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Bryan Burk yesterday
Dark Horse, Los Angeles

from bryan burk yesterday
3.5 hours

from bryan burk yesterday
3.5 hours

from bryan burk yesterday
3.5 hours

from bryan burk yesterday
3.5 hours

im staying with a friend in huntington beach. i went to dark horse yesterday to trace the spot. bryan was really nice.
safe travels!

flying down to get my leg done by eric jones in a few weeks, flying to austin march 20th to get my thigh done by tony hundahl, finishing my sleeve april 13th with noble. im having two moles on my back removed next week, so i can get my back started this summer. BIG year

yup friday at 1. no idea what im getting.
going to show up early and just pick something off the wall. i will post pics for sure

talked to matt arriola, meeting up with him when i get back from california the 21st and measuring my torso and getting it drawn up and shit. going to start my battle royal at ink n iron. im terrified.

talked to matt arriola, meeting up with him when i get back from california the 21st and measuring my torso and getting it drawn up and shit. going to start my battle royal at ink n iron. im terrified.

talked to matt arriola, meeting up with him when i get back from california the 21st and measuring my torso and getting it drawn up and shit. going to start my battle royal at ink n iron. im terrified.

talked to matt arriola, meeting up with him when i get back from california the 21st and measuring my torso and getting it drawn up and shit. going to start my battle royal at ink n iron. im terrified.

talked to matt arriola, meeting up with him when i get back from california the 21st and measuring my torso and getting it drawn up and shit. going to start my battle royal at ink n iron. im terrified.

talked to matt arriola, meeting up with him when i get back from california the 21st and measuring my torso and getting it drawn up and shit. going to start my battle royal at ink n iron. im terrified.

My elbow by Kyle Crowell (Torch Tattoo in Anaheim)

franz stefanik is gonna be there april 28- may 1st at wood. you should try to get something from him!

Someone claiming to be Sue created an Etsy profile just to send me a message this morning. It was again going on about the cancer and how hard she's had it and blah blah blah. I replied and told her, don't apologize to me, I'm not a tattooer you ripped off, go talk to them. Re-itterated that I thought it was wrong and suggested if she wants to make a public statement to us (us meaning the LST members who posted in this thread) to do it here and not through my online store.
@JAllen is right though, we should all (myself included) maybe focus our mob energy and influence, 'cause it appears we as an online tatto group have one, towards some of the positive things on this site like the amazing interviews and articles Scott and others have posted for us to enjoy.

no attack meant here, so please don't read this in that way. i understand everyone's point of view is different, as are everyone's experiences, but i've never understood being proud of one's heritage in that fashion. research and knowledge of it is one thing, but why be proud of anything you have no control over. i'm not proud to be ginger, have ten fingers, or to have astigmatism, so why should i be proud of whatever color my skin is? i'm proud of the things i've worked hard for in my life, the things that i had control over. things that weren't determined by a genetic happenstance. is there a double standard about it in the world? yes. but if that's going to change, aggressive acceptance of one side of said double standard probably won't be the way. mind you, at this rate, we may never reach a "we're all humans, who cares about race, creed, color, or religion... let's party!" stage, but i guess we can hope.
and actually, slight retraction... after the years in metal shops and wood shops making sculptures with bandsaws and grinders whirring away and liquid metal being poured around me frequently (and occasionally popping out of wet molds and showering me and my compatriots), i guess i am somewhat proud to still have all ten fingers.

franz stefanik is gonna be there april 28- may 1st at wood. you should try to get something from him!

franz stefanik is gonna be there april 28- may 1st at wood. you should try to get something from him!

twin peaks, arrested development and america: the story of us.
the documentary on every important era of america is really well narrated and has amazing production. perhaps a personal favorite because i love the gilded age

franz stefanik is gonna be there april 28- may 1st at wood. you should try to get something from him!

franz stefanik is gonna be there april 28- may 1st at wood. you should try to get something from him!

franz stefanik is gonna be there april 28- may 1st at wood. you should try to get something from him!

franz stefanik is gonna be there april 28- may 1st at wood. you should try to get something from him!