It was the 73rd Annual Sturgis Motorcycle Rally in South Dakota, and I was ready to paint! Originally my plan was to paint at Hogs & Heifers, but at the last minute they were unable to open, so I ended up painting over at the Glencoe Campground with fellow body painters, Lacey & Dawn.
I was pretty proud of all of my body paintings, in fact, the Travel Channel interviewed one of my body painted clients, and one of my customers was interviewed and photographed for Buffalo Chip magazine! Not bad for a few days of work!
I had promo models walking around downtown Sturgis to show off the work that I was doing, and they proved to be quite popular!
Many of the customers were blown away at the level of body painting I was doing - and several of them loved the body painting so much that they slept in the body paint and came back the next day for just a touch up.
Lita Ford rocking the venue!
Usually when I body paint, models love music playing in the background. Well, while body painting at Sturgis, I had live music being rocked out in the same room by Lita Ford, Skid Row and The L.A. Guns. So much better than the ipod!!
Skid Row
L.A. Guns
On Wednesday night I made it over to a place called “ Titty Alley,” ( it’s really called that!) an area where biker women flash for drinks and other craziness. Imagine a biker version of Mardi Gras on Bourbon Street. Trust me, when these woman flash, you better be giving them something!!!
During the evenings, The Flaunt Girls, a burlesque type troop,entertained the teeming masses with killer dance moves mixed with some rather amusing cheese-ball comedy.
I was only there for a few days, but what a few days it was!! I heard great music, painted some great art, and had a blast!
Next stop... Outsidelands
