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the 2 things that stand out to me the most that have been said; draw draw draw draw draw and spend a lot of money at the tattoo shop getting tattooed. a lot of tattoos. that in itself is one of the first big steps. invest in your (possible) future career. real talk.

pandora's box has just been opened.

These on my beautiful wifes back. Tattooed by Emiliano Liberatori, Frith Street Tattoo, London.

almost always 20%, sometimes 25%.

No idea, just keep waking up with new ones.

scott did the roses and water in my arm in late '95 and '96. freddie outlined this rose in '95 and higgs colored it in '96 or '97. shitty pictures but you get the point.

Does anybody have any advice on how to become an ice road trucker???

D. All of the above

The dagger or the strip of bacon?

Loch, that's Tomas Tomas at Into You in London, I hope to get tattooed by him someday. Tattoos by Tomas Tomas

checkout this rose tattoo design by freddy corbin. it is an oldy but goody.....look at the pedal....

I got sent this jesus crown of thorns by Dusty Neal sent my way. Plus....I think I may be late to the party but I just discovered Kore Flatmo and his tattoos so here are three recent jaw dropper tattoo designs that got me: 1) this backpiece is just a hurricane of tubularness 2) this mary rib with the roses 3) mary sleeve with roses

Growing up of course they were taboo in my household, as I had very strict parents as you may know the type. Anyway, even after I spent time in the military I had never got one basicly because of my up in grained line of thought on them. Well for the past several years, I thought long and hard on them, it was like something just nawing at me. Well I finally decided on the one I wanted, and got it several weeks ago as it is about a place I love. Anyway, its the beginning and will be getting another one done here this Saturday.

Love this beautiful piece from Hiro from cottin pickin tattoo in Japan ,not to be confused with Tokyo Hiro in L.A. .Check out his web-site for some nice clean stuff .Cotton Pickin Tattoo - ??????????

When I was little, I saw an old 'tattooed man' in Gibsonton, Florida. Gibb'town was where the circuses and sideshows wintered and a lot of the old timers ended up retiring down there. It's also where we went fishing with our folks, so seeing extraordinary people was a perk. I remember seeing his arms, just blueish black messes, and wanting SO much to be like that when I grew up.

Because I am literally and absolutely no fucking good at anything else.

The Red Hot Chili Peppers

i love that panther with the rose in its mouth!

I also saw some cool rose tattoo pictures in Ross Nagle's tattoo pictures.

just be respectful. yes tips and cupcakes are awfully nice, but thats not what gets me to work on time everyday. just be nice. leave your tuff guy attitude at the door. dont try to impress us, just be nice. if you know some jokes, please share. if some crazy shit happened to you earlier in the week, tell us the story. if you are coming to us because you saw how awesome we did of a job on your friends japanese sleeve, dont be surprised when we are bummed that you want us to do your celtic armband. haha come in clean and with a good attitude. thats all i can ask for. anything extra is frosting on the cake

I think urinating on myself and constantly moving is best behavior... Right?

There is no such thing as the best rose. Its not a competition, more of an appreciation, repulsion, or somewhere in between. My personal fave is Henry Goldfield, He rules the rose in SF His chest piece is a giant rose from Oakland's Shakey Jake done in the early 60's I believe. Many tattooers and their families wear Henry's roses. I don't have photos available right now , but I wear one and my wife has a 3/4 sleeve of 3 roses from Henry. When I got mine, he gave me the drawing which proudly hangs in the shop. Next to the rose it says" Dean, here's your rose. Follow the rose in life and you'll never go wrong. Good luck to you." Most of the roses I see today are very well done in a variety of styles. I like rose tattoos with a black outline made by people over 50. But hey, whatever you're into, there's room for it all.