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Here are a few from SFO this past fall. My Next appointment is with Scott Sylvia at the end of the month. Mike Wilson Bert Krak Eli Quinters Eli Quinters

I got tattooed by Chris Trevino in 1997, right before I left Austin for SF. He said he had just done a guest spot in SF, so I asked him what the coolest tattoo he did on the trip was. Now, for those of you who are familiar with Pre-100% Japanese Style Chris Trevino, you know that "coolest tattoo" also meant "craziest tattoo." He went on to describe an insane armpit-to-waistline rib piece that involved, among other other things, a jackelope wearing a fez, a waterfall of blood, and a lady with a beehive hairdo making the devil horns with her ring and middle fingers tucked away in her special pocket. I couldn't really get my head around it, but that was the case with many of the tattoos Chris described to me. Fast forward to 1999, when I finally had enough money to get tattooed by Eddy Deutsche. I went to 222 on my lunch break and booked the appointment with some guy at the counter. We got to talking about my tattoos and I mentioned that I had work from Chris. He said, "Oh yeah, he did my ribs" and lifted up his shirt. It was that piece! And the guy was Jeff Rassier, who is in a league of his own when it comes to putting weird (and awesome) tattoos on people.

How Old Is Your Old-School? Raises some interesting points.

from kitchen to bathroom door i have just under 10 yards

I wasn't sure it was eligible considering one of the creators of the site made this tattoo (and it's only an outline), but as per @Lochlan's suggestion I'm submitting this one: Done by Scott Sylvia of Blackheart Tattoo in SF.

I think there is a lot of truth in this article. I for one do enjoy the American Traditional style of tattooing and will always be biased towards it. That doesn't mean I don't think there are people doing good stuff in other realms of tattooing and that tattoos in general continue to get better. Each person tattooing has their own style, and a base of customers who want that type of tattoo, so I mean there is a place for everyone, except maybe realistic color portraits of actors in their movie roles, that is to tattooing what rollerblading is to skateboarding in my opinion.

Found this earlier- pretty cool mix of Art Nouveau and Christian iconography: artist website Christian Visionary Art by Deacon Lawrence Klimecki - Art

And last, but my favorite, Ozzy. He likes to take showers with people, wtf?

Hey guys, long time lurker here, just joined and thought id say hi. Live near london, got both arms and my chest nearly finished, all my work done by Joao Bosco at The Family Business Tattoo apart from half my right arm which Shige is doing :), heading back to japan in march to get it finished which i can't wait for. Cheers, Ben

Get off the couch lads -this tickled my fancy.

Some tattooists should not attempt Japanese. I don't tattoo but I know it is the hardest (arguably) style to master and when its done right it looks amazing, when its done wrong it looks damn awful.

Holy shit. Post of the year.

We found him stuck in the wheel well of a 65 Dodge Dart about 3 years ago. This is what he looked like the day we brought him home:

Its Paulie from Sheer Terrors birthday today! I know that big polish bastard doesn't post here but whatever! Listen to some Sheer Terror/Joe Coffee in his honor!

Salem is the black cat, Buddy is the ginger. They both weigh over 20 lbs. each.

Bolt, our newest kitten

People have eyes like potatoes. First of all I think the design could have be drawn to fit the space better and fill up the space better and with the amount of detail in the tattoo bigger is always better and yeah there is nothing that spectacular or newsworthy about it for that matter.

shoot arrows at my bathroom door

Our cats Jack & Digby:

Turns out Chad Koeplinger is back in Ireland in February - I have a 3 hour slot. Sweet...

lmao... no but that would be awesome but i rebuilt my kitchen myself there fore have more respect for the kitchen than the bathroom. i stand in the kitchen and shoot at the bathroom

All at the same time produces a coma. Read that off WebMD.

Welcome to the forum. Don't mean to sound like an asshole, but I don't think this is the right place to ask tech question. Tattoo Newbie Guidelines Do not start threads asking about specific tattooing equipment or techniques, LST is not here to teach anyone how to tattoo. Ask your own tattooer, the next time you are getting tattooed. Maybe they'll answer you, maybe they won't.

working out, sex and smoking weed seem to work well. I cant remember the last time I had trouble sleeping.

Welcome to the the forum.....you all should upload some tattoo pictures to your gallery.....

Evil Eva (smart cat but will let you know if she's hungry, with her teeth)

Dammit. I've been thinking about a giant panther tattoo myself. If only I could sit still and keep my mouth shut when it counts, I could probably have some kick ass tattoos.

I drink wine and listen to Lucero. It doesn't help and makes me stay up later usually... but fuck it. At least I have cheap wine and lucero.

Sleuth, my 14 year old bengal in his natural environment.

I don't even plan on tattooing my fingers or knuckles but some of this is quite tempting

My 2007 Harley Street Bob....ride every day rain or shine :)

By saying that you feel a question brewing, you are effectively asking that question. The physical effects of tattooing ARE interesting to many many people. As are the emotional, social and the spiritual effects. I'm interested in them. These are the things that most tattoo forums have always been and still are full of. Most of it starts out interesting, then small kernels of mis-information are expanded into giant boring half-truths that become 'facts that everyone knows'. After a while all the 'chatter' drowns out the 'signal'. I know this to be true by what I hear customers say while in a tattoo shop, convention or while getting tattooed. I understand that it's not possible or desirable to get tattooed every day, or to sit around in a tattoo shop every day but the fascinating nature of tattoos just won't leave you alone so you need a 'fix' of tattoo's magic here and there. I know what that's like. I wasn't always a tattooer, surrounded by his favourite tattooers everyday. The only reason I said anything now is because looking for information online about tattoos is like reading a book about learning to swim. Or feeling like we know about altered states or psychedelia by reading Naked Lunch and Doors of Perception. It's real-world, thing. Anything other than the real thing is just a distraction, or entertainment to pass the time. It turns us into tourists. Locals only tolerate tourists if they can benefit from them. Some of the reasons Last Sparrow isn't like other forums is because one of the founders is a hugely respected and accomplished tattooer. His peers and people who look up to him trust him, so they participate. Meaning that here, there are actually great tattooers (not just people who do tattoos) who can contribute and reduce the chance of mis-information, idle tourist-chatter and help tattoo enthusiasts to have a richer experience. Then there is me. The best way to learn anything about tattooing is to get tattooed. Put yourself in harm's way. Meet others with tattoos, attend conventions, visit tattoo shops. But most of all, get tattooed. Do anything except browse and ask questions online. Then when you share your experiences with others it can help them and enrich their lives. Again, In my opinion the best tattoo magazines available to the public are: Tatto Life Tattoo Energy Total Tattoo The others fill the spectrum from crappy, through insulting, to parasitic. But I'd rather read any one of the Tattootime books anyway.

Jake that shit is so fucking tough. There are 20 days left in the month but I cant see this level of kick ass being repeated you get my vote

I get asked this every few months. When I was doing more walk-in type tattoos I got asked every other day, at least. My answer was always: "Most tattoos are pretty weird. It's weird to get tattoos animals you've never had direct experience with or that don't exist onto your body. It's odd to get a tattoo of a prostitute or stripper, or a mode of transportation, or a word out of context, or a reproduction of someone you never met, etc. Mostly tattooing, by it's nature is weird. But the weirdest tattoo I've done is a grocery shopping list on a guys forearm, in neat handwriting, from wrist to ditch." That's weirder than the eyelids, heads, assholes, palms, satanic shit, sexual stuff, dolphin penis guy etc. So that's my answer. I work with Miles, who used to work at IntoYou in London back when tattoos were for weirdos and freaks. Some of that shit blows my mind. Maybe I'll ask him for permission to share his stories. On the other hand, maybe some of tattooing's folk tales need to stay off the internet and remain an oral tradition.

something that's always funny about things like this is the "get the fuck away from my fuckin industry bro! i'll cut your thumbs off bro! i've been tattin for over 6 months!" people are usually doing tattoos that are just as bad.

Whoop. Whoop.

I recently saw some work on facebook by a guy called Manoel Garcia Inkarmanation from Brazil, some of his coolest tattoos are on people's fingers/knuckles

My donation came out of my moderator's paycheck. I won't ask for a raise this year, either.

i was really hoping this thread would be about stigma.

Sent ya a little loot, hope it helps. this site is awesome

A buddy of mine who owned a shop on the 'Trail in Orlando used to shoot any new gun he bought in the shop, so he could know how loud it was indoors, should he have to shoot someone.

How did I miss this thread. Dcostello will drunk post on fb as well. I'm in for January. There's a place in the Mission that has a 4 foot tall Connect 4. Just an idea...

i'm in even though i haven't been posting here.... keep me updated!

1) I bet those hinges hurt like f#ck 2) I'm pretty sure there are butt propellers in the 1001 Tattoos book-I'll see if I can find the pic when I get home. That guy is the epitome of getting tattoos for yourself-total opposite of the bro sleeve guys at the gym.

@RoryQ on the contrary mate it got a giggle out of me .I'll post this on your behalf,not Genko but a classic Doc Forbes from the archives .

@asradin: I guess I should finish drawing it instead of making posts on forums then....

I'm getting a tiger and panther circling each other and fighting. When he did a rough drawing on my back it filled up the space nicely so there might not be room for background. It's going from the top of my back/bottom of neck to half way down the back of my thighs hopefully. 4 hours of outlining tomorrow. Can't wait. Plus it will match all the stuff on my front that Stewart has done :D

OH NO!!! Let me try to fix... BUCKET CAT!!!!

Wow, s/he reminds me of Hoyt's mother in True Blood.