Dan

not bad for 56 ?!?!?!?!!?!? and she says thanks :)

yep ! lot's of SB,we go to Kauai & Maui every year,I bring an umbrella with me too, LOL this was one of our trips on Kaui . beer,beach,and my babe,it doesn't get any better :)

so we landed on Maui today, the view from our condo be here 2 weeks,the condo we rented has pretty good wifi speeds aloha !

looks pretty nice. congrats !

we are leaving for Maui for 2 weeks on Monday May 2nd, we fly Alaska Air on a 737-800 which has a crew of 4 plus the 2 pilots,Alaska has great onboard service IMO btw, the crew is always so good, we always fly first class and they treat us like royalty there. we always like to tip them and acknowledge their hard work somehow,this trip we got the crew all Subway gift cards and the pilots Starbucks cards,enough for the return flight too. they always are so surprised and appreciative of these thank you things we love to do.that's the real payoff for us,we have a lot of fun doing this. everybody seems to forget this part of the service industry.so we try and do this little stuff that means a lot to them.

2 months is not a long wait at all if those artists are who you want,I have waited a year for an appointment before,and some artists are booked out a couple years.

honestly some of his art and tattoos are actually kind of cool, but for me the red flag is getting tattooed in some guy's apartment.

me too,it's all about comfort,I live in a place that's hot in the summer too,Sacramento Ca, where do you live ? and right on to the dead shirt,back in the 70's & 80's I did about 75 dead shows. LOL I think anyway ! LOL

LOL that's not me ! !!! LOL I don't even own a dress shirt or tie or slacks ! my version of getting dressed up is a button up shirt and long pants ! LOL . I wear shorts and tees about 11 months a year ! even for work,I must have been a UPS driver in a past life. too bad I have to wear shoes for work though :( no shoes allowed any other time ! sandals only ! I think I am permanently lost in island time. ya,I use a lot of sun block

IMO that's not gonna happen,if anything being kept out of the sun a tattoo will remain brighter and better looking. I have both ankles tattooed and wear socks for work and they still look great,I think the sun will do more damage to tattoos than any piece of clothing,and like was said,a tattoo can't be rubbed off,or damaged, or degraded by straps or clothing.

LOL awesome ! what a great blend ! love his look.

nice looking knee tattoo and great size. :)

I like the tribal/water/wave one,it's bold,colorful and nicely done IMO.

I thought my ass was the worst spot until I got one on my lower inner thigh ! ouch

what I do is for the first 3 or 4 days(3 times a day),I get in a warm shower and clean my hand with this an antimicrobial soap and then apply the soap to the tattoo and scrub the tattoo with the palm of my hand,that gets rid of the oozing plasma and keeps it clean and works great for my healing. and IMO the hot compress would be painful. try an Anti-inflammatory OTC like ibuprofen or naproxen ,and it would help if you can stay off your feet and elevate your legs.Instead of a hot compress maybe try icing it,that would feel a lot better than heat.

ya,I always tip as well,no matter what the artist is charging per hour.

well,you don't want to submerse the tattoo in water for the first 3 or 4 days,washing it off quickly is good,but don't submerse it.

I like to do smart car tipping,similar to cow tipping,but way better.

we have been using saran wrap for a long time,seems IMO to work just fine for the first 24 to 36 hours or so. a little common sense,goes a long way,and I might add that in 29 years of being tattooed and using saran,I have never had an infection.

I love palmers cocoa butter for sure !

. artist> https://www.facebook.com/artistabby/?fref=nf . she is an amazing pencil artist.

I take showers right away after getting a tattoo,but I don't submerse it in any type of water for at least the first week. tattoos are forever,and so are the oceans. I get tattoos on my Maui & Kauai vacations,but I get them on the last day there.

welcome ! and that sounds like quite the adventure ! . . . and remember one other thing about us ! .

welcome Jared ,I am near you up here in the Sacramento area.

me too,pretty much , , "the more people I meet,the more I like my dog",,,,,,,,unknown author. - - - Updated - - -