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Herbert Hoffmann, now well into his 80s, ran a tattoo
parlour in Hamburg/Germany, way back in the middle
of the last century, long before tattooist was considered
a hip job description. In fact, when it was anything but
hip. Those are the pioneers who deserve our deepest
respect and admiration!
After the nice people from Memoria Pulp published this
collection of his Flash, Hoffmann became known to a
larger audience, thanks also to his on-going presence
at European conventions, where to this day he is still
soaking up all the information, taking a keen interest
in all the goings-on.
While Hoffmann's artistic skills are admittedly not up
there with the likes of Sailor Jerry, e.g., this bi-lingual
tome (German / English) still is a must-have for any
collector, and those of you holding up the Old School
Flag.
Support Memoria Pulp (the publisher), and order your
copy directly from them - click here. Let them know
who sent you.
Update October 2004: The full length documentary
"Flammend Herz" featuring Herbert Hoffmann and
two of his tattooed old-timer friends is now show-
ing in parts of Europe. More info on the film's site:
www.flammendherz-derfilm.de. I have had the ple-
asure of attending one of Hoffmann's lectures - he
is such a great story teller, I'm sure this film will be
very entertaining.
German / English
Edited by
Oliver Ruts &
Andrea Schuler
Size: 28 x 40 cm
136 pages
Paperback
Published by
Memoria Pulp
in 2000
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