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spookysproul

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  1. Is it Gordon Ramsey? He seems like as good a choice as any.
  2. I'm really excited for September, as I'll finally be moving onto the side of my neck (I already have the back and behind my ears) with the help of Derek Noble at Lucky Devil. Getting tattooed by Noble was definitely a huge added bonus to moving to Seattle. He'll be putting a cloaked caricature of my wife's face on the side of my neck, creeping onto the front. I'm really stoked.
  3. If it's more than a little guy I always have a large-ish sandwich to hold me over throughout and usually accompany that with a fairly cheap beer to help take the edge off. I've had a lot of people with 1 or 2 tattoos inform me that the pain is part of the experience, but I disagree. It sucks getting tattooed sometimes. Afterwards I always like to eat something greasy and high in carbohydrates when I can. Saint Francis Fountain in San Francisco has this great monstrosity, The Devil Burger - shreds of fried Seitan with vegan mayo on a dense bun. It really hit the spot. Eating before and after are always a big part.
  4. Thank you! They're both a pleasure to be tattooed by, what with their lovely light hands. Nervio has done an extensive amount on me, actually. Where did you encounter him? Diamond Club? - - - Updated - - - Hello! And thank you!
  5. My wife's family is from Chico (well, just outside) and every time we've gone to visit I've been talked-at by locals about their tattoos they got around there. I didn't look around at all, but if they were a decent litmus test, I wouldn't get my hopes up.
  6. These sound splendid to have on during tattooing. I think the most common type of music for shops that I've attended would be more of a "stoner metal" type vibe, but obviously it varies from there. I definitely prefer less-grating music like stoner metal or - to me, at least - black metal, something that will keep me calm and contained.
  7. Good for you! I have nothing to add to this that hasn't already been said, but I wanted to add another underline to the existing sentiment.
  8. It's interesting, up here in the Seattle area there are billions of tattoo shops (quality notwithstanding), so there are a lot of tattooed people up here (quality notwithstanding), which leads to different discussions than what I was used to in San Francisco/Oakland. As mentioned earlier, there's a lot of "oh, you have a tattoo? look at this one that I got, now this one, now this one; I wanna get this, this and this, y'know?" but I also get a lot of "hey, have you heard of/ever been to "XYZ" shop?" "....no?" "Oh, okay." I honestly can't imagine what they're expecting to get out of that conversation. edit - I forgot to add that I also get a lot of people that are either a) upset that the tattoo they pointed out doesn't have a deep, Miami-Ink-esque meaning and a story to go with it or b) that I - somehow - don't feel like sharing the story with them, a total stranger.
  9. Thank you! I've got no pictures at the moment, but my favorite items thus far are my front panel (still very much 'in-progress') by Jeff Rassier at Blackheart Tattoo in San Francisco [a whale biting through a ship]; a cholo vulture on my leg from Nervio at Roses and Panthers in Hermosillo, Mexico; and my first tattoo, a zombie pin-up girl by Khalil Rintye at Tattoo City in San Francisco. I'll be starting on my neck with Derek Noble at Lucky Devil here in Seattle next month, so I'm more than a little excited about that. I'll post some pictures soon!
  10. My name is Jon, I live with my wife and our two cats in Seattle. I've been drawing for as long as I can remember, hanging out at Tattoo Shops (starting with Triangle Tattoo in Ft. Bragg, CA) since I was 14, and am currently learning how to tattoo. I hope to be gainfully employed as a tattooer at a shop of decent quality within the next year.
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