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Sorry, no pictures yet, but I have two. Social D's Skelli mascot (inside left bicep, his feet are at my elbow and his cigarette ember ends in my armpit...I friggin' love it!) The lightning bolt from AC/DC's logo. I plan to expand on that one in the future, but for now, I know what it represents.

Hey! And HELL YEAH! Tried & True Tattoo has been there for almost a year. Paul is the owner, and an awesome tattooer, but in addition to him there's also 3 others, Ryan, John, and Derek (plus apprentice Amanda). Very friendly folks, they can do just about anything you could ever imagine. The interior of the shop looks like AC/DC opened a beauty parlor.

I stumbled onto this forum somehow or other, and after lurking around for awhile I joined. Really friendly place! I've been interested in anything tattoo related since the age of three when I first remember seeing my dad's tattoo. I got my first in 1985, kept getting them until 1998 when my life got a little turbulent. Life had settled down by 2010 and that's when I got back into it by accident. I have a great job, a great relationship and a great artist that allows me the opportunity to finally realize the tattoo goals I always dreamed of. In August 2010, I got the itch to get a new tattoo, and check the possibilities of getting all my old, faded, crude 80's and 90's punk tattoos reworked. I've been a Social D fan since 1989, and always wanted the Skeleton tattoo, so I finally just said "I'm gonna get it". I checked out all the shops in my area. There are quite a few in middle Tennessee. Some are good, some are so-so, but the last place I went to was this little shop named Tried & True Tattoo in Smyrna Tennessee, literally 2 miles from my house and checked out the owner's portfolio (the artist/owner's name is Paul Pearson). Long story short: We clicked (he loves Social D as much as I do, and old 80's and 90's tattoos). I ended up getting the Skeleton tattoo that day(inside of left bicep, hurt like a witch). Since then he's reworked all my old ones better than they ever were, and done a bunch of new work on my right arm. Both arms are pretty much out of space now, but I am so happy with how it turned out. Next up is getting my Dad's tattoo on my left calf (it's a big ass Sailor Jerry skull with a snake through it. Can't wait!