The O-town Scene - Oneonta, NY
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Scene the O-Town Vol. 1, No. 15 www.otownscene.com 102 Chestnut St., P.O. Box 250, Oneonta, NY 13820 (607) 432-1000, ext. 255, editor@otownscene.com Managing Editor Cassandra Miller Copy Editor Adrienne Wise WRITERS The O-Town Scene is accepting contributors to write: columns reviews (film, theater, music) feature stories restaurant spotlights E-mail the following: 200-word writing sample resume two-sentence bio to Scene Editor Cassandra Miller at editor@otownscene.com 2 O-Town Scene Jan. 13, 2011 Publisher Armand Nardi Editor of The Daily Star Sam Pollak Cover Photo By Genevieve Pedulla of Golden Lotus employees Contributors Kyle Beckley, Sam Benedict, Eric Coan, Brian Haak, Terry Ludwig, Jim Koury, Raul O’Toole, Genevieve Pedulla, Emily Popek, Sam Spokony and Jennifer Tighe. Circulation Director Fred Schmidt Advertising For info: 432-1000, ext. 222 The O-Town Scene is published Thursdays by The Daily Star Inc. Free copies are distributed throughout Oneonta, as well as parts of Otsego, Delaware and Schoharie counties. Member of The Associated Press and CNHI News Service Editor’s Note I like the look of tattoos _ I’m particularly fond of nature-inspired designed and the brightly-colored old-school Americana ones that are having a renaissance. The bumble- bees, peacock feathers, sparrows and flowers I’ve seen on skin around town are pretty and well-done. Most of these young, hip things got their skin stained at one of the tattoo studios on Main Street in Oneonta _ Golden Lotus and Indelible Ink. I recently spent several hours at the studios. Tattoos, when done as well as Oneonta’s art- ists can, really are living art, not just some- thing badass to show off. I was so impressed with the artistic ability, knowledge and profes- sionalism of the artists that I seriously consid- ered getting a tattoo right then and there. Then I thought about how it’s hard for me to committ to which throw pillows I want to put on my living room furniture. I tire of styles quickly. A favorite outfit one year will be at Salvation Army the next. Even my thing for owls is starting to waver because they’re pop- ping up around every Urban Outfitter corner and in Disney movies. Tattoo artist Taylor Jackson advises not to get anything meaningful _ he says the black designs covering his body have absolutely no meaning, they just look cool. He hates when people ask him what they mean (which I did the second time I met him a year ago, un- aware of his disdain for the question. He was gracious about explaining their lack of meaning). The tattoo artists in town are indeed artists. In high school, I worked for Brett Zarro, the founder of Indelible Ink, at the fine art gallery he tried out in the space that is now The Other Side. The gallery fea- tured his art _ the kind you hang on walls. His work was gorgeous. He’s left the area, but the artists working in his former studio are also talented. I play the “What tattoo would I get?” game the same way I do the “What would I buy if I won the lottery?” game. Something that sounds good one year may change the next. (My 18-year-old self would not have wanted to invest in social networking stock or hire a personal trainer and chef.) I have an idea of what I want to get and where I want it on my body, but I haven’t worked up the courage to schedule a consul- tation or committ to a design. But if I ever do get a tattoo, I would want it to be done by one of the Golden Lotus or Indelible Ink guys.