Colored Guy

I'm doing okay lately, totally immersed in my '59 Ford project. Just got the motor out of the machine shop and will be doing the final assembly work on it very shortly. Really cool at how many people get off on someone spending ungodly amounts of $$ and want to be there when it comes to life. Of course some of them actually help and are experienced motor heads.

I sort of see what is going on here. I tell my kids that they get their tattoos with their own money, as long as they're not hitting me up for car repairs or "loans", I'm okay with it. Just go to a good shop and use common sense for placement. I'm probably over-indulgent with both of my kids, but try to have them see that tattoos are a luxury and not a necessity.

I had checked out the LA tattoo scene in 2010 and was blown away by the amount of good shops that were everywhere. Looking at people on the street, traditional style was really alive and doing well.

Me too. I've had some experienced artists go over them and they look fine. I had one artist that pissed and moaned about my moles and went around a couple.

MY job may not care, I just think it is unprofessional of me to have them displayed especially when I meet customers and represent the company. One of the big managers bought the house across the street from me and moved in. Nice guy around age 30.. on the fast track and I don't work for him. He saw my art for the first time last week when we talked while putting garbage out and did not bat an eye.

I'm 60 and had some major work done this year.. kinda partying like it's 1999... but I'm getting exactly what I want and have had some older work freshened up. I heal tattoos about the same. Other cuts on me, heal a lot faster for some reason.

Funny when you're in a world of shit.. and you see normal people doing such normal things and it seems so out of step with what you're going through. I saw this with my dad and my wife, whom I lost over a period of 6 months.

I've had a bunch of tattoo dreams too. Some dreams, I have no tattoos at all... I'm conscious of having HAD tattoos, but in the dream, they're gone. Before I had a sleeve, I would dream that I had them, on both arms. A recurring dream is that I have an appointment, but can't remember the exact date or know where the shop is. I'm usually pretty punctual with appointments and have only had to cancel 2 due to grave circumstances.

I bring a neck pillow with me, otherwise I'll be very uncomfortable in the chair. Some shops have pillows around and I've used them at times to get more comfy. I wear sweat pants and take my shoes off too.

That's what SHE said...

That would make a great back piece.

For an example of a Mason tattoo... if you were a Mason, you'd probably never get one. And if you're a not a Mason, you shouldn't get one. Of course things can have many different meanings to different people. Look at how many people wear Von Dutch hats and shirts (not so much any more..) and have no clue who he was. I have seen Nazi tattoos on people (definitely not Masons..) that were obviously prison mementos, in there they had a profound meaning and were part of what kept them alive during their stay. Not something to be taken lightly, as the wearer of the art and those who view it.

Going for the pistons & crossed checkered flag neck tattoo the day after I retire.... so go for it!

Thanks for the good vibes. I'm okay, not sure that the nerve block is working 100%, still have some pain at the injection site. In at 7, out on the street by 9:30. I slept most of the day, no driving or drinking for the rest of the day. Ohh heel pain... I went to a foot doctor about a year ago, gave me an injection in my heel. If I had a gun in my hand, I would have blown his head off. I have never shouted a compound swear word at a doctor visit before.

My wife worked with a lady that did roller derby... we went to see her a few times and it was a lot of fun.

Well, you made it back. I go for a spinal injection tomorrow at 7 am. I've had a bunch of them, so no big deal. But maybe this one will actually work, they've targeted a nerve coming out of where my herniated disc is.

My wife called me a serial killer wanna be more than once. Must be the shaved head and goatee that goes well with the tattoos.

Psych work can be subjective as hell and some in the trade I know are not that well-wrapped. But I always do say that a tattooed person is liable to do just about anything that you can imagine.

I'm at my machine shop job this evening and a part time programmer stops in to check on a job we're running. He's seen me in a sleeveless shirt before but stops and says, "geeezzzz.. you have a lot of tattoos".. no kidding. I wonder what's up.. and out it comes. He has 2 daughters, age 16 and close to 18 and they're both dying for their first tattoo. Of course he and his wife say to wait until the girls are 18.. but his wife now wants to get one. So he's in a bit of a bind. He's no fan of the art form. He asks me if I have any regrets, I say no. I have no problem, but the rest of the world might. I just told him not to make that big of a deal out of it... teen girls... can be quite rebellious. And once they don't need permission, they're gonna do what they're gonna do. I advised him to talk to them about going to a reputable shop when the time comes and avoid "artists" who work out of the kitchen while the parents are at work.

Funny with one sleeve complete and the other arm 3/4 there, people don't seem to stare any more. Now they look the other way it seems.

Pocket watches go great with owls.

That teacher needs to be hung up by the balls. Did you make a stink through the school board? This is your best route if you want to be sure this nut never chaperones a school trip again. In my district, he would be out of a job. Clearly a display of poor judgement on his part, which the school is responsible for.

I think you'll be fine. Be warned that the inside of the upper arm is tender, the only down-side I see.

I refer to people with tattoos as "colored people", nothing to do with race. In essence I am a Colored Guy although I'm as whitebread as they come.

I tend to take the summer off from tattoos, so I won't have the jones until late fall especially if I go to Florida in November. I usually have my work done starting in January.. so I'm a long way off but have some ideas brewing.