Graeme Posted January 27, 2015 Share Posted January 27, 2015 Don't tell me that people walked into a shop or picked up a phone, talked to a human being, looked through a portfolio and then made up his or her mind and booked something (or not), because that's obviously crazy. daveborjes, Fala, 9Years and 10 others 13 Quote Link to comment https://www.lastsparrowtattoo.com/forum/t/5911-how-did-people-get-tattoos-before-the-internet/ Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mark Bee Posted January 27, 2015 Share Posted January 27, 2015 Tattoos were invented sometime in the early 2000s. 2003 I think. There was no tattooing prior to that. kimkong, Graeme, daveborjes and 5 others 8 Quote Link to comment https://www.lastsparrowtattoo.com/forum/t/5911-how-did-people-get-tattoos-before-the-internet/#findComment-108314 Share on other sites More sharing options...
bongsau Posted January 27, 2015 Share Posted January 27, 2015 it's not even scary anymore! tattoos for all! Quote Link to comment https://www.lastsparrowtattoo.com/forum/t/5911-how-did-people-get-tattoos-before-the-internet/#findComment-108315 Share on other sites More sharing options...
marley mission Posted January 27, 2015 Share Posted January 27, 2015 its a well known fact that al gore performed the first tattoo...only just a short time ago edit: well - at least thats what i read on the internet Mark Bee 1 Quote Link to comment https://www.lastsparrowtattoo.com/forum/t/5911-how-did-people-get-tattoos-before-the-internet/#findComment-108316 Share on other sites More sharing options...
polliwog Posted January 27, 2015 Share Posted January 27, 2015 Maybe they called their moms when they were scared? daveborjes 1 Quote Link to comment https://www.lastsparrowtattoo.com/forum/t/5911-how-did-people-get-tattoos-before-the-internet/#findComment-108320 Share on other sites More sharing options...
kelzu Posted January 27, 2015 Share Posted January 27, 2015 Don't tell me that people walked into a shop or picked up a phone, talked to a human being, looked through a portfolio and then made up his or her mind and booked something (or not), because that's obviously crazy. I actually tried that recently, asked if I could come take a look at a portfolio, and was informed to just look at the artist's website. (Which I had already done, of course). There's something different and special about looking at a real portfolio and seeing someone in person. It's not just clients that have changed. I know everyone is different, and each to their own. KBeee 1 Quote Link to comment https://www.lastsparrowtattoo.com/forum/t/5911-how-did-people-get-tattoos-before-the-internet/#findComment-108322 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Graeme Posted January 27, 2015 Author Share Posted January 27, 2015 @kelzu That bums me out! It would depend on circumstance, obviously, but I would probably not want to get tattooed at a place that did that. KBeee, MGblues and Patrick Bateman 3 Quote Link to comment https://www.lastsparrowtattoo.com/forum/t/5911-how-did-people-get-tattoos-before-the-internet/#findComment-108335 Share on other sites More sharing options...
kelzu Posted January 27, 2015 Share Posted January 27, 2015 @Graeme, it bummed me out too. I heard such great things and felt kinda sad to miss out, but it made me not want to pursue getting tattooed there. Edited to add: it lead me to find another tattooer whose work I love, so it all worked out KBeee 1 Quote Link to comment https://www.lastsparrowtattoo.com/forum/t/5911-how-did-people-get-tattoos-before-the-internet/#findComment-108337 Share on other sites More sharing options...
MGblues Posted January 28, 2015 Share Posted January 28, 2015 @Graeme Your thread made me laugh and feel a little nostalgic at the same time. You see, I'm rapidly approaching my 49th birthday. February 13th (which also falls on a Friday the 13th for the first time in ages! WOOHOO!) will mark the 30th year since I got my first tattoo. The tattoo shop was inside of a biker bar in Waynesville, N.C. It was named J.B's Tattoo & Tavern. You could get anything you wanted... As long as you picked it from the flash on the wall. He used an acetate stencil, graphite powder and Speedstick deodorant to transfer the design, and I remember very clearly that he didn't use gloves (this was 1985 after all). I've been hooked ever since, and that tattoo is still there. There's also an appointment already scheduled to mark this little milestone. kimkong, someotherguy, CABS and 10 others 13 Quote Link to comment https://www.lastsparrowtattoo.com/forum/t/5911-how-did-people-get-tattoos-before-the-internet/#findComment-108341 Share on other sites More sharing options...
CABS Posted January 28, 2015 Share Posted January 28, 2015 Don't tell me that people walked into a shop or picked up a phone, talked to a human being, looked through a portfolio and then made up his or her mind and booked something (or not), because that's obviously crazy. The crazy thing is how people traveled to get tattooed w/o the Internet. Big yellow phone books, handwritten correspondence, etc. Rubendall getting tattooed by Leu immediately comes to mind. Mark Bee, guitguy and daveborjes 3 Quote Link to comment https://www.lastsparrowtattoo.com/forum/t/5911-how-did-people-get-tattoos-before-the-internet/#findComment-108354 Share on other sites More sharing options...
KBeee Posted January 28, 2015 Share Posted January 28, 2015 Ha! I remember the first step in clearing a shop (for friends or what not) use to be the smell. Perfection Tattoo had a certain smell (looking back, I think it may have been Green Soap?) and if a shop did not have that certain smell I would tell my friends "Noooo WAAAY! Don't go there" :p ...But really, there is a "good tattoo shop" version of the hospital smell and it indicates rightness. I don't know how to explain it...anyone? Also, I remember the good old days of xeroxing reference material at the university libraries to take with me to my consultation. Two copies...one for my folder and one for the tattooer's :D daveborjes, CABS and MGblues 3 Quote Link to comment https://www.lastsparrowtattoo.com/forum/t/5911-how-did-people-get-tattoos-before-the-internet/#findComment-108355 Share on other sites More sharing options...
purplelace Posted February 1, 2015 Share Posted February 1, 2015 @MGblues have fun on your tattoo anniversary. I'm going to ask my tattooists every time I'm in from April, when will they have January ready. Next year will be my 40th, and already have a tattoo planned, want to get it done on my birthday, if possible. @KBeee ah! If only I had thought of photocopying. I painstakingly copy drew out the designs, I wanted for reference. Mind you I still doodle out designs, to give my tattooist an idea of what is in my head. MGblues 1 Quote Link to comment https://www.lastsparrowtattoo.com/forum/t/5911-how-did-people-get-tattoos-before-the-internet/#findComment-108564 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ducky15568 Posted February 1, 2015 Share Posted February 1, 2015 How did people do anything before the internet? Internet is love, internet is life. Quote Link to comment https://www.lastsparrowtattoo.com/forum/t/5911-how-did-people-get-tattoos-before-the-internet/#findComment-108569 Share on other sites More sharing options...
purplelace Posted February 1, 2015 Share Posted February 1, 2015 @Ducky15568 So you're an Internet junkie then? Lol The Internet I could do without. It's good to go "off grid" sometimes. Quote Link to comment https://www.lastsparrowtattoo.com/forum/t/5911-how-did-people-get-tattoos-before-the-internet/#findComment-108570 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ducky15568 Posted February 1, 2015 Share Posted February 1, 2015 @purplelace Nah, that was just my attempt at satire. ;) The outdoors are my favorite and it's extremely easy to get off the grid where i'm from. Quote Link to comment https://www.lastsparrowtattoo.com/forum/t/5911-how-did-people-get-tattoos-before-the-internet/#findComment-108576 Share on other sites More sharing options...
purplelace Posted February 1, 2015 Share Posted February 1, 2015 @Ducky15568 Ah ok, dunno if that was lost on me due to text or cause of the hour! Lol nearing 4am here. Not an outddoors type as in camping, my idea of camping is staying in a hotel :p But I live in the sticks lol Quote Link to comment https://www.lastsparrowtattoo.com/forum/t/5911-how-did-people-get-tattoos-before-the-internet/#findComment-108577 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paulus Posted February 1, 2015 Share Posted February 1, 2015 I think the internet is responsible for the proliferation of many things in modern life. Some are very good and some are unspeakable. What it does do is give the impression that something is more common in society than it really is. LST is a fine example of an online community where people share and enjoy their love of tattoos. Within this forum it's possible to be surrounded by beautiful imagery and be inspired to become more involved. I discovered LST after a google search. It was around the time I got my single and very discrete tattoo. I wanted to know more about getting something bigger. I'm really glad I did. It stopped me going and getting some crappy thing off the highstreet or on holiday. I also now realise that I want something awesome and head turning. Something that can't be rushed. So the internet surely does help promote quality tattoos. It can be an inspiration. Quote Link to comment https://www.lastsparrowtattoo.com/forum/t/5911-how-did-people-get-tattoos-before-the-internet/#findComment-108585 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Colored Guy Posted February 1, 2015 Share Posted February 1, 2015 Tattoos were only available in boxes of Cracker Jacks, lick 'em and stick 'em. The cool people always had theirs on straight. I'd get my mom to buy one of those multiple packs and save up the tattoos so I could put them on all at once. daveborjes and polliwog 2 Quote Link to comment https://www.lastsparrowtattoo.com/forum/t/5911-how-did-people-get-tattoos-before-the-internet/#findComment-108598 Share on other sites More sharing options...
SStu Posted February 1, 2015 Share Posted February 1, 2015 Helter Skelter! Quote Link to comment https://www.lastsparrowtattoo.com/forum/t/5911-how-did-people-get-tattoos-before-the-internet/#findComment-108608 Share on other sites More sharing options...
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