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Just saw this thread and headed out the door -- will need some time to contribute!

Regret Applicator is a good one!

Hawk, come tell stories by the fire already. Seriously though, really enjoying reading your posts.. listing every event would certainly be a thick book, but I would read the shit outta that book.

Nikki Balls! Nice one Kenny.. she does some good stuff.

I want to feel the fucking mystery.

So glad to see you here dude.

the nature of the beast doesn't change with the evolution of the art.

Good Christ that was a great rant! Well said and dead on. And I actually read the whole thing. All you need is some spaces and punctuation and you've got yourself a master's thesis.

Panther Knuckle could be a band/sexy euphimism..

Jen, dig that panther Richard did.. spot pattern is awesome!

Lochlan, have you seen this? Stumbled upon it on Tim Hendricks' blog.

http://www.soiclave.com/selfmade/

I would also recommend erring on the side of caution but of course I'm going to contradict myself here. Personally, I've had no problem with swimming at the week-and-a-half mark, after the tattoo has flaked and has that thin, shiny layer of healed skin. But it was only for a few mins. at a time, and I would've certainly waited longer had I not been in 100 degree heat and right next to a pool. And I only did it once and was really nervous about it.

The thing is, everyone's different, and and I would certainly be more cautious than not. If he's still healing/scabby/flaky I'd say avoid the water altogether. So uh... just go with what Wedge said.

I'd heard so many people shit talk this movie before I saw it and turns out I was really into it. Only saw it once (last wk.) and our general consensus is that he was dreaming the entire thing.. but the second consensus is that we really needed to watch it again. So his wife is............alive???

got this a few weeks back from Heather Bailey @ Spider Murphys.

sorry for the crappy ass photo.

INTENSE. And Wedge, those are some super nice ladies! Stefan does some good ass tattoos and I KNOW I've seen some of these before..

Hey Tick, checked out the blog, nice tattoos!

Hahaa hey, kidding dude. Don't all tattoos make angels cry anyway?

That's great! I wonder if that's why Lochlan's angel is crying...

Must be pretty good pals to all be vying for your arm space! I don't know much about cars but the whole custom culture thing has always been really cool and interesting to me. So uh, cars, flames, skulls, chicks?

it kind of bums me out that all of these girls look the same. i guess that doesn't really matter though.

HA, yes. All of these types of shots/subjects gets kinda boring. Esp. when you start seeing the same people over and over and over. Also, DO YOUR PHOTO PROJECT!

I hate to admit it but I'm kind of a sucker for photos of the heavily tattooed.. sometimes. Craig Burton shoots a lot of tattoo conventions/bands.. good stuff! HOME / CRAIG BURTON PHOTOGRAPHY

Manny. Good stuff.

Diamonds, owls, victrolas, lanterns, upside down umbrellas with rain, owls wearing diamond necklaces..wait, was the question?

That's Dr. Dave! He works on the Lower East Side in NYC.. he does free gang tattoo removal and I'm pretty sure he recently (2009?) opened a facility for folks with no or little insurance coverage. http://www.davidjoresmd.org/

As far as tattoos and jobs, I've been lucky enough to never really need to go out of my way to cover up but I'm glad I can wear long sleeves or suit and tie and no one's any the wiser. I was just in court trying to get back my security deposit and all I could think was, "Man, this is one time I am so glad I don't have any hand/neck tattoos."

You can't control others' split second judgments. And when that person is a judge (ok, an arbitrator in this case) it's probably in your best interest to look like a shiny, happy, contributing member of society.

Anyone who's aggressively open-minded/aware of history is usually ok in my book. Thanks for sharing Kevin.

At least his prices are reasonable.

What's up DaveLang -- can you see Russia from your backyard?

Good shirt! I'm assuming it'll shrink a bit when washed, which is perfect. THANKS!!!

2nd floor? right next to campus? Bingo.

I fucking knew it! There aren't enough HAHAHAS OR LOLS to appropriately express myself here.