Welcome to the forum and congratulations on turning your life around!

Most people here follow two basic guidelines for a quality tattoo.
1) No text
2) No tribal

Please do serious research before you get a tattoo. And most importantly, find a really good tattoo artist.

Good luck and post lots of pictures.

The “Daddy’s little girl” with the balloons is my favorite.

Looks good.

What are you getting next?

@peterpoose 128922 wrote:

Holy shit he has improved in such a short time. lol

Took the words right out of my mouth!

@buttwheat 128915 wrote:

Sorry Sam once your pants hit the floor it becomes full on creepy

*sigh*….

@buttwheat 128908 wrote:

I follow a shit ton.

Living in the US I’m only familiar with “The Kings” units of measure. Is “shit ton” metric?

I guess I may have to start watching Best Ink. Anthony Zamora, my leg sleeve artist is flying to LA on Sunday to possibly sign contracts.
Apparently he was a guest artist at Jeff Gogue’s some time ago.

He says he despises these shows, but needs cash to open his own shop.

@buttwheat 128911 wrote:

I’m enjoying looking at your tattoos (in a none creepy way)

Not even a partially creepy way? (like me)

What did you have to pay for it?

Any printer or publisher information inside.

It looks like a local publication.

Looks good!

The trunk is twisted like a Joshua Tree growing through a lava field.

@BertNaked 128896 wrote:

Fucking teamwork!

When I give instructions to a train crew against my better judgement the crew usually grumbles. I reply, “I don’t make stupid decisions myself. We have a whole team here”

Then I get a chuckle, and the chaos continues on.

That left arm mask is awesome!

Crazy concept? Yes, and I like it too!

Welcome to the forum!

Welcome to the forum! Glad to have you.

I got my first tattoo at 56 years of age.

Welcome back!

Nice tattoos.

@poxphobia 128850 wrote:

Why not just go for some proper white highlights instead? 🙂

Some of the newer white inks available are supposed to hold up better over time. Good idea.

@GrayCatLove 128834 wrote:

You’ve never seen me – I might be a real dog. 😉

Judging by what you appear to be like on the inside, I’d take a gamble on the outside.

In cartoons the cuckoo comes way out of the clock carrying things like bowling balls, bombs, and knives. (Tom & Jerry)

Imagine a cuckoo clock with it’s pendulum, chains, and pine cone weights wrapping around your leg while the ornery cuckoo is tantalized by your exquisite beauty.
I’m not sure what the facial expressions of a tantalized cuckoo…[Read more]

Sticks and stones will break my bones, but whips and chains excite me. (anonymous)

That’s buttwheat’s fox idea.

When I think of the “Black Forrest” I think Cuckoo Clock! (my wife thinks chocolate cake)

@jerryatrophy 128821 wrote:

Might have to sell a bike to fund this trip.

It’s all priorities. I have a rare railroad lantern worth hundreds of dollars. It hangs in the archway in my dining room (collecting dust). Every time I pass it I think it would look much better injected into my skin wrapped around my side as a tattoo.

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