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@jacobhh - aaaaaaaaand right clink gank lol. Awesome GIF ;)

@Iwar you lucky devil. Those are great and the painting looks killer! How's the walking going? Damn they look swollen!!!

This thread is awesome lol. Now i just need to go and get me a pink unicorn...

Can't you look past it? I thought we had something special? LMAO

Sheeeeit, I've got a Koi and a couple of flowers... no wonder I've been so confused lately! Sooooooooo - any gentlemen looking for a good time? I'm a leo, like long walks on the beach and am into flowers and koi ;)

Awesome read homie! Glad you had a killer time, got some excellent pieces and fairly good sushi lol. You've definitely held up the standard for LST travel blogs!

Hey @victoriavoodoo welcome to LST :) just post a pic in here if you want and I'm sure you'll be able to get some feedback

@slayer9019 Liking where that is headed! Just can't really see too much... ;)

You better. Because if you don't... *shakes fist*

Well aware of the shop but like yourself, I was really only aware of Stevie and as far as I know he doesn't really do portraits? Wasn't too sure about anyone else there and wasn't going to send the man on a wild goose chase haha. @petepunter I've previously put up a bunch of shops in the "Tattoo Shop" section of the board, so if you click this link Australia | Tattoo Shop Reviews it should be able to point you in the right direction ;) In Brisbane I'd suggest: Westside: Tim Rix or Malika. Seventh Circle: Loz Melbourne: My mate Ben has just started coming into his own http://www.facebook.com/blaukis.tattoo and works out of Pure Vision. There's also Marshall at Third Eye who does nice realistic work. These are just a couple of suggestions and it'll come down to the style you want at the end of the day but have a look through the shops I listed in the first link. I'll ask some friends over the weekend who'd they'd recommend for you in Sydney and see if I can expand my own knowledge as well :)

Oh hells yeah, you bet your sweet ass I would!! Haha - - - Updated - - - Haha, not sure if me + motorsickle + foreign country is the best idea... but def not the worst ;) lol. I guess though, if your going to do something do it right!

Hey @petepunter - who did the staffy you posted? Portraits for obvious reasons are a tricky one, and to be honest Sydney (Sin City) is probably the city I'm least familiar with... You got a few options In both Brisbane and Melbourne (and I'm sure everywhere in between) Flights aren't that expensive anymore so would you be willing to travel? I'll put my thinking cap on and see what I can hit you back with...

Thanks to all who have so far offered a couch!! (Or floor space or anything really - I'm not that big so I can fold up to fit most over head compartments lol) @slayer9019 - damn right you will since your the instigator ;) haha seriously though, much appreciated my good man!! @CultExciter - I do like me some pretty mountains! So Virginia couch - check (cheers homie!!) And @Dan S - I hadn't forgotten good ol' Chicago :cool: Am i correct in saying that it's the start or finish to the iconic route 66? Hells yeah I'm hiring a car and going on a road trip haha done and done ;) And once again, cheers for the possible hospitality!!

@slayer9019 - you know homie, I like the way you think ;) In all honesty, I have dreamed about a trip to the states forever. Would love to go cross country from NY to LA (or the other way) and make sure its around the time of the SFO convention. I'd have to really, really figure out who I want something from with what space I have left to work with (backs clean but spoken for lol)... so who'd have a couch for me on this magical mystery tour? haha

This thread wins. (Fuck I'm jealous now. Lol, I need to go figure out a better budget for saving so I can join in the hijinks...)

Cheers @MadeIndelible and @hogg !! I'll try and get one of my housemates to get better pics when I can, or just get decent shots off Matt. Can't help but love the little fella lol. Now, what to get next...

As promised here are (finally) some shots of what I got from Matt Cunnington Westside Tattoo - Professional Services - Brisbane, QLD | Facebook about a month ago. I apologise for the crappy pics, but its a hard spot to take your own photos of. And the pics are off a phone so be nice lol. I missed out on the Flash day that they had and rang in on the right day at the right time and bypassed a long ass waiting list. Matt came in on his day off because he really wanted to do it and ended up completely redrawing the design fresh to fit my leg and add some ground to it. It was a really amazing experience and Matt is a gentleman and a scholar. I wish these photos did the tattoo justice so I'll upload better ones when I can (there's about 4 or 5 shades in the pattern on the little guys back)

Welcome @kellieselina ! What part of Oz do you hail from? Welcome to LST and I'm sure you'll enjoy your stay :D

Great. Now I look like I was helping dissidents. Thanks a lot @ShaneRealz ... ;) lol - - - Updated - - - Oh and I ordered my Cat Tebori print yesterday also. Hells yeah.

Looks like I might need to by myself a copy...

You double posted. Thats a banning... ;) - - - Updated - - - And @Pugilist - your lucky you typed that out loud or we could have been showing up to the same event wearing the same tattoo lol but you got dibs

This was an excellent reply! It made me Lol.

@SnowyPlover - what did you get from Gemma?

I just need to get some healed shots and it's on! haha ;)

Pretty sure that's where it was started... you know what peeps are like on OHH lol ;)