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- local artist Panhandle Slim

Oh I've got a few, some laughable some not, but I'm definitely not ashamed of this one

First tattoo I ever did, at Tux's studio in '99. I was so nervous telling him & his wife the night before; I asked them to meet me for coffee and got it off my chest that I was ready to do this. He tried to talk me out of it by mentioning no heath benefits, no retirement pay, high-risk occupation, "why don't you be a vet or something, much easier. That's what Alex Herman did after quitting the biz". I could not be swayed. So he said"OK, show up at the shop tmrw and you can tattoo yourself". That really surprised me, I was not expecting that. I was prepared for "what the fuck, you shouldn't be doing this get the hell outta my sight". He had a legit rep for being rather brash and didn't pull punches. Chased a few people out of the shop looking for apprenticeships.
When I got there I realized I had no idea what to put on myself. That part had not even crossed my mind, just "Holy shit Tux is gonna let me tattoo myself". So I said, "what should I pick?"
He handed me this one and said "That's the first one I did on myself" which may or may not be true (once upon a long time ago he did the borneo scorpion on Higgs and told him he drew it himself hahaha what a classic fibber) but I didn't ask twice. He set up 2 Percy Waters, loud as hell, told me they were worth more than my life, showed me some basic info and turned me loose. That was one of the most exciting moments ever up to that point in my tattoo experiences.
Best design ever? no. Best job ever? No. Some good blowouts? Yup. Something I'm proud of? Most definitely.

5 minutes.

1) wait till off season when wrestling and training won't fuck up a healing tattoo
2) wait a month before prolonged sun exposure
3) eagle
4) Panther
5) eagle fighting panther
6) eagle with superman logo on its chest
7) 'Supereagle' fighting Bizarro Panther
Damn I could go like this for hours

TAM issue with Gogue interview has an intersting little blurb about this... 5 year tats bro. he says himself that he knows some of his work wont last too long. he says he has a guilty conscience because he knows that some of it just falls apart in a few years. he knows that people are just wowed by the little tricks that make it look neat. for a few years.
i could get a new sleeve every 5 or 10 yers!!

Taxes.
Outside of that everything is great.

20 Great Female Tattoo Artists in History Tattooing Over 20 Years | TAM Blog

Yeah me too. I'm doing a guest spot in Bmore this summer so that should give me a chance to go up to NY and see that.
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Skulls | California Academy of Sciences
May 16th to November 30th.
If any of you in SF decide not to see this I'm gonna slap you when we meet in real life. I'm gonna be making a visit later this year specifically to see this and bring a sketchbook.
Tomorrow the admission is free.

Did a mind-blowing Kirin backpiece on Ichibay that I got the privilege to see once. Holy shit. It was so smooth it was almost more like a silk painting than a tattoo. The (amazing) bodysuit he did on Dana and the work he did on Dandylion are the only other things I've seen in person and then the handful of pics that we've all seen online and the suits in Bloodworks
Really glad that you CAN'T find his stuff online.

I'm gonna start telling clients to bring a roll of paper towels, a razor and some tape. BYOS

i am perfectly content with my dumb phone

bongsau is the hunter s thompson of tattoo clients haha

You're screwed. I see at least one or two people die a week at the shop. See ya on the other side.

A lot of judgements on appearances in this thread. Thank goodness nobody ever judges us on how WE look.

A lot of those look like fun tattoos. Who cares what clothes they wear or what their hair looks like. In fact why should that matter at all?

Jack Rudy, all single needle on my friend Dave.

You can lighten it up by disassembling it and drilling some holes in the frame. Voila, re-assemble and you're good without buying a new machine. Try it!
I also am not sure you will sell that on this forum, no offense intended. I've never heard of this company before and they do not seem to be tattooers, thus making 2 strikes against them for myself and others. Good luck though.

if there is a thread for this, I didn't find it.

Seth Wood



Brian Warnekros

Adam Hays

Shameless bump for good buddy Dan Nelson @ Greenpoint Tattoo in Brooklyn

if there is a thread for this, I didn't find it.

Seth Wood



Brian Warnekros

Adam Hays

Shameless bump for good buddy Dan Nelson @ Greenpoint Tattoo in Brooklyn

Just because you got something stabbing through your head doesn't mean that you're having a bad time

Just because you got something stabbing through your head doesn't mean that you're having a bad time

Just because you got something stabbing through your head doesn't mean that you're having a bad time

And/or fire.