On August 5th, our studios got a visit from Thornley who visited Grade A Tattoos and spent the whole afternoon with us.  These guys are great.  You all know how sometimes the karma just happens and you feel like you have known people for a long time even though you just recently met.   Well the “karma” flowed at Grade A this afternoon. Several of the guys got pierced  by Trent (Ken  and  Shane)  One thing lead to another and three band members got a tattoo. Rich did some stars on  Sekou  the drummer. Jeff  added to Kens tattoo some vibrant red and orange images which tie into the previous blue flames and tribal lettering. Jeff also worked on Tavis starting a nice tribal piece. Tavis waited patiently all afternoon for Jeff to have time for his work, using the computer in the office, eating pizza with Jacque and Val.  A new friendship started  that we hope will continue for a long time. So everyone go out buy this CD - THORNLEY "Come Again.”

This is what Thornley had to say about Grade A on their website:

So we showed up yesterday in Fort Wayne, Indiana. After eating some breakfast at Sharon's Diner we walked around to see what there was to occupyour time for a while. We stumbled into Grade A Tattoos and Piercing to see what interesting jewelry they might have. To our surprise we discovered a gem of a shop with absolutely awesome artists and piercers. Worm and Shane started the madness with a little lower lip piercing (labret)thanks to the assistance of Trent Gould. Rich McKenney started in on Sekou with a series of stars on both left and right wrist. Jeff Stumpp arrived shortly after and began working on Worm's shoulder with vibrant red and orange images whilch tie in the previous blue flames and tribal lettering. Once finished on Worm he began going deep into Tavis with the beginnings of a nice black tribal piece. Val Perez and Jackie also deserve a special thank you for making us feel so welcome throughout the day.

Note from Worm: I spend a lot of time hanging in shops all over. I think this is one of the most relaxed, professional, clean and downright best family vibe place I have ever been in. This team is all PRO.

 We appreciate the kind words from our friends of Thornley.