May 9, 2004
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Miller makes self butt of humour with Koch artwork (Toronto Star, May 9, 2004)
Jays pitcher Justin Miller's arms are covered in so many tattoos he's been legislated to wear long sleeves on the mound so his body art doesn't distract hitters. But here's a mental image that should downright frighten both Miller's friends and foes: Miller recently tattooed "I Love Billy Koch" on his right buttocks.He says he did it for the money. Koch, the White Sox closer who was traded by the Jays to the Athletics for Miller and Eric Hinske in 2001, is notorious for paying people to do, in Miller's words, "stupid things." So along with footing the $80 bill (all figures U.S.) at the tattoo parlour, Koch paid Miller $1,000 for the naming rights to his derriere. Koch's wife insisted her husband toss in $500 for Miller's better half, Jessica, because, as Miller said, "she has to live with it."
"Now it's one of my most cherished tattoos," said Miller, who has about 70. "It gets some funny remarks (in the shower). Orlando (Hudson, the Toronto second baseman) always says, `What the hell's wrong with you?'"
Here are two guys whose offers to do the same Mr. Miller should turn down:
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Posted by Orrin Judd at May 9, 2004 8:37 AMWhoowee, that laser removal surgery is going to be long and painful about a decade from now.
Posted by: John at May 9, 2004 10:36 AM"Marry a girl with tattoos and piercings, because she's already shown a willingness to live with here stupid mistakes for the rest of her life."
There's an old Norman Rockwell pic of a sailor getting tatooed with a woman's name -- at the bottom of a string of other crossed-out women's names.
And there's this Matt Groening cartoon of a couple guys in a nursing home circa 2050-2060, their mummified skins almost completely covered by wild heavy-metal tattoos.
Posted by: Ken at May 10, 2004 5:09 PM