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Of course [MENTION=5385]cltattooing[/MENTION] . I'll visit FTW soon.

[MENTION=194]hogg[/MENTION] That was a joy to read. Thanks for sharing the photo as well. It's a great tattoo, [MENTION=5385]cltattooing[/MENTION] .

You can send me the questions at [email protected]

Tattoos are looking good, Brock. Good to hear from you.

[MENTION=147]gougetheeyes[/MENTION] , I looked him up on Yelp.

[MENTION=2738]Dan S[/MENTION] , it wasn't as bad as I thought it would be, having other people in the room. I was really only there to sleep, and my bunk mates were quiet.

[MENTION=855]jade1955[/MENTION] , I really liked your travel blog (and Iwar's), which is why I decided to write my own.

[MENTION=147]gougetheeyes[/MENTION] , that's crazy! He was a super good dude.

Any pics of your pup, [MENTION=324]kylegrey[/MENTION] ?

[MENTION=683]ChrisM[/MENTION] , it's going to be super black with some red. As you may have guessed.

Thanks, guys.

At 3:00, I boarded the plane, and we took off around 4:00. There was no in-air WIFI like on the flight into NYC, but I still had some good music to listen to and watched some of the shows on the in-air entertainment.

Arrived in SF around 7:00, and headed straight home to my family and amazing pit bull, Luna.

She's a sleepy pup after a weekend at my sister's house, where she got to play with her dog.

I was pretty beat after that appointment, so I decided to go back to the hostel to rest up. Also, I didn't want to walk around the city with my leg all wrapped up, so I just settled in, rewashed my two tattoos from the previous day, and typed up this blog post.

At around 8:00, I went out to the backyard of the hostel, and had a few hot dogs at the free BBQ they were putting on.

The pit:

I was still hungry afterward, and I didn't want to take more than my share, so I went out for sushi at Tomo on Flushing Ave. It was fairly good sushi (although, I will probably always be partial to the sushi places I go to regularly in the Bay Area). It was priced well, though, and the service was great.

On Monday, I got up around 9:30, and packed my things for the return flight. I decided to just head to the airport, and when I got there, went to the airport bar for a few drinks. I had a couple glasses of Guinness from the tap and a shot of Jameson. The bartender was really nice, and we had some pleasant conversation about family, dogs, travel, and nationalities.

View of Queens from the train to the aiport.

SOHO Bistro for drinks.

My tattoo.

Carroll Gardens buildings were really cool. A nice neighborhood for sure.

After that, I went back to my hotel to rest for a while before heading out to dinner at Taqueria El Fogon. I had a really good shrimp quesdailla with onions and jalapeños and a hibiscus agua-fresca. The waitress was super nice, too.

CHEESE DAY!

The next day, I woke up around 9:30, and headed over to Whiirlybird for some breakfast tacos. They were amazing! I had one egg and one chorizo and egg. Again, I forgot to get a picture while I was eating. I was a little too into my food, as it were. Then, I went over to Bailey's private studio for my third and last appointment. Bailey met me at the entrance, and we walked up to his awesome little studio. He put on some music (folky rock stuff, as anyone who knows a little bit about Bailey could guess), and showed me the sketch he had planned for me. I really liked the sketch, but he suggested we looked in some reference books of his for some other ideas just in case. It was good that he did, because I saw a vulture that I really liked. Also, an interesting fact: when Ron heard that I had left the type of bird up to Bailey, he said, "Might get a cool turkey vulture," which I liked the idea of a lot. He suggested also that it would really suit Bailey's style. So, when I saw that picture, I just went for it.

Bailey got to sketching, and I waited and looked at all the cool stuff in his studio. There were paintings, stencils, animal heads, and really sweet boxes, cases, cabinets, etc. to look at. He showed me the sketch when he finished, and, after I approved, made the stencil. We had a little trouble figuring out a good position for me to sit in for the piece, since it is on the inside of my thigh, but we found a good one after a minute. The tattoo went by pretty quickly, while we chatted about his tattooing career, outlook, etc. and about traveling to either coast of the U.S and dogs. He had some pretty funny stories about weird clients of his in the boonies of Asheville. All told, it was one of the best experiences I have had while getting tattooed. Bailey is a really nice guy.

No pictures of Bailey's super secret location.

My culture vulture.

Great video, great song!

Well done, jade. I agree with Duffa, too. That line had me cracked up.

Cool post! Thanks, @jade1955 . You don't look a thing like I imagined you looking. Also, someone on one of the other tattoo forums I frequent has a Coney Island man tattoo as well. Such a cool design; you must be proud to wear it. And from a great tattooer to boot.

Amazing tattoo you got from Bailey. Just as awesome reading your trip's story.