January '09 Month in Photos (some NSFW)

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January started with a new year and ended with a new president. After recovering from a Stone Temple Pilots/Giant Maximus-induced NYE hangover, we kicked off 2009 with a tattoo expo, an anime con, freak show burlesque, NAMM, the Adult Entertainment Expo, an art car going through a glass window, delicious food, drag queen competitions and too many Obama inauguration events to count (including an orgy).

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