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Reminds me of a song by Bette Midler "Wind beneath my Wings". Can't think why.

I wish that dude posted on here longer than 36 hours.

What the hell is going on in this? You could look at it for hours. Anyway, enough of me being a geek, you can get back to posting silly pictures now. :)

you could also get a giant panther.... just sayin!

But Charlie loves us all so much more.

somehow I don't think I want be downwind from those wings.... Speaking of wings, here's some! yupppppppp

Well, the good news is that I can't see whatever it was that you were trying to cover up. I honestly don't see any way to improve it, although maybe some else can make a suggestion. But do pick a better artist to start with next time. So sorry you got a tattoo that you weren't happy with twice!

Ive tried these machines ,its a bitch.

Cat pictures? Yeah we've got those. Bullet is the all black mini panther who belongs to me and my girlfriend. Mortician is the huge black and white one who belongs to Lochlan. Each cat is 20 lbs give or take. They're both Hemingway Cats/Polydactyls. Bullet has six toes per foot and I think Mort has 6 or 7 on each foot...

well when you put it that way.. BOOM!

best profile photo ever...

I was kinda waiting for Scott to post this, but I guess he's too busy armwrestling and making awesome tattoos: My wife and I will definitely be there, but then we're off to a dinner for two to celebrate six years of marriage. (Yeah, we got married on the 13th. NEVER SCARED.)

i don't know if she did the right thing, all i know is that there is no crying in tattooing.

So I'm pretty much a packrat. And I have 1000s of hours of VHS video in various rubber maids around my house. Some commercially produced stuff. Some literally one of a kind transfers of old 8mm films that were left to me when older friends passed away. I found out last night that my "dazzle" video hub doesn't work with a mac, so I put an order in for a Apple compatible device. Soon I'll be transcoding old films to digital. I'll try to remember to post links to anything I put on youtube here, though some of the footage (Cliff Raven tattooing naked) may not be everyone's cup of tea so I'll use discretion. First up is some NON naked Raven, some classic Realistic Tattoo stuff with Hardy, Irons, Salmon, Zulueta and the gang. Just have to wait for the hardware to arrive!

saw this on Tim Hendricks' blog. pretty cool

P.S. Jesus loves each and every one of you!!!!!

I wanna punch this guy soooo hard

Finger lickin goooooooooooooooood

Hey Peter- I think the best thing you could do is to visit a good studio and let the know what you want- they can do the rest. A lot of people think they have to come up with how the tattoo will look, and that's not really true, so don't worry about not knowing how to create anything! They'll know what works, and what looks good. As for artists in Jersey (NJ, right?), I think everyone else will have a better grasp for who's the best for this, since a lot of people live closer. I like Scott Terry's work, though.

laser it and start fresh. definitely do not go back to that artist.

in the words of Robert Williams, " Everybody's Ass is up for Grabs". you just need to pay attention and you'll always see it comin. I will once again quote GTC, " someday every family will have there own tattoo artist" like little tribes, good or bad. when this happens ,once again ,it wont mean shit to be a damn tattooer.

Serrano peppers are pretty mild, thought id mention a book from the 80's called "strawberries in november" its about gardening in the east bay and the issues of subclimates in nor cal. timing is everything , this country is so damn large ,that everywhere is different. I could never grow okra in norcal, in alabama it grows like weeds. hope all is well with Scott and his, it looks like it.

My cat Bagheera aka Baggy and his dad Smokey with my nephew.

I just came across this and wanted to post it! I miss my dog!

i don't have any cats as of now, but come Aug. 17th, i'll have like 60 under my wing. i'll post pictures then.

fuck you guys and your californianess. I hate you (I'm jealous)

Rudie

Solly

I look forward to banning each and every one of you.

the other one is the same except grey..they are ok

Sheee'it. I don't even tattoo and I have an apprentice.

Not everyone who doesn't do tattoos is a know nothing idiot. I know many of you won't believe this but there are some people who are immersed in tattooing who aren't tattooers. No I haven't sat and done tattoos all day but there are people who have been around the shop more and know more about the art than half of the apprentices and a bunch of the tattooers I've met. If you'd open your mind to other things you'd realize that there are crafts that can be compared to tattooing. Not right down to the last detail but there's a lot of things you have to do that other craftsmen also have to do. If you think you know enough about every field out there to say you're better than someone else because of your profession, then you are no better than the people you complain about.

that first post offends my eyes and heart

As the saying goes "A little knowledge is a dangerous thing" Yeah, we really need a step-by-step guide to 'Teach yourself to tattoo - in 9 easy steps!' While there may be a few crumbs of sound advice in the 9 point program, the fact it's laid out like a 'how to' stinks, sorry. Nobody is self taught. I never had an apprenticeship. I could say that I'm self taught, but that would be egotistical and more importantly, incorrect. I learned and continue to learn from the people I have worked with, the people I currently work with, the tattooers who were gracious enough to allow me to watch them and be present while they worked and the people I've been tattooed by. I could have worked for the rest of my life and never figured out some of the simplest things that were shown to me or that I have seen. Aw, fuck it. Yeah, ok, I learned by tattooing pigs and grapefruit, taking evening classes in human anatomy and drawing still-life compositions with graphite sticks and writing essays on pop art. I watched every Bob Ross VHS tape. I took classes in CPR, blood borne pathogens, midwifery and chiropody. I took apart my shitty tattoo machines and put them back so that they would be even shittier. But most of all I took advice from every non-tattooer who thought they knew how to learn tattooing. (only some of the above paragraph is false, but all of it is sarcastic)

Me and my friends were downtown for the public memorial today. Over 200.000 people came to show their respect. Thought I'd share a couple of pictures I took... This is where the public came to lay down flowers, letters and light candles in memory of the victims. A police car parked right by the memorial spot. My thoughts and sincerest compassion goes out to the relatives and friends of the victims. Today was a sad day, but it felt good to be united with my fellow Oslo residents against these despicable acts. Public memorials were held all over the country today. Maria Mena - Mitt lille land (My small country)

Was worried this would be a negative thread, but relieved that others are bothered by all the negativity. Makes me want to quit the internet.

Apparently I'm not the only one in the household who's into LST :D

A16 « Occult Vibrations I've been having issues with my conversion software but managed to get this little chompie today.

Any time someone says "I hate (insert music genera here)" I now respond with "You know Neil Diamond invented it right?" Im bored at work.

Finally got A Bob Wicks girl head from Eli three weeks ago. Will post a healed soon.

i'm currently scouring through photos to find new shots of my dad's oldest tattoos, but he got a boatload done over a 10 day span at End of the Trails when Goodtime Charlie was in Wichita in the early '80s. this would be within a few years of getting them...

Mr. Make my Nipples Bigger rules.

painting of chad is awesome.

I cant believe people think like this. Its sickening.

DC, my blood is boiling over the FB post and I want to add this guy as a "friend" on FB to really get shit flying and he runs a church, fuck me lord that morons like this "lead" others. Chase the comet and wear some nikes....