slayer9019

i generally stay away from numbers/letters/words with tattoos. Most numbers "mean something" (13, 88, etc). Plus 13 is damn unlucky for me! ....wonder if having a panther is the same as a "black cat".....

Invisible NYC Regino Gonzales REGINO GONZALES - NYC - INK

So on another forum I am on (non-tattoo), I came across "is this tattoo guy good" thread...well lets just say I am talking him out of a bad-bad decision.... ORIGINAL POST:

^ one of my reasons to never get a "13" tattoo.

I agree with Stewart on this one, but actually would like possibly longer interviews (hour and a half).

While I was at my last session there were quite a few people in the shop, in particular two girls who were loud, one getting tattooed. They left about 5 minuets before a smoke break was issued from my artist. Upon entering the hallway I was greeted to a huge pile of puke, with the large majority being red wine....gross. I am usually in a meditate state during my tattoo so I guess I never noticed the one girl leave. Apparently the friend watching was pretty lit and decided that the hall/stairs was the best place to loose the red wine.

For those who need a sub 3 minuet video of what a hipster is, I give you this.... although I do have to admit to going to "warehouse raves"...'danger party' anyone?

My roommates and I are heading down. They take the cake on the nerdiness for sure.

tattoos based around demons/death/skulls due to their powerful meaning regardless of region, religion, everyone has their own version even if you are atheist. Not a very big fan of horror tattoos though.

damn that's a lot of trust!

I had something similar happen to my friends and I a few years ago. Most of them are very heavily covered (hand, fingers, neck) and the waitress kept blowing us off. She messed up our order and got mad when we corrected her. Sucks that people judge, as most of us make pretty good money and are very pleasant people. I have had a recent run-in with both sides of the coin. A shop near me that I usually go to to fix my "beer getting car". The previous times I dropped my car off to them I was wearing my non-work attire (Cannibal Corpse shirt, shorts, tattoo showing etc) and they always treated me well, called before doing work as I ask since the car is not really needed. The last time I dropped my car off I was in full work attire (nice suit 3-piece suit, nice watch, etc). They were a bit rude to me and ignored me for the most part. When it came time to pick up the car they said they "had" to do $1300 in work (not true!) and "you can afford it, why are you arguing?". So I can say in this particular situation I feel that not having a tattoo/dressing up hurt me.

Thanks Stewart! I guess it does translate a bit different to skin then I had envisioned, but epic none the less.

Spoilers! Spoilers! Spoilers! Spoilers! Spoilers! i feel like the next "big player" is going to step into the power vacuum and contact Walt and Jessie. It's the most logical next step, but Walt is also running out of money since the whole buy the car wash/bailout IRS thing happened.

Anyone have experience with tattoos with cross hatch shading done? I am planning a tattoo based on "Dance of Death" (medieval woodcuttings) which involves cross hatch style shading. Anyone have an idea if this style holds up well in tattoos, especially after a few years blending into each other. Example (see avatar or below)

Not really sure whats going to happen next season. Are they continuing the show, because they left it in a position that the show could end.

I very very much agree with the next session deal. It would have been my entire upper leg and would be quite a few long sessions. As far as the shop, I feel that the artists on site are excellent at what they do and I have no reason to not keep going there.

holy moly that dumb couple... the wife for believing that story would be taken seriously and worse off the husband for believing it....a perfect couple

Every shop in NYC that I have been to gives a receipt at least with session dates, artist and amount of deposit so I make sure of that. I understand the whole ruining shop reputation as well.

I will say that even if you are the best tattooer switching finding out from the customer that your not going to the original shop then jumping from shop to shop to "private studio", does hurt your reputation on a personal level for me. And I agree location does not effect ability (unless on the high seas!). It's not really about the money since 100 barely dents the cost of tattoo but more about it was offered then never received.

So have you met the 'nabors' yet?

Yea I guess I can see it be ok to go that route and I understand the traveling part (in my business the same thing happens A LOT). I am guessing I just got scared off from past experiences. As for the communication, I make sure to use phone with a conformation Email (it's my full name) to avoid confusion (also happens a lot to me in my job). I will probably not pursue the money, regardless I am already booked out for the year at the shop in question anyway, and have no desire to ruin my reputation there.

I will not name names just yet but I got screwed out of my deposit by a traveling artist. At a very reputable shop I signed up for a tattoo by a know artist and things got screwed up. We were set on the date and I gave him a $100 deposit. A two weeks before my appointment he called and said he had to move my date up since he is traveling, I agreed to it and move my day off of work (not easy). The next week I was at the shop with while my other friend got tattooed and I was talking to one of the guys there and mentioned I was going to be back next week to get tattooed. He said that the guy does not work there anymore.... After calling the guy again he said oh yea guess I cant do it there but we could always go to (another reputable shop). That fell through as well and was offered to do it at a "private studio in Brooklyn"....no dice for me since I always scope out the shops before hand, as well as feeling jerked around quite a bit. He said he would refund my deposit since everything got messed up....two months later he still never refunded me and now "doesn't know who I am".... How the hell do I fix this? I personally think this is not my fault otherwise I would not ask for a refund (he was the one who mentioned it to begin with). Any thoughts?

My lower leg actually heals pretty fast (2-3 weeks and its 100%). I never had swelling past the first 24 hours max. I also make sure to elevate my leg the second I get home and keep it elevated as much as possible the following day, no issues here! Only thing is it seems to get dried out way easier than other locations, so tons of water + tons of lotion seems to do the trick.

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ridiculous...