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September 24th, 2007

Secret Wall Tattoos

Contributed by: El Douche A
Posted in: Site News

We’re not sure how well known this whole phenomenon is (we don’t get out much anymore), but we do know we’re never checking into a hotel room ever again without taking all the paintings and mirrors off the walls. Just to see if there might be a drawing of a giant banana behind them or something.

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Secret Wall Tattoos is the name of this subversive practice. From what we know, it usually involves bands on tour that have a little extra time to kill in their hotel rooms. They get all hopped up on inspiration, remove a wall hanging, carefully outline its perimeters, and then meticulously draw a clandestine portal into another dimension (or an orange banana). The painting or mirror or whatever goes back up, and the masterpiece is concealed until the day the cleaning crew discovers it.

Apparently, the Queens of the Stone Age guys are all about this stuff. They have an amazing gallery of Secret Wall Tattoos on their Website. And there’s the MySpace page. Oh, and this video is a quick study, too.

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