"The first commando that I saw that descended from the helicopter had a 9mm pistol. I disarmed him and removed the live rounds and ran with the gun to stash it away for evidence.
"When I returned on top of the ship, another commando fell in front of me who had a sub machine gun and I grabbed his arms and me and another bother disarmed him.
"I ran around that ship for over five minutes trying to figure out who to hand over the 9mm pistol to, either I am incredibly lucky, or else those snipers had orders not to shoot white people.
"I tattooed my body as a form of expression, as a form of commitment to the cause of truth justice and peace, these tattoos also predictably forced me to make my own path rather then getting any jobs with IBM and the corporate world in general. These tattoos definitely force people to look at their prejudices.
"The tear under my eye expresses the sorrow I feel for all the insanity I see humanity involved in.
"The chain around my neck is a necklace of commitment and another is Sanskrit for "compassion for all life.'"
Ken's right arm is adorned with an Hawaiian tiki entwined with Celtic knots, and "USA EXPATRIOT: 3-1-01 R.I.P."
On his left hand is a symbol for TJP, which stands for Truth, Justice, Peace and on his arm a take off of the Michael Parkes gargoyle who is chasing bubbles blown by a young maiden.
He also sports this Mark Twain quote:
"Loyalty to petrified opinion never yet broke a chain or freed a human soul."
On Ken's left wrist is a bracelet and on his left thumb a ring and a heart.
On his right wrist is a "barcode" (taken from a packet of ground beef) and upon his forearm is inscribed "SOVEREIGN: BORN FREE - DIE FREE" and Ken explained it to me, "Kings and Queens are considered sovereign, but f*ck that! We are all sovereign!
Ken speaking in Newport, Oregon Salem-News.com photo by Bonnie King
On Ken's abdomen is the word "EXTINCT" and the Peter Singer quote, "All the arguments to prove man's superiority cannot shatter this one hard fact: in suffering the non human animals are our equals."
Ken told me that his "bio-hazard symbol represents that we humans are the most hazardous species on this planet.
"I have a dragon on my back with hidden meaning."
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