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I'll add that I work downtown and will just hang out after work, so if anyone wants to pre-game, holler at a Hoggy.

That is so rad, @Dhopper!

I vote for 8:00. I also vote for House of Prime Rib (even though I didn't originally!) if that helps sway things.

That's a damn nice tattoo. Welcome!

Side note: this yankee truly enjoyed listening to @Stewart Robson's northern accent alongside @Valerie Vargas's Glaswegian brogue (if I got that last part right).

Welcome, Nate! Sounds like you'll fit right in here.

Yes, ma'am.

For the record: I voted for Out the Door, but I was mainly thinking of the vegematarians among us. I'd be delighted to go to House of Prime Rib.

Welcome. I'm the guy liking every damn thing you post on Instagram. Thanks for gracing us with your presence!

Damn nice numbers, @Kev! I'm trying to get down to around 155 now myself, after getting up to 168. I'm at about 161 now, so all my pants fit fine again. :) This is the point where I usually decide I'm lean enough for a married/straight man who doesn't really undress in public. In other news, I got some new equipment for my basement: better rack (still no room for a cage), better bench, a second universal bar and some new sawhorses. Now I can superset stuff like deadlift and bench with two bars, and I can still do dips by using both bars across the sawhorses.

Yeah, Katie's gonna be at Blackheart.

I know your type.

LOVE that kneecap, @eisen777! He did that whole thing in one shot? And was the skull already there?

@rozone LUCKY! Man, that thing is so, so nice!

She's a beauty!

Technically, it's not even all from Horitomo. Eddy Deutsche did a "half-sleeve" on that arm, but it stopped well above my elbow. Horitomo brought it all the way down. And to further clarify: @cvportagee can't be my doppelganger; he's better looking than me.

If you already know about those shops--for my money, some of the best shops anywhere for traditional--then I wouldn't worry too much about lesser-known shops. Because you're right: there are hundreds of them in LA.

Welcome! Do we get to see your tattoos?

My big question: what was the result of the cat scan? At first, I thought that Walt's exit from the game was due to seeing all the money he'd amassed, but then I began to wonder if the cancer's back. This season's opening scene made it look like he had recovered, or at least regrown his hair. Or was that a wig?

Ah, sorry! You worded it pretty clearly. I just misunderstood you.

Ironic, seeing as the tattooer seems to have next to no tattoos himself.

I love that one, @Iwar! I've always been fond of the variations on the handshake design.

Yeah, Da Wei is here in the Bay Area. I've always wondered if he had any tattoos. As for his work, it's good--if you're into that sort of thing. I'll defer to Bob Roberts, who says that wildlife realism tattoos are like taxidermy.

Nice collection! Welcome.