blue monkey

got it , read it and on the second go round!

I would have to agree with Deb ,I had 2 kids when I started and it did limit the amount I could travel and spend time with my peers , thus limiting exposure and growth. My shop was always close to the house so my kids could come and see me and I could help with homework and such but they sure didn't like the fact that I worked every week-end Now that they are grown and gone , I get to make up for all that and now have all the time I need to push myself to betterment At the end of the day though , I love my kids dearly and my son has his own shop and they both make me very proud

Tattoo Machine by Jeff Johnson , a great look into the life of a street shop tattooer I have bought several copies off ebay I enjoyed reading it so much I send em off with machines going to other countries

Tattoo machine by Jeff Johnson , A great book about life in a street shop , required reading at our shop

Actually ,most of the flash shown , I drew in the 90's ! My son sent me the link a few weeks ago. Prismacolors ruled the day!! I've been plagiarized by the Chinese!! I am somebody now!!:cool:

Great interview!! The video is great , love being able to see the person talk , a sincere man there!!

your missin all the fun Josh!!

Lots of soldiers ! In a bad economy , this is the place to be ,Uncle Sam's kids get paid twice a month no matter what!! Fort Leonard Wood is a training post so there's always a new crop of fresh faces I am currently workin in the shop where I got my first tattoos 30 years ago ,full circle!!

after 20 years I got my first lefty , no difference noticed except that the machine is backwards in my drawer(all are frame side down) for me as a lefty , I prefer a righty with side binders

bought em ,bent needlebars snapping them on , they don't work well with disposable tubes , to fix splatter issues you have to break down your set-up ................keepin my rubber bands thank you!!

My name is Ben , I work at the "One Eyed Blue Monkey in St.Robert ,Mo Been at this now for over 20 years and still learnin