Wear Your Dreams
My Life in Tattoos

"I only mention it because sometimes there's a man... I won't say a hero, 'cause, what's a hero? But sometimes, there's a man - and I'm talkin' about the Dude here - sometimes, there's a man, well, he's the man for his time and place. He fits right in there." - The Stanger, The Big Lebowski Regardles......more

This was an interesting book about Ed Hardy's history in tattooing. From a very young age Ed was interested in tattoos and would draw them on other kids. He ended up going to art school and was moving away from his interest in tattoos when in one of his last classes he did a presentation on tattooin......more

I know the name Ed Hardy but I know nothing about him as a person. In fact, I have never purchased any item with the Ed Hardy name. This is the same reason I have never purchased anything with Tommy Hilfiger, South pole, or any other famous name. It is because one I don’t believe the price is really......more

My take, extremely narrowly focused: It was written in a slightly boring a blocky style for an individual who revolved around in a circle of Hell's Angels, Yakuza and other people who "liked to drink" and "party." He was abandoned by his father in favor of a Nipponese "wife," and so the only ties he h......more

Loved it. It's an easy read and I feel like it gives you a basic course in the history of tattoos. I recognized a lot of names in this book from flash sheets on the walls of tattoo shops. It was great seeing how they all intermingled in a scene and how many could be traced back to being taught by th......more