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Parlor prowess Eugene is home to various tattoo shops and artists for those seeking a permanent body design BY NATASHA CHILINGERIAN SENIOR PULSE REPORTER From Japanese lettering to tribal patterns to roses, acquiring a perma nent body design is a creative way to express personality. Eugene houses a number of tattoo parlors and artists with a variety of talents, making it sim ple to shop around forthe perfect place to get artwork on your flesh. While tattooing has been a com mon practice in American culture for years, certain trends in designs and body placements are on the rise. Sev eral tattoo artists, including The Par lour's Demian Thompson, named trib al bands around the bicep as most popular among males. "The neo-tribal armband drives tat too artists crazy," Thompson said. "After you tattoo about a million of them, you know every frat guy is go ing to be walking around with their armbands during spring break." Lauren Wimer | Senior photographer The tattoo artist known as "The Josh" tattoos a cross design on 19-year-old Rick Woodke's forearm in honor of his deceased cousin at The Parlour on Friday afternoon. The lower-back tattoo that peeks out from under the shirt or pants is popularforwomen.Tribal patterns, flowers and Japanese characters are the most sought-after images, Thompson said. Tattoo By Design artist Diane Gruver said her parlor does spiritual tattoos frequently. Tattoo By Design, at 671 Lincoln St, has been around for 20 years and is the oldest parlor in Eugene. Four licensed artists work atthe shop and each has a knack for a different tattoo type or technique, such as nature designs, stark graphics and color blending. The Parlour, at 1097 Willamette St., fea tures tattoos from Dr. Julien, rated the best tattoo artist in Eugene by the Eugene Weekly in 2003. Another op tion is Primal Piercing and Tattoo, where two licensed artists specialize in traditional designs and "weird, off the-wall art." Tattoo prices vary at all parlors, but customers can expect to pay between $70 and $250 depending on tattoo size and time spent under the needle. A tattoo can either represent a deep belief or meaning in one's life, or it can just be a fun fashion statement. Eugene resident Rick Woodke recently got the name of his cousin, who passed away, tattooed on his innerforearm with a de sign of a cross and stars. "It's something to move my cousin on," he said. Gruver said her parlor discourages people from getting just any old tattoo. She said even simple designs can hold personal meaning forthe customer. "Even with common ideas, like a rose, that could have been his or her grandma's favorite flower," Gruver said. Primal Piercing and Tattoo artist Reed Gaechter said he talks people out of getting "flash" designs (the generic pictures displayed on the walls of a tattoo parlor), but he added that people tend to get cool and cute designs over serious ones. "I have done the 'in memory of' thing, and that's definitely meaning ful," he said. "But that will remind you of that meaning, like a loved one, for the rest of your life whether you want to remember it or not. Afun design doesn't bring you down." Pain and possible complications are other factors to consider if you're getting a tattoo. Gruver said the tat too needle feels a lot like getting scratched by a cat, and bony and fat ty areas of the body are the most un comfortable. She said most tattoos will scab over lightly, and infections can occur if they are not kept clean. Gaechter said it's important to al ways wear an SPF45 sunscreen over color tattoos in the sun in order to avoid fading. If you're serious about getting tat tooed, probably the most important consideration is what it will look like and where it will go, because once it's done, there's no turning back. "Make sure it's what you want," Woodke said. "It'll be there forthe rest of your life." natchilingerian@dailyemerald.com Mania: OnlineTV gains popularity on college campuses nationwide Continued from page 5 study/work while they watch. And for those who really need a fix, ManiaTV! can be viewed via wifi in the quad, Starbucks, park, toilet or closet." Founded by Drew Massey, former CEO of POV Magazine, ManiaTV! was created out of Massey's love for both the Internet and TV. Massey believes the Internet is the "medium of the fu ture — at least among those born af ter the'Thriller'era." "Bill Paley, with CBS, gave us net work TV. Ted Turner, with CNN, gave us cable TV. Now, we're delivering the next revolution in TV—ManiaTV!" Massey said in a statement. "Our mis sion is to deliver multiple stations of television online—just like Viacom does to your cable box." ManiaTV!, which bears the motto "F*ck Television," seems to have struck a chord with its audience. After debuting Labor Day weekend, view ership has doubled every month for this new form of media and it doesn't seem to be slowing down, even with out any direct marketing. "We haven't spent any money on marketing. It's mostly just been peo ple telling other people," Kruzick said. "There are a lot of young people on the site and the word just spreads vi rally really fast because the site is resonating with the youth market. We've been very fortunate with that." The types of shows seen on Mani aTV! range from music videos such as "100%" ("bubblegum pop, that doesn't BLOW!")to "Wake The Hell Up!" (a "daily morning show that brings you the coolest takes on the latest news, sports/gossip and fash ion along with contests and plenty of audience participation"). ManiaTVI's interactive capabilities are anothertechnological advance that has aided its popularity. "We have a chat room and people are in the chat rooms 24 hours a day making requests, telling us whatthey wantto see and whatthey don't want to see," Kruzick said. "They'll be like, 'This video sucks! We want to see something else!' and we've been known to stop a video mid-play and put on something they actually want to see." Recently, ManiaTV! has embarked on a college campus tour, which be gan Jan. 19 and will reach more than 90 colleges and universities all across the nation. For more information on the cam pus tour and to watch ManiaTV! any time of day, visit the Web site at www.maniatv.com. 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