Jack

My newest tattoo done by Ron Henry Wells:

@Brock Varty, perhaps they thought a 'plain skin' was a 'plane skin' and didn't know why you were hating on airplane tattoos.

Hyphy is dead. Daggering is the new hot tip.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WTLRCMmZxCU
It's like the WWE without the drama and more ratchet chicks. And better body slams.

It is usually best to search for other threads before starting new ones so we can continue the already started conversation.

@Our Endless Days forgot you were in Rochester. Dated a girl that was from there once. Ended terribly but kinda dug the town! (I have nothing to add to this thread..)

7th session. 7 hours of snake scales

Sure am glad I didn't waste any money buying up FRKN SKIDLOADS of ammo back before the first selection of O,Bummer!

hey @slayer9019, you been finding ammo lately in Jersey? I'm having one hell of a time..
Also, let's hit a range sometime, I just inherited an old ruger single six and a mark1 i've been jonesing to try out.

I've got an appointment to finish my chest up next week. I'll just leave y'all hanging til then.

I've got an appointment to finish my chest up next week. I'll just leave y'all hanging til then.

I've got an appointment to finish my chest up next week. I'll just leave y'all hanging til then.

@RoryQ let's get a beer afterwards if you have time.

@Brock Varty, perhaps they thought a 'plain skin' was a 'plane skin' and didn't know why you were hating on airplane tattoos.

I don't know, Richard Stell is so badass, he might live forever.

Looking great. I love the expression on the face.
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Second of my pair of Amund Dietzel inspired dragons.
Tattooed by Jordan at Frith Street, yesterday.

@JeffK
Nice, Chris is a cool dude. That piece reminds me of a forearm mace piece he did a while back... Really cool.
Made an appointment with Steve Boltz in May. Just going to pick something off the wall in Smith St...

I have a lady head in the ditch of my right arm, and it's really well designed so that there is minimal distress in the hot spots.

I wanted to address the forum as to not let speculation get to out of hand. I am actually amazed that anyone is concerned about me leaving Chicago Tattoo and the amount of support and well wishes i have received is very humbling. I want to thank everyone for reaching out. I spent ALOT of time at CTC ALOT! from the first time I walked in at 15 with Erik Gillespie and was promptly told to leave to the last 18years (almost half my life) I have been in awe of that place. In awe of the history, the stories, the people, the friends, the tattooing, the flash, the neighborhood. Everything was just amazing to me. I always wanted to be there. Always. I treated it as my own and most people didn't even think otherwise.
I have met some of my dearest fiends through there and through tattooing and I owe a lot of gratitude to the institution that I believe I helped build and to the owner Dale Grande. Like all people my needs started to change, my family started to grow and my career really started to get in a great groove. It seemed like the hardwork I had put it was paying off but there where issues that needed to be addressed at the shop that couldn't be resolved. I've sat on this decision for quite some time actually over a couple years. I've done a lot of soul searching and confided in my closest colleagues and friends and especially my wife on what to do and I came to the decision to leave Chicago Tattoo. I wanted to move on still in love with tattooing still in awe of the history and still amazed at 18 years of amazing times some great some not so great. I have a lot of things in the works. Nothing to crazy or unexpected but I can say that I will continue to stay to true to tattooing and what got me to where I am without tattooing I couldn't say where I'd be.

I am glad I never have to get above my pubes or around my belly button done again. Fuck that shit.

Turns out about an inch away from your testicles is fairly brutal.. yowch.

...when you want to tell somebody "I know the person who got that tattoo" But really, you've only ever talked to them on the internet...

Part of the common misconception, you give a tattooer x amount of dollars, they pocket all the cash and spends it on all the finer things in life, while they hob nob with Robin Leach, and the tax man is none the wiser.
While I can't speak for everyone in regards to paying taxes, In General, tattooers pay a lot of taxes since they are self employeed, owners of shop pay even more because of local taxes on business (Public Transportation tax for one example). Fees from Credit cards transactions cut into profit, and in some ways they might as well be a tax, because it just results in less money in your pocket at end of the year and more money you pay the accountant to sort it all out. Like it's been said before, even places that accept cards would rather you pay cash.
I don't think any shop or tattooer would appreciate anyone just assuming they are committing tax fraud, or that it's a common practice by tattooers in general, especially as many of them are writing big checks to govt during this tax season.

@dcostello I'm worried that we're going to have to get married soon. Forever homo

A little late to the party and dressed like a bum, per usual. To clarify, I'm not the asshat with the shitty beard, I'm the dude with the sunglasses in the background.