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Awwww! Thanks @Graeme , @hogg , @Delicious , @TrixieFaux , et al.
I love that picture, I was stunned when I saw it. I was flipping through the photographer's favorites from the wedding and there it was. I hadn't realized she took that picture. (Admittedly, I'd put back a few by that time of the night!!)
I honestly had no idea how awesome the tattoos all look together - I never see them from afar like that, never see them the way a distant observer would. It's no wonder I get stopped on the streets!! :)

I was in a wedding back in September, this is one of the candid shots the photographer took :)

I was in a wedding back in September, this is one of the candid shots the photographer took :)

I always think it's funny to imagine the LST cocktail party where everyone has to make sure their most recognizable tattoo is showing or else no one will know who they are.

At least 4, maybe 5 of mine, when I walked in the door for my appointment I had no idea what I was getting.
The rest I had an idea ("how about a dragon?") but I've never seen sketches or anything ahead of time.
I like it like that, I like surprises! :)

At least 4, maybe 5 of mine, when I walked in the door for my appointment I had no idea what I was getting.
The rest I had an idea ("how about a dragon?") but I've never seen sketches or anything ahead of time.
I like it like that, I like surprises! :)

Since eventually I'll be on disability, which is a huge bummer, I'm planning on "celebrating" the fact with hand tattoos.
Right now I'm thinking Steve Byrne for that, but I'm hoping to work for about 10 more years, so there's no telling who I'll be wanting my hands done by when it happens.
It'll be my gift to myself.

At least 4, maybe 5 of mine, when I walked in the door for my appointment I had no idea what I was getting.
The rest I had an idea ("how about a dragon?") but I've never seen sketches or anything ahead of time.
I like it like that, I like surprises! :)

At least 4, maybe 5 of mine, when I walked in the door for my appointment I had no idea what I was getting.
The rest I had an idea ("how about a dragon?") but I've never seen sketches or anything ahead of time.
I like it like that, I like surprises! :)

Taken last year. No peeking!

me in my big pimpin days.

I think superstition is relevant only when you believe or partly believe. It's intellectually interesting to me to read about (for example) Asian superstition or religion in tattooing terms, but it doesn't worry my reptile brain or cause unease to me... Because I simply don't believe, on any level.
I'm not even really too worried about Christian iconography... Devils even! Maybe reflective of the very a la carte Catholicism of my upbringing.
What worries me would be jinxing myself in the sense of tattooing something that signals hubris, complacency etc. 'Counting my eggs before they hatch' and so on.
To give an example, a lot of Martial artists / soldiers / cops seem to get warrior-themed tattoos or macho tattoos. My mentality is that I try to avoid something like that because on some level I think it almost dares the universe to come along and give you a crushing injury of some sort that puts paid to all that.
The closest I have to a macho tattoo is my shin dagger, probably.

It's been my life long ambition to do a QR code tattoo. ;)

I get a lot of "I never would've guessed you have tattoos!" often followed by something along the lines of "but you look so nice!!"

I always think it's funny to imagine the LST cocktail party where everyone has to make sure their most recognizable tattoo is showing or else no one will know who they are.

You must not have spent much time here before starting this thread @tkl13

Hi else,
Thanks for the info. As as newbie, not really sure how it works. Last (and first) time, I just showed them exactly what I wanted, and thought that's what you do. But then I guess they are the artist (definitely not me) and know how to make the best looking tattoo.

I was in a wedding back in September, this is one of the candid shots the photographer took :)

Hi Libby!
Welcome!
As a rule, the members here will be glad to point you in the direction of a good tattooer, and then suggest that you take your ideas to them and let them do their job with it :)
That's why they make the big bucks, right? ;)

Hi Libby!
Welcome!
As a rule, the members here will be glad to point you in the direction of a good tattooer, and then suggest that you take your ideas to them and let them do their job with it :)
That's why they make the big bucks, right? ;)

Morning LST, after a long trip I made it home. As promised here is a pic of my finished (for now) back. Not the best pic but I'll see if I can get a better one ASAP. Completed over 5 sessions by Horinao at The Catclaw Tattoo-z Kyoto... I'm going to go pass out for a bit lol.

When you really get off the beaten-path in the US, you either see people with bad tattoos or no tattoos. So anyone with good artwork on them stands out. My son went to an upstate NY school for a while. There were 2 tattoo shops in the town and we stopped in. Man... they were turning out some awful work, but they were busy all the time.
Rob

i entered the top part last month now i am entering the bottom part. done by jeff gogue. sorry for the blurry pic and this pic was taken the day after so it wasnt "fresh"

Hey guys, here is a link to the Catclaw Blog that shows the progress over the first two days if anyone is interested ２日続ã‘ã¦ï½œCATCLAW TATTOO-Z I'll wait until I get home and see if they have posted the final pick and I'll put it up :)
After some sight seeing today I feel like a grandpa but I think I need a nap lol. I fly out tomorrow and should be hitting it, but I am buggered!

Thanks to all the LSTer's for voting! Amazingly many cool tattoos this month as always, so I'm very happy to win the November contest! Just look how happy I was when it was announced that I was the winner, haha​​! @Graeme, I think I'm in love with your Chad Koeplinger panther / rose mix. I'm jealous!