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Posts posted by mario desa
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most of the people in that list are bob's personal friends.
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bob baxter is a piece of shit.
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i worked with a guy who tattooed hydrogen peroxide into a tattoo he longer wanted and it basically dissapeared. don't tell wrecking balm!!!
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all three of those guestspots have been canceled. that's why we are not on the new list.
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no respect.
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I got my hands and neck done only a year into tattooing (1998), admittedly before I should have. I had sleeves, but no torso work yet. Anyway...my hastiness was due to wanting to look like a TATTOOER. ONLY tattooers had hand and neck tattoos and often 9 times out of 10 a person with sleeves was a tattooer. You ALWAYS knew a tattooer when you saw a heavily tattooed person. (I used to always get asked "Where do you tattoo?" now it's "Are you in a band?")
Of course, these days, a lot of hipsters and rocker types wear the look. It's been diluted, and in my opinion, destroyed. It's the reason being a tattooer is cliche, like a girl with weird hair being a hairstylist. (No offense to hairstylists).
I hate being associated with these douchebags because of my hand and neck tattoos, and even I roll my eyes at these jokers. And as much as we'd like to think so, these tattoos are no longer "job killers". Wether it's Hot Topic or Target, or even Nordstrom or Marc Jacobs i see employees with sleeves and neck tattoos. I even had a TSA screener at O'hare Airport that had a giant script tattoo on his neck.
Times have changed, and i know it's just the way it goes...but i can't help but feel we (tattooers) lost something special.
- Deb Yarian, AlannaCA, hogg and 2 others
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andrew rules.
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just bumping this back up! i will be there with dan smith doing walk ups and selling a new print. nick colella will be there in the blackheart booth!
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i've hung out with mike before, am a fan of his graffiti and drawings, have nothing against the guy, but...his tattoos are awful. his style doesn't translate well to the body at all and he has no real concept of tattoo design and it seems no intention of learning how to correctly design tattoos and execute them well. it seems that the main reason people want tattoos from him is they are fans of his other artwork. you're better off buying a print or drawing i think.
i also read that interview where he says flat-out that the clothing label pays him more so he quit tattooing. pretty fucking lame. but, to each their own. we all pay our own bills in the end.
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ami is actually a good tattooer. and that is his real apprentice, from miami. not sure if he did his sleeves but i wouldn't be surprised.
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deb, i get it! and you are right. i'm only 14 years in, but even in that short time, things have changed.
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i just got tattooed by her yesterday, we traded! it pays to be connected ;)
- Stewart Robson, MsRad, Danny Derrick and 1 other
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laser it once or twice, then cover it. you'll be much happier with the results.
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i think there's a big statue of a lady in the river? i heard about a big park out there too.
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oh, and if you're stupid enough to get a glow in the dark tattoo and you get sick, good.
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they can pass all the laws they want, it won't stop dirty tattooers and scratchers, just like gun laws don't stop scumbags and criminals from getting and using guns. regulations only mean yearly fees for local health departments and the appearance of quality control to the public.
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damn. julio hit it right on the head!
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I certainly hope Robert owns that loft.
http://musicofthesphere.files.wordpress.com/2009/12/higgs0911_05.jpg
hahaha...that's what i said to him, but no, he does not!
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Guest Spot News?
in General Tattoo Discussion
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i'll be at rock of ages in austin soon, and namebrand in ann arbor soon too! i usually "announce" my guest spots about a month beforehand, then again a week before, and again once i'm at the shop.