Grim Reaper sun tattoo: This was a little Grim Reaper Alrosa got just out of boot camp. This spot used to be a stupid nickname, which this tattoo covers up.
Tribal tattoo: This was Alrosa’s first tribal tattoo. Alrosa got it in 1996to remember when they got this tattoo. If you look at it it’s a ’96. This was one of the first tattoos Alrosa got while in California.
Wild One tattoo: Wild One was a nickname Alrosa had. The sheet music is the intro to Pantera, “I’m Broken.” Alrosa rode motor dirt bikes. Alrosa crashed one time and ripped up their forearms. Alrosa thought they could see bone. Alrosa went up to a friend and asked if it was broken. The friend poked at it and said “nope, you’re broken though.” Alrosa went out and got this tattoo the next day.
Viking symbols tattoo: These are Viking symbols for mankind, strength, and power. Alrosa just got this tattoo because it looked cool. The tattoo was a tab off the wall.
- Editors Note: Alrosa stated this as Viking symbols as this is what the tab on the wall said. This is what the owner of tattoos feels this tattoo is. Not all Vikings were Norse, though.
Powell Peralta tattoo: Powell Peralta was Alrosa’s second San Diego skateboard. Alrosa was in San Diego in the military. A lot of people skateboarded that Alrosa hung out with. It was a cool tattoo and Alrosa liked it.
1971 tattoo: This was the year Alrosa was born. It was that or “made by mom,” so Alrosa figured they would go with the year.
Hell’s Gate sleeve tattoo: This was done by a guy named Roy at Roy’s Iron and Ink in Ohio. It was all done free-handed. Alrosa traded him a Springer 8 over front end for this tattoo. Roy said, “Do you want scary stuff or cool stuff?” Alrosa said “do whatever you do.” After about four hours, they got this. What Alrosa likes about this tattoo is every face has two faces. If you look at it upside down or right side up it’s two eyes a nose and a mouth. The tattoo also used to have some color in the gates of hell, but that faded.
Motorhead tattoo: This is a Motorhead album cover. It was one Alrosa saw and liked it. A buddy of Alrosa was getting into tattooing. He said if Alrosa let him do the tattoo he would do it for free. This was one of Dave Talbot’s very first tattoos he ever did. Dave Talbot is from Ohio.
Hollow tattoo: Alrosa stole this picture off a deck of playing cards. This is the joker symbol. The picture had something under it in the card deck. Alrosa just figured it was cool to put hollow under the joker picture.
Frye family crest tattoo: This is Alrosa’s last name and supposed to be their family crest. Alrosa’s dad had cancer. At Christmas, Allrosa said “What do you get a guy that is dying of cancer? You don’t go buy him a bunch of gifts.” Alrosa went out and researched their family’s last name and found the family crest which is horses and and three shields. Alrosa went to Dave. They worked up this which is horses and English Ivy. Alrosa kind of started the tattoo as memorial for their dad. He passed away before Alrosa got the tattoo finished, and Alrosa has not yet finished it.
Kimberly kanji tattoo: Alrosa’s daughter’s birth date is 1-11-93 and the kanji is Chinese symbol for child.
Kokopelli tattoo: Kokopelli was a indian medicine man. Kokopelli traveled from tribe to tribe. Sometimes he is carrying a sack, sometimes he is playing a flute. The legend was Kokopelli would play the flute to announce to the tribe he was coming. Kokopelli is a fertility god, so when he visited the tribe, someone in the tribe became pregnant. Alrosa put a backpack on Kokopelli and gave him a hiking stick, because Alrosa does a lot of hiking.
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