ShawnPorter

I'm not in Austin at the moment, but... Holyyyyy crap. I did my PhD at UT and lived in Hyde Park. I cannot tell you how many times I drove by that shop and had NO idea of its history and pedigree. I'm more than slightly ashamed.

By the way, thank you SO MUCH for putting in the sweat and tears to making these videos available. Discovering this thread is really turning my crappy day around.

I do it for the fame, and the sex.

Aw Shoot. I've been following your blog for a few years, it would have been nice to meet you. Til next time.

I'm kind of a letdown in person, so it's all good :D

Shawn, Will you be at the convention tonight?

Tomorrow afternoon. My wife and I are getting tattooed by Rick Lohm before I head into work.

https://occultvibrations.wordpress.com/2015/02/13/cliff-raven-2/

Found some more footage from 'Tattoo Take Two'- with Cliff Raven. Short clip but better quality than anything I've found so far.

@herewego Chris Grosso produced those, and he's doing work for Munchies, Vice's food channel. I don't believe that there are any more plans, although I wish there were.

I had a list somewhere of the artists who were going to make up the 'new' season, but it looks like that's not going to happen now.

@ShawnPorter thanks for the heads up on the Antennae reprint, been on (yet another) Higgs kick lately and always looking for print media to devour!

I should have a post up soon with the contact info for the reprint. It's hard to review this book- I figure people are either going to buy it or not. the main point of the review will be to let people know that there is nothing but text in the book. That's fine for me, since I like Higgs's writing, but for folks looking for new art, it'll be a let down.

I can't believe how much the first print Higgs are going for these days; while writing the review of the Antennae reprint I checked on the going rate for the originals...

(also, my copy of Doomsday)

I remember a time when people would bring stacks of books into the shop wanting the head from this dragon but the pearl of wisdom from this print with this Dover publications pattern on the Samurai's Hakana.

Now they bring in google printouts. It's much tidier. Ultimately you don't want to plagiarize but having that heads up for what they DON'T want is as important as knowing what they do. Drawing something 'your' way is fine if you're just drawing for yourself, but when that other (paying) person comes in, it's nice to make the experience a little more communal.

Was just sent the reprint of Higgs's Book of Antennae. Red eyes instead of green, otherwise pretty much samesame.

Swallows&Daggers | News | 5 Tattooers to Watch in 2015.

I was asked by Swallows and Daggers to pick five tattooers to watch in 2015. I went with three old guys and two young guys.

Wow @ShawnPorter - great picture! Beautiful dress, too. You'd never know it was 2 degrees outside with those happy faces.

Thanks!

That dress cost $23 on eBay.

My swell 'Devil and Daniel Webster' sportscoat was $80.

We do it up right.

Whoa! Huge congrats, @ShawnPorter. Gorgeous photo. Thank you for sharing it.

I was just thinking about your story of the visiting Japanese co-worker who grabbed your arm to look at your tattoos, only to be (rightfully) shamed by you. Then you learned that he had a full suit! I miss your contributions around here.

I miss that dude. He only drank Diet Pepsi with Lime. Like only. Never saw him drink anything else. Thats living.

And thanks. It was FREEZING that day and we had my Wife wrapped up in a mink stole and when we'd get ready to take a picture... whip it off, take the picture and then put it back on!

I'll try to contribute more. I miss making fun of Ladyface.

There was that time in November where we decided to say screw it and get married a year early, in a public park, with 9 guests.

I gave it a wordy and pretentious review, Iwar.

Job well done.

First you had my curiosity, now you have my attention.

A. Great Calvin Candy drop.

B. It's chaos. I always say I'm not going to go. Then I go. Then I think "man, I shouldn't have gone."

Then I'll run into friends and we make fun of Pitbulls, Al Flictions and Eddie Munsters.

For first timers of the Philly Tattoo Convention...

It can be a bit much. Think 800+ tattooers. And pit bull rescue booths with dogs wandering around. And Al Fliction from Stink Master. And Dante from Clerks. And Eddie Munster.

They asked us to post our Ink Mistakes....

Don Pugsley - IMDb

Thats a fella named Don Pugsley.

He was in the Rocketeer. One of the few heavily tattooed actors back in the day that wasn't always showing their tattoos, playing bikers or convicts...

Fanny is another funny one. Arse in the US and female genitalia in the UK...

LST has a Pinterest account, as I'm sure you all know. It's rather nice.

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(erm, sorry, totally off topic there :rolleyes:)

That led to an incredibly unfortunate incident between me and a gal from Manchester when I was in the UK.

Totally misunderstood what she was asking me to do. Can't say I'm not good for a laugh though.

Well, THAT was unexpected. One (Josh) of the two best, IMHO. Glad he admitted it was his screw-up and didn't play victim like Emilly. Thought the show did the right thing by standing by their contract, too. Or, it could all have been staged, but I was looking forward to the final, now it is pretty much a given.

Thru the ether from my LP2

It was so insane watching a bunch of tattooers talking about contracts and rules.

I hope their agents and managers approved.

Tattooists. Contracts. Agents.

Just saying.

Royboy didn't sign no damn contracts.

The Letter of the Law: Laws for Lettering and Tattoos | Occult Vibrations

Not judging, just some useful information.

I get SO MUCH wonderful hatemail because of that post.

I'll try to make it just to make you laugh.

Association of Professional Piercers will only give you information on piercing.

BMEZINE.COM- their RISKS engine was written by volunteers who often times contradict each other.

Does the original hold up? I've never seen it, but I notice its on Netflix now.

I've watched the entire series in it's entirety once a year since it first appeared on VHS. (I think I even had the laser disc)

It holds up.