You can get updates on the film on eddies facebook fan page, which is run by his ghostwriter eric foemmel, who also penned the books on the. In one of the cases in the textbook, eddie antar, the ceo of the crazy eddie electronic stores in the new jersey area, took fraud to a higher level. The author is an associate professor at salem state university. Convicted felon, former crazy eddie cfo, sam antar, talks to lauren lyster about accounting fraud. Handmade wall flash from the tattoo parlor of crazy. New york tattoo artist stanley farber, brotherinlaw of stan and walter. In the first half of crazy philadelphia eddie s books, his life story began with his wild youth, continued into his twenties where he established himself in chinatown, philadelphia, and covered the seminal years of the national tattoo association during his thirties.
The crazy eddie fraud may appear smaller and gentler than the massive billiondollar frauds exposed in recent times, such as bernie madoffs ponzi scheme, frauds in the subprime mortgage market, the aig bailout, and goldman sachs failure to disclose. I check the podcast once a week, and more and more people are listening to his story. Crazy like a fox, guess whos tipping off the sec on alleged accounting frauds. Although the man in the commercials always spoke of crazy eddie in the third person, many new yorkers assumed that they were one and the samedisassociation perhaps being a symptom of eddie. Tattoo legend eddie funk, or better known as crazy philadelphia eddie, passed away last month at the age of 80. Identify and briefly explain the red flags in crazy eddie s financial statements that suggested the firm posed a higherthannormal level of audit risk. Tatoo from black tattoo art book i absolutely love void tattoos. The michael mccabe book, new york city tattoo, is one of the best. Crazy eddie funk was a legendary tattooer and a fierce friend. I have been a bit busy as i have gone back to school for film and screenwriting. Tattoo magazine october 2001 crazy eddies philly tattoo arts. The title of the novel is a wordplay on the biblical the mote and the beam parable and is the nickname of a star. See more ideas about tattoos, cool tattoos and beautiful tattoos.
Part i im mostly a west coast guy, but decades ago when i was in my teens my family lived in the philadelphia area for a few years. Growing up in a blue collar irishcatholic family in the high and dry mojave, eddie stacey learned firsthand about the value of hard work. Journal of forensic and investigative accounting volume 9. A guy walked into a tattoo shop totally wasted and asked about a free tattoo. Tattooing the life and time of crazy philadelphia eddie volume 1. Found in the book the bear in the attic while pat and bun were taking a shortcut through the mountains in a blizzard, pat was reminded of the time he and crazy eddie muldoon built a snow cave during a blizzard in their youth.
My goal is to make some short films from his books. Here is a list of ten books about various aspects of tattooing, tattoo artists and tattoo culture that i personally feel are worth a look there i go with my opinions again. In this book his first nine years in the tattoo business is laid out in great detail, in the the cadence of regular speech. Crazy philadelphia eddie is one of the godfathers of american tattoo culture. But when he teams up with his best friend, eddie, he discovers that working together isnt so easy. Cool original hand painted classic 70s vintage tattoo. In addition, crazy eddie s vendors were convinced to ship merchandise to the company prior to yearend, but not to bill for it until after yearend, thus skewing both inventory and. The life and times of crazy philadelphia eddie, my vida. About 23rds through, the guy sobered up or didnt like the pain and ran out of the shop midtattoo.
In the morning of saturday, october 8, local tattooing legend eddie funk passed away. Volumes 17 crazy philadelphia eddie is one of the godfathers of american tattooing. Published on oct 26, 2017 this is the book signing panel from the 1999 i believe philadelphia tattoo convention hosted by crazy philadelphia eddie. Did the suppliers know they were helping eddie cook the books. Moskowitz family tattoo history by marvin moskowitz. After a prolific career as a tattoo artist, fighting the 1962 ban on tattooing in new york city, and owning many tattoo shops, he has become a prominent person in the international tattoo community. In 1969 eddie antar a 21 years old high school dropout started his crazy eddie empire right here in brooklyn on kings highway. Trailer released for documentary on tattoo artist crazy philadelphia.
For those of you attending the memphis tennessee convention this weekend, the one and only tattoo worlds most iconic figure, crazy philadelphia eddie will be giving a seminar on sunday afternoon at the show. We remember crazy philadelphia eddie tattoo marque magazine. Crazy eddie, electronics chain kingpin with insaaane. You will get some of the most knowledgeable information about tattooing and how it has evolved from the past into the future, with some of the craziest stories that you can ever imagine. Some of the cash skimming was used to pay crazy eddie people off the books to avoid paying payroll taxes. And thats basically what we did, basically, for three years.
Discover the best books online or at your local bn bookstoreshop over 6 million books and 4. This is the book signing panel from the 1999 i believe philadelphia tattoo convention hosted by crazy philadelphia eddie. For guys tattoos favorite spots of tattooing are upper arm, upper back, forearm, chest and leg. He made his 80 million dollar fortune with pearl jam. As crazy eddie gradually reduced its skimming, the company could no longer pay its employees in cash or off the books. Many people came to meet tattoo legend, crazy philadelphia eddie. Edward thomas crazy philadelphia eddie funk 19362016. The life and times of crazy philadelphia eddie, my vida loca. Our crew knows what you want and is ready to give it to you. Every friday, my brother and i would go to crazy eddie s which was a video store in manhattan and rent five horror movies. None other than the guy who cooked the books at crazy eddie crains ny business, october 5, 2009.
In the first half of crazy philadelphia eddies books, his life story began with his wild youth, continued into his twenties where he established himself in chinatown, philadelphia, and covered the seminal years of the national tattoo association during his thirties. Drawn to the excitement of coney island, fascinated with the art of tattooing, and intrigued with the lifestyles of the coney island tattooers, he knew his place was among these veteran tattoo artists. There are more than fifty tapes of eddie telling his life story, so it will take some time to upload all of the recordings. Crazy eddie used tax evasion to reduce its labor costs and make the company more competitive against other retailers. Finding people that do not support any piercings and tattoos is not as common as it once was. These pdf files can be viewed on computers or tablets or you can print them out and put them in a binder for a physical copy. The artist agreed as long as he picked what and where.
About 23rds through, the guy sobered up or didnt like the pain and ran out of the shop mid tattoo. Its sure to be the most fun of the whole convention. There were several red flags in crazy eddie s financial statements. Henna tattoo designs by chandrika solanki, henna paintings by sabine kuhne, ganeshas henna garden by kim brennan. The tattoo artist whos a crazy client magnet inked duration. Crazy philadelphia eddie 2 book series kindle edition. Eddie funk was fifteenyearsold and about to begin his life as a young man. Crazy eddie antar and his cousin sam antar meet facetoface decades after their business ended in scandal. Including history from the moskowitz family and doug moskowitzs interview with esther moskowitz farber. What should have been the appropriate accounting treatment for revenue recognition for crazy eddie case. In striving to enrich the lives of all readers, teachingbooks supports the first amendment and celebrates the right to read. Therefore, all employees had to be compensated by check or on the books and their entire income had to be reported to the irs. Philadelphia eddie books tommys tattoo supplies online. Use features like bookmarks, note taking and highlighting while reading tattooing.
Crazy eddie is already a legend in the tattoo world and his much shorter story is in the book i just mentioned. After a prolific career as a tattoo artist, fighting the. Teachingbooks that crazy eddie and the science project. The prize is a gift certificate for fifty dollars, which will buy him the skateboard of his dreams.
Crazy philadelphia eddie from weholden on vimeo born edward funk in 1936, according to philebrity, crazy eddie is also the subject of a volume of books entitled tattooing. They may have figured it out, but its doubtful they would have asked questions. Philadelphia eddie flash tattoo reference books tattoo design books 2015 catalog tattoo design books w cd tattoo history books tattoo magazines artists necessities tts catalog tattoo artists gifts instructional videos artists supplies apparel and gifts. As a private company from 1969 to 1979, crazy eddie s primary frauds were. Tattooing the life and time of crazy philadelphia eddie volume 4. He was a pioneer in the art form here in the us, and he will be missed greatly by the entire tattoo community. His father painted signs, one of them being a gargantuan viking that nine year old eddie envisioned getting tattooed one day. The musician is married to jill mccormick, his starsign is capricorn and he is now 55 years of age. Each section of the book is named after crazy eddie. Compute key ratios and other financial measures for crazy eddie during the period 19841987. Edward thomas funk was an american tattoo artist who brought it under the name crazy philadelphia eddie to regional prominence. Tattooing generation after generation of philadelphia natives and traveling collectors. He organized the first tattoo conventions in the united states. Trailer released for documentary on tattoo artist crazy.
What could be some potential motivators for crazy eddie to overstate inventory balances be specific, overstating assets is not enough. Tattoo magazine october 2001 crazy eddie s philly tattoo arts festival, french skin art, inking kosovo and more worlds largestselling tattoo magazine on. The artist started creating a vagina with wings on his forehead. Over the years eddies ink tattoo has gone from strength to strength, in reputation and recognition, for high quality tattoos, while maintaining a friendly and open attitude to working with you the customer. There are more than fifty tapes of eddie telling his life story, so it. Jun 21, 2019 tattoo artists share some of their craziest stories from tattooing the private areas of their clients. Volume 1 kindle edition by funk, eddie, foemmel, eric. Sailor eddie s tattoo parlour 2103 branch pike, cinnaminson, new jersey 08077 rated 4.
A deadly crazy eddie point in space is what keeps the moties bottled up, without hope of interstellar travel. Details about the life and times of crazy philadelphia eddie vol 1 tattoo history book flash the life and times of crazy philadelphia eddie vol 1 tattoo history book flash item information. Crazy eddie case 1 running head crazy eddie case 1. Volumes 17 crazy philadelphia eddie is one of the godfathers of american tattooing, and he is missed by the tattoo community. With his affable personality, his ability to tattoo, his fists, a hammer, and a gaff hook, he quickly established his place in the tattoo industry and was dubbed crazy eddie. This three day event which started on friday was full of people looking to get more tattoos, their very first tattoo, or even just to look around. The story is set in the distant future of pournelles codominium universe, and charts the first contact between humanity and an alien species. Volume four of crazy philadelphia eddie s series is a flurry of midlife adventures including the rise of the national tattoo association and its conventions, the pitfalls of heavily gambling, the opening and managing of several tattoo shops, the fallout of a wedding engagement and a turbulent romance, the tragic murder of a good friend, and the trials and tribulations of raising and employing his eldest daughter and teenage sons.
In the first half of crazy philadelphia eddies books, his life story began with his wild youth, continued into his twenties where he established himself in chinatown, philadelphia, and covered the seminal years of the national tattoo. Part ii this is the second in my series on the rise and fall of crazy eddie, the new yorkbased electronics retail chain of the 1970s and 1980s that became an audacious empire of whitecollar crime. After eddie embarrasses matt at school, matt destroys their science project and their hopes to enter the fair. The life and times of crazy philadelphia eddie, my. Crazy philadelphia eddie books tattoo history books. Crazy eddie started tattooing in coney island, ny, in 1952. Eddie was a true, rebellious pioneer in the tattoo world, delivering american traditional tattoos with the same flair and badass attitude he was and will always be known for. All books that crazy philadelphia eddie has written will be about his life of tattooing from the past, present, and future.
Eddie told tattoo battle stories, signed books, and grazed around the. The humans discover the moties because of the crazy eddie probe sent out from the motie system. Download it once and read it on your kindle device, pc, phones or tablets. The life and times of crazy philadelphia eddie vol 1 tattoo. When new york city banned tattooing in 1961he was one of the defendants who took the fight to the new york supreme court he moved to philadelphia, opening a shop. Craziest tattooed private parts stories tattoo artists. Eddie told tattoo battle stories, signed books, and grazed around the convention with great pride and passion. See more ideas about tattoos, cool tattoos and tattoo designs. Explore 56 misfits quotes by authors including willie nelson, gerard way, and kendrick lamar at brainyquote. Belzel books brings you the best in tattoo books, tattoo history, tattoo reference books, tattoo sketchbooks, tattoo art, tattoo flash, and tattoo magazines. Rocky top murderer killed in prison fight news scott. Tattoo smart proudly offers an expanding collection of reference books for tattooers, artists, and craftspeople. In addition, employees paid off the books did not pay income taxes or.
A large scale flash poster,completely handdrawn, by the influential tattoo artist crazy philadelphia eddie, aka eddie funk, which hung in his philadelphia tattoo parlor. Crazy philadelphia eddie was a loved and respected man by many. The life and times of crazy philadelphia eddie vol. During his travels from new york to denmark to chicago to hawaii, he always demonstrated why he earned this moniker. After handcuffing hill, harris and demodica stabbed the 21yearold woman 18 times before shooting her in the head. Oct 10, 2018 crazy philadelphia eddie discusses why he wanted to unite tattoo artists, his fight against the new york city department of healths ban on tattooing, writing his books, and his recent experience on the convention circuit. The stories in this first volume chronicle the life and times of a young tattoo artist who will eventually become one of the godfathers of american tattooing. The mote in gods eye is a science fiction novel by american writers larry niven and jerry pournelle, first published in 1974. Our ebooks are available for download as soon as you complete your order. Original antique tattoo flash sheets like the one shown here have been increasing in value at an extraordinary rate over the last 10 years. See more ideas about tattoos, iron maiden and metal tattoo. Some of these bizarre tattoo designs are baffling, such as the human belly branding, zippedup inks and bizarre rainbow eyebrow tattoos. Crazy eddie founder guilty of fraud the new york times.
Tattoo art books are used by professional tattoo artists worldwide. The life and times of crazy philadelphia eddie, my vida loca, vol. These seriously strange tattoos are wild, crazy, insane and ultimately wacky. That crazy eddie and the science project of doom scholastic. Crazy eddie may be the most important character in the novel. The life and times of crazy philadelphia eddie my vida loca autographed. That lackadaisical approach is what kept crazy eddie cooking books for nearly two decades. If quality and variety are what you need, turn to the tattoo designs used by the pros tattoo art books. Longtime tattooist eddie funk, better know as crazy philadelphia eddie, passed away this weekend after a long battle with illness. Coney island joes tattoo career is distinguished as a contemporary of crazy eddie funk, big joe kaplan and many other historical east coast tattoo icons. Fraud comes in many shapes and sizes and its growing faster than ever. Dec 16, 2011 explore lgish1021s board tattoos crazy, awesome, cool, wild. We carry on his legacy today with quality tattooing and unmatched customer service. Crazy philadelphia eddie tattoo ideas, artists and models.
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