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  1. hogg
    That Rock of Ages is beautiful.
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    Sons of Anarchy

    hogg replied to MsRad's topic in Random Crap

    I found a funny interview with Charlie Hunnam, the (BRITISH) actor who plays Jax. He talks about the shoes: So there you have it. Only dentists wear boots (isn't that a Sabbath song?).
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    Any opening day tattoo specials, or would that just add more pains to your ass?
  4. hogg

    hello!

    hogg replied to henry rodriguez's topic in Initiation

    I really dig your paintings--thanks for the link to your site!
  5. hogg
    I got tattooed at the SFO convention on the inside of my left ankle and outside of my left knee, which made for a really shitty night of sleep. There was no good position for my left leg at all.
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    Oof...my apologies for the mixup!

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    Haha...you'll love this: they're all based on art by a woman named SYLVIA JI. Since you're known for your day of the dead skulls, I bet a lot of people will get confused and come to you for more and more of those. It seems like guys whose portfolios have at least one color Dali portrait with wet white highlights end up doing lots of those. Color portraits are probably my least favorite trend in tattooing.
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    I met a young lady who was covered in ink, but what jumped out at me were some really nice black and gray roses on her collarbones. I asked who did them and the answer was "Ms. Mikki." Welcome; your (good) reputation precedes you!

  9. hogg
    Ms Mikki chinese new year doll on Miss Taye Suicide
    Those peonies are really nice, and I like the way you used the leaves as background. And man, that black hair is so solid!
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    eagle cover up

    hogg commented on Kevin Campbell's gallery image in Cover-up Tattoos

    eagle cover up
    Bowling pin eagle ftw.
  11. hogg

    Welcome! That tiger you put on Mike Wilson's forearm is one of the best tattoos I've ever seen. Please share some pics of your work.

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    lady head

    hogg commented on Josh palmer's gallery image in Woman Tattoos

    lady head
    File under "get in where you fit in." I love this.
  13. hogg
    Whoa, Dari! That looks incredible. You're off to a great start.
  14. hogg
    Is this it? I know that Grillo did several of these:
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    One of my favorite things I ever heard an artist say (when another artist in the shop showed him a piece he'd just finished): "It's nothin' an 8-ball wouldn't cover." And yes, I've seen a cover-up (an ex's name) with an 8-ball! Jack Rudy allegedly talks (often) about a cover-up idea involving an oil tanker ship on its side, spilling oil over whatever needs to be covered.
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    bird

    hogg commented on nico's gallery image in Tattoo Art

    bird
    Damn, Nico! That's really nice. Is it a cover-up of another drawing? ;)
  17. hogg
    I'm really happy to see that you removed the carpeting. :) Congrats on this major move and thanks for sharing the in-progress pics with us!
  18. hogg
    Nice meal beforehand, breath mints before and during (common courtesy, ya know), lots of deep breaths during, hot soak/shower afterwards, and an ice cold beer immediately after the shower. I maintain that nothing tastes as good as a post-tattoo beer. Even when I wasn't really drinking at all, I'd still have one beer after a tattoo. Some things are sacred.
  19. hogg
    Here's SAN DIEGO by Ben Grillo, one of my favorite tattooers:
  20. hogg
    His name was Miller Cotton? Was this during the Civil War? And did he dress like Colonel Sanders?
  21. hogg
    Thanks for playing, everyone, but we have a winner.
  22. hogg
    Come on, Gia. You never (but never) talk down on a woman's nipples. :D
  23. hogg
    I love his comment: "I'd rather see somebody with no tattoos than with bad tattoos."
  24. hogg
    That's a good point. I'm not an artist, so I really relish the time I get to spend in shops. If that means the artist takes a few breaks and I get to hang out and here a few more stories, all the better. But if it ends up costing me twice as much, or I end up locked in the shop overnight getting a 9-hour tattoo (which happened once), then I'm not as into it. Also: you are one lucky bastard to have work from Filip!
  25. hogg
    Let me first state that I will not besmirch the name of several fine artists with a "Who is the slowest tattooer?" thread. Instead, let's discuss the fastest of the fast. I'll try to limit this to personal experience, but feel free to mention lightning-fast artists you've witnessed, too. Our very own Scott Sylvia inspired this thread. I was at Forever Tattoo in Sacramento over the weekend and Ian Carder showed me the Rock of Ages backpiece that Scott put on him. He said it took about 15 hours. I guess I should stop being surprised at this point, but damn. Horitaka is also really fast. I have a black and gray falcon from him that takes up most of my shin. It took him an hour. Theo Mindell put a huge dragon head on my knee in only 3 hours--and he kept apologizing for taking so long! I'm not a tattooer, but it seems like the knee cap is moving target. That skin shifts all over the place. And I've never been tattooed by Filip Leu, but no fast tattooer thread would be complete without him. I was lucky enough to see some of the work he did while at Diamond Club, like this tiger that (I think) he completed in 5 hours: Along the same lines, I've never been tattooed by Robert Atkinson, but holy hell, is that guy fast.
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