Tattoos-- Who's got 'Em & Who Wants 'Em?

Drumbiker · Post by **Drumbiker** » Wed Jan 06, 2010 8:35 pm

The wife and I have several. My entire family has at least some ink, my grandfather waited till he was 60 for his first, and now has 3.

Best pieces of advice;
Be absolutely sure of what you want.

Personalize it in some way so that you never, ever run into someone with the same thing.

Don't let any one tell you it's not going to hurt - it will.

Get it someplace you can conceal it if you want to.

I play in a "working" rock band and spend my summers riding a Harley. I'd be kicked out of one or the other without some ink! My employer on the other hand, had no idea I had a tattoo until he came to see my band - 8 months after I was hired!

Here's some pic's

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Any questions feel free to ask!

Steve S · Post by **Steve S** » Thu Jan 07, 2010 9:36 am

Tattoos- eeewww!

elisa_nj · Post by **elisa_nj** » Thu Jan 07, 2010 9:46 am

so my daughter comes over last night and we start looking at tattoo websites for ideas!!! Ut Oh

!! She thinks its soooo cool that i'm considering it. Wants to come with me but I told her if I do it...it will be in the Islands!!!!

chicagoans · Post by **chicagoans** » Thu Jan 07, 2010 10:06 am

A friend of mine sells medical devices and sometimes sits in on procedures. For some reason or other he was the area when a patient had an MRI. He said the guy was in excruciating pain because the ink in his tats had enough metal content that his skin was reacting - basically rising away from him where the tats were because of the magnetic pull. Then someone else said that you can't ever have an epidural or a spinal tap if you have a tramp stamp (lower back tat.)

I thought - yikes, 2 good reasons not to get a tattoo, and how many 20 somethings are ever going to consider that they might need these medical procedures someday? But I did some Googling and it seems like the ink with metal content is no longer used (like for a decade or more) and that the lower back tattoo is not a problem for epidurals etc. Just wondering if anyone knows more about this. Are these real considerations for anyone currently considering a tattoo? I'm not, but if I knew anyone who was considering something so permanent I'd want them to have all the right information.

lust4life · Post by **lust4life** » Sat Jan 09, 2010 6:54 pm

Got this last year, planning for the future in a few years

Hubby is a diehard Red Sox fan and this should prove it

pjayer · Post by **pjayer** » Sat Jan 09, 2010 11:31 pm

I'm not a fan. However, my two oldest daughters have them. If I were 30 years younger, I suspect I might have at least one.

These make me laugh:
http://www.fox43.com/orl-bad-tattoos-co ... otogallery

Captain John · Post by **Captain John** » Sun Jan 10, 2010 5:54 am

I remember, as a child, seeing tattoos that my fathers friends got when they were in the military and how bad they looked as they grew older. That was enough for me.

michigancouple · Post by **michigancouple** » Sat Jan 16, 2010 8:48 pm

Lindy wrote:I put off so many things during my childrearing years that I have a lot to pack in the next 20 or 30 years. Michigan - that hummingbird design sounds very pretty. You'll have to post a picture after you have it done.

I got my tattoo last weekend. Here is the hummingbird that is a reminder of my Mom's love. My daughter drew the design. I love it. In March I will wear it proudly on the beaches of STT/STJ.

Barb Y · Post by **Barb Y** » Sun Apr 25, 2010 3:03 pm

I did it!

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cypressgirl · Post by **cypressgirl** » Sun Apr 25, 2010 4:03 pm

I think this is a fun topic. I don't have one, never considered it, and no one in my family has one either. I mean NO one. Not even the war vets. My oldest daughter talked about one for a while, but is so glad she didn't. She thinks it's unique to be 22 and not have one. I do too! But it's a personal choice.

Rachelle & Joe · Post by **Rachelle & Joe** » Sun Apr 25, 2010 5:51 pm

Alrighty Barb ! Love it & my favorite color

michigancouple · Post by **michigancouple** » Mon Apr 26, 2010 2:13 pm

Yay Barb! I really like the petroglyph design. The color of it is beautiful. A nice reminder of the place that makes you happy.

I just had to post another pic of my hummingbird. It was happy to be swimming on STJ!

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jimg20 · Post by **jimg20** » Mon Apr 26, 2010 4:11 pm

Robin Williams talks about the idea of getting older and tats. He warns the young women that:

"If you are thinking about getting that cute tat of a sun rising out of the crack in your ass when you are 20, remenber this. When you are fifty it will look like an octopus eating a starfish."

JIM

sailorgirl · Post by **sailorgirl** » Mon Apr 26, 2010 4:49 pm

jimg20 wrote:Robin Williams talks about the idea of getting older and tats. He warns the young women that:

"If you are thinking about getting that cute tat of a sun rising out of the crack in your ass when you are 20, remenber this. When you are fifty it will look like an octopus eating a starfish."

JIM

That's why I love Robin Williams

Lindy · Post by **Lindy** » Mon Apr 26, 2010 8:39 pm

Michigan - I love it!! Great design...now I want another one.

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