Occult Vibrations @occultvibrations.com · 07/06/2026Happy Pride Month yall. This is David- Suit by Cliff Raven. He’s seen here at a queer tattoo gathering that ran parallel to a major tattoo convention. Con during the day, party at night. It gave a safe space to the gay tattoo crowd that might not be as free to express themselves in mixed company. 0101
Reposted by Occult VibrationsTattoos by Doug Hardy @tattoosbydoughardy.bsky.social · 02/06/2026Happy Pride, I love you 061
Occult Vibrations @occultvibrations.com · 17/04/2026I see what you're saying, but it's important to remember that Donald Trump habitually shits his pants. 010
Occult Vibrations @occultvibrations.com · 17/04/2026I find that pace is most important to me now. Being able to keep it consistent. Sometimes I run like Im being chased and burn myself out... keeping a more even pace is the way! 010
Reposted by Occult VibrationsOld Tattooed Hippie ☮️✌️ @sauchellibot.bsky.social · 13/12/2025Tattoo Artists Cliff Raven And Sailor Sid Diller 1970s Or 80s... #tattoo #tattooing #cliffraven #sailorsid #tattooartists #1970s #1980s 181
Occult Vibrations @occultvibrations.com · 13/12/2025Lyle Tuttle, traditional Samoan tattooing, 1970s. Photo by Robin Ryan sacreddebbris.com 020
Occult Vibrations @occultvibrations.com · 11/12/2025Have you been watching Strange New Worlds? Im generally not a Trek fan (movies, yeah, but not as much the shows) and I'm absolutely in love with SNW. Sad that it's coming to a close. 100
Reposted by Occult VibrationsSacred Debris @bodymodificationarchive.com · 02/12/2025www.blurb.com/books/125078... In August I gave a lecture on the under-documented influence of queer tattoo artists & collectors in modern (1950s-1980s) tattooing. This book covers the introduction & tattooer/pornographer JD of TRASH fame. It's 25% off thru Dec 11th with code GIVINGTUES25 052
Occult Vibrations @occultvibrations.com · 18/11/2025Underground queer tattoo shop, 1970s. The artist was likely Ken Meyer (also seen spelled Meyers) and the client Bobby Mack. Filmed by Sailor Sid Diller. sacreddebris.com 072
Occult Vibrations @occultvibrations.com · 16/11/2025Im not sure it got a proper release; I think it was exclusive to HULU. But we made it happen ;) 010
Occult Vibrations @occultvibrations.com · 04/11/2025That was the war criminal who shot a dude in the face, right? But what does this tell us about Biden's mental state??? You're dropping the ball, CNN. 000
Reposted by Occult VibrationsNick Bergin @godspeedtattoo.bsky.social · 22/10/2025Made a new flash painting. I’d love to tattoo any of these 😍 #bayareatattoo #tattoo #flash #halloween #skulls 1342
Occult Vibrations @occultvibrations.com · 21/10/2025Larry Copeland hosted a gathering of tattoo and piercing fans at his Hoboken, NJ residence in 1974/5. In attendance was Emil Gundelach who continued getting tattooed into his 90s, Tatu Scotty, Spider Webb, Dave Slack, Mary, and Ken Meyer (among other unnamed friends) 062
Occult Vibrations @occultvibrations.com · 21/10/2025filmadelphia.org/movies/frank...filmadelphia.orgFRANKENSTEIN (BOURSE) - Philadelphia Film SocietyOfficial Selection of PFF34! Oscar winner Guillermo del Toro reimagines Mary Shelley's classic tale of a brilliant scientist and the creature his monstrous ambition brings to life. 220
Occult Vibrations @occultvibrations.com · 21/10/2025Dave Slack was a queer tattoo artist who worked in NYC in the 1970s/80s. He appeared in the legendary gay xxx video "NYC INFERNO" (playing a tattoo artist). This clip, recorded in approx 1974/5, also features Emil Gundelach, Larry Copeland, Key Meyer, and Spider Webb. sacreddebris.com 052
Occult Vibrations @occultvibrations.com · 21/10/2025It'll be playing in Philly. Well worth seeing on the big screen! 1134
Reposted by Occult VibrationsCassie DeBord @cassietattoos.bsky.social · 14/10/2025Real American Patriot Betty Boop at your service 🫡 #bettyboop #traditionaltattoos 0101
Occult Vibrations @occultvibrations.com · 12/10/2025Im seeing it tomorrow. HUGE Tron fan, but yeah man- the Leto thing has me just hoping that it at least looks cool in 3D 010
Occult Vibrations @occultvibrations.com · 12/10/2025I was a bar GM for a decade or so and can confirm. After a long shift of babysitting annoying drunks, we'd always relax with a couple five cocktails. 010
Occult Vibrations @occultvibrations.com · 09/10/2025Updates: Despite covering the nudity, this got a nudity tag here on Bluesky, and the uncensored pic was flagged on patreon as pornography. I appealed there and won, since it's NOT pornography, but since Bluesky's CEO is starting to go "full Musk" I'll likely not win the appeal here. 030
Occult Vibrations @occultvibrations.com · 07/10/2025This is the length (heh) I go to to not get banned on Instagram again. Leg tattoos by Raven sacreddebris.com 1101
Occult Vibrations @occultvibrations.com · 10/09/2025Underground queer tattoo shop, 1975. Ken Meyer (Florida) working on a homoerotic back tattoo. Screenshot from video. sacreddebris.com 040
Occult Vibrations @occultvibrations.com · 30/08/2025I reckon a nice charcuterie plate, maybe a Mai Tai, and non-stop laughing. 020
Reposted by Occult VibrationsSacred Debris @bodymodificationarchive.com · 24/08/2025On Aug 16th, I gave the first in a series of lectures on the under documented history of Queer Tattooing. We covered a basic primer on some of the early (1960s-80s) queer tat pioneers, then dug into cruising culture documentarian/tattooer John Dagion. This book serves as a lecture companion...blurb.comIndelible Identities 01: John Dagion by Shawn Porter | Blurb BooksFind Indelible Identities 01: John Dagion by Shawn Porter at Blurb Books. Compiled as a companion to his August 2025 lecture at BMXNet in Berlin, Germany, this 8... 153
Reposted by Occult VibrationsShawn Porter @thedocumentedbody.com · 03/08/2025The finished tattoo. 181
Occult Vibrations @occultvibrations.com · 05/08/2025I travel with a little monster called "Sailor Beebo" which isn't a bear but does make me sleep better in hotels. 120
Occult Vibrations @occultvibrations.com · 02/08/2025Robert E. Roberts - Maddog Tattoo - 1990s. Slide building is going well on the Indelible Identities lecture on Queer Tattoo History. 121
Occult Vibrations @occultvibrations.com · 23/07/2025I recently imported that whole video. It’s amazing. At least two underground queer tattoo shops were documented - think around 1974 120
Reposted by Occult VibrationsOld Tattooed Hippie ☮️✌️ @sauchellibot.bsky.social · 23/07/2025Chicago Tattooist Cliff Raven And A Client 1972...Adults Only Photo Of Cliff And A Client... #tattoo #tattooed #tattooing #cliffraven #tattooartist #adultsonly #nsfw 1132
Reposted by Occult VibrationsSacred Debris @bodymodificationarchive.com · 23/07/2025Pleased as punch to be invited back to Berlin by the fine folks at BMXNet! 031
Occult Vibrations @occultvibrations.com · 22/07/2025Proof copy of our lecture guide arrived with a friend. PFIQ ceased publication with issue 50 but there was one last issue cued up. Jim Ward was finally able to complete the run. So exciting. 060
Occult Vibrations @occultvibrations.com · 22/07/2025Sure will. It’s more a companion to the lecture than a book proper- consider it a chapter in a larger project. 110
Occult Vibrations @occultvibrations.com · 19/07/2025I have some photos of Dr. Orr with Lemmes and Preston. Such great suits. 010
Occult Vibrations @occultvibrations.com · 17/07/2025Our friend @savagesal.bsky.social was kind enough to reimagine a Cliff Raven design to add a little razzle dazzle to my latest book - a visual companion to the lecture I’ll be giving on #queertattoo history in less than a month! 192
Occult Vibrations @occultvibrations.com · 23/06/2025 Along with Ed Hardy & Don Nolan, Cliff Raven was one of a handful of Western artists responsible for popularizing Japanese influenced large scale tattooing to America. He was also an out gay man. Screenshot from 50+ year old video at an underground queer tattoo shop. Sacreddebris.com 061
Occult Vibrations @occultvibrations.com · 22/06/2025I feel like a one-trick pony lately. All of my archival energy is going towards the first lecture in the Indelible Identities series. This page is from the introduction essay on the history of Queer tattooing- the final image is from NYC's TRON - part of the future of queer representation in tattoo. 051
Occult Vibrations @occultvibrations.com · 18/06/2025Did you know that there were truck hawk conventions? I wonder if they gave out awards. 120
Occult Vibrations @occultvibrations.com · 18/06/2025Just finished writing a footnote explaining to my readers what a "truck hawk" is. Is it worth going into glory hole etiquette or is that gilding the lily? I dont think the other tattoo historians have to make these choices, y'all. 130
Occult Vibrations @occultvibrations.com · 18/06/2025I did a lecture last year on museums and institutions that house tattooed human skin. 🤷🏼♂️ 020
Occult Vibrations @occultvibrations.com · 16/06/20251981 REAL PEOPLE episode excerpt. I for one think that tattoos + perversion is a rad combo. Full video is on our Patreon: Sacreddebris.com 050
Occult Vibrations @occultvibrations.com · 15/06/2025Fired up the VCR today for some conversion. This cassette is likely from 1981 and features Bill Mokry. Sacreddebris.com 071
Occult Vibrations @occultvibrations.com · 15/06/2025This is from the same director who, decades later, would make the full doc on Ed- Tattoo the World. I randomly ran into she and Ed in 2011. Small (tattoo) world. 010