hogg Posted September 10, 2013 Share Posted September 10, 2013 Please please keep this thread going. I'm looking up these names on Google (thankful for this part of technology) and just reading up on the amazing history and backgrounds of these tattoo artists. Don't google Dave Lum's name at work. :) gougetheeyes, slayer9019, ironchef and 2 others 5 Quote Link to comment https://www.lastsparrowtattoo.com/forum/t/4189-pre-1985-tattooers-youve-been-tattooed-by/?page=2#findComment-74300 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Graeme Posted September 11, 2013 Share Posted September 11, 2013 yeah, stell said he thought bob is the person most influential to tattooing in texas. because of who he taught to tattoo.bob has this joke he makes when people are getting work by someone other than him, basically he goes "oh i really like how you put the dick in there..." then i learned he taught dave lum to tattoo and i thought whoa, at one point maybe that wasn't a joke and something he didn't say out loud. of course bob is a really nice dude and doesn't agree with hiding shit in tattoos... I haven't seen more than a handful of photos of Dave Lum's tattoos, but did he really *hide* the dicks in those? cookietruck, spookysproul, hogg and 1 other 4 Quote Link to comment https://www.lastsparrowtattoo.com/forum/t/4189-pre-1985-tattooers-youve-been-tattooed-by/?page=2#findComment-74304 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Joe Shit Posted September 11, 2013 Share Posted September 11, 2013 Jack Rudy,Mike Perfetto,Brian Everett,Cap Szumski.I would also like to get tattooed by Dana Brunson,Richard Stell,Debbie Lenz,Sailor Jerry Swallow,Terry Tweed,and a few others. I do remember checking out a shop near Baltimore around 21yrs.ago.I think it was Tux's shop.The shop was in a small strip mall,and I remember it was filled with all this old time flash all over the place. gougetheeyes and Iwar 2 Quote Link to comment https://www.lastsparrowtattoo.com/forum/t/4189-pre-1985-tattooers-youve-been-tattooed-by/?page=2#findComment-74306 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Colored Guy Posted September 11, 2013 Share Posted September 11, 2013 Wow, Stanley Moskowitz did my 1st tattoo in 1977. The shop was bought out by this guy Mike in 1997 and he preserved a lot of the memorabilia from the original S&W Tattoo shop. The stuff is awesome. I also had some work done by Wayne Loftain, who is now in Florida and not tattooing. JC Fly in Medford did my fu-dog in 1982, he's been gone for years but his son Greg is tattooing and does a nice job. Rob gougetheeyes and Joe Shit 2 Quote Link to comment https://www.lastsparrowtattoo.com/forum/t/4189-pre-1985-tattooers-youve-been-tattooed-by/?page=2#findComment-74307 Share on other sites More sharing options...
teddibease Posted September 11, 2013 Author Share Posted September 11, 2013 Wow, Stanley Moskowitz did my 1st tattoo in 1977. The shop was bought out by this guy Mike in 1997 and he preserved a lot of the memorabilia from the original S&W Tattoo shop. The stuff is awesome.I also had some work done by Wayne Loftain, who is now in Florida and not tattooing. JC Fly in Medford did my fu-dog in 1982, he's been gone for years but his son Greg is tattooing and does a nice job. Rob Any pictures of the Stanley tattoo? Quote Link to comment https://www.lastsparrowtattoo.com/forum/t/4189-pre-1985-tattooers-youve-been-tattooed-by/?page=2#findComment-74317 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bunny Switchblade Posted September 11, 2013 Share Posted September 11, 2013 Jack Rudy,Mike Perfetto,Brian Everett,Cap Szumski.I would also like to get tattooed by Dana Brunson,Richard Stell,Debbie Lenz,Sailor Jerry Swallow,Terry Tweed,and a few others.I do remember checking out a shop near Baltimore around 21yrs.ago.I think it was Tux's shop.The shop was in a small strip mall,and I remember it was filled with all this old time flash all over the place. I highly suggest you definitely get tattooed by Dana Brunson and Debbie Lenz....well....all of the tattoo artists you listed as well....But I had great experiences at both Dana's shop and Debbie's shop during my Ohio trip two months back! Not just great tattoo artists but also really awesome people! - - - Updated - - - Please please keep this thread going. I'm looking up these names on Google (thankful for this part of technology) and just reading up on the amazing history and backgrounds of these tattoo artists. It was a really great decision....at least for me.....to seek out these artists who had put in their time and were very happy to just sit in their shops and tattoo whatever walked through the door on a daily basis! Some of these people were in magazines back in the 70's...80's....90's....but they would have tattooed regardless....and really didn't seek out fame! To them it was a job and a way to support themselves doing something they loved doing! And it's my opinion that is what tattooing should be about! hogg, Graeme, gougetheeyes and 1 other 4 Quote Link to comment https://www.lastsparrowtattoo.com/forum/t/4189-pre-1985-tattooers-youve-been-tattooed-by/?page=2#findComment-74331 Share on other sites More sharing options...
David Flores Posted September 11, 2013 Share Posted September 11, 2013 I haven't seen more than a handful of photos of Dave Lum's tattoos, but did he really *hide* the dicks in those? A couple years ago a guy came in and showed us his new Lum tattoo and point out that it didn't have any dicks in it (his other Lum tattoos clearly had dicks in them). Well it didn't have any dicks in it, but the fish he got couldn't have been drawn more like a dick, but we let him have his victory. On the other hand i have seen quite a few Lum tattoos lately that don't have dicks in them. Ashley keeps talking about setting something up with Lum, and I say I will tag along and get a little souvenir tattoo, but at this point I just need to set something up and drag his ass down there. gougetheeyes, hogg and Graeme 3 Quote Link to comment https://www.lastsparrowtattoo.com/forum/t/4189-pre-1985-tattooers-youve-been-tattooed-by/?page=2#findComment-74334 Share on other sites More sharing options...
CultExciter Posted September 11, 2013 Share Posted September 11, 2013 Don't google Dave Lum's name at work. :) Head Ov Metal's chest piece is always bound to show up. I know it is Victor's partner, but I never remember her name. Quote Link to comment https://www.lastsparrowtattoo.com/forum/t/4189-pre-1985-tattooers-youve-been-tattooed-by/?page=2#findComment-74335 Share on other sites More sharing options...
David Flores Posted September 11, 2013 Share Posted September 11, 2013 Chucho Garcia is a pretty kick ass tattooer, he has been tattooing since 1980 and has a killer shop up in Bellingham Washington, a must see for the tattoo enthusiast. If you a driving I would stop in Seattle @ Lucky Devil South tattoo and take a look at some of Ernie Gosnell's collection and his shop filled with Higgs, Harrison, and Maaske flash and all his hand painted signage. If my recollection is right Ernie started Electric Ladyland Tattoo in New Orleans as well before he moved up to Seattle and opened his two Lucky Devil shops. Ernie has the best line in the sign painter trailer below. Both these guys are legends in my mind. https://www.facebook.com/pages/Old-Gold-Tattoo/207352882635334?id=207352882635334&sk=photos_stream http://shelby.tv/video/vimeo/61006621/sign-painters-official-trailer gougetheeyes and Joe Shit 2 Quote Link to comment https://www.lastsparrowtattoo.com/forum/t/4189-pre-1985-tattooers-youve-been-tattooed-by/?page=2#findComment-74337 Share on other sites More sharing options...
irezumi Posted September 11, 2013 Share Posted September 11, 2013 I do remember checking out a shop near Baltimore around 21yrs.ago.I think it was Tux's shop.The shop was in a small strip mall,and I remember it was filled with all this old time flash all over the place. Yeah sounds like the spot. At that time there were about 3 shops in the surrounding area ; Tux's, Dragon Moon, and Gypsy's; your description fits the shop location Tux had at that time. Right on man. Joe Shit, hogg and Bunny Switchblade 3 Quote Link to comment https://www.lastsparrowtattoo.com/forum/t/4189-pre-1985-tattooers-youve-been-tattooed-by/?page=2#findComment-74339 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Graeme Posted September 11, 2013 Share Posted September 11, 2013 Head Ov Metal's chest piece is always bound to show up. I know it is Victor's partner, but I never remember her name. Oh shit, she's the person with the dick collar? That tattoo is amazing! ironchef and CultExciter 2 Quote Link to comment https://www.lastsparrowtattoo.com/forum/t/4189-pre-1985-tattooers-youve-been-tattooed-by/?page=2#findComment-74340 Share on other sites More sharing options...
CultExciter Posted September 11, 2013 Share Posted September 11, 2013 It's so tough. Quote Link to comment https://www.lastsparrowtattoo.com/forum/t/4189-pre-1985-tattooers-youve-been-tattooed-by/?page=2#findComment-74341 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Joe Shit Posted September 11, 2013 Share Posted September 11, 2013 I highly suggest you definitely get tattooed by Dana Brunson and Debbie Lenz....well....all of the tattoo artists you listed as well....But I had great experiences at both Dana's shop and Debbie's shop during my Ohio trip two months back!Not just great tattoo artists but also really awesome people. Hopefully I can take a road trip someday and get tattooed by some of the people on that list.I just think some of these old timers have a lot of history behind them,and interesting stories to tell. David Flores 1 Quote Link to comment https://www.lastsparrowtattoo.com/forum/t/4189-pre-1985-tattooers-youve-been-tattooed-by/?page=2#findComment-74355 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Colored Guy Posted September 11, 2013 Share Posted September 11, 2013 Any pictures of the Stanley tattoo? 2 layers down in cover-ups... but it was nicely done. Rob Quote Link to comment https://www.lastsparrowtattoo.com/forum/t/4189-pre-1985-tattooers-youve-been-tattooed-by/?page=2#findComment-74391 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bunny Switchblade Posted September 11, 2013 Share Posted September 11, 2013 Yeah sounds like the spot. At that time there were about 3 shops in the surrounding area ; Tux's, Dragon Moon, and Gypsy's; your description fits the shop location Tux had at that time.Right on man. yeah it sounds like Tux's place....... Not sure if Higgs would have been there at the time..... Not sure if Dragon Moon had moved to the spot they are in now at that point.... Gypsy wasn't in a strip mall kinda thing.... Quote Link to comment https://www.lastsparrowtattoo.com/forum/t/4189-pre-1985-tattooers-youve-been-tattooed-by/?page=2#findComment-74399 Share on other sites More sharing options...
semele Posted September 11, 2013 Share Posted September 11, 2013 I highly suggest you definitely get tattooed by Dana Brunson and Debbie Lenz....well....all of the tattoo artists you listed as well....But I had great experiences at both Dana's shop and Debbie's shop during my Ohio trip two months back!Not just great tattoo artists but also really awesome people! I'm only a couple of hours from Cincinnati, I will definitely check out Dana's shop the next time I'm there. Bunny Switchblade 1 Quote Link to comment https://www.lastsparrowtattoo.com/forum/t/4189-pre-1985-tattooers-youve-been-tattooed-by/?page=2#findComment-74404 Share on other sites More sharing options...
youthcrewalex Posted September 15, 2013 Share Posted September 15, 2013 Onlty a few but i plan on adding Lal Hardy and George Bone to the list asap Dennis Cockell Chris Barnes when did Mike Wilson start tattooing? hogg and daveborjes 2 Quote Link to comment https://www.lastsparrowtattoo.com/forum/t/4189-pre-1985-tattooers-youve-been-tattooed-by/?page=2#findComment-74661 Share on other sites More sharing options...
irezumi Posted September 15, 2013 Share Posted September 15, 2013 Wilson doesn't go quite that far back Quote Link to comment https://www.lastsparrowtattoo.com/forum/t/4189-pre-1985-tattooers-youve-been-tattooed-by/?page=2#findComment-74670 Share on other sites More sharing options...
jade1955 Posted September 15, 2013 Share Posted September 15, 2013 Tattooed by a guy called Steve in Bath around 1970. Don't know what became of him. He gave me two great tattoos though. Got tattooed by Doc Price in Plymouth. He was 80 and has been tattooing since the 1940s, amazing guy and some great tales. I first saw one of his tattoos when I was in Approved School (Reform School) in the 1970s. It took 40 years but I got there. I've a great big framed picture of me and Doc that takes pride of place on the wall in my house. I've also got a Bristol Tattoo Club bat tattooed by Jimmie Skuse (Les Skuses grandson). Jimmie has been tattooing for a few years I'm not sure if Jimmie has been tattooing since 1985 but the family lineage dates back to the 1940s. Alex Binnie did his version of my first ever tattoo a couple of years ago. He is such an important person in British tattooing history. At the London tattoo convention I'm getting tattooed by Henning and in October, on my birthday, by Lal Hardy. George Bone is also on my list. Duffa, el twe, guitguy and 8 others 11 Quote Link to comment https://www.lastsparrowtattoo.com/forum/t/4189-pre-1985-tattooers-youve-been-tattooed-by/?page=2#findComment-74721 Share on other sites More sharing options...
guitguy Posted September 16, 2013 Share Posted September 16, 2013 My first tattoo was done in 1983 by this man: Carol "Smokey" Nightingale hogg and daveborjes 2 Quote Link to comment https://www.lastsparrowtattoo.com/forum/t/4189-pre-1985-tattooers-youve-been-tattooed-by/?page=2#findComment-74744 Share on other sites More sharing options...
hogg Posted September 17, 2013 Share Posted September 17, 2013 My first tattoo was done in 1983 by this man:Carol "Smokey" Nightingale Wow! Got any photos of it? daveborjes 1 Quote Link to comment https://www.lastsparrowtattoo.com/forum/t/4189-pre-1985-tattooers-youve-been-tattooed-by/?page=2#findComment-74785 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sean Sinha Posted September 17, 2013 Share Posted September 17, 2013 Freddy Corbin in October, but I am not sure that he's pre-85, but he's gonna be the most legendary/known artist I've had work on me. spookysproul, hogg and tatB 3 Quote Link to comment https://www.lastsparrowtattoo.com/forum/t/4189-pre-1985-tattooers-youve-been-tattooed-by/?page=2#findComment-74814 Share on other sites More sharing options...
thebadnewshughes Posted September 17, 2013 Share Posted September 17, 2013 Got my first two from Stano at Tattoo Zone in the Daytona area circa 86/87, though he's been in business since 1980. One was covered a couple years ago, but it had held lines and colors like the month it was put on, for real. (The other looks sharp to this day too, but is flat black.) Have to admit, I kind of get a kick out of wearing tattoos older than the "kids" I regularly patronize today! - - - Updated - - - Judge Dredd tattoo on shoulder, now covered Marilyn flash on chest Both by Stano semele, Snydcat, hogg and 2 others 5 Quote Link to comment https://www.lastsparrowtattoo.com/forum/t/4189-pre-1985-tattooers-youve-been-tattooed-by/?page=2#findComment-74820 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gregor Posted September 21, 2013 Share Posted September 21, 2013 No pre 85 tattoos but I have been tattooed by Terry Wrigleys son Steven. Quote Link to comment https://www.lastsparrowtattoo.com/forum/t/4189-pre-1985-tattooers-youve-been-tattooed-by/?page=2#findComment-75057 Share on other sites More sharing options...
guitguy Posted September 24, 2013 Share Posted September 24, 2013 Wow! Got any photos of it? Well yes. Thanks @hogg for asking hahaha.... The pic I'll post is current. The whole thing was actually re-outlined and re-coloured by a different tattooer about 3 years later. At that time the birds were added along with some tiny alleged plant matter hahaha...and along with serations on the leaves, which was absent in the original. But, the original design is still in tact. I wrote a bit about the experience in another thread. It ain't bad for nearly 30 years old. I still like it. The bold has holded :cool: And I wrote about this in another thread as well but too lazy to find a link, sorry ;) I found this second pic I believe on Mike Wilson's Instagram. Pic of he and Tony Polito at Smith Street? This freaked me the F out. The flash sheet on the right behind Mr. Polito has my tattoo on it and I hadn't seen the original design anywhere since I picked it off the wall so many years ago. Middle left off the sheet. Has me very curious about its origins. Obviously age old subject matter but, who first drew that one? Oops...pics reversed. Cheers ! semele, Johannes, daveborjes and 3 others 6 Quote Link to comment https://www.lastsparrowtattoo.com/forum/t/4189-pre-1985-tattooers-youve-been-tattooed-by/?page=2#findComment-75212 Share on other sites More sharing options...
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