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Usually it starts with 'well, their first album was ok' (which we've already gotten) and at some point a devil's advocate will point out that it's ok to listen to NWA but not Skrewdriver and isn't that equally blah blah blah.

to make it more interesting, let's replace nwa with sledgehammer or any of the sss japanese rac bands? haha

on a side note, what about david alan coe? I imagine folks aren't playing his underground album but the other stuff gets played. which i'll mention too that his first album, penitentiary blues, is a great blues record.

it's perfectly normal for someone who's drunk

Go see deano cook

Before it showed up in tattooing, it was always referred to as "stippling".

Also, mentioned him before but cory ferguson has been doing that style for a long time as well and usually gets left off people's lists of who's doing/been doing this style.

... but I could hide it with a a hat.

where would you be going that you would need to hide it, that will allow you to wear a hat? and a hat that would cover the space behind your ear would be a stocking cap I assume?

There's a bunch of folks who I'd let tattoo me that may not be on anyones list of "mindblowing" amazing, trend setting artists. But they're awesome people and the tattoo is just a permanent memory of that connection or time and place. Hell, my favorite tattoo was done by my daughter when she was 7.

I've sought out certain folks because of an artistic aspect as well but that's not always the motivation.

There's a time and place for everything and its a tough call to make when you're just an observer.

I'd also say that art might not be subjective, but if someone likes it or not, IS. I know plenty of folks that don't like basquiat. I'm not a fan of frida but I do like lots of folk art and crude imagery that most would discount as not being any good.

But then again I'd rather listen to darkthrone than iron maiden.

Nobody is gonna top Bunny in this thread

As far as myself;

deVita

Tux

Higgs

Sonny Tufts

May not have as many but that's a heavy list.

Rich T

check out albert parry's book, published in 1933. he interviews tattooers from that era as well as some cool pieces of tattooing history in it. it's not jammed with photos but it's affordable and a good read.

Howdy Dick, enjoyed the interview!

Go back and show the person who did it. Regardless. Do that. Not only can you usually avoid bad advice but also, if you develop any problems/reactions, etc from a tattoo or aftercare. Your tattooer will want to make notes anf ask you some questions and document everything. This is important in figuring out what's going on as well as helping to avoid potential problems in the future.

plastic wrap is cheap at the grocery store, sterile bandages from a medical supply place cost more. like @daveborjes said, it's just to get you home. usually because some local health dept requires you to leave with something on it. it's not for healing the tattoo up. so whatevers on it, take it off when you get somewhere to wash it up and do your first aftercare ritual.

I wish I was the person that created that sound that's used in every reality show for when they start talking about something "bad" about to happen or what's coming up after the break.....it's literally in every single reality show. I saw a brief promo clip online of this stinkmasters and it has it too. hahaha

I'll see your Michael angelo and ing-vay and raise you a great kat!

I dunno. I don't watch these shows, but when I saw the commercial for the show I couldn't help but say to my wife, "are those tattoos even real, they look like they were drawn on with Sharpies and then covered up with acrylic paint".

Shhhhhh..everything on tv is real

Really, if you brought that black up a little tighter to the clover and left a tight empty skin silouhette around it, it would make it seem like it was part of the overall design a little more.

Sounds more like a case of "taking chicks crap" haha

If she doesn't get your thoughts about it or understand the sentimental feelings, then I don't know what to tell you. Well, maybe I do but its not my place since I don't know more than what you've shared.

Well played, my friend.

I figured it was a typo for virgin tears. But @irezumi is correct.

Not all reds have a history of reactions. You could potentially have a reaction to any color and it doesn't always happen immediately. I've seen tattoos that were over a decade old that raised up and had never had any problems prior.

Ive been digging the new band/album Palms with Chino Moreno's godly voice. This band isn't really metal, but since its a collaboration with members of Isis, it's kind of relevant.

I love metal music. I can't stand guttural growling and screaming. So I pretty much just enjoy bands like Deftones, Tool, etc. more recently discovered If These Trees Could Talk which has been blowing me away.

i'd think it was rad if someone gave me an old razor.

I'm just going to start saying permanent dermis pigment retention patterns.

Am I the only one who cringes when someone uses the word tat?

I started a thread about such things way back.

I listened to Baroness's "Blue Album" for the first time in a while. That thing rips.

A couple years back, I listened to that album everyday at least once. No matter what I was in the mood to listen to the rest of the day, it still got played.