Colored Guy

Kinda late for anything but drinking at that hour. Bed Stuy is a real tough area, best to be avoided in day time too.

Thanks, this shop came up in conversation just the other day, my cousin had some work done there and it looks great. For the record, I'm not looking to beat anyone out of anything as in getting something cheaper, faster or whatever some of the mASSES here may think. I'm just not comfortable with where I was and the way it was going, which I feel bad about. Rob

VEGAN? He looks more like a fuckin' vegetable... Rob

Thanks all. I got a few shops to go look at. Rob

Thanks for all the help. If anyone has been inked by Lotus, Kings Ave or Joe Black, please PM me, I have a couple of questions regarding the shops/artists. Thanks, Rob - - - Updated - - - I have some recent unfinished work I want another shop to complete. Rob

I remember his "surrender" in 1974.. gives a new meaning to "stick to your guns". Rob

I'm looking for a Long Island NY shop that has an artist that does oriental style work. I'm not looking for fantastic detail, just good basic tattoo work. Solid line work, color, etc. Thanks, Rob

Nothing wrong with knowing what to expect up front. I go with the shop's hourly rate as my guide. If I figure I'm spending $300, I bring maybe $500 in case the session runs longer. Rob

I had a nice cover up done 2 years ago, a koi over an old dragon I had done in 1979. The old work still held some color, but it was beat up and faded badly. Over time, the old color seems to have been coming up to the surface in areas. The cover up was done by a reputable shop and had done other cover up work on me with nothing like this happening. Was it an incompatible ink issue between the old and new? My artist says that she can go over it and that should take care of it. Any color on virgin skin outside of the old tattoo area is still very bright and true. Has anyone ran into this problem before? Rob

Thanks. We ran short of time last night and we were undecided to color the maple leaves or not, I'm thinking that we will. It needs a blast of color to set it off. Rob

Thanks. I drew the chain up in CAD a few weeks back, made a few sizes up and brought it with me. The background we made up as we went along. Rob

Shoot, I blitzkrieged all of my rituals last night. Hit the gym hard after work.. wound up with a shaky arm at my appointment. Hardly ate any dinner, quick bowl of soup, washed up good but no shower. Did change my clothes. No after tattoo beers, got home around 11:30, straight to bed. Rob

Updated--- 3.5 hours in the chair last night, same shop, same artist.

3.5 hours in the chair last nite at Studio 69 on Long Island, NY. The artist is Gina Sherry.

LOL... stopped by the shop tonite to say hi. There was a guy in the chair, looked like the 2nd session on his 1st tattoo. He may have been at the 1-2 hour mark and he was not doing well. Looked like it may have been a pain issue. Rob

I'm having my fu-dog finished up on 1/8, figuring on 3-4 hours. Then onto the NYC Tattoo Convention in early March to get some existing work expanded a bit. Rob

There's a lot that can be done with what you have. Either of the areas can be expanded upon easily. Rob

For my upper body, I have an oriental thing going on. My back only has one piece towards my neck, so that's open to a mix of styles. My left leg has a Polynesian theme to it, so I'll keep that going. My right I have designated a family theme to it. I'll have 2 family crests on my calf within a few years. Rob

This was done by Gina at Studio 69 Tattoo on Long Island, NY last month. Picture is right after it was finished. I have a follow up appointment on 1/8 to complete the forearm sleeve. Rob

A poskibility.... anything I read about those bites was not good. I got a bad-enough spider bite a few years back, went to the doctor and got a series of shots, tetanus, steroid, antibiotic. It left a big welt over my eyebrow that took a few weeks to go down and months before it faded away. - - - Updated - - - My wife had a cyst on her shoulder blade for years, it was big then got small and almost disappeared. Then it came back and became painful. So she saw a doctor and he said it was infected and had to drain first before he could remove it. He makes an incision and guess who had to squeeze it to drain every morning for 5 days? Then he opened the incision and pulled out the sac... bad enough. Rob

Yes, a wise move to comply with their wishes. There's a lot of club rules and regulations behind earning the right to wear a patch. I saw a beef once in the same club over another chapter's bottom rocker that somehow was an infraction for some obscure reason. Rob

If they have nice flash to pick from, its a win-win for the customer and the shop. I like the $31 thing, the shop still covers the cost of the supplies. Rob

If an asswipe asks me how much, I just say $50 and it took 45 minutes. Rob

He makes the rest of the mofos here look normal... Rob

Some people are not hip to tattoo protocol, the process, what to expect, how to check out a shop, etc. Some lessons in life just cost more than others. Fortunately for shit work, they are easier to cover up. Rob