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I've seen tattoos of various Japanese lucky charms, like Uchide-no Kozuchi (the lucky mallet or Uchide's hammer, seen here in a tattoo by Benjamin Sacks):

You often see Daikokuten holding that hammer. I've also seen a wish-granting jewel called a houju or houshu, like these:

My question is: does anyone here know of a similar charm of a drum? I have no idea what it's called, so I can't search for it. Maybe @taaaro san can help. Thanks!

I did this when visiting SF and both my husband and I had appointments booked at Blackheart. He knew what he was getting but I said I was going to get something palm sized and walked out with a giant eagle on my arm by Cody that I think is one of the most badass tattoos I have.

I can vouch for how badass that eagle is.

I know you. Hi! Post some sweet tatties and tell us of your boxing prowess.

You're going to Chip Douglas? Let him do his things. If you like tattoos, you will NOT be disappointed. That man is a badass.

Because I'm based. :cool::cool:

Lil' (CA)B(S).

Welcome! Lots of good Scandinavian folks here at LST.

Let us discuss UGK in person.

Are you booked in anywhere?

People are going to suggest whom they go to or want to go to, even though NYC and NY is saturated with solid tattooers.

True. Also true: @daveborjes is being humble right now, as he is a solid tattooer himself. And the last time I checked, Staten Island is part of New York.

I dig that rudeboy hot stuff. Welcome!

Thanks, I have another tattoo from Paul too, hopefully I'll manage to get tattooed by him again at the London Convention. He does seem like a really nice guy. What pieces do you have from Paul?

I have a Pharaoh's Horses and a Rock of Ages, both on my thighs.

I'm always amazed by the awesome tattoos that are posted in this thread, I thought I'd have a go myself. Apologies for flashing so much of my underwear.

This was done by Paul Dobleman while doing a guest spot at Frith Street.

Fantastic! But that's not surprising, considering the source. I have two tattoos from Paul that I absolutely love. Doesn't hurt that he's a great guy, too.

^all it does is bleed

*not that I've tried; I just know better

This is a fact. One tattooer went RIGHT over a raised mole I've had forever. It would not stop bleeding, and it hurt like hell. Then I went in for the final session so he could add some dots and extra details, and I'll be damned if he didn't put a solid black dot right over that mole again. So now it has two layers of ink on it, but I haven't had any issues.

The only issue I've ever had is when I had a rash that was really hard to see under my full backpiece. :)

So this past Sunday at the Scottish tattoo convention I got tattooed by Yutaro Sakai, he's the nicest:

Oh, man! That's on you? I drooled when I saw it on IG. And yes, Yutaro is one of the nicest people around.

I'll try to put this as nicely as possible: asking for free tattoos is not a good look. If you can't afford good tattoos, do what the rest of us did and make that a priority. It may take time to save up enough to get something good, but it's worth it. Definitely not easy, as most of us can attest, but you'll be glad you did. Good luck.

try pm'ing @gougetheeyes, @Iwar, @hogg.

Already ban hammered. Thanks, @Mark Bee.

HA HA! I really wonder how many of us here on this site are on your or other's bookshelves?

Don't forget @Reyeslv's ass on page 121 of the Perseverance catalog.

Get in on this, @gougetheeyes!

Those birds are SO GOOD, @Scott R!

Shirts and Destroy just started carrying shirts designed by Tim Lehi. You can get one with a tiger on it and pretend that you're @hogg.

I mean, if you wanna just rock one Lehi tiger, then sure.

Juan Puente does some really good script too.

You beat me to it. Very true, and I'm happy to have some of it.

@zbatch34, check this out. I'm with Jebb Riley on this one. Script has its place (I have loved ones' names, for example), but I think this graphic solution is so much cooler. Just something to think about.

Welcome! Thanks for introducing yourself and sharing that awesome Shige piece. Tell us more. Are you from Japan originally?

Still planning my goal. Prob 225 squat, 300 DL, 150ish BP...who knows.

Since I can lift those numbers, can I get tattooed? I'll send you my PayPal address. Thanks in advance.

Seriously, though. Whatever it takes to motivate you, man. I'm a fan of lifting and tattoos, so I fully support this.

[MENTION=49292]Have you heard of Capilli Tupou? I really like his stuff and I think he's from NZ as well! Instagram

I can say from experience that Capilli is a very, very sweet guy. It's great that he's an awesome tattooer, to boot.

I am almost positive that niagara falls tattoo is photoshopped...

And you are correct.

Check it out, @bongsau:

"This Is That is a current affairs program that doesn't just talk about the issues, it fabricates them. Nothing is off limits--politics, business, culture, justice, science, religion--if it is relevant to Canadians, we'll find out the "This" and the "That" of the story.

Each week, hosts Pat Kelly and Peter Oldring introduce you to the voices and stories that give this country character in this 100% improvised, satirical send-up of public radio."

It's a pretty funny show, but definitely all fake. I, for one, am relieved; that tattoo looks like she fell and got dirt on her face.