Shannon Shirley

I just wanna say, Is his stuff any good? You coulda got a Juan, or a Scotty....what a shame. This biz will always have predators surrounding it, stalking in the shadows.

perfectly said.!!!

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.

10-4....maybe someday we'll cross pathes, again , nice stuff.

you are not the average walk in. My whole point was about how ''Ink Masters'' seems to try and play a double standard.Taking some ''specialists'' and trying to see how diverse they are. It doesnt make sense to me. A friend of a co tattooer of mine is/was on this show, he specializes in Jap/style, he seemed uncomfortable with some of the projects. Its shameful, I would not like to be on any of these shows, I would come off an idiot. although I feel proficent at a few different crafts displayed on this show, TV seems to be more about humiliation , rather than uplifting the craft. Lets face it, Just because your a rockstar, it doesnt make your opinions valid. All these reality shows are about conflict more than anything. I knew a guy that was on ,I think the first ''Real World''. He was handpicked by his uncle an MTV producer. he was picked because he liked to rub people wrong, just to see if he could get under thier skin. Its TV, not reality. Your average tattoo customer , doesnt care about any of this, blogs,TV, any of it. I seem to do more cover ups than ever, lots of tattooers wont even try.So, I try and help people with thier tattoo problems daily. Its not easy. Its hard. But, I try and do the best that I can. To quote my friend,S.Sylvia....''It beats cuttin' pork chops''. Because I care about what I do, I could make a better living doing another trade Im qualified to do, But I would rather push myself personally, Doing something I care about. Doing the best that I can , while Im here.

wowee...awsome...outstanding. you seem to be a great artist. I dig the skull n roses thang too. wheres Poulsbo.? is that eastern Washington?

wow.....that stuff is beautiful.

and likewise......you dont know me. Extra long words dont make you intelligent or a ''tattoo expert''. if you knew anything about me you would know, a primadonna ?,I am not. Im one of the most self criticle people I know. I know I suck. And I dont think going to get a tattoo is anything like going to a doctor.

I met dan a long time ago. he has become a folkhero because of his elusive character. he had great vision and understanding a long time ago. he like many of us, are just artists.if youre not interested ,dont comment,exactly,who cares?.we do. this sort of crap is for us.do you get it?

christ , I thought she was talkin bout me.....hehehehe

I know this is rude, stay out of shit you dont understand.

hhmmmm....not sure I agree. It seems to me that tattooers used to have a style, which is really just a personality. in the last 15 to 20 yrs it seems to have become'' specialties''.... maybe that's just my personal copout, having always takin walkins in street shops. yeah youre probably right,my mentor ,GTC truly stunk at color, he hated it. I never really was able to ''get it'' until I was around ''colorists''.But back to the point ,...these shows ,are about diversity. Painting,etc. Maybe I should have stuck to signpainting,which Ive done since I was 12. I didnt start Tattooing till I was 24. And I still feel only, proficent.

nice lookin stuff brother.

I remember back then , I think It was that cat..'Henri ....had worked for her and left to open on his own, If Im not mistaken.

that's just what it is.....Did Jackie pass? I remember her,,80's NTA conventions.

Hahaha........I bet he knew Charlie Cartwright, same time at the pike. PC didn't exist back then. But that name seems familiar,as Ive heard a lot of stories.QUOTE=irezumi;29763]Guy named Jack Witt. Used to work on The Pike back in the 60s and early 70s. Moved east in mid-70s and opened up shop in Savannah about 35 or 36 years ago. Not the most PC of people, but idk too many tattooers from his age that are. He has a lot of history to share, and hair-raising stories of The Pike and his days as a HA in the 60s. Deb briefly met him, but with not a great impression from what she said here.

Who's yer boss?

Maybe an Inappropriate location for this comment,but, Lochlan rocks. you are On IT ! Thank You for what you do. I appreciate Ya.

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.

very nice work...howdy.

I have touble understanding why alot of people don't stand up in the middle of these bad situations and leave or worse.

Git sum!!!!!..