Perez

Wow this is a really awesome post, thread or whatever you call it. My friend Ethan is having his back piece by this guy named Bunny in Norton Ohio at a shop called Rising Tide. This kid has skills. He does mostly large scale work on his clients but is willing to do most types of traditional, neo-traditional Japanese and American styles of any size. Really wild color schemes and just clean work. Also adding to the mix of lesser known from Ohio, Dave Wulf of tattoo faction. And the guy who is currently doing my back piece Karl Berringer of 252 tattoo in Cleveland Ohio. 252 is a really solid shop and I believe it to be some what heard of outside of our state. Anyway check these guys out via shop websites.

Bunny is ridiculous, he did a HUGE piece on my buddy Corey's side after only tattooing like 4 years or something and it was pretty fucking insane. Definitely super talented and very low profile.

I mean, this guy is fucking awful and all, but come on Frank, I KNOW you've seen Big Dogz Ink, those dudes make this guy look like Fillip Leu.

My friend (also Named Marcus) got tattooed by Kuhn for this project. The tattoo is beautiful, no surprises there.

Anyone else catch the quick still of the "Norm MSK" tag in the Lady GaGa skullheadface video? Pretty random.

Its a CRAZYTOWN $tar with MRSA.

You mean MR$A?

Got this one from my buddy Ritchie probably one of the toughest looking tattoos I have

I'm still partial to my Chest eagle from Bailey Hunter Robinson

I get stopped on the street about this one I have from Scott Campbell all the time though

But my current favorite is my ribs just finished by Chuck Daly

The original Devotion was more second wave since Lance was taught by George At A.S. but yeah When I was really young there was Ancient Art and Deanna's Skin Art Studio and that was IT! But I suppose that was coming up on 20 years ago.

It's amazing when I go back down to Orlando to visit my folks how bad it is down there! I thought New York City was bad, but down there it is seriously EVERY STRIP MALL now has one, EVERY SINGLE ONE!! When i was a kid there were like 3, Deanna's, Altered States and Devotion, now there's HUNDREDS! All with sandwich boards outside advertising $20 tattoos. Makes me fucking sick.

I bet she smells like sweaty leather and cigarettes.

Amped on this thread! Is the Higgs stuff from the Tattooing in the East Bay Doc?

Fishing accident. Jumped up to get a lure out of a tree, landed on my toe wrong.

I've seen Lungfish a bunch and seen him solo a bunch, both are great, but the lungfish records are the only ones I can actually listen to at home. The solo stuff doesn't translate well to record. I Like the Skull Defekts record enough, Pupils and "Artificial Horizon" will always be my favorites though.

Probably not going to make the shows Pat, working tonight at the shop in JC and till ten in the city Thurs. Nicole is going tonight though.

I'm hoping 2011 is the year this image finally goes away.

and lets not even get into this one..

Tonight and tomorrow night too! 6-8 PM he's doing a mini happy-hour residency, weird right?

yeah the record is pretty cool, kind of Sonic Youth meets White Hills stoner/noise. He also has a new book out.

Seriously, just take the year to save up, come to New York, Bailey, done.

hey khubilai just out of curiosity are you a redhead? I have found that for whatever reason really fair-skinned readheads tend to be more prone to super sensitivity with their skin.

I saw this thing recently by a fellow named Judd Ripley. Check out how soft and buttery those blends are! Pretty impressive.

Petri you'd HAVE to get that from Tom Yak!

That's rad Bill, R.I.P. Sonny. I got mine from my buddy Adam Paterson who broke me into the business. I had just read Tattootime "Tattoo Magic" and thought it was so awesome, I had to add it to my magic. Got it across the top of my right hand, just below my wrist. Noticed recently that Stell has it in almost the exact same spot.

I feel the same way, being nice is such an under-appreciated virtue in this business, I can't believe that in this day and age, in a service job, there's still so much bad-attitude pseudo tough-guy posturing going on. It's honestly why I don't have many tattooer friends. Some people just dont understand that you don't have to be a dick to be cool I guess. I mean look at Paul Rogers, of all the things he is remembered for the foremost two are, he was a exceedingly kind, and an incredibly hard worker. That's the kind of legacy I want to leave. A jerk who can tattoo is still a jerk.

Some dude came in the other night with "FUCK COPS" HUUUUGE on the side of his neck asking how much to cover it up. It wasn't even healed yet. EWPS!

Dude Pat you're making all the tattoos I did on you look bad sidebusting them next to Desa and Sylvia! Cut a brother a break!

i could probably listen to van halen all day long haha

I have done this many many times, Between VH1, VH2, Fair Warning, 1984, Diver Down, and Women and Children First that's enough to fill a whole day with awesome. (Not to mention the WB demos if you want to get REALLY crazy) I can never get sick of VH ever. I could be at a fucking funeral and if "Unchained" came on I'd be like "Ok! Guess we're partying!"

Greatest Rock and Roll band of all time.

(and Yes I have a Van Halen tattoo)

Who else here has it tattooed on them and why?