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my real first name was taken,and most of the ones with my real name in it are usually taken,
and I have been known to have a certain amount of flatulence ,mostly after eating poultry or potatoes,chili does it too. LOL
no deep meaning,just thought I would have some fun with it. :D

I refer to people with tattoos as "colored people", nothing to do with race. In essence I am a Colored Guy although I'm as whitebread as they come.

My name is Joakim and my second name starts with a M too, so it's mmikaoj backwards. I registred somewhere a long time ago, having to add the extra m since just mikaoj was allready taken. It stuck since it's easy to remember and looks like gibberish to any non-scandinavian without a mirror.

Carolyn LeBourgeois tattooing
wow holy fuck I am boring u___u

Trixie Faux was the name I used when I sang in a fun little band called The Falsies (Boston late nineties). We were Trixie Faux, Cherry Faux, Candy Faux, and Sonny Faux...with an occasional guest sax player, Leftie. :) https://www.facebook.com/TheFalsies?fref=ts

I CANNOT believe I am missing another year!! Oh well 2016 it is! You guys will have a blast and hopefully will end up with some great tattoos....

@idyllsend WOW! that is really beautiful. I can't wait to see that finished.
Here are a few pics from my last session with Chad K. We are essentially finished but he does want to do one more session in November for some touch ups and stuff. For all intensive purposes though, here is my finished back! I am so stoked!!! It is so vibrant and bold and I think you can read the image from a few miles away :)
Chad put in some really neat little details in this last session. Not sure they will be visible in these "just finished" pics, but I will try to remember to post a healed pic. He did some really cool things with the tongue and the teeth that I am pretty pumped with.. LOVE the eyes as well. I am super grateful.
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attaching pics from gallery as that seems to be the only way for me to edit them from being sideways. If they look sideways at first, just click the pic and it should right itself.

"I've been kind of interested in a foo dog.". Stewart Robson. Done!
"Maybe a really excellent lady head?". Valerie Vargas. Done!
the one-two punch! Aside from the convention they've both guested at Blackheart while in town the last couple years. You never know, you could win the golden ticket. Ha ha!
But yes, you're right there's always an amazing roster of artists at this convention @sophistre. And any number of these people can and would do an excellent job. I am always happy to play the devil on someone's shoulder if they're debating a tattoo, so please don't mind me. Then, with this list of attendees I don't really need too. You'll just find yourself in a chair in a happy tattoo overloaded daze.Ha!

So here is the remainder. Kongo Yasha Myo-o in his full glory from Dana Helmuth.
This was pretty much the home stretch at this point. Once all the shading was done, the color was only about 1/3 of the remaining time I spent with Dana.
I love Dana's snakes. Once mine got colored in, I couldn't stop staring at it, I still can't. Also everyone loves the blue, and so do I. It's bold, and it'll be awesome for a long time.
I spent a lot of time at Read Street Tattoo in Baltimore and it was a great shop. The final session was in Dana's tattoo lair at his home in Maryland and it's a true honor to be a member of his back piece club.
And the final obligatory baby picture, because I want to be as cool as @hogg.

Alright folks, here ya go

Hellloooo everybody!!
It's that time of year again...where we all start oohing and aahing over the lineup for the Bay Area convention and some of us start talkin' travel.
@sophistre and I met up yesterday and decided that it would probably be fun as hell to go, so the PNW will be representing for sure.
Who else is in? Any plans?
I'm just hoping to get the conversation going!!

Yes!!! I'll be there, naturally. Can't wait to see you babes :o I probably won't be getting any tattoos though cause for obvious reasons I can't afford it haha. Although that's kind of a bullshit reason cause it's impossible to leave that show with any money in your pocket.

Okay, fine. Here's the latest progress.

Pin up & black rose last week by Tim Hendricks, photo from his Instagram :D

got my hand tattooed by mike wilson yesterday @ the pagoda city tattoo convention. soooo stoked on life right now even though my hands the size of a catchers mitt.

Resurrecting this thread from the dead. I have the itch right now. Last time I got tattooed was last month, haha.

My longest absence was also 20 years and like you I've gone crazy. I've always said "if you want to be a bear... Be a Grizzly!!". I've completed a full sleeve on my right arm and that includes the chest plate. My left arm is almost halfway cover with an upper and forearm piece.
Tomorrow I start my back and that will be a full Backpiece and will end below my waist. I look at tattooers websites all the time. Luckily, I've been traveling for most of the work so there is a waiting period. Otherwise I would most likely be all covered.

just read this whole thread
this shop is on my list for the fall
leaning towards an appointment with dan or eli
but honestly probably would like to get tattooed by any and all of the smith st artists in the future
was recently getting tattooed @ electric during a traditional flash weekend event
and was right next to bert (and robert ryan) while getting tattooed by sheila marcello which was pretty cool

Kenickie from Grease...badass.

I wear a lot more long sleeve shirts now. Just to work though!

i can relate
i'm a social worker who works in a school but also have done private practice for about 15 years
people are assholes is the answer you are looking for
ah the stories i could tell
and while you do deposits
alot changed when i started charging cancelation fees
i myself think no call no show is about the rudest thing you can do to a professional
but its part of the game i guess
anyway
good luck with your tattooing career
i forget if i follow you on IG?

@Scott R, I wish I had that eagle on my chest. He's definitely the man for the job. He did that one on my hamstring in about 90 minutes.

haha guys I felt like he was in a group of many good tattooers on west coast until I saw @hogg getting a tattoo from him and it was pure badass. He made my relatively short list(6) when time came to book a chest eagle. I will definitely try to book with him at some point.
edit watched video and yeah cool stuff good vibe

Check out this short video on one of my favorite tattooers (featuring another favorite, Bob Roberts):


I've said before that Matt has a bit of a Big Liebowski vibe, but now I realize that that comes across as a bit unkind (or at the very least, sells him short). He's both passionate and compassionate, and that comes through in this piece.

I'm only going to Spotlight when I have a pretty lady to tag along. I know Mr Bob Roberts loves the pretty ladies, as do I.
And when I do go to Spotlight, the goal is to walk out with two tattoos. One from Matt and one from Bob.