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Richard L. Jenkins, Jr., best known by Richie Vomit, born May 3, 1975, is a tattoo artist and the owner of Siouxcide City Tattoo, which is based in Sioux City, Iowa.

Biography
Vomit is orignially from Red Bluff, California, but his family moved to Sioux City, Iowa while he was still very young. Being both gifted with music and with art, he began to persue these two passions as a teenager. In 2002, he opened his own shop, Jolly Roger Tattoo. Currently, he owns and operates Siouxicide City Tattoo with his wife, Heidi. Some tattoo artists that he admires are Don Ed Hardy, Jack Rudy, Sailor Jerry, as well as others. Vomit is capable of doing all sorts of different styles of art, but his specialities are portraits and pinups.

Films
Vomit has his own film company, appropriately named "Vomit Films." Currently, Vomit has made two films: Farmlands and Machete Mamas, which can both be purchased at Amazon.com

Awards
Vomit has received many awards for his tattoo work. Some include:
 * Pain Magazine's Shop of the Month in Novemeber of 2010,
 * The Weekender's 2010 and 2011 Best Local Artist.

His most recent awards come from the Immersed in Ink Tattoo Expo 2012 in Council Bluffs:
 * 1st place best in show
 * Both 1st and 2nd place best ink of the day
 * Both 1st and 2nd place best color photo realism portrait
 * 1st place best cartoon character
 * 1st place best small black and grey

Category:Tattoo artists Category:1975 births Category:Living people