dari

I'm thinking that Daryl will have to kill Merle sometime soon. But what will Merle finally do to deserve it?

Does anyone else have Tom Waites stuck on loop in their head, too?

"....He gave her a dime store watch, and a ring made from a spoon...."

Realistic tattoos aren't my favorite style, so I don't exactly have my finger on the pulse of that genre. I don't know anything about tattooers fighting about their tattoos being photoshopped before being posted on social media sites to gain business, but I'm not shopping online for tattooers, either. I guess this guy would consider me an old fart and a dying breed myself, I'm okay with that. But to answer the question, is it an interesting read? Not so much. Not for me. All the threads on LST have much more interesting content, IMO.

chad koeplinger flash looks a lot more like this:

One of the many things I found disturbing was how much skin he has left. She's cute, he's a dick, hope her parents have a lot of money.

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... last June I was tattooed on my arm in NYC which I had planned to do all my life, my wife's reaction however I could not have planned, she shook and cried uncontrollably! I knew she doesn't really hold a love of the art form as I do but man this was extreme, I've tried to tell her about my leg but she simply just changes the subject or outright ignores me - the rest of life together is heaven and I wouldn't change it for anything but I guess what I'm asking is - how do you live with someone who doesn't respect your interest enough to try and understand?

Sorry, man, that's rough, no advice here. My ex-husband didn't like tattoos on me that much, but it's a non-issue now. Is she open minded in other ways? Shaking is an unusual reaction, that's almost like a phobia or something. Maybe you should take her to a hynotist to find out what's really wrong and help her get past it. (I know I must sound like a smart ass here, which I am indeed, but I'm also a new-age kook, and that's the angle I'm coming from right this second.)

My husband outright told me that I could not get my hands tattooed, but his reason was that I have plenty of other skin left and I hadn't earned it yet.

Rock on @Iwar!

It's my understanding that the reciever of the 14 machines googled them to find out where they came from and link to LST came up, and that's how he knew who to contact. Now we're fighting crime and injustice against more than just the skin, go LST.

Hahahah, that is how I feel about this one

I don't think I could cover that masterpiece up!

If I drew this, I swear I would frame it.

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Actually, I think this should be entered into the next contest. Despite @Pugilist's commandments, I'm bringing this image to my next appointment.

I love reading Yelp reviews for tattoo shops. Favorites include a review of Saved that remarked on how the tattooers consider themselves artists there but they don't even know who Nan Goldin is, and one of State of Grace that was about how great the shop is, how the work is all first rate but that they would have to give it four stars instead of five because it isn't in San Francisco.

Makes sense to me.

I recently learned a new name for the flaky stuff that comes off a tattoo - "fish food". Ugh.

My favorite name is for the paper towel that goes under the saran wrap at the very bottom of a large piece, the "gravy tray."

Wow, @Ian, thank you for those amazing shots.

last week's episode was pretty crazy. for those that have read the comic, you knew lori's death was going to come at some point.

I didn't know it was coming, I guess I thought it'd be a four year pregnancy. I actually cried, but I think I was crying more over T-Dog. I'm sad, too, that they're won't be a T-Dog and Merle reunion. It really could've been like an intervention episode, with Daryl moderating. I'm glad we're finally getting to the survivalists and the military and the prisons. And Me'Shawn rules.

I'll be working at my booth--- please come by and say hi

Deb, sorry I didn't see you, didn't see this until now, but I did see your amazing book!

Hey @dari, when do you start with Tim?

Already started, most of front of shin, a bit behind knee/little calf, and tail up thiegh, working around what's there. Tim's amazing, outline all done and at least 50% of stripes filled in with black. We would've most likely done more, but as soon as he said "We can be done whenever you'd like," I was pretty much done. I try not to tap out until they do! Next app't, Nov. 15th. But just know, it's going to be so awesome, it's going to piss you off. :)

Will be going on saturday. Who from LST will be in attendance?

I'll be there on Friday night.

Hello and welcome. Lots of dumb questions have already been answered here - Newbie Guidelines Watch the videos and try not to get yourself booted off of here. We're more fun at parties than the saltwater aquarium folks.

Im getting tattooed by Jef Whitehead today, in january im planning on starting my back with Brian Bruno.

Love that man! (Jef that is, do not know this Brian Bruno.)

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This forum is bad news. I should be happy with what I have in progress, and of course I am, but I'm also making two or three appointments in my mind right now. I need to be careful what I wish for these days....

Welcome to LST. Just ate two pieces of licorice from Sweden in the past 10 minutes. Konfecta lonkafudge lakrits, damn that stuff is good. If you come to San Francisco, make sure to bring some. :o

You could contact your favorite tattooers themselves and ask them if they have any paintings or prints for sale.

I now have 3 appointments with Tim Lehi for a tiger on my right shin/possibly onto knee and part of thigh, as big as he can get it working around other stuff. So take that @hogg.

@dari, is Scott going to be tattooing while in Philadelphia?

Main NYC party I want to attend is Sept. 30th. NYC Bhajan Boat

My high school reunion in Philly is thanksgiving weekend. I think he's more likely to go to NY than Philly, but I'd love for him to come to both, we haven't really talked about it at all, but he would be working anywhere we went.

Here's the flyer for the NY event, it's a kirtan cruise my friend's putting on to benefit ending sex trafficking of young girls in India and a bunch of other worthy causes.

@dari, is Scott going to be tattooing while in Philadelphia?

Most likely, gives him an excuse not to hang out with my mom!

"He's done the one thing that I've said for years, please don't do this. It would really upset me if you did this."

If she really had been going on and on about it for years, and clearly has all kinds of weird overbearing mom issues, what choice did the poor guy have? He might not even like tattoos, either, but she practically dared him to do it. All healthy kids need to put some space between themselves and their parents at all different developmental milestones. Henry walked around with his hat on sideways for 6 months when he was 5 cause he heard Scott say that he hated it. Perfectly normal. Talking about your grown son's "lovely shoulder" and mourning the loss of control over his body? Creepy.