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