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Yeah, Woody does tattoos, but he's more of a cartoonist. The interviewer isn't the only twat in the frame. So a famously publicity hungry tattooer, who's notoriously fond of gimmicks invests in a super-deluxe tattoo removal lazer. Because he had virtually no tattoos already, he tattoos deliberately inflammatory statements on himself then does a photo shoot and speaks to every interviewer who'll listen. No prizes for guessing what publicity grabbing event happens next... Yeah, this is the same tattooer who called a client and offered to tattoo the Jacko arrest photo with the words "Peado Cunt" FOR FREE. Although the client was a fool to accept the offer, he was a young student with little money who liked tattoos. Who, in that situation would refuse a funny, free tattoo? That client has since had a massive coverup of a traditional eagle. Woody also tattoos drunk metalheads for free at the UK Download festival. I'm a tattooer. Woody does tattoos. We are not doing the same thing. Irresponsible is the kindest thing I can say about his work and work ethic.

This killer back piece flashed across our screens in one of the Grime episodes from Tattoo age .Here it is frozen in all its glory courtesy of the Stoop Lurker blog -cheers Steve.

Found this in our mailbox a month or two ago. Been meaning to post it up here for the lols Enjoy my internet "nabors"

I know @hogg posted a link to Asakura Horiyasu's site earlier in this thread but I was bored and had been meaning to post some photos of his for awhile so here they is ;) And as always, go here: Asakusa Horiyasu Studio

i had an older black couple come in wanting to get tattooed a few months ago that was quite memorable. the husband was a mute so his wife did all the talking and she informed me that he needed to get seven names on his forearm. not particularly caring to ask why so many names i went about preparing the design and attempting to communicate with him to find out exactly what he wanted, but basically the wife told him what he was getting and i started tattooing. as im on name number two i ask the lady, "are these the names of your children?" to which she replied, "no, they're all the names of my different personalities. i have multiple personalities." struggling not to bust out laughing i asked, "really? that's so interesting! when we're you diagnosed?" she said she had never been to a doctor or therapist but she just knew. the old man just sat there grinning and making weird noises as he was a mute. she stated that if he loved her he had to love all of her personalities, even the bad ones. "you don't want to meet mary lou!" was one of the more interesting things she said about her inner conflict of persons. before she left she said they would be back again because they couldn't afford to get all of them that day.

I assume he put 100% because there wasn't enough room for STUPID. If there is one more annoying thing than a stupid cunt. Its a stupid old cunt.

While it's probably a total bummer for clients, it's often necessary to be flexible when getting tattooed by traveling tattooers or at conventions. Things can get pretty crazy for us. "Private studio in Brooklyn" doesn't sound sketchy to me. I've been tattooed like that, in Brooklyn too. It was awesome and I got one of my favourite tattoos that way. It seems fairly common for New York tattooers to have a private space. It may seem obvious, but make sure any email correspondence is from the same address. It's confusing as hell to get emails from different addresses or particularly addresses of family members.

Tim was fully booked at the London convention recently. Also he took appointments at Frith Street. Obviously he got booked solid fairly quickly, but the moral to the story is not to presume. Whoever you want to get tattooed by, it's often better to ask or to call whatever shop you want to get tattooed at. It's surprising how quickly you can get an accurate answer that way. Weeks of speculation on the internet doesn't help anyone, it just passes the time...

Fuckin ODB wrote that. You have 510 posts. time to stop.

it looks so fucking bad ass.. the birds were a great idea

*Cough* Ladys...

@Duffa Oh alright then. It's based on a Brooklyn Joe Lieber design. This is just the outline. Two more sessions to go before it's completed. Heres a slightly closer photo.

I still dress up for Halloween. Who else does? I shall be Vulgar Display of Power-era Phil Anselmo. I just need to find the right confederate flag/marijuana shirt to complete the costume. And get "Unscarred" tattooed across my belly.

Working out details with Robert Ryan for a tattoo early next year. Stoked.

I will say that even if you are the best tattooer switching finding out from the customer that your not going to the original shop then jumping from shop to shop to "private studio", does hurt your reputation on a personal level for me. And I agree location does not effect ability (unless on the high seas!). It's not really about the money since 100 barely dents the cost of tattoo but more about it was offered then never received.

Makes me want to punch things. Thankfully Ms. Barbie took care of that!

What ever happened to getting tattoos for yourself and not so every person on the street freaks out. Being different is one thing, purposely doing all this shit to offend people? Waste of time. I always thought being punk rock was about being yourself, and not letting others put you down for that. I didn't know that it's now all about being a huge douche bag who's life revolves around offending everyone you can.

Epic Fail.

So you got a prison tattoo in the free world? Really confused on this one...

Closest he comes to punk is a wack impersonation of John lydon(rotten).

poser, he says "body art" and later calls himself a punk rocker. he has no clue what pure fucking hatred is...attempting clever irony might make him a hipster but i'm only basing these opinions on the video clips

If I can get it together, will be going as a member of SAMCRO. With my old lady, of course.

*shakes head* ps. i should really expand on my reaction as in i have nothing to say about his tattooing and his persona that could really describe how it all makes me feel. dispair is one of them. the less publicity that shit gets the better

Juggalo?

paula deen.

Lochlan, I've gotten a gentleman lemur playing a violin, a traditional portrait of Corduroy (teddy bear from the childrens book) on my ribs, a traditional portrait of calvin coolidge on my forearm (he didnt talk much, and i like that), and an all black banksy piece on my calf. i just got my ribs shaded last night, it was a whole lotta hurt. i didnt move at all, but i'm glad it was only two hours.

@jade1955 I didn't manage to get any sleep as the train was delayed by 90 minutes so I had to keep people in Manchester updated. Finally got home around midnight after being awake for 41 hours. It was epic. I'm hoping the next session is less eventful

If you can't I'll mail you my copy - I'm done with it... How's that for service...

@Iwar Xam at The Family Business, London tattooed the leopards head. He does some fantastic work. Xam — The Family Business Tattoo Shop

Fuck men!

Now it is.

@Duffa I kept on almost falling asleep laid on my front and then he started on the kidneys and it was like I'd just had an ice cold shower. Totally worth it though and I know shading will be better. Can't stand being lined lol

@gougetheeyes - Its Moores! ;) hahahaha I watched that episode just the other day, gold.

So yesterday was interesting. By the time I started my back piece I'd been up for 30 hours working. But the lining is pretty much done. Here's the link to his blog: Panther vs Tiger in Progress – Stewart Robson The sparrows were a suggestion from @Stewart Robson and from the Amund Dietzel book and I think an excellent idea. Can't wait to get the lining finished and start on the shading :)

Cant be as good as the Cock of Ages tattoo.... man.

The great @MsRad sent this to me. ICP is taking over all threads.

Waiting for the train. Appointment with Valerie Vargas in about two and a half hours.

Best fucking thread idea ever.