I was speaking to an ex-colleague of mine this weekend and told her about this blog I have been forced to write.
Her words were, “Hi Stu… shit what an arse he has become… well he often was wasn’t he? But I always tried to give him the benefit of the doubt cos I thought he was my friend.. and you never like to think of friends that way do you? .. He fooled me so much”.
I asked if she would like to post something on it, to which she agreed and can be read as follows:
“Neil Dalleywater… Ethics… shouldn’t be spoken in the same sentence. The bloke doesn’t know the meaning of the word. Nor actually the meaning of loyalty, friendship, or trust.
My experience of his double dealings goes back many years, must be around twelve or so by now.
When I started at Jazz Publishing I worked as Ad Sales on Supertwins Magazine, Neil was then assistant editor to Rich King. Within a very short time of my working there, Rich King had been ousted, due – I must say – to his great ability to do as little amount of work as possible, in the most amount of time.
The point here though, is that Rich and Neil were longtime friends going back many years. Who do you think it was complaining most (and to the management) about Rich and his lack of work ethic? …yep you have it… his best mate Neil… Who do you think knew he was being asked to leave a week before he did? Yep, you got it. Who do you think organised to get his job when Rich was asked to leave? … Yep, right again… his best mate.. Neil.
Meanwhile, as at that point – Neil was a professed lifestyle biker, always had been always will be… his words, not mine… Although we loved working on Supertwins, we both preferred a more lifestyle kind of bike, the ‘home built in the shed’ type of thing. We began to badger Stuart to create a new magazine, one we could both work on and really love.
It worked in the end… and 100% Biker Magazine was born… Neil had spent months declaring, as had I, that this was his dream, to be Editor of a magazine for real bikers. Real grass roots stuff, shoestring money builds. So why, after only three issues did he leave us completely in the proverbial doo-doo and walk out at the drop of a hat when our rival magazine offered him loads more dosh?! He knew he was leaving weeks before and never said a word, hoping to cause the maximum damage. It was a ploy to make the magazine fold, as we were doing their sales a fair amount of damage. They thought without an Editor we would have to fold…
Luckily, I had been helping out with event coverage, and sourcing bikes and talking to bike builders and felt we had enough articles to put together another couple of issues to enable us time to find a replacement editor. A good friend, Paul Cave – who at that time edited Total VW Magazine, showed me the ropes and was there to give me enormous support and backup. We never looked back. I went on to stay as Editor until I left Jazz to move to Portugal in 2007. Neil only lasted a few months in his new post, due to mental health problems.
Meanwhile back at Jazz, life carried on as normal. Our sister publication Skin Deep was going great guns, but there were differences of opinions between Editorship and management. The debate over paid-for ads from supply companies is one that I think will never ever be solved, it’s all down to personal choices. I don’t know all the exact differences between Sally the then editor and Stuart, but it at times, seemed unsolvable.
During this time, I had become friendly with Neil again, I had kept in touch with his lovely lady Kate and over time, forgiven his desertion of us as a mid-life crisis type of thing. Neil wasn’t really that ruthless, I convinced myself. So when it was discussed that maybe a new editor of Skin Deep would have to be found, Neil’s name popped up.
Sadly I was the person who convinced Stuart that Neil was not a bad bloke, and that he would be perfect for the job and to trust him and give him another chance. Neil was also a friend of Sally, he knew the ropes, the freelancers and had an interest in tattoos. At that point he was running his own small and failing bike repair business in North Wales.
So, yet again, Neil slipped into a job behind the current persons back, all discussed, set up and sorted before they knew it. I again, as Neil’s friend thought this was a bit underhand, but sometimes things work out that way. You never want to believe such shit of people you care about do you?
Neil KNEW right from the start, before he took the Editor of Skin Deep’s job, that most of the problems between Stuart and Sally were based on one huge thing, paid-for ads of supply company stuff. The fact that some tattooists didn’t agree with advertising supplies through a non-industry publication. He knew, he didn’t agree with Sally, he took the job and Stuarts money. He would run ads, he wanted a successful magazine, as we all did.
I had the desk next to him for years. Neil’s priority for his magazine was for it to be successful; scruples were just something you gave out to the public… what matters in magazine terms is advertising revenue… it plays an important part for the success of a title.
I was astounded when I read of Neil’s so called ‘ethical’ resignation from Jazz Publishing. I had known that over the years he had managed to remake himself from a lifestyle biker into Mr Tattoo Magazine, but to give up his job in such a public way and to revile Stuart who had given him back a job, trust and friendship (yes until then, they were friends, mountain biking together, gardening, pig courses! the lot) was beyond belief to me.
Then, slowly, the situation sunk in – and knowing how Neil had acted previously, I began to wonder what his next job would be? It must already be organised, it must be in competition with Jazz and it must be timed to cause as much controversy and damage as possible!
I couldn’t believe he was doing it again… and people fall for it every time…!
As you may all know, at the time, he refuted the fact that he had a job to go to, he refuted the fact that he was setting up in competition to Jazz. He publicly stated, it was all about ‘ethics’.
Ethics, Neil… Don’t make me laugh… He couldn’t even tell you what the word means..
Does this sound bitter… or even cynical and disgusted? .. yes, you bet I am.
Pat Rihoy
Many of you will be aware from recent posts on this blog about how and why Jazz Publishing and myself have been the subject of a social media “hate” campaign. Much of the activity started when Neil Dalleywater and Alex Guest (then-editors of Skin Deep and Tattoo Master magazine) left the company under a cloud of unexplained events and behaviour.
I recently met with Alex (ex-editor of Tattoo Master) and his partner Zoe in a pub. We spent a few hours talking about things that have happened since the very public leaving from Jazz Publishing of him and Neil Dalleywater from their roles as editors on two of our titles.
Alex very kindly agreed to put his side of goings on, on my blog. It’s always interesting to hear other sides of a story – it’s hugely important. I am very grateful to them both for being so open and honest. Firstly, for apologising to me in person; secondly, for being courteous enough to tell me information I was not aware of. I wish I knew more people like this. Thank you, both.
Here is Alex’s comments taken from his blog:
Divine Karma Publishing, TRM Publishing and Tattoo Revolution Magazine: Nowt to do with me, pal…
Hi. I’m Alex Guest. You may remember me from publications such as Skin Deep, Tattoo Master, The Tattoo Bible and for a while, I was the editor of Tattoo Revolution Magazine. I’ve also written for the good folk of Total Tattoo. Then I disappeared altogether.
If you do remember me, this may interest you. Or it may not. Either way, I’ve no doubt this will ruffle a few feathers but frankly, I really couldn’t give a fuck who it upsets. I’ve written this because I want to make it clear that I have zero involvement with Tattoo Revolution Magazine, Divine Karma Publishing or TRM Publishing. Many people are under the impression that I’m still at Revolution yet I haven’t been a director of Divine Karma Publishing since April 2011 and I haven’t worked in a freelance capacity for Tattoo Revolution Magazine since September 2011. I’m doing this now because of Stuart Mears’ blog post here: So .. this is the new and more ‘ethical’ future of tattooing, is it?
Let me quote him here in his entirety:
“On 15th March, just as I was leaving work for the day, an email (a very interesting email) appeared in my inbox. I have since spoken to Dean at Imagery, the printing company this email was from and he is happy for me to show you what he wrote to me.
Hi Stuart,
I have recently read a blog from your regarding our mutual friend Divine Karma Publishing. We printed four issues of Tattoo Revolution. Two of which we have been paid for. Then in Jan Mr Dalleywater tells me sales have not been that great and he can now not pay us the £ 12,000 he owes us and further more has sold the magazine. However he seems to have sold it for nothing but magic beans.
Or what is more likely just transferred it to a different name leaving us up a certain river without a certain paddle. We are sending the matter to our solicitors today. If you have any information on the wonderful Mr Dalleywater I would appreciate it if you could let me know.
He paid his first issue upfront and then his second on thirty days and seamed a very nice chap. It appears all is not what it seams
Thanks
Dean Booth
Commercial Manager
Imagery
In my conversation with Dean he also said that when Neil Dalleywater, whilst acting very friendly and nice (as he always does!), was asked who he had sold the magazine too, said he “did not know their details”! Dean also told me that from his research, Neil had set up another company – called TRM Publishing Ltd. whilst Imagery was printing his magazine for Divine Karma Publishing Ltd. – suggesting Neil knew that he was never going to pay their print bill.
It seems that Tattoo Revolution is now being published by TRM Publishing Ltd. It also seems that Dean was right, Neil Dalleywater may have sold his magazine for magic beans, to himself! For Neil Dalleywater is the sole director of TRM Publishing Ltd.
WHEN ARE PEOPLE GOING TO WAKE UP TO WHAT’S ‘REALLY’ HAPPENING HERE? HOW MANY TIMES CAN THE WOOL BE PULLED OVER YOUR EYES!?!
I have since had a conversation with Andrew Jones. Andrew is the Group Managing Director of Stephens & George Print Group, who printed the first few issues of Tattoo Revolution for Neil Dalleywater of Divine Karma Publishing Ltd. Andrew informs me that they too have not been paid for the printing of Tattoo Revolution Magazine to the sum of £5,800.
It would seem that the magazine was moved to another printer, in this case Imagery, when they could not pay the bill, it would also seem that someone else is now printing Tattoo Revolution Magazine, in the wake of the two previous print companies that have not yet been paid.
I am strangely starting to believe in Karma… 
..and as for this “ethical” tattoo venture …. don’t make me laugh!”
Stuart’s not an idiot when it comes to publishing and libel laws; these statements are indeed verifiable. I guess you can see quite clearly why I want the tattoo world to know that I’m not involved with Neil or the magazine in any context. When I was edged out of the business, the printers were paid upfront for the magazines and credit was not an option whilst I was part of the company. The first priority was always to pay the printers and get the magazine out, and frankly I think it takes the piss that these print companies are now out of pocket. TRM Publishing has sprung up as the publisher of Tattoo Revolution Magazine, but Stuart was torn to shreds over his dealings, and I’ve yet to hear a murmur of objection about Neil’s handling of things. What kind of bullshit double standard is that?
Now we’ve established that I’m not part of the Revolution any longer and why I’m so disgusted at what’s gone on, let’s get to why I ceased to be part of Tattoo Revolution Magazine.
The week before my daughter was due to be born in April of 2011, Neil met with me to collect some magazines from my house and then out of the blue informed me that the Divine Karma Publishing could no longer support us both. He had brought with him the termination forms required by Companies House to rescind company director appointments and asked me to sign out of the company. I had no stake or liability in Divine Karma Publishing’s financial affairs so this just left one question: what was to be my involvement with the magazine? Neil told me I was to remain as editor on a freelance basis and articles I submitted would be considered on top of the basic editor work (i.e. proofing, copy editing, etc). We agreed that we’d come to a join statement announcing my departure and it would be something upbeat and positive.
I read in the first Tattoo Revolution editorial following my termination as director of Divine Karma Publishing that I’d left the magazine to spend more time with my family and pursue freelance work. I had no say in the content of that statement, and it’s a flat-out lie. I mean, how many people do you know can afford to decide to suddenly drop out of a full-time roll in a venture that they’d committed career suicide for? Doesn’t make sense, does it? You might allege that the whole ‘agreement’ about remaining as editor was a porky pie used as leverage to ease my signature onto those termination papers.
I was removed from the magazine contact section as editor by the very next issue and my editor ‘contract’ lasted just one month before I was again told “the business couldn’t afford me”. I wrote a total of three articles for Tattoo Revolution Magazine, and I chose to bring this to an end for three reasons. Firstly, because payment for my last article was way overdue and took a lot of chasing to secure. Secondly, because the look and feel of the magazine wasn’t what I identified with or wanted to be a part of. Thirdly, because my new full-time job demanded all of my time and attention, time that apparently should have been spent with my newborn daughter.
The question I’m sure anyone reading this will ask is “Why did you wait so long to put this information out there?”. That’s simple: I told two groups of friends what had happened at the time of these events and there was barely a raised eyebrow amongst them, let alone any show of support towards me. That told me all I needed to know about where loyalties would lie should I go public. I was still green in the tattoo world by comparison and I wasn’t part of the crowd that makes its voice heard above all others. I colluded to a lie by keeping quiet and fading away without a murmur at the time because I really didn’t see how anyone else would care what had happened. If your friends don’t take your side, then who else do you look to?
I’m sure others will decry all of this as lies, and you’re of course welcome to your opinion if you think I’ve made this up. You’d be wrong, but again, welcome to your opinion. Ask yourself this: what would I stand to gain by lying about it now? I have no stake in the tattoo world in any guise and nor do I intend to reprise a role. Sorry to piss on your bonfire, but there’s simply nothing in it for me to go around making stuff up after a year of keeping it quiet. All of this is the truth, albeit an undoubtedly inconvenient truth for some people.
I’m doing this now, making my story public now, because I’m not the only one who has been affected by either Neil Dalleywater or Tattoo Revolution’s ‘ethics’. This isn’t about whether or not people will believe me or about starting up the next battle: it’s simply about disassociating myself from Neil and Tattoo Revolution because businesses are now being affected by their collective dealings, and I want everyone to know I had no involvement or prior knowledge of any situation that would lead to a default on future debts.
In September of last year I took a step back from the tattoo world, deleting my Facebook and relinquishing the freelance work I occasionally embarked on with Total Tattoo (to whom I’m extremely grateful). I was tired of seeing sycophantic posts and remarks from people who had no idea as to what had gone on and knowing full well that trying to correct the misconceptions and fallacies on Facebook would be as productive as pissing into a hurricane and hoping to stay dry.
As 2012 dawned I took stock of all that had gone on and realised there was an irony in that I’d spent so long trying to destroy one person’s place in the tattoo industry when I ultimately lost my own. If that’s not karma, I don’t know what is. I don’t seek sympathy because this is the outcome of the risk I took, and I knew full well that losing my career was a possibility. The situation just is.
In seeking to redress the balance, I met up with Stuart earlier this year to put an end to our feud. We apologised, shook hands and left with what I think was a sense of closure on the situations we’d put each other through. I’ve no doubt that will get the rumour mill churning and have people questioning my motives for this post, but I again refer you to my earlier disclaimer: I honestly couldn’t give a fuck what anyone’s opinion of me may be. My conscience is clear. I wonder how many others can say that with hand on heart?
On 15th March, just as I was leaving work for the day, an email (a very interesting email) appeared in my inbox. I have since spoken to Dean at Imagery, the printing company this email was from and he is happy for me to show you what he wrote to me.
Hi Stuart,
I have recently read a blog from your regarding our mutual friend Divine Karma Publishing. We printed four issues of Tattoo Revolution. Two of which we have been paid for. Then in Jan Mr Dalleywater tells me sales have not been that great and he can now not pay us the £ 12,000 he owes us and further more has sold the magazine. However he seems to have sold it for nothing but magic beans.
Or what is more likely just transferred it to a different name leaving us up a certain river without a certain paddle. We are sending the matter to our solicitors today. If you have any information on the wonderful Mr Dalleywater I would appreciate it if you could let me know.
He paid his first issue upfront and then his second on thirty days and seamed a very nice chap. It appears all is not what it seams
Thanks
Dean Booth
Commercial Manager
Imagery
In my conversation with Dean he also said that when Neil Dalleywater, whilst acting very friendly and nice (as he always does!), was asked who he had sold the magazine too, said he “did not know their details”! Dean also told me that from his research, Neil had set up another company – called TRM Publishing Ltd. whilst Imagery was printing his magazine for Divine Karma Publishing Ltd. – suggesting Neil knew that he was never going to pay their print bill.
It seems that Tattoo Revolution is now being published by TRM Publishing Ltd. It also seems that Dean was right, Neil Dalleywater may have sold his magazine for magic beans, to himself! For Neil Dalleywater is the sole director of TRM Publishing Ltd.
WHEN ARE PEOPLE GOING TO WAKE UP TO WHATS ‘REALLY’ HAPPENING HERE? HOW MANY TIMES CAN THE WOOL BE PULLED OVER YOUR EYES!?!
I have since had a conversation with Andrew Jones. Andrew is the Group Managing Director of Stephens & George Print Group, who printed the first few issues of Tattoo Revolution for Neil Dalleywater of Divine Karma Publishing Ltd. Andrew informs me that they too have not been paid for the printing of Tattoo Revolution Magazine to the sum of £5,800.
It would seem that the magazine was moved to another printer, in this case Imagery, when they could not pay the bill, it would also seem that someone else is now printing Tattoo Revolution Magazine, in the wake of the two previous print companies that have not yet been paid.
I am strangely starting to believe in Karma… :)
..and as for this “ethical” tattoo venture …. don’t make me laugh!
It seems that I am having to correct the lies that are being spread once again about us. Again I have proof of this, as I do about everything I have written on my blog, it is all FACT.
On Neil Dalleywater’s FaceBook page a lady asked:
SN – What happened to the old Manchester convention?
Neil Dalleywater – They went into liquidation sadly.
Lies! As you may or may not know, we purchased the Manchester Tattoo Show off the previous organisers, and it is still running as you can see, (as Neil Dalleywater well knows) here www.manchestertattooshow.com It will be on 4-5th August in the same venue as previously Manchester Central an amazing building in the heart of the city, and we look forward to seeing you there.
On Neil Dalleywater’s TR magazine’s Facebook page I posted this in response:
Stuart Mears – And contrary to what you are telling people Mr Neil Dalleywater the original Manchester Tattoo Show did NOT go into liquidation, it is on 4th-5th August. You put the Tea Party on in the previous shows dates, in Manchester, to try and cause confusion with the original 10 year old show. When are you going to stop telling lies? http://www.manchestertattooshow.com
Stuart Mears – Oh one more thing, look to the left ‘About’. It says your magazines is Published by Divine Karma Publishing Ltd. which is has been up until now, but parts of your website and latest magazine now say its published by TRM Publishing Ltd. Interesting… I don’t expect these posts to last long, as you are good a concealing the truth, but if a few people read it, then eventually people will see the real facts of whats happening here
Strangely enough despite them being liked by 12 people before they went, they have been deleted, as Neil wants the truth to remain a secret….
I can and will be correcting the false facts I find as long as I have to. You will in time see they come from the same group of people, who, despite what they make you believe, are all in this for one thing… themselves.
I read a blog post the other day I would like to share with you…
http://craigylee.com/blog/
Over the past year and a bit there has been a lot of what I call “politics” within the uk tattoo industry, negative hate mail posted on facebook, forums and websites about skin deep magazine and the conventions it is involved with. After a year and a half travelling working in Australia and New Zealand it is saddening to see all this going on as I didn’t experience any of this abroad, maybe its just a British thing to be bitchy and bad mouth other people within the industry you work. But the tattoo industry in the uk is in a terrible state, which I think is a lot to do with small mindedness and small town syndrome, people need to get out and see the bigger picture.
Most of the people posting this are hypocrites and I will tell you why.
These tattoo magazine’s and conventions put out tattoo talent to a huge audience, they also promote upcoming talent and introduce people to artists from all over the world they may not have heard of before, for the most part they are promoting tattooing in a positive light.
Most of the people bitching about it have been featured in the magazine and worked their conventions, in fact it was skin deep and tattoo jam where I discovered a lot of these artists myself, it appears they are happy to lay in bed with the devil when it suits them, and then once they have got what they want out of it they turn their back on it and call it a whore!
Some of their arguments are “these people only make money from tattooing” well what do you do apart from make money out of tattooing? Ok you sit in a shop and tattoo but what do you actually put back into the industry? These conventions and magazines are constantly promoting artists both established and up and coming. And its not as if they have just popped after the boom tattooing has seen in recent years, this magazine has been around for sixteen years.
You make money from tattooing to live and eat so do they.
Most of these people buy their tattoo supplies from company’s that have nothing to do with tattooing, they are not tattoo artists themselves, all they do is make money from tattooing? Yet their happy to support them by buying supplies and equipment from them.
Most of the tattoo conventions in the UK are not organised by tattoo artists? In fact most of the biggest tattoo shows in the world are not organised by tattoo artists.
There are also a lot of tattoo shops out there owned and operated by people who do not tattoo, and this is a problem you can fix, if they didn’t have artists to work for them they couldn’t stay in buisness.
This is exactly how I see it, and sadly there will always be people who want to destroy the success of others. This is not hate mail towards anybody and I am certainly not taking any sides I think people just need to get some perspective, even if you are against skin deep and their conventions if they were not doing it somebody else would be.
Also I would like to add something about the new “great British” convention, which people see as being in direct competition with the London convention. Firstly London is a huge city, seven million people live there, a country like New Zealand has four million people living in the whole country yet they have three conventions there a year, and they all do well. Secondly London is a very well established convention, which has the best artists from all over the world working it, it is quite literally the cream of the crop and has a three year waiting list for booths, it is a prestigious event that most tattoo artists in the UK cannot work, not because their not good enough, but because they are not a big enough name. It is a goal many of us strive to achieve, working this show means you are in the very small top percentage of the artists in the world. The “great British tattoo show” is giving those other artists a chance to work a show in the greatest city in the world.
Some of you may well be reading this now and thinking “well you are bias as you write for skin deep magazine” well let me tell you this, i “contribute” to the magazine, I do not get paid for my article, I am a freelance writer and have no allegiance to anybody. However for the past year I have spent my time (and money) visiting tattoo studios across Australia, New Zealand and given them some exposure and introducing them to a new audience, people who work hard within their craft putting out great tattoos deserve some recognition. I do this because these people’s work deserve to be seen, I do this because I feel it’s my way of giving something back to the industry I make a living from and I do this because I love tattooing.
people know my views, i have always been straight up with everybody and never tried to hide anything.
Seek out the truth, read the facts from both sides and make up your own mind, because there are far to many people who want to make it up for you.
I would like to thank the people who have supported us during the onslaught of attacks and abuse we have and are still getting. Thankfully there are silent majorities, noisy minorities.
For over two years now, my colleagues and I have had to endure internet abuse to an unbelievable degree. Featuring on forums, Facebook, blogs and email; this abuse is in the public domain for my colleagues, friends, associates, our customers and even my children to see. This abuse (which, I have been informed has been taking place as recently as Tattoo Freeze) has now been directed at the many businesses, studios and artists that have a healthy working relationship with us and our products. There was at least one artist that received an abusive text message because he was working Tattoo Freeze, and if there was one, I am sure there would have been more.
What is happening is disgusting and terrible for Tattooing and it’s future. It makes a mockery of all the hard work we and many others have put in … making this art form truly credible. So that tattoos are not stereotypically associated with criminals, thugs and hooligans, as they sadly were not too long ago. These people are really doing so much harm to a wonderful industry I have worked in for the last 14 plus years.
There have been an incredible amount (literally hundreds) of vile, hateful posts directed towards me and my business, and these are just the ones that I know of. Two individuals:
Gray Silva
Rampant Ink Tattoo Studio http://www.rampantink.co.uk
6 Meadow Road, Netherfield, Nottingham, England, NG4 2FF.
Mick McCormack
Underground Tattoo Studio(s) http://www.undergroundtattoo.co.uk http://www.29tattoo.com
90 – 91 Lichfield Street, Walsall, West Midlands WS4 2BZ.
17 High Street, Brownhills, West Midlands WS8 6ED.
31 Market Street, Tamworth, Staffs B79 7LR
71757 Twentynine Palms HWY California 92277
have being relentless in driving this forward and – between the two of them – have posted more of these comments than anyone.
There have been others posters too. Although these others not really knowing anything about the situation and why they are posting. They are innocents that have been led to believe certain false facts because of the ferocity of these scathing attacks. Some of these people over time have now become my friends, having seen the truth .. and I am sure they are embarrassed by just how easily they were led up the garden path.
Here are just a handful of ‘Quoted’ comments for you to understand the sheer magnitude of the situation (not a word of any of these quotes has been changed):
Gray Silva – why do you expect anything else from the corporate little maggot that is STUART fucking MEARS. Boycott this little wankers business, stop fucking around with bullshit excuses, don’t attend his shit, buy his shit or frequent his shit, it doesn’t matter which of your ‘faces’ are attending his shows, or how much business it brings your. im sure they’ll be guesting spotting elsewhere before or after the event!
Woody Brighton – Taken from a certain mags ethics policy, my fav is No3!
(Screen grab from our Skin Deep website on Woody’s post)
Gray Silva – hahahahaha, he’s a fucking wanker!!
Mick ‘Shooter’ McCormack – Tattoo Freeze suck my balls…
Don Bishop – huh!
Gray Silva Allegedly – And lick my arse.
Mick ‘Shooter’ McCormack – Don-It is a tattoo convention run by a ballbag who wants the monopoly on tattooing over here.
What’s interesting in this last bit of conversation is that Don Bishop clearly does not know what’s going on here, despite him being the registered owner of http://www.stuartmears .com that was changed from Mick McCormack’s name. It’s almost as if it was changed to Don’s name without him even knowing?
Mick ‘Shooter’ McCormack – I couldn’t help noticing that they used the footage shot at Tattoo Jam. Nice one Mears you cunt. Now that’s what I call an own goal.
Mick ‘Shooter’ McCormack – We are calling for a complete boycott of Skin Deep and SKin SHots magazines. They are filled with bullshit adverts for the owner, Stuart Mears, own shows and products. The new edition has a sixteen page review of tattoo jam a Mears production. Yet the Liverpool show, a much better one had a few paragraphs. Go fuck yourself Mears we love our craft.
Mick ‘Shooter’ McCormack – He is a knob Kelly. He is one of those idiots with “little man syndrome’ He has bitten off more than he can chew with me though hahahaha.
Gray Silva – Doncaster, home of tattoo jam, a spoilt brat, a tat and a know saboteur! Could it be smears! Dun dun duuuuuuuun!
Gray Silva – Well fuck me the little tosser! It’s a tried and tested method of making a fast buck then bailing out! How do we stop this little fucker from wrecking tattooing?
Phil Davidson – Stuart Mears is a stinking little cunt.
Gray Silva – Phil you are not wrong he’s a complete robbing bastard too!
Neil Dalleywater – Not gonna name but it should be pretty obvious. I’m not starting a S.MEARs campaign.
Gray Silva – i think, after much deliberation, i’m gonna send smears a message using his golden ticket, in a ransom note style. What should that message contain???
Gary Wiedenhof – Anthrax I tell thee
Mick ‘Shooter’ McCormack – The dedicated website in his honour is currently down but all the information on his shady dealings can be found on the companies house website. Just put in Jazz Publishing and it is there for the whole world to read.
Phil Davidson – what happened to stuartmears .com?
Mick ‘Shooter’ McCormack – The domain registration slipped. Our Russian friend will get up and running before the convention
Max MacAndrews – almost forgot: FUCK STUART MEARS! FUCK SKIN DEEP! FUCK TATTOO JAM!
Woody Brighton – You forgot Freeze, here let me help out…
Woody Brighton – FUCK TATTOO FREEZE
Max MacAndrews – HAHAHA YES WOODY! ***ESPECIALLY*** FUCK TATTOO FREEZE!
Gray Silva – Who’s up for another boycott? This time its The manchester Tattoo Convention, now owned by Stuart (the fraudster) mears and his Jazz Publishing shitehouse!
This was in response to an innocent request from a tattoo artist working our show.
Sway Tattooer – got one gap now due to cancelation at tattoojam on sunday afternoon, anyone want tattooed, message me
Stuart Rollisson – Get drunk, kill Stuart Mears!
And even more lies to try and do further damage to my business:
Mick ‘Shooter’ McCormack – Rumour has it that Jazz is in financial difficulty and the tattoojam show will be cancelled. No doubt at the last minute when everyone has paid up. Another folded company in a long list. (Saturday 12th March 2011 at 08.58)
Gray Silva – Can it be true? Has stuart mears now bought the, liquidated, company that used to put on the Manchester tattoo convention? It won’t be long until he’s turned our craft into corporate, mcdonalds like shite. If you support him you’re supporting whatever he intends to do, fill his pockets at our expense!
As I have mentioned there have been hundreds of posts that I have kept a neat record of. That nature of which are attacks on me and now it seems – starting on others. The ones I have listed are just but a few, but I am sure you can see quite clearly what I and my colleagues have endured for years now.
I will leave you with one last post; where Gray Silva turns on the many brilliant, talented artists that work our events and feature in our magazines; seems that Gray Silva feels these artists are not worthy of ‘his’ efforts…
Gray Silva – Some of us have been dong ‘something’ since I outed mears nearly 2 years ago. But the general apathy and lack of support from tattooists makes me wonder if those gutless apathetic arseholes who still support him are worth my efforts!
One final thought I want to leave you with – When you jump to conclusions, you often skip over the truth.
