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    "Tattoo Rescue"

    in Tattoo TV Shows, Documentaries and Media

    Posted

    Just to ammend: when I say 'making money' I mostly mean capitalizing, which I feel is very different from putting hard effort toward something and reaping its benefits.

    As a tattooed person and a business person I can say that in quite a few shops I have frequented over the years, the shop owners as well as the other artists do not care for the business end of things. And more than a few shops who have killer artists have gone out of business due to their lack of business acumen.

    Would it be wrong to become the "money man" behind some of these artists, put "the hard effort" toward the artist and provide them with the best of the best in a building, an atmosphere, equipment, schedulers, and accounting? I think this would take a lot of pressure off some folks who live to tattoo and hate to be in the business of tattooing.

    Just rattling this off. I don't have the kind of money it would take to undergo such a venture, even though it would be a dream come true.

    Ink Masters

    in Tattoo TV Shows, Documentaries and Media

    Posted

    I guess I figure, not every client matches w/every artist. They SO did not mesh. She struck me as a harpy..a bit of "lookit me on tv putting this guy in his place" like she was far superior and more knowledgeable than he....

    Late to the party but I caught the rerun.

    It appeared to me that she had changed her mind about getting a tattoo and was determined to do whatever it took to be told to take a hike.

    Latest tattoo lowdown.....

    in General Tattoo Discussion

    Posted

    Okay this is going to be one of those "Meaningful Story" tattoo stories. Deal with it.

    On 26 June, out of nowhere and with no previous symptoms my wife of 34 years had a Grand Mal seizure. On 26 July she had a brain tumor removed. On 30 July we learned that it was malignant and she has an 85% probability that she won't make it 18 months.

    But she's a fighter. 85% against just means there is a 15% probability she will make it. My wife spent her entire life fucking up the curve and that's not changing anytime soon. She was told that visualization is helpful. Make it a tangible "thing" you can combat. She takes chemo and radiation 5 days a week (for 6 weeks), then has a re-eval. She nicknamed the tumor "DLB" (dirty little bastard). I saw some flash on line and heard a 90's era song, added a little of this and that and the next thing you know I was in the chair. I hope you all like it:

    IMG_0959_zps792cc498.jpg

    Plainskins say the darndest things...

    in General Tattoo Discussion

    Posted

    "Why have you got roses tattooed on you, isn't that a bit gay?"

    One of my most recent favourites.

    I always answer any "isn't that gay" question the same way

    (as a statement of fact with no judgement intended):

    "Uh, no. The last time I checked, and correct me if I'm wrong, neither tattoos nor roses are gay. Two people of the same gender having sex together? Now that's gay.":rolleyes:

    Upcoming Tattoos

    in General Tattoo Discussion

    Posted

    With apologies to Sir Elton John...

    Sa-tur-day

    Sa-tur-day

    Sa-tur-day

    TATTOO DAY!!

    12:30 this Saturday I get my boxer girl done. She's a Flapper looking gal wearing a cross and has a gray ribbon tattoo on her bicep. Been over and over the design with the Artist and I'm very eager to see his final rendition. She will either reside on my right forearm or left upper arm, depending on how she flows.

    Plainskins say the darndest things...

    in General Tattoo Discussion

    Posted

    It is meant very tongue-in-cheek when I say it. Dj & I referred to his parents that way and they knew we were joking around. It's funny 'coz usually the ones with the tattoos get all the flack. Hell I was born with very plain skin myself and I will always remember where I came from. :p

    I think most of us use it the same way. My wife accused me of being a snob when I said it, so I don't say it anymore. Now mind you, I still think it...;)

    Plainskins say the darndest things...

    in General Tattoo Discussion

    Posted

    I heard the term "plainskins" in the 90's and it probably wasn't original then. My wife gave me Hell for using it, too. She was right. Tattoo or not tattoo are both valid choices.

    But, the funny shit they say? I was showing a tat to a friend at work and a manager walked up and (like he was invited to the conversation), observed: "You know what I call tattoos? I call 'em a permanent reminder of temporary insanity. HAR-HAR-HAR!!!" and trotted off so happy with his little joke.

    Why are bad tattoos so popular?

    in General Tattoo Discussion

    Posted

    For goodness sake...across the shoulder/stomach rockers including last names do NOT in anyway even approach the lameness paragraphs of text. If they are well done they can be bad ass. I will always be down to do one of those. I like tattoos that look like tattoos and they fit the bill. Classic as fuck. Maybe I am biased having worked at both white trash and ghetto ass shops...popular them for all especially in the 90's!

    "White Trash and Ghetto Ass" - Man, there's a song in there somewhere!!!:cool:

    good client behavior

    in General Tattoo Discussion

    Posted

    i've had comments like this get back to me concerning the desk guys at my shop and they only make me wonder about the customer. i highly respect our staff at frith st and like them very much as friends, they are trustworthy and take care of me and my appts and if they were useless, they wouldnt be employed for sure. I could easily say this applies to most good tattoo shops. i'm not sure how well your encounter went, just saying be careful what you call people online, it can come across much more harshly :)

    good luck with your tattoo :)

    Older thread I know but... if you get one negative comment about the desk help it's probably the customer. If you get two negs, it's still maybe the customer but you may want to have a little customer service training session with the desk help.

    And if you get three - well your guy's a douchebag hipster, whether he knows how to spell or not!

    Ed Hardy - Wear Your Dreams: My Life in Tattoos Book Signing

    in Tattoo TV Shows, Documentaries and Media

    Posted

    Salutation in matching font of the Title Page and a highly legible signature. Nice score! Not to tell you what to do but if it were me, I'd put that copy in a protective cover, frame the photo, and place the whole thing in a display case and buy a second one for reading. Think forward 20 or 40 years. You have quite the collectable. (Imagine if you had a pristine signed edition of Sailor Jerry Collin's book)!

    Artists who copy tattoos/styles

    in General Tattoo Discussion

    Posted

    If I walk in to a record store and choose to spend my $20 on a Justin Bieber CD instead of the new Bluejax CD, am I "taking food from your mouth" or am I simply choosing not to give you food? Because one of them is clearly theft and one of them clearly is not. If I buy the Bieber CD and just download yours, ....

    Therein lies the flaw in your logic. If you illegally download mine it is exactly the same thing as if you pocketed mine at the store instead of paying for it. That download didn't just "appear" out of thin air. Arguments against Intellectual Property Laws are childish and futile. The world ain't no sugar plum fairy, giving here to give you all the candy you want.

    As pointed out earlier, unless a person finds a way to copyright a tattoo, this sidebar has nothing to do with this forum and the conversation is closed.

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