Dan S

Saw Ozie bite the head off his first bat at the Ampitheater in Chicago...he sure nuff didn't expect it to be the real thing!

Ah, the bad old days...

Everything's better with Ozzie...

CTC is the oldest shop in three states, and until relatively recently was the ONLY shop in Illinois.

Can't go wrong there.

Been in a few jernts where the tattoos dint glow in the dark, but the people wearing 'em did.

Maker's MArk got hit the same as most other companies making bourbon, by an unexpected, radical increase in bourbon consumption. There are something like 116 premium bourbons out there now, and more being drunk than ever before. According to the guy making the projections for MM, they got so radically oversold that it was just a question of trying to satisfy most, if not all, of their market.

But it sucks. Never really thought of MM as "premium" bourbon when I drank, I'd just as lief have Old Granddad-at least you were getting an honest glass that way.

Another argument for buying bottled in bond whisky.

Estonia is in northern Europe? Here I been thinking it's on the threshhold of a dream!

Just shuckin'...welcome to LST, and please, enjoy your stay!

Here is a picture of me!

Here is a newer one in the middle.

What you be about, Homes?

It's is my newbie on my neck, done in London.

Hope you like, jack

That bad boy looks like a Clutch Cargo tiger!

Eisen, you really need to get some tattooing, son!

And here I don't even have a hip pic that's less than ten years old. So...this is out in Washington state last year, near Sequim at a place called Eddy's Hook.

And this is the ancient version...I THINK this pic is from about 96, 97, like that.

Hi Jack, you seem to have a number of posts here, so obviously know your way around! Hate to see intro's go unanswered, so here you are...welcome to LST, hope you enjoy your stay.

Geetings and salutations, Alexander, and welcome to LST. Hope you enjoy yourself here, and looking forward to seeing your work.

Here goes!

This is my hindu influenced panther by Chad Koeplinger done 1/18 at the Star of Texas Convention in Austin, Tx

Okay, I'll totally buy the chicken dinner for this, but you're gonna hafta visit Scary Gary to collect, it's the only place I go for chicken!

"Lamp black" or candle-soot...in a joint in Kali? Dude...where'd you cell?

Flash always takes me back to my 1st tattoo experience. Every shop had those token shitty-artwork traditonal panels on the wall along with way better stuff.

I'm seeing it make some sort of a comeback now in shops and the artwork is much better. They just don't call it FLASH. Some shops have it arranged in wall-mounted flip books. I think it helps people make a choice.. give me something like this one except with... and it winds up being an original after all.

Rob

I've got a large cover-up on my upper-arm that was put together using pieces of three different flash pieces. Worked out well. CTC has always had a huge amount of flash, first on the wall, then on flip-panels, and it ranges from old, old familiar pieces, through the decades. You can really trace the history of tattoing, say from the forties through today. There is old traditional designs gotten from tattooers long ago and far away, to iconic sixties and seventies flash, to modern stuff. If you are in a decent shop, you should be able to find something, or pieces of something, that can be made into whatever it is you are looking for.

Black belt in what though?

HurChuBad.

Actually, a mixed style that incorporates elements of TKD, HKD, Jiujitsu, Judo, boxing, wrestling, and anything else that works.

Juggalos...CWB at it's worst.

Eilin, you've got nicer fillers than lots of people have tattoos!

Exactly. If I live my life afraid of being mistaken for a Juggalo, what kind of man am I?

Well, as long as you aren't jailin' tough, drawers hangin' out in the breeze, 6X white tee-shirt, baseball cap with an ironed brim n the tag still on all busted sideways, klown shoes with the tongue flappin' n the laces draggin, yo, then you should be okay!

Hammerskins own those crossed hammers straight the fuck out. There was another group that used the axes, but they were nowhere near as big, and I'm not sure they're even around anymore-go for it!

It'll get there, Jessica...we all have those old tattoos lurking 'neath fresh ink!

Else, that is the finest looking knee I've seen in an age!

I think you're my new hero!!!

Don't know about SE, but there are several Skin groups that use some variant of that. I wouldn't let that stop you from using some form of it if you want to express your dedicatio to your ax, though!

Cool well gotta go, time to make the donuts. Amazing I managed to repaint a bunch of trim in my house and be on the forum all morning, pretty proud of myself.

Who sez men can't multitask?!?!