hi guys
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Gerard K H Love
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What happens when your skin gets old?
Just because we care about you niffy. Of course you probably considered all of that first.
My little brother was featured in Tattoo magazine 6 or 7 years ago. He got enough tattoos for the both of us.
Just because we care about you niffy. Of course you probably considered all of that first.
My little brother was featured in Tattoo magazine 6 or 7 years ago. He got enough tattoos for the both of us.
mjp
Founding member
As I type this Carol is on her way to Zulu here in Los Angeles to consult with one of their artists on a full sleeve job, so my opinion may be biased. But who cares what they look like when you're 60 or 70 years old? Tattoos are for now, since now is the only time we're alive.
I think an old blob of a world war II tattoo is really interesting, even if you can't tell what it used to be. You can sure as hell bet that it has a story behind it. Most do (how many of you had ever heard of Valie Export before xniffyx posted that link?).
But that's easy for me to say, having zero tattoos myself.
I think an old blob of a world war II tattoo is really interesting, even if you can't tell what it used to be. You can sure as hell bet that it has a story behind it. Most do (how many of you had ever heard of Valie Export before xniffyx posted that link?).
But that's easy for me to say, having zero tattoos myself.
Gerard K H Love
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Carol stop! Don't do it!
I hope the pain is worth it and the meaning behind it is very spiritual and deep. The Iceman, afterall did has tattoos.
You know I remember seeing the pictures of the garter belt tattos from way back then but my eye sees more of what xniffyx mentioned.
When I violently conquer this world, someday, I will have lots of interesting lampshades.;)
welcome, niffy.
I like james' first suggestion for a tattoo (reclining man beneath flower smoking and drinking).
glad you made it to the forum.
I like james' first suggestion for a tattoo (reclining man beneath flower smoking and drinking).
glad you made it to the forum.
LoL,
you guys are funny.
I am going to have tattoo #12 (my buk tattoo) next week. Mine are all very special to me. My skin will get old and then some of my tattoos will be absolutely ridiculous (I have some very unusual tattoos...) but whatever--RIGHT NOW I am young and a tattoo is a whole experience that I don't think I will ever really regret--plus who can guarantee that I will live long enough to see them all sag, wrinkle and generally erode anyway.
I may be impulsive and young but rarely have I had any regrets...that being said, thank you for your concerns. :D
hey hoochmonkey,
I like that one too. mine is going on my bicep plus I got really attached to the drawing I found seeing as how its a man at a piano and when I found it I was rereading the short story "Sonny's Blues" by James Baldwin and Baldwin has this fantastic scene with two brothers in a club while one plays piano. The statements he makes about the difficulties of infusing a (seemingly) inanimate object with your voice and asking of this voiceless tool to "speak for you"...were striking for any "creator". Anyway, I agree--james' image is pretty fantastic though. I say you get it, HM... ;p
we can start a club of little doodle-y Buk men tattoos.
you guys are funny.
I am going to have tattoo #12 (my buk tattoo) next week. Mine are all very special to me. My skin will get old and then some of my tattoos will be absolutely ridiculous (I have some very unusual tattoos...) but whatever--RIGHT NOW I am young and a tattoo is a whole experience that I don't think I will ever really regret--plus who can guarantee that I will live long enough to see them all sag, wrinkle and generally erode anyway.
I may be impulsive and young but rarely have I had any regrets...that being said, thank you for your concerns. :D
hey hoochmonkey,
I like that one too. mine is going on my bicep plus I got really attached to the drawing I found seeing as how its a man at a piano and when I found it I was rereading the short story "Sonny's Blues" by James Baldwin and Baldwin has this fantastic scene with two brothers in a club while one plays piano. The statements he makes about the difficulties of infusing a (seemingly) inanimate object with your voice and asking of this voiceless tool to "speak for you"...were striking for any "creator". Anyway, I agree--james' image is pretty fantastic though. I say you get it, HM... ;p
we can start a club of little doodle-y Buk men tattoos.
xniffyx said:
well, I turn 40 in a couple of months. I was planning on celebrating my mid life crisis with a new guitar (it's never too late to become a rock god, is it?), but maybe I'll get a tattoo instead. heh.
mjp
Founding member
That warning is about 15 years too late.
LoL,
no problemo, friend.
(also: we have the same name)
Thanks,
I am enjoying it here--learning a lot and finding it all very entertaining.
Can I be dumb and ask a question that I should've asked a while ago--who is Carol?
mjp
Founding member
Oops. Carol is esart around here. She tolerates me enough to live with me, and she has written about starting off on her new tattoo today.
(I would wait for her to introduce herself but she may not check in for a couple of days.)
(I would wait for her to introduce herself but she may not check in for a couple of days.)
Here I am. Welcome to the forum kid.
For the record, I'm not worried about what my tattoos will do once I'm old. I'm already old. I'm fat, out of shape, cranky, and most of my brain cells have died away like exploding, popped popcorn. For me, each tattoo is like a birthmark (or a mark that signifies a time in my life) and reminds me of my sense of self.
When I was 26 I got one on my neck when no girls I knew had hardly any at all, let alone on their necks. It was hard core at the time and I got one there to make sure I would never work at a bank (again) or sell out to some shit job. I was an artist and I was determined to stay that way, even when I may need to force myself by putting me into a thug category.
There's a ton more meaning to my tattoos that I won't bore you with, but I have no regrets and won't feel bad (worse) about my skin as I sag further into death. Who cares?
For the record, I'm not worried about what my tattoos will do once I'm old. I'm already old. I'm fat, out of shape, cranky, and most of my brain cells have died away like exploding, popped popcorn. For me, each tattoo is like a birthmark (or a mark that signifies a time in my life) and reminds me of my sense of self.
When I was 26 I got one on my neck when no girls I knew had hardly any at all, let alone on their necks. It was hard core at the time and I got one there to make sure I would never work at a bank (again) or sell out to some shit job. I was an artist and I was determined to stay that way, even when I may need to force myself by putting me into a thug category.
There's a ton more meaning to my tattoos that I won't bore you with, but I have no regrets and won't feel bad (worse) about my skin as I sag further into death. Who cares?
Gerard K H Love
Appreciate your friends
The Lolly pops should look interesting in 30 years. It would make a cool lamp shade for a little girls bedroom. ;)( I checked out the blog ). Those are not like any tatoos I've ever seen before.
Father Luke
Founding member
a funcken men
live life full face fucking forward
The only difference between people who have
tattoos and people who don't are that people who
do don't care if you do or if you don't.
i just made that up, it might not be true.
did i say i have tattoos? okay.
Black Swan
Abord the Yorikke!
I'm with you Carol, a tattoo is about the only thing I have not done to myself . It is one of my next moves. My bf asked me to please not do it (why not?!!), but it's too late after too many years thinking about it, it seems like the right time. Now that I got over the hill. Probably will not have time to sag ... but who cares as I slide towards nothingness...;)
I've no real interest in getting a tattoo, but I've always thought that getting branded might be fun...
weird, I've always wanted to brand someone...:D
No offense, 1fsh2fsh, but "welcome Wal*Mart shoppers, we have well-made stickpins in aisle 37 for $8.47. They come in a wide variety of colors..." might be the closest you'll ever get to branding me. ;)
But put on a pair of leather hip-boots dipped in Creamy Garlic Italian dressing and we'll talk! (Don't forget my latex allergy.)
God, I really do have a problem, don't I... ;)
But put on a pair of leather hip-boots dipped in Creamy Garlic Italian dressing and we'll talk! (Don't forget my latex allergy.)
God, I really do have a problem, don't I... ;)
Gerard K H Love
Appreciate your friends
I've lost my urge to ever eat Creamy Garlic Italian dressing.