ShawnPorter

That's Fred. And Higgs, also by Hardy.

That's Fred. And Higgs, also by Hardy.

It's really sweet of ya'all to get my initials!
That's technically a bro-tat, right?

For years I always advised people away from getting tattoos for anyone other than your parents, siblings or children, for obvious reasons.
As I've gotten older and more heavily tattooed and the designs I wear progressively weirder however, I've found it really fun to get little bro tats and the like, to sort of put a timestamp on really important life events. A matching Mr. Burns head with Mike and my brother, my best friend's initials (she has my portrait in the same spot) and a fun little 'honey moon phase' tattoo with my girlfriend, the Party's Over tattoo with Ron...
The kind of stuff that I'd warn other people about and here I am, getting them all over the place.
So. I thought I'd start a group thread for Bro-tats, His/Hers (or His/His, Hers/Hers, Theirs/Theirs) etc so we can all revel in the bad ideas!

Honeymoon Phase by Nik Lynds.
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Matching Skull in a party hat with Ron Garza. Tattoo- Nakota Garza.
BT/SP- Bethany and Shawn tattoo. Tattoo- David Bruehl.

Ed tattooing a sweet unicorn on a dude's hand.
Cause Ed Hardy + Unicorns = Magic.

It's really sweet of ya'all to get my initials!
That's technically a bro-tat, right?

Armbands that connect are bad luck.
Variation: Armbands that connect can cut off the circulation and your arm will fall off.
Face/hand/neck tattoos are illegal.
I always feel bad posting right after Stewart. He goes into so much detail that it makes my two sentence posts seem lazy. Perhaps by mentioning this fact it will add a little bit of 'meat' to my post and make it seem like I have more than a ten word vocabulary.

Ed tattooing a sweet unicorn on a dude's hand.
Cause Ed Hardy + Unicorns = Magic.

Where would we be without your self righteous rants, Stewart? I for one (usually) enjoy them.
I interviewed David Bruehl back in 2008, and he had some similar thoughts on the more abstract concept you're talking about:
"I take on the role of the educator. We live in an entire world of symbology, and I think everyone who chooses a tattoo does so because it resonates with them, albeit sometimes on a very subconscious level, so I don’t judge. They likely may not know the specific significance, but a part of them speaks the language." - Bruehl
"On the same subject, but an even more light-hearted note: Every time a person has ever come in wanting to get a yin yang tattoo, I’ve joked with them that I won’t do it unless they tell me what religion/philosophy it’s associated with. In my seven years of tattooing, I’ve never had someone correctly answer “Taoism” or even “Chinese” philosophy. So they may be ignorant of the origins surrounding the symbol, but they do correctly seek to realize the balance that it represents." -ibid

Ed tattooing a sweet unicorn on a dude's hand.
Cause Ed Hardy + Unicorns = Magic.

Ed tattooing a sweet unicorn on a dude's hand.
Cause Ed Hardy + Unicorns = Magic.

Ed tattooing a sweet unicorn on a dude's hand.
Cause Ed Hardy + Unicorns = Magic.

Ed tattooing a sweet unicorn on a dude's hand.
Cause Ed Hardy + Unicorns = Magic.

Ed tattooing a sweet unicorn on a dude's hand.
Cause Ed Hardy + Unicorns = Magic.

Ed tattooing a sweet unicorn on a dude's hand.
Cause Ed Hardy + Unicorns = Magic.

Ed tattooing a sweet unicorn on a dude's hand.
Cause Ed Hardy + Unicorns = Magic.

Ed tattooing a sweet unicorn on a dude's hand.
Cause Ed Hardy + Unicorns = Magic.

It's really sweet of ya'all to get my initials!
That's technically a bro-tat, right?

My first one, with my brother and our friend Mike.. I think we did that one in 2000 or 2001.
Mike went on to become a meth addict who ruined the lives of a bunch of friends of ours, but that one night, when we were all so glad to see each other after I have moved away to PA from central Florida... and the years that we were friends before that.. every time I see that little Mr. Burns head, it reminds me of so many amazing times that what happened after doesn't even play into it.

For years I always advised people away from getting tattoos for anyone other than your parents, siblings or children, for obvious reasons.
As I've gotten older and more heavily tattooed and the designs I wear progressively weirder however, I've found it really fun to get little bro tats and the like, to sort of put a timestamp on really important life events. A matching Mr. Burns head with Mike and my brother, my best friend's initials (she has my portrait in the same spot) and a fun little 'honey moon phase' tattoo with my girlfriend, the Party's Over tattoo with Ron...
The kind of stuff that I'd warn other people about and here I am, getting them all over the place.
So. I thought I'd start a group thread for Bro-tats, His/Hers (or His/His, Hers/Hers, Theirs/Theirs) etc so we can all revel in the bad ideas!

Honeymoon Phase by Nik Lynds.
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Matching Skull in a party hat with Ron Garza. Tattoo- Nakota Garza.
BT/SP- Bethany and Shawn tattoo. Tattoo- David Bruehl.

For years I always advised people away from getting tattoos for anyone other than your parents, siblings or children, for obvious reasons.
As I've gotten older and more heavily tattooed and the designs I wear progressively weirder however, I've found it really fun to get little bro tats and the like, to sort of put a timestamp on really important life events. A matching Mr. Burns head with Mike and my brother, my best friend's initials (she has my portrait in the same spot) and a fun little 'honey moon phase' tattoo with my girlfriend, the Party's Over tattoo with Ron...
The kind of stuff that I'd warn other people about and here I am, getting them all over the place.
So. I thought I'd start a group thread for Bro-tats, His/Hers (or His/His, Hers/Hers, Theirs/Theirs) etc so we can all revel in the bad ideas!

Honeymoon Phase by Nik Lynds.
- - - Updated - - -

Matching Skull in a party hat with Ron Garza. Tattoo- Nakota Garza.
BT/SP- Bethany and Shawn tattoo. Tattoo- David Bruehl.

Where would we be without your self righteous rants, Stewart? I for one (usually) enjoy them.
I interviewed David Bruehl back in 2008, and he had some similar thoughts on the more abstract concept you're talking about:
"I take on the role of the educator. We live in an entire world of symbology, and I think everyone who chooses a tattoo does so because it resonates with them, albeit sometimes on a very subconscious level, so I don’t judge. They likely may not know the specific significance, but a part of them speaks the language." - Bruehl
"On the same subject, but an even more light-hearted note: Every time a person has ever come in wanting to get a yin yang tattoo, I’ve joked with them that I won’t do it unless they tell me what religion/philosophy it’s associated with. In my seven years of tattooing, I’ve never had someone correctly answer “Taoism” or even “Chinese” philosophy. So they may be ignorant of the origins surrounding the symbol, but they do correctly seek to realize the balance that it represents." -ibid

Where would we be without your self righteous rants, Stewart? I for one (usually) enjoy them.
I interviewed David Bruehl back in 2008, and he had some similar thoughts on the more abstract concept you're talking about:
"I take on the role of the educator. We live in an entire world of symbology, and I think everyone who chooses a tattoo does so because it resonates with them, albeit sometimes on a very subconscious level, so I don’t judge. They likely may not know the specific significance, but a part of them speaks the language." - Bruehl
"On the same subject, but an even more light-hearted note: Every time a person has ever come in wanting to get a yin yang tattoo, I’ve joked with them that I won’t do it unless they tell me what religion/philosophy it’s associated with. In my seven years of tattooing, I’ve never had someone correctly answer “Taoism” or even “Chinese” philosophy. So they may be ignorant of the origins surrounding the symbol, but they do correctly seek to realize the balance that it represents." -ibid

For years I always advised people away from getting tattoos for anyone other than your parents, siblings or children, for obvious reasons.
As I've gotten older and more heavily tattooed and the designs I wear progressively weirder however, I've found it really fun to get little bro tats and the like, to sort of put a timestamp on really important life events. A matching Mr. Burns head with Mike and my brother, my best friend's initials (she has my portrait in the same spot) and a fun little 'honey moon phase' tattoo with my girlfriend, the Party's Over tattoo with Ron...
The kind of stuff that I'd warn other people about and here I am, getting them all over the place.
So. I thought I'd start a group thread for Bro-tats, His/Hers (or His/His, Hers/Hers, Theirs/Theirs) etc so we can all revel in the bad ideas!

Honeymoon Phase by Nik Lynds.
- - - Updated - - -

Matching Skull in a party hat with Ron Garza. Tattoo- Nakota Garza.
BT/SP- Bethany and Shawn tattoo. Tattoo- David Bruehl.

Where would we be without your self righteous rants, Stewart? I for one (usually) enjoy them.
I interviewed David Bruehl back in 2008, and he had some similar thoughts on the more abstract concept you're talking about:
"I take on the role of the educator. We live in an entire world of symbology, and I think everyone who chooses a tattoo does so because it resonates with them, albeit sometimes on a very subconscious level, so I don’t judge. They likely may not know the specific significance, but a part of them speaks the language." - Bruehl
"On the same subject, but an even more light-hearted note: Every time a person has ever come in wanting to get a yin yang tattoo, I’ve joked with them that I won’t do it unless they tell me what religion/philosophy it’s associated with. In my seven years of tattooing, I’ve never had someone correctly answer “Taoism” or even “Chinese” philosophy. So they may be ignorant of the origins surrounding the symbol, but they do correctly seek to realize the balance that it represents." -ibid