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Rats, fuck yes. Couldn't agree more.

Couldn't find a thread that quite fit this topic so thought I would throw it up here for discussion... My last couple of experiences have been with walk-in-loving street shops that employ several great artists. At each shop, I've gone in with the hope of being tattooed by a particular artist, but I've ended up being tattooed by someone different than I had originally gone into the shop to see. In both instances, I went to the shop and looked through the flash while trying to get a "feel" for the shop and looking at portfolios and seeing who I think might be most adept at doing the sort of tattoo I want. While there, I witnessed these two artists (both at different shops, mind you) acting like complete jackasses and generally giving me a really uncool vibe. I ended up going with a different artist, in each case a highly competent and great tattooer but one whose portfolio and style I liked ever so slightly less just because I didn't want to get a (maybe) slightly better tattoo but have a bad experience that I will remember that tattoo by. Thus, do you think personality of a tattooer matters? If someone has a reputation as an impeccable artist but a total asshole (not just "gruff" or whatever, like that story about Scott going to Bob Roberts' shop and being bounced right the fuck out, but just an overall douche) would you want work done by them? If you're straight edge would you get tattooed by a great artist who also happens to be a drunk or drug user (not sure how often these categories overlap, but, hey!)? Does the final product outweigh the experience of getting the tattoo put on? Any other factors you consider outside of the finished product when choosing a tattooer?

Agreed, thought his stuff/personality seemed out of place in Underway is the Only Way...

Or, ya know, do some research and find out that there ARE, after all, other worthy shops in Chicago besides just CTC...I quite like CTC (I have a piece from Josh, a good dude and solid tattooer) but the OP might be surprised to learn that there are actually other shops you can get great artwork done at in Chicago. Just saying.

I don't doubt it, I know that Sunday was just slow overall. But, yea, being in such close proximity to Wrigleyville I feel brings out the idiots in droves.

Josh Howard, it was just a little piece of Jerry flash. In that amount of time someone tried to bring their dog into the shop, some dude came by and got in an argument with Beatdown about a tattoo, another person complained about the cost of jewelry, a throng of (probably underage) girls walked in and turned around and walked out, probably some other shit I'm forgetting. Sundays are my favorite days to get tattooed at street shops (because they're always dead and I can get right in!) but got damn, shit was cray.

They have other ways of bouncing dipshits out the door...I was in and out of there within an hour (got a small piece) and the number of stupid people with stupid requests or questions in that amount of time was pretty astounding.

No, seriously though, Jake hit the nail on the head...I pretty much went "Oh, a Playboy, hmm" and went back to browsing flash.

There is a well known and respected shop (on this board) where I was the other day that had Playboys laying around. What of it.

That was brief but interesting!

If you're a big enough square to get upset by the presence of a Playboy, you probably shouldn't be getting tattooed. Then again, I don't think there are a whole lot of "classy" shops that would leave a Playboy or any other porno jawn out for a customer to read.

Somebody prank this phone number and post the audio.

I wonder how many of the (intentionally) inverse crosses are placed on upper arms/thighs/chests where they are covered up so you can be silently anti-. If you really want to freak out the squares, get it tattooed on your forehead. That'll show 'em!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zliVilq6aYw