DOUGLASS PARK — John Stamos is reportedly coming to Riot Fest — and it solely took pageant founder “Riot Mike” Petryshyn getting inked to make it occur.
Petryshyn has been making an attempt to get the “Full Home” star to participate within the fest for 12 years, he advised CBS2 this week. To indicate his dedication, Petryshyn headed to Nice Lakes Tattoo, 1148 W. Grand Ave., on Wednesday and obtained a melting stick of butter and the identify “Stamos” tattooed on his leg.
Petryshyn’s tattoo choices had been teased on social media, the place festgoers and Riot Mike followers might voice their opinions. The butter is a reference to the Stamos butter statue and sculpture Riot Fest has featured prior to now.
Now, John Stamos will reportedly be taking the Riot Stage as a drummer for the Seaside Boys. Stamos has performed with the Seaside Boys on and off since 1985. Petryshyn getting a Stamos tattoo was simply one of many objects on Stamos’ listing of calls for to seem this 12 months, per the fest founder’s social media.
“Riot Mike retains his promise … and will get a John Stamos tattoo. One demand down, 9 left to go. On to the following!!” he wrote on social media after getting inked.
Different calls for embrace: internet hosting a Stamos lookalike contest at Riot Fest, a neighborhood pizza restaurant should create a Greek-style pizza and identify it after Stamos, the Riot Fest’s social media particular person should give Stamos a foot rub, Stamos should be allowed to say “Riot Fart” and Stamos masks should be printed out for the group to put on.
Giordano’s has already stepped as much as create the requested Greek-style pizza, dubbed “The Stamos Supreme.” It options spinach, artichoke and feta cheese.
For tattoo artist Kevin Leary, who was tasked with Petryshyn’s Stamos ink, this gig introduced collectively his two worlds — his love of the underground music scene and tats.
When Leary’s not making tattoos, he performs guitar for a heavy steel band referred to as Hell Is Actual. His spouse additionally works within the music business, which is how Leary met Riot Fest’s rep, Heather West, years again.
“They really had been publicists collectively at a report label right here in Chicago years in the past, like a hardcore, heavy steel report label,” Leary stated. “So I’ve really tattooed Heather earlier than, and when [Riot Fest] wanted a tattoo artist, they reached out.
“I actually get pleasure from being recognized within the metropolis and outdoors of town because the tattooer that could be a heavy steel man and is into the heavy steel world and the underground music world.”
The method for this tattoo was fast, Leary stated. Riot Fest reached out to him concerning the Stamos tat late final week, and by Wednesday, it was on Petryshyn’s left calf.
“This was really a particularly simple tattoo,” Leary stated. “Tattoo time was below [or] about an hour.”
Throughout that hour, Riot Mike additionally gave Stamos a video name.
“I couldn’t imagine that you just had been doing this,” Stamos stated on the decision, based on CBS2. “I imply, I used to be like, ‘He’s not going to get an actual tattoo, is he?’”
Riot Fest runs Sept. 19-21 in Douglass Park with Blink-182, “Bizarre Al” Yankovic, Inexperienced Day, Jack White and extra. The Seaside Boys play Sept. 20, forward of headliners Weezer. Discover the complete lineup right here.
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