it never ends

2007-07-26 03:48 PM | 0 comments

Just a personal rant about a kid I tattooed, who is now tattooing illegally out of his house.

*to protect the identity of the accused, his name has been changed… we’ll call him “Jimmy”

Over a year ago, Jimmy called and asked to be tattooed, while on vacation for his 21st birthday. I obliged him, and I even came in early on a day when I would be at work until two am.(which means I am working an EVEN longer shift just to accommodate this guy) He came and got tattooed, then friend requested me on myspace about a week later. In his pictures from his trip to vegas are photos of him and Dizzle from H&H “representing” las vegas. When H&H didn’t have the time of day for his tattoo. Do we see anything of an appreciation for Nickhole? No. Who does that?

I knew then that Jimmy was a total turd and an attention whore not only because he has some obsession with being just like his favorite washed up rockstar, but his lack of loyalty to those who actually cared for him enough to hook him up, vs. the people who were cooler in his eyes but didn’t give a shit about him, really boggles the mind.

Now, I dunno if this is where I get angry and lose all literary elegance, or where I plainly state the risks of tattooing out of your house… we’ll see

This kid is now tattooing terrible fuckin shit, i mean awful. I’d LOVE to show you here, but there’s probably some minor myspace copyright rule about it, (but if you really want to be friends with him, I will gladly forward you to his profile) so let’s just say this: terrible fuckin awful terrible disgusting nasty shit. coverups that are worse than the shit he was covering, shaky inconsistent scary lines, dirty fuckin couches as his tattoo furniture, and the worst ethics I’ve ever seen, tattooing people’s hands and knuckles when he has no fuckin business even holding a god-damn machine! Let me just say, I HATE people that think they can tattoo after watching a couple of Episodes of Miami Ink or Inked. They think that what you see on TV is all that’s involved in the tattoo process! NEWFLASH: watching someone experienced and talented tattoo on a hacked and edited to all hell TV show is NOT an acceptable replacement for an apprenticeship. Please refer to my blog about this subject for more information

god. it never ends.
PLEASE STOP TATTOOING ILLEGALLY OUT OF YOUR HOUSE