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If you ever doubted that @RoryQ is a boss....

Jesus Christ, you have great tattoos, @Russ.

Awesome! Let's see that Paul piece.

Let's see that Freddy tattoo, @abees!

No way! That's awesome, buddy.

I see this all the time. I wanna scream, "Tattoos don't have to mean anything!" but there's no use with some people. And I don't mean for that to sound harsh. I just mean that some people have their minds made up and nothing I could say would change that.

Took the words right outta my mouth.

"I can stop any time!"

I was thinking about Jorogumo earlier today. I'll jump on the "can't wait to see it" train. - - - Updated - - - And @HettyKet, your arm looks great! It's a good example of some non-traditional tattoo imagery executed with traditional tattoo sensibilities. And it totally works. I love the layout, too.

Probably, like, Wu Tang and wrestling tattoos.

Welcome, @stevenh. Listen to @OutOfIdeas--he is giving you very solid advice.

Welcome to LST!

If you're anywhere near Tulsa, go to Richard Stell. Welcome to Richard Stell Tattoos.com

DAMN, but that is a nice peony, @ironchef! I love how she connected the pieces, right down to nailing the background continuity. And what a cute picture of the two of you. Love your jammies!

Ha! The sign of a true initiate (with a very nice dragon half sleeve on your arm).

Matt Howse just did these two awesome travel-themed tattoos:

I respectfully disagree. To non-initiates, a tattoo's a tattoo. They just see that someone is tattooed--not what they have. I have to remind myself of that from time to time. I once asked a non-tattooed coworker to describe 3 of my tattoos. This was a job where I wore T-shirts every day, and he and I were friends. He remembered my kid's name, but admitted that he was stumped beyond that.

It was by Matt Staydohar, but I think he deaded his Instagram. Too bad, because that sheet ruled!

Thanks for all the kind words. Here's an update: my daughter was surprised that it's not bigger (she has a very skewed idea of "normal-sized" tattoos), but she loves it.

That's so beautiful, @keepcalm! Congrats.

My latest was so much fun I had to write my first LST blog post about it.

But they all look cool, which is what's most important to me. But lemme back up.... A few months ago, [MENTION=2896]CultExciter[/MENTION] and [MENTION=50598]cmmercer13[/MENTION] were visiting SF from Virginia. [MENTION=3461]keepcalm[/MENTION] was out here at the same time, so [MENTION=3422]CABS[/MENTION] and [MENTION=5385]cltattooing[/MENTION] and I decided we should all meet up for tacos. The tacos were delicious, and the company was even better. [MENTION=5385]cltattooing[/MENTION] brought along her friend Rob Mopar, a visiting tattooer from Australia. Over dinner, Rob and I got to talking about his young son and my daughter and their burgeoning love of tattoos. I said that when my daughter was 3, she told me all the tattoos she wants when she grows up: a gray skeleton with white toenails, a donkey, a turkey, a birthday cake on her knee, and "a red dragon, but kinda silly, holding a lollipop." Carolyn laughed and said, "When's your daughter's birthday?" I told her she was turning 5 the following Wednesday. She asked me to text her the list of tattoo ideas because she wanted to paint a flash sheet for my daughter. Three days later, I got this: I was (and remain) blown away. Look at it! How perfect is that thing? And just so kind and sweet and thoughtful. My daughter? She loved it, right down to the stars and dots and "hanker" as filler. I knew when I saw it that I had to have that dragon. My wise wife said, "You better ask our daughter for permission. After all, these were her tattoo ideas." When she's right, she's right. (Editor's note: she's usually right.) So I asked, and my daughter assented. Today, I'm happy to say that I'm the proud owner of this goofy little guy: She nailed it, and I wouldn't have had anyone else do it. As a bonus, one of my closest friends also got tattooed at FTW today (his first! a beauty from Michael Bennett), so we went together. All in all, a great experience. Thanks again, Carolyn! This "meaningful tattoo" stuff is kinda cool (now and then :cool:). LST Forever, Ross

I guarantee you that I'm the only other Vybz fan on LST. :) Is he out of prison? And damn, he bleached the shit out of his skin. Shouts to Nardo Ranks.

What a cool experience, @motsimus. Was Big Jonny working that day? He's a buddy of mine (and another great dude).