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    MGblues reacted to jimstanley in Early life subcultural neerdiness   
    I remember being really young, listening to my dad's old eclectic mix of an 80's weirdo records, and reading comics and d&d books. My brother watched me when I was young so I used to skate with him and when he went to the comic shop to play magic I sat in the front and read whatever I could get my hands on. My parents would never let me buy comics. We actually weren't allowed to go to the comic shop. Weird. Whatever music taste I have independent of my dad's started developing with RATM. That was when I started writing and drawing. I draw less now but still write. Then the ambiguous "they" got worried about me so I got stuck in band which I guess worked out. I started playing trombone and then picked up guitar, started listening to a lot more music. Then in high school I started a pseudo-psychedelic desert jam/cover band with some friends and I've been in that world ever since. Everyone raps now, but. Dust blows forward and dust blows back. Whatever textbook sub-cultures I was into were basically me becoming attached to things my dad remembered from growing up in east LA. Mostly kustom kulture and motorcycle stuff I saw from afar. There were communities of people around everything I was into but I'd hardly call them sub-cultures. More like packs of desert refugee kids.
    As far as whatever paved the way for the passion... I'm still too young and destructive to care too much. Tattoos have been around my whole life and I always thought they were cool, I dont know if me reading comics, skating, playing magic, liking punk rock, or being into old cars and ed roth had anything to do with that. All those things definitely influenced my taste in art and what exactly is visually appealing to me though. I guess it's a question of correlation and causation.
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    MGblues reacted to Joey Ryan in Latest tattoo lowdown.....   
    Got my second session in on this free hand piece by London Reese at The Vatican Studios in Lake Forest,CA
    First was done in 4 hrs
    Second was done after 6 hrs

    good times! but next appointment isnt for several months unfortunately.
    anyways, thanks for looking!
    -Joey
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    MGblues got a reaction from Beans in Have your tattoos changed your life?   
    I love it when the plainskins say "Well, he must have body image issues." And I'm thinking "Nope, motherfucker, not anymore..."
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    MGblues reacted to Scott R in Latest tattoo lowdown.....   
    I hope your health is improving but as always stay low go fast man
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    MGblues got a reaction from Beans in Dumb Hipster Tattoos   
    Nattie Light brings back memories of me puking the night of July 4th 2011 at the age of 45, right after me and my neighbor blew up his mailbox with fireworks.
    Seemed like a good idea at the time...
    We got that shit on video too.
    Growing old is mandatory, growing up is not.
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    MGblues reacted to Graeme in Hi Everyone! I Got My First Tattoo Today.   
    If you think that a handful of people giving you a hard time on the Internet is the most adversity you're going to deal with now that you have a neck tattoo then...well...you probably shouldn't have tattooed your neck.
    YOLO, bro.
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    MGblues reacted to polliwog in Hi Everyone! I Got My First Tattoo Today.   
    I thought that getting lower leg tattoos at close to 30, with steady employment, was a bold step for me. Having read this thread, I guess I need to yolo harder.
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    MGblues reacted to gougetheeyes in Hi Everyone! I Got My First Tattoo Today.   
    I'd advise against getting the other side of your neck tattooed, especially if you're not actially interested in tattoos and not interested in how it will affect the rest of your life. There was a lot more rant here but lol yolo.
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    MGblues reacted to Graeme in Hi Everyone! I Got My First Tattoo Today.   
    I still remember when this forum was devoted to promoting good tattooing.
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    MGblues reacted to chrisnoluck in Latest tattoo lowdown.....   
    from my little nyc adventure thursday. pretty shit picture of this one and theres a lot of ink still on my hand that refuses to come off but oh well.. tamara santibanez @ saved tattoo, brooklyn, ny

    akira latanzio @ r&d tattoo, queens, ny

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    MGblues reacted to CultExciter in Latest tattoo lowdown.....   
    Whew. Side of knee done yesterday by Kevin Collins at Vanness & Fellows in Raleigh. I can't say enough about Kevin, Mark, and AJ. One of the nicest tattoo experiences I have ever had.

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    MGblues got a reaction from hogg in Latest tattoo lowdown.....   
    Got this little guy yesterday as a 49th birthday/Friday the 13th/30th anniversary of my first tattoo gift to myself from Paul
    Pearson It's right next to the first tattoo I got 30 years ago.
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    MGblues reacted to markdeerhunter in Latest tattoo lowdown.....   
    Got this last night in Philly from Mikey Holmes. Inner forearm hurts.

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    MGblues reacted to Dominiccjs in Latest tattoo lowdown.....   
    Got this on the same day i finished my sleeve. lol.
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    MGblues reacted to SStu in Latest tattoo lowdown.....   
    Wifey got her 2nd session done earlier in the week.
    Picture stolen from the obvious source . . .

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    MGblues reacted to sighthound in Latest tattoo lowdown.....   
    Fun little Friday the 13th banger at 510 expert tattoo. Almost the whole shop was just doing walk-ins yesterday churning out cool 13 stuff.
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    MGblues got a reaction from SStu in Latest tattoo lowdown.....   
    Got this little guy yesterday as a 49th birthday/Friday the 13th/30th anniversary of my first tattoo gift to myself from Paul
    Pearson It's right next to the first tattoo I got 30 years ago.
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    MGblues got a reaction from markdeerhunter in Latest tattoo lowdown.....   
    Got this little guy yesterday as a 49th birthday/Friday the 13th/30th anniversary of my first tattoo gift to myself from Paul
    Pearson It's right next to the first tattoo I got 30 years ago.
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    MGblues got a reaction from BrookR70 in Latest tattoo lowdown.....   
    Got this little guy yesterday as a 49th birthday/Friday the 13th/30th anniversary of my first tattoo gift to myself from Paul
    Pearson It's right next to the first tattoo I got 30 years ago.
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    MGblues got a reaction from marley mission in Latest tattoo lowdown.....   
    Got this little guy yesterday as a 49th birthday/Friday the 13th/30th anniversary of my first tattoo gift to myself from Paul
    Pearson It's right next to the first tattoo I got 30 years ago.
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    MGblues reacted to Wilhell in Latest tattoo lowdown.....   
    Marius Meyer started this one a couple of weeks ago. Gonna add more dragon next time.


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    MGblues got a reaction from xcom in Latest tattoo lowdown.....   
    Got this little guy yesterday as a 49th birthday/Friday the 13th/30th anniversary of my first tattoo gift to myself from Paul
    Pearson It's right next to the first tattoo I got 30 years ago.
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    MGblues got a reaction from SeeSea in How did people get tattoos before the internet?   
    @Graeme Your thread made me laugh and feel a little nostalgic at the same time.
    You see, I'm rapidly approaching my 49th birthday. February 13th (which also falls on a Friday the 13th for the first time in ages! WOOHOO!) will mark the 30th year since I got my first tattoo. The tattoo shop was inside of a biker bar in Waynesville, N.C. It was named J.B's Tattoo & Tavern.
    You could get anything you wanted... As long as you picked it from the flash on the wall.
    He used an acetate stencil, graphite powder and Speedstick deodorant to transfer the design, and I remember very clearly that he didn't use gloves (this was 1985 after all).
    I've been hooked ever since, and that tattoo is still there. There's also an appointment already scheduled to mark this little milestone.
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    MGblues got a reaction from sophistre in Full Back Piece Thread   
    I'm not sure if I ever posted a picture of my back when it was finished. Anyway, here it is.
    (found a better picture)

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    MGblues got a reaction from Vinn in Full Back Piece Thread   
    I'm not sure if I ever posted a picture of my back when it was finished. Anyway, here it is.
    (found a better picture)

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