Kev

I hope to join the LST Big Cat Club in early November with a crawling jaguar on my left thigh from Jason Brooks.
That'll probably be it for me through next year up to my wedding; I'm also in the process of trying to get together funds to open a store. I'll have to live vicariously through you guys for awhile ;)

Independence Day peacock walk-in from Zach Nelligan @ Triple Crown Tattoo

David Flores post got me thinking. I know we're talking relationships in regards to SOs, but my family relationships around tattoos have always been more conflicted. Both of my younger sisters were tattooed before I was and none of their tattoos (save for the sugar skull the oldest got here in town from Ezra Haidet at Triple Crown through me) were done in great shops. The cherry on top though was when I opened Facebook one day and saw pics of my sister and brother in law getting tattooed in my Mom's KITCHEN by some "tattooer" friend of the older sister. My brother in law was about to ship out to Afghanistan and wanted something before he left, so my sister arranged this 'tatt party' at my Mom's. The fact that my parents who have given me so much shit about my choices allowed this to go down in their house reinforced my opinion that they just don't like me very much as a person. Familia es familia, but I got to say, it's pretty frustrating when the stuff I say about tattoo quality and sterility falls on deaf ears.
Luckily, my son's being patient and he'll get his first real tattoo in a real shop in November

I realized while listening to Om this morning that these guys are tapped into that same frequency that Higgs is on. Also, good music for fog shrouded hillside views:

BHR snakes:

BHR snakes:

A view from above of a cross. Evidently, it's foggy on the ground or it's a rocket-propelled cross.

With color:

There are SO many reasons presented in this video why you should avoid being this person. Whoa.

This was the only guy in town that got stared at until he passed away recently:

I guess I'm spoiled:cool:

I'm not sure if this is considered old- I kind of hope it's not, because that makes me old(er), but another tattooed influence from my preteen metal days:

I know it's Frazetta based, but I could see someone like Brooks, Hundahl or Lehi updating this:

Reference (adding the snake would've kicked ass):

Ha-Google is my friend. Hundahl viking tattoo:
http://www.flickr.com/photos/headovmetal/3604128128
http://www.flickr.com/photos/headovmetal/3603329651

Based on the response in the "Who Are You?" thread, I decided to start a thread about books you're currently reading or wanting to read or have influenced you or make good paper weights/bludgeons.
I hope I don't sound like an intellectual snob, but one of the first things I look for when I'm invited into someone's house is a bookshelf. I don't judge anyone on their reading choices; instead, I see a bookshelf as window into a person's interests and passions, whether it's Plato, Patricia Cornwell, or Clymer's repair manuals.
On my shelf I have Wolfe, Kesey, Thompson, the Bhagavad Gita, Chicano literature, true crime paper backs, travel books, and art/reference books.
Currently, I'm reading "The Hero with a 1000 Faces" by Joseph Campbell. I started my Joseph Campbell journey via a conversation with AP Shrewsbury while I was getting tattooed (very interesting and nice guy BTW) about symbolism and myth. I went through "The Power of Myth" pretty quickly; it's written in an interview format between Bill Moyers and Campbell. "The Hero..." on the other hand, is dense and very academic. I was kind of turned off in the intro, but then it started to get interesting with Campbell's mythological anecdotes connecting cultural ideas about spirituality and purpose. Next up is Jodorowsky's "The Way of the Tarot", which I'm reading as a companion to the Telos Tarot I got through Shrewsbury. I'll give a run down when I finally get through "The Hero...":rolleyes:

My .02, All of them (and myself) are influenced by symbolism, Russian constructivism, and Art Noveau:

David Flores post got me thinking. I know we're talking relationships in regards to SOs, but my family relationships around tattoos have always been more conflicted. Both of my younger sisters were tattooed before I was and none of their tattoos (save for the sugar skull the oldest got here in town from Ezra Haidet at Triple Crown through me) were done in great shops. The cherry on top though was when I opened Facebook one day and saw pics of my sister and brother in law getting tattooed in my Mom's KITCHEN by some "tattooer" friend of the older sister. My brother in law was about to ship out to Afghanistan and wanted something before he left, so my sister arranged this 'tatt party' at my Mom's. The fact that my parents who have given me so much shit about my choices allowed this to go down in their house reinforced my opinion that they just don't like me very much as a person. Familia es familia, but I got to say, it's pretty frustrating when the stuff I say about tattoo quality and sterility falls on deaf ears.
Luckily, my son's being patient and he'll get his first real tattoo in a real shop in November

I hope to join the LST Big Cat Club in early November with a crawling jaguar on my left thigh from Jason Brooks.
That'll probably be it for me through next year up to my wedding; I'm also in the process of trying to get together funds to open a store. I'll have to live vicariously through you guys for awhile ;)

I'm currently emailing Hunter and Fox to get in with Heath Nock, so I think I have it sorted out.

Sorry for bringing up a zombie thread, but I'm headed to Sydney soon. Hunter and Fox looks great but it's almost an hour away without a car. Any other options in Sydney?

Or fathers/father figures need to teach boys how to be men; this stuff starts early. Just my .02

"I don't understand how being so called anti establishment means not taking care of your own body. WTF."
This is such a problem in Austin-makes a 105 degree day that much closer to Hell

A view from above of a cross. Evidently, it's foggy on the ground or it's a rocket-propelled cross.

Zoooombie thread just in time for Halloween...
First off, sorry I haven't posted in awhile, I've been super busy with life post-wedding. That being said, I've been wanting to make time to get tattooed and it looks like sometime in the next two months is perfect.
I'm planning on praying hands and roses on my left pec to balance out my chest. Tattooer-wise, I'd love it to be Corbin or Hendricks, but I don't think those guys are coming through Austin anytime soon. I saw that Katja Ramirez has moved to Rock of Ages and her black and gray work is killer. I'll keep ya'll posted when I get an appointment.

I am LOVING everything Tony Nilsson is putting out at the moment, He is the front runner for doing my chest eagle... also a parrakeet(?) for good measure

Just came across this on Reddit
Mikey Tubs/ Copper Rose -Taft, CA

Logging back into LST after a year (apparently).