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Juan puente just broke the news on instagram that Chris Conn is tattooing again. He's working in LA and can be booked by emailing [email protected] Stoked!!!!!

Just got back from my trip, verrrrry tender right now as you'd expect. Colour took 3 hours. I'm so happy. I'll post a nice healed pic in next month's comp thread. :)

Here is my Chad Koeplinger Tibetan Skull:

I lost a friend over the weekend. Marty was brilliant and he was also a mess. He told stories that were almost never true, but he also had a kind and empathetic heart. When he listened to you, you knew he was listening. Not sure why I am posting it here...some sort of memento mori, or epitaph? Not sure, I just wanted to let the world know that I loved my friend.

Photos by chadkoeplinger on Instagram

I would too if I could get away with it ha.

You would be surprised with my google searches for shit like this. I think I typed in "confused dude" and he popped up. Also, I use dude constantly, so Jeff Lebowski pops up every time.

Here's the photo Juan posted

here's my chest.. i don't think i've posted it in here yet. done by brandon montero

I met the chick who won the eBay auctions at a conventions. She's a tattooer from Europe. She or her hands done with lady heads of course. They were super nice. I can't recall the exact price but I believe it was in the thousands. I dunno if the photo I posted earlier is working as I'm checking from my phone but the tattoo he did last night is amazing as expected and was not a lady head. My man emailed last night as soon as I heard to get appts. for us both. I'll let everyone know when we hear back what the wait time is like.

Thanks! I was trying to post the picture from my iPad. Here is the pic:

Heavy duty food weekend. Had cured monkfish and some of that sauternes-aged Glenmorangie on Saturday night. The whiskey was amazing... Really mild and almost sweet - quite different from the Islay offerings I normally drink. Yesterday I took a weird notion and cooked for several hours, because I'm working 7 shifts of ten hours this week and won't have time to cook up anything much I reckon. So I made stuff in advance to try and (a) save money and (b) eat right. So there's about 2kg of beef chilli all done- 1. Onions and minced garlic in a pan 2. Add 1 chopped good quality chorizo and either beef chunks or mince and brown the whole lot 3. Add 1-2 tins of chopped tomato depending on the amount of mince 4. Add pre-soaked dried chillis (20 minutes in boiled water beforehand), ideally chipotle, and season with salt and pepper 5. Bring to boil and then simmer for about an hour or so, adding 1-2 cans of black beans in the last ten minutes Then a sheperd's pie (or a cottage pie, really, because I used beef mince)- 1. Onions and carrots, diced, in a pan until softened... Followed by mince, oregano and cumin, fresh thyme 2. Add in mince and brown the whole lot 3. Cumble in a stock cube and add 110ml or so of a good quality red ale or bitter and bring to the boil before simmering for an hour 4. Meanwhile quarter and boil in salted water the mashed potato and steam for 2-3 minutes before mashing with butter and salt 5. Add mushrooms and some cream to the mince mixture, and bring to boil again 6. When the consistency looks good - put the mince into a dish that's going to go in the oven, and grate cheddar over it before layering the mashed potato on top of that 7. Bang in the oven for 40 minutes or so or until golden I'd take pictures but I was too lazy. Put those aside for the week ahead and we ended up eating a 25oz cote de boef between two of us, with smoky baked beans and sage onion rings. Whisky sour on the side.

Maaaaaaaaaaaaaan... I really, really do need to make a trip to the states. And sooner rather than later at that.

I know Ive already said this a million times this week... but seriously. Best. Post. Ever. You perfectly combined The Wire (best show next to X-files ever) and our discontent toward hunters Reagan like flip flopping. @Duffa wins.

today's libation...

@Hunter Morrow

Here's a few of Richards that I am fond of...

Hello, One of the first series of videos I saw, in fact, the series of videos that lead me here were posted by Jeff Gogue from his guest spot at Yellow Blaze in Yokohama a while back. Has some cool tattoos (skulls, Venetian Mask, etc.) by Jeff, a close look at some of Shige's clients full body tattoos, specifically on Tomo (apprentice) and Juichimen Kannon (client), and start of Jeff Gogue's backpiece by Shige. I personally was taken aback at seeing those two tattoos 'LIVE' rather the just photographed, but I'm a newbie. Also, a cool sense of being in Japan: dining out, visiting gardens/temples, fancy toilets, etc. Did a search and didn't see that anyone had posted them, so thought I would, in case anyone missed them. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NhamIk9fOtM&feature=related http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zQ0oIVXBpSI&feature=related http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YvtwAaDKeHk http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aUKT5gPZZ1s&feature=related http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VCtevZx6yJ4&feature=related http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=63RrtkFQvTQ&feature=related http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eyIAy_xivbU&feature=related http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=euyFbd1yssU *Please let me know if it's not cool to post these as embeds, or better to have them posted as links, will make corrections, if needed.

I think everyone is missing the real point... now that person can use either the MENS or LADIES room, no more waiting on line to break one off or tap a kidney. CG

Liking that tune @CultExciter , never heard of them before. I been listening to Baroness full blast with the windows rolled down today. Fuckin loveit !

I guess im lucky in that in the 90s I ordered a bunch of hardymarks books mailorder- I have the ROA book, Pierced Hearts, complete tattootime set, the big red DEH Flash book, Flash from the past, etc....I also managed to get the Sailor Jerry Vol.3 for retail when it came out

Aw, man. I'm really sorry. It sounds like he probably made a lasting impression on more people than just you. My condolences.

No, the tattoos he auctioned off.

!!!!!!!!!!! I think I just shit myself.

Clean-eager to see what the time off has done for his subject matter. So many people doing neo-Victorian raven/lady/cameo illustrative work now, it'd be cool if he pulled something new out of his hat. Of course, I guess that's a genre now like traditional, fine line, bio mech, or anything else.

Most painful spot to get tattooed? This one:

Oh snap!? I was way off lol, shows how long it's been since I've painted. Really should do something about that...

@dcostello - cheers homie ;) I stayed out of it for as long as I could, but as you said the Reagan flip flopping got me. (not that I supported Hunters' opinion at any stage, just wasn't going to get into a stupid argument) (side note - Oz & The Wire are pretty neck and neck with x-files as best show ever, and Game of Thrones (which I've only just got my little hands on) is kicking some ass also. Have you seen a show by the creator of The Wire called 'The Corner' or something?I haven't seen it but I'm trying to get a copy as we speak)

looks like I'll be heading down to LA when I have money...

Amazing. Won't miss out this time!

would so love to go to the globe someday, i love shakespeare...

@dcostello one of your best dude posts if not the best.

And he throws in awesome stories and ball jokes for free!

Triceratops. By Richard Stell

panther head by liam sparkes

I've been working in the Kremlin with a 2-headed dog? Sorry, Roky Erickson just teleported into my brain. Dan Higgs is next.

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Oh, wait, the dude is getting 8-bit tattoos...I should have guessed it was a joke from the start...ha...ha ha...ha ha ha...ha... Or better yet, bee doo boop ba da doop!

My dad's tattoos, Eagle from Tacoma Wa 1969, Sparrow from Ft Worth TX 1972

It's a back piece, but Victor Portugal is the tattoo artist- This blew my fucking mind!

@chad koeplinger. Some old, some new. Still tough. Uploaded with ImageShack.us

Cool thread! That first piece is killer, but her right hand and left arm looks a little bit strange to me. Maybe just the picture, or maybe just me... I don't know. The piece as a whole looks really bad-ass though! Most of you have already seen my front piece, but I found a better picture of it on Marius' blog a while back, so here's to those who haven't seen it already (sorry about the insane size of the photo)

Andy Moreno @ Sacred in Oakland. I gotta get off my ass and talk to Scott and Freddy about doing dueling pieces to fill in those blank spots on the sides.

I've already posted this one on another thread "Latest Tattoo Lowdown". But I thought I would post this again. Second session on my wife. Tattooed by Stewart Robson at Frith Street Tattoo, London. I cant stop looking at it.

Eagles rock ! Heres another tuff chest piece this time from everyones favourite Bryan Burk .