JAllen

a brief history of touchdown jesus, it was built in front of the solid rock church (a church that has had known ties to a horse farm directly across I-75 that was a front for running cocaine) just north of cincinnati and i remember the first time i saw it all i could think was "touchdown!!" apparently i'm not the only one that thought that.

well, last year touchdown jesus was struck by lightning and burnt to the ground. a beautiful sight!

The Meatmen - Pope on a Rope

Rotting Out - Street Prowl

Sabertooth Zombie - Human Performance III

Swingin' Utters Tribute Album.

nice! the meatmen!! sidestory about seeing them in atlanta, at one point during the show after shooting large blasts of fire across the ceiling of the club tesco vee had a giant 5 foot strap-on that shot confetti out into the crowd. i can remember going to shows at the same club for years after and every once in awhile just the right about of sonic force from whoever was playing would cause some of that same confetti to rain down from the rafters. each time this would happen it would bring me right back to the memory of him blasting it out of that giant strap-on.

So taking into consideration you are covered in tattoos that do not reflect who you are anymore, what if an artist had aspirations to grow over time and wanted to save space to reflect the different "periods" they would go through? Would you still not think they were passionate about the craft or had aspirations to be great? Granted I doubt that would be the case with very many people, but at this point I'm just curious if anyone who feels so strongly would make an exception for certain cases

its like a road trip, you'll never get to see anything different or interesting if you don't get in the car and drive farther than around the block. the only way to grow or find what direction your interests might take is by going out and experiencing it. i got tattooed quite a bit in the 90's and have stuff that i wouldn't get now and if i had those spots empty i'd for sure make a different decision now but i don't regret a single tattoo or the experience that came with each one of them.

+ Hand-Picked: 25 Years of Bluegrass on Rounder Records. Don't know much about bluegrass, but like a god banjo.

speaking of banjo gods, check out danny barnes. absolutely one of my favorites. all his solo stuff and of course bad livers entire catalog.

yep, ran a couple updates and everything is working smooth

I don't take personal offense when people use slang terms I just kind of use it as a barometer for how in the loop a person is.

Two people joking around in the shop might say "ready to do some tatzaps" and the other might respond "slinging ink all day long" and i know they are joking having a good time.

However if some guy comes in and wants to show me his sweet tatz that his bro who has his own tat gun and ask how much it would cost him to get sleeved cause he bro would do it for $100, then that is annoying.

exactly! i don't want anyone to censor how they speak, just to be themselves. don't worry what others think, only be aware that if you are trying to hard to sound cool it will be obvious and isn't required because the best you can do is be sincere and others will always appreciate that no matter what "terms" you use.

this past week has been 3 different ones

drive by truckers, all the early stuff and a few songs from albums after jason isbell left.

three cow garage-first 2 albums

the farrell bros-ballad of jackpine slash

neko case-furnance room lullaby

bruce springsteen-nebraska, lucky town, the river

dave alvin-romeo's escape

murder by death-red of tooth and claw

steve earle-guitar town

ryan bingham-mescalito

mark lanegan-i'll take care of you

then

social distorition-self titled, somewhere between heaven and hell, nursery ryhmes

gaslight anthem-59 sound and american slang

black halos-the violent years and alive without control

murder city devils-broken bottles, empty hearts

the briggs-back to higher ground and come all you madmen

face to face-a bunch of different songs from each album

the draft-in a million pieces

klover-feel lucky punk

samiam-clumsy

off with their heads-in desolation

river city rebels-keepsake of luck

then ones thats

aibourne-both albums

supagroup- all of theirs albums

tokyo dragons-give me the fear

turbonegro-scandavian leather

supersuckers-the sacrilicious sounds of the

nashville pussy-all of their albums

I'm even weary of tattooers with forehead tattoos....there is some sort of mental health thing happening there...

haha, how long did you work there joe?

ah wow, i had totally forgotten about what it was until now. a hatchet man with some lettering, thankfully i've destroyed enough brain cells that i can't remember exactly what the wording was but i do remember it was something that was purposefully misspelled like sykotik.

hey joe!!

we've got a bottle of daves at the shop that is at least 15 years old and barely any of its gone. usually we give people a tiny drop on a tooth pick when they say they like hot stuff. very few take it well

Catalogue of FY 2010 Earmarks – The WashingtonWatch.com Blog

you can look up each representative to see what earmarks theyve requested. cant find the current list for 2011 but still interesting to see what gets added on to most bills that pass

Catalogue of FY 2010 Earmarks – The WashingtonWatch.com Blog

you can look up each representative to see what earmarks theyve requested. cant find the current list for 2011 but still interesting to see what gets added on to most bills that pass

I'm just worried that if I dont stay fit and develop a beer belly/man tits, my entire upper body is going to look really, really dumb.

to me thats the benefit of having those spots tattooed. you dont have to be fit, just being covered in tattoos will keep you looking tough! haha

the thing i like the most about this type of stuff is how much people hate it...it's very dadaist in that sense and is an interesting juxtapostion. it carries the same sense of using tattoos as a rejection of mainstream culture as tattoos in general have become more "poplular". i can for sure appreciate the appeal to those getting them as i also tend to like alot of crude designs in traditional tattooing, the ones that most people think are ugly and not appealing and sometimes people will say that it looks like a little kid drew it. it leaves no grey areas, it reminds me of this friend i had that he was somewhat abrasive and people either loved him or hated him. there really wasnt a casual opinion about him, he evoked a response one way or the other.

cool, who's doing it?

don't overthink the symbolism, think of an image as a totem. something that has an energy that speaks to you, could be an animal, a symbol, and element. what imagery speaks a sense of power to you?

classic design and the back story makes getting it really cool

@JAllen - which version of safari are you using?

version 4

"... like flaming globes, Sigmund!" "like flaming globes!! ahahaha!"

"It's not you, I hate having dinner with people."

"Where am I going to find a girl who hates all the same things I do?"

it's like he's speaking my life, haha

weird, still does it. im using a macbook pro, double checked my safari preferences and didn't notice anything that i had changed.

i've noticed recently that when i click on an image attachment, it no longer launches the little preview window. instead just a large black box that covers the majority of the first several posts in the thread. never had a problem with it working up until probably a few weeks ago. i'm using safari