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Mocha
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08-12-2001

Wednesday, June 06, 2007 - 9:55 am   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Mocha a private message Print Post    
Help! I keep falling asleep on what I think was the season finale where it looks like Ami and Chris are going to fire Kat. Last night I made it up to Ami and Chris talking at an outside cafe table. Did they fire her? Did she go back to LA?

Costacat
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07-15-2000

Wednesday, June 06, 2007 - 10:14 am   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Costacat a private message Print Post    
Yup, she packed up and headed back home. Ami just wouldn't work it out, and he told her so. She went back to her apartment, where Chris showed up, and packed her stuff. As she walked out with her suitcase, she asked Garver to bring her skateboard. At the taxi, she gave it to him to remember her by.

I think Garver wanted Ami to work it out, but Ami has such a hard head (not really liking Ami much these days... I think he's really acting like a snake).

Most of the guys thought she was just too young, and too good, and knew it. Kat thought that's why Ami didn't want to work it out with her. I kinda agree... no one there does portraits as good as she does!

Yankee_in_ca
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08-01-2000

Wednesday, June 06, 2007 - 10:22 am   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Yankee_in_ca a private message Print Post    
Pssst. TLC is launching a show called L.A. Ink. Guess who's on that one?!

Costacat
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07-15-2000

Wednesday, June 06, 2007 - 10:29 am   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Costacat a private message Print Post    
Really? Cool! I'd love to see more of Kat!

Costacat
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07-15-2000

Wednesday, June 06, 2007 - 10:32 am   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Costacat a private message Print Post    
Looks like LA Ink premieres in August. They are billing it as a spinoff of Miami Ink. An article about her exit from Miami Ink is HERE and the TLC Web site is HERE (not much there yet). From the Starpulse article:

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LA Ink digs deeper into the tattoo culture and the artists behind it, capturing more stories behind the tattoos and life in and out of the newest and hottest tattoo shop in Los Angeles, owned by Kat Von D. The new shop has a distinct rock-n-roll flavor reflecting Kat's personal style. Filled with gorgeous black and white photography and memorabilia signed by legendary rock artists and professional athletes, LA Ink has a glam-rock feel that is inviting to celebrities, athletes, rockers and regular people alike. Adding to the cache are the four other artists, including three women, giving LA Ink a uniquely female touch in a male dominated industry.


Which means... YAY!!!! A female owned shop, with more women artists!!! Whoo hoo! Finally!

If I wanted a black/grey portrait, I'd go see Kat. Unfortunately, my next tat is all color!!! :-)

Yankee_in_ca
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08-01-2000

Wednesday, June 06, 2007 - 10:39 am   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Yankee_in_ca a private message Print Post    
Here's the press release for the new season of Miami Ink in case anyone is interested:

TLC PRESS RELEASE
For Immediate Release
May 29, 2007
Contact: [edited]
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THE TATTOO PARLOR IS OPEN: "MIAMI INK" RETURNS FOR A THIRD SEASON ON JUNE 12TH

-- The search for Kat Von D's replacement is in full swing --

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(Silver Spring, MD) –- On June 12th at 10:00 PM ET/PT, the third season of TLC's highly rated and youngest skewing show, MIAMI INK, returns with all new adventures, customers and the stories behind the tattoos. Picking up where season two left off, we find the business booming and artists Ami James, Chris Nunez, Darren Brass, Chris Garver and Yoji Harada rejuvenated.

They're also dealing with intense personal issues and coming to terms with the dramatic departure of artist Kat Von D. Needing to fill the void created when Kat left; the artists at MIAMI INK begin the difficult search for a replacement, giving week-long residencies to various artists from around the world in hopes of filling her shoes.

With tattoos now considered mainstream, more and more people are flocking to the shop to get ink from one of these world famous artists. This season will include some very interesting characters including a blind actor, Satanist; Vampire, a man attempting to grow the world’s longest beard; an 80-year-old woman getting her first tattoo and a client who gives Ami free reign to tattoo anything he wants on his arm.

Additionally, a couple of the guys venture out of the shop for a trip to Vegas to tattoo a few new friends and attend a party at Jet at the Mirage Las Vegas Hotel & Casino thrown in their honor.

While the guys are stoked to put their talents to the test and take on more work, they battle to keep sane and healthy, relying on each other more than ever before. Darren Brass has not had an easy few months. His marriage has fallen apart and he's in the middle of a divorce. At the same time, while he has lived with diabetes almost all of his life, Darren's blood sugar levels have dropped to seriously low levels and he is starting to lose his temper on a regular basis . Darren's current mental and physical states worry the boys and they help him get healthy.

Last season, Ami James & Chris Nunez opened a lounge on South Beach called Love/Hate. Since it opened, Love/Hate has become one of the hottest spots on the beach, pulling Ami & Chris away from the tattoo shop more often than they expected. Darren and Garver pick up more clients to ease the stress on the budding moguls, but to ease the burden of running two successful business Ami & Chris hire a bar manager to run the day to day activities at Love/Hat. Meanwhile, Yoji is still juggling his marriage, being a father, practicing to become a better tattoo artist and trying to get his rock band off the ground, while Garver pushes himself to great lengths to become an even better artist.

MIAMI INK is produced by Original Media for TLC. Charlie Corwin is the executive producer for Original Media and Christo Doyle is the executive producer for TLC.

Mocha
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08-12-2001

Wednesday, June 06, 2007 - 11:07 am   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Mocha a private message Print Post    
Ok thanks yall! I loved Kat's work but didn't really like Kat the person. I think it was past time for her to leave. If she wasn't happy and has to stoop to trash talking your workplace in front of the owner then it's time to go. She was really immature to me. I still love Ami. He has the most perfect lips I've seen in awhile lol.

Eris
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11-13-2003

Wednesday, June 06, 2007 - 11:26 am   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Eris a private message Print Post    
She has some more info on her blog on myspace as well Heres a link

Yankee_in_ca
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08-01-2000

Wednesday, June 06, 2007 - 11:42 am   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Yankee_in_ca a private message Print Post    
And also sneak peek video at TLC.com