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My Brooklyn Joe Lieber piece all done and pretty well healed. Tattooed by @Valerie Vargas, Frith Street.

I was at Frith Street watching @jade 1955 getting this done. Looks better in person, and he has a great collection!!!!

Gotta say, when dars and stots are done right it makes a world of difference! Be it from empty space or a portion of your arm you got fucked up by someone who, at least at the time, didn't know his ass from a hole in the ground.. or had never even seen stars and dots filler.. So @Perez helped me out by doing some little filler yesterday and trying to get the half of my arm that was starred and dotted and looked like shit back on track. Here are two really terrible photos but I am so pumped that my arm basically looks the way I always thought it should! Can't believe I waited this long to get this done.. Thanks buddy!!

Lifetime Tattoo in Denver was having a Pearl Harbor Day deal yesterday, palm sized Sailor Jerry flash for $41 (for the year Pearl Harbor was bombed). I couldn't pass that deal up from such a good shop. I almost felt guilty getting such a nice tattoo for so little cash (I tipped well) I got this: Sorry, terrible cell phone pic...

Mike Brown was a good man and a good tattooer till the end. I am glad I got to work with him and get tattooed by him and learned how do do proper script from him. He wrote the nicest Saoirse I'd ever seen and I still use it. He was also the kinda fella who would always send people your way and knew the value of a proper introduction. He did some brilliant flash, proper fine line black n grey style.. and some of the best gangster cartoons goin. God bless him. R.I.P.

Johnny Eagles Dublin

I loved the video, I worked for GTC in Modesto from @ 1990 til @ 1998. I had some good times, Charlie had a lot of stories and I may have heard them all. I went to some of those conventions back then and because of my associations was introduced to a lot of them older cats , Jack ,Freddy, and I cant remember too well but I believe Mike was one of them I met. I was very intimidated by these dudes, I remember Freddy just sort of scared me by his presence. these were pretty hardcore people with a lot of experiences and I had heard about a lot of it from Charlie. It really reminds me of how this business has changed. Its funny, I remember Scott Sylvia had told me that I frightened him the first time I walked in his shop around 89'. Its f#ckin hilarious to me. Honesty and confidence is often frightening. Most of these old cats were pretty straight up, If they said it, they meant it. Thats sort of rare nowadays.FYI, That backpiece in that video of the bullfight and roses is Charlie's. I guess that's about all I've got ,just thought Id drop it. It was a different time.

Awesome! A lot of LSTérs with filler-spiders on their arms now :)

I got my first two done here, I love the look of the shop

for some reason the above link didn't work for me. if that is the case for anyone else, it is on youtube as well....

Rites of Passage 2012 | Tattoo Convention & Arts Festival From the site: "Rites of Passage 2012 has a great line up for all of you tattoo fans, just to give you a taste of what’s to come we are giving you a sneak preview and announcement that both the infamous Shige (Japan) and Victor Portugal (Poland) will be attending and coming to Australia for the 1st time. Returning to the annual Rites of Passage Festival is Jeff Gogue and Nick Baxter (US). Hang out with the worlds best tattoo artists over three days of entertainment from across the globe, if you thought this years show couldn’t get any better then join us 27th, 28th & 29th April 2012 for an even cooler show. For all of you early birds, special tickets prices of $20 a day will be available online closer to the event and then $25 on the door. This is a show for the artists and a show for the people. The new Rites of Passage team would like to thank you all as it wouldn’t be happening without you." Full line up of artists will be up soon but the big one (for me at least) is SHIGE! :cool: (I'll update later) Important Info: When: Friday 27th April : 1pm - 10pm Saturday 28th April : 12pm - 10pm Sunday 29th April : 12pm - 7pm Where: Royal Exhibition Building, Carlton Gardens 9 Nicholson Street Carlton VIC 3053, Australia Cost: children under ten years - Free *minors under the age of fifteen years must be accompanied by a parent, legal guardian or responsible adult prior, during and after this event.. $66.00………………adult three day pass $49.50………………concession three day pass *three day passes will only be made available for online pre-sale purchase. *pass outs during the event will only be available to three day pass holders.. *concession card holders must be able to provide proof at the ticketing desk.. *gst is inclusive in all ticket prices above $27.50………………adult one day ticket $22.00………………concession one day ticket *one day tickets will be made available for online pre-sale purchase and on the door during the event. *there will be no pass outs available to one day ticket holders. *concession card holders must be able to provide proof upon purchse at the ticketing desk.. *gst is inclusive in all ticket prices above

Welcome - Tattoo Expo From The Website: "Welcome The 4th Sydney Tattoo Expo promises to be an amzing event. Where visitors can get tattooed or pierced at the Expo, whether it is their first or one of many! We have a the best line up of local and international tattoo artists in what is now the most hugely attended tattoo expo in Australia. There is clothing, merchandise and lifestyle vendors, Artist Skate Deck Auction, Tattoo Contests and loads of free entertainment. With no affiliations to any association, motorcycle club, magazine or tattoo studio, this independent Expo is being organized by a professional event company, Conference and Exhibition Organisers (CEO), who have 30 years of experience planning successful shows throughout Australia. In keeping with the relaxed, fun, family atmosphere all are welcome to visit the Expo but there is a strict No club colours or patches entry rule. Ric Sedin" Artists Attending (*Some of): Chad Koeplinger (USA) Chang Howming (Taiwan) Cheng Xinlong (China) Dong Dong (China) (A large Japanese Contingent) Akatsuki Etsuo Horihige Horiken Horikomo Horishen Horitaka Horitsugaru Khan Kin Kohki Sato Masa-Shi Mayuko Ouka Sabado Tom (Oh and some Aussies) Stevie Edge Tam Suzi Q Rory Pickersgill Matt Deverson Kat Abdy And a whooooole lot of others ;) (got tired of typing) go check out the website to see the rest. Important Info: When: Friday 9th March 12pm-10pm Saturday 10th March 12pm-10pm Sunday 11th March 11am-7pm Where: Halls 3 & 4 Sydney Showground Corner Australia Ave & Riverina Ave Sydney Olympic Park NSW 2127 Cost: Online .. Door Single Day ... $25 ..... $35 Two Day Pass ... $40 ..... $50 Three Day Pass ... $50 ..... $60 Child 12 to 16 ... $10 ..... $10 Child 12 and under ... FREE

What catches your eye? Heres some of my favourites ; Willrise/Norm L.A. Tattoo Peter since 1955 Amsterdam The Family Business London Classic Ink Dublin China Sea (no longer) Hawaii

Hi there , terrible at forums, i tend to lurk, tattooer and shop owner in jersey city, new jersey, tattooing 10+ years. i always enjoy the interviews so thanks for giving that to us LST! cheers adam ww.jerseycitytattoo.com

Aaand I just backtracked and realized you too had gone with a little spidey filler hahaha

This is my doctor so I don't really get any comments, haha

Damn, @jade1955! You stay gettin' awesome tattoos.

I feel like this thread has failed to deliver since the first or second page. Hipster Predator is an exception though.

@cfgsteak you've been a minor rampage lately! I support this, of course.

How about this person? Is it the location or the tattoo design/phrase one gets in these locations?

Dont send me the bill!

Hey, I havent logged back on in a minute, so sorry for the late response. Im living in the near Oakland/Berkeley area and I work out in concord (only connection I had from way over in Cleveland!) I would love to attend a meet up, painting session, or any kind of art event. Im dying to meet and mingle with some of my fellow local artists!

Come out to Alameda County homie. No one gives a shit out here. Its all company based when it comes down to it, not the people you are dealing with. Choose an area where your skills trump your lust to color and shade your body in various images and scripts. That's what I did, and it seems to be working out so far. If you want to work in a place where the clientele is a bunch of stuck up rich people... you probably should be clean cut with no visible tattoos... but it you want to work in the hood... it helps to have shit like that. You relate to people better with it.

I am amazed people care so much about this. Tattoos don't have the power they used to have, thats all I know. Used to be all ya needed was a panther on yer arm to make u unemployable, now u need a face tattoo.

some old pics

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stole these from the Terry Tattoo website, amazing always remember seeing it growing up, it was just a hut in the middle of a really shady area ... the whole sets brilliant some amazing old photos there Terry's Tattoo Studio - Past and Present | Facebook

wow Hue Grant

this place closed down a few years ago, but was open since the 70's (i think).. i always used to walk past it and think it looked pretty cool -

neat little conductor panther on chad koeplinger's blog

It's a great thing when people do their research, especially when they come up with some really top-notch tattooers they'd like to get tattooed by. Such a good feeling in a weird way.

I've only ever traveled to get tattooed...... well, the good ones. I got tattooed by Phil Holt in San Jose, San Francisco, and Tampa.... walk in tattoos in Oakland, and Brooklyn. last minute roses in San Diego, the LA area, San Francisco, and Chicago.... Made a lot of attempts to get tattoos in Cali (since it is only an 11 hour drive away), and been tattooed by friends in Dallas.... Got tattooed by Chris Dettmer in Germany w/appt once, got a Cape Town tiny party tat last year, and for the past 4 years I've been traveling back and forth to Denmark getting tattooed by Henning. The first 2 appts were for my ribs and a little over a year apart. For just over 2 years, we have worked on my back, so the trips have been more frequent. I never thought twice about traveling to get tattooed. No matter how far it would be.

In about 6 weeks I will be traveling back to Japan to complete my sleeve and although there are some amazing Tattooers here in Australia (especially in my hometown) I thought it'd be cool to have at least one piece done by a Japanese Tattooer. It started off as a one point while on a holiday, and then figured it may as well be completed by the same artist. Once its finished, I'll have travelled approximately... 45,000kms (27963 miles) and 3 trips for one sleeve lol. I probably could have been a bit more efficient with time but eh, its just how its worked out and each trip has been amazing so no complaints here. And I intend to make a trip to the SFO convention one of these years ;)

Yep, and it didn't work either. The electro magnetic dual coil was around long before the O'Reily patent and even Samuel didn't use it as the case of O'reily vs. Getchel proved. In the case where Getchel was defending himself from O'Reily, Getchel proved that the patent that he was accused of profiting on was a tool that was neither effective or used by the public to apply tattoos. Samuel was interested in cornering the market on tattooing and was an amazing self promoter who ultimatly lost his case in court over the patent and the patent upon examination was somwewhat void to it being similiar and in effect no diferant than Edison's Papirograph pen in it's patent form. Non the less it was still the historical first patent of such an item, but to give credit where credit is due would be to say that Edison was the mastermind of our elaborate doorbell.