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i played santa and got myself a lee flannel. im also a denim nerd, so i bought myself the documentary, "warp and weft" that just came out. all in all kept it under 100 dollars. i also probably wont care about christmas again until i have kids someday. have fun with those black cats, mike. sounds pretty serious.

thanks for sharing. pumpkins are by far not my favorite group. but i think "siamese dream" may be the perfect album. theyve also made some of my favorite songs. i need to give "oceania" another try. also, if you can find it downloadable, their unplugged album (think it was unreleased for mtv?) is pretty fucking amazing as well. - - - Updated - - - the acoustic version of "tonight, tonight" is on their unplugged album! that shits so good.

this is awsome! although, all of those people look like theyre stuck in the 80s..

thanks! i travel from new mexico to fade fast in dallas to get it done. i dont know about the pain. some say it hurts. i thought it hurt a little bit, but was mostly just uncomfertable. but i also wouldnt say getting tattood hurts, but is also uncomfertable. or maybe im just really twisted. im also super fascinated by the whole process, which probably helps me with the pain/discomfert as well. and i was scared shitless going in. i thought it was going to be horrible. thankfully it wasnt anything near what i had in my mind. unfortunantly, i dont know of anything out in pac n.w., but theres a lot of knowledgable people on here. sure someone knows of a spot out that way.. *edit* thinking about it right now.. if youve ever seen a treatment- on youtube, in real life, whatever- it feels similiar to how it looks, followed by a bad stinging/sunburn-y sensation. i also wonder if treatments are similiar to getting tattooed, where different locations would be more painful. i couldnt imagine getting zapped in the face! im just 3 days shy of the 3 week since my treatment mark, and definantly noticed some more breaking and lightening of the ink in the last couple of days. sorry for the lack of pics. id like to wait til atleast a few weeks in to show the best results as i can. but promise to keep this thread updated.

^agree. dont know how i feel about newschool, and jesse wasnt versatile, but he was probably more talented than the rest (at what he does, atleast)..

^nice!

he will have quite the story to tell someday..

awsome, man. really appreciate you sharing your knowledge with the boards. one last question, tho.. the results after treatment one on your leg were really impressive. did you find most of the fading to take place after week 3? or was that picture shortly after getting treated?

watching it now. no clue how sarahs still on the show. everything about that chick is annoying and wack, and she was always on the hot seat everytime i tuned in. i dont need anybody to tell me that steve already won, seeing who the other finalists are.. - - - Updated - - - im not done, dont count me out.

in some of the southcoast vids theres comments about their sanitary practices- no gloves, lady wearing her ring, etc. as well as people suspicious of if the machine is turned up enough. those are just comments i saw, you should check them out yourself, they have a bunch of clips up on youtube. mike, i used an icepack. as we went down the arm id press down the icepack on the next area to be treated, and just moved down as the laser did. the areas were i pressed down hard enough, i could barely feel. but i could tell where i didnt hold down hard enough, because i could really feel that shit. atleast now i know for the next round to press down like a motherfucker..

it looks almost like hes just burning them off with this..

just catching up on season 2 now and the thom devita series has been my favorite by far. even if he wasnt a tattoo artist, just some cool ass old guy with tattoos who was into art and a cool jazz soundtrack, id still watch this..

yeah, thats what i was thinking. but pretty cool to see people coming up with stuff like this at home tho..

dude, over double that is waaay too much. i dont know if youre down to travel, i ended up opting to do this, and i pay around what shinobi does at a place with a good rep that keeps the $$$$$ in the tattoo community. even with travel expenses its nowhere near what dr. tattoff wants from you, thats insane.

he slangs them or will teach you how to build one. what do you guys think? - - - Updated - - - looks to work ok, just hope that scarring isnt permanent..

shinobi, thats a really good price. do they treat it all in one session? im getting the majority of a sleeve lasered, half at a time, because it could fuck up blood flow if you go around the whole arm. i didnt mean to imply that soutcoast was bad. i just think their youtube videos are hilarious, in that it shows people with some dope work just not wanting tattoos anymore and getting them all taken off. did you get to see any before and after pictures or know anyone else who got treated there?

thats so odd that he doesnt have any other work! if he did, id probably be more inclined to believe that he was shopping for a better back peice. but on youtube, southcoastmedspa videos are a lot of people getting a lot of work all taken off for being in "direct conflict with their religious beliefs" and shit like that. theres a few clips of some nice work getting peaced out.. - - - Updated - - - man that pisses me off so much how the "tattoo removal" business is all about guilting and shaming people for having tattoos.

this kid is so dumb tho! holy shit. guessing he will eventually ride the "teddy" thing to the last stop where hell be met with some real ass consequences..

wtf! howd i get sucked into reading all this??? haha.

^hell yeah@the dex gordon album.. mike panic, i know it is. i was just advised not to take pain meds or drink because you could bruise bad..

thanks dude!

can anybody recommend anything good for the traditional japanese? or even westernized japanese? id like to know the history and everything, as well as some of the meanings and placements and some of the superstitions. thanks..

brews and pain pills.. thats crazy man.. did you bruise up from that? not trying to get on a high horse, cause i def popped some chill pills before my first treatment cause i was scared as shit.. but try not doing that next time, try tons of water.. im only saying that because im sure youre results will be much better!

^straight up. that shit is sick.