The Longhairs Library

It was a foregone conclusion we’d get the bound shears tattooed someday, El Moreno and me. For us it’s been The Longhairs for life since the beginning. When, where, what exactly it would look like—no one knew, nor was there a particular urgency.

Our guest on episode 95 is a longtime longhair, follower, supporter, contributor, and fully initiated brother in the international fraternal assemblage of men with long hair.

He’s the founder and owner of Bearcat Tattoo Gallery.

A renowned San Diego tattoo artist in the Southern California and west coast tattoo communities, Alonzo Villa is a motorcycle ridin, coffee drinkin, meat smokin, weight liftin, metal bangin, rap slangin, oil paintin, child raisin, mane hangin, husband and father who paints his little girls’ fingernails on the weekends.

Matt Heinz is a professional tattoo artist, which isn’t a part-time job, or even a full-time job. It’s a full-time life—much like long hair, which Matt has, so you could say he’s working overtime.

In 2016 our boy Sam wrote to us expressing his desire to get a Longhairs tattoo on his body, respectfully seeking our blessing. After a quick check-in with our intellectual property department we responded with an enthusiastic green light.