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I got this one today from Steve Boltz at Smith Street Tattoo Parlour. I had too much black & grey on my left leg so felt the need to get some color.

Why does everyone ALWAYS ask questions on the internet about things that don't directly concern them then get pissy when they don't get an answer?
I don't get it?
But really, I'll try to be nice...
personally I don't answer that stuff online anyway. Here's some reasons why, in no particular order:
1) Many people equate time to cost and base their tattooer choices on cost. Most decent tattooers do not want to be involved in a bidding war or pitching for work.
2) serious customers ask at the shop, via email, the phone, conventions or whatever. We get a lot of time wasters, especially online. Nobody want to entertain time wasters.
3) It doesn't really matter.
4) with very large tattoos the time taken to complete it can vary between clients. Simply looking at a photo on a smartphone doesn't tell you that the client was a giant, or very petite. 25 hours for one client could mean 45-60 for another.
5) some of us get enough comments, likes, adds/requests or whatever on instagram per day that the 'news' or 'updates' tab that we miss it - there's less than 100 spaces in there so 100 likes and 2 comments means that your urgent request is missed.
If you need to know how long a particular tattooer would take to give you a certain size tattoo or amount of coverage so you can budget for your tattoo - contact them via the method they prefer, phone, email, whatever.
If you're just curious - get over it, you win some, you lose some.

@jasonscott523 | Side o the knee on @eisen7777 Thanks Phil | Webstagram - the best Instagram viewer
Got another little tattoo from Jason Scott....obviously a higgs influenced tattoo. Im thinking of making it a set of 3. Jason has some great higgs reference that makes for some cool tattoos.
edit: So much for posting a link. Its on jasonscott523 instagram. People should follow him, great guy/tattooer.

@eisen777 this is awesome!! Jason rules!

@jasonscott523 | Side o the knee on @eisen7777 Thanks Phil | Webstagram - the best Instagram viewer
Got another little tattoo from Jason Scott....obviously a higgs influenced tattoo. Im thinking of making it a set of 3. Jason has some great higgs reference that makes for some cool tattoos.
edit: So much for posting a link. Its on jasonscott523 instagram. People should follow him, great guy/tattooer.

Thanks....I fail at posting pictures.

@jasonscott523 | Side o the knee on @eisen7777 Thanks Phil | Webstagram - the best Instagram viewer
Got another little tattoo from Jason Scott....obviously a higgs influenced tattoo. Im thinking of making it a set of 3. Jason has some great higgs reference that makes for some cool tattoos.
edit: So much for posting a link. Its on jasonscott523 instagram. People should follow him, great guy/tattooer.

Thanks....I fail at posting pictures.

Got this beauty from Frank Carter at frith street yesterday :D Nabbed the pic from his instagram.

@Iwar here's the pic you wanted

@jasonscott523 | Side o the knee on @eisen7777 Thanks Phil | Webstagram - the best Instagram viewer
Got another little tattoo from Jason Scott....obviously a higgs influenced tattoo. Im thinking of making it a set of 3. Jason has some great higgs reference that makes for some cool tattoos.
edit: So much for posting a link. Its on jasonscott523 instagram. People should follow him, great guy/tattooer.

@jasonscott523 | Side o the knee on @eisen7777 Thanks Phil | Webstagram - the best Instagram viewer
Got another little tattoo from Jason Scott....obviously a higgs influenced tattoo. Im thinking of making it a set of 3. Jason has some great higgs reference that makes for some cool tattoos.
edit: So much for posting a link. Its on jasonscott523 instagram. People should follow him, great guy/tattooer.

I think you are addicted to Congress St. and there is nothing wrong with that.

Just saw Tomas Gracia is going to be over on the east coast in October.. Might need to make an appointment for somethin' outer spacey!

You guys. I may or may not have found out today that I will probably (knock on wood!) have the most exciting appointment ever for the MTL tattoo convention next month and I am so stoked it's not even funny. I am too superstitious to say it out loud just yet but IT IS GOING TO RULE.

I was scheduled to have a 2 day appointment with Kore Flatmo next weekend. Due to work I had to reschedule until October. I was a little disappointed.
Then, a couple weeks ago I emailed Chris O'Donnell about working on my back. I really didn't expect to get a response right away. Not only did he respond quickly, he said he liked the idea and asked if I wanted to start in a couple months. Needless to say, I'm a little excited.

I remember saying that but probably in a slightly different context. I pretty sure I didn't mean that because I chose not to part of 'normal' society that I feel any kinship with others who choose, at a cursory glance, a similar path. I choose my associates by different criteria than if we 'modify' our appearance or not.
My enemy's enemy isn't necessarily my friend.
When somebody decides to become heavily tattooed, I WILL judge them on their tattoos and overall appearance as I expect to be judged on mine. This does not mean that my judgement is always correct but I can make an educated guess that, for example; if someone has 99% crappy tattoos of whatever/every fad and movie-star tattoo of the last two decades that we won't be discussing the symbolism of Kafka and the spirit of Burroughs. Conversely, just because someone has mostly buddhist or various theological themes that we will have an enriching and enlightening discussion. Appearances can be deceptive but serve as an indicator or advertisement of our intent. I feel justified on reading the signals presented and making a judgement call to allow this or that person to take up space and time in my life. I'm sometimes wrong and enjoy the surprise but it happens so rarely that it won't make me re-consider.
Kinda reminds me of being a teenager and meeting people with obscure tastes in extreme metal, only to be disappointed when that was the only interest we shared. Or that they liked it for different reasons.
Sorry to derail the flow of a TV based thread. I just wanted to make it clear that I'm not a crusader for acceptance. Actually, I'm all for elitism and critical thinking (especially with regards to quality) when it comes to tattoos.
The being able to 'back up' tattoos thing - I don't really care, it's not my argument but... I know I'm a tourist with regards to Japanese tattooing. I wear it, I do it, I'm not Japanese etc, etc. I love it but I'm still another foreigner dazzled by the 'exotic' nature of tattooing. I guess most of us are, just some of us spend a lot more time thinking up retroactive excuses for authenticity.
I haven't seen any Ink Master since the first episodes of season one but I'm glad it exists. Friends, colleagues and customers of mine get to goof off and air their opinions on TV while still showing that they care about tattooing. One of them said to me that Ink Master isn't for 'us'. It's for people who want to watch reality TV. At least the judges, guest judges and host give a shit about good tattoos. They get to represent 'us' to the people who watch reality TV. I'm cool with Oliver, Dave, Seth Ciferri, Forrest, Jack Rudy etc etc representing 'us'.

So I bought some fundoshi's off of eBay a while back, thinking I might use them when I start my backpiece. In hindsight I should have known that only japanese men with bodysuits can pull those off. Pale norwegian guys, not so much. Had to cherish the moment with a picture though. I hope you all feel privileged! :cool:

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Only thing I made my mind up about pretty early on was that I wanted to go big on my front and back. Other than that I'm just randomly filling it in with different styles of work from different tattooers I dig. I guess my thighs and feet match each other, but other than that I just pack'em in there. I absolutely love the look of japanese bodysuites though, but that's not for me. I like too much from both worlds.
Now let's see the rest of you in your fundoshis! If you don't have any laying around, all you need is an old bedsheet and a pair of scissors, and voila.

I got some good news and some bad news... the bad news is I'm shuttin' down the studio...

I only drink the finest Cambodian breast milks.

Who are the 5 best rappers of all time?
O'Donnell, O'Donnell, O'Donnell, O'Donnell, O'Donnell
He spits hot fire.

Saving and waiting to get more work on my back from Chad K..............hope to get 2 more appointments in before years end. Would like to get another tattoo from Jason Scott this summer and maybe a new york walk in when my wife gets her sleeve worked on. Then I gotta get more laser so I can join in on this chris o donnell love wagon...AGAIN.

Saving and waiting to get more work on my back from Chad K..............hope to get 2 more appointments in before years end. Would like to get another tattoo from Jason Scott this summer and maybe a new york walk in when my wife gets her sleeve worked on. Then I gotta get more laser so I can join in on this chris o donnell love wagon...AGAIN.

Saving and waiting to get more work on my back from Chad K..............hope to get 2 more appointments in before years end. Would like to get another tattoo from Jason Scott this summer and maybe a new york walk in when my wife gets her sleeve worked on. Then I gotta get more laser so I can join in on this chris o donnell love wagon...AGAIN.

This will be awesome.

Love death in June....but not all is great. What do you think of tibets death in june songs? I love those as well. I like current 93 but seem to never listen to it. Thunder perfected mind and all the pretty horses are some of my favorites but thats the typical response. Like some sol invictus as well and the one above the ruins album is good (skethy RAC lineup and all). After that I dont spend much time on neo-folk and dont really get why its almost overnight popular.
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Lately little inspires me....ive dropped all of my interests (except getting tattooed) to spend time trying to get in shape and healthy....so my inspiration is getting healthy then maybe I can think about reading,writing, art and music. One thing ive learned is I cant handle tons of interests and projects on top of work and family(wife/dog) so its nice to clear the mind and focus on one goal and not be spread thin by my own interests. Getting my shit together so to speak.