Getting a Tattoo of the New Mission Theater Marquee

Pen & Ink shares the story behind Joshua Mohr's tattoo of the New Mission Theater marquee, which he got after finishing up his novel “Damascus”:

And here's the real thing:

[Pen & Ink]

Comments (5)

I get a tattoo for every book I’ve read. So far I have half a Tasmanian Devil.

Signs with personality always catch my eye, and I consider the New Mission sign the best I’ve ever seen.

File this one under “stuff to be regretted”.

Looks like he’s working on a clip-art book.

It’s a great IDEA for a tattoo, but the actual tattoo he got is fucking terribly executed. Looks like it was done by a drunken kindergartener.