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I am kind of offended by the comment because I would get a tattoo on a dare.

Please dare me. Please.

I dare you to dare me.

Welcome.

Where in the panhandle, anywhere near Destin?

@Graeme

Just fucking fabulous, of course.

How did you describe to him what you wanted?

welcome!

What @Graeme said. That and bring printed references. They don't need to be exact or specific. Once you've found the artist that does work you love, leave all the creative process up to him/her.

Welcome!

welcome.

Like the Old Man Redhot!

That would make an excellent (motorcycle) gas tank emblem.

This monster of a kirin is a oneshot from Marius Meyer.

1 SHOT!!!??? Christ, you must be DEAD.

Welcome, and I wanna see your pin-striped skull.

I'm not balanced yet, but in my mind the end result shows balance.

I saw a hipster walking around with a bow tie tattoo, I asked him why he had it and he just said "you wouldn't understand"

He is correct.

Ill see if I can dig up a link, but a little while back a read an article online that the artist who drew and tattooed Mike Tyson's face was suing the the makers of 'hangover II' for using and making money off his original art on Tyson's face when they put the design on the other guys face. Anyone hear of this???

Quite a while back, even before the movie was released. Don't remember the outcome, tho . . .

How will we know its you? We need to develope a secret challenge and password to confirm LST status....

I used to be an active Hasher (Hash House Harrier - you know, that drinking group with a running problem), and that's exactly how they communicate in a crowd of strangers. If any one of them is searching out like compatriots they say or yell out "Are you?" and the responding party responds with "On-On!".

Maybe when in a group of the finely tattooed we need to loudly work the words "Last Sparrow" into our conversation and see whose ears perk up . . .

He does quality work. You'll be fine.

Shige is truly a warrior of life. He makes me feel inadequate at a human.

I love his analogy of how tattoos are like fireworks.

Thank you, Marcus - wherever you are!! (snif)

It was worse for me before I watched the Oliver Peck interview (he uses 'tat' repeatedly).

Oliver is one of the few who can genuinely pull it off.

Before I met my wife, I had a single dolphin tattoo on my hip that I got while I was in the Navy. We've known each other for about 7 years. She's just the girl next door type and doesn't like tattoos. She didn't speak to me for 3 days after I got my last one, which was actually a nice break.

tick . . . tick . . . tick . . .

8 weeks after my 4th session:

Dropped by Eye Candy just over a week ago and Randy Muller seems quite happy with the results and advises we're easily to a fade level that will give him good options for a cover. He took a couple of pictures and we'll consult again in a couple of weeks. Hoping to be starting on my back piece in September.

Welcome!

Welcome and kudos for researching your 1st tattoo.

It's good that you can recognize good artwork. Get familiar (here and elsewhere) with what makes a good tattoo good - the physical process and application. DO NOT assume that because your desired image is simple that just any artist can pull it off. That is definitely not so. In fact, the simpler the design (especially a geometric one like a bisected shell) leaves NO room for error. The artist has to be perfect the 1st time. No way to hide mistakes.

Take money out of the equation. You'll likely end up paying the shop minimum in any case.

Welcome.

What's your position at BHT?

Show us some ink.

Nice! Can't wait to see your new snake.

This.

Tripled.

Unless you want realistic/portrait, then get in line with Liz Cook.

Let's see . . . at this rate you'll be covered at age 23 1/2. :rolleyes: