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Also made some Serrano Pepper Jelly on Sunday with the peppers from our garden.

Flyer Chris Conn sent out to shops when he started working at Tattoo City. This one was sent to Deluxe Tattoo in Portland, dug it out awhile back and found a frame for it.

This is the only thing you had a problem with in that entire diatribe? Tattooing isnt really the bastion of political correctness...

or that dude is going to be pissed when he does the math...

We have an abundance of figs on our parents tree so I made grilled figs, roasted butternut squash, and ribeyes for dinner...i know kind of random but i was craving a steak. Grilled Figs with Balsamic Reduction Recipe

when i was a kid i couldn't figure out this song. the police here are called the OPP (ontario provincial police) and i was always like wait i thought rapper hated cops why do these guys love the OPP and how do they even know about them? hahahaha. HAHAHA SORRY!! Couldn't help myself.. this was the jam when i was a kid.. And remember, even 10 year olds know inside out is wiggity whack! Did either of those kids turn into a real rapper later on?

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iWJjgLA8N8c

I am in the process of cleaning/clearing my house out and was cleaning off some of my alters when I rediscovered all sorts of old gems. One particular piece I thought some here would enjoy is an old unused Temple Tattoo Gift Certificate from I think when the shop first opened. I have included pictures below.... What tattoo shop and/or tattooer collectibles have you gathered?

Drinking a glass of 56 year old Armagnac at the moment. Made the same year as me. I have one drink out of the bottle every year on, or around my birthday.

What the fuck happened to country? Taylor Swift Sugar land ... All the other shit. They took hurtin music and turned it to trash. Boo.

Fuck it! Talked to Tom today, Saturday it is! just call me "Häns Tåtted" Or "John Kerry" since I'm such a flip/flopper.

hes there way too much... i think he like hanging out with his dong in the breeze

Roryq. Hawksmoor is daaaaamn good. Say hello to the guys at the shop if you get a chance to pop by

Hey, I've been cruising this site for a while, but only just signed up this week. I was born and raised in Brooklyn, NY and began tattooing in the late 90's, though it has been a long road to where I am now. I learned under a very skilled artist, but his work tended to lean more towards new school and black and grey. I feel very lucky to have had the opportunity to learn so much from him, but I have always been more interested in traditional tattooing. Which has changed quite a lot since the 90's (as I'm sure most of you are quite aware). I worked for years in a high volume street shop, which gave me a chance to really lay my groundwork (pumping out Cherry Creek and old Spaulding flash...) and then worked in a custom shop in Staten Island for the last few years. It was nice doing custom work, but at that shop it was mostly black and grey religious work. for the majority of my career this far, I haven't had a chance to do much traditional work except on friends here and there. I find coming from that background my instincts are to over-complicate my work, but I have recently begun to simplify and get back to the basic bold lines and heavy black that attracted me to tattooing in the first place. I recently came back to work in Brooklyn, at a traditional shop, and I'm happier than ever here. My co-worker and friend Jon has been a huge influence and help in steering my work the direction I want to bring it. I'm glad to be a part of Last Sparrow and look forward to sharing my work and seeing the progression. I do not expect the old timers and heavy hitters on here to critique my work, though any imput from anyone is appreciated (good or bad, I can take constructive criticism). Thanks for reading, cheers!

here is mine after 2 months

@Ursula - Kris Kross went on to release 2, possibly 3 other albums after their debut... but all where nothing to write home about ;) @David Flores YES!. Outkasts earlier stuff was amazing. And in honor of that ;) http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2ygqj3RbHFU A lil somethin from NYC And some shit from the bay area that I grew up on ;) ^^ we supported tha Liks when they came out a few years ago and we got Tash to do this ILL freestyle for a mix tape that was never released. IF i can somehow get a copy out the studio I'll post it for y'all

I dig Jason Phillips a lot, and don't hear too much about him over here on the East Coast

Gotta rep' some ladies... http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_detailpage&v=ZaBsI7PDKLY Medusa is the real fucking deal.

Keeping with the theme.

Paycheck is a crack up. I missed Merle when he came around here.

Da Lynch Mob-Boom ! Da Lench Mob - Guerillas In Tha Mist - YouTube

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jWwMatBr5xk&feature=related http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KDVa_cR0R9s http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WVbP85441cM

I guess math isn't her strength

Had this done by Morten at Electric East Tattoo yesterday. Fun little zap that was over in a jiffy. Check out his blog: CUSTOM TATTOOING BY TRANE

I've also been into Hi-Hat Club instrumental stuff out of Germany-heavy jazz influences: Flying Lotus is DEEP: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mJvmmKRTqK4 w/ Blu:

Next Thursday, 11/3 any more takers? Otherwise it'll just be me and Perez at the baths..

rare cloud formations overhead yesterday, theyre called undulatus asperatus here a link to ones in our area and here some others from different places Storm Clouds from Stanley Ave | Photos | WHIO

Many of you might know this tattoo studio, and it was some LSTers who recommended it to me.. I simply must get my next tattoo at this place, their work is just incredible! .:: King Carlos Tattoo ::.

Peter Lagergren... unbelievable. Let's get tatt'n

Love away. I find them annoying. It's what people in my age group do; hate people younger than us and thinking their trends are stupid. And sure- I had said before that at some point people in this thread would get butthurt because something would hit too close to home. I ride a track bike. I LOVE my track bike. It's really light, was cheap and gets me where I'm going. I wear the same outfit literally every day. (black logo-less tshirt, jeans, new balance sneakers; when I dress in the morning I don't have to think about it; I just grab a clean shirt and pair of jeans and cut out the entire decision making process.) I have a beard. Some, if not most, of my tattoos make no sense. So sure, someone could call me a hipster. that's fine. As long as I'm washing my hair every day and not dressing like a total ironic douche, I don't mind. I still hate hipsters.

Nothing frozen. You can expect something similar in exchange for your CPR lesson

mmmmm just made my first batch of sconesl! its something about fresh out of the oven scones that screams fall to me! i made them pecan maple and cinnamon. so flaky and perfect!

You want honesty? That's nothing I'd want on my hand.

Sorry to hear, Jake. That sucks. That said, if you want tattooing to be made illegal and still plan to tattoo... (thus breaking the law)... why not just break the law and go break some hands? :D

I keep forgetting to ask what magazine this fashion shoot was in. "fine, funky tradition of needle-and-skin trade" hahaha

Here's another one that Eric's wife Bev posted on Facebook, she said it was outlined by Eric and colouring and lettering by Paul

Eric Inksmith's wife just posted this on Facebook Paul Rogers on Eric Inksmith 6/8/1982

Just saw this on http://www.theboldwillhold.com/: Wow.

Heres a couple of mine. These were done 1970/71 when I was 15/16. The skull, my first ever tattoo is over 40 years old. The reds have gone from both of them but they are in pretty good nick considering. The artist was a guy called Steve who had a shop in the city of Bath, England. I think it was in Broad Street. Don't know what became of him. No appointments or bringing in artwork in those days. All walk ins. You just sat and waited your turn. The clients were bikers, skinheads and low lifes like me. I remember him tattooing and smoking rollups.

I took these photos a while back. The guy got them done at the Pike, he couldn't remember who did them, but it was at Bert Grimms. The frog is an old gang tattoo, from La Rana, I've actually done a few of them here, but haven't taken any pictures...

I was so drunk that I did not recall making this post... I truly hate this "New" country. Its music for pre-teens and prozac filled housewives who take advice from some 20 year old bimbo about relationships. Country should be three things: 1.) Sad 2.) Full of Whiskey 3.) Non-Apologetic Those Poor Bastard's got it right man...