CultExciter

I just logged into last sparrow. @Graeme should I start a thread about it?

I haven't been able to post here in far too long. Getting tattooed in a couple weeks by Kevin Collins at Van Ness & Fellows in Raleigh. Taking my kneecap for a plunge. <shudder>

I'd comment on a thread about it.

I sent him an email and he replied right back. He said "no worries man. They are super fun to do!" This guy is really nice and a solid clean tattooer. I will be sure to post pics when it is done. I am stoked to say the least.:D

The fact that you've been getting tattooed by Tom Beasley is rad to me. Dude taught PeeWee, Adam Ciferri, and Seth Ciferri a great deal. Very cool.

Like I said, LST meetup. I'm close to both Towson and Richmond y'all!

@CultExciter this is the full version not the trailer

@guitguy GOOD CALL!

Was it a long trailer? The one I saw was about 45 mins long (for the first part). But thanks! Will rewatch.

I watched his a couple years ago. I loved it. Especially the part about what would happen if people had to make needles again. Priceless.

You're over thinking it.

Oh yeah, Curly. I can't believe I forgot to mention him!

Just go to Into You in London. I think they can cover that. Although there are sooooo many good shops.

I like this thought process Ms. Carolyn. It's something that actually affects me. I live in Virginia. For those of you less informed, it is does not qualify as the most "progressive" state in the Union. The tattoo shop I work at is in Salem, Virginia, which is the sister city to Roanoke, Virginia. I would describe this town as behind the times. I can count on two fingers the tattoo shops in the area that look like "tattoo shops." You know, flash wall to wall and on the ceiling too. I'm lucky to be in one of them. It's the type of shop I want to work at. But, like I mentioned, the area is a little behind the times and alot of clients are very enticed by the "studio" "custom-only" "leather couch and plasma TV" look. So, those shops are a little busier in the area, even though, they are still doing the money maker tattoos. In a lot of places, Virginia is not the only place, flash is being replaced by glowing smart phones and Google/Pinterest images. That's the new flash at these types of shops. My coworkers and I have joked that those shops should just mount iPads to the wall.

But here is the exciting part. Clients who are discovering our shop, where the other three guys have been tattooing a combined 55 years, they walk in and say "Wow! This looks like a tattoo shop. This is so cool."

I think, at it's root, tattoo shops that look like tattoo shops, will always be the common denominator. You can up the fixtures and the fanciness, but having those archetypical designs on the wall that speak to the human psyche, and the folders of black and white tribal, lettering, and even Tattoo Brand/Cherry Creek stuff will provide the best jumping off point for clients.

Even Ed Hardy went back to having a "street shop" look after having Realistic. So all the shops who think they are breaking ground with a white-glove stark environment really are not. It comes and goes, as they say.

OoOoOoOoOo ye olde nercronomicon!

I personally think it's hard making a book in general, yet alone making one about an artist.

This kind of "Brooklyn?"

Felix by Adrian Sanchez at FTW in Oakland, CA for their 14 Year Anniversary Party. I've always wanted a Felix tattoo.

I'm so glad you did this buddy!

There have been multiple threads about this already. You should search the site a bit more and you will find a wealth of information.

Bad jokes! I deleted this.

C'mon yo! Snark it up! ;)

Like @daveborjes said, go to Fun City. Or Adorned. Or Bound For Glory. Or Saved. Or Kings Ave. Or Lotus. Or Red Rocket. Or Fine Line. Or R&D. Or Invisible. Or Flyrite. Or one of the many awesome shops. There are too many amazing shops in NYC for you to get a mediocre tattoo.

Also look at Lotus Tattoo as well. Plus Kings Ave and DaVinci. Welcome and ask us any questions you like. If you have anything specific, also, let us know, we can guide you in the right direction. I love getting tattooed in Manhattan and Brooklyn when I am up there. Which will actually be for the opening @gougetheeyes, ooof, I really need to finish this painting.

YES! My backyard! LST East Coast hangage?

I have this dresser and LOVE it:

Oooo. I like it. Modern BlueDot style design, but the wood grain really gives it a post-Colonial look. :p

I was hoping for a review of this CB2 chest, but alas!

latitude green low dresser | CB2

This photo of a (very) young Filip is amazing on a few levels. First and foremost, he has a pretty good amount of work on him for a child. And secondly, how badass is that reaper he's putting on?

But Filip Leu getting tacos in the Mission. Priceless.