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Tattoo me
By briantologist | February 8, 2004
So apparently the notion of tattoos being addictive isn’t utter hogwash, because ever since I got one on my left forearm, my right paw-holder has been feeling a wee bit nude. Apparently this means there’ll be a field trip to *Fayetteville sometime soon.
The problem is, I’m not clear on what to get on there. It’s gonna be on the inside of my right forearm, ole-man style, which halfway makes me think I should get an old man tattoo, like an anchor, a pinup girl, or a naked woman riding a lion.
I don’t think I’ve ruled these out, but then I haven’t settled on them, either. When I got my first tattoo, the idea hit me in the face like a ton of tattoo ideas, and I knew immediately it was the right one. So far, that hasn’t happened again. All I know is that I want something that licks out from under my shirt cuff a little bit. To that end, I sketched a kind of nifty large oak tree design, where the roots branched out and encircled the wrist, and the branches did the same toward the elbow. The main problems with this are time and money: I’ve gotta pay cash for this, and I’d be saving for years to cover an area that large.
Past that, the only other idea I’ve had is a squid wearing a Viking helmet. Holding an axe in his tentacle.
Short of my master plan of having this picture rendered in painstaking detail somewhere on my body, a plan which Darleece has assured me will end in divorce, I’m leaning toward the squid.
Which means I need ideas. Consider the submission period begun.
Topics: Thinkin'. | 3 Comments »
March 13th, 2004 at 11:28 am
Jonathan Lamb @ 3:59PM | February 8th 2004| permalink
Umm… You can now get tattoos in Tulsa.
Eyewitness Tattoo Inc
2120 South Memorial Drive
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megalodon @ 5:16PM | February 8th 2004| permalink
Ummmm, until it’s legal, I’m getting tattooed where the state regulates it. I’m sure the storefronts here are on the up and up, and they’re probably very sanitary, and I love the fact that they’re giving the finger to a stupid law by opening up shop, but I’m still gullible enough to believe in state health regulations. At least where my blood is concerned.
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Dr. Voltron @ 6:22PM | February 8th 2004| permalink
I think the design is obvious. As I’ve been suggesting for years, a scorpion eating a dog.
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Barrett @ 2:02AM | February 9th 2004| permalink
If I were tattoo inclined, and if I wanted an old man tattoo, I’d get one of Zoe Tamerlis in Ms. 45, dressed as a nun and kissing a bullet.
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Briantastic @ 9:30AM | February 9th 2004| permalink
Nate, hold the phone, because I’d totally forgotten about that. Holy shit. That would rule. Barrett, where could I see Zoe Tamerlis dressed as a nun and kissing a bullet? Got a still lying around anywhere? I am curious, yellow.
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Emily @ 11:46AM | February 9th 2004| permalink
I think some of the tattoo places here just make appointments for you to get one in another state.
That said, my second favorite tattoo next to the one you already have is the word “helvetica” in helvetica up a guy’s forearm.
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Erin Lady Byrne @ 12:03PM | February 9th 2004| permalink
That Helvetica idea is one the begs further exploration.
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Emily @ 12:31PM | February 9th 2004| permalink
This guy was photographed for an article about people with typographic tattoos: http://www.ultrasparky.org/
archives/001302.html
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greg @ 1:10PM | February 9th 2004| permalink
Some of these tattoos remind me of the album covers by a band I saw once called the Volumen. Their first album had a picture of a robot riding a unicorn and their second had a photo of the band being attacked by bald eagles.
Not being a huge tattoo fan myself, I gotta say that your “ink” is the best I’ve ever seen. The reason it’s so amazing is the fact that it works around the biggest problem with tattoos, the “same damn thing on my body forever” thing.
That said, brainstorming tattoo ideas is fun. So here’s a few :
- A 40′s pinup of a really old lady done as if the woman who posed back in WW2 had come back today to pose in the same way wearing the same clothes.
- http://www.leighton-jones.com/images/EmmetKelly.jpg
- “Where’s the Beef?
- Anything here : http://www.texasdude.com/cry.htm
- Jesus Wrestling An Alligator
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The Cheat @ 1:23PM | February 9th 2004| permalink
What about Andre or Big Boi?????? Or a marching band. Just an idea. Also, in reference to past Tulsa World headlines, you could get Franklin GOthic Condensed at about 112 point. But that might force you to get one letter and that’s it.
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dame judy @ 1:51PM | February 9th 2004| permalink
I think a picture of Trucky riding a pug would do nicely. And if you want, the squid could be chasing them with an axe.
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Sarah B. @ 4:54PM | February 9th 2004| permalink
I already think you have the Very Best Tattoo Ever, and whenever people start talking about tattoos, and I mention yours and everyone goes Ohhhhhhh, that’s good.
That said, what about a red dragon, like the Fountains of Wayne song? Or maybe you could take an Olan Mills picture of a child and have it tattooed in great detail on your pec. That seems to be hip with the kids these days. Ooh, what if it was a childhood picture of DAWN DAVIS?
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Sarah B. @ 4:58PM | February 9th 2004| permalink
Or. OR! Ben Brogdon! Present day!
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steve @ 6:24PM | February 9th 2004| permalink
get a bar code that can be scanned at the grocery store…just for shits and giggles
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the inkless Ross Lincoln @ 7:13PM | February 9th 2004| permalink
Brian, you go and get all inked and somehow I fail to find out? aaaand everyone agrees that it’s the world’s greatest tatoo? What is it? Are their pics online?
Also, you should get a tattoo tribute to the Grand old Bearded men of music. Mount Everest, but instead of the presidents, it’s Michael McDonald, Kenny Rogers, Leon Russle, and that one guy from the Oakridge Boys
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Erin Lady Byrne @ 9:04AM | February 10th 2004| permalink
Ummm, don’t you mean Mt. Rushmore?
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mega lo mart @ 9:36AM | February 10th 2004| permalink
Hey Ross, not only have you seen my tattoo, you and Justin were in it. Remember? I think it was when you were on a bereavement trip of some sort to Tulsa — might’ve been when your other grandma died.
Anyway, my tattoo is of a heart with a banner around it, but the banner’s empty, so I can write stuff in there. I met you and Justin at Caz’s for drinks, and in honor of the occasion I wrote “Lincoln/Douglas” in there. Because I do now, and always have, love the fact that your last name is Lincoln and Justin’s last name is Douglas. How you keep from getting together constantly to debate is beyond me.
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Sarah B. @ 3:43PM | February 10th 2004| permalink
Ross, here’s a picture of it from my birthday:
http://home.comcast.net/~gleemax/images/sbig1/tattoo.html
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the eligible Ross A LIncoln @ 8:08PM | February 10th 2004| permalink
Oh dang, you’re right. Sorry I forgot, I was otherwise distracted. Now I rememebr everything. And yeah, Justin and I used to get a kick whenever we debtaed each other in high school, during actual debate tournaments.
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May 23rd, 2004 at 5:56 pm
A friend want’s an old tattoo redone with new, vibrant colors. It is of the cat family. I am trying to locate prices and the answer to a question concerning bleeding. I have never had a tattoo. This friend had tattoos many years ago (about 25 years ago). He is taking a blood thinner. Compared to bleeding during a tattoo 25 years ago and now what comparison is there? Do you bleed more now or less? Is there any complications from bleeding? If an Indian Girl (measuring about 3 in x 2 in ) was Tattooed on his forearm using teaspoons as a measurement how much blood is likely to be lost when a person is on…a blood thinner?? And how much blood is likely to be lost if they ARE NOT on a blood thinner? Thanks, Bob
May 31st, 2004 at 12:43 pm
I went to eyewitness tatoo thinking it was sanitary and the best. I got my tat from a man named Chris who is a manager. He placed the tatoo in the wrong spot was unsanitary….and also harassed me sexually. I DON’T RECOMMEND EYEWITNESS TATOO UNLESS YOU LIKE TO BE HARRASSED.