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Thursday early artist set up will be from 5-8p.m. in the ballroom. This gives artists a chance to partially setup prior to the fest. Artist public meet & greet will be free & open to the public Thursday night after artist early set up. This will give HC artists the chance to meet new clients, set appointments and meet other attending artists. Be sure to come and hang out with other tattoo artists from the festival. Come join us for drinks and good times as we prepare to ignite Hell City for the weekend! The welcoming party will be in the Big Bar on 2 from 8pm till the bar closes!!

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After being discovered by his dad for his natural flexibility, Daniel "Rubberboy" began training at the age of 4 years old using whatever he could find in films, TV and books.  Starting out charging classmates to watch his tricks, he ran away with a circus and continued to train alone and under legendary trainers such as Chinese Master Lu Yi. Rubberboy's hard work has paid off, showing that determination can lead anyone to... being loved by his peers and a favorite of Guinness Book & Ripley’s Believe It or Not ... reaching his dreams having been featured in a bunch of Hollywood movies such as Minority Report and MIIB... and having hordes of fans as well as being People’s Choice NBA Halftime Act.  He has traveled to over 25 different countries where he is an entertainment super-hero and has conquered more achievements and received more recognition than can be captured in a little bio like this. Don't miss this new and spectacular mind blowing performance at Hell City 2008!!

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Tim Cridland, better know as Zamora the "TORTURE KING", has been featured on television shows such as Guinness World Records Primetime, ,Ripley's Believe It or Not!, National Geographic's Taboo, and 48 Hours, among others. He has also appeared several times on The Learning Channel and The Discovery Channel.
He was one of the founding members of The Lollapalooza Sideshow (his own Zamora's Touring Sideshow won the Battle of the Sideshows in Winnipeg, Canada), and co-authored the book, Circus of the Scars, an insider's look at the original Jim Rose Circus Sideshow. Tim Cridland has spent years perfecting his chosen craft. Through his knowledge of martial arts techniques, hypnosis, Middle-Eastern teachings, science and anatomy, he is able to overcome dangerous situations - fire eating, sword swallowing, body skewering, electrocution, and more - ; to emerge unscathed and unharmed … and all in the name of entertainment.

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 You can sign up for the seminars at the convention before the seminar starts. See the Admissions Counter upon arrival at Hell City for information, or show up at Hell City seminar room prior to seminar. Attendees will be checked for HC wrist bands prior to taking seminars, you must pay HC admission in addition to the seminar to be able to take any seminar.

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FINE ART GALLERY 

 

 

 

All weekend we are asking all attending tattoo artists to bring at least one piece of fine art with them to display at the convention. The fine art will be displayed in a separate area dedicated to displaying other works of art from attending artists. Artists may sell their artwork or just present it for everyone to see. Artists must provide name tags for each piece of art stating the name of the artist and the studio they are with. Artists that wish to sell their fine art must provide pricing for each piece. The Fine Art Gallery is on the second floor next to the seminar rooms, special events and sinema rooms.

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ART FUSION EXPERIMENT

An exciting performance to this year's Hell City Tattoo Festival: The Art Fusion Experiment brought to you by Paul Booth, Filip Leu, and Guy Aitchison. This performance art involves between 3 to 5 artists collaborating, changing canvases every 3 to 5 minutes, and completing pieces of art done in charcoal, color pastels, or other mediums. The Art Fusion Experiment will be held every day of the Hell City Tattoo Festival on the HC Second Stage periodically throughout the entire weekend. This event is a definite crowd pleaser and shouldn't be missed!

 

 

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TATTOO HISTORY MUSEUM EXHIBIT 

Temple Tattoo History Museum will be presenting a Tattoo History Museum Exhibit dedicated to Ohio Tattoo History. Al & Dale Schiefley, the Sandusky Tattoo Club, Stoney St. Clair, Carl Bumpus and many more. The exhibit to include original vintage flash, antique tattoo machines, power supplies, tubes, stencils, etc and loads of vintage photos. The tattoo museum will also be featuring a slide show presentation of historical tattoo photos. Be sure to check out this vintage moment in the history of tattooing in Ohio. 

it will return to future HC Fests! Stay Tuned!

 

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Heck City is a small area at Hell City devoted to the lil’ devils that come with their parents. The Heck City Kids Booth will have a coloring contest,face painting, balloons, candy, pictures with the Hell City mascot, and a wide variety of temporary tattoos for boys and girls to show off on the convention floor. All temporary tattoos will be applied by professional, sterile and clean Heck City Temporary Tattoo Artists. New bucket and sponge each lil’ devil (wink). You can even print out the Heck City Devil page on the kids’ section and go crazy with your crayons, markers, or colored pencils and show up with it. Each winner will also be brought on stage to present his or her award of a free temporary tattoo of their choice and a Heck City t-shirt. Coloring pictures will be available at the Kid’s Booth! There will be a contest every day at 8PM to randomly select a winner.

 

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The Hell City Sinema is one of the many additions to Hell City where you can rest your feet, eat some pop corn, and watch one of the many tattoo inspired modern and historical tattoo flicks that will be played continuously over the weekend.

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TATTOO COMPETITIONS & UNIQUE AWARDS

 Various times all weekend Tattoo Competitions will be held. Registration fee for each category is $10 (Tattoo of the Day is free). A panel of carefully selected tattoo artists will judge the tattoo competition using Hell City special electronic rating methods. The competing tattoos will be displayed to the attendees on a large screen and will be announced over a P.A. system to keep attendees informed on details of the competing piece. All competitions are as impartial as possible.

No Sore Losers!!

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SUICIDE GIRLS
Official Hell City Trophy Girls



Hell City welcomes the wicked hot ladies of Suicide Girls as the Official Trophy Girls of this years festivities! These ladies have seduced the world with their tattooed and pierced pin up goddess’.  The main stage will be on fire as the lucky tattoo competition winners get to step up to receive their trophies from an Official Suicide Girl!

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FREAKSHOWS 

The The Cutthroat Freakshow & Strange Family Circus are a delightfully skanky display of the weirdest and the most dangerous acts this side, or any side of the Mississippi. Don't dare see this one alone! Not for the weak stomached....These freaks of nature will be joining us once again for Hell City Phoenix, Arizona 2009!!

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LIVE SUSPENSION ACTS

The resurgence of public interest in tattooing has been contributed by the amazing artists of TV Tattoo shows. This year at Hell City we are joined by many celebrity tattoo artists and musicians. They will be at Hell City tattooing and partyin' with those that attend. Be sure not to miss these talented stars at this years festival! Artists from TLC's new television series "Tattoo Wars" will be tattooing all weekend long, don't miss'em!! M.C. SUPERFLY SOLIN

You don't want to miss this guy!! Voted best M.C. at any tattoo convention!!  M.C. Superfly Solin will be entertaining the masses, keeping the events burning and working the mic once again all weekend long at Hell City!

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HELLYWOOD!
Red Carpet Photo Area

 

Be sure to take some photos in front of the new Hellywood backdrop!

Let everyone see you were on the red carpet at this years Hell City Tattoo Fest.

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HC ARTISTS LOUNGE
Top Secret Artists Area & Lounge

Hell City features the best tattoo artists on earth, so we feel that they should get treated to the best at the festival! The HC Lounge is a private area only accessible to attending artists and vendors only.  This area also features the copier and sterilization area for all the attending artists that need to make their stencils and sterilize any equiptment. Be sure to swing by the HC Lounge to hang out, and relax!!

HC Lounge Sponsored by:

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Whether or not you plan on hanging out at the bar, or venturing out to see Columbus' night life. Hell City after parties are definitely not to be missed! Last years after parties were out of hand every night and we're sure this years will be the same!! Come join other tattoo artists in the festivities, drink, mingle, and have one hell of a good time!!

 

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