KEY WEST, Fla. (AP) – A Key West tattoo artist fell short Friday of breaking a world record for most tattoos in a 24-hour period.
John Paul Bertrand finished 371 tattoos but needed 416 to break the record held by Oliver Peck of Dallas. Peck completed 415 tattoos.
“I can’t feel my fingertips,” said Bertrand after completing his final tattoo.
Bertrand offered four designs including a conch shell, a Florida Keys’ symbol. All were drawn free and mostly on visitors in Key West for Fantasy Fest, the island city’s annual festival.
Bertrand said he would challenge the record again, but only with one design.
“It’s hard to focus in 24 hours on four different things and make it flow fast,” he said.
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