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Chad Koeplinger posted this earlier this week. Sort of reminds me of something Jef Whitehead would do...power tat status for sure.

Also this.

Just finished up with a tattoo from tony hundahl. One shot white tiger inside of knee - groin.

My leg is gonna fucking kill tomorrow, but goddamn I'm happy

You're tough...I got my inner thigh tattooed the day after getting the outer side of the same thigh tattooed and it was pretty awful. My inner one is a lot smaller than yours, too. Maybe I'm just a nancy boy. Either way, that thing is awesome...I bet you are happy.

I'm now listening to Mac Dre at work thanks to this thread.

"Long dong, take a piss off a bridge/

And tell a bitch, just how cold the water is"

This makes me feel funny inside. Anyone know if Chris has an Instagram?

It's unfinished, but I thought this one by Marina Inoue was pretty unbelievable.

One of my favorite designs for sure.

I like my pinups chubby. Here's a nice one from Ashley Love:

And a weird one from The Gus:

Anyone else think the old one looks like Rip Torn?

Got this chola lady head from Paul Dobleman at Spider Murphy's in San Rafael, CA.

The Wu-Tang earring is a nice touch.

I'm thinking about getting something from Martin Lacasse, not sure what though. He does a lot of Japanese stuff, which I might be open to (maybe some tiger and/or snake type deal?), but it seems like he works in other style a fair amount, too. Also, he doesn't seem to have a ton of stuff online, which is making my research difficult. I even went and interacted with humans and looked at his physical portfolio, but it was mostly stuff I'd already seen.

@RoryQ That ROA is unreal!

Greg Christian at Love Hate Social Club London. Such an ace time this afternoon, sounds like he has a fair amount of free spots while he's there...

edit: My smartphone is bust, so I robbed this from Greg's Instagram Instagram

I saw this on IG and was instantly jealous! That is so, so, so good. I hope to get a dragon head from Greg Christian someday. Or anything, really.

Woah, wait, how did I not see this before? That's fantastic!

Wow, some seriously awesome tattoos coming up. I'm excited for all of you.

Is it the one on his Instagram that looks a bit like it is dripping? (cant think of another way to describe it) Looks awesome!

Sure is!

Are those right next to each other? That is some winning at life stuff right there.

Yup, and thanks! A ghost wolf and a hoodie ghost.

@TrixieFaux That is gorgeous.

I had a hell of a weekend at the convention. Pictures stolen from their respective instagrammers.

First, got this reaper from Richard Smith of Thicker Than Water on Friday. No pictures really do this thing justice.

And yesterday I got this ghostly wolf head from Ron Henry Wells. Words can't even express how excited I am about this tattoo.

to quote @Scott R "I feel I have better tattoos than I deserve. Thanks everybody."

I feel the same way after this weekend. I can't wait to post my wolf head. This thing is mean! And weird!

got this one yesterday from Tyler James Densley at the Philly convention.

That is great. Is your lady head from Lowercase J (lowercase j?) on your forearm? If so, I think I walked past you at the convention. I grew up in State College, so it stuck when I saw you post that a few months ago, and it jumped out at me again at the convention.

So INSANELY jealous!!

...says the person with tattoos by Steve Byrne and Chad Koeplinger!

Getting tattooed by Ron Henry Wells today. Insanely excited. I THINK the partially drawn wolf head he put on IG this morning (part of a larger Pic Stitch-ed picture) is for me. We'll see.

I also got a really gnarly reaper from Rich Smith from Thicker Than Water yesterday--once I can get a decent picture of the damn thing I'll post it in the "Latest Tattoo Lowdown" thread.

I am wondering if this storm is going to effect the convention. Already snowing on my way into nyc

It's barely raining here at the moment. I haven't gone down to the convention yet, but I can't imagine the weather's affected it at all.

In addition to being honest with her up front, I would also emphasize to her that, if she chooses to come with you, she is merely there as an observer. That She isn't there to play any role is the decision making process (i.e. no complaining about the size!). If she can accept that before even going into the shop, the tattooer won't have to deal with any sort of spousal disagreements, which is good because, let's be honest, that shit is awkward to witness.

Ron Henry Wells just announced that he's attending the Philly convention, so even though I'm already getting a decent sized piece, I emailed him. I just had to. I'm a little nervous because these will only be my second and hopefully third tattoos, but, you know, fuck it.

Not that I know anyone or have any rapport on this site, but I'll be at the convention on Friday and possibly Saturday. I'm going to be getting a reaper on the side on my thigh from Richard Smith of Thicker Than Water/Jersey City Tattoo Co., and I hope to get a little something from Mike Adams and/or Josh Stephens as well. There are so many great tattooers attending that it's frustrating not being able to get tattooed by all of them...I guess there's always next year!

I'll be working the convention this year with Mike Adams, Josh Stephens, and Daryl Rodriguez. Come through to the booth and say what's up! I'm taking appointments as well as walk-ups the whole weekend and will be tattooing designs out of a book of flash I'll have with me. Hope to see some of you guys there!

Hope to see you there!

I just figured out that Mike Adams and Josh Stephens are working at the Strasbourg Convention in May. I hope they got some spaces left.

I'm hoping to get tattooed by Mike at the Philly convention next month. He's only doing walk-up stuff here, no appointments. Richard Smith is going to do some sort of mystical-themed reaper on the side of my thigh at the convention, also...super stoked for that.