YO! Hadn’t got any new ink in at least 10 years…. Got the bug again. Got one in NYC with my daughter last month….and now I’m hooked again. Just got home from another. Anybody out there get any recently. @BoBoBREWSKI looks like he could be on a tattoo reality show for sure!
My wife and our eldest (Kaitlen) got their first tattoo a couple weeks ago on a beach trip (Seaside). Kait wants to get a matching one with me, but I hate the idea of tattoos. Not into it.
Yeah tattoos aren’t for everyone. Blows me away how mainstream they are now. I remember when I got my first one, summer of ‘92….. it was kind of a big deal I thought.
It was pretty cool sitting next to my daughter in the chairs. I hadn’t really thought of getting a new one to be honest. It had been YEARS….. but she asked me to join her and I couldn’t say no. She got her college number 7……
I got mine in Singapore in 1973. It was illegal as hell there and the punishment was severe if you got caught. But it was cheap and my friends and I got them from an old East Indian dude in the back of his store (I don't even remember what kind of store it was). He did a great job using Ed Hardy designs and I had no complaints. After I got out of the navy, I wanted to add a banner with my parents' names and to have the colors on the eagle redone. In 1976 there were only about 2-3 tattoo parlors in the PDX, and they were all on Skid Row. The place I chose was very old school, and the artist who did the work knew instantly where I had had the original work done. That's when I knew the guy was the real deal and I quit worrying about where his shop was located. Took a buddy with me and I never saw anyone turn green as fast as he did when the needle started buzzing and the blood and ink started to flow.......looking to get a peace sign inked on the web between my thumb and forefinger but still deciding what I want more; that tattoo or a divorce.......
