thebadnewshughes

Transgender is not a fetish.
I will not go on too long about this though if anyone is interested do some research on how doctors determine if a baby is a "boy" or a "girl" at birth. Plus the stuff on the surgeries when a baby/child doesn't fit "our" prescribed genital measurements at birth and how they are assigned a sex. It is all rather scary stuff.
Bottomline I support anyone who wishes to be them if it makes them happy rather than trying to live an unhappy life that society will deem "normal". I work in psychology and do lots of work with LGBTQ individuals including policy and advocacy....there is no normal as everyone is unique so the DSM can really do more harm than not (we all can actually meet one or many of the clusters). We have similarities sometimes but each person has their own etiology from experience to language to development so to subscribe to a "norm" is to sell your life short.
Thats all, carry on

I don't know if I uploaded these correctly, so I hope the pictures come through along with the explanations.
The first few, of the peacock, skull/top-hat and snake, were done by Al Schiefley. The guy got the tattoos in the early 70's, shortly before Al died. I ran into this guy in southeastern Ohio and asked if I could take his picture. He didn't know what the big deal was, and seemed a little weirded out at first. I told him I liked getting pictures of old tattoos, especially done by guys from Ohio, and after talking with him a few minutes he seemed delighted about it. I also have a couple pictures of Stoney St. Clair tattoos that are on an old guy around here, but I can't seem to find them anywhere (one was a rad little skunk, that the guy said he just did on him freehand). They're on an old photo card. I'll upload them if I find them.
The guy in the stocking cap got almost all his tattoos from Sailor Jerry Collins. I can't remember the exact dates he told me, but I remember thinking they had to have been done before the time period that I read about where Jerry got pissed at the IRS and quit tattooing for a while, so the 1950's I believe. I took the pictures in 2006, and he said the tattoos were like fifty years old. My memory might be wrong, but I think that's what he said. This dude was salty and had no problem lifting up his shirt for the picture. He got tattooed while in the service in Hawaii, and had some rad stories.
The last pictures are of Tex Rowe. I took them while at a convention in Pittsburgh in 2008. Actually, I went with Rich T., and we were both snapping pictures...I think it was his camera and he may have taken the pictures and sent them to me after. In any event, I remember Mike Skiver saying that Tex's back was done by Brooklyn Blackie, and I believe he said his chest was too, although I can't remember for sure (if you know, I'd like to know, thanks). It was pretty cool that Skiver brought him there and was bringing him around the convention. I seem to remember someone telling me that Mike did this for him often, and was close with Tex and his family, which I thought was really neat. Respect. Tex seemed fine with the pictures and it was nice to actually meet him. The dude was not only this rad old timer in tattooing, but I'd heard he was a highly decorated WWII veteran who (I heard) trained where I did (Ft. LeonardWood, MO), though I don't know that for sure. Tex passed away the next year. I got tattooed by Bowery Stan at that convention too, and I know there were a couple pictures of him and Tex, but I don't know what happened to them.

Those are amazing! I love the one with the wolf.
Here's one that's in progress. He told me I could do whatever I wanted. I decided on a girl head...of sorts.

this one is mine. done by brad rouse. owner of only hope tattoo in cinci.

Got this on a whim last Friday the 13th. Tim @ Anthem Tattoo in Gainesville FL drew a sheet of 13 flash and numbered 'em, 1 to 12 or whatever. You come in, pay $13, pick a number out of the hat, and there's your tattoo - unless you don't like it. Then you pay another $13 and pick again. He tattooed each design once. (I was first in line, zipping over on my lunch break from work, and picked my favorite on the first go.) If he does it next week I may show up again.

me, my friend neil, and the fabulous hiriyoshi III (he told us to call him yoshi :) )
didn't get a chance to get tattooed by him, but we talked forever and he was so awesome and humble. it was at the national tattoo convention in cincinnati last month sometime... and he was telling me about how he had won an award there, and didn't expect it and he cried. ha ha. he was awesome.

Devo by Sleepy Dave @ Anthem in Gainesville, FL

Misfits "Die Die My Darling" tattoo by some guy named Carl, 1987-ish. At least four years too late to be getting a Misfits tattoo, yet somehow a tattoo that is older than the majority of the band's fans, go figure.

Devo by Sleepy Dave @ Anthem in Gainesville, FL

Misfits "Die Die My Darling" tattoo by some guy named Carl, 1987-ish. At least four years too late to be getting a Misfits tattoo, yet somehow a tattoo that is older than the majority of the band's fans, go figure.

That's actually Crowley by way of Rabelais, not LaVey. Moreover, that quote is super misused/misunderstood, by "what thou wilt" Crowley was referring to the Thelemic concept of one's "True Will" or your "calling." So in essence, what that quote really means is "Find/follow your path," not "Do whatever you want."

Made a trip to Chicago this weekend and got these..
Mario Desa

Frank William

Here's a piece done by Aaron Coleman of Immaculate Tattoo.

Done by myself at Tattoo Alley in PA. Had to squeeze a little panther head in there that covered some awkward space and some old blue barbed

Here it is....

My latest lowdown, tattooed today by Tim at Anthem in Gainesville:

("death before decaf")

My latest lowdown, tattooed today by Tim at Anthem in Gainesville:

("death before decaf")

My latest lowdown, tattooed today by Tim at Anthem in Gainesville:

("death before decaf")

My latest lowdown, tattooed today by Tim at Anthem in Gainesville:

("death before decaf")

My latest lowdown, tattooed today by Tim at Anthem in Gainesville:

("death before decaf")

My latest lowdown, tattooed today by Tim at Anthem in Gainesville:

("death before decaf")

My latest lowdown, tattooed today by Tim at Anthem in Gainesville:

("death before decaf")

Jason McAfee did this (punk) Rock of Ages:

This was the first issue I worked on, so I always get stoked seeing my name in print. Those guys are super rad to work with.

You say this:
"Thanks" and how it was sweet of her to like one of her pictures enough to get it tattooed on her

That's the worst Steve Buscemi tattoo ever.

You say this:
"Thanks" and how it was sweet of her to like one of her pictures enough to get it tattooed on her