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I haven't been on in a while, but this is an awesome trip, awesome tattoos and pictures.

HAHAHA warped tour body suit

I JUST missed you guys when I heard Richard was at Elm St. I wanted to come grab a print. Heard you guys left early. FML

damn that chick sat like a rock on her stomach, nice vid!

! My fav forum 4 lyfe!

Love his tattooing my friend has a dagger going through a wolf head on the inside of his bicep.

Don't agree with the silent treatment, and it's good to know that we are one of the top sites in search engine optimization when it comes down to the show. I think if anything letting people who know nothing about tattooing that this is wrong creates everyone to be on the same page with the industry in knowing that this wrong, and the only thing Facebook and tweeting is doing is making it well more known to not support it. Maybe their advertising or marketing in the businesses has a mole and exploiting it to cause a controversy or maybe it's just a way of seeing a reaction. Who knows, but the important thing is that an organization that IS for tattooers and founded by tattooers get together and create a non profit company and sponsored by legitimate tattoo companies and sponsors from the industry; to backlash against corporate junkies to prevent future exploiting to cause more ruckus. Just like the beer industry, they had to get together and form an alliance to keep the corporate companies away from dominating the market. Yeah it sounds kind of far fetched, but that's just my opinion.

Now back to being a true craftsman, I agree highly with what you said. Quality over quantity, hopefully people who walk into shop meet some true craftsman or someone who can point them in the right direction of getting the best tattoo on their skin. I believe this guy has the right mindset about TV and also his thoughts on this:

"Reality shows do sometimes pervert some things, but not to extinction. I'm sure this show won't destroy the entire profession of tattooing which has been traditionally taught through apprenticeship, just like Jon and Kate Plus Eight, or 50 Kids and Counting or whatever didn't destroy multiple parenting world wide.

There will be traditionalists in the field who will still tattoo and apprentice as always, and there will be newbies who come from something like this, a tattoo "school". I don't think the mere existence of a show like this pulls the profession into the gutter anymore than Little People Big World has pulled the world of little people into the gutter, or American Idol has tarnished the singing world beyond repair.

People will get into their crafts however they get into them. Those who have talent and are willing to work at it will succeed, and others will not make it. It's the same as any other skilled trade. Even if the school is only two weeks, I've taken workshop classes before. It doesn't make you an expert in any subject, as I'm sure these students realize. Like every trade, it will take practice and hard work to fine tune their skills. Just because there is a show on TV doesn't mean that bad tattooists will run rampant in the streets of all major metropolises.

Shops won't hire shitty artists, and people won't give their patronage to bad tattooists... and those who do, are too stupid to really be considered fair judges anyway, and probably would have gotten one at home with a needle and string soaked in ink--which, I might add, is the introduction point to tattooing that a lot of my tattoo artists friends used. They were shitty at first, but once they worked and practiced, they became wonderful. Their humble--and stupid--beginnings didn't doom their lucrative careers.

Television is a douche-baggy business who will exploit any hot topic to make money. The hot topic of the day happens to be body art, so they'll cash in by showing people what they want to see. I don't think it illegitimizes body art's foray into the mainstream, which is happening, like it or not.

If you don't like the premise, don't watch the show and don't patronize tattoo shops with "schooled" tattooists. There will be plenty of traditionalists out there to choose from, I promise. The tattoo n00bs won't drive them all out of business... probably the opposite, but that's for the individual's skill and dedication to decide, not in what way they began."

These interviews are the best things I've seen , keep it coming

good luck on you're dumb show

Post some stories

good song, make more !

Matt Arriola is doing my back. You have a good eye. Matt and Jason are friends. Jason did Matt's back (it is posted on the new Great Wave website). Is Nick Ley doing your back? I met him a couple of years ago' date=' and he was a really nice guy, great tattooer.

Chris Trevino has a Fudo Sword on his website that may give you some ideas as well. It is on the guy with the full body suit, but you can still get an idea of the backpiece as its own tattoo.[/quote']

Ahh ok, yeah I've seen on Jason Brook's old site Rock of Ages a nice back piece of a fudo sword a few years ago. I'm not sure who's doing my back yet, it's really up in the air with people. Some people I have in mind is Chad Soner, Nick, Jason, if I could afford it I would love if someone like Lehi or Horitomo do it :(. I found some good Fudo sword reference from the Fudo Exhibition photos I saw online, and in Chris Trevino's new book. Definately have to get the dragon trying to swallow the sword.

Damn you guys have an impressive collection.

Mine:

Nick Ley

Cory Rogers

Richard Stell

Josh Williams

Will Card

Carlos Truan

Casey Corlick (sp?) (works at Fine Line)

Blake Harris

Kevin Poon

Eric "Color" Del Rio

Will Card

Tracy Lambright

Oliver Peck

Ben Siebert

Tony Hundahl

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This a link to my back in progress' date=' which is also a Fudo Sword. There will be black background added, but none will go below the ass cheeks. And Stewart is right your ass will hurt like hell. Especially the top of the crack.[/quote']

That is fucking awesome, who is that doing that on you? Kind of looks like Jason Brooks but I can't tell, I really like it. Looks like we'll be back bro's in the future. I have a friend who got his back/ass done by Trevino and he told me all about it, not looking forward to that either man hahaha. Thanks for sharing !!!!!

Hi' date='

When I do backs, particularly in a Japanese style, I don't consider ending higher than the ass, especially if there is background.`

But the question I ask everyone who is not sure if they want to include the thighs too is "If it ends on your ass, what will you do on your thighs?" Personally I love the look of the full back and thighs, which is what I have myself.

For easy-to-find reference, check out Taki's book 'Bushido' if you haven't already. There's some cool diagrams at the back that outline the shape of Japanese bodysuits. There are other, more comprehensive illustrations in harder to find, Japanese language books, but Bushido is great.

Good luck getting your ass tattooed though![/quote']

Hey, thanks for the insight, I have the Bushido book, I totally forgot it has that on the back! I kind of want to save space for some other people to tattoo on the back of my thighs, I'm running out of room LOL.