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Makara Snail Tattoo by Chad Koeplinger

Oh what the hell... Lester at Electric Ladyland Tattoo New Orleans, LA

Thats what i got from him last december at Barcelona , and ill probably get tattooed again by him in these months, because hes going to come again to my shop :D He's a really funny guy and an awesome professional , youre going to enjoy the sitting ;)

Well being that I'm always in NYC I can't help you with travel (ask @Iwar he seemed to have found a cool place to stay), I can help with "things to do". NYC is as cheap or as expensive as you make it. You can eat and drink cheaper in NYC if you know where to go than you can in NJ. If you're looking to save money avoid the "tourist trap" areas. Example: TGI Fridays Time Square (Burger $20 and is sub-par), Stouts Pub near Penn Station (Bill for a few beers and burger will run you average $30 before tip. I go there sometimes due to proximity to Penn). To eat on the cheap you can do what I do: Example In Lower East Side my favorite part of Manhattan I go to Mikey's Burgers ($5 for the best burger you can get) plus Iggy's is $3 guiness all day (but a dive to the definition). You can also get some good brews at my favorite craft pub Top Hops down the street. Street food is amazing if you hit the right ones and very very cheap. Sam's Falafel (in the occupy wall street park) is $6 bucks for WAYY more amazing falafel than you can eat. Just remember food prices are all over the place in NYC, and price does not scale with quality all the time. With street food the longer line almost always means amazing food! Get an unlimited metro card. They work for buses and subways. They are your ticket around NYC. The subways run through the entire city and are usually pretty fast (way cheaper than a cab). Grab a NYC subway map app (NYC Subway Map App) for you phone and you are golden. Manhattan to Brooklyn can be a bitch depending on where you are going (if you go there). L train goes to Williamsburg and 2/3/A/C goes to the rest of Brooklyn, I usually get into Brooklyn then take a cab once there if need be. As far as places to go I might be a bad person to talk to as I avoid all the "tourist places" as I've been there done that when I was younger. I usually try to get people to see "real NYC" and go off the beaten path. You get to explore the awesome factor that NYC has SOOO much to offer. This also goes to say that the only problem with NYC is there are too many options. I've been here for over 2 decades and still am finding new and amazing shit all the time. If you've never been to a big city before prepare to be overwhelmed a bit. NYC is one of the biggest cities out there. This is not a problem though as you can skip a whole bunch if you want to. As far as getting tattooed...again WAY too many awesome options. Some tattoo shops to check out (not in any order). I would call ahead in case they are booked out. Invisible NYC Saved Thicker Than Water Three Kings Tattoo Daredevil Bailey Hunter Robinson (Although you can't really just swing by) Smith Street Places to eat/drink (that I like) Top Hops (Fancy beer, good prices and down the street from Invisible NYC) Sam's Falafel Cart (Also surrounded by 10+ really good carts in a park) Mikey's Burgers (Best burgers I've ever had, old-school new york style and also around the corner from Invisible NYC) Burger, Shot, Beer (never checked it out yet but it sounds really fun!) Two Brothers Pizza (these are all over NYC and while not the best pizza its $0.75 to a $1 a slice...not bad!) Adrienne's Pizza Bar (not NYC pizza but stupid awesome tasting) I might have left some stuff out. @gougetheeyes you got anything to add?

If you already know about those shops--for my money, some of the best shops anywhere for traditional--then I wouldn't worry too much about lesser-known shops. Because you're right: there are hundreds of them in LA.

Are you @hogg 's doppleganger?

I think its a great idea, make sure you practice on your face first.

Well, in that case, I'll submit my dagger I got from Mario Desa last November.

Travel Blogs/Experiences Iwar - New York City Here I come! Iwar - Oslo-NY-LA Travel Blog.html Duffa - Australia to Japan Travel Log December 2011 (or 'Duffa Does Japan') Iwar - San Francsisco Treasures Iwar - Oslo to San Francisco travel blog Jade1955 - Travel Blog New York June-2012 Jade1955 - Travel Blog New York June-2012 Part 2 Jade1955 - Travel Blog New York June-2012 Part 3 Jade1955 - Travel Blog New York June-2012 Final Part Boodahs SF-NYC Trip.html Traveling and Tattoos Travel for a tattoo? travelling and tattooing in other countries Travel and shop choosing? Postcard Travel like tattoos Japanese tattoo politics http://www.lastsparrowtattoo.com/forum/general-tattoo-discussion/20-traveling-tattoos.html Lodging, things to do, etc Travel: Austin, Texas. Things to do, etc http://www.lastsparrowtattoo.com/forum/random-crap/2488-staying-sf-advice.html san francisco to do Travelling and tattoos (how to get the most out of your trip) http://www.lastsparrowtattoo.com/forum/lst-get-togethers-tattoo-conventions/2374-places-stay-oakland.html http://www.lastsparrowtattoo.com/forum/lst-get-togethers-tattoo-conventions/136-sf-tatcon-restaurant-recommendos.html

Done by Itoyo Kinoshita (Classical Tattoo, Japan) at Barcelona Electric (Spain) Love how she did the movement of the tail ! An almost pain-free tattoo, except when she tattooed the back of my leg , ouch!

Third session on my back with Jill Bonny tomorrow. Then two appointments in October and two in November. Then starting my sleeves with Horitomo while Jill is on maternity leave. Also may have an appointment with an artist at the SOG convention. Crosses-fingers.

I hope mine have little anchors on them . . .

Oh nice! Thanks, man. I didn't realize he posted it on instagram. I'm really happy with it. I'm also having a super hard time focusing at work right now knowing that I'm getting a Mike Rubendall piece in less than 10 hours from now.

I have a pretty good tattoo that I kinda regret. With that said don't try to go to the cheapest dude you know cause you have to live with that shit. Nothing worse than wearing regret...

Trollin' Trollin' Trollin' Trollin'...as the best band is the world...Limp Bizkit...would say.

get this, cheap & waterproof:

Priceline or Hotwire a hotel, and it will be much cheaper than any other option. I lived there for three years eating well and drinking constantly for very little money. I think Slayers advice was really good. The only thing I would add to it is Flyrite tattoo, and Greenpoint Tattoo. Mike Lucena at Flyrite, and Chuck Donaghue at Greenpoint are two great NYC tattooers that you don't hear about nearly as often as you should.

didnt i notice that you posted in another thread,that you didnt have any tattoos but wanted a sleeve? You really should learn to swim before diving into the deep end.

Oct 7 getting tattooed by Jesse Gordon at inksmith & rogers. He's got some new flash he painted so I'll be choosing something from those After that I'm going to plan for a trip to Austin and get tattooed at Rock of Ages

I am travelling down to London for the convention this year. Only other convention I have ever been to is the the Brighton convention which I believe is a bit smaller. Really looking forward to it as the line up of Artists looks awesome. Getting tattooed by Henning Jorgenson on the Saturday evening. Should be a good weekend.

Oh hell...anyone recognize this?! Nick Colella, Chicago Tattooing Company, taken from the original Black Cat Firecracker label. One on each kneecap.

So here a a couple of pictures of what I got on my west coast trip. They are all healed up now. The dragon is by Jeff Rassier of Black Heart Tattoo. Juan Puente did the sugar skull at the same shop, an hour later! The week after I got Stuart Cripwell to do the moth. While I was a Spider Murphy's I picked up their flash book which is quite beautiful as well as getting two new sheets of flash. I just got the sheets home from the frame shop. They look awesome on my wall! The three tattooers were super friendly, I would highly recommend all three of them for your tattoo needs!

Shared by a guy named Don , found on Grant Cobb's IG . Tattooed by Bob Shaw 70's Pike , best ever .

Cotto Salami butterfly:

That shit gives me a borderline anxiety attack. BUT, you're right, lots of awesome food and can be fun if you just put your blinders on.

spotlight and dark horse. hit up grant cobb at spotlight. they also recently got bubba reeves call him. or if your trying to get one of the best girl heads go to adam warmerdam at dark horse

@jacobhh Second Lucky Bastard at Fine Tattoo as big joe said , or if your looking for Mr X like black work hit up his co-worker Maxime Buechi who guests in L.A.

Is this a serious thread? If it is I would recommend for you to not get tattooed at all until you do a lot of research. Dig deep into this forum read and watch everything posted, I suggest starting with the artist interviews and looking through the galleries. Seems like you are taking the piss to me, stop posting and do more reading.

See ya guys tonight

Psh, being that close to some awesome shops yet looking for lesser known??! Please trade me locations.

Welcome to the site, take a look around the tattoo forums, read some blogs, and watch some of the tattoo interviews. Oh yeah, I strongly encourage you to not get one of those kits for the simple love of bloodborne pathogens plus a million other reasons.

woman and their butts, but also tattoos. women with tattoos and their butts.

Ever hear of Bob Roberts?

I just got my right arm sleeve lined on Tuesday by Hugues Lauzier at Imago in Montreal (super badass Tibetan skull/snake/peonies), and I'm getting a Fu Dog from Mike Rubendall tomorrow. I kinda couldn't be more excited...

You might also want to look into: Dark Horse, The Original True Tattoo, Unbreakable, Memoir...

Well after asking a few people, here that book usually goes for around 24,000 yen. But you got yourself something special there. Fun fact: the title is written in very old kanji, so when I was asking my wife about it she said " I don't know I can't read it, this name is to old."

Thats my wife.....its been finished and looks great.

i think i might be back. but i can't get too distracted as this semester is the first one doing "real" science and math. August has been a blast! i saw 3 rattlesnakes, learned how to mist-net and handle bats while camping in Tahoe National Forrest, handled 6 bats (5 on the trip and one last Friday during my volunteer shift at Wildcare), and performed my first necropsy yesterday on a opossum that had been attacked by a dog (or at least i'm guessing that due to the large wound it had). it's all kind of creepy crawly science shit, but it's been life changing and i love it!

Here's mine by Jordan at FST.

Second hit on my back. Lined the butt and hamstring, put scales on the snake. All outlines on now so should see some good progress after the next couple sessions. Stoked on how this is turning out. Sorry for the full moon shots its the only way to show this off!!

Soyouthin tatood australian; getatoueerde australier uit Boons Magazijn 1901 dutch

I'm a pastor, so my tattoos get stares quite often. I'm a talker and my profession also demands that I be one, so typically when I see the stares I say hello and hope that a little dialog ensues. If the outcome is that their outlook on life broadens a bit; great. If they get super offended; I say a prayer that God show them the error in their judgmental ways and that they come to the realization that my tattoos are awesome.

Yep I'm there on the Saturday. My other half @Jade1959 is getting tattooed on Saturday & Sunday. She just contacted both tattooers direct via email.

There was a group of Bandidos that rented the house across the street from me when I was about 7, and I'm sure they had tattoos, but we were all too scared to look at them for very long. But a few houses down from them, there was a crazy guy named Joe Bailey who would do shit like wrestle alligators for fun. (No, seriously. He once called me over to check out something in his backyard, and he had a six-foot alligator--with its mouth duct-taped shut--in a makeshift chicken wire pen. "We was in the bass boat fishin'. I seen him in the water and I just jumped on him and held on!") Anyway, Joe had a classic Hot Stuff wearing a diaper and holding a pitchfork with "BORN TO RAISE HELL" above it. Zero irony, just the God's honest truth. My dad used to talk shit on Joe's tattoos: "He's workin' on a shirt." In fact, he probably only had 4 or 5 palm-sized tattoos. It's funny how perspectives differ.

since both of my parents have been tattooed since well before i was born, i have no idea... i do remember once i was getting a bit older (and making friends that weren't cousins or kids of my parents' friends) realizing that not everyone's parents had pictures on them.

I thought a Drake was a male duck. This fucker sounds more like a male chicken.

tonight's post is featuring all back pieces/body suits by the absurdly talented Filip Leu. I'm actually a little surprised no one's posted any pics of his yet in this thread...