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What about non-tattooers selling all of us tattoo equipment? Some will speak strongly against those who don't tattoo owning shops and swear off ever giving them money, but then will make an order with a non-tattooer owned supplier and unknowingly act hypocritical. I think in tattooing these days, in my opinion, we need good people who care about the business and who bring something positive to the table of tattooing, tattooer or not(although tattooer preferred). I just came back from working at Frith Street Tattoo in London, I watched a bunch of very well known and respected tattooers work there in the last two weeks, not to mention the incredibly talented crew that are residents their. The owner, Dante, is not a tattooer, but he is a good human being and cares for his employees as if they were family. I am proud to say I worked there and as far as Dante(the owner) goes, I would take a bullet for him.

@jade1955, @sleepy mel, Stoney called it "a bit of the old come-back". We put a few flakes of it in the black ink. Thanks guys, but I'm trying to maintain a reputation as a tough-guy asshole. You guys are ruining it for me.

I wear lightweight western shirts in the summer. They are keep me cool and keep the sun of off my tattoos. Since the shirts are so lightweight some sun still comes through them, but a little sunscreen underneath and you are good to go.

That's the insidious nature of the hipster, Mr. Frog... he comes in like a swarm of locusts, and ruins everything you love.

The skull with the spider legs and web. February 13th 1985. It was my 19th birthday. I got it at J.B. Davis Tattoo & Tavern in Waynesville, N.C. It was a fuckin' biker bar with a tattoo shop inside. I was way more scared of getting my skinny long haired punk ass kicked going in there than of getting the tattoo, but the biker's were cool with me. (You had to walk thru the bar to get to the tattoo shop). The stencil was an acetate sheet from a file cabinet, and no, he didn't wear gloves. (At least I was first there that day, so I got the first go on the needle and tube). I like it enough that I had it reworked last year.

Im proud to be young and grumpy.

first one, from about four years ago. always took my dad's forearm tattoo to heart in school, and because skulls are rad... done by Dennis McPhail of Artist at Large in Wichita, KS.

I'm proud to be a working class tattooed dirtbag whose beer of choice is Nattie Light.

and the winner of the third contest is..... @Valerie Vargas !! Congratulations Valerie...that's two wins for you on LST! PM me so we can get you your prize. Here is the winning/most 'liked' tattoo picture from the gallery, Vargas Third Contest Winning Tattoo

I just saw this and couldn't not post it. I know it's not what most think of as a typical hipster but it's pretty great still.

Loved that man. Tommy Boy made me piss my pants in the theater. My dad had to take me home.

I just spent the last hour or so looking at Look at this fucking hipster I wanted to stop but I couldn't look away... oh and "Why haven't I gotten my period yet? He said he used protection..."

Hello, I found this pretty cool stop motion video in three parts on youtube for a half sleeve 'nerd' tattoo described as follows: *I didn't want to just do a one-off thread, so thought to just title it 'Tattoos on Video' so other people might want to post similar videos, if they like. I am not sure, but I do not think it has any real 'how-to' applications to it. If so, apologies and please feel free to remove.

prolonged sun exposure will make you look tougher when youre old. It's OK. hehe

now i'ts what overprivileged college kids drink to seem "working class" i'd rather be a working class tattooed dirtbag that drinks booshy beer.

Blame it on Portland! Land of the hipster home of the meme.

I don't know if he's been mentioned but Franz Stefanik. Nice, clean and bold tattoos. Tattoos by Franz Stefanik

I hate that PBR is considered hipster. In Chicago most of us grew up with PBR and Old Style. It's what our father's drank. It was Union made, working man's beer.

That 3 part is pretty cool and well done, construct conceptual art of art in variable form........Good post Jaycel, makes me feel good about hangin out on LST, people like you make LST an amazing place to peruse. Thanks!

like a medical drawing of a mime just in case you wondered what's inside that single wide trailer in dayton

Since im drunk Im listening to Lucero. 1372 Overton Park is such a great album. I think the horns and all that other shit really made a difference in the quality of the album. I could rant about this band for days, so instead im going to have another glass of gin and fall asleep.

thanks :) i tried to find the one with adam sandler where they are the old couple and he's reading restaurant reviews but didn't find anything.

Be prepared for a stunning experience reading Martin. I just hope you do not get spoiled by someone, which would suck. Anyone interested in good vampire stories should check out, The Passage by Justin Cronin. Huge book reader, glad to see a thread for them here!

we would have to ask someone older than I, I'm thinkin Chuck. Sometimes when reading some of this stuff, I wish Chuck (Eldrich) was overseeing the history portions ,at one time he was the only person I knew that knew anything pertaining to these subjects. ya know he worked at Tattoo City the original shop, I believe out on the mission,in the excelsior I believe. Until it burned down, I believe he told me this 20 some yrs ago. I tried to get him to hire me back then. again Its funny,Phil Sims was to me a name when I was a teenager, before I could go into one of those scary places. To help you understand a tidbit of my journey, I got my 1st wives name on my arm (long ago covered) at Doc Webbs in San Diego, me an her used ta seek out the wierd old joints in the late 80's. ''look mom no gloves'' hehe.

"I feel FAT"

I'd like to thank God, My Family, God, Everyone here at LST especially @hogg for not dropping the ban hammer of doom... and as God is my witness I promise that one day, I too shall make it to the Gathering of the Sparrows... Oh and thanks to God in case I missed him

What I like about Pinterest is that it automatically saves the source of the image. Which is very helpful as a user, and also respects the owner of the original image.

That is one good thing about working in a bar. When someone comes in and has tattoos in a visible place I'll polity look at them while they talk to other people or watch tv... Sometimes start talking to them about tattoos, asking who did them and what not. If its a slow day Ill take a few tattoo magazines or books that I have back behind the bar and bull shit for a little bit. But most of the time I'll just look unless they seem like they are cool with talking with strangers.

Ask and ye shall receive my friend ;) in all its glory - The "Vans Warped Tour Body Suit"

it's not the cassettes, it's whats on them that sounds horrible.

I still got a box of cassettes. I can't seem to part with them.

This thread has great potential.

Once I was out to dinner, actually sitting at the counter in Chow where we had the last LST get together. I was with a girlfriend who was maybe 22, very cute, with huge iris' on her chest. An older man came up and said, "Can I ask you a question?" He never even said the word "tattoo," she yelled at him with great disgust, "no, go away, I'm trying to enjoy my dinner." At the time, I thought she was over re-acting, now I don't. She was young and hot, and this dirty old man wanted an excuse to talk to her and stare at her boobs. Tattoos are not invitations. On the other hand, on the last long flight I was on, I ended up talking to two people who will never, ever get tattooed, but they were so nice and so respectful that I even let one take pictures on her iphone for her son. Seriously. (And I'm sure he was horrified to learn that his mom was taking pictures of someone's tattoos on a plane for him.) I think it really depends on the person's motivation and their approach, and how burnt out the person is who's being asked. When I lived in SF, I was so tired of people asking me for spare change that I started telling every one of them that "change comes from within." As far as asking about cost, that super annoying. The last time I got tattoo questions was about 2 weeks ago at 7:30 am when I was pumping gas. He said something like "Blah, blah, blah, tattoo, blah, colorful, blah, nice, blah, how much did it cost?" I just want to stress that this was at 7:30 in the morning. I might often be more polite or helpful with my response, but I just said, "It was free." This was the wrong thing to say, because he then offered "My girlfriend's cousin's friend" (yes I'm serious) "is going to give me a whole half sleeve for only $200." "Oh yeah, where?" "At his house." "Dude, don't do that, go to a real shop." "No, he used to own his own shop, just doesn't want to deal with paying rent and all that anymore." And then I realized, it's 7 fucking thirty in the morning, why am I having this fucking conversation? "Okay, dude, good luck." What I'm saying, is that for me, I really try to take into consideration the sincerity of the person asking. I've also been on the snub end of the question side. At the beginning of a workshop with a visiting yoga superstar, I noticed tattoos on a guy in front of me for a couple of reasons. One being that he only had three, they were all the same bird in different flight positions, and the placement on his body was cool. The other reason was that they looked familiar, and I had a vague recollection of Scott drawing a similar bird, and I thought perhaps my husband had done them. I asked something like "Can I ask who did your tattoos?" He curtly and dismissively replied "We'll chat after class." Okay, nevermind, you don't seem like the kind of person I'd enjoy chatting with. I wish I had thrown in "Peace out, homo," but I had not yet heard the wise words of Sir Blaze A Lot.

My first was last October, at the age of 42, and was a design I'd had in mind for about ten years. I figured if I still wanted it after that long, I should go ahead and get it. It was done by Crow Grando, who was then working at Beelistic Tattoos in Cincinnati. That one has spawned three more in just under a year, and I'm sure more are to come, though I have no designs in mind for the immediate future....

UPDATE: We're too broke to fly to the out-of-town wedding, so we'll be at the convention, where we'll be too broke to get tattooed, but at least we'll get to meet some folks. I'll also get to pick up my copy of the new Bloodwork Bodies book!