marley mission

@nikkz ok so i might be in the minority but i love your tattoo i get it that you could focus on its many issues but i think its totally interesting - though a bit hard to read i mean - i'm not sure what I'm looking at but whatever i dig it so my advice is leave it love it get another tattoo maybe one a bit stronger in composition and execution though :)

i love the mash up of styles on a body nothing against those who go for the full back piece or bodysuits but for me - i just love the mix of styles and content after you get enough tattoos on ya - it really doesnt matter what you get imo that said - it helps if you're getting tattooed by solid tattooers

do your research carefully

got some good tattoo options for you coming east (philly jersey, NYC, maryland, dc) - not so sure anybody really local to you - though some others might have some ideas

ron where you living?

@Synesthesia time to let it go

ladyheads

i like it where and who?

@Synesthesia poor form ripping chad here about nothing

pain is a great tattoo topic i think - i enjoy discussions about such things - but its hard to find people in my daily that would be able to have discussions like that - anyway - ribs were just all out the toughest for me - 6 and 3 hour sits - oof - to me that first ten minutes of linework sting are the toughest though - then i mellow out for another hour or so - but ultimately - after 2-3 hours i'm good - most of my recent pieces tend to be in that time zone - which is cool - though recent some good size pieces were even quicker as i have been getting tattoed by some pretty quick tattooers lately

so thigh tattoos heal like shit but its a great spot to be tattooed imo front row seat to the action not too painful imo and lots of size / placement options i have 3 thigh pieces lava lamp (which my wife calls my teenage girl tattoo :) fish in an espresso pot and a smoking frog have fun

fish

Tattoo Paradise in DC is where I'd be looking for a solid tattoo

@jadore not a stupid question at all listen to ed hardy discuss the origins of the iconic crawling panther https://youtu.be/dbhzMC2tjRU

lamps

smoking frogs

octopi!

by Gus at Olde City Tattoo in Philly

tatt your butt? yes please

i actually dig it get more tatts

@Throw Bones ribs hurt but definitely go for it rodney took 6 hours - one sit, bill took 3 and yeah - ouch

@suburbanxcore thanks man should be cool

@suburbanxcore getting tattooed tomorrow at noon at olde city - if you around pop in - might have time to grab a bite after depending on time - gotta get back to jersey to coach softball later in the day - anyway - look for ya - real name is Jason