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This past summer, I was sitting on the bench at Congress St tattoo, waiting for Chad Koeplinger to finish up the appt before mine. Turns out he was running a bit later than I initially thought and it was going be a little while till we could start. Soooo, I took advantage of the extra time and had Jebb Riley start a pretty huge panther coverup. Honestly, while I had been planning on covering up an older tattoo that I have, I didn't approach Jebb with that idea initially, but rather I just wanted get a nice medium sized tattoo by an artist I really liked, while I waited for Chad. After looking at his very awesome sketch book, I saw a really awesome little panther, and well, one thing led to another, and I couldn't be happier. The night of my appt with Chad, he just lined the panther. This past Saturday he added the roses (love them), and did most of the shading. 4 and 1/2 hrs, and not all of it peachy :) One more session to go for some more shading and color. Jebb is an awesome dude, and I had a blast getting this tattoo. btw- initials were clearly there before, and spared during the coverup (hoping to have him clean them up the next time) The actual tattoo getting covered is a medium sized celtic knot tattoo from about 20 years ago. It was done well initially, then I made the mistake of having someone else touch it up. It was scarred and screwed from then on. SORRY ABOUT THE SAGGY PANTS!! I was a mess at the end. ---fixed pics! Thanks @MadeIndelible ----

that looks great.

hobo's and congress st in portsmouth do this every friday the 13th, and they charge $31. These shops are as reputable as a shop can be and they do it as a customer appreciation day. Must choose from specific flash, and though the tattoos are small, and done fairly quickly, they are solid as can be. I see absolutely nothing wrong with the way they handle it, though I have yet to take advantage of one of these days.

Mr Bruce!!!! Awesome to see you here! We met at the Live Free or Die expo this past year, and I hope to get tattooed by you there next year. Happy Holidays! Rob Ieva

this looks great man. I am seeing Ron again in February, and am getting pretty pumped for it. That ship looks awesome. I love his nautical themed work.

Just started getting good tattoos not so long ago, so i'll be mentioning those only below. Dave Leonard - Creepy Creations, Londonderry, NH Tony Sellers - Congress St Tattoo, Portsmouth, NH Ron Henry Wells - Congress St Tattoo, Portsmouth, NH Jason Scott -Congress St Tattoo, Portsmouth, NH Chad Koeplinger -Congress St Tattoo, Portsmouth, NH Jebb Riley -Congress St Tattoo, Portsmouth, NH Martin Lacasse -Congress St Tattoo, Portsmouth, NH more to come hopefully!

looks GREAT!

Thanks!!!! and as far as reference material, if you are thinking May 23rd, out of the 365 book, you'd be dead on. I even had him autograph the page for me. This was such a great experience, I will NEVER forget it. I hope he comes back, because I want to get something else from him.

have been waiting a year for Martin Lacasse to guest at Congress St Tattoo in Portsmouth, nh. So worth the wait. I love this tattoo and Martin is a super cool dude. An amazing experience!!! Longest session i've ever sat through, clocking in at 4 and 1/2 hrs. Pics are a bit bloody, but i think the detail still shows.

amazing!!!

Awesome!!!

this is so insanely fantastic!!!!!!! - - - Updated - - - LOVE THIS GRAEME!!! So happy for you!!! Chad is awesome!

I usually wait about 4-5 weeks before I start using sunblock.

@semele beat me to it. Ron Wells does a lot of twin peaks tattoos. I can't say that a breaking bad tattoo would be a bad idea!

Looks GREAT! - - - Updated - - - Super nice!! I love Martin's work and hope to score a piece from him the next time he heads up to Congress Street in Portsmouth.

@eisen777 this is awesome!! Jason rules!

I've never heard of it being bad luck to cover your first tattoo. But only cover it if YOU want to. - - - Updated - - - I will add that I also think it looks cool. So small that it doesn't take away from the other tattoo.

I have brought cookies before and bottles of water. I always tip. If you know that the tattooer is fond of something particular, and you have access to these types of items, then I think a gift is an awesome idea, but only if you've been tattooed by them before. If its your first time meeting them, a gift could be awkward and out of place.