GD Tattoo #43 Well I was Drinking last night with a Biker

This found tattoo is from about.com
Collector: Marc Gegner
Artist: Kelly (Kelli?) Tipton - 2nd Chance Tattoo
Hendersonville, Tennessee

Well I was drinkin' last night with a biker
And I showed him a picture of you
I said, "Pal get to know her, you'll like her!"
Seemed like the least I could do.

Cause when he's chargin' his chopper
Up and down your carpeted halls
You will think me by contrast quite proper
Never mind how I stumble and fall.
Never mind how I stumble and fall.

You imagine me sipping champagne from your boot
For a taste of your elegant pride
I may be going to hell in a bucket, babe
But at least I'm enjoyin' the ride
At least I'm enjoyin' the ride
Yeah, at least I'm enjoyin' the ride
Yeah

Now you're a sweet little softcore pretender
Somehow baby got as hard as it gets
With her black leather cruel-spiked suspenders
Her chair, and her whip, and her pet.

Well we know you're the reincarnation
Of the ravenous Catherine the Great
And we know how you love your ovations
From the Z-rated scenes you create
Yeah, Z-rated scenes you create

You imagine me sipping champagne from your boot
For a taste of your elegant pride
I may be going to hell in a bucket, babe
But at least I'm enjoyin' the ride
at least I'm enjoyin' the ride
Yeah, at least I'm enjoyin' the ride

You analyze me, attempt to despise me
You laugh when I stumble and fall
There may come a day I will dance on your grave
If unable to dance I will crawl across it
Or unable to dance I will crawl
Yeah, if unable to dance I'll crawl
Yeah

You must really consider the circus
It just might be your kind of zoo
I can't think of a place that's more perfect
For a person as perfect as you.

And it's not like I'm leaving you lonely
Cause I wouldn't know where to begin
Well I know that you'll think of me only
When the snakes come marching in
Yeah, when the snakes come marching in

You imagine me sipping champagne from your boot
For a taste of your elegant pride
I may be going to hell in a bucket, babe
But at least I'm enjoying the ride
At least I'm enjoying the ride
Ride, ride, ride-ride
At least I'm enjoying the ride ...

And if you read this far, here's a treat (or torture depending on your POV) . the studio rehearsal of the development of the song, along with some jammage.

GD Tattoo #41 Jerry conjures up some magic

Found tattoo done by Patti Jo - One Eyed Jack's Tattoos

GD Tattoo # 40 For a real good time

Found tattoo, Artist: Jacki Randall

GD Tattoo # 39 Dose Me Jerry

Found tattoo from Rate My Ink, posted by Chris Greenan

GD Tattoo #38 J. Garcia with cross

Found tattoo from Rate My Ink, posted by fantasma
This one is homemade.

GD Tattoo #37 Jerry Garcia in Black and White




Found tattoo from Rate My Ink,Tattoo by Ron Antonick genxtattoos.com

GD Tattoo #36 Melt Your Face right offa your head

Found tattoo from Rate My Ink, posted by skillz.
work done by Fip of Avalon Tattoo in San Diego, California

GD Tattoo #35 I'm Uncle Sam, That's Who I Am...

Found tattoo at Rate My Ink. Uncle Sam and Dancing Terrapins done by Dee Dee Seruga

GD Tattoo #34 Pink Floyd and Rosie Dead



Found at Rate My Ink.

Posted by Sunshine. Here's what she had to say:
"This tattoo is in memory of the love of my life. he passed away in june of 06. i got this on what would of been his 19th birthday, march 17, in 07. its the grateful dead skeleton holding the necklace he got me. wish you were here was our favorite song and we would listen to it all the time. it covers pretty much my whole side.
matthew at freaks is my tattoo artist and hes pretty much the shit man. peace"

Swing by and tell her you like it! (click the pic)

GD Tattoo #33 Tribal Steal Your Face

Found Tattoo from Rate My Ink.

GD Tattoo #32 Steal your Face with wings

Found tattoo from Rate My Ink, posted by Johnnytattoos.

GD Tattoo #31 Bertha AKA Rosie


Found tattoo from Rate My Ink, posted by Johnnytattoos.

GD Tattoo #30 J. Garcia Palm

Found Tattoo from Rate My Ink, posted by Johnnytattoos.

GD Tattoo #29 Melted

Found Tattoo from Rate My Ink.

GD Tattoo #28 Da Bear

Found tattoo on Rate My Ink. Done by Ronnie Walden.

GD Tattoo #27 Purple Space Your Face

Found tattoo from Rate My Ink. Done by rudedogg @rudedogg tattoos pahoa hawaii 8089656669

GD Tattoo #26 Bears on the Belly


Found tattoo from Rate My Ink. Work done by Smiling Buddha Tattoo in Savannah, GA

GD Tattoo #23 The Wolf


The Wolf, done @ Cutthroat Tattoo in Milwaukee.

GD Tattoo #22 Steal Your Face

Steal Your Face, done by the folks at Cutthroat Tattoo in Milwaukee.

GD Tattoo #21 Cosmic Bear


"Artwork done by Shaun Carroll @ HotRodTattoo in blacksburg, va"
Found picture from ratemyink.com, so stop by there and tell the dude (Lee Dye) you like it.

GD Tattoo #20 Cycle Sam leaving the Pyramids

Hey Now!
This amazing tattoo was done by Dave DiGiacomo @ Mystic Eye Tattoos in Turnersville, NJ

GD Tattoo #19 Fresh Jester with Guitar

"Artwork done by Shaun Carroll @ HotRodTattoo in blacksburg, va"
Found picture from ratemyink.com, so stop by there and tell the dude (Lee Dye) you like it.

GD Tattoo #18 Superfly Jerry Bear

This tattoo is by AJ in Truckee, CA. AJ can be contacted through here. I also have a phone number if someone is interested.

GD Tattoo #17 Space your Face & Terrapin

This Space Your Face tattoo is by AJ in Truckee, CA. AJ can be contacted through here. I also have a phone number if someone is interested. The Terrapin was done by a friend of his named Dan, who you MIGHT be able to contact through AJ.

GD Tattoo #16 Liquid Blue Jerry


Above is the painting the artist did, and below is the tattoo based on the painting.

This tattoo is by AJ in Truckee, CA. AJ can be contacted through here. I also have a phone number if someone is interested.

GD Tattoo #15 Fresh Steal Your Face


This tattoo is by AJ in Truckee, CA. AJ can be contacted through here. I also have a phone number if someone is interested.

GD Tattoo #14 Jerry in a Sleeve


This one is a "found" picture, but it's pretty awesome. I'm not sure who it belongs to, but the person is well respected by the folks at furthur.net. You can get a huge close-up of it at their site. If this arm belongs to you, or you know the person, I'd really like to credit it and post it with permission.

By the way, Winter Tour Dates were announced yesterday morning!

GD Tattoo #13 Fresh Peace & Roses



This one was done by Travis Flower at Shaw's Tattoo Studio

This one belongs to my wife and was the other end of our 15th Wedding Anniversary gift. See my tattoo here.

GD Tattoo #12 Storybook Sleeve

Another tattoo by Emily at Cosmic Tattoos
(I wish I had more shots and close ups of this one! Impressive)

GD Tattoo #11 Tribal with Stealie


Another tattoo by Emily at Cosmic Tattoos

GD Tattoo #10 Mythological Family Reunion

Another Tattoo by Emily at Cosmic Tattoos

GD Tattoo #9 Felix the Cat

Another tattoo by Emily at Cosmic Tattoos

(sort of a stretch as far as GD tattoos, but Felix was popular on t-shirts and what-not)

GD Tattoo #8 A Bear for Kiera

Another tattoo by Emily at Cosmic Tattoos

GD Tattoo #7 Here's to the Band

A Tattoo by Scott Weisbecker at Cosmic Tattoos

GD Tattoo #6 Skull & Rose


Another tattoo by Emily at cosmictattoos.com

GD Tattoo #5 Escher Your Face


Another tattoo by Emily at cosmictattoos.com

GD Tattoo #4 Dizzying the Possibilities


Another tattoo by Emily at cosmictattoos.com
( I like how this appears to float)

GD Tattoo #3 Jester with Drums


Another tattoo by Emily at cosmictattoos.com

GD Tattoo #2 Traditional Jester

So I came across Emily Hefley at Cosmic Tattoos online and had to ask if I could share their tattoos here. A quick visit to their site will explain why...

www.cosmictattoos.com

Here is the first I'd like to share from their work:


GD Tattoo #1 Many Worlds I've Come...




Here is my first Grateful Dead Tattoo picture, and of course it's my tattoo. I got this tattoo in 2007 for our 15th wedding anniversary. It is a variation of the 40th anniversary graphic with an 8 spoked wagon wheel, space your face, and of course some roses. The picture has some glare from the sun that washes it out a little. My wife also got a tattoo, you can see her tattoo here.

Was done by Travis Flower @ Shaw's Tattoo Studio in Houston