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05-24-2009, 02:53 PM
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Well, after talking about getting one (for 30 years), I finally went down last night and got my first tattoo.
Took about 3 1/2 hours, and the hardest part was removing the taped bandage from my hairy arm.
That freakin' hurt, lol.
Here's a quick pic.
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05-24-2009, 05:05 PM
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OUCH, OUCH, OUCH!  |
05-24-2009, 10:37 PM
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Ishbel took the words right out of my mouth! It looks great though! How was the experience?
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05-24-2009, 10:56 PM
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Pretty cool.
Some parts of my arm were more sensitive than others, like the handle of the knife, that was the worst.
The center wasn't bad at all.
Being my first I really didn't know what to expect.
He inked the outline first, that felt like a bunch of small knife strokes cutting my skin.
I'm already thinking about what my second will be.
I won't get it for awhile, but probably sooner than 30 years, lol.
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05-24-2009, 11:17 PM
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I want one but I don't do pain well and I faint at the sight of needles. It's a bad combination.
It looks great though, really and truly.
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05-25-2009, 03:32 PM
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I have no tat's and don't intend to get any, but I have been intrigued for decades by the persistent rumor that George Schultz, sometime member of the Board of Economic Advisers, Secretary of the Treasury, Secretary of State, and Dean of the Univ. of Chicago School of Business - and Princeton graduate - has a small Princeton Tiger tattooed on his rear end, well out of sight.
Schultz has never made a comment of any sort on this rumor, but I find it sort of endearing. 
Mike 
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05-25-2009, 05:35 PM
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Great mental chef tattoo Jim.
~I thinkyou'll learn to love it.
Got a wee tribal on my forearm n i love it. Thought to extend it on to my wrist and the outside of my hand, but i need to work on the finer details
While ur in the mood, why not go for a sleeve he he!!
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05-25-2009, 06:06 PM
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Oh, I already love it.
A sleeve huh?
I don't think I'm quite ready for that.
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05-26-2009, 06:40 PM
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U need to watch out Jim, it can be addictive. Both my older boys are developing sleeves. Ones going for the whole Japenese, coy carp and dragons look. The other is more a combo of tribal and celtic. They do it bit by bit. As and when they can afford it.
I'm sticking to just the one. Apparently, at my age," i should have more sense" (mother-in-law)
Bet u dont stop at 1
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05-27-2009, 07:31 AM
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one of my son's friends has yin/yang on each vertebra with a round medallion at the top, a bat wing on his left shoulder and a bird wing on his right.....he said it took 2 years to design and that it represents good and evil balance....even if what your doing is good, it may affect others poorly. Interesting depth on a 21 year old, West Point grad. |
05-27-2009, 02:49 PM
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Thats pretty sweet. I want to get one thats similar but its one that anthony bourdain has. Nice tattoo ! |
05-27-2009, 03:35 PM
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Originally Posted by Just Jim  Well, after talking about getting one (for 30 years), I finally went down last night and got my first tattoo.
Took about 3 1/2 hours, and the hardest part was removing the taped bandage from my hairy arm.
That freakin' hurt, lol.
Here's a quick pic. | Congrats!!
Looks like a Chef instructor I had when I went to school
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05-28-2009, 01:41 AM
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Here are some better shots I pulled from his site.
They were taken right after it was done.
You can see how much detail, and how sharp the lines are.   
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05-31-2009, 05:47 PM
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My avatar is mine on my right arm... I am a native Pittsburgher, so the Pirates logo just was a natural.
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06-01-2009, 10:04 AM
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That's pretty cool Jim
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