Tuesday, 26 June 2007

Revenge of the Zune tattoo guy

You mocked him. You called his tattoos stupid. But Microsoft forum-frequenter "mszunefan," best known for his courageous Zune tattoos pictured below, has won himself the attention of Microsoft.

Having recently opted to get a second Zune tattoo, mszunefan has found himself on the receiving end of a chance to rub shoulders with the creators of his beloved device. Microsoft is apparently flying him out to Redmond, where he'll be the star of an interview for Microsoft's Channel 10 website.

I can't imagine what the interview could possibly consist of beyond the question, "Did you really get two tattoos of the Zune? Really?" Even Microsoft's own employees must be somewhat taken aback by the man's unadulterated love for the device. Perhaps that's the ruse, though: this may be the most ingenious viral marketing ad of all.

Beckham to tattoo baby daughter's name on arm

London - Posh Spice has revealed that fans of hubby David Beckham won't be seeing any more tattoos on his left arm, for he's hoping to fill that space up with the names of their future kids.

Posh admitted that the rumours that Becks was keeping his arm free for the names of their future progeny.

"Yes it's true. I think David is keeping his arm free for - hopefully - the name, or names, of our daughter or any other children we have," the Daily Mail quoted Posh, as saying.

Victoria also revealed that the couple is hoping to add a girl to the family sometime in the future. For the moment however, they're just a tad too busy with the move to LA.

"Of course we would absolutely love to have a little girl but at the moment our lives are so full. So much is going on, we're just concentrating on now and the move to LA," she said.

FOX REGRETS STONER TATTOO

Actress MEGAN FOX regrets asking a stoned tattooist to craft a tribal design on her arm - because it turned into nothing but a messy mark. Fox is now taking steps to get the tattoo removed and insists she'll take more care when she picks skin artists in the future. The Confessions of A Teenage Drama Queen star says, "The guy was smoking weed while he tattooed me and he didn't do it correctly. "Now it's nothing and I'm gonna get it removed. I was told he was a really amazing tattoo artist but he wasn't on his game that night. He was distracted." Fox had better luck with her first tattoo - an image of her heroine Marilyn Monroe: "She was one of the first people I saw on television, like, literally moments after I was born. "Every time I heard her voice growing up I always would cry. I wouldn't know why when I was younger but had my own theories.

China: The Land of Tattoo Enthusiasts?

We'll admit it: Shanghaiist has got ear- and nose-piercings and he's still thinking of getting more just to freak the hell out of everyone he meets here in China, but somehow he still hasn't found the balls to get his first tattoo yet (not unless there is a general anesthetist on hand in the house to knock him out first, that is). This unconventional show caught our attention because although Chinese characters and designs have long been the favourite of tattoo enthusiasts around the world, you don't really think of China itself as a land of tattoo aficionados, do you?

Shanghaiists who happen to be in Beijing tomorrow can check out the final day of the Tattoo Show Convention China 2007 at the Sunshine Art Space 46 Caochangdi (D Zone) Chaoyang District Beijing. More pictures after the jump.