THE ILLUSTRATED MAN

Tattoos are sexy, tattoos are hot!

Not every tattoo of course. Those ‘arts’, tattoos that are placed all over an entire body, are perhaps out of the question – Chinese symbols across the forehead, too.

The only reason I don’t have a tattoo myself is: I can’t stand needles! Especially long needles. Or short needles. Thick ones. Thin ones. In The Velocity of Gary, Mary-Carmen said, "Gary is a pussy". Guessing I am one, too. That means I will never wear the line “PROPERTY OF VINCENT”. Nor will it read “VINCENT SLEPT HERE”

... too bad; his loss. If he only knew.

And – I admit it – some men with ink and piercings are a turn on. Axl Rose, Billie J. Armstrong, Meloni and Kid Rock (stop throwing things at me; they are just the worst case, which means you-know-who needs a day off!)

Umm .. sometimes a man with piercings can be strangely ... interesting ...

If VDO was 'mine', I'd want to see him wearing some ink. Ahh, the delicious places one could put a tattoo. Or two. And then there’s the question of what would one have tattooed on him? Certainly not MOM. Definitely not a woman’s name, as Johnny Depp discovered. I’m sure Johnny would like ‘Winona Forever’ removed from his arm.

Of course, if VDO got a tattoo on his buttocks no one would notice. Oh yeah, except his wife, or people at the swimming pool. Maybe ‘JAZZY WAS HERE’ tattooed on his - well, you know.

Er - perhaps ... not! ~gulp~ Too provocative and too painful for all parties concerned.

What about something related to his Italian roots? And wouldn’t the country of Italy tattooed on his big broad shoulder (the back, of course) look sexy? Maybe not? If you share my special liking, what body part of Vincent would you like to see tattooed?

What line? Or should it be a picture? Or maybe he isn’t the type for tattoos at all?

Please tell!