Friday, April 6, 2007
Ink Assassins benefits
By Amanda Aurand
staff writer
When entering Ink Assassins, the atmosphere is
very chill with music on, and all the workers doing
their own thing. As soon as they see you, someone
will walk over to you and see what you want done.
They have many hooks of the tattoos that they have
already done. They also have the many awards that
they have received over the past years. Anthony
Orlando thinks
the craze of
getting tattoos
in Erie has
increased in
the
recent
years; there are
more kids who
are from the
ages of 18-25
getting tattoos.
The number of
people getting
ink has
increased,
because it is
widely
accepted, said
tattoo artist
Orlando.
n k
Assassins is
located on the
corner of
Peach Street
and West 26th
Street and is
more popular
tattoo places in
Erie, with a
Ink Assassins tattoo artist Anothony
Hannah Burdette.
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artists, who are very good at tattooing. "[This] is
very reassuring for people who are getting tattoos."
said Sophomore Hannah Burdette, 20. Orlando has
been working at ink Assassins for six years, and has
received a college degree from Cleveland Art
Institute for advertising.
The most common place for a girl to get a tattoo is
the lower back, and for a guy would he the armband.
Orlando said, "There really isn't a most common offer various body piercings
from college business
place. hut if there was the girls lower hack, and for
the guys the arm band." Orlando added. "most peo
ple come in are people who are just turning eighteen
and they can do it, without their parents. but we do
get a good amount of others too."
"There is no such thing as a common tattoo. every
one gets something different. Which sounds about
right. People usually get tattoos that mean something
to them at the time," Orlando laughs, "But when they
do get tattoos the usual person comes and gets at least
one more, within
six years of the
guardian. "The
people love what
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Orlando tattoos Behrend student
because it's their job, we do it because we want to."
Burdette breathed a sigh of relieve and said. "Seeing
this and the atmosphere that they are in makes you at
ease, or as much as you can when you are getting a
tattoo."
Ink Assassins is a very clean place that will not
give you second thoughts about getting a tattoo. In
addition to Ink Assassins tattoo services. they also
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Discussing if
one gender gets
more tattoos than
the other,
Orlando said,
"No I would
have to say that
it's pretty equal
between Girls
and guys. -
Ink Assassins
has a reputation
for being clean
and strict and. is
clear their repu-
tation is valid.
They also
enforce the law
that people must
be at least 18
years of age to
get a tattoo with-
out a parent of
we have amazing
artists. who don't
lIE
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