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Wow, that is awesome! Welcome to LST, would love to hear more of your fabulous stories, but let's not name names! Wouldn't want him coming after the lot of us!

That seems like a really weird placement for a tattoo, but Scott says that long lines of text in odd places is a current fad in the world of tattoo designs for women.

Are you going this year? Are you working or planning on getting tattooed or both?

Steve, I had a friend get arrested by a cop in LA with full sleeves, she didn't think it was so cool! Wonder if it was the same guy?

222 Tattoo was a fabulous shop owned by the world renowned Eddy Deutsche. When Eddy decided to close the shop in 2000, it was a great loss to the tattoo community. An astounding amount of great work came out of that shop in a few short years. If you have stories and pictures of work to share from any of those great artists, please do!

And yes, Eddy's still tattooing, and you can find out more about him and contact him through his website if you'd like-

http://eddydeutsche.com/

Wendy, I sort of have a wedding tattoo, as you know, but I got it in reverse. When I was trying to choose a date to have our wedding, I was on the phone with Wendy, and she was telling me the dates she would have off from work since it was a destination wedding (MAui) and we'd all have to hop on a plane. I chose 11/11 since it was already on my arm, and it's worked out great for me. Lots of people marry the wrong person, lots of people get bad tattoos. If you can pick the right guy, who says you can't pick a great tattoo design to celebrate your union? I don't believe in tattoos being bad luck- make your own luck. I have a portrait of Scott and Henry on my leg, and I'm still rather fond of both of them.

OMG Mario,

that poor girl! Such a bummer for everyone, such a bummer that the paramedics sucked. Did you ever hear from any of those people ever again?

More fancy tattoo designs!

Just heard that the Jondix waitlist for tattoos is currently at 14, sorry folks! Seems like you'll have to get your fancy tattoo designs from someone else at the convention!

Beautiful tattoo, beautiful tattoo pictures!

Julio, it's like we're the same person, more or less.

Yeah Tim Hendricks- see Saltwater tattoo, he's my favorite!

How the hell do you not notice that before it's too late? Seriously, sounds like he deserved it.

Don't worry about it.

Ugh, ruined.

All LST community members are already on the guest list.

Tammy that's disgusting. How do I flag this post? Are you really trying to have your account suspended so quickly?

See you all there!

Horitaka's State of Grace Bay Area Convention 2010

Um, no. My Beard, my rules.

Jondix Mahashakti will be visiting in October and will be working at Temple, and no, people cannot call and get appointments as he's already over booked. People who work at Temple have even given up their appointments to get some other friends in, and he'll most likely end up tattooing until the wee hours every night. He will be at the upcoming convention put on by the San Jose shop State of Grace, however, maybe he'll have some openings then?

Here's a link to this awesome Bay Area Tattoo Convention

But what if it was her one stipulation? I told Scott that he could do whatever he wanted, except braid his beard and add decorations to it. One woman's tattoo is another woman's beaded beard.

Is that a cover-up or did someone's hand twitch?

I don't have an opinion on this, but I'd like to share a lingering resentment. I was at the Salt Lake City convention a few years ago, and had just gotten a tattoo by the fabulous Mike Wilson. I was trying to read the ingredients on this alledged aftercare product when this shmoozy sales guy proceeded to ask me who did the tattoo, pretend to know who Mike was, and in a very condescending fashion tried to edjumacate on how to heal a tattoo. As far as I could see, this asshole didn't have a single tattoo anywhere on his body. For the rest of the day, I could hear Brad Pitt muttering "Don't condescend to me motherfucker" in my head. Actually, I can still hear it now.

I'm not a fan of face tats, either, and sometimes front and center on the neck is extremely distracting, hard to concentrate on the person's face. But Freddy Corbin rocks his face tattoos well, they just seem like a natural part of him, he pulls it off in a way no one else can.

Jondix and Thomas Hooper are best friends, I have a painting done by the two of them together.

And my (first?) tattoo by him will be Ganesh, we're starting it in October when he'll be here for a visit.