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Victorian Dolphin by R.J. Hitchcock at American Graffiti Tattoo in Sacramento, CA.

Get some mushrooms and have an adventure?

Sage advice.

I just healed my elbow with Desert Essence (mentioned in the article @Dan S linked to) and it worked a charm. It is available at most health stores out here on the west coast. It works extremely well for healing tattoos and also everyday moisturizing of faces and bodies. Good stuff.

Once I'm in the healing homestretch I've been using plain old jojoba oil to help itching.

@Mike Panic - tell your clients about Udo's 3-6-9 blend of essential acids. I'd recommend these to anyone, Vegan or not. The health of my skin, nails and hair has noticeably improved since I've started taking them. Well worth the $30. These should be available at Whole Foods and fine health stores.

Stoked for @CultExciter. Hopefully there will be a bunch of sweet tattoos on here from you in the future.

@xmowglix "Chaos A.D." is definitely a good spin.

I got my elbow done last night and we listened to Slayer's "Season in the abyss" three times in a row. I was so completely zoned out I had to ask who we were listening to, even though I've heard that record a ton. Felt like a dipstick.

The blue one is fresh. Done by RJ Hitchcock at American Graffiti.

He also did the red one...both are from Higgs flash. The crappy pic doesn't do it justice.

I'm going to see RJ Hitchcock at American Graffiti on Tuesday night. He put a Higgs Tudor rose on my left elbow a little over a year ago. I'm going to get the corresponding rose on my right elbow. I've been like a rowboat with one oar...just going around in circles. Super excited for this, to say the least. I love that shop.

I'm in the process of moving currently. I flew out to SF to meet up with my girlfriend (got tattooed by Nick Rodin) and we rented a car and are spending two weeks driving up the coast on our way back to Vancouver. We drove by Scapegoat while in Portland so I stopped in to check it out and got tattooed the next day. It's been an amazing road trip so far and a great way to transition into life on the west coast.

Who tattooed you at Scapegoat?

-Just saw the answer. I'm a lame-o...

I'm having a hard time figuring out what I want to do for the appointment with Aaron Coleman, I was thinking panther head with a dagger through it and a cobra.

Wherein @phickey has a quietly devastating idea for a tattoo...

All of those things are great on their own. Together--in any combination--they're super awesome. Go to him and see what he thinks. I'm sure you'll end up with something killer!

...the idea is affirmed by @hogg...

And subsequently blows up LST with the results.

I agree with @Dan S. Why not just move that to the belly? It'd be a good tattoo on the stomach. But that is just baffling for a million different reasons.

Will you be my brother?

Exactly!

Be advised that Power Tattoo is about a 45 minute drive from downtown San Diego.

Full Circle is a really nice shop with a great crew. I got a tattoo there last October and had a great experience.

This thread is f*cking rad if you hunker down with a nice porter and read from the very beginning. So many good tattoos and stories. Made me fall in love with LST all over again.

I've been working in commercial construction for the last ten years, mainly in project administration. For the last seven years I've been really busting my balls to become a Project Manager. Which, in this economy/job market, has been an uphill battle. Last week I was finally offered the title - and the huge nut that accompanies it - but turned it down. I can't take the industry any longer. My wife and I are moving to my home town of San Diego and I'm going to barber college. I'm excited to take up a new trade that offers a little room for creativity.

I can't wait to get out of my shitty apartment and no longer have to listen to my gross neighbors humping!

I had to check the city you live in to make sure we're not neighbors.

I'll throw my compliments on top of the others...that ROA is beyond comprehension. I spent an hour looking at it last night...I'm zoned in on it again tonight!

Didn't know they did an unplugged for MTV..?

If my memory serves me correctly - it got shelved. There were rumors around Siamese and MCIS that there was going to be an Unplugged episode. I have a boot somewhere of acoustic performances in the Siamese era that were supposedly of them gearing up for it. It rules. That's where their cover of Thin Lizzy's "Dancing in the Moonlight" is from (which is a great cover).

As a pretty crazy fan of 18+ years I can safely say that I did not expect Oceania to knock me on my ass like it has. I like most everything Corgan has put out...but found that I needed to increase the grains of salt that I take his stuff with over the years. But man, Oceania is a damn good, mature rock record. Just picked up the deluxe vinyl and it is a completely different listening experience.

Anytime people talk about him in a public forum they say "...whatever you may think about him..." or "...despite what you may think of the guy..." - but Corgan is a lifer. He doesn't compromise.

A fun and quick one last night.

By Aron Dubois at Scapegoat Tattoo in Portland, OR.

That Nate Beavers tattoo is so good. The expression is different...I'd say "worried".