Tattooing: The Life and Times of Crazy Philadelphia Eddie Vol. 3
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AUTHORPhiladelphia Eddie
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PAGES136
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BINDINGSoftcover
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SIZE11" x 8.5"
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WEIGHT1.25 lbs
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CONTENTTales & Photos
Edward Funk - Crazy Philadelphia Eddie - started out in the tattoo parlors of Coney Island in the early 1950s and went on to run shops in Philadelphia's Chinatown and on South Street for decades. Tattooing: The Life and Times of Crazy Philadelphia Eddie is his multi-volume memoir, ghostwritten by Eric Foemmel from Eddie's own recorded stories.
Volume 3 follows Eddie back and forth between California and Pennsylvania and on trips overseas. He opens more shops, deals with turf wars and hard-nosed competition, and loses people close to him - and this is the stretch where he starts to have real influence on the tattoo business. The 136-page softcover mixes those stories with period photos and flash from the shops.
It is first-person tattoo history from someone who was in the room, and an easy, entertaining read for tattooers and collectors interested in the street-shop era of American tattooing.
Tattooing: The Life and Times of Crazy Philadelphia Eddie Vol. 4
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AUTHORPhiladelphia Eddie
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PAGES136
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BINDINGSoftcover
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SIZE11" x 8.5"
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WEIGHT1.3 lbs
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CONTENTTales & Photos
Volume 4 covers Eddie's middle years: the growth of the National Tattoo Association and its conventions, gambling troubles, running several shops at once, a broken engagement and a stormy romance, the murder of a close friend, and raising his kids. The 136-page softcover includes vintage photos of figures like Bert Grimm, Bob Shaw, Sailor Vern and Charlie Wagner, plus flash.
It is a candid tattoo history book from inside the trade, and a natural next read for anyone who has worked through the earlier volumes.
Tattooing: The Life and Times of Crazy Philadelphia Eddie Vol. 5
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AUTHORPhiladelphia Eddie
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PAGES136
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BINDINGSoftcover
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SIZE11" x 8.5"
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WEIGHT1.3 lb
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CONTENTTales & Photos
In Volume 5, Eddie takes on the rats of Chinatown while renovating a gutted building, mixes his own tattoo inks, meets the love of his life, manages the tattooers in his shops, travels by ship, hosts conventions and plays peacemaker between rival motorcycle clubs. The 136-page softcover is illustrated with photos and color flash, including a Rock of Ages design.
Plain-spoken tattoo history straight from the source, for tattooers, collectors and anyone who enjoys the stories behind American street shops.
