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happy man, although this throws huge kinks in my 2012 SOG,blackheart plans since the little one is due in last week of august. will find out in 2 weeks if its a boy or another girl

What should we be discussing?

very true but, they didnt ment once or twice about how certain tattoos werent gonna heal right. i also think that this show can potentially damage the participants more than help them(i said this in an earlier post) and the last thing we need is a bunch of clients thinking they can analyze what it is we just did to them cause they saw this show on tv. it would get annoying quick if i had to micromanaged by someone who thinks dave navarro taught them something. so maybe its better for us that they leave the "technical ability" critiques alone

Taz (hubby) was talking on the phone with Todd Noble last night so it looks like next weekend we will be heading out to Black Cobra Tattoo and I will add a piece from Todd! I was not expecting this one but the way the weather has been (knock on wood) we were thinking a trip to the beach to just hang out would be nice and Todd is right on the way....ha ha ha! I have no clue what i will get.....probably whatever he wants to do!

The Gorilla with Tits, He wasn't expecting that one by the sound of it. Thats like when I got my snake lady from Grime, showed me the drawing and it had four tits, I was thinking to myself at the time thats pretty twisted but I was down for it. Turned out to be an awesome piece, can't really go wrong with anything he draws.

Ya don't say...I'm back in with him for a small add-on this Sunday. :)

By Stuart G. Cripwell Spider Murphys Tattoo :: Welcome Who else gets the feeling that this bad boy will hold?

i hate sleeves that go onto the hand. looks awful, ruins the whole thing.

I've had a sneak peek of sorts--my back is in it! I can guarantee that, my ass aside, it's gonna be a fantastic book. Horitaka puts out excellent stuff, and this will be no exception.

I have a major urge to get tattooed today.

Fun! Got a little something from Todd a few years back when he was up here, nice dude, does great tattoos.

I know exactly what you mean. Isn't it crazy how "covered" you look in the mirror at first? Then, after a few months, you don't really notice anything but the blank spots.

thank you guys...I used to go to some racing events,and even took part in amatuer roadracing..small ones big ones..motorcycles ...cars ..I didnt care, I just grew up around motorsports and i like it. I always rooted for the new guy,till he proved me wrong. the young kids,the underdogs ,For the sheer reason that the important ones get the support, nobody ever gives a damn about the guy/gal that might lose , because if they support the underdog and he doesnt win by proxy they might seem like a loser. It always seemed stupid and childish to me.I have known some great ones.but to act like everybody else in the game sucks is stupid.Instead of pretending your cool, cause you waited three months to get the next hip thing from the newest cool guy, go see Rick Walters ,Tenn dave, yeah where's Zeke,dont pretend to love the history and ignore those ol'bastards/bitches (didn't want to leave you out ladies) get a real historic tattoo. You'll be able to tell all your friends some shit they might not know. This business is rapidly losing its soul.....Help preserve the soul of tattooing....Im not telling you to get tattooed by any idiot with a ''gun''. Im just real suprised since Ive been on this sight at the knee jerk, bloodsucking wannabeism that are quick to judge whos cool cause they read it in a magazine or seen it on TV. Most of them old school cats never trusted magazines or TV. But nowaday's you see'm around in the media cause everyone has realized it's the only way to survive, what a shame. Shame on you ,Walmart shoppers.

thanks gouge @Jennifer Stell - oh for sure its a blessing. Hope your travels are going well, Other than showing the panther to the guys at Think Ink in norman(which spawned a show and tell of stell art) Only my girls have seen the panther in person but Ava and I have so much fun with him. She puts her fingers in his mouth and I attack her. That alone is priceless.

There are plenty of versions of this song, I just happen to like the muppets the best.

Cripwell is on The List now thanks to LST =)

The artist Im talking about...i think is pretty "big" without being a mainstream TV tattooer. Hes never claimed to have the best lines or best anything, but he does what he does well and pushes his work all the time. As a testament to that you see people copy it all the time...often people copy it and clean up/overly perfect many aspects but in that remove all the character/soul and feeling to the tattoo. Naming names and calling things out is pointless. Recently reading the internet in regards to tattooing has really bummed me out, lots of shit talking. Too much competitive tattooing and hater bullshit. Nothing constructive whatsoever. LST is basicly the only place that I have found thats enjoyable to be a part of.

The most technically imperfect tattoo I have is one of my favorites and has more magic than perhaps any other ones I have.

Mark my words......Its the next TV show...they re probably already workin on it.....I'll call It ''Ol Bastards'' .....After the competition is over, you gotta fist fight the 70 yr ol bastard....for the money..we'll see how that goes. hehehe So,there you go.....New thread....Who's the best Tattooer youve been tattooed by , over the age of 60 , that you know , could kick yer ass?

good morning yall....yeah.. so the Shane guy won the prize...that doesnt make him a nice person. I will say , he is quite the technician. As far as this whole squabbly discussion goes, and yeah ,I stirred it up a little, thats what entertainments all about right? If you let me upset you I got your attention . Freddy... I worked for Freddy for a minute when he first opened Temple. I hadnt seen him in yrs. Last christmas I swung by his shop. after roughly 13 yrs of not seeing him he treated me with open arms like a good friend. Im not saying we're the best of friends. Im saying he is one of the sweetest people Ive known. Open heart. This has nothing todo with technical abilities. In these days of ''human canvases'', what a discusting crock that is....... Lets not forget. you gotta like that shithead behind the needle.... otherwise you are just a starf#cker. I left this biz for a lot of years. Yeah...out of total frustration. I ve had some friends in this biz that are now ''important'' characters. They have helped me recently with open arms. Not because Im a great tattooer, not because Im a name, ( don t get me wrong , I know I m neither), but because I never f#cked em, because Im OK. I try not to be a dick. Because I care about this shit. I know not to give it away. I currently tattoo in Foley AL theres not a lot of talent here , But the crappy little shop I work in recently had somebody with talent come to work there and stay, he says ,to work around me. We are brutally honest with each other, Im getting better, and so is he. We help each other. And the people in this place are getting OK tattoos. So..... If you think I shouldnt try my hardest to do what i can, with what Ive got, and do right to those that want it, you are a damn fool. Its a big world... for every 20 scratchers there's somebody like me, trying as hard as i can, knowing damn well,I'll never be on MTV. I could give a shit less, I sleep well.

Maybe the artists I know are more confident in their abilities to put on a good tattoo regardless of style. A tattooist should be able to pick up all types of work imo . There's always a preferred style but they should be good enough artists to pick up the bread and butter work. The artists I speak to all have 3 month + waiting lists but they would not knock back anything, they would consult with you and advise you how they envisioned the piece . If you dont like it then you dont need to put your deposit down , you can go elsewhere. I cant see whats unprofessional or unethical about that ? I think it goes without saying that most users of this forum are very discriminating in their choices and take tattoos very seriously else we wouldnt be here discussing it, we'd be down the local kitchen getting some cool olde english script up our forearms , so no its not "different" .... I think you are being contrary ... http://dictionary.reference.com/browse/contrary

just stumbled upon this, pretty amazing

I'm sorry, but I don't get it. What's the rush? Who needs a large tattoo that quickly anyway? Is regular (shorter) sessions too much trouble? Even if you are traveling, I see no need to do 3 full consecutive days. I'm gonna stick my neck out here and say that every sleeve that I've seen (in person) completed in marathon sessions or super-close consecutive sessions heals pretty rough. I'd love someone to prove me wrong and i hope someone can but I don't see how you can heal a full arm while maintaining some sort of normal life (which includes moving your limbs, going to the toilet, moving food to your face etc.) without having some colour drop-out or whatever. I find healing larger tattoos to be miserable at the best of times, particularly around the ditch, elbow, armpit etc. For me, marathon consecutive sessions means another trip for touch ups, which negates the need to finish in a short space of time anyway. It usually takes just a little more thought from the tattooer to finish smaller sections of the tattoo with a mind to extending it later if the client doesn't want to live with an un-finished looking tattoo, or the manner CaptCanada described at the end of his post above. This can still be tough to heal, but is a more efficient use of time, particularly for people who travel long distances. But I guess you don't get so many bragging rights, just a solid, awesome tattoo. Please bear in mind that I have occasionally and begrudgingly, tattooed the same person on 2 consecutive days to finish a large tattoo before they leave the country/go to prison or whatever, so that probably discounts my opinion.

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I found this last week: @David Flores is probably the only one who might recognize the can. Its an Upslope IPA can. Smashed. In a parking lot. Its the first time litter actually ever made me happy.

Helps me cure the itch, without using up the last two spots on my lower legs. I was on the fence about filling it in but it really looks a lot better to me, starting to actually look heavily tattooed in the mirror if you know what i mean.

It was Jordan. He's a nice guy although I've never been tattooed by him. I think he is on instagram as @jordanfst

I have a left-field contribution: "Johnsburg, Illinois" by Tom Waits. At about a minute and a half, t's one of the shortest songs around, but I've always loved it. I sing it to my daughter often. http://youtu.be/azD2Q5FudBE Here are the lyrics (with the tattoo reference in bold): She's my only true love, she's all that I think of Look here in my wallet, that's her She grew up on a farm there, there's a place on my arm where I've written her name next to mine See I just can't live without her, and I'm her only boy She grew up outside McHenry in Johnsburg, Illinois Makes me wonder who did Tom's tattoos:

Off the subject a little....most of the non tattooers on here are business conscious, you know about it and will travel because you want it, the rest of the world ...doesnt care who the names are ....they cant even imagine paying more than 5 bucks for a poster...original art? what for?...they eat fried chicken and it fills thier bellies. good enough, they feel. You do understand that? They dont even want a new Cadillac, that 15 yr old bucket from korea runs just fine. If it wasn't for them, Me..Us...the mediocre..wouldnt stand a chance.

I generally let the artist do what he or she wants to do or is stoked about doing! I have found that if an artist is excited about doing the tattoo that i generally am going to get their best work and they usually are happier and more talkative because they are finally doing something they want to do not something the customer has asked them to do! This could also be why i have 2 vaginas, 3 dildos, and a penis tattooed on me too.....but hey....I have no regrets and love every single tattoo i have in my collection! :)

Fucking beatiful.

Lucero - All Sewn Up. I actually have it tattooed on me.

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Others that get stuck in my head pretty easy: And this song-many mornings over coffee, it's a great way to start the day:

this is the tune thats stuck in my head the most these days ... http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fbfggJHQeOE

There's a beautiful ROA painting in Tattoo City. I attached a mediocre picture of it, but that's probably best anyways. Go see it in person!

Small Paul Stotller is a very versatile and talented tattooer. I don't ever remember seeing his name mentioned on this forum, but he is really good, and can work in pretty much every style.

No not at all. Specially mike giant. Fuck no.

the only thing that has come to light for me is , that some," great" tattoo artists aren't very diverse. And that pressure will never produce your best work.

I have avoided Phoenix since I left there in 1996. The only reason I would go back would be to get tattooed by Aaron Coleman.

I wish I had something intelligent to say, or at least a witty comment or observation... but all I can say is - F@#k Me. By Mike Rubendall kingsavetattoo | Just another WordPress.com site

somehow it seems to me, this little solicitation,seemed inappropriate. if this cat is legit....call bill. ask him a damn question. why start a thread about it.??????

Oh the shop that robbed Workhorse Irons with a bunch of stolen credit cards last year? Awesome!

british animal voice overs http://youtu.be/skCV2L0c6K0 Drinking outta cups

I HATE when people tell me "do what you want!". I prefer people to come in, show me something I've done and say, "I really like the way you did that. I want to get a blah blab blah on my [whatever area]. I was thinking of maybe adding some [whatever]. What are your thoughts?" More often than not, if someone tells me to do what I want, and I draw something big, they get really upset because they didn't want that much coverage, or they didn't want that type of flower or whatever. I'll show someone a drawing. If they want some minor changes, ok, but I won't do several drawings. If they are coming to me, and they like my work, and they've shown me something they like, then they should be happy with the drawing (especially if they tell me I have artistic freedom). I once had a client who had a badly done lower back tattoo by someone else. She told me how unhappy she was with it. She also told me that when she went to the original artist, she told him, "do what you want!". He did what he wanted. It wasn't what she wanted. She came to me to get it covered. I asked what she wanted, and she said, "I don't know, do what you want! Make it look nice!" I told her to go home and think about what she wanted, because I didn't want to do something on her that she wouldn't be happy with because it wasn't what SHE wanted, and then she'd be seeing some other artist saying that I did a bad job and her tattoo wasn't what she wanted. Different situations may be different, but I feel that a client needs to have a pretty good idea first.

I feel like I've done something wrong if the tattoo I end up with looks too much like my mental picture of it. That said: I tend to go in with abstracts; I'll throw out words and just keep riffing with the tattooer until it's a nice blend of my concept and their execution. I'd never say 'do whatever you want' because that could end up badly. If I tattooed and someone said that, there'd be a LOT more badgers and turkeys in the tattoo world. And lots of dicks.

i have about 20-25 tattoos from the guys at smith street. 7 were planned and the rest came off the walls for the most part. getting tattooed there is the best/most fun tattoo experience every single time.

Here's mine. It's from a Gil Elvgren painting and tattooed by Shane O'Neill in two LONG sessions. It wasn't fully healed when these pics were taken, and no the front tire isn't flat it just looks off in the picture.