RockelMan

I'm going to get my sleeve finished by Valerie by May and then start the process of getting some work done by Thomas Hooper. I might start looking into taking advantage of cancellations/walk-ins at Frith St and Into You...if finances allow :-)

more work on back...tying the one on my side into the one in the middle of my back...it's that or work on a bit more of a sleeve, pretty sure it's going to be the former next year...and the latter the year after :)

if all goes according to plan, the only one that's close to sure is a big piece on my upper right arm from Ulrich Hueber when i visit my fiancee in Ireland a few weeks from now. It'd be cool to get a Friday the 13th one while i'm there, too, since both of my current 13 tattoos were gotten months away from Friday the 13ths.
i'd also like to see about working on my chest and stomach some more, but money will probably be going to trying to save for moving the aforementioned fiancee to the States.

The wife got me a little gift certificate to 3 Kings, thinking I'll get to Matt Arriola soon enough for something. I'd love to start my back, too, but don't wanna jinx anything. Overall, pumped for this year!

crossing my fingers $$ backpiece $$

Too many tattoos planned for 2012 so far...
Finishing my gypsy lady on my arm, as well as adding more to start off a traditional sleeve. Deciding between a entire "calf sleeve" on my left of a dragon/phoenix or finishing off my right leg with some epic Thomas Hooper geometric craziness, and top it off the possibility of some traditional occult tattoos on my upper right thigh. For sure 2013 will have no tattoos at all after such a tattoo-packed year!

Finishing my stomach with Koeplinger.
left thigh Christ in the wilderness piece with Robert Ryan.
Butt cheeks with Rick Lohm.

Friday 13th Jan 2001- Stefano C -Lucky 13 Cat
Jan-Feb Stewart Robson doing Japanese infills on my right arm
End of Jan El Monga- Devils head inner bicep.
March Duncan X- Female with cloven hoofs
April - Daniel Albrigo, finishing my Cosmic Skull on my abdomen
April Friday 13th another 13 tattoo (undecided)
I'm hoping to get another one from Mario Desa & Chad Koeplinger as well
In 2012 My wifes got work booked in with.
Stewart Robson, Oliver Mackintosh, Lucy Prior, Crispy Lennox & Lianne Moule.
Next year looking quite busy.

Finish my right arm.
Get my other foot done.
First tattoo on my chest/belly. Avoided getting anything on my torso so far out of dislike for my own flab, now decided I shouldn't hate it, but decorate it :D

Having more sessions on my back. Going to NY and planning a visit to Smith Street. Also planning something on my forearm. Lastly, I am going to the bay area tattoo convention!!!!
Oh yeah, before I do all this "tattoo" stuff, as my wife refers to it, I'll be looking forward to February. My wife is expecting our second (AND LAST) child. It's a boy and we are stoked!!!!
Bring on 2012!!!!!!

Might be the Whiskey talking here but , 2012 will be the year of the Tiger and Eagle for me yass !! I might get the ribs done definetly getting the other thigh covered . And mibbe something wierd from Ty Mcewan when he coimes back over.
Anyone thought abpout what your up for getting next year ??

We were talking about this at work the other day.
Many years ago I had a job delivering milk to peoples houses. At the time of my misfortunes it was during the winter it was quite icy underfoot. Anyway I slipped up on someones path I had a bottle of milk in my hand. The bottle smashed and badly gashed the palm of my hand. Blood everywhere. My hand required a few stitches and I was off work for three weeks.
On my second or third day after returning to work from my accident I must have slipped on icy paths about three or four times. As I was walking back up someones path I slipped again and I just lost the plot. I screamed something like "Fucking cunt" and kicked this gate post as hard as I could. I gingerly limped back to my milk float. I managed to carry on for about half and hour but my big toe was killing me. I phoned the dairy and told them I had dropped a crate of milk on my foot. Back to the hospital for an xray. Broken big toe another 4 weeks off work.
Mind you not as good as my workmates dad.
He was taken to hospital after he hit himself on the head with a hammer. WTF.

The large scar on my hand is from seeing Terror in 2005 @ Petalumas phoenix theater. A very large man didnt like that I hit him in his belly and knocked my ass out. Wooden floors are not good for sliding on.

After my oldest was just born I fell out of a Taxi with the pram (dragged out more like it) and broke my elbow. generally tho I cant be trusted in the kitchen, whether its slicing open my fingers or burning myself in the oven i'm your man.

i snapped my collarbone in half trying to jump down a hill... it was about a six foot drop, and i didn't roll through correctly because i was running too fast... and there's a permanent lump in my left shin from not seeing the hitch for a trailer i was unloading in Alabama a few years ago. the swelling/bruising was pretty gnarly, and no hair grows there anymore either. however, from everyone's reactions, it was hilarious to see, so... i guess that's a good thing.

both my ankles are super jacked from skating and snowboarding, glad I haven't done my knees or anything though

Hmm Stupid injuries eh?? As mentioned above about thinking that you would have heard more from the Skaters here. . .
I, from Skateboarding had a few notable injuries, a chipped piece of bone in my ankle joint and along with that was some torn ligaments.
Also, on another occasion, I split my knee wide open and cracked my knee cap what a fun one that was LOL. Before the blood started I could see my knee cap. . . oops.
Snowboarding I have had a few. Two that stand out for me were, a concussion from a failed attempt at clearing a massive table top jump. missed the landing by about 3 feet. The other was a compacted and shifted tailbone with my hips severely out of alignment resulting in my legs going numb if I sat down for more than 5 min.
A really funny one was when I was little. My brother and I were sledding on our driveway with those crazy carpets. I ran to jump on the sled but stepped on the end of it, it took me down and I hit the driveway chin first LOL. yup that needed a few stitches and a lot of hot chocolate to calm me down.

1.) Personal high of 2011?
Finishing some over due projects around my house!
2.) Personal low of 2011?
Having to sell our horses.
3.) Best LST Thread?
Any thread that I cant stop reading from start to finish. The random picture thread is really funny on days that I need a laugh!
4.) Worst LST Thread?
I dont think there are any but then I do not think I have read them all.
5.) Favourite tattoo (on you):
Part of my sleeve is a Turtle that I think I like the best. I like all my tattoos.
6.) Favourite tattoo (on someone else):
There are too many that I cant just pick one. I like too many different styles.
7.) Favourite artist?
I dont think I can say for sure one over another to be my favourite, there are many great artists out there.
8.) Best/Worst movie:
best: I liked part 2 to the deathly hallows. On a side note I just saw the trailer to "The Hobbit" and I cant wait for that to come to the movies. Just to be on the festive side National Lampoons Christmas Vacation has to be the best Christmas movie!!
worst: Not sure.
9.) Best/Worst album:
I have not had too much luck finding an album I am completely in love with just some songs from various artists and bands.
10.) Biggest guilty pleasure:
Listening to Christmas music on iTunes radio for the last 2-3 months. LOL
11.) Best show/concert you did and did not attend:
I have not been to a show or concert in a long time.
12.) Sum up the year in one word:
Hopeful.
13.) Best television series
I really love the X-files.
Futurerama.
Family guy.

So I've tried to answer this thread a couple of times and haven't had a good response to post. I'm a few glasses of wine into the night so let's see if that helps....
BEST/WORST of 2011:
1.) Personal high of 2011?
Traveling to London twice and going to Frith Street. My wife and I really enjoy traveling and she's super supportive of my tattoo addiction.
2.) Personal low of 2011?
Unfortunately, my mother is very sick and this year has been stressful.
3.) Best LST Thread?
Tattoo Lowdown
4.) Worst LST Thread?
All the ones that I end :( I've nicked name myself "THREAD KILLER"..... I'm trying to get better on my contributions.....
5.) Favorite tattoo (on you):
Skull with Roses on my forearm
6.) Favorite tattoo (on someone else):
There is some great stuff in our gallery, the Valerie Vargas sleeve Gent with Lady.
7.) Favorite artist?
Stewart Robson
8.) Best/Worst movie:
Girl with the Dragon Tattoo, we have a little one and we haven't gotten out to the movies that much....
9.) Best/Worst album:
With iTunes I don't really do albums.... Just song after song....
10.) Biggest guilty pleasure:
Food.... I love all types, love restaurants and cooking!
11.) Best show/concert you did and did not attend:
Went to Phantom of the Opera in London.....It was fun and I have seen it a couple of times but it was my wife's first time and she loved it.
12.) Sum up the year in one word:
Steady
Add whatever questions you want. Lets get to postin.

1.) Personal high of 2011?
Finishing some over due projects around my house!
2.) Personal low of 2011?
Having to sell our horses.
3.) Best LST Thread?
Any thread that I cant stop reading from start to finish. The random picture thread is really funny on days that I need a laugh!
4.) Worst LST Thread?
I dont think there are any but then I do not think I have read them all.
5.) Favourite tattoo (on you):
Part of my sleeve is a Turtle that I think I like the best. I like all my tattoos.
6.) Favourite tattoo (on someone else):
There are too many that I cant just pick one. I like too many different styles.
7.) Favourite artist?
I dont think I can say for sure one over another to be my favourite, there are many great artists out there.
8.) Best/Worst movie:
best: I liked part 2 to the deathly hallows. On a side note I just saw the trailer to "The Hobbit" and I cant wait for that to come to the movies. Just to be on the festive side National Lampoons Christmas Vacation has to be the best Christmas movie!!
worst: Not sure.
9.) Best/Worst album:
I have not had too much luck finding an album I am completely in love with just some songs from various artists and bands.
10.) Biggest guilty pleasure:
Listening to Christmas music on iTunes radio for the last 2-3 months. LOL
11.) Best show/concert you did and did not attend:
I have not been to a show or concert in a long time.
12.) Sum up the year in one word:
Hopeful.
13.) Best television series
I really love the X-files.
Futurerama.
Family guy.

Ohh, rockelman you reminded me of something that I would have wished I forgot.
When I was younger my friends and I were driving by my high school (30 minutes away from my house) and I got out to talk to some friends in a different car. My friends being who they are... decided to speed off with out me (both cars) I ran after the one I knew I could catch. Hopped on top of it stayed for a few seconds and then fell off. Car was going about 30 mph and I quickly tucked into as much of a ball as I could. Landed on my shoulder then head. Got a concussion and blacked out for a minute or so. When to a friends house got a bag of ice and Ibuprofen... then home and went to sleep. all was good after I woke up except for a killer head ache.

1.) Personal high of 2011?
Getting engaged, putting up two degree shows at the same time to get two BFAs, finishing college, getting to travel and cast iron and see lots of friends all over the southern States for my last semester, and starting to work at a tattoo shop recently.
2.) Personal low of 2011?
Hard times finding a job for a bit this summer, and having to deal with my fiancee living in Ireland. Skype eases that second one, though.
3.) Best LST Thread?
Latest Tattoo Lowdown, the funny picture one, and Slang Terms That Make You Cringe.
4.) Worst LST Thread?
Not sure... haven't read them all.
5.) Favorite tattoo (on you):
As for finished ones, the tattoo machine and banners on my left arm. Unfinished, the outline of my chest and stomach.
6.) Favorite tattoo (on someone else):
Waaaaaaaaaaay too many to name.
7.) Favorite artist?
Waaaaaaaaaaay too many to name.
8.) Best/Worst movie:
Hobo With a Shotgun was super rad... Not sure of a worst. Probably something I couldn't afford to go see in theaters.
9.) Best/Worst album:
best... William Elliot Whitmore's Field Songs and Touche Amore's Parting the Seas Between Brightness and Me.
i don't know of a worst... but i've grown to hate the entirety of dubstep as a genre this year.
10.) Biggest guilty pleasure:
not sure... i don't know if i have any guilty pleasures. i tend to be pretty upfront with what i enjoy.
11.) Best show/concert you did and did not attend:
I was low on going to shows, but i really enjoyed seeing Gallows with their new vocalist a few months back. As for ones i didn't attend, my friend's band played with Terror and Trapped Under Ice in May, but i skipped it so i wasn't dead when my fiancee flew in the next day.
12.) Sum up the year in one word:
Optimistic.

1.) Personal high of 2011?
In general, some point during a trip to Japan with my GF - possibly when we were drinking in a little bar called Quasimodo's in Kyoto. The guy who runs it converted his garage into a bar after he retired, and he tends bar and plays jazz records all night. Great scotch selection. In tattooing terms, probably the point at which I had the bulk of my backpiece by Ching finished and I could see how the contrasts were going to pop out.
2.) Personal low of 2011?
Probably my GF breaking her hand at a martial arts seminar that I organised. These things happen, but it was pretty lousy because it's the third time she's broken her hand in two years (three different sports, three different kinds of accident). Because I was organising the thing I couldn't drop everything and go off to get it sorted out with her, which was less than ideal.
3.) Best LST Thread?
The backpiece thread inspires me.
4.) Worst LST Thread?
The Bubbleberry thread got pretty unsightly.
5.) Favorite tattoo (on you):
My back, I suppose. I like the homeward bound design on my thigh by Chris Smith (Deluxe Tattoo) also.
6.) Favorite tattoo (on someone else):
Tough one. I think probably one of Shige's backpieces - maybe the black and grey one that he did as a tribute to falconry.
7.) Favorite artist?
Sorry, a bit boring but probably Shige. I think he is in a league of his own.
8.) Best/Worst movie:
Drive = best. The last Resident Evil movie = worst.
9.) Best/Worst album:
I didn't buy a single newly released album in 2011 - amazing, I know. I wasn't illegally downloading either... I just had a non- new music year. Listened to a lot of Avett Brothers.
10.) Biggest guilty pleasure:
Craft beer.
11.) Best show/concert you did and did not attend:
Alison Krauss + Union Station in Dublin - missed it.
12.) Sum up the year in one word:
CRUNCH.

Hmm Stupid injuries eh?? As mentioned above about thinking that you would have heard more from the Skaters here. . .
I, from Skateboarding had a few notable injuries, a chipped piece of bone in my ankle joint and along with that was some torn ligaments.
Also, on another occasion, I split my knee wide open and cracked my knee cap what a fun one that was LOL. Before the blood started I could see my knee cap. . . oops.
Snowboarding I have had a few. Two that stand out for me were, a concussion from a failed attempt at clearing a massive table top jump. missed the landing by about 3 feet. The other was a compacted and shifted tailbone with my hips severely out of alignment resulting in my legs going numb if I sat down for more than 5 min.
A really funny one was when I was little. My brother and I were sledding on our driveway with those crazy carpets. I ran to jump on the sled but stepped on the end of it, it took me down and I hit the driveway chin first LOL. yup that needed a few stitches and a lot of hot chocolate to calm me down.

1.) Personal high of 2011?
Getting accepted to Medic school
2.) Personal low of 2011?
resigning from the Fire house
3.) Best LST Thread?
Funny picture thread (cheers me up after a shitty night at the squad)
4.) Worst LST Thread?
hell if i know
5.) Favorite tattoo (on you):
My dad's tattoo followed by the T-rex fossil
6.) Favorite tattoo (on someone else):
I wish I could find it.. It's this dark purple dragon huge back piece if i remember correctly, its amazing
7.) Favorite artist?
To many to list..
8.) Best/Worst movie:
is the 2nd Sherlock Holmes acceptable?/drive angry (that was this year right? damn I have no life)
9.) Best/Worst album:
ugh
10.) Biggest guilty pleasure:
Bones.. damnit Booth is mmm.. Excuse me I'll finish this later
11.) Best show/concert you did and did not attend:
Drop Kick Murphys Sham Rock-n-Roll was amazing @ the electric factory
12.) Sum up the year in one word: Roller Coaster