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damn i gotta wait till august. might have to pick up something in the mean time.... any suggestions for a quick tattoo (NYC/NJ)

Actually foot to ass. Weird I know but I am working around other tattoos.

Haha no I didn't schedule this at 1 am. I scheduled it earlier today and signed away the rest of 2012 to RG. Samurai and dragon is all I can say. I posted this because I was "stuck" at a bar drinking with some fellow rally fans since 5pm.

Well just signed up for a mega-huge tattoo that will incorporate most if not all of one ass cheek. Anyone have any experience with ass tattoos?

that man looses his finger at least once a day

I watched that get worked on.small world

I do have to say horiyoshi3's instagram is one of my favorites right now

Wait till its healed to make a judgement call on it. Besides if you over analyze any tattoo you will find tiny imperfections. I made this mistake as well. Also a picture would be useful

Sweet!

Lol what is tgis guys first name. Might know the same guy

While I wasn't around "back in the day" but from what I heard shops were a bit more intimidating and had a slightly different crowd than today. I think if you had a fridge in the lobby it would be more of a reason to just "hang out" at the shop or just to get flat out wasted. I think it's better to go by the case-by-case basis.

Now I have never re-wrapped a tattoo or left the original post-tattoo wrapping on, but after pursuing through the forums for the last year I have noticed that some people do it. I personally believe that saran wrap on tattoo = bacteria death trap. Hell I treat tattoos like road-rash, and never in a million years would I saran wrap my road rash, except maybe to save the interior of my car on the way to the hospital. Any thoughts?

His tattoos are so badass they have a personality that match. Hence he was saying this.... Tattoo's | | v v (shitty tattoos) = shit Translation: (his) tattoo's are shit

I actually prefer to not get tattooed on a weekend, even though I work a 9-5 simply due to the fact that everyone else is there on the weekends! Taking off of work usually isn't that much of a problem, or getting something done after 6 has never been a problem for me (hell I usually never ever ask, they just book it). I personally have no issues waiting to kingdom-come to get tattooed, and never had a problem with the idea of flying. If a tattoo is worth getting there is no need to rush, or raise hell to get it right away. I can say in my experience being friends with the tattooer is never expect. They are there doing their job and I am there to receive a service. In my work I also work with clients and as such I understand that bounds can be crossed when they get too "buddy-buddy". Invoices get paid late, etc etc. It sucks to have to be the bad guy in those situations but sometimes people need to be reminded that you are working. I also understand the idea that people hold that since they are paying you they think they own you. Explaining that I have a life and other clients outside of them is a foreign idea, and ends up turning into a adult temper tantrum (embarrassing to say the least). I have only had one kinda crappy experience with a tattooer but that is fine. Other than that artists are usually very friendly and when you start going to a place often, I feel you get known a bit better and soon are on friendly terms with the people there. Like @Dan S said I would consider them friends (aka call them at 3am for SHTF or invite them to my wedding) but we get along and can hold a conversation, maybe share a laugh or two. I've only drank once in a shop and that was actually offered to me. I personally sit better with a beer or two in me (not drunk), but just enough to calm the nerves. The preferential treatment people are everywhere. There will always be people that feel owed something. Ignore these people. (Sadly I feel the level of entitlement is only rising in the world. This is especially prevalent amongst my generation and younger.)

They did say they were "thousandaires"

Maybe it was really... A dress Ed? To the tattoo artists out there.

haha sure. can you fit in a suitcase?

im going to necro yet another thread since I just discovered instagram. I like it so much I might be turning into a hipster... :(

So looks like I might be working in the UK (London) in the future. Anyone deal with getting a visa (from the USA or elsewhere). Also if anyone knows of any good longer term hotels in the area that would be cool. Thanks!

Oh wow, just found this gem.... guess he wrote a song for when he gets all that shit covered up

To tell you the truth I thought that was a parody of some kind....until I saw more videos

Actually the second song is called "Tattooed Shit", so maybe they do know.

H.S. Thompson was a genius fueled by a passion for life and the story, oh yea and he also had a sweet tooth for mind bending substances. So to answer your question, no! By trade I am an over-analyser

First off is that a lip tattoo coverup? If so that is epic Secondly. yea HST in my opinion was the ultimate bad ass, right up there with J Cash.