New Wave Dave is slowly learning that life is OK. Or he is ready for anything:

TAKE ON ME, as in the song, the a-ha song. One of the first albums I ever bought was a-ha’s Hunting High and Low, and for ages I would fall asleep to the a side. It is my all time favorite album, and in 2003 I got this knuckle tattoo. My sister is a tattoo artist and I had her do them.

If people recognize the song they usually find it funny, if they don’t they usually ask if I am a boxer. So I find the response interesting.

Hey y’all, I found Caleb here in the Rio Rita, one of my favorite watering holes in Austin. He was really nice and sent in his story and picutre:

My homeboy David Wofford did it for me. I just had to buy him a couple Sparks first. Why did I pick SOUTHERN? Charlie Daniels said it best man…”‘Cos I ain’t askin’ nobody for nothin’, if I can’t get it on my own. And if you don’t like the way I’m livin’, you can just leave this long-haired country boy alone.”

I spent last weekend at the Lonestar Rod & Kustom Round Up soaking up the sun talking to people, and admiring all the amazing cars and trucks. There was music, vendors, pinstripers, artists and more types of pomade than you can shake a stick at. But most of all for me, there were tons of beautiful knuckle tattoos. Check them out after the jump:

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This classic set comes all the way from New Zealand:

Hey my name is Karla and I am a tattooist from New Zealand.  These are my husband Alex’s knuckles. He was basically trying to find something funny and completely ridiculous to tattoo on them, there were a few choices such as sandwich, bungface, mukpuddy (which is the name of his animation studio)  but we decided on “knuckles” enjoy!

Artist: Karla Hansen
Studio: Streetwise, Newmarket, New Zealand
www.artofkarla.blogspot.com

Chris M. sends us these knuckles with the following story:

got this in cola, sc, at five points custom tattoos, by flaco. i’m tired of seeing everyone with game over. when it comes to video games, quitting is never an option, unless you’ve got work, a kid, or some other crap to do.

Mommy’s Little Monster, Megan,  sent in these knuckle tattoos:

its my nickname.. I got that tattoos at Syncier tattoo in Las Cruces New Mexico by Diana
My name is Megan I live in Las Cruces New mexico and lil monster is my nickname

When I asked her how she got her nickname this is what she had to say:

well DUURR~!! cause im a terrioizer.. im a lil demon..

brusied, used , and tattooed!

Ryan and from Minneapolis Minnesota sends us these knuckles:

I’ve always been a huge simpsons fan so i decided on this because it just happens to be eight letters and its not even a real word. for those of you who dont know the founder of springfield said “a noble spirit embiggens the smallest man”.