Would you get a Tattoo or Do you have one? [Archive]

richierich

07-11-2003, 10:59 AM

Originally posted by Dolemite73:
<blockquote>quote:<hr />Originally posted by richierich:
I have a Playboy bunny on my left shoulder and really don't display it in public.. the misinformed might think that I'm a Vicelord!!! icon_rofl.gif @ Vicelord.... [/QUOTE]Man I got it when I was in Hong Kong while I was in the Navy.. I come home I'm at the courts and these dudes were straight fixin' to move out on me. One had the nerve to ask me "Yo what's up with that hook shit on youy arm"??? Mind you if he was alone I would have bitch slapped his ass but instead I had to break like Carl Lewis.

Skip Intro

07-11-2003, 11:10 AM

Got a few. They are addictive. Find something original to put on your body. And most importantly find a reputable tattoo parlor and good artist. Most are garbage.

ultra

07-11-2003, 11:19 AM

I have an ankh on my shoulder blade (which I got at Jade Dragon in Chicago and it bled for four damn days!) and some swirls on the small of my back.

Clarkeecat

07-11-2003, 11:27 AM

I've got a star on my back shoulder blade. Got it when I was 18 - walked into the tattoo parlour, told the guy what I wanted - he said he didn't have a star, then looked on the bottle of Newcastle Brown Ale (evil loopy juice beer - 3/4 bottles of this sees me gone) he was drinking - so I got that on my back.
Man drinking beer with one hand, tattoo gun in the other. I was young - I didn't make the connection...

Matthew

Alanda Marquette from DiscoLadyLand

07-11-2003, 11:30 AM

Those things hurt, I hate needles and pain graemlins/scared.gif Wait a minute I hate pain?! somthing is definitely wrong with a woman expecting her 5th child saying that graemlins/rofl.gif

I've always wanted one but back in the when I tried to get'em I would be turned away because you can't drink or have any drugs in your blood graemlins/conf44.gif

Bill B.

07-11-2003, 11:31 AM

I have one. Check this out! http://www.angelfire.com/pa3/toplesscarwashdoc/tattooartist.html

SPG

07-11-2003, 11:33 AM

Originally posted by JMJ:
I would never get one......JMJ graemlins/jpshakehead.gif Not for me either. Oooh the pain graemlins/scared.gif

SPG

Friday

07-11-2003, 11:46 AM

Originally posted by Bill Brown Jr:
I have one. Check this out! http://www.angelfire.com/pa3/toplesscarwashdoc/tattooartist.html Priceless! graemlins/rofl.gif

Erika R.

07-11-2003, 11:49 AM

Originally posted by Bill Brown Jr:
I have one. Check this out! http://www.angelfire.com/pa3/toplesscarwashdoc/tattooartist.html Funny As Hell!!!
icon_rofl.gif graemlins/rofl.gif

GrantB

07-11-2003, 11:51 AM

Originally posted by Mykhal:
Got a few. They are addictive. Find something original to put on your body. And most importantly find a reputable tattoo parlor and good artist. Most are garbage. This is good advice. Get custom work from a good shop. Even if you are getting a small tattoo, get it from an artist who regularly does large peices. These are the experienced artitst that tattoo fanatics trust when they are spending the big bucks.

I am addicted also, and much of my body will be convered with ink eventually. It's expensive though, and I'm even more addicted to records so it's slow going.

And hey, it doesn't hurt _that_ bad (depending on where you get it ;) )

Alanda Marquette from DiscoLadyLand

07-11-2003, 11:52 AM

graemlins/rofl.gif That was hilarious

JoeB

07-11-2003, 11:53 AM

Originally posted by GrantB:
<blockquote>quote:<hr />Originally posted by Mykhal:
Got a few. They are addictive. Find something original to put on your body. And most importantly find a reputable tattoo parlor and good artist. Most are garbage. This is good advice. Get custom work from a good shop. Even if you are getting a small tattoo, get it from an artist who regularly does large peices. These are the experienced artitst that tattoo fanatics trust when they are spending the big bucks.

I am addicted also, and much of my body will be convered with ink eventually. It's expensive though, and I'm even more addicted to records so it's slow going.

And hey, it doesn't hurt _that_ bad (depending on where you get it ;) ) [/QUOTE]word. and the pain is actually the part that i look forward too. i have 6 currently and working on my 7th one.

[ July 11, 2003, 12:54 PM: Message edited by: JoeB ]

jimmymack-2000

07-11-2003, 12:19 PM

I have three: chest, right upper arm, and hip.

'Magic' Juan

07-11-2003, 12:21 PM

Nope, never. I don't even intend to get my daughters ears pierced. Like I was told when I was younger, "If God meant for you to have a hole there, he would've given it to you."

magic_juan

MyNia

07-11-2003, 12:35 PM

I have 2 of 'em. My first on is on my arm near my shoulder. It's an ankh there with my kids names (will have to update that soon ;) ) and on my lower back I have a very big sun. They are very addictive. I had someone draw out my next one and its just a matter of time before I get it done.

Friday

07-11-2003, 12:36 PM

Originally posted by jimmymack-2000:
I have three: chest, right upper arm, and hip. Hey Jimmy, your in Toronto right? Where do you get yours done? I was checking out this spot yesterday up on Bloor & Bathurst they seemed cool. Forgot what they were called.

I was going to go to WayCool on Yonge but they have too much attitude and they are steep with their prices, I would not feel comfortable there.

jimmymack-2000

07-11-2003, 12:44 PM

Originally posted by gf:
<blockquote>quote:<hr />Originally posted by jimmymack-2000:
I have three: chest, right upper arm, and hip. Hey Jimmy, your in Toronto right? Where do you get yours done? I was checking out this spot yesterday up on Bloor & Bathurst they seemed cool. Forgot what they were called.

I was going to go to WayCool on Yonge but they have too much attitude and they are steep with their prices, I would not feel comfortable there. [/QUOTE]I went to Way Cool on Queen West, and I can honestly say DO NOT GO THERE!!! Not only did I get treated like shit, but the tattooist stuck me with the needle, driving it into the skin nearly half an inch and leaving a scar.

In Toronto, I like Abstract Arts (Queen/Augusta--where I got my arm done) and my girlfriend has had some nice stuff done at Stainless Studios (a bit snotty though). I've also been to Beachcombers in Parkdale, for my first one. It was OK, but kinda hillbilly-like...

Friday

07-11-2003, 12:50 PM

Originally posted by jimmymack-2000:
<blockquote>quote:<hr />Originally posted by gf:
<blockquote>quote:<hr />Originally posted by jimmymack-2000:
I have three: chest, right upper arm, and hip. Hey Jimmy, your in Toronto right? Where do you get yours done? I was checking out this spot yesterday up on Bloor & Bathurst they seemed cool. Forgot what they were called.

I was going to go to WayCool on Yonge but they have too much attitude and they are steep with their prices, I would not feel comfortable there. [/QUOTE]I went to Way Cool on Queen West, and I can honestly say DO NOT GO THERE!!! Not only did I get treated like shit, but the tattooist stuck me with the needle, driving it into the skin nearly half an inch and leaving a scar.

In Toronto, I like Abstract Arts (Queen/Augusta--where I got my arm done) and my girlfriend has had some nice stuff done at Stainless Studios (a bit snotty though). I've also been to Beachcombers in Parkdale, for my first one. It was OK, but kinda hillbilly-like... [/QUOTE]I have heard of Abstract Arts, I think I will check them out, thanks. smile.gif Also, just remembered the of the place I went to yesterday, they were called Lucky 13...nice bunch of guys in there. Their portfolios were impressive.

jimmymack-2000

07-11-2003, 01:07 PM

Originally posted by gf:
I have heard of Abstract Arts, I think I will check them out, thanks. smile.gif Also, just remembered the of the place I went to yesterday, they were called Lucky 13...nice bunch of guys in there. Their portfolios were impressive. Ah yes, just west of Bathurst, on the south side of Bloor. I've been in there--they seem cool. Good luck!

GrantB

07-11-2003, 01:08 PM

Impressive portfolios =
http://www.tattoocitysf.com

http://www.manu-tattoo.com/

http://www.dutchman-tattoos.com

MusicFilter

07-11-2003, 02:06 PM

Yes. It's a 45 disc in the shape of an "S" the first initial of my first name.

JMJ

07-11-2003, 02:06 PM

Originally posted by SPG:
<blockquote>quote:<hr />Originally posted by JMJ:
I would never get one......JMJ graemlins/jpshakehead.gif Not for me either. Oooh the pain graemlins/scared.gif

SPG [/QUOTE]I don't know or care so much about the pain. I just don't see the point, nor do I think tattoos are sexy. If you like artwork, get it framed. You can look at it whenever you want, and it won't fade or stretch with age. A girl once showed me a tattoo of a dolphin she had just gotten on her lower thigh. She didn't understand when I told her it would become a killer whale when she gets old. She wasn't too bright anyway......JMJ

JoeB

07-11-2003, 02:08 PM

to each his own.

Koffy Brown

07-11-2003, 02:09 PM

I have 3

1 kanji symbol for moon under my wrist
personally designed on my foot
butterfly upper right back

I am thinking of getting a rose right on the inside of my ear

and a butterfly on top of my wrist...

Koffy Brown

07-11-2003, 02:11 PM

Originally posted by richierich:
I have a Playboy bunny on my left shoulder and really don't display it in public.. the misinformed might think that I'm a Vicelord!!! My cousin's ex-boyfriend is a vicelord in lives in Chicago...now that I think of it...he's crazy as hell :D

Discogoddess

07-11-2003, 02:13 PM

I would like to get an Andinkra symbol (created by the Akan people of west Africa, esp. Ghana) on either my lower back or below my shoulder blade. However, I'm still recovering from the hair-raising pain of the nose piercing last month! ;)

Either this one: http://www.library.cornell.edu/africana/Writing_Systems/ASymbols/Gye_nyame.jpg
"GYE NYAME" (Except for God): A symbol of the omnipotence of God

Or this one:
http://www.library.cornell.edu/africana/Writing_Systems/ASymbols/Osram_ne_nsoroma.JPG
"OSRAM NE NSOROMMA" (The Moon and the Star): Symbol of love, faithfulness and harmony (The North Star is the wife; the moon is the husband)...

Jotex and I used this one for our wedding invitations, and I love what it means. However, not sure I want to go through life with a beetle-like character on my person:
http://www.library.cornell.edu/africana/Writing_Systems/ASymbols/Odo_nyera_fie_kwam.JPG

"ODO NNYEW FIE KWAN": Love never gets lost on its way home

Still deciding... smile.gif

Koffy Brown

07-11-2003, 02:15 PM

http://www.library.cornell.edu/africana/Writing_Systems/ASymbols/Osram_ne_nsoroma.JPG

I am so liking this one for myself... :D

NubianSista

07-11-2003, 02:15 PM

It is a painful process. graemlins/mecry.gif
I have one. I have a bracelet on my right arm. My next one will be a scorpion, very small one on the calf. That will be it for me.

BHouse

07-11-2003, 02:15 PM

The only tattoo I have seriously considered is my children names... Everything else fades, my kids are forever...

Discogoddess

07-11-2003, 02:18 PM

Originally posted by AshakiMzuri:
http://www.library.cornell.edu/africana/Writing_Systems/ASymbols/Osram_ne_nsoroma.JPG

I am so liking this one for myself... :D Yeah, I love that one, too. Esp. since the Star kinda reminds me of a sista w/Bantu knots...

housebe4titties

07-11-2003, 06:21 PM

funny you mentioned a phoenix gf. i was contemplating on either getting a phoenix or something with my zodiac. but i'm a pisces so a tat of a fish isn't quite appealing.
i like piercings though.
gonna get me nips done soon.
:D

07-11-2003, 06:26 PM

yes and yes. http://deephousepage.com/smilies/smokin.gif

kayotv

07-11-2003, 07:32 PM

never. my skin is my tattoo as far as i'm know.LOL

Friday

07-11-2003, 07:41 PM

Originally posted by casscade:
funny you mentioned a phoenix gf. i was contemplating on either getting a phoenix or something with my zodiac. but i'm a pisces so a tat of a fish isn't quite appealing.
i like piercings though.
gonna get me nips done soon.
:D OUCH! biggrinangel.gif You are so brave...I am not so much into piercings but tattoos are a whole different ball game. My phoenix is on the inside of my right ankle and omg it hurt. I was 19 when I got it done by this women with teased blonde hair, a whole lot of tattoos who dressed in black leather. All I can remember was that she had the biggest breasts I had ever seen up close. I think she might have been part of the Hells Angels here. Anyhow, she was the bomb! smile.gif What an amazing woman. All her stories made the whole experience worth it.
Unfortunately she had to close her shop because of the heroin trafficking they were doing there.....go figure .

DJ George Bates

07-11-2003, 07:44 PM

I have 4...

1 on each shoulder ...
1 on my chest...
1 on my back....

the next one is gouing to be the technics logo on my forearm...

Ronnie Ron

07-11-2003, 07:45 PM

Originally posted by richierich:
the misinformed might think that I'm a Vicelord!!! Richie-Rich you an OG? graemlins/rofl.gif graemlins/rofl.gif

eric justin

07-11-2003, 07:46 PM

Originally posted by Bill Brown Jr:
I have one. Check this out! http://www.angelfire.com/pa3/toplesscarwashdoc/tattooartist.html icon_rofl.gif Damn, I got my tatoo in the in the same neighborhood that this took place. I got a tribal peice from my sholder to the middle of my upper arm.

Ronnie Ron

07-11-2003, 07:47 PM

I have a Tribal Tattoo on my left bi-cep-Shoulder Took 4 Hours to complete. Thats right i did that shit in one sitting, after 2 1/2 hours that shit got rough though!!!!

One Eagle with my name on it on the right bi-cep i got while in the Marine Corps only took 45 min. that was a breeze, thinking about putting the next one on my back.

R-R

[ July 11, 2003, 08:51 PM: Message edited by: RonnieRon ]

housebe4titties

07-11-2003, 07:52 PM

i've had this slave bracelet of a phoenix made of andacite and silver that i've owned since i was 17. i always wear it. i consider it sort of my personal mojo. i'm sure you know what the phoenix symbolizes.

and on another note its also a reason why i'm looking forward to the next X Men movie.

Friday

07-11-2003, 08:10 PM

Originally posted by casscade:
i've had this slave bracelet of a phoenix made of andacite and silver that i've owned since i was 17. i always wear it. i consider it sort of my personal mojo. i'm sure you know what the phoenix symbolizes.

and on another note its also a reason why i'm looking forward to the next X Men movie. ;)

cateyed1

07-11-2003, 09:17 PM

I have 2 -- a cat on my arm and a dragon on my shoulder. I think the tattoo should be something that kind of represents your personality. I think of my cat as my alter ego--considering it's a black cat with a red bow--real sexy like.

SPG

07-11-2003, 09:28 PM

Originally posted by JMJ:
<blockquote>quote:<hr />Originally posted by SPG:
<blockquote>quote:<hr />Originally posted by JMJ:
I would never get one......JMJ graemlins/jpshakehead.gif Not for me either. Oooh the pain graemlins/scared.gif

SPG [/QUOTE]I don't know or care so much about the pain. I just don't see the point, nor do I think tattoos are sexy. If you like artwork, get it framed. You can look at it whenever you want, and it won't fade or stretch with age. A girl once showed me a tattoo of a dolphin she had just gotten on her lower thigh. She didn't understand when I told her it would become a killer whale when she gets old. She wasn't too bright anyway......JMJ [/QUOTE]How do you really feel JMJ?? :D

SPG

rexdale brawler

07-12-2003, 05:10 AM

Originally posted by jimmymack-2000:
<blockquote>quote:<hr />Originally posted by gf:
<blockquote>quote:<hr />Originally posted by jimmymack-2000:
I have three: chest, right upper arm, and hip. Hey Jimmy, your in Toronto right? Where do you get yours done? I was checking out this spot yesterday up on Bloor & Bathurst they seemed cool. Forgot what they were called.

I was going to go to WayCool on Yonge but they have too much attitude and they are steep with their prices, I would not feel comfortable there. [/QUOTE]I went to Way Cool on Queen West, and I can honestly say DO NOT GO THERE!!! Not only did I get treated like shit, but the tattooist stuck me with the needle, driving it into the skin nearly half an inch and leaving a scar.

In Toronto, I like Abstract Arts (Queen/Augusta--where I got my arm done) and my girlfriend has had some nice stuff done at Stainless Studios (a bit snotty though). I've also been to Beachcombers in Parkdale, for my first one. It was OK, but kinda hillbilly-like... [/QUOTE]Just to interject somefin useful- hit Sal's on Spadina and ask for my boy Greg he is seriously skilled. Also from past experience stay away from the tat shops on Lakeshore graemlins/nono.gif
they are trashy most of the time. Ciao.

formerly known as kenspank

07-12-2003, 06:28 AM

i currently have three tattoos. one is a half-sleeve that soon will be a full sleeve.

according to the maori tradition (i'm not maori), tattoos represent the image you present to the world and without them you're vulnerable. so tattoos end up being like protection.

in that respect, mine give me protection. my tattoos present this hard, intimidating image to the world, so i don't actually have to waste energy trying to be hard and intimidating.

Djay Raare

07-12-2003, 07:51 AM

I have the a Lizzard on my left shoulder or arm. I got this from a jim Morrison album the lizzard king yep,yep cus I can do anything!!!! now im thinking of getting a few more in the future.

Randall Clobby

07-12-2003, 08:09 AM

I have a few.

Ultra, Hi! It's been some time. I hope you're doing well.

[ July 12, 2003, 09:09 AM: Message edited by: Randall Clobby ]

JMJ

07-12-2003, 08:29 AM

Originally posted by SPG:
<blockquote>quote:<hr />Originally posted by JMJ:
<blockquote>quote:<hr />Originally posted by SPG:
<blockquote>quote:<hr />Originally posted by JMJ:
I would never get one......JMJ graemlins/jpshakehead.gif Not for me either. Oooh the pain graemlins/scared.gif

SPG [/QUOTE]I don't know or care so much about the pain. I just don't see the point, nor do I think tattoos are sexy. If you like artwork, get it framed. You can look at it whenever you want, and it won't fade or stretch with age. A girl once showed me a tattoo of a dolphin she had just gotten on her lower thigh. She didn't understand when I told her it would become a killer whale when she gets old. She wasn't too bright anyway......JMJ [/QUOTE]How do you really feel JMJ?? :D

SPG [/QUOTE]I have spoken. No tattoos for me....ever....JMJ

DJ George Bates

07-12-2003, 06:22 PM

If you're in Chicago and going to get it done...check out Omar Bates ( my nephew ) @ tatu tatoo on north ave. and wood ....EXTREMELY talented ! That's not family praise either...he's good !

he'll also take care of you if you mention my name and deep house page..

check him out....he just did 2 members of neve campbells family .... smile.gif

And

07-12-2003, 07:25 PM

I've seen plenty of cool tattoos but I don't think I'll ever get one. I went through a piercing phase. Had a few things done. Then for some reason in my early to mid twenties I decided I didn't want them anymore so I took them all out.

[ July 12, 2003, 08:25 PM: Message edited by: 6 23 ]

alex zen

07-12-2003, 08:52 PM

i have spray paint can and two suns on my leg. i also have the house of the rising sun on my forearm which was the logo for a label some friends and i had http://www.eargasmicrecordings.com/index.html . http://www.eargasmicrecordings.com/images/egclogo.gif

[ July 12, 2003, 09:55 PM: Message edited by: alexander james zen ]

DJ Rated M

07-12-2003, 08:59 PM

i have "Rated M" on my arm...i'm still gonna get a Ankh

DOTSmusic

07-13-2003, 06:35 AM

Originally posted by alexander james zen:
i have spray paint can and two suns on my leg. i also have the house of the rising sun on my forearm which was the logo for a label some friends and i had http://www.eargasmicrecordings.com/index.html . http://www.eargasmicrecordings.com/images/egclogo.gif i still have the original sketches and designs for this.
i still want to get a tattoo of one of those designs.

Rob.J

07-13-2003, 07:37 AM

Just waiting until i get back to the states ( san francisco ) to have mine done, it needs to be done by one of the best and the vast majority of them are based out of san fran ( also as i'm fairly talented in the old art dept myself smile.gif and if there is the slightest mistake.arghhh ).

Have the design.

Vaughn Bode - Lizard character(sp)

rob

[ July 13, 2003, 08:40 AM: Message edited by: Rob.J ]

DOTSmusic

07-13-2003, 07:42 AM

Originally posted by Rob.J:
Just waiting until i get back to the states ( san francisco ) to have mine done, it needs to be done by one of the best and the vast majority of them are based out of san fran ( also as i'm fairly talented in the old art dept myself smile.gif and if there is the slightest mistake.arghhh ).

Have the design.

Vaughn Bode - Lizard character(sp)

rob used to worship bode as a teenager, back in my graffitti writing days.

The Good Reverend Rollo Goodlove

07-13-2003, 07:49 AM

Have one want two more.

Tee Cee 13

07-13-2003, 12:00 PM

I want to do another one but don't know what I want yet.. I have My Mother's full Name on my back... "Cecilia Torres Cepeda" and yes it did hurt!

graemlins/spanka.gif

nev m

07-13-2003, 12:07 PM

Originally posted by T.C. 13:
I want to do another one but don't know what I want yet.. I have My Mother's full Name on my back... "Cecilia Torres Cepeda" and yes it did hurt!

graemlins/spanka.gif Yep they do hurt! And once they've started there's no point in stopping!

saadir7

07-13-2003, 01:31 PM

i have my oldest daughter's name on my left arm and the chinese symbol for "joy" on my chest.

Number Two

07-13-2003, 04:04 PM

I got one when I was 16. A friend just bought a new tattoo gun. I got drunk but it didn't numb the pain too much. It just clouded my judgement and when I woke this was on my arm:

http://www.neubauten.org/images/kollaps.jpg

I go it for free and I was really into EN at the time. It kinda hit me what I did the first time I washed my car with no shirt and I forgot and my Mom saw i and said "what the hell is that!?!" Damn. Then 10 years later I get a toungue ring and tryed to hide that from her. Didn't talk to her until the swelling went down. I sounded like a gay Elmer Fudd for a week. Kept it from her for a long time until one day she was talking to me and I yawned without covering my mouth. My Mom is so old fashioned and conservative anything shocks her. Like that time I came home with a green mohawk when I was 14. Sorry Mom. Peace. biggrinangel.gif

housebe4titties

07-13-2003, 04:45 PM

Originally posted by Walter Jones:
Then 10 years later I get a toungue ring and tryed to hide that from her.hahahaha...same situation. i tried to hide it but mommy always knows. then she tried to take it out too. dunno what she's gonna think about my nipples cuz i'll probably accidentally tweek them in front of her. icon_rofl.gif
i like shocking my mom just for her sheer reaction. guess i still have some rebellion in me. think she's getting used to my ways now though.