I've always wondered what it is about tattoos that makes those who dislike them think that they can dictate to everyone else how to treat their own bodies.
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In the past, I got tatooed by both Mike and Mehai Bakety. Both of them were and are world class Tatoo artists. Also, their shop was like a Misfit Tattoo drop in center in the East Village for years and working or taking a break in front of the shop one could always find a friendly conversation going on about every topic under the sun and I could never pass the shop without a friendly hello from them or their friends and customers. Thanks to the NY Times for this story it really brought back memories of the Good Old Daze before I was gentrified out of the neighborhood.
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I wonder if anybody ever gets a flesh colored invisible tattoo.
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As a friend (a college professor) tells his students: " Don't smoke; write thank you notes; and don't get anymore tattoos. (note "don't get any more tattoos" - as you can see, he is a realist)
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"Tattoo" by The Who should be required listening before getting in the chair.
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When I was a kid, the people I knew with tattoos were former sailors whose breath smelled sour from alcohol. I've never been able to drop the tawdry association. Some contemporary tattoo recipients have no taste. I do like sleeves, but it won't be possible to iron out the wrinkles when they appear.
If you must get a tattoo:
--Avoid areas that can't be covered;
--No SO names, ink is more lasting than love;
--No foreign phrases you don't understand.
If you must get a tattoo:
--Avoid areas that can't be covered;
--No SO names, ink is more lasting than love;
--No foreign phrases you don't understand.
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Re: The MTA finally coming to their collective senses and ending their ludicrous "experiment" to see what would happen if they removed trash cans from stations: It's about time.
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sorry, i hate tattoos and have never seen one that I like. That's just me. I prefer nice skin. It's gorgeous if you let it be.
That's me talking: a little bolder, a little less subtle.
That's me talking: a little bolder, a little less subtle.
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Tattoos desecrate the natural beauty of our skin, especially if done poorly.
I think they can very rarely be beautiful on fair-skinned attractive young people, if the artist and design are good.
I would never get one because I know I would eventually regret it, no matter how good it was, and I'm not young & attractive :)
I sometimes see them on Black people and wonder what they are thinking? They usually look green no matter what color it's supposed to be, and are hard to see.
What's really sad is a beautiful girl -- (or guy I suppose) with a messed-up / poor quality tattoo, or anyone who has tried to remove their regretted tattoo.
I think they can very rarely be beautiful on fair-skinned attractive young people, if the artist and design are good.
I would never get one because I know I would eventually regret it, no matter how good it was, and I'm not young & attractive :)
I sometimes see them on Black people and wonder what they are thinking? They usually look green no matter what color it's supposed to be, and are hard to see.
What's really sad is a beautiful girl -- (or guy I suppose) with a messed-up / poor quality tattoo, or anyone who has tried to remove their regretted tattoo.
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BAR TATTOOS
Bar codes are a business boon
Marking prices throughout the land,
Saving time that used to go
To stamping cans and boxes by hand.
Now the bar code’s crossing over
And becoming a tattoo device,
Solid proof if any’s needed,
Every man has his price.
Bar codes are a business boon
Marking prices throughout the land,
Saving time that used to go
To stamping cans and boxes by hand.
Now the bar code’s crossing over
And becoming a tattoo device,
Solid proof if any’s needed,
Every man has his price.
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Noise from airplanes flying into La Guardia, noise from buses and cars, and noise from subways (sometimes rumbling right under people's living rooms) -- that's just the sounds of New York City. It's to be expected. It is white noise in of itself.
What's riling is the incessant honking of car horns, the sonic blasts of car stereos, the inane, oblivious ranting of someone on his cell phone as he paces back and forth, back and forth. Sometimes screaming at his girlfriend. The raucous, too-often menacing shouts of a a gang just getting warmed up.
That sort of stupid, easily controlled but uncontrollable noise is man-made. It's part of a breakdown of civilized behavior. That's the noise that's worrying.
Planes flying over Windsor Terrace? Buses rumbling down Ocean Avenue? The Q-train clonking near Avenue H, or the tracks getting repaired at 2AM, night after night? Perfectly fine. Those are the sounds of people at work.
What's riling is the incessant honking of car horns, the sonic blasts of car stereos, the inane, oblivious ranting of someone on his cell phone as he paces back and forth, back and forth. Sometimes screaming at his girlfriend. The raucous, too-often menacing shouts of a a gang just getting warmed up.
That sort of stupid, easily controlled but uncontrollable noise is man-made. It's part of a breakdown of civilized behavior. That's the noise that's worrying.
Planes flying over Windsor Terrace? Buses rumbling down Ocean Avenue? The Q-train clonking near Avenue H, or the tracks getting repaired at 2AM, night after night? Perfectly fine. Those are the sounds of people at work.
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Jets land Devils
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Mike Bakaty did a brilliant full-back tattoo on my brother, back on the Bowery, in the same building Kate Millet lived in.
Now they've both passed on, their tattoos turned to ash and dust.
Is there some deeper meaning there? I have no idea.
I do know that when I finally decide what sort of tattoo I want, I'll go to Mehai's place.
I haven't made that decision in the last half century - maybe I will in the next fifty years...
Now they've both passed on, their tattoos turned to ash and dust.
Is there some deeper meaning there? I have no idea.
I do know that when I finally decide what sort of tattoo I want, I'll go to Mehai's place.
I haven't made that decision in the last half century - maybe I will in the next fifty years...
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Curiously late for the Times.
Ink is fine although I recommend against the face or neck. Never really felt the inspiration.
Ink is fine although I recommend against the face or neck. Never really felt the inspiration.
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Wow, the 100th anniversary of female suffrage? That is a big deal. I'm surprised that it has not received more ink. Too bad that a majority of white females nationally voted for Trump----that kinda puts a dark cloud over it, but what can you do.
People should take a ride upstate to Seneca Falls. A couple of years ago I went for a different reason. A warehouse (Mackenzie something) has an annual sale. But while there I discovered the rich history pt the suffrage movement, and enjoyed the town and museums. It is close by and def worth visiting.
People should take a ride upstate to Seneca Falls. A couple of years ago I went for a different reason. A warehouse (Mackenzie something) has an annual sale. But while there I discovered the rich history pt the suffrage movement, and enjoyed the town and museums. It is close by and def worth visiting.
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Unfortunately, a much larger proportion of white MALE voters voted for Trump. That is an even darker cloud.
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"How tattoo ink got under New York's skin" - after that great City Center show last weekend, can't resist such a fine Cole Porter reference.
Tune of I've Got You Under My Skin
You got him there on your skin
You've got him, he puts fine art in it
He does it with heart when he does his fine part in it
You've got him there on your skin
You went there, heard he is "in"
You said to yourself New Yorkers really are bold as hell
They show their tattoos even when it's cold as hell
So you've got him, there on your skin
You'll get quotes from some of your favorite prose
Or a symbol of N-Y-C
Maybe your spouse's name or a bright red rose
Or a nice green Miss Liberty
But beware, tattooed friend, don't try underground
This master has history
Trust you won't get blistery
Go to First and First, for a colorful burst
That looks great, and so it's win-win
When you've got his work on your skin.
Tune of I've Got You Under My Skin
You got him there on your skin
You've got him, he puts fine art in it
He does it with heart when he does his fine part in it
You've got him there on your skin
You went there, heard he is "in"
You said to yourself New Yorkers really are bold as hell
They show their tattoos even when it's cold as hell
So you've got him, there on your skin
You'll get quotes from some of your favorite prose
Or a symbol of N-Y-C
Maybe your spouse's name or a bright red rose
Or a nice green Miss Liberty
But beware, tattooed friend, don't try underground
This master has history
Trust you won't get blistery
Go to First and First, for a colorful burst
That looks great, and so it's win-win
When you've got his work on your skin.
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another great tune from Freddie!
I'm surprised the Times did not mention a new exhibit at the South Street Seaport Museum:
"The Original Gus Warner. The Maritime Roots of Modern Tattoo"
https://southstreetseaportmuseum.org/gus-wagner/
“There is something about tattooing I cannot explain; I find it fascinating & useful in traveling. Every symbol & design has meaning. These on my body are mementos featuring incidents of my life & travels. In every country where tattooing is practiced a tattooed person who is able to tattoo needs further introduction to the natives, be they civilized or uncivilized, or even barbaric and cannibalistic.” - GUS WAGNER
"The Original Gus Wagner: The Maritime Roots of Modern Tattoo explores Augustus “Gus” Wagner’s (American, 1872-1941) early life as a merchant seaman & tattoo artist who traveled the world from 1898-1902, & his return to the United States as a professional tattooist & tattooed man."
This beautiful exhibit is on view until June 4.
And, because the Times featured a shop:
Daredevil Tattoo has a museum
"The collection features artifacts from the early roots of modern tattooing with original artwork, antique tattoo machines, original photos, news articles & sideshow banners. The shop is located in the historic Lower East Side just a few blocks where legendary tattoo artists plied their trade. The museum is part of the tattoo shop; there is no admission fee."
http://www.daredeviltattoo.com/museum/
I'm surprised the Times did not mention a new exhibit at the South Street Seaport Museum:
"The Original Gus Warner. The Maritime Roots of Modern Tattoo"
https://southstreetseaportmuseum.org/gus-wagner/
“There is something about tattooing I cannot explain; I find it fascinating & useful in traveling. Every symbol & design has meaning. These on my body are mementos featuring incidents of my life & travels. In every country where tattooing is practiced a tattooed person who is able to tattoo needs further introduction to the natives, be they civilized or uncivilized, or even barbaric and cannibalistic.” - GUS WAGNER
"The Original Gus Wagner: The Maritime Roots of Modern Tattoo explores Augustus “Gus” Wagner’s (American, 1872-1941) early life as a merchant seaman & tattoo artist who traveled the world from 1898-1902, & his return to the United States as a professional tattooist & tattooed man."
This beautiful exhibit is on view until June 4.
And, because the Times featured a shop:
Daredevil Tattoo has a museum
"The collection features artifacts from the early roots of modern tattooing with original artwork, antique tattoo machines, original photos, news articles & sideshow banners. The shop is located in the historic Lower East Side just a few blocks where legendary tattoo artists plied their trade. The museum is part of the tattoo shop; there is no admission fee."
http://www.daredeviltattoo.com/museum/
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I kind of respect the guts it takes to permanently brand your body with a tattoo but I have never seen an aged person with a tattoo that still looks good. Skin says, tattoo sags...
For goodness sake, get some colorful clothes and leave that body alone!
For goodness sake, get some colorful clothes and leave that body alone!
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Are you living in Logan's Run? Who cares if the tattoo looks less than perfect as a person ages--as long as the person who chose to put it on their body is happy, it's nobody's business. If a less than perfect tattoo is all that I'm worrying about as I age, I'll consider myself very, very lucky.
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Clearly, you haven't read the articles on the cost and difficulty of tattoo removal. Buyer's Remorse is real for some tattooed people.
As for judgment, anything you voluntarily do to yourself that other people can observe can and will be judged by someone. That's the price of leaving your house.
As for judgment, anything you voluntarily do to yourself that other people can observe can and will be judged by someone. That's the price of leaving your house.
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