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ahh crap the red X strikes again anyway a couple lovely hours withl Twitter gently tattoing my armpit

DeVita didnt charge me 2 arms and 2 legs when he tattooed me after he 'quit' Higgs didnt charge me 2 arms and 2 legs after he 'quit' Those 2 names mean a hellova lot more than Conn does IMO. But hey thats just me.

If you put a piece of wick in your mouth, light it and it burns for three days, then you're an alcoholic.

Not really a funny story around the same subject.... Someone called my grandfather (who's going through chemo for the second time) pretending to be me saying that I was in jail and need 1,500 dollars in order to be bailed out. Since he's not really on his game because of the chemo he went to the bank, got out 1,500 dollars and awaited another phone call saying where to send the money to. He ended up western unioning that shit to Spain. Finally the next day, he calls me and asks me what type of shit I got myself into and why I needed 1,500 dollars. He felt pretty lame when I told him to call the cops and report it. BUT... I found out that my grandfather would bail me out of jail without explanation... which was pretty great.

Apparently I recieved this email today. I won't bore you with the whole thing. Here's the gist "Federal Bureau of Investigation Anti-Terrorist and International Fraud Division. Federal Bureau Of Investigation. Seattle, Washington. ATTN: BENEFICIARY This is to Officially inform you that it has come to our notice and we have thoroughly completed an Investigation with the help of our Intelligence Monitoring Network System that you legally won the sum of $800,000.00 USD from a Lottery Company outside the United States of America. During our investigation we discovered that your e-mail won the money from an Online Balloting System and we have authorized this winning to be paid to you via a Certified Cashier's Check." Aren't I the lucky one. All I have to do is send $500 via Western Union/Moneygram to cover fees etc. Might have some fun with these motherfuckers.

Dat Bass

I've just set up a phoney googlemail account I've sent this. Hi Many thanks for your email. Please tell me what else I have to do to claim the money. I can't believe my luck I've only just inherited £500,000 from my late fathers estate, and now this. I live in Northern Ireland, will that create any problems as I don't think there are any Branches of the Bank of America, near to where I live? Best Regards Mike Brady

on Conn's behalf, and this is just speculation, but if I was dealing with health stuff I'd be charging whatever I could get away with to pay health bills too. along with the 80 other reasons people have already given. I can't remember if I already said something like this earlier in the thread... finals are a bitch.

I don't know Jenn....I got a little excited there with you talking about lube and poking and penetration....and...... I am gonna excuse my self from the convo for a few minutes..... ;) he he he

Well for whatever reason Mr. Conn isn't replying to our emails. Having heard that he's charging $500 an hour though, I kind of don't care now. Anything I'd want from him would be at least a two hour deal and there's no way I'd pay anyone $1000 for a hand sized tattoo. Fuck that. He's an amazing artist but I can get just as good of a tattoo from Mike Wilson, in the same town I live for $150 an hour.

Or when you wake up and find out that you are Kat Von D

Just got a new piece from Topper at South Street Philly Eddie's, and he generously threw some stars and dots up on my arm. He did the mini tiger head, too. Anyhow, I think his stars and dots are particularly awesome and thought to share them.

I sent this a couple of minutes ago. Hi David Many thanks for your email. David, please can I ask a question. What is an FBI guarantee letter and can you send me a copy of one please, just for my peace of mind. It's just that I don't want anything to go wrong when I pay the cheque into my bank account as it is such a large sum of money. I'm so excited and thankful to God what with my fathers money and now this, all in the matter of a few weeks. Please excuse my ramblings but my head is spinning at the moment. I just cant believe my luck. I hope you don't mind me asking, David, but are you a real FBI agent? I ask this question because I love anything to do with law enforcement. My old Grandaddy worked for the Black and Tans, in the Public Relations Dept. My favourite film of all time is about the FBI. It's called Brokeback Mountain, have you seen it? Anyway sorry again for all my ramblings. I'll send the money after I hear back from you. Warmest regards Mike

Those trout don't have any limits? What freaks. I still say Ducks Unlimited is a dirtier mag, though. Hustler to Trout Unlimited's Playboy.

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People actually read while getting tattooed?

I like Amazon. You should also check out BookMistress Home Page and Horitaka's State of Grace - Merchandise. You might also consider asking your mentor where to get books or what he or she would recommend.

You should tell him that you are waiting to send the $500 because the prince of Nigeria emailed me today and needs your help and he is prepared to release 4,000,000 US dollars and all you had to send him was $3000, but you figured we have time because you have a year to claim the lottery and the check should be coming next week. Talk about good things coming in 3's!

excellent question! I don't know if I would've, maybe yes maybe no. It is worth pointing out that one of Thom's mottos is 'tattoos need not be expensive'.. Yeah, that's possible? I do have a lot of work from Tux, and the only reason I met Thom in the first place is through his introduction.

It's not the image. It's how you wear it.

one is an oxymoron

I join forums, participate for a while, then get bored and go elsewhere. Been tattooing for about a decade now. Started under someone you've never heard of, have had the privilege of working alongside guys that if you haven't heard of 'em that's your loss. Now I'm in Savannah and I like it, except this goddamn mosquito that's found its way into my bedroom. I'm gonna wake up with itchies in unpleasant places.

This is perfect. Ask them if they can send you an self-addressed stamped envelope. You feel more secure about the the $500 that way.

sounds hot

CAGE Test Although they say that anything more than 2 drinks a day will qualify you.

When you wake up with Kat Von D

Dude... if you dont want the money forward me the link and ill send the front cash. Only if its to Somalia though. I hear they are really trustworthy over there.

Yeah that's like the time the president of Nirobe contacted me and needy banking info to "transfer" some money to me!!!! They are pond scum!!!!

Unless you talkin about da AIDS.

Well, after reading all these... I'm not set in an opinion but I do think that the magazines serve a purpose other then jack mags... It's like this... The shops that I have been in, 3 out of 5 of them are badass, it's like no matter what these dudes are gonna do whatever the fuck they wanna do, and if you can't deal with the decor, and remove said stick from ass, then get the fuck out... If you can't take looking at a photo of penetration, (in certain shops) you may want to rethink what you're doing in the shop in the first place... Tattooing itself is an intimate affair, getting penetrated by needles, using lube and vibrating devices, while the rubber glove offers a barrier interpersonally, you're still trusting someone to poke you over and over, and unlike sex, the final result is permanent. And it's not my shop, as we kept such things under wraps... And we'll continue that practice I'm sure in the future...

I think mistef Conn also knows the value of his name. He knows what people think about him and is playing his cards accordingly. And he quit tattooing because he didnt dig the scene etc. so I imagine he doesnt want to do stuff with an 150$ hour rate. Keep them small and finish in one session. Of course another aspect is that he is charging this because people make tattooers mythical. Like Mike Roper. Grime says something in a interview = Roper is god. And even if he does do amazing work, it is the name and just that to some pdople. The culture that we live in. Elevate someone and be associated to that person = you get part of that spotlight. Golden calf etc.

Have you watched me getting tattooed? I usually bring Trout Unlimited with me.

I think Bunny hit the nail on the head for me here. Tattoo magazines are just slutty looking chicks with little to no clothing on and shitty tattoos, so not any different than a 'real' porno mag other than the tattoo mags don't show an actual vagina hole. I mean obviously a porn mag is way further than just a slutty dressed chick as far as what's being shown but as far as a (and I hate to use this word but) feminist point of view, the chick in the tatt mags are worse cause they aren't even getting paid for it. But yeah, as far as this topic goes in relation to porn being in shops, I think it comes down to most shops are all men, men tend not to realize what the middle aged soccer mom they tattoo might be offended by. Personally, I don't understand why anyone would need or want to view pornography in any situation other than while masturbating or with the person you're about to fuck. Why do you need to look at a spread asshole while you wait to get tattooed? Can't you just look at a magazine about music or art or literature or whatever. Fly fishing maybe. Do shops have these laying about just to prove how bad ass they are?

Roy Boy.

Now if I had a shop then I would just buy a donkey and paint it up like a zebra....then it would make the female clients happy and be safe for kids! Everyone gets a ride!!! And it's an alternate source of income! :) P.s. --- Kids should be exposed to tattoos and the process earlier in life! I personally see no problem with that and think that it may aid in them understanding that it's okay for people to be different from each other! Of course I do understand this is on a shop by shop case......and you shouldn't just show up with a kid to be tattooed without asking the artist AND shop owner!

I am a big fan of the female physique, but the last thing I want to think about when getting tattooed is getting laid. I get tattoos so I can get laid (I'm kidding, kinda...ok, maybe I'm not).

That's my favorite part. Why not put the fear of god into these rubes while we're at it?

And a business card.

When you post on a tattoo message board asking people like us if you are an alcoholic. DOES THIS GIVE YOU AN ERECTION?

If you own the shop, put what ever the fuck you want out. My barbershop has tons of playboys out in the open and remains classy. If Temple started putting playboys out, I wouldnt necessarily look at it, but it wouldnt stop me from going.

I can only speculate, but I would imagine the last thing he would want to do is be booked out of the year right away. Charging $500 bucks an hour, narrows it down to people who are really serious about it and see what an opportunity it is. Also charging more could allow him to not take as many appointments at first and get back into it at his own pace. I can totally understand a person thinking $500 is too much, but coming up with the extra $200 bucks an hour seems like a simple obstacle considering before this announcement he was done tattooing forever.

i have 2 butterflies and a mothish/butterfly lady and a rose dgaf

What about him? And I'm not talking about anything flash, or painted... And even porn playing on TV, or a computer, I mean I was 22 once, I had an office, and a hacked cable box, but behind closed doors is one thing, however out in plain sight; public restroom, or lobby table, or break room area, it's like cat shit in the middle of a nice clean lawn... Just fucks the whole view up.

Ahem, if this man isn't a gigantic badass with nuts the size of Cleavland because of that butterfly tattoo then I don't know what the world has come to

First contact I had with a Playboy (and tattoos) was at my hometown barbershop. It was run by an old Navy vet that smoked while he cut hair, classic country playing on the radio (or the baseball game)- your stereotypical classic barbershop. He also had the paper, Guns and Ammo, and Field and Stream, but the Playboys were in the bathroom. Their presence verified that the place was a "men's club" and when I see porn at other places- motorcycle/ hot rod shops, it gives the same vibe.

I know the price seems a kinda steep, but I am sure he has his reasons. I bet it is more about keeping pieces relatively small. He has nothing to prove, and I doubt that he wants to be working on great big elaborate pieces. $500 an hour should keep that to a minimum. My understanding is that his health was not that great for the last little bit.

Finished this morning "Cobra vs. Mongoose" Montana on 8x4 panel. I need to figure out what do with these big-ass panels now :p