We interviewed the man with the famous "Rose Tattoo" in the Dropkick Murphys music video

We interviewed the man with the famous "Rose Tattoo" in the Dropkick Murphys music video

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We interviewed the man with the famous "Rose Tattoo" in the Dropkick Murphys music video

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We interviewed the man with the famous "Rose Tattoo" in the Dropkick Murphys music video

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We interviewed the man with the famous "Rose Tattoo" in the Dropkick Murphys music video

We interviewed the man with the famous "Rose Tattoo" in the Dropkick Murphys music video

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We interviewed the man with the famous "Rose Tattoo" in the Dropkick Murphys music video

Butch Myers talks about his rose tattoo and being in the Dropkick Murphys music video

Most tattoos have meaning and are special to those that adorn their body with the ancient art form. This is especially true for “Butch” Myers, who not only has a rose tattoo but was also featured in the music video for the song of the same name by the Dropkick Murphys.

“Rose Tattoo” was the first single released off the band’s eighth studio album, “Signed and Sealed in Blood” in November of 2012. The song found new life a year later with added vocals from Bruce Springsteen to help raise money in the wake of the Boston Marathon bombings of 2013.

The rose tattoo also appears on the arm of Ken Casey, the bassist and singer of the Dropkick Murphys as a memorial to his grandfather.

“He taught me most things that make me who I am today,” Casey told NPR in 2013. “He was a big union guy in Boston. It’s in a visible place for me, and I look down and I see it a lot. He was such an inspiring man that it inspires me. Oftentimes, I just catch it out of the corner of my eye and it literally changes my mood when I think of him and what a strong individual he was.”

The official music video for “Rose Tattoo” was released in 2012, and along with Casey’s tattoo, it features the artwork that Butch got as well. I tracked him down to ask him some questions about being immortalized in the video.

What made you decide to get the tattoo?

Butch: My tattoo artist Freddie Wadsworth owner or Silver Shamrock in Lock Haven is a huge fan and had heard about the new Rose Tattoo song and heard that anyone getting a Dropkick Murphys rose tattoo could be chosen to be in the new album artwork and asked if I’d be interested in getting a tattoo.

Freddie got ahold of me one day and filled me in and asked if I wanted an awesome Dropkick Murphys tattoo and of course the answer was yes. He said we didn’t have very much time before the deadline so we did it in two sittings. The first was all the linework and some shading so we could meet the deadline for the submission then the second was a few weeks later to add some color.

I saw the design but had no idea it would take up most of my back. I wouldn’t change a thing I think it turned out perfect. It’s a mash-up of the Rose Tattoo and the eagle and bagpipes. That was the first band tattoo I had gotten.

Do you have any other band tattoos?

Butch: The only other band tattoo I have now is a Metallica star for my friend that passed away last year.

When did you become a fan of Dropkick Murphys?

Butch: I‘ve been a fan of the band for a long time. I remember listening to “The Gang’s All Here” in high school and collecting various albums over the years.

Other than Rose Tattoo, do you have any other favorite songs by the band?

Butch: One of my favorite albums is “Sing Loud, Sing Proud!” Most of those songs just hit me as good old fashion drinking songs and I love the twist Dropkick Murphys gives a couple of the traditional Irish songs. Rocky Road to Dublin and Wild Rover are a few of my all-time favorite traditional Irish songs and to hear them filtered through DKM is just amazing. I also love the Spicy McHaggis Jig, it’s just a great song.

What’s the best thing that came out of being in the music video?

Butch: My children love the fact that I have the Dropkick Murphys tattoo and they love seeing it in the video. My son was only 5 when the song came out but he loved it so much he would sit and watch the video and sing along —“I’ve got your name written here, In a rose tattoo.”

Watch the official “Rose Tattoo” music video from Dropkick Murphys below. 

We interviewed the man with the famous "Rose Tattoo" in the Dropkick Murphys music video

Perfect Little Beans

Chinmey Hill Coffee uses specialty-grade beans with zero primary defects (such as black beans or sour beans) and less than five secondary defects (such as broken beans). This is important because primary defects will greatly affect the taste of the coffee. Having zero defects allows the coffee to be the most optimal flavor.

Window for Optimal Flavor

Chimney Hill Coffee ships our coffee the same day it was roasted, so you will receive it before it enters the window of optimal flavor.  This means you’ll never miss the opportunity to enjoy the coffee’s peak flavor.

Coffee Ratings

Coffee undergoes many scoring processes by professionals who achieved their Q Grader certification. Coffee is first graded when it’s green. If there are defects the coffee is determined to be “not-specialty grade”. For those coffees that pass green grading, they are sample roasted and cupped. (Cupping is the official term for critically tasting and scoring coffees. The official cupping form is standard worldwide, and where the 100-point scoring system comes from.) A coffee’s dry fragrance, wet aroma, flavor, aftertaste, body, acidity, balance, and overall impression are taken into consideration while uniformity issues and defects, will lower the overall score.

Specialty Coffee

Specialty coffee, coined by Erna Knutsen in 1974, refers to a coffee that receives a quality grading score of 80 percent or higher. While “premium” or “gourmet” seem like they’re synonymous with “specialty,” they simply are marketing terms with no defined standards. Specialty coffees are grown in specific and ideal micro-climates, and have distinctive and unique flavor profiles, with little to no defects.

Third-Wave Coffee

We’re currently in the third wave of coffee. The first wave of American coffee put pre-ground, vacuum-sealed cans in kitchens across America. The second wave started with the late ‘60s introduction of Peet’s coffee (by Alfred Peet) through the proliferation of Starbucks. The third wave of coffee focuses on origin transparency, nuanced flavors, and artisan roasting. The term “third wave” is synonymous with specialty coffee.

We interviewed the man with the famous "Rose Tattoo" in the Dropkick Murphys music video

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