Hello, everybody. This is a very special episode of Books Close because, as you can see,

I'm not in a tattoo shop, a dirty, regrettable, dark, dingy tattoo shop like I normally am.

Today I'm at the Eustace estate in Milton, Massachusetts, which I didn't realize was so close to Boston

as I was sitting in traffic on the

bridge to get here. And the reason that we're here is because there is a very interesting

exhibit here. It's called Loud Naked and in Three Colors, the history of tattooing in Boston.

And I just got to check it out. It's very exciting. It's very cool. A little blurb from the

website here. This exhibit traces the popularization of tattooing in Boston through the stories, flash art, memorabilia, and ephemera of the city's leading tattoo pioneers.

And there's no shortage of all of that.

What we're going to do today is have a little talk. We're going to talk about some history.

I've got a couple fantastic guests here who know a little bit about New England and Boston and the whole

shebang. So I'd like to welcome back to the show, Julie Moon, for her second appearance,

which I'm very excited about. I was able to talk to Julie a couple years ago at her studio,

which is the most whimsical,

beautiful, magical place I've ever been that also calls itself a tattoo shop.

Thank you. And also, for the first time, welcoming Eric Lynch of Redemption Tattoo in Cambridge,

Massachusetts. Pretty psyched to be here. Thanks. Well, thank you so much, guys, for being here.

This has been in the

works for a bit so it's exciting that the day has finally come and um i know that both of you um

as we were preparing for this today we just through conversation i can tell we have no shortage

of stories you guys both have a lot of insight into tattoo history,

whether it's your own or others. So let's get started. I guess let's first talk about this

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