Jake

I've come to the realization that my mother's inability to understand,like or appreciate my tattoos is not very different from my inability to accept her dislike.

such a great observation...

I find it rather ironic that my girlfriend's family constantly chides her for having visible tattoos when a lot of the men who talk down to her have visible tattoos themselves. It seems rather hypocritical for one tattooed person to tell another that they shouldn't have tattoos (with the exception of any blue-collar-contract tattoos i.e. hands/face/neck.)

This thread's been really interesting. I'm always curious to see how geographical/racial/gender/age/professional status influences people's opinion on visible tattoos.

Being the youngest of five children it was easy for me. All the older kids had already paved the way with things like tattoos and getting in trouble so I really had to do something extreme to shock my parents.

My girlfriend on the other hand had it quite different. Her mother cried (she still does every time she notices a new tattoo on her) and I think I remember one of her family members actually hitting her when they saw she had started getting tattoos. One holiday I spent with her extended family and her very old fashioned Greek Orthodox grandfather saw visible tattoos on me... He stated "Alexandra- there are two kinds of people in this world. Good people, and bad people. Your boyfriend is the 2nd kind." Mind you we had only exchanged pleasant introductions so far so this was solely based on how I looked. When he later found out she had defiled her skin he gave her quite the verbal lashing as well.

one of my friends has this amazing food blog that is about traditional mexican food...she is also a photog and writer so it is very well done.

traditional mexican cooking, one recipe at a time. served with a pizca of culture and travel. | The Other Side of the Tortilla

nice. I drooled over this photo from your friend's blog

I'm gonna chime in and add that the SF show on 2/5 is with Devils Brigade (psychobilly band featuring Tim and Matt from Rancid.) Dunno if they're doing any other shows on the tour with them or not...

sideways and shitty picture quality, but here it is anyway. this tattoo was done about six or seven years ago by Chris Garver.

daaaaaaamn. Garver killing this thread again

Bryan,

Thanks so much for taking the time to write that post. It was entertaining and informative, and, considering the source (a tattooer that I respect who also happens to be a collector with work from some of the world's best), worth its weight in gold.

Ditto. There was a lot of thought, time, and experience put into that post and it ruled. Much appreciated

sweet there's hope for us crazy tattooed people yet. high fashion here I come!

Capt, what brought you to Japan?

Ditto. It's always interesting hearing what inspires people to move across oceans. Welcome by the way- I enjoyed your post in the Japanese Tattoo Politics thread

wow. I really wanna see a finished product of that. I'm sure it's just as painful as I imagine it to be... Healing period has to be a bitch too. You'd think the pigment would shade your vision and act as a blue filter...

rad website.

i love this 36 year old panther tattoo they posted...

But it is not like fight club, horishi are still out there, just need to find them.

I'm not Dari but I think what she meant by the Fight Club reference was "The first rule of fight club is- you do not talk about fight club. The second rule of fight club is- you do not talk about Fight Club." From my limited understanding it seems to me like there might be knowledge out there that is better off not ending up on the internet for any stranger to that world to be able to read... Your post was great though for all the history!

Side note- can you imagine if they tattooed criminals with what their crime was nowadays? Not much of a chance for redeeming your life with "RAPIST" or "THIEF" or "MURDERER" boldly tattooed on your forehead!

East Bay needs a Sol Food. NOW. UGGGHHH SOOO GOOD.

Poor Iggy...

and then there was this...

Well apparently The Old Firm is no more.

They are now called The Old Firm Casuals.

The Old Firm Casuals Facebook Page HERE

That's a killer tattoo! You cant tell if it has been signed by the artist. Nice pic

Really? I admit it is a great tattoo but I can't help but stare at the signature now. It's so close to dead center and not hidden at all. Meh maybe that's just me.

i didn't even think it could be a fake- this dude's done some stupid stuff before so this wouldn't surprise me one bit.

I thought "well damn you see the needle going into his skin during the outline" but when I rewatched it I realized you don't actually see anything that identifies the person getting tattooed as Rob during that shot. It could easily be a stunt double with clever editing. It is very suspicious that in a 4 minute video you barely see machine to skin contact and there's no definite way to tell if it's on Rob. Hell, they didn't even show any shading. It was just like- BAM- it's in there! super bright with no swelling that I could see and as Mr. Frog pointed out no blood whatsoever.

sketchy...

Thanks Dari. I love his side of the story...

"The East Harlem resident said that he has previously been diagnosed with a “psychotic disorder,” but that it was not “really strong.”"

The company he's suing is gonna rip his case to shreds with that genius statement he made to the press.

finally found an example of this when I wasn't even looking for it...

Damn SilentEcho- that was one of the more well written posts I've seen in this forum. Welcome and bravo!

Escort services are legal, accepted and advertised in most of Nevada.

They are advertised in the phonebook, they accept credit cards, there are reality shows about them.

then why did the cops say "he could face arrest because prostitution is illegal in Sin City." the lawsuit is over an illicit sex act that was cut short of the agreed upon time. they were acting outside of her being a mere stripper.

that's crazy there are reality shows about them. it'd be pretty weird to be the John and have a camera all up in your face

For me, the thing that is the most frustrating is the notion that when a woman chooses to become heavily tattooed the majority of the public seems to think it is no longer necessary to approach heavily tattooed women with proper manners. I actually had a man tell me I had lost my right to privacy because of my tattoos. Honestly, if you're a stranger, what's going on underneath my clothes is none of your business and you're being rude. If you don't know me, why on earth would it be proper to grab, stroke or touch my tattoos? Again, you are a stranger and this is sheer rudeness, and inappropriate. What if someone approached your daughter/sister/wife in this way? Would that be okay? Highly unlikely. When approached in this manner, it is challenging to be nice to people. Although I do believe it's incredibly important to be as kind and patient with folks when asked about the tattoos. I truly believe anytime you can undermine someone's preconceived notions of what tattooed people are about it's a win.

WOW. I had no idea this shit happened. Seriously- "You'd lost your right to privacy"?!?! What kind of asshole makes that connection to being tattooed? I thought with the mainstreamization of tattooing this kind of thinking had disappeared...

come on- that's like trying to sue your drug dealer for only giving you 7/8 instead of a whole ounce. you enter into illicit activities and you better damn well know what you're doing or you're gonna get screwed (or not screwed in this case hahaha). trying to legally punish someone for your illegal activities is absolute garbage.

The Kuniyoshi woodblock print of Rori Hakucho Chojun is a very common choice for Japanese back pieces:

Click here for a ridiculously huge version of it done by one of my very favorite artists, Horiyasu (of Asakusa). While you're there, go to WELCOM To ASAKUSA HORIYASU and check out the rest of his work: all of it is stunning.

But far and away my favorite interpretation of it is by Chris Brand (on Ben Grillo):

Cholo Samurai in the L.A. River, dodgin' bullets with a switchblade in his teeth and a bunch of single-needle tattoos. I'm not positive, but I think that Jack Rudy did a few of the tattoos on the Cholo himself.

this. post. rules.

seriously you set the bar for this thread pretty high here Hogg