ShawnPorter Posted February 20, 2011 Share Posted February 20, 2011 I posted something about this in the intro forum, but I figure it's more appropriate here. I first met Mike Wilson when I was a teenager. I think 16. He was a few years older and not yet tattooing. We became friendly, and as he moved from apprentice to tattooer and I moved from little pieces to big, he started doing the occasion piece on me. My second tattoo from him was a back piece. Outlined and shaded in one bigass session. But years later.... after I moved to Philly.. Mike did my foot. He was guesting at Kadillac tattoo and dropped his business card in my mail slot when he got into town. (Not much of a texter back then, apparently. hah) So I head up to Kadillac and we decide to do a Free Mason monkey with banana pentagram on my foot. He draws it on, Eric closes up the shop and heads home. He's about 3/4 of the way done when he realizes theres no more nitrile gloves left in his box. Or in the shop. It's after midnight, and there's no drug stores open to buy new gloves. And I'm very allergic to latex. Like hospital allergic. So we're racing the clock to finish the tattoo without having to change gloves one last time. We discuss finishing it the next time he visits. We discuss what would happen if he wore a latex glove. Finally... when changing gloves became an absolute necessity... We wrapped the fuck out of his hand with paper towels and prayed to god I hadn't made any bad lifestyle choices in the last few months. 15 years of friendship made us a little more comfortable with the bad idea that we were doing. dari 1 Quote Link to comment https://www.lastsparrowtattoo.com/forum/t/582-latex-allergies-and-bad-ideas/ Share on other sites More sharing options...
Petri Aspvik Posted February 20, 2011 Share Posted February 20, 2011 Then what happened?! Quote Link to comment https://www.lastsparrowtattoo.com/forum/t/582-latex-allergies-and-bad-ideas/#findComment-7165 Share on other sites More sharing options...
ShawnPorter Posted February 20, 2011 Author Share Posted February 20, 2011 I think we went to an all night Dennys and had dinner. Quote Link to comment https://www.lastsparrowtattoo.com/forum/t/582-latex-allergies-and-bad-ideas/#findComment-7166 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Petri Aspvik Posted February 20, 2011 Share Posted February 20, 2011 OK :D I was expecting a scene out of Toxic Avenger... Wait, they ARE in a diner in that scene!! Jake 1 Quote Link to comment https://www.lastsparrowtattoo.com/forum/t/582-latex-allergies-and-bad-ideas/#findComment-7167 Share on other sites More sharing options...
maxx1221 Posted February 21, 2011 Share Posted February 21, 2011 Thats a pretty crazy story, I'm sure you'll always remember that one! I'd love to see that foot too, sounds like a rad piece! Quote Link to comment https://www.lastsparrowtattoo.com/forum/t/582-latex-allergies-and-bad-ideas/#findComment-7179 Share on other sites More sharing options...
ShawnPorter Posted February 21, 2011 Author Share Posted February 21, 2011 I'll snap a picture of it when I get a chance. about a week after he tattooed it he did a painting of the design. I think I have that saved somewhere too. Quote Link to comment https://www.lastsparrowtattoo.com/forum/t/582-latex-allergies-and-bad-ideas/#findComment-7182 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Deb Yarian Posted February 21, 2011 Share Posted February 21, 2011 So Shawn are you from Daytona or Jacksonville? I met Mike when he had just started apprenticing. Quote Link to comment https://www.lastsparrowtattoo.com/forum/t/582-latex-allergies-and-bad-ideas/#findComment-7195 Share on other sites More sharing options...
gougetheeyes Posted February 21, 2011 Share Posted February 21, 2011 Then what happened?! You had Petri on THE EDGE OF HIS SEAT! Hahaa great story though dude. Stitch626 and MsRad 2 Quote Link to comment https://www.lastsparrowtattoo.com/forum/t/582-latex-allergies-and-bad-ideas/#findComment-7197 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Petri Aspvik Posted February 21, 2011 Share Posted February 21, 2011 You had Petri on THE EDGE OF HIS SEAT! Hahaa great story though dude. Fuck yeah :D Captivating shit, man. Quote Link to comment https://www.lastsparrowtattoo.com/forum/t/582-latex-allergies-and-bad-ideas/#findComment-7206 Share on other sites More sharing options...
ShawnPorter Posted February 21, 2011 Author Share Posted February 21, 2011 So Shawn are you from Daytona or Jacksonville?I met Mike when he had just started apprenticing. I'm from Plant City, Deb- I went up to Daytona to get tattooed by Aitchison and Wilson was at Cindy's shop just hanging out. He was closest to my age so we just sort of clicked. Quote Link to comment https://www.lastsparrowtattoo.com/forum/t/582-latex-allergies-and-bad-ideas/#findComment-7211 Share on other sites More sharing options...
ShawnPorter Posted February 22, 2011 Author Share Posted February 22, 2011 I'll snap a picture of it when I get a chance. about a week after he tattooed it he did a painting of the design. I think I have that saved somewhere too. He painted this from a photo of my foot. I think a week or so after the tattoo. jayessebee 1 Quote Link to comment https://www.lastsparrowtattoo.com/forum/t/582-latex-allergies-and-bad-ideas/#findComment-7227 Share on other sites More sharing options...
peonyfish Posted October 10, 2011 Share Posted October 10, 2011 I like how this story end with going to Denny's. That is a happy ending. Ursula 1 Quote Link to comment https://www.lastsparrowtattoo.com/forum/t/582-latex-allergies-and-bad-ideas/#findComment-20417 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ursula Posted October 10, 2011 Share Posted October 10, 2011 I know that painting! Neat to hear the story behind it. When I first met my fiancé he had a painting he did based on that painting Mike did and I always liked it. Oh tattooing, how small of a world yet how large. When I saw Mike's tattooing I knew I was ready for a back piece. kylegrey 1 Quote Link to comment https://www.lastsparrowtattoo.com/forum/t/582-latex-allergies-and-bad-ideas/#findComment-20421 Share on other sites More sharing options...
slayer9019 Posted October 10, 2011 Share Posted October 10, 2011 damn that's a lot of trust! Quote Link to comment https://www.lastsparrowtattoo.com/forum/t/582-latex-allergies-and-bad-ideas/#findComment-20428 Share on other sites More sharing options...
ShawnPorter Posted October 12, 2011 Author Share Posted October 12, 2011 To quote Wilson.... You can't get jungle diseases if you live in the jungle. amoxill 1 Quote Link to comment https://www.lastsparrowtattoo.com/forum/t/582-latex-allergies-and-bad-ideas/#findComment-20584 Share on other sites More sharing options...
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