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It means you all have to get matching back pieces.

sounds like you aren't committed to friendship

I'll throw this one in. Portrait of J.E.B. Stuart done by Josh Brown (James River Tattoo). I should mention this was done in 45 minutes. I was just told to hang on.

this picture reminds me of the scene in Home Alone when Joe Pesci grabs the door knob that Macaulay Culkin rigged to be burning hot and is left with a scar of the door knob's decorative pattern.

That looks like the worst case of ringworm I've ever seen.

A dragon from Mick--even a small one--would be indescribably slaytanic.

Ha ha home alone, reminded me of the scene in Indiana jones when the bad guy picks up the hot medallion.

Here's some fillers I have had done the last couple of months, all by Tony Nilsson at Bluearms Tattoo here in Oslo :o

Here goes! This is my hindu influenced panther by Chad Koeplinger done 1/18 at the Star of Texas Convention in Austin, Tx

HurChuBad. Actually, a mixed style that incorporates elements of TKD, HKD, Jiujitsu, Judo, boxing, wrestling, and anything else that works.

- - - Updated - - - i think the indiana jones hand tattoo in white with with the best quote in Cinematic History "you're going need a bigger boat" would make such a cool tattoo, quote obviously in black ink...!!!! "

I've met a couple people with tattoos done entirely with white ink. The impression I was left with was that they both had a desire to get tattoos, but the permanency of one was too scary, so an all white tattoo was a compromise they felt they could deal with. No one notices it on a day to day basis, but you can still show it off to your friends and say you have a tattoo. I hate white tattoos... But I like white chocolate :cool:

Question 1: Do you know Josh Homme? Question 2: How bad do you hate Cochella on a scale of 1-10? Question 3: Neil Young or Bob Dylan? Welcome to LST!

Skip the palm and finger tats and just get a JD Crowe crawling panther instead.

Any good tattooer will probably tell you that: #1 They will not do a white only tattoo #2 They will not tattoo your palms or hands(unless you are a tattooer or "heavily tattooed", whatever the requirement is for that...Generally, at the shop I work at, we don't tattoo hands, faces or necks unless you already have previous tattoos in one of those place or you are a tattooer.) #3 White pigment turns yellow over time and basically looks like dried skeet Your hands exfoliate a lot and the skin there acts way differently than other places. A responsible tattooer will explain to you the subtleties of this. Most notably, anything on fingers, hands, and palms, will fade quickly and not look very good. The issues with skin combined with the fact that white ages into a sort of yellow when by itself should be enough to make you think twice about this. I see a whole lot of people come in looking for white tattooes and after someone explains the problems to them, they usually change their tone.

I guess we go to different galleries because this stuff looks like the presumably student-created ads I see on public transportation for the local graphic design school.

Opposite side of the coin... I'm skinny, too skinny according to some. Fuck those people that think you're too fat, too skinny, etc. Nice Tattoos can do a lot for your own self image. When you really feel good about yourself it can change the way the rest of the world sees you.

Mick Tattoo! Do it!

@else TOO GOOD! - - - Updated - - - Another "I know I'm gunna lose again" posts. It's an older pic and missing some updates but whatever! or in the words of @Dan S....Just to keep in practice Regino Gonzalez Invisible NYC

Holy shit a Home Alone reference! Amazing.

I'm sure there are lots of other great shops in the London area, but these are some of the ones I have taken notice of.... Frith St (obviously) Frith Street Tattoo | World famous Frith street tattoo, custom tattoos situated in the heart of Soho, London. Walk ins welcome! The Family Business The Family Business Tattoo Shop Ian Flower's shop Welcome Into You London - Into You Jolie Rouge http://www.facebook.com/jolierougetattoo Jayne Doe Jayne Doe Alex Reinke is also in London, but I have no idea what sort of waitinglist he operates with, or if he even does one shot tattoos. You can always email or call him though Horikitsune – Official website | Just another WordPress site I pm'ed you about Norway ;)

I figure it's kind of like friends on fb except I've met most of those people in person and in this case we can still all see each other's posts. Hell, I'm "friends" w/ some old acquaintances from high school over there...and I'm pretty sure I have more in common w/ many of you guys... Group hug.

Buy a henna kit and go to town.

the longest tattoo session i took was 6.5 hours from Theo Jak at Infamous in Stockholm, however the longest session i did was 10 hours in the back of New model army's tour bus in a hotel car park in Warsaw in 1999, i was sat on a beer crate and our bus driver was draped over the cling filmed sofas in the back lounge as i tattooed a full back cross and scroll on his back, this was only the third tattoo i had ever done and i did it all with a 7 liner, he was one tough guy THEN four days later i put some clouds over the top of the design in a hotel in Paris

Here is my shark based off flash by Matt Howse, Tattooed by Stevie Edge at Hunter and Fox in Sydney Australia. Some more great tattoos this month, seems to get better and better every month.

I already have a t-shirt, so this is just to get things going this month. Healed Baku & Shishi by Marius Meyer (Going back for minor touch ups soon. Had some trouble healing one of the Baku's eye)

So after much thought and not much planning, I've decided to head over to Europe for a week or so. I will be mainly going to travel to Zurich to visit friends of mine but I might be stopping in London or Norway as well as going to Berlin. I'm calling out to anyone who has ideas of tattoo shops or other random stop to stop by while I'm there (other than the obvious Frith St!).

I've already got my panther in the contest thread... I don't want my big cats to have to fight it out with one another! - - - Updated - - - He was so easy going and fun to get tattooed by too! And seriously, gentle as a kitten, I was scared about the knee but it wasn't at all bad. I think the Chad Koeplinger panther hurt more. I would go back to him ALL THE TIME if I lived near Austin permanently. - - - Updated - - - Oh Lord! That sounds AWFUL!! You poor thing!

I served Coca Cola to Josh Homme once. He is very tall and I wasa little bit star struck because I like Kyuss. Huge guitar tone there.

The worst part about healing the ditch that I remember was when I woke up the next morning and my arm was bent and stuck to itself. Peeling that fresh tattooed skin from fresh tattooed skin and straightening out my arm was the BEST!!!

The ditches are done, man. @Pugilist , should we include vids/pics or slyly insert them and let the rest figure it out?

Love your latest additions @else & @Erica !! You guys should pop those in the February contest thread.

I kind of think we need to have a competition for the most random outdated movie references folks can relevantly slip in to tattoo-related conversations on here.

I like her. Also, can we just talk about home alone/Indiana Jones now?

Talk with uncle Allen in Berlin. See if you can get something from him.

So, gypsy music?

to make everyone awesome. be my friend!

No idea what it does either - I just accept any requests I get since I have no idea what it means. :)

me either lol wanna be my friend?

I will say this coming from not a tattooer but someone who is very very pale and has white in my tattoos. You will need contrast for the white to show up and not look yellowish. That being said I would say skip the white palm/fingertip tattoo and go with black. Plus I'm not too sure how many people tattoo palms especially since you are far from covered. Your mileage may vary

I would not go visit a museum for this.

The panther is, by far, my favorite tattooed image. Hard to beat a good panther and Mike Wilson is my gold standard. I also, really enjoy Mr. Jason Donahue's panthers.

Well all i can say is weather you agreed with Huck as a business man or not he was a huge part of the tattoo world and for that we all can agree. Some hated him because he was the biggest tattoo supplier name for years and years with advertisement in almost every magazine selling starter kits and what seems to have become the blue print to shops and stores that are now selling supplies with no inhibitions. Others knew him as the ex-business partner of the late Paul Rogers and also have an opinion of him from those stories, but many of us were in the Spaulding starter kit generation and the book A-Z was a large part of our beginning into the tattoo world. so it seems that no matter what side you were on in the world where Huck Spaulding was we have indeed lost a huge part of an older tattoo world and with that said, R.I.P. Huck.

Here's my tiger. It's pretty gnarly looking right now. I wouldn't share it any place but here, but I know y'all will understand. Totally in love with the thing! And now I have one big cat on each leg - total protection from evil eh? Man! I'm so swollen!! Can't even fit my leg in most of my pants!!

Mine from this week! by Ron Henry Wells

fuzi....could we please never mention him again on this forum? i kinda wanna punch him in the eye for doing what he does. skin molester! he's in sweden now i read somewhere...should i go and punch him in the eye?

There are two other threads about this. BAN! :)

Nicely done fine sir.

It's weird, I've met quite a few tattooers, and never once have I been handcuffed by one to a cell door and been beaten till I shit myself. And then been left to sleep on the floor with no mattress for two weeks. Great comparison though!