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i agree, if he gets mad at her for getting an actual good tattoo then he's a retard who shouldn't be teaching!

If it helps, my Dad's name is the Gator. Haha. I was a farm kid. We raised cattle (so castration, branding and basic emergency veterinary medicine were par for the course) and grew oranges, plus had to take 3 years of Agriculture in school, so that side of my life- being able to grow and raise things, was one of the first things I learned. When your Dad is called the Gator... hunting came up a lot. We'd hunt dear and boar mostly, but there were alligator, turtle, snake and assorted other creatures that ended up on our dinner table. And the rule was that if we wanted to eat it, we had to learn how to clean and prepare it. I was a poindexter of a kid; graduated school early, mostly interested in art and cinema, but... even the arty dreamer kids where I grew up fished, hunted and grew crops. I ran from it, like most kids do. Moved to Philadelphia cause I wanted a faster paced life. It was the right choice, and I was lucky that my brother followed me up there, and eventually so did my folks. Now we've got a second place in New Jersey- town called Hammonton that is known for it's blueberry crops. Couple of acres but a spot with good fishing, a few miles from decent hunting and plenty of fertile soil on the property for a nice big garden.... It's great. Really helping me reconnect with my Dad and how he raised us.

Ok, figured it out. Should be up. Whew.. http://www.lastsparrowtattoo.com/blogs/

Hey all, I just posted up a Grez interview from 2010 in the blog section. I'd been thinking of sharing it on here, since the magazine in which it appeared only published a portion of it in 2010. Figured this was an ideal place since so many people will be able to read, learn, share, etc. May be from last year, but it still holds up. Hope you all enjoy, and thanks to the LST admins and the exceedingly talented Grez for giving me the go-ahead. And keep your eyes out for another one... Thanks. Also, make sure to bookmark the King's Ave blog!

My little fella visited a Monastery with me.

hey gougetheeyes, so i found pt 2 and 3 on your blog, was pt 1 in the mag and why youve not posted it? either way great read, i am incredibly flattered he said those things about my work. i have had the pleasure to see some of his work in the flesh on random visitors of the shop and they are full of cleverness without looking cluttered, he is one of my favorite tattooers out there and it's sad to know a lot of customers i tattoo aren't even aware of his work (thats also the case with ed hardy and even scott!)

Finished work at 8am this morning after an 10 hour night shift. Had something to eat then watched Tattoo Age again followed by The Gipsy Gengleman New York City and the Marcus Kuhn interview. Now I can't sleep. Just as well it was my last shift for the week. Great way to start the weekend though.

Well, at least that was musically better than Rebecca Black's "Friday"...

He worked with the same crew for almost 30 years as a mechanic at a Phosphate company- and when he retired, one of the guys allegedly said "Who's Robert Porter?" and it had to be explained to them that RP and the Gator were one and the same. When I was 15 we even got him tattooed with us; has a little Gator tattoo on his arm that he proudly shows to all of my girlfriends the first time he meets them. He's a character.

Awesome. That guy will forever live in my signature.

I'm Shawn. I'm originally from Florida, I lived there until my early 20s when I moved to Philly in 1999 with a girl. Relationship didn't work out, but I fell in love with the city of Brotherly Love and have been there ever since. I used to be totally self sufficient; from farming my own vegetables and hunting my own meat to canning or preserving the results. I could sew my own clothes, et all. 12 years in Philly and I've lost a lot of that. Luckily my Dad moved up here two years ago and already has me helping out with his garden and is re-honing my archery skills. My eventual goal is to move to North Carolina and not wear shoes unless I have to. (and that's not a joke) I'm a foodie, a toy collector (biding my time before I start a Pushead thread on LST) and a nerdy blogger.

By posting these videos and upping the view count, you're only helping TLC support this shit product. Knock it off.

Me neither, mate! Also, love your new signature, haha.

Shit, talking more about Gaiman. The Sandman. Fucking amazing... Wow. How...

Just use the computer's speakers. Fuck your boss.

I gave in and watched it before finishing even half of today's work. It was worth it. May have to have a tattoo show binge like Jade later on tonight, haha. We need more shows like this, I think it would be great! The interviews here, and these shows, already make me happy, but they make me want to see more too. My best friend is a producer- one day I'm going to MAKE him work with some tattooers to see what they come up with, for my own selfish needs.

While the 1st last killing the dream show was getting shut down in Sac I was forced to listen to a drugged out homeless dude talk about how he was from Oakland and used to play in Neurosis. Not sure why this was pertinent for me to post... Fuck it. Good read though.

Same here mate- in fact, if I could just spend a few months in New York, that would be grand. A lot of my favourite studios seem to be either there or not too far.

haha, glad to help. really looking forward to seeing the rest of these - smith street is at the top of the list of places i'd love to get tattooed at one day.

a friend of mine went to the Brighton convention earlier this year and emailed me this picture of one Valerie Vargas did.. such a great tattoo. i'll post my panther head by Chad Koeplinger once it's finished.

Thanks Abees, you rock :) When you don't have a TV, YouTube playlists take up a lot of that time you have when you're bored before sleeping, haha.

Thanks for posting that link Iwar.

Marcus has been in touch yes :)

... to whoever categorized my tattoo pictures for me! more to come when i get around to it.

First episode is out! Marcus Kuhn's - The Gypsy Gentleman - Home

So cool...love hearing the older artists talk about tattooing. No BS posturing, just real talk. I also stumbled upon a Chris O'Donnell interview on VBS.TV Art Talk - Chris O'Donnell on VBS.TV Another great interview and some seriously nice tattoos. Wow!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=n2R85QepCj0 +1 on the jodie marsh thing, it was pretty much version 1.0 of the whole 'tattoo school' thing.

I normally wouldn't respond to something like this but what the hell. Considering how cool the two people I've met from here so far are (MsRad and Hogg), I figure why not? I'm Jake (obviously), 23 years of age, and into most forms of art. I used to play in that one band, and then those other bands, and now I play in a whole different band. There's always a bunch of shows I want to go to but due to working 5 nights a week rarely make it out to. I live in glorious Oakland with my girlfriend, fellow LSTer Lochlan, and our two 20+lb polydactyl cats. We eat a lot of good home cooked food (and are rapidly approaching home grown summer foods time too. thanks Tammy and Steve!) I ride my bicycle everywhere but I'm neither one of those douchy hipster bikers nor the spandex weekend warrior bikers. I'm just too poor to fix and maintain the '55 Ford I bought off of Lochlan. I'm getting my motorcycle license in 2 weeks though! I read a shit ton and fully support Kev's book thread idea. The last few books I read were Grapes of Wrath, Infinite Jest, Hamlet, and Lila (Pirsig's follow-up to Zen and the Art of Motorcycle Maintenance.) See y'all around the board!

Lina Stigsson from Admiraal Tattoo Amsterdam does gorgeous work

Lucky Supply Tattoo Museum There is some cool Malone flash here. As far as online tattoo stuff this is probably my favorite website. Not counting the one we are currently using.

As long as you don't cough a lung on me..And i'm sure i can loosen you up with some champagne,then I'll just overtake you with my massive body.

honestly, D, that signature cracked me up. i couldn't contain myself here at my desk.

Well bigjoe I'm not a female but I do enjoy long walks on the beach at night. So if you fancy a slightly outashape, some what short, unmotivated half breed that will cough up a lung if he trys to run to much... Then I'm you man ;) but don't expect to get my cookies, momma taught me better then that.

It sucks that being a weirdo ten years ago is still bumming me out today... good thing i'm not a weirdo anymore.......... HA and i agree with gouge, the collar on that lady is dope... she looks very european to me, like she's from France or Holland

My life seems boring compared to most of you.My name is Joe,and i sit in front of the computer all day,and post on tattoo forums like this.I was born in Trenton NJ,it's the Capital.We have a famous bridge that say's Trenton Makes The World Takes.I don't know what they mean by that,but I'll tell you Trenton does make some of the nastiest hookers on the east coast.I got my first tattoo at 23yrs.old,and i was immediately hooked.I drive a truck for a living..I like to travel,and love going to NYC. I like to take long walks on the beach at night,and dream about Bo Derek running toward me with her arms out..If any girls are interested in this let me know,we can recreate that scene from the movie.

Best way to watch is to get tattooed! Is she looking at anyone specific to get tattooed from?

^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ Best signature.

Pretty great way to start the day. One positive thing about the current state of tattooing? There is an unprecedented number of fantastic tattooers doing incredible work.

Mkay. I heard "Clavicle" and "This Could Be Love" only. I think any version of those songs I would honestly like.

That bear tattoo just makes me think, "Ms Rad by name, Ms Rad by nature", haha. Here's a new one from me! This was done just yesterday, so my arm is pretty swollen. It's by Thomas Morgan, who is just finishing a guest spot in Inkslingers in Newcastle. I think he told me he'll be in Paris next, so if you live near there, I'd recommend getting some work from him! Oh yeah, and I kind of thought this was obvious (I'm sure it will be to you guys), but since a couple of friends have asked me- the gypsy head isn't from yesterday- Ian Parkin did that, and it looks FAR better when my arm isn't at a funny angle :P Anyway, here you go, sorry for the bad picture. I never did put that picture of my tattoo from Charlie on here, did I? If anyone wants to see it, I'll gladly put that up too :)

Grats man, my wife and I just got this guy on Friday...

yeah i actually havn't seen my dog since january. i had to move back to canada and the province i live in has a ban on pit bulls and any related breed or breed that resembles a pit bull, so of course that includes my 35 pounds staffie who's never hurt anyone or even tried to.. bullshit..

One thing that is weird that seems to bother me and some may find it a little strange is when people say they want to incorporate something into their tattoo. I don't think there a heard single good idea after the word incorporate as far as a tattoo is concerned. I find most people use this word because they want some lettering hidden in something or some other weird thing that doesn't make a very good tattoo. But I also hate when people use the word awesome, well i would say overuse it. Because think about what actually is awe inspiring vs what people refer to as awesome but that my weirdness on the matter.

Those Urban Ink mags are a disgrace. They basically are telling black people to get shitty tattoos from sucker tattooers. It's just full of stars, crosses and background shading. What a piece of shit! Magazines are supposed to educate people on what's good, and suppress bad work from seeing the light of day. If they are showing horrible work, then they are only helping scummy tattooers continue to ply their trade.

I don't know anything about this project other than that Thomas Hooper is in it, which automatically makes it exceptionally cool. Here's a link to an article about Marcus Kuhn: MARCUS KUHN - From the bottom to the top And here's a link to the beginning of a very long interview he did with Scott: Marcus Kuhn Interview by Scott Sylvia

A tattoo shop should only and always be referred to as "Ye Olde Tattzappery."