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Went to New Jersey on May 19th to see Robert Ryan, and picked this Narasimha out of his sketch book. He changed it a little from the original to fit the upper arm better. Easily one of my favorite tattoos. The next Saturday, I played the walk in game at Smith Street and got two tattoos from Bert Krak, a butterfly, and a skull & crossbones. I came in wanting the butterfly, and he said he had time for another quick one if I was interested, so I picked the skull after he said it was a shop favorite. Everyone at both shops were great, and I had a great experience getting tattooed.

This fucking rules. Jesus.

As of right now (in no particular order): Sigur Ros - Kveikur QOTSA - Like Clockwork Paramore - S/T letlive. - The Blackest Beautiful Dillinger Escape Plan - One Of Us Is The Killer Deafheaven - Sunbather Daylight - Jar Balance and Composure - The Things We Think We're Missing Alice In Chains - The Devil Put Dinosaurs Here The National - Trouble Will Find Me

Welcome, man!

Got this a couple weeks ago from Nikki Balls in D.C. Still a little shiny, and not a great pic, but you get the idea. Thanks for looking.

Tight! I've always loved his panthers.

haha yep! Got to see the Natural History Museum and the portrait gallery. And of course, all the monuments. Got a panther head from Nikki too! I'll post a pic once it's healed.

Thanks! And yeah, I'm not getting my hopes up, but I was really looking forward to the museums.

Hell yeah man, can't really go wrong either way. David is a super laid back dude, and obviously a great tattooer. I'd love to get something from Mike Wilson at some point too. Good luck deciding!

Thanks for the warm welcome and compliments, everyone :]

Before reading this thread, I didn't even know there were different machines haha. Apparently rotaries are quieter, and I remember the guy who did my cat tattoo using a quieter machine at one point, and it hurt like a motherfucker.

@suburbanxcore So sick!

Hi everyone, my name is Matt. 23 years old, from central Florida. Love my cat, baseball, and of course, good tattoos. Found out about the site a few months ago when I found the interviews on YouTube, and I've finally decided to make an account. I love all the great tattoos everyone posts and learning everything I can from you guys. I've attached pics of my tattoos so far. My cat (healed), done by Chris Buckholts in Ft. Myers, and a mockingbird (fresh), done about 2 weeks ago, by David Bruehl in Tampa. I'll be visiting DC this weekend, and am hoping to get something from Nikki Lugo! Should be cool! Thanks for having me :]