You can get updates on the film on eddies facebook fan page, which is run by his ghostwriter eric foemmel, who also penned the books on the. Oct 10, 2016 longtime tattooist eddie funk, better know as crazy philadelphia eddie, passed away this weekend after a long battle with illness. Instead, its a solid book for 1 the content that is accessible to the hawaii local and the island teen, 2 the nicely developed images especially with respect to the symbolism of the shark, and 3 the way to story lingers. This is the book signing panel from the 1999 i believe philadelphia tattoo convention hosted by crazy philadelphia eddie. Lucky supply is the home of the rollomatic, sailor jerry and sailor jerry bulldog machines and supplier of custom aaron cain, bert krak, juan puente, mike wilson, scott silvia and tim hendricks tattoo machines. Jun 21, 2019 tattoo artists share some of their craziest stories from tattooing the private areas of their clients. Cool original hand painted classic 70s vintage tattoo. Volume 1 kindle edition by funk, eddie, foemmel, eric. Drawn to the excitement of coney island, fascinated with the art of tattooing, and intrigued with the lifestyles of the coney island tattooers, he knew his place was among these veteran tattoo artists. Eddie began his career working out of coney island in 1952, and in the 1960s moved to philadelphia and opened up the first of several shops in philadelphias chinatown, where. In the first half of crazy philadelphia eddie s books, his life story began with his wild youth, continued into his twenties where he established himself in chinatown, philadelphia, and covered the seminal years of the national tattoo association during his thirties. Coney island joes tattoo career is distinguished as a contemporary of crazy eddie funk, big joe kaplan and many other historical east coast tattoo icons. Can be seen tattooed by the eye, web of hand and various other places.
Oct 10, 2018 crazy philadelphia eddie discusses why he wanted to unite tattoo artists, his fight against the new york city department of healths ban on tattooing, writing his books, and his recent experience on the convention circuit. Sammy hagar recalls 20 years of madness with van halen surviving eddie. Download it once and read it on your kindle device, pc, phones or tablets. Tatoo from black tattoo art book i absolutely love void tattoos. Mix yourself a couple drinks, hit play, and enjoy the ride. The life and times of crazy philadelphia eddie vol 1. Lucky supply offers a huge selection of tattoo supplies and equipment for professional tattoo artists. His father painted signs, one of them being a gargantuan viking that nine year old eddie envisioned getting tattooed one day.
Crazy philadelphia eddie tattoo ideas, artists and models. The life and times of crazy philadelphia eddie, my vida loca, vol. The rapid growth of the companys revenues and profits after it went public in 1984 caused crazy eddies stock to be labeled as a cant miss investment by prominent wall street financial analysts. There are various designs and patterns which are teamed up with funny and eccentric images to. Starting as a teenager on coney island, crazy philadelphia eddie has been a. Some of these bizarre tattoo designs are baffling, such as the human belly branding, zippedup inks and bizarre rainbow eyebrow tattoos. Each audio disk comes with eight fortyminute tracks of eddie telling the stories for each book.
Eddie also known as eddie the head is the mascot for the british heavy metal band iron maiden. We specialize in top of the line, custom, one of a kind, made in the usa tattoo machines and we ship worldwide. Moskowitz family tattoo history by marvin moskowitz. Crazy philadelphia eddie 2 book series kindle edition. These are the raw files ghostwriter, eric foemmel used to. Crazy philadelphia eddie, born edward funk, sprang from the beerandbloodsoaked tattoo parlors of coney island, n. The closing of crazy eddie began in march 1989, as the company shuttered 17 of its 43 stores. Cool original hand painted classic 70s vintage tattoo flash. Our crew knows what you want and is ready to give it to you.
Sammy hagar recalls 20 years of madness with van halen. Goodreads helps you keep track of books you want to read. The artist agreed as long as he picked what and where. Finding people that do not support any piercings and tattoos is not as common as it once was. Another guy whos been tattooing in brooklyn for many. Edward thomas funk was an american tattoo artist who brought it under the name crazy philadelphia eddie to regional prominence. If you are at all interested in tattoo history, this book will excite you as much as it did me. Eddie stacey tattoo portfolio tattoo artist in roswell ga.
Credited as picture from black tattoo art book by needles and sins formerly needled. Rocky top murderer killed in prison fight news scott. Over the years eddies ink tattoo has gone from strength to strength, in reputation and recognition, for high quality tattoos, while maintaining a friendly and open attitude to working with you the customer. In his second volume, after opening a few tattoo shops in philadelphia, eddie developed friendships with several tattooers, and he started personal wars with a few tattooers. The life and times of crazy philadelphia eddie vol 1 tattoo history book flash.
He made his 80 million dollar fortune with pearl jam. The rapid growth of the companys revenues and profits after it went public in 1984 caused crazy eddie s stock to be labeled as a cant miss investment by prominent wall street financial analysts. About 23rds through, the guy sobered up or didnt like the pain and ran out of the shop midtattoo. Craziest tattooed private parts stories tattoo artists. I had to take a subway,and a bus,to get to politos shop. Dec 16, 2011 explore lgish1021s board tattoos crazy, awesome, cool, wild. Antar fled to israel after he was charged with fraud but eventually returned to u. Crazy philadelphia eddie discusses why he wanted to unite tattoo artists, his fight against the new york city department of healths ban on tattooing, writing his books, and his recent experience on the convention circuit. I was lucky enough to be at the las vegas book release, and had a chance to interview this tattoo legend, and get a copy of his new book.
The tattoo artist whos a crazy client magnet inked duration. A guy walked into a tattoo shop totally wasted and asked about a free tattoo. After a prolific career as a tattoo artist, fighting the. Handmade wall flash from the tattoo parlor of crazy. These seriously strange tattoos are wild, crazy, insane and ultimately wacky. Edward thomas crazy philadelphia eddie funk 19362016.
We carry on his legacy today with quality tattooing and unmatched customer service. The life and times of crazy philadelphia eddie vol. In the first half of crazy philadelphia eddies books, his life story began with his wild youth, continued into his twenties where he established himself in chinatown, philadelphia, and covered the seminal years of the national tattoo association during his thirties. Meaning your crazy life will end you up in one of those 3 places usually gang related. A crazy tattoo can be sported on any part but mostly it is inked on a visible part so that people can get a glimpse of the craze you are wearing. A crazy tattoo can be sported on any part but mostly it is inked on a visible part so that people can get a glimpse. The life and times of crazy philadelphia eddie, my. The life and times of crazy philadelphia eddie, my vida. He organized the first tattoo conventions in the united states. These are the raw files ghostwriter, eric foemmel used to write eddies books. Meaning, my crazy life, each dot representing one of the following.
Crazy eddie funk was a legendary tattooer and a fierce friend. The stories in this first volume chronicle the life and times of a young tattoo artist who will eventually become one of the godfathers of american tattooing. Sailor eddies tattoo parlour 2103 branch pike, cinnaminson, new jersey 08077 rated 4. The life and times of crazy philadelphia eddie, my vida loca. I own a large library of books on tattooing and comic book art. Through those adventures, eddie became a seasoned tattoo man and earned the nickname, crazy eddie. Please listen to the four excerpts below taken from from tattooing. Growing up in a blue collar irishcatholic family in the high and dry mojave, eddie stacey learned firsthand about the value of hard work. Kindle ebooks can be read on any device with the free kindle app. The artist started creating a vagina with wings on his forehead. Volumes 17 crazy philadelphia eddie is one of the godfathers of american tattooing.
Eddie antar, who owned retail chain crazy eddie electronics, has died in his new jersey home. Crazy eddie is already a legend in the tattoo world and his much shorter story is in the book i just mentioned. Finding people that do not support any piercings and tattoos is. Tattooing generation after generation of philadelphia natives and traveling collectors. Belzel books brings you the best in tattoo books, tattoo history, tattoo reference books, tattoo sketchbooks, tattoo art, tattoo flash, and tattoo magazines. Crazy eddie and millions of other books are available for amazon kindle. With his affable personality, his ability to tattoo, his fists, a hammer, and a gaff hook, he quickly established his place in the tattoo industry and was dubbed crazy. Books and went to some of the shops and had them sign it.
Crazy philadelphia eddie books tattoo history books. The title of the novel is a wordplay on the biblical the mote and the beam parable and is the nickname of a star. One of my absolute favorites is new york tattoo by mike mccabe, a series of interviews and. After handcuffing hill, harris and demodica stabbed the 21yearold woman 18 times before shooting her in the head. Crazy philadelphia eddie is one of the godfathers of american tattoo culture.
Eddie funk was fifteenyearsold and about to begin his life as a young man. Trailer released for documentary on tattoo artist crazy. Original antique tattoo flash sheets like the one shown here have been increasing in value at an extraordinary rate over the last 10 years. A large scale flash poster,completely handdrawn, by the influential tattoo artist crazy philadelphia eddie, aka eddie funk, which hung in his philadelphia tattoo parlor. He is a perennial fixture of the groups artwork, appearing in all of their album covers as well as most of their singles and in their merchandise, which includes tshirts, posters and action figures. Crazy eddie retail chain owner eddie antar dead at 68. The mote in gods eye is a science fiction novel by american writers larry niven and jerry pournelle, first published in 1974. Crazy eddie, crazy philadelphia eddies new book, jay brown tattoo artist, tam blog, tattoo artist magazine, tattooing.
Crazy eddie retail chain owner eddie antar dead at 68 daily. After a prolific career as a tattoo artist, fighting the 1962 ban on tattooing in new york city, and owning many tattoo shops, he has become a prominent person in the international tattoo community. Edward louis severson iii was born in evanston, illinois, usa. Sep 11, 2016 eddie antar, who owned retail chain crazy eddie electronics, has died in his new jersey home. While walter was learning to tattoo, a young huck spaulding was fine tuning his skills in the shop under willys tutelage. The teaser trailer shows crazy eddie telling stories about his long and. He was a pioneer in the art form here in the us, and he will be missed greatly by the entire tattoo community. Trailer released for documentary on tattoo artist crazy philadelphia. The michael mccabe book, new york city tattoo, is one of the best. The story is set in the distant future of pournelles codominium universe, and charts the first contact between humanity and an alien species. The life and times of crazy philadelphia eddie vol 1 tattoo. Volumes 17 crazy philadelphia eddie is one of the godfathers of american tattooing, and he is missed by the tattoo community.
Use features like bookmarks, note taking and highlighting while reading tattooing. Eric is traveling with eddie, hitting the tattoo conventions across the country and selling their new book, tattooing. Sailor eddie s tattoo parlour 2103 branch pike, cinnaminson, new jersey 08077 rated 4. The musician is married to jill mccormick, his starsign is capricorn and he is now 55 years of age. Longtime tattooist eddie funk, better know as crazy philadelphia eddie, passed away this weekend after a long battle with illness. Tattoo artists share some of their craziest stories from tattooing the private areas of their clients. Walter gave crazy eddie funk, later known as philadelphia eddie, the 2 blue birds on his chest which eddie hilariously retells in his autobiography.
New york tattoo artist stanley farber, brotherinlaw of stan and walter. Including history from the moskowitz family and doug moskowitzs interview with esther moskowitz farber. In this book his first nine years in the tattoo business is laid out in great detail, in the the cadence of regular speech. Volume 2 kindle edition by funk, eddie, foemmel, eric. Watching ink master has given me a new appreciation for tattoos. Wrist, ankle and foot are favorite spots for girls. See more ideas about tattoos, cool tattoos and tattoo designs. Since his retirement, eddie has recently stepped back into the tattoo world in fullforce with the release of his book, tattooing the life and times of crazy philadelphia eddie mi vida loca vol. The tattoo by chris mckinney this is a solid book, but not necessarily because its the best writing. There are more than fifty tapes of eddie telling his life story, so it will take some time to upload all of the recordings.
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