Ink quelle trine morbide
After all these years of solitude, La Cieca has finally found another opera fan with a Maria Callas tattoo!
More photos after the jump.
The gentleman’s name is Rob Gallagher, and he send along these photos of his tattoo, inspired by the “Stereo Lucia” portrait of the Greek diva.
Rob tells us his choice of image for this permanent tribute to La Divina narrowed down to the above portrait and “… the ‘claw hand’ wearing glasses at the music stand. I didn’t think the big 60s hair would work so well as a tattoo but I love the intensity of her expression.”
Parterriani with Callas-themed or otherwise operatic body art are encouraged to submit photos to lacieca@parterre.com.
Countless times on the uptown 6 train I’ve been regaled by the “TIRED OF THAT TATOO…? Call Dr. Zizmore!” placard leering down at me in lurid coloured detail.
So if you want to go for it, and later repent, you can always call Dr. Z.
Thanks for that reminder of Dr Z, Camille! My BFF and I have each other’s name tattooed on our backs (foolish, young and bored a long time ago), and whenever we get in an occasional snit one of us always cracks the other up by reaching for a phone, and saying into it “Hello? Dr Z? I would like to have a tattoo removed, please!”
Happy to have made you happy, Seerauber Jen and so sorry to have countlessly posted this item…Blackberry battery burnout blues. Dr Z has lightened up many a bleak mid-Manhattan morn for me in deepest darkest winter when surrounded by glum chums!
Is there anyone in Parterriana who can explain why our gracious and welcoming doyenne has a tattoo of Callas when her favorite diva is reputed to be La Scotto?
I’m still confused.
The Scotto tattoo is in a place only a selected few can see.
Tubsinger-it is simple – all those
high E s and Cs put opera fanatics
in a constant state of confusion -high
pitched sounds seem to affect their brain cell conectors-go to one of
the mad Lucy performances and watch the reaction to poor Lucy shrieking out her E -you cannot
tell who is more mad of the foot light
divide.Anna Russell explains it quite
well ..
Rob can show me his tattoos anytime. A furry chest does something to me I can’t explain.
Shut up Harry.
Why, Ruxton, my own, my dearest one! Dost thou spurn me for another? I am heartbroken and fear I shall perish from grief.
Oh no, Sweet Sanford, my treasure, my own…I shall never desert you! My interest in Rod is purely zooilogical and environmental…(my study of the effect of folical abundance in relation to global warming).
I use the word “anytime” merely as an expression of the most casual looseness – an abbreviation for “anytime I happen to be in his area over the next twenty (perhaps thirty) years or so”.
As for the line that follows… I see now how easy it could be to misconstrue. Of course the word “me” is again an abbreviation and colloquial response as in “me study” (of course I should have said “my” – most careless of me) …and the rest obviously unabreviated simply follows “the results of which are difficult to predetermine until a sufficient number of specimens have been examined”.
As for the last reference to the one called “Harry” – easy to surmise that in that case there would be fur aplenty- most likely “all over” – and considering I have completed the part of my study on “extremely primitive man” I thought it best to indicate so. Indeed, any mention of him, I’m sure you’ll agree is always something of no significance or consequence whatsoever.
All in all, another example of the dangers of mixing over-abbreviation with colloquial content. I’m sure in years to come when you look back and think of this -and you will, you will think kindly of me …
Casual looseness, my ass….wait, that doesn’t sound right. But it reminds me of Penetrating Wagner’s Ring.
Merely a slip oh sweet one! Haven’t made a foxes paw like this one since I took a plate of oyster and bacon rollups to the local Jewish picnic!
It’s time to think beautiful thoughts again and play our Anna Moffo CD’s…and if your ass remains loose, consider getting it surgically tightened.
Mind you, Sweet Sanford, I have to add – that kind of decision needs to be thoroughly discussed and carefully considered first. After all, it could be a small tragedy to destroy something which some could consider “a heavenly assett”.