What’s up with the stars on your shoulders? The reason I ask is cause they look like Russian mafia tattoos. If your not associated I’d be mindful of where I flashed those.

guitarguy1;80974 wrote:
Hey folks, Im looking around for designs that I like. Im really into the koi fish, but everybody and their sister has them, so they’ve lost there meaning, at least to me. Im trying to find either truly unique koi drawings instead of the usual flash type stuff.

Im either looking for that or for something that is intricate…[Read more]

tattoo-center;81097 wrote:
same to me, but all I can say is every tattoo types and designs have their own meanings and they made someone unique from one another. It just need a right person to see it and judge the way they see it. I’m planning to get a name tattoo..

Just please don’t get your own name. I never understood that one.

Two hours should be a piece of cake. It will fly by and you will wish you had booked for a couple more.

Scissors;65316 wrote:
And as westerner I’m even less concerned. Tattoos or not, I’m probably going to be concidered a stupid foreigner/tourist if I visit Japan anyway 🙂 (even though my sleeve follows a traditional pattern done by one of the worlds acknowledged finest artists outside of Japan). However I would take it easy showing it off in at…[Read more]

Ace the bird and just get a few skulls around it. That should butch it up for ya 😀

What are all of these “extra precautions” people are talking about? If the shop is doing everything they should be doing as far as sterility then no “extra precautions” should be neccesary. If someone wants to put on a mask to tattoo someone with known Hep C why are they not wearing a mask for all clients as someone may have Hep C/HIV and not…[Read more]

I’m in the process of getting a Japanese style sleeve and could care less about the link between tattooing and the Yakuza. It’s the same thing as asking if you are worried about getting a tattoo because historically only sailors and bikers got tattooed. The imagery that is used in Japanese tattooing is cultural in that most if not all Japanese…[Read more]

Just as U.S Naval veteran (or any branch of the military) might take offense to a civilian wearing an insignia he has not earned, a Russian Naval verteran may feel the same way and you may just open yourself up for an ass whoopin if the wrong person sees it. This especially goes for those out there who want Russian style prison tattoos. You may…[Read more]

I don’t have a problem with an employer who does not allow visible tattoos. In fact I believe that any non-gonvernment owned business should be able to discriminate with respect to hiring on any basis. I may choose not to work for them or patronize them, but it is still their right.

That being said it still sucks. Anyway, if you CHOOSE to get…[Read more]

So that is a map to where Satan lives, and he lives in Minneapolis?

Although it shouldn’t really bother me, it is a pet peeve of mine as well. Currently I’m in the process of getting a “sleeve” done but since I”m stopping a few inches from my wrist can I still call it a sleeve? 😀

Give it a few more weeks to heal than reassess