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Just got a cool little bat from Austin Maples. Idle Hand, SF.

My first real post and another reaper for the page:
Got this today from Kapten Hanna at Idle Hand in San Francisco.

Took this from her IG.

Just got a cool little bat from Austin Maples. Idle Hand, SF.

Just got a cool little bat from Austin Maples. Idle Hand, SF.

Just got a cool little bat from Austin Maples. Idle Hand, SF.

Just got a cool little bat from Austin Maples. Idle Hand, SF.

Just got a cool little bat from Austin Maples. Idle Hand, SF.

Just got a cool little bat from Austin Maples. Idle Hand, SF.

Just got a cool little bat from Austin Maples. Idle Hand, SF.

Just got a cool little bat from Austin Maples. Idle Hand, SF.

Just got a cool little bat from Austin Maples. Idle Hand, SF.

Just got a cool little bat from Austin Maples. Idle Hand, SF.

Just got a cool little bat from Austin Maples. Idle Hand, SF.

Just got a cool little bat from Austin Maples. Idle Hand, SF.

Just got a cool little bat from Austin Maples. Idle Hand, SF.

Just got a cool little bat from Austin Maples. Idle Hand, SF.

Just got a cool little bat from Austin Maples. Idle Hand, SF.

Just got a cool little bat from Austin Maples. Idle Hand, SF.

That's great, Austin is a real good dude.

Just got a cool little bat from Austin Maples. Idle Hand, SF.

Just got a cool little bat from Austin Maples. Idle Hand, SF.

Just got a cool little bat from Austin Maples. Idle Hand, SF.

Big night for me last night, having Chad Koeplinger start my back piece. I am so insanely in love with it and so grateful to Chad for tattooing this on me.
I'm sure some of you saw his instagram with the pics below. If you can believe it, he did this in 2 hrs, with about 30 minutes of breaks for me scattered throughout the session. So, he did this in an hour and a half. No joke. He still has some more lines to add in the hair, and some more tiger stripes, but this, to me, was one hell of a start!!!
Also, it was great to meet @BrianH. He was the appt before me, and got an AMAZING tattoo from Chad.
AND to add to this wonderful evening, Jason Scott handed me a gift that Martin Lacasse sent for me. He gave me the ORIGINAL sketch, that was sent to the publisher, of MY dragon from the 365 Book!!!! OMG ARE YOU KIDDING ME!?!?!?!?!? I AM SO INSANELY PSYCHED!!! That was so super nice I can't even believe it. WOW!
Oh, and in closing, This was EXCRUCIATING. The lines are so insanely thick, and it wraps some onto my ribs, up on my traps, and flirts like hell with the top of my ass. There was no easy part of this tattoo, just varying levels of hell. Explains why i needed 30 minutes of breaks in a 2 hr session. Got back to my hotel at 2:30 in the morning, and with all the adrenaline, and the fact that I thought I should sleep on my stomach (just can't seem to do it), i didn't sleep a wink. Hopefully tonight i'll get a good night's sleep.
Anyway-
I can't seem to get these pics to display correctly and I forget how to fix them.
rob

I was bored on my lunch break, so my buddy Chris Porter at Alley Cat Tattoo cured what ailed me. Super small and right next to the knee ditch. Sorry for the leftover stencil residue. I like bright shower curtains.

My first real post and another reaper for the page:
Got this today from Kapten Hanna at Idle Hand in San Francisco.

Took this from her IG.