Reply #10: People have paid for Harley logo tattoos for years [View All]

[jmowreader]

I used to frequent the rec.arts.bodyart tattoo newsgroup, and one day someone said, "I've never seen ANYONE with a logo tattoo." This in response to a thread about the unwritten rule at Nike that everyone above a certain level in the company have a Nike swoosh tattoo. Anyway, I said something like, "how many tattoos have you ever seen? Harley logos are REAL common tattoos. You go to a tattoo place and there is ALWAYS a whole book of Harley-related flash." Which is true, and WAY too many people go to the tattoo shop on the way home from the Harley dealer.

I once considered applying to Harley-Davidson to be their Director of Dermal Marketing--to create a "Harley Certified" program for tattoo shops and artists, in which in exchange for a small licensing fee and proving you can tattoo a good Harley logo, you'd get special Harley designs and a cool plaque for your booth. I think two-thirds of the tattoo artists in America would jump at the chance to be Harley Certified. I don't think I would have gotten the job, though; I didn't have any tattoos at the time and I won't buy a Harley. Still would have been a cool career.

So now someone's willing to tattoo Harley logos on people for free? Cool!