The guy in the car in "West Coast"

[cadmus2166 23]

The guy in the car in the "West Coast" video is Mark Mahoney, the primary tattoo artist at Hollywood's Shamrock Social Club tattoo studio.  Does anyone know his connection to Lana?  Did he possibly do her tattoos?  I'm curious to see if there is any info on this.

[Platinum Greenwich 13,932]

I HAVE HIS NAME

 

YA

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EDIT: On a less giddy note -- googling his and Lana's names together doesn't bring up more than the video for WC, so I'd imagine his inclusion was just somethin' Lana felt like, for the sake of iconicism.

[NamiraWilhelm 5,052]

I was sure he was Methuselah

[Creyk 11,829]

Was he her dealer back in the trailer park drug days?

[cadmus2166 23]

Was he her dealer back in the trailer park drug days?

I doubt it, as Mahoney has been tattooing in L.A. since the late '70's.  Lana's trailer park was in Jersey, so doesn't seem to fit.

[Creyk 11,829]

I doubt it, as Mahoney has been tattooing in L.A. since the late '70's.  Lana's trailer park was in Jersey, so doesn't seem to fit.

Aw too bad it would have been awesome

[cadmus2166 23]

Aw too bad it would have been awesome

Indeed.

[Rayse 659]

The guy in the car in the "West Coast" video is Mark Mahoney

 

THANK YOU. He is by far my favorite daddy of all time

[cadmus2166 23]

THANK YOU. He is by far my favorite daddy of all time

You are welcome! 

 

EDIT:  Oh and I forgot to mention, he's mine as well.  He has this "cool sophistication" factor the others don't.

[Creyk 11,829]

I love how liking older men is totally common in our fanbase

[NamiraWilhelm 5,052]

Bet he still gets that white crap in the corners of his mouth like any other old dude

[Sitar 22,225]

 

He is literally spine-tingling. R.L. Stine teas

[FROGGO 2,806]

 

He is literally spine-tingling. R.L. Stine teas

[kid blue 47]

I think she just liked the way he looked (or reminded her of someone) just like with Bradley, but yeah he does things to me.

[vmbb 110]

The guy in the car in the "West Coast" video is Mark Mahoney, the primary tattoo artist at Hollywood's Shamrock Social Club tattoo studio.  Does anyone know his connection to Lana?  Did he possibly do her tattoos?  I'm curious to see if there is any info on this.

Lana's friend Andrei Gillott posted photos about Shamrock Social Club so I guess he's the connection

[James Dean 950]

Its Lou Reed, n00bs

[Jean 4,117]

He looks like a corpse to me, or like he's about to die in that car 

[kid blue 47]

Its Lou Reed, n00bs

 

 

should have known

 

He plays guitar while I sing Lou Reed

 

 

[cadmus2166 23]

Lana's friend Andrei Gillott posted photos about Shamrock Social Club so I guess he's the connection

Thanks!!  I was curious as to how a tattoo artist (even one like him who is a big deal) ended up in a music video.

[Creyk 11,829]

Its Lou Reed, n00bs

So I guess that name should tell me something, but it doesn't