hawk Posted January 14, 2012 Share Posted January 14, 2012 I',m sorry but I neglected to get him anything..... Norman would have been 101 today so I figured I would post this in the tattooing 101 for LST mojo. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Petri Aspvik Posted January 14, 2012 Share Posted January 14, 2012 Hail! With out guys like him, I wouldn't be writing in this forum. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kylegrey Posted January 14, 2012 Share Posted January 14, 2012 Happy birthday Hori Smoku and "old grey beard". Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ShawnPorter Posted January 14, 2012 Share Posted January 14, 2012 Wiki seems to think he was born on the 12th. Anyone? Scratch that. He passed away on the 12th, June. My bad. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jinxproof1996 Posted January 15, 2012 Share Posted January 15, 2012 i love how everyone is celebrating his birthday now. why didn't they last year? or 5 years ago? or 15 years ago? just another thing in tattooing thats ridiculous. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Avery Taylor Posted January 15, 2012 Share Posted January 15, 2012 i love how everyone is celebrating his birthday now. why didn't they last year? or 5 years ago? or 15 years ago? just another thing in tattooing thats ridiculous. They are celebrating this year because Sailor Jerry Rum is sponsoring it, and Chicago Tattoo Company has posted it all over Instagram. My birthday is November 24th, but I have no sponsors. Patriot Ink Tattoo, Kev and hawk 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Perez Posted January 15, 2012 Share Posted January 15, 2012 I find it all a bit ironic considering the man didn't drink and hated cheapskates. TheCursed and David Flores 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
InkPlease Posted January 15, 2012 Share Posted January 15, 2012 Props to Norman "Sailor Jerry" Collins, without his influence its hard to imagine where the tattoo society would be right now without his work. RIP Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hawk Posted January 15, 2012 Author Share Posted January 15, 2012 They are celebrating this year because Sailor Jerry Rum is sponsoring it, and Chicago Tattoo Company has posted it all over Instagram. My birthday is November 24th, but I have no sponsors. I just toasted a belated Happy Birthday to ya with a shot of brandy Avery, here's and cheers to you in paving what you've done and will accomplish in your time. The best we all can do is honor those before us in helping the tradition evolve another step better than the past. Avery Taylor 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
smiling.politely Posted January 15, 2012 Share Posted January 15, 2012 the fiancee and i celebrated yesterday by heading to Classic Ink here in Dublin, and getting some of his flash designs, with 101 substituted in place of USA or a USN (i got an old USA shield, she got a USN anchor). no rum was anywhere to be found, and we paid in full. well, there may have been rum in a one stumbly fellow's pocket who came in and tried selling us all jewelry he stole from various stores in the area, but that's neither here nor there. Ursula 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Patriot Ink Tattoo Posted January 15, 2012 Share Posted January 15, 2012 I find it all a bit ironic considering the man didn't drink and hated cheapskates. Well since he didn't drink. I'm not going to today! (until 5 pm that is..) Kev and David Flores 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
David Flores Posted January 15, 2012 Share Posted January 15, 2012 Honestly I remember a bunch of a people doing specials for his birthday last year so this is nothing new, it's just has corporate sponsorship this year and free rum and the "media" is now covering it. Bottom line is he died in 1973, so I can't really pretend to have a moral high ground on this issue, I wasn't even born yet. It could be worse, there could be cherry creek rum and tattoo johnny vodka. Patriot Ink Tattoo and gougetheeyes 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Patriot Ink Tattoo Posted January 15, 2012 Share Posted January 15, 2012 Honestly I remember a bunch of a people doing specials for his birthday last year so this is nothing new, it's just has corporate sponsorship this year and free rum and the "media" is now covering it. Bottom line is he died in 1973, so I can't really pretend to have a moral high ground on this issue, I wasn't even born yet. It could be worse, there could be cherry creek rum and tattoo johnny vodka. Holy shit man, I almost pissed myself! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ursula Posted January 15, 2012 Share Posted January 15, 2012 Whatevs I'd drink Cherry Creek rum gougetheeyes 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jinxproof1996 Posted January 16, 2012 Share Posted January 16, 2012 permanent mark rules. from his facebook yesterday: "For fuck sake,quit wishing sailor jerry a happy birthday,u dident know him,he wouldent like u,or me, and hes rolld over enough in hes coffin to last 4 life times!he was a bastard,a talentd one,but hes not ur emo freand!" he was the godfather, the link to ed hardy and modern tattooing.........but celebrating his 101st b'day with half price tattoos?? really?? jesus christ. David Flores, eisen777, brimstonesix and 2 others 5 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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