ink, Sick & Twisted and Skinworks. Certified |
| VIPs is also available. The entire place | | | | to do permanent cosmetics under Susan Church, |
| feels like a lounge complete with antique | | | | Dejah is also a master in color and realism |
| leather-covered walls, a custom surround | | | | with her work.LACEY |
| sound stereo system and luxurious seating. | | | | |
| Djs are regularly featured in the shop as are | | | | Even though her mother and grandmother are |
| some of the countries premier tattoo | | | | both artists, 28 year old Lacey came into |
| artists.BANKER'S HOURS | | | | tattooing more from the lifestyle cultural |
| | | | angle. It was a kind of retaliation and |
| Casino banker's hours that is. You can get a | | | | liberation from her stodgy upbringing in a |
| Hart & Huntington tat between the hours of | | | | small Utah town. For her tattooing is a |
| noon and midnight Sunday through Wednesday. | | | | creative and holistic endeavor. As she says, |
| Noon and 3 AM, Thursday through Saturday.OPEN | | | | "A blending of some physical pain with the |
| PALMS | | | | desire of your soul to be permanently marked, |
| | | | along with some mental control, makes you |
| The Palms Casino is heralded as one of Las | | | | feel very alive".INK?D |
| Vegas? hippest resorts. A 95,000 square foot | | | | |
| casino, spa, salon and 14-theatre Cineplex | | | | AE now runs a hidden camera at the shop, |
| are just part of the $265 million dollar | | | | called "Ink'd". A reality show that records |
| resort. A lavish, "Mad Max - Beyond | | | | conversations between the customers and |
| Thunderdome" styled night club dubbed, Rain | | | | artists as well as documenting the ongoing |
| in the Desert or just Rain for those in the | | | | dramas with the staff operating Hart & |
| know, boasts a dance floor with shooting | | | | Harrington Tattoo Company.To read more |
| fire. The Skin Pool Lounge gives you more | | | | articles by Chad, visit the American Pop |
| than one reason to take a break from the | | | | Culture Encyclopedia at: American Pop Culture |
| gambling and the Ghostbar on the roof will | | | | Encyclopedia. |
| give you the swankiest view Las Vegas has to | | | | |