Opinions On This Design.

[MGblues]

My Dad got this same design in Fayetteville, N.C. in 1953 (obviously not from Sailor Jerry, but the same design anyway).

It's the only tattoo he ever got, and at 75 years old you can imagine that tattoo looks like total shit, and it does.

I'm almost 46 now, but I can remember seeing seeing this tattoo since I was three years old. It got me hooked on anything and everything to do with tattoos ever since then.

Pop's is on his left arm, about the size of a softball. I don't have any room on either arm for it so I'm gonna get it on my left leg on Saturday.

Opinions?

[Texkota]

That's awesome, I love Sailor Jerry art!!!

[JAllen]

classic design and the back story makes getting it really cool

[hogg]

My opinion is that snakes and skulls are among the best possible options for tattoos. This combines both, and--as JAllen pointed out--has an excellent back story. I'm stoked for you! Please post it once it's on you.

[SF Dave]

this many years later and the image still has just as much appeal, it is a classic design

[Ursula]

dude you should get this!

[Scott R]

the back story alone would have prompted me to get this long ago+

[MindblownTattoo]

Good on you for getting it inked. It will certainly make your father happy.

[MGblues]

dude you should get this!

I am getting it!

Tomorrow, Sep, 3rd, 2011, 1:00pm. I'm not looking forward to the pain but I can't wait to wear this tattoo.

I'll see my Dad again in November. I think he'll like it.

I printed it out on an 8x10 sheet of paper, which is almost just the right size for my leg (needs to be shrunk a tiny bit, but not much) and showed it to the artist who's going to do it way back in July. He already knew the back story but when he saw the actual design he said "That's just classic. Period. I cannot wait to do this tattoo."

The only reason I didn't get it before is because I wanted to find someone I was absolutely sure would get "it" and could pull it off, and I have.

[JAllen]

cool, who's doing it?

[dari]

I love this idea. When I can figure out what that green thing on my grandfather's arm was, maybe I'll get it on me. And there's no way you could go wrong with that design.

[Petri Aspvik]

Fucking rules

[MGblues]

I got it yesterday. He did a sweet, super clean job on it. I'll post a picture once its not all red and puffy.

[Deb Yarian]

My dad had this tattoo too! He got it in Coney Island. Looking forward to seeing the picture.

[MGblues]

Well, it's been on me for two days now and is healing nicely.

I love it! My camera over saturates red for some reason, so the red looks much better in person.

sorry about the hairy legs :p

[Texkota]

Looks great!! Congratulations!

[Dan Martin]

Yes! Such a classic and with the back story too, you can't go wrong. Congrats!

[AlannaCA]

That's so awesome!!! Who did it??

[MGblues]

Oops my bad. Paul Pearson at Tried and True in Smyrna Tn did it.