I mentioned that I'd read somewhere that the brown beaded bracelets Rick and Amanda wore in seasons six and seven had been given to them by troops in Afghanistan, so I was curious if the multi-colored bracelet Shanks wore in the season seven promo pictures had a similar significance.

He held up his wrist and answered, "You mean this?" Turns out, unlike many other actors, Shanks is very aware of the fact that tattoos are bad for business... too often, they have to be covered over for a role. Still, he wanted something meaningful to keep of his oldest daughter (who, I guess, lives part-time with her mom in L.A.), so when Tatiana made the bracelet for him, it seemed a perfect match.

Like I said: interesting question, AWESOME answer.