ShawnPorter

Having been calling Navaro 'Lady Face' for the better part of five years.... you can imagine how many texts I got when that aired. Its almost certainly a coincidence, but....

Stoked beyond belief, my friend.

Color added. Robert Ryan, Electric Tattoo, Bradley Beach NJ

I think my buddy Pat is getting tattooed one of those days too. Chad is going to be in overdrive.

I think this is the first season that really LACKS a few talented 'ringers'. If I can ask... who do you think is 'good talent' so far? - - - Updated - - - I admit; I'm addicted to it. It gets me SO damned mad but I can't control myself and have to watch it.

3rd April I'm finally going to be working on color for that big ol 'damn do butt tattoos hurt' John the Baptist that Robert Ryan started on me last year.

I've heard that for the next season of Inkmaster there's going to be a lining challenge where people have to do Ladyface's guyliner.

I just started watching Best Ink. Overall I like it better than the "Adventures of Ladyface and Toothpick" but it's still bad tattoos getting good press. Capobianco yelling at people is an interesting touch though.

That is, yes. The Jim Rose was playing in Holland during the convention.

I finally bought an 8mm player. It hasn't arrived yet and I'm sure there will be problems, but the hope is that by middle of next week I can start capturing footage from tons of 8mm cassettes that I have. Most of the stuff isn't really tattoo related, but Im 100% sure that I have the 1995 Amsterdam tattoo convention video I shot, which includes 22 tattooers working on one (very blue) client. Seeing Alex Binnie, Horiyoshi 3 and Crazy Ace tattoo the same person at the same time...

A. you can never get all of the glitter off. Ever. We have a saying at my bar: "Glitter is the herpes of the bar world". Then we usually amend it with 'well, after herpes." B. Life should always be constant party mode. - - - Updated - - - I like the return of the short hair. And I miss you. Also, 'round these parts, Ladyface is code for Inkmaster's finest. Lately I've been calling him 'Jafar'

I wouldn't have said Halloween. I would have just let us assume you always wear a sparklymask. Life is more fun with a sparklymask.

Mike wears crocs. Take that how you will.

That's Fred. And Higgs, also by Hardy.

Sorry duder. Didn't want to steal your thunder, was just really excited about the book!

Ed tattooing a sweet unicorn on a dude's hand. Cause Ed Hardy + Unicorns = Magic.

It's really sweet of ya'all to get my initials! That's technically a bro-tat, right?

My first one, with my brother and our friend Mike.. I think we did that one in 2000 or 2001. Mike went on to become a meth addict who ruined the lives of a bunch of friends of ours, but that one night, when we were all so glad to see each other after I have moved away to PA from central Florida... and the years that we were friends before that.. every time I see that little Mr. Burns head, it reminds me of so many amazing times that what happened after doesn't even play into it.

For years I always advised people away from getting tattoos for anyone other than your parents, siblings or children, for obvious reasons. As I've gotten older and more heavily tattooed and the designs I wear progressively weirder however, I've found it really fun to get little bro tats and the like, to sort of put a timestamp on really important life events. A matching Mr. Burns head with Mike and my brother, my best friend's initials (she has my portrait in the same spot) and a fun little 'honey moon phase' tattoo with my girlfriend, the Party's Over tattoo with Ron... The kind of stuff that I'd warn other people about and here I am, getting them all over the place. So. I thought I'd start a group thread for Bro-tats, His/Hers (or His/His, Hers/Hers, Theirs/Theirs) etc so we can all revel in the bad ideas! Honeymoon Phase by Nik Lynds. - - - Updated - - - Matching Skull in a party hat with Ron Garza. Tattoo- Nakota Garza. BT/SP- Bethany and Shawn tattoo. Tattoo- David Bruehl.

Where would we be without your self righteous rants, Stewart? I for one (usually) enjoy them. I interviewed David Bruehl back in 2008, and he had some similar thoughts on the more abstract concept you're talking about: "I take on the role of the educator. We live in an entire world of symbology, and I think everyone who chooses a tattoo does so because it resonates with them, albeit sometimes on a very subconscious level, so I don’t judge. They likely may not know the specific significance, but a part of them speaks the language." - Bruehl "On the same subject, but an even more light-hearted note: Every time a person has ever come in wanting to get a yin yang tattoo, I’ve joked with them that I won’t do it unless they tell me what religion/philosophy it’s associated with. In my seven years of tattooing, I’ve never had someone correctly answer “Taoism” or even “Chinese” philosophy. So they may be ignorant of the origins surrounding the symbol, but they do correctly seek to realize the balance that it represents." -ibid

Yep. it's your Ipad. :D

I think sometimes that our good friend Scott is too humble to use LST to advertise Yellow Beak Press books. But I don't work for Yellow Beak, so I don't see a conflict in being geeked about a new book release and sharing it with folks here. I think that the Zeis book is one of the top 10 tattoo books at all time and will go down as a classic. Born Weird- it's a much more niche book but honestly, one of my favorite design books ever. I can't even say the title without thinking about the Gillespie Royboy Hotstuff devil. Now they have LOST LOVE coming out for a February 2014 release. Here's the video: I'm super excited about this one.

He was given the phone number of a good friend of mine who's been a vocal detractor to his suspension whoreing, and called her to tell her it's hurting his feelings. Also he doesn't seem to like that I call him Ladyface.

San Diego was a blast... and so was NYC earlier this month. Pus, me and my pre'ance Julia.

I'm not sure.