Twenty years ago, Star Wars Celebration III was a pivotal moment in the history of the event. Several traditions began that weekend that still carry over into the Celebrations of today. One of those is the Tattoo Track, or Tattoo Pavilion. Back in 2005, Star Wars tattoos were featured at Celebration for the very first time! At the helm of this was Shane Turgeon, who had been exhibiting pictures of people’s Star Wars tattoos on his website Tattoos and Toys. I had Shane on Into A Larger World podcast to get the full story of this now beloved feature of Celebration. In this post, you’ll see some of Shane’s personal photos from 2005 and some additional articles and things from the years that followed, plus links to photos and videos that we discuss in the podcast episode!
Listen to Shane on Episode 045 of Into A Larger World HERE!
SHANE’S PHOTOS (click to enlarge!)
Click HERE for some great coverage of the CIII tattoo track from Rebel Scum, including all the details and a list of winners and categories.
Note that while tattooing at Celebration didn’t start until 2010, artist Eric Negron was tattooing on fake skin at CIII! Fake skin is a tool used by tattoo artists for training and practice. Photo below from Rebel Scum!
NOTABLE COVERAGE AND VIDEOS!
Shane on the Live Show stage at Celebration Europe 2016 – YOUTUBE
Shane’s Tattoo Collecting panel from Celebration VI – YOUTUBE
This vid just shows a great example of what the tattoo pavilion is like, if you’ve never seen it before! From Anaheim 2015 – YOUTUBE
Check out “The Force in the Flesh” website HERE and as discussed on the pod, you CAN still order a copy of Volume II!
Click HERE to see what Shane is up to now, namely his absolutely amazing nature photography.
Thank you so much to Shane for coming on the podcast and sharing these great stories with me. Another piece of the Celebration history puzzle falls into place! And happy 20th anniversary to the tattoo track!
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