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I agree. And from what Miles told me while i was being tattooed there a while ago, Frith Street has had quite a few greats come and go. Obviously there's no "replacing" any of the 4 artists mentioned, but its safe to say that if anyone is brought in to fill the empty spots, they will probably be someone who puts on a pretty damn good tattoo...

I agree. And from what Miles told me while i was being tattooed there a while ago, Frith Street has had quite a few greats come and go. Obviously there's no "replacing" any of the 4 artists mentioned, but its safe to say that if anyone is brought in to fill the empty spots, they will probably be someone who puts on a pretty damn good tattoo...

Exactly. I was just reading the tattoo book thread, and googled all the ones recommended for a good starter collection. I was strongly tempted to order a bunch of books, until I realized that money was for actual tattoos. Stick to the plan indeed.

Knew I should have gone to this...

Haha, I meant that if you spend all your money to go to London for the convention, you can always survive on the $0.25 ramen noodles for a month!
Randomly, I have gotten a good burrito out of London Victoria train station, made by a true Mexican. That caught me off guard.

Not gonna lie, I would be REALLY surprised if @SeeSea stopped at just a backpiece. There certainly wouldn't be anything wrong with that, but i wouldn't put money on it... :D

I feel like I should have @Joe Shit on speed dial, for artist recommendations at any town I stop at

Ramen noodles totally taste better than you remember... just sayin

Ramen noodles totally taste better than you remember... just sayin

I'll say that ribs were better than the chest for me. Not saying it was a cake walk, but better than the chest.
I agree, mental approach is key. My mistake was the opposite of Mick's though. I psyched myself out instead of relaxing, was tense and nervous and suffered a lot on my first chest session. The second session, knew what to expect, knew i could handle it; it wasn't fun, but I'm still alive and it went decently.

@smiling.politely thanks for posting that. I can't like things on my phone, but I'm glad I read that. Might show it to the parents the next time I get the same old "when will it stop" questions!

And here I was, thinking I was going to come and post an opinion opposing the norm...
I totally agree with the last few posters. If you want tattoos that you can't hide, or even tattoos at all, you should be prepared for the consequences. Such as not being able to get certain jobs.
Do I agree with certain businesses not hiring tattooed people? Fuck yea. If you could potentially lose business because a customer doesn't want to see a tattooed person working there, you'd be ignorant to hire the warped tour bodysuit kid. Simple business.
If you want visible tattoos, you have to have a skill set that compensates. Plain and simple.
Also, I think them even using the word "discriminate" in that article is unfair. Discrimination is based (in my mind) on factors out of your control, like race, gender, sexuality, etc. Not something you willingly chose to do to yourself. Just my $.02, as a tattooed youngster working on being heavily covered one day.

And here I was, thinking I was going to come and post an opinion opposing the norm...
I totally agree with the last few posters. If you want tattoos that you can't hide, or even tattoos at all, you should be prepared for the consequences. Such as not being able to get certain jobs.
Do I agree with certain businesses not hiring tattooed people? Fuck yea. If you could potentially lose business because a customer doesn't want to see a tattooed person working there, you'd be ignorant to hire the warped tour bodysuit kid. Simple business.
If you want visible tattoos, you have to have a skill set that compensates. Plain and simple.
Also, I think them even using the word "discriminate" in that article is unfair. Discrimination is based (in my mind) on factors out of your control, like race, gender, sexuality, etc. Not something you willingly chose to do to yourself. Just my $.02, as a tattooed youngster working on being heavily covered one day.

And here I was, thinking I was going to come and post an opinion opposing the norm...
I totally agree with the last few posters. If you want tattoos that you can't hide, or even tattoos at all, you should be prepared for the consequences. Such as not being able to get certain jobs.
Do I agree with certain businesses not hiring tattooed people? Fuck yea. If you could potentially lose business because a customer doesn't want to see a tattooed person working there, you'd be ignorant to hire the warped tour bodysuit kid. Simple business.
If you want visible tattoos, you have to have a skill set that compensates. Plain and simple.
Also, I think them even using the word "discriminate" in that article is unfair. Discrimination is based (in my mind) on factors out of your control, like race, gender, sexuality, etc. Not something you willingly chose to do to yourself. Just my $.02, as a tattooed youngster working on being heavily covered one day.

Sitting at a mexican restaurant now, conveniently located 50 yards from the truck stop, enjoying a Dos Equis while waiting for my food.
Not a single person that's come in after me has spoken any English. I'm pretty confident this food will be delicious :D

You'll have to excuse the quality of the image here as a combination of operator error and poor equipment.
Couldn't be happier with how this turned out, done by @cltattooing at FTW Tattoo

Edit: sorry if the images are huge, I have no idea what I'm doing!

Actually scratch that. Dunno why this slipped my mind, but if I wanted any sort of religious imagery I would take it to Freddy Corbin, Temple Tattoo, Oakland.
(Sorry I'm not tech savvy enough to link to instagram accounts, but google should turn them up easily)
Edit: we'll see if this works
http://i.instagram.com/jeffrassier/ Jeff Rassier
http://i.instagram.com/classicjuan/ Juan Puente
http://i.instagram.com/downtownoakland/ Freddy Corbin

I would look into Juan Puente or Jeff Rassier, both at Blackheart Tattoo in SF, on Valencia near Market st. Actually everyone that works there is top notch... If I was getting that tattoo I would take it to Juan personally, I just really want a Jeff Rassier tattoo myself!

Actually scratch that. Dunno why this slipped my mind, but if I wanted any sort of religious imagery I would take it to Freddy Corbin, Temple Tattoo, Oakland.
(Sorry I'm not tech savvy enough to link to instagram accounts, but google should turn them up easily)
Edit: we'll see if this works
http://i.instagram.com/jeffrassier/ Jeff Rassier
http://i.instagram.com/classicjuan/ Juan Puente
http://i.instagram.com/downtownoakland/ Freddy Corbin

I would look into Juan Puente or Jeff Rassier, both at Blackheart Tattoo in SF, on Valencia near Market st. Actually everyone that works there is top notch... If I was getting that tattoo I would take it to Juan personally, I just really want a Jeff Rassier tattoo myself!

I've never heard of a 3 hour minimum? I'd say a walk in spot would be good though, depending on where you live a shop like Blackheart in SF or Chicago Tattooing Company in Chicago would be perfect

Actually scratch that. Dunno why this slipped my mind, but if I wanted any sort of religious imagery I would take it to Freddy Corbin, Temple Tattoo, Oakland.
(Sorry I'm not tech savvy enough to link to instagram accounts, but google should turn them up easily)
Edit: we'll see if this works
http://i.instagram.com/jeffrassier/ Jeff Rassier
http://i.instagram.com/classicjuan/ Juan Puente
http://i.instagram.com/downtownoakland/ Freddy Corbin

Yup. As a trucker, my tattoos are not an issue. When I went to company orientation, I wore long sleeves to cover up; one of the staff had tattoos, so I sort of whispered to her "can I take this damn long sleeve off??" She just laughed at me. The staff had nothing but positive to say.
Sometimes I have a hard time telling the difference between the truckers and the homeless at the truck stops. I may go a bit longer than I should without shaving, but on the whole I present a pretty professional appearance compared to most truckers. In jeans and a t-shirt!

Yup. Might as well blast over the nips too, while you're at it :D
Seriously though, that thing is stunning.

You'll have to excuse the quality of the image here as a combination of operator error and poor equipment.
Couldn't be happier with how this turned out, done by @cltattooing at FTW Tattoo

Edit: sorry if the images are huge, I have no idea what I'm doing!