Tattooer Freddy Corbin (@freddycorbintattoos) discusses becoming an elder statesman of tattooing after always being the young guy, tattoo schools, what keeps him motivated after 30 years of tattooing, and finding buckets of human skin.

This episode was recorded at Temple Tattoo in Oakland, California.

Check out the ETERNAL PIN Tattoo School Series that we talked about at the top of the show

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Tattooer and machine builder extraordinaire, Seth Ciferri (@sethciferri), talks about running businesses in the tattoo world, what the Read Street Forum was REALLY about, why he wants tattooers to get excited about coil machines again, and his obsession with prank calls.

This episode was recorded at Two Stroke Coffee Co. in Portland, OR

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Tattoo artist Steve Byrne (@steve_byrne_tattoo) talks about haunted hotels, freehand drawing insane tattoos directly on his customers, keeping family life separate from social media, and tattooing celebrities like Kesha.

Find Steve at Rock of Ages Tattooing in Austin, TX

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Tattoo artist Taki Kitamura (@stateofgracetaki) discusses how he organizes the Bay Area Tattoo Convention that features the highest caliber of work, being surrounded by inspiration at State of Grace, and how he looks toward the future of tattooing while still increasingly embracing traditions of the past.

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Tattooer AUTOCHRIST (@auto_christ)comes on the show to discuss his motivation for doing the tattoos he does, and Andrew tries to figure out if the instagram page, "How To Not Get Tattooed" (@how_to_not_get_tattooed)is good for tattooing.

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Tattoo artist Chris O'Donnell (@codonnell_nyc) joins the show this week and discusses his first experiences with the internet, his drawing process and what originally attracted him to start tattooing in 1993 as a 17 year old, and how he is creating his own workspace that has that same energy.

BOOKS CLOSED is hosted by Andrew Stortz (@andrewstortz)

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Don't forget to check out the Lucky Supply Tattoo Museum in Largo, Florida. The museum's website also share a lot of great images to hold you over until you visit!

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Tattoo artist Todd Noble (@noble1) sits in on the show and talks social networks, Everence, and plays a game.

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RIVER VALLEY PRINTING CO @rivervalleyprintingco

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Tattoo artists Chad Koeplinger (@chadkoeplingertattoo) and Jason Scott (@jasonscott523) join the show to open the discussion of how social media has impacted tattooing. Also discussed is the topic of traveling and having real experiences vs. experiencing the world through the screen of your device.

BOOKS CLOSED is hosted by Andrew Stortz (@andrewstortz)

Video segments of this show can be seen on YOUTUBE

THIS EPISODE'S SPONSORS:

LUCKY SUPPLY @luckysupply

High quality products that help you make high quality tattoos

Use coupon code ARM10 to get 10% off the LUCKY SUPPLY PORTABLE ARM REST

RIVER VALLEY PRINTING CO @rivervalleyprintingco

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PLEASE support our sponsors, and let them know you heard about them on BOOKS CLOSED

Theme music is "HARP" by SAKURA @fazekas.dani

This is a brief introduction of Books Closed host, Andrew Stortz. Future episodes will be conversations with various tattoo artists, discussing the impact of technology and the internet on tattooing.

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