Beau Manley hit up 3-time X Games gold medalist Kyle Loza for some fresh ink and we've got the vid
October 21, 2009, 6:37 PM
By: Ryan Leyba
Getting a tattoo is a big commitment. I guess that's why I haven't really taken the dive into the skin art realm. I mean, to me, it seems like you'd really have to hold something close to your heart to get it tatted on your body for life. But some people don't really give a damn and they'll get anything tattooed on them just the hell of it. Like a coy fish ... really? What makes a coy fish so cool? And since you know that practically everyone and their mom has one tatted somewhere on their body, why the hell would you put that stupid fish on you for LIFE?
Anyway, a couple days ago Metal Mulisha's Beau Manley decided that he needed some fresh ink, so he hit up X Games gold medalist Kyle Loza and lined up videographer/producer Matt Francis to document the experience. As you already know, Loza is a man of many talents and when he's not inventing tricks or rocking with his band "Piranha Fever," he's drawing, painting or tattooing. This was Beau's first back tattoo, so Loza had a clean canvas to work with. And the tattoo? It was a Kyle Loza-drawn eagle thingy. I'm guessing that Beau's one of those dudes that doesn't really care what's tatted on him, as long as it looks cool ... and it does.
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