Diversions


Who the Hell am I!? I


’m Sean Bruce, owner of South of Heaven Tattoos, hus- band, and father of 5. Tis is how my career as a tattoo artist started:


As far back as I can remember, I loved to sit and draw. I was


always attracted to “shock value” art, such as skateboard art, punk rock, and metal art. I drew on paper, and I drew on myself and my friends at school, much to the disapproval of the teachers. Tey tried to convince me that I’d get ink poisoning from markers and pens on my skin. I did not heed their warnings, nor did I die of ink poi- soning, so they were wrong. Fast-forward to my early 20’s.


Sean Bruce


I had recently moved out on my own. Well, my parents “encour- aged” me to move out by packing my belongings and finding me a small apartment on my 18th birthday. Ironically, this apart- ment sits two doors down from my shop – I never would have imagined! Back at the apartment, friends often stopped by my place and asked me to design their tat- toos (which I did for free). Tey would then take the designs to


tattoos shops and pay an artist to get my drawings tattooed on them. It didn’t, take me long to realize that I was in the wrong line of work! It was time to cut out the middle man and do the job myself. I had to put the wheels in motion, so my first stop was at


a local street shop, where I was offered an apprenticeship. I spent the next year doing everything BUT tattooing – learn- ing the trade, answering phones, making needles, cleaning up after everyone. At the same time, I immersed myself in art books, and anything and everything tattoo-related that I could get my hands on, all the while amassing a huge col- lection of books, magazines, and videos. I worked at a couple of shops along the way, but it soon


became apparent to me that I prefer to be my own boss, so I scraped together all my savings and opened up my own place. I named the shop after one of my all-time favorite songs : South of Heaven. Te shop was born. Te next step was finding suitable


staff, which can be easier said than done. We had to do a bit of weeding, but the end result is a group of amazing people


Crossword ACROSS


1. Apple option 5. The Gee in Bee Gees 9. Insurance company 14. Alan Alda sitcom 15. Dum ____ (Indian fried potatoes) 16. Swift 17. Penance 19. Library microfilm 20. Compact ___ (audiophile's pur- chases)


21. Nighttime breathing disorder 23. Actor Linden 25. Mysteries 30. Cyndi Lauper hit 33. Unified 35. Northern home: Var. 36. Blend of wines? 37. Look (over) 39. Salami style 42. Math ratio 43. Elysiums 45. Fete 47. Like every other number 48. "Billy Bathgate" star 52. Wrinkly pup 53. Zoo feature, maybe 54. Phony 57. Wash away, as soil 61. Cousin of Dora the Explorer 65. Crafty 67. Like days gone past 68. Nikita's negative 69. "It's ____ out there!" 70. Heron homes 71. Long, thin fishes 72. More's opposite


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1. Sent a quick online communication 2. Mini's antonym 3. Egyptian cobras 4. Golfer Rodriguez 5. Gangster's sidearm 6. Olympic skating champ Kulik 7. Cartoon character Betty 8. "Little House on the Prairie" hat 9. Gatherings


June 2018 Sean Bruce art work.


who I’m proud to call family. We pride ourselves in treating each and every customer like a long-time friend (and many have become just that!). We want each person who comes through our door to feel respected, important, and welcome.


We’re excited that our 10-year anniversary is coming up


in 2019. It’s pretty cool to look back and see our progress. We look forward to continuing to serve our community for many years to come!


Word Search


Adopted Alleged Awake Bikes Blips


Chlorine Cramp Demure Dices Dispose Farms Grass


10. Inventor Whitney 11. Sleuth, briefly 12. Book before Esth. in the Bible 13. Consumed 18. "Me too" 22. Opposite of WSW 24. ____ Mason (asset management firm)


26. Some Volkswagens 27. Henchman 28. Make changes to 29. Darned 30. Nun with a Nobel 31. Tavern order 32. Baseball practice 33. Certain newspaper pages 34. "It's really obvious" 38. ____'acte


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40. Clumsy type 41. ____ Romeo (Italian car) 44. Drains by suction 46. Fired up 49. Three-time role for Keanu 50. Trekking on a trail 51. Kind of photo 55. "May It Be" singer 56. River of Flanders 58. Seep out 59. Pairs 60. Those, in Toledo 61. ___ Knotts 62. Dot in a mer 63. Bradley and Begley 64. Acquire 66. "____ Raining Men"


Hobos Lathered Letups Lozenge Music Olive Order Outrun Paged Pebble Pounds Price


Suduko


Prude Rattler Rented Repel Revue Roasted Slate Small Sooty Sparkle Still


Sullen


Through Tonics Trait Valued Vaults Vertigo Wince Wrestles Zebra


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