Our Endless Days Posted July 16, 2013 Share Posted July 16, 2013 Great Lakes opened up yesterday. How many of you heathens stopped in and got tattoos? irezumi, Donn, daveborjes and 2 others 5 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tatB Posted July 16, 2013 Share Posted July 16, 2013 I imagine @Dan S has plans to visit. CultExciter and Dan S 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chrisnoluck Posted July 16, 2013 Share Posted July 16, 2013 I wish Chicago wasn't a 10 hour drive or I would've made the trip. All the pictures I've saw look awesome. Hopefully next summer I can go to Chicago and check the shop out and get tattooed. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Our Endless Days Posted July 16, 2013 Author Share Posted July 16, 2013 i'd love to hit this shop up. i don't even know which one of those dudes i'd get tattooed by. they're all pretty excellent. daveborjes and irezumi 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mark Bee Posted July 17, 2013 Share Posted July 17, 2013 I've booked an appointment with Chad K there in August, and I'm trying to work in an appointment with Mario Desa as well that same week. abees, tatB and Reyeslv 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KYboy Posted July 17, 2013 Share Posted July 17, 2013 I plan on getting up to Chicago by the end of the year. I'm having trouble deciding on who to get tattooed by as well. Mario for sure, and I really want to get tattooed by Erik Gillespie but ity's going to be hard to go to Chicago and not get tattooed by Nick Colella again. He's so good (and so fast great for out of towners, he'll have ya in and out) tatB 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
irezumi Posted July 22, 2013 Share Posted July 22, 2013 I support this shop and thread. Mark Bee, hogg, Bunny Switchblade and 4 others 7 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tight-Lines Posted July 25, 2013 Share Posted July 25, 2013 I support this shop and thread. Yup. Came to post. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
David Flores Posted July 28, 2013 Share Posted July 28, 2013 I think next time I go to Chicago, I will just drop in and whoever has time available is who I will get tattooed by. How could I not like this shop, some of the best guys in the business are resident tattooers there, and a steady stream of who's who as guest artists, not to mention same day service available. Mark Bee and daveborjes 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JeffK Posted August 13, 2013 Share Posted August 13, 2013 I plan on hitting them up this month when they have a parade of insane guests. Not that I DON'T want stuff from all the awesome dude's there, but since I'm local and work like 10 min. away I can wait and get some things down the road from each. Cool shop though, if you don't you should follow their Instagram. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JeffK Posted August 17, 2013 Share Posted August 17, 2013 I went in yesterday since their "Fleet Week" is going on and got a rib tattoo from Ross Nagle visiting from Ireland. This shop is the most gorgeous tattoo shop I've been in. Such a nice design, huge without feeling vacant or cold, tons of amazing tattoo history covering the walls and cases. Seriously, stop in even if you're NOT getting anything done. It's worth looking it. Eye candy. Plus they played Iron Maiden live the whole session. Mark Bee, gougetheeyes, Johannes and 1 other 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sloppyjoe Posted August 26, 2013 Share Posted August 26, 2013 I would love a piece by each of them. I got tattooed by Frank when he first started, I believe it was his first year as a tattooer. He has come a long way since. I would love another piece by him. daveborjes 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
yourfutureartist Posted August 27, 2013 Share Posted August 27, 2013 too many to choose from they are all rad and I would be happy to have a tattoo from any one of those guys, can't wait to get out there next summer Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Deb Yarian Posted August 30, 2013 Share Posted August 30, 2013 I was there for the opening and party. Stunning shop. Great work. daveborjes, Dan S, gougetheeyes and 1 other 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JeffK Posted August 30, 2013 Share Posted August 30, 2013 Yeah I was in the day before, wish I could have made the party. I love that it's new and fresh feeling but warm. It's not some shithole with metal walls and black floors and chrome everywhere trying to be modern. It's refreshing. Mark Bee 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mark Bee Posted August 30, 2013 Share Posted August 30, 2013 I was there for the opening and party. Stunning shop. Great work. Tasty tacos, too. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dan S Posted September 19, 2013 Share Posted September 19, 2013 I imagine @Dan S has plans to visit. Definitely plan on it. I'm doing field research on jailhouse tattoos for the next eight months, but as soon as possible, I'll be there! The scope and quality of the work offered is, as we used to say, a trip. CultExciter, tatB, Gregor and 4 others 7 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tatB Posted September 19, 2013 Share Posted September 19, 2013 Definitely plan on it. I'm doing field research on jailhouse tattoos for the next eight months, but as soon as possible, I'll be there!The scope and quality of the work offered is, as we used to say, a trip. Good to hear from you Dan! Good luck with your 8 months of research. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AverageJer Posted September 19, 2013 Share Posted September 19, 2013 Made it up from Minneapolis this past weekend and my wife and I both got tattooed. We had a great experience at GLT. tatB 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
eisen777 Posted September 19, 2013 Share Posted September 19, 2013 @Dan S stay safe.. Please let us know your research went well and get a tattoo when your done. CultExciter, tatB, hogg and 2 others 5 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dan S Posted September 19, 2013 Share Posted September 19, 2013 Thanks all...I may get some work while I'm here, who knows?! My posting is very limited, been here since last April, and this is the first I've been able to. Federal Pre-Release/Halfway House, most of the residents are coming off multi-decade bits, so there is some real wild tattooing. I posted some elsewhere, and will try to get some more, but it's a fairly major violation to get caught with a camera, or taking pix. A year, no big deal. CultExciter, tatB and else 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JAllen Posted September 19, 2013 Share Posted September 19, 2013 @Dan S, was wondering if you were on a vacation when you had been m.i.a. around here. Look forward to the end of your research and having ya back. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dan S Posted September 19, 2013 Share Posted September 19, 2013 @Dan S, was wondering if you were on a vacation when you had been m.i.a. around here. Look forward to the end of your research and having ya back. Thanks much! 1 May 2014. else 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
petes67bird Posted September 19, 2013 Share Posted September 19, 2013 Sitting at great Lakes right now waiting for my half sleeve drawing from Nick. I had an appointment elsewhere today, and I showed up and the guy said he wasn't in the right frame of mind to tattoo. Called Great Lakes, Nick said no appointment so made the 2 hour drive. Hope this turns out well. Excited, nervous all in one. Hope there is an atm close by in case my cash is short. Sent from my LG-E980 using Tapatalk 2 Graeme, DJDeepFried, exume and 5 others 8 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Joe Shit Posted September 19, 2013 Share Posted September 19, 2013 Sitting at great Lakes right now waiting for my half sleeve drawing from Nick. I had an appointment elsewhere today, and I showed up and the guy said he wasn't in the right frame of mind to tattoo. Called Great Lakes, Nick said no appointment so made the 2 hour drive. Hope this turns out well. Excited, nervous all in one. Hope there is an atm close by in case my cash is short. Sent from my LG-E980 using Tapatalk 2 You made the right move Pete.You may spend a little more money,and have to drive a little farther,but in the end you'll have a much better tattoo. else, KYboy, Pleadco and 1 other 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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