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I was stopped on the street the other day on Preston. The couple was just leaving the Bigg Dawg tattoo place which was apparently closed. They asked if I knew of one that would be open. Being that I have never had any interest in getting a tattoo, I had no idea what to tell them. I’m curious, though, is the cvillain crowd a tattoo sporting bunch? What/where are your tattoos, if any? If not, why not? Where is the best place to get a tattoo in town? Could I get one at 2 am, if I were so inclined (read: inebriated)?
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i have 8 tattoos. one on each ankle, one on my back across my shoulders, one on my lower back, one on my hip, 2 on my stomach, and one on my ribcage (ouch, ouch, ouch – i’m desensitized and that one hurt like hell). i love them all. they’re all connected to important events in my life, things i believe in, people i love.
as for places in town – ben around on main street is great. ben did one of mine, and jon did one of my friend’s. both of them are amazing artists, and the shop has a great atmosphere. and if you can get over the weirdness of driving out to someone’s house flash tat-2 out on 20. flash is accomplished, he’s been in the business a long time. he did the birds i have on my hip. they’re incredibly detailed and realistic. he’s SLOW but does beautiful work.
and if the place has any integrity they’ll turn you away if you’re inebriated. drunken time is not the time to make a decision about something that will be on your body for the rest of your life. i have friends who have done it. and regretted it.
sorry long post. i love tats.
My tattoo is that I don’t have one. Originality will always have more of a price than a sweet ass tat, brother!
the chick on the cover of the c’ville weekly this week has a pretty sweet tat of the VA seal. my personal fav tho has always been “love” and “hate” across the knuckles. classic.
Boss Boss… Da plane, da plane!
Wait… what?
Forget ink; anybody have a Braille tattoo?
I think if I’ve made it 30 years without the slightest inclination of getting one, I’ll probably go the rest of my life, too. I like looking at people’s tatoos, but I was always a little turned off whenever I discovered one on a girl I was gettin’ with.
My great aunt got a tatoo for her 70th birthday. I feel like that’s a pretty good time to get one, since your body has already fallen apart and the shape won’t be morphed. I almost got a tatoo once when i was drunk in new york city, but then i thought i might not like it in a year, so i got my nipples pierced instead. Then those got boring, but at least i could take them out.
I have 3, two of which were done by John and Ben of Ben Around. I have no problem with tasteful tattoos that can be covered when necessary. My brother, who’s in the Air Force, doesn’t have the same concerns and is slowly filling up all the available skin on his arms, legs and chest. The closest to a “public” tattoo I have is a Hunter S Thompson-inspired GONZO fist on my back. The top of the fist peeks out above my collar sometimes.
If you’re looking to get tattooed at 2 am, inebriated or not, you’re going to need to do it yourself or have a friend do it. I’ve yet to see an all-night parlour in any town I’ve been in (including Vegas), and any self-respecting artist wouldn’t drill you if you were drunk.
Any semi decent aka clean (you won’t be leaving with Hep B) will not give you a tattoo while drunk. However, there are ways around this, you can’t possible tell if someone is drugged up (at least on the right drugs). I realize my encouraging this behavior is not the best idea, but I am speaking from personal experience…so don’t do anything I would do
@6 – i have to say that’s why i love that mine are rather prominent and large. guys who are going to be turned off by a chick with a tattoo (or many) don’t even bother. i’m very “to each his own” about it. i love them, i think they’re beautiful, and they’re very much a part of me. i completely understand that they’re not for everyone. and if you think they make me unattractive that’s a-ok.
I have four and I hope to get at least two more, one of which will be a cover up for another. I have a really small one on my chest, another small one on my upper arm (this is the one I want covered), one on my lower back, and one on the back of my neck.
I agree with trillian that Flash is wonderful. While I don’t remember him being particularly slow, he is however, expensive. You’re
definitely going to pay for having great work done.
I’m really surprised that there are still so many who judge people by their ink. (
re: flash. the one on my hip took him 7 hours. he kept saying “i know i’m being really slow… i just want to get it perfect.” while he isn’t cheap, he ended up charging me for how long he thought the work would have taken someone else to do, and not the full 7 hours. very fair.
I’m right there with trillian! I love tattoos, albeit, I don’t have that many. Right now, I have two. One by my shoulder blade (butterfly) and another on the stomach/hip area (skull and crossbones w/a banner above it). They are most definitely a part of me and they both have a story behind them. I wouldn’t get them if they didn’t have meaning. I thought long and hard about get them. I also plan to get more, but who knows when or where. I chose places where they could be hidden if need be (i.e. work), but don’t think I don’t rock out the one on my shoulder during tank top season.
The butterfly was my first and I had no clue where to go either. I spoke with a few people and thought Bigg Dawg would be a good fit for my first time. It wasn’t a bad experience at all. The skull and crossbones tattoo was done at Ben Around and I highly recommend them. When I get my next one, I will be going there. Great guys, beautiful work, overall awesome experience! I couldn’t have asked for anything more.
What happened to the rest of my post?
I was going to say that I was directing the last comment to anyone here. Tattoos have become so incredibly mainstream that it wouldn’t surprise me to find that the pastor’s wife has one, or even the pastor! I like to laugh at those who get them just so they can say they have one, but for most people, their tats have a special meaning to them. Sure, there are other ways they could express it, but they wouldn’t be as pretty.
*Snort* I need to go back to bed.
Read that as I was not directing that to anyone here, as no one has really said they judged. I just meant that it surprises me when I am judged, or when I hear it from others.
Now, since my brain clearly did not wake up when I did, I am done posting for the day.
I have no tats, but I have given two, prison style with a needle and thread. Takes for ever and feels wierd, but hey it was college and times were very gypsy like. Cheap trivia: One of the ones I gave was an abstract pattern around the ankle of the grand daughter of the famous-ish composer Arnold Schoenberg. Came out pretty good. I always wanted to run into that girl again and see how it held up. Hmmm. Maybe I dont.
My only tat story.
i have two, both on my back (upper shoulders). the third will be on my wrist before long; i’d get more, but i donate blood on a regular basis and they make you wait a year after getting a tattoo before you can donate again.
re 15: i think tattoos on “normal” body parts (ankles, backs, hips, etc) are almost commonplace, but facial tattoos are slow to gain acceptance. regardless, i’m still surprised when ANYONE judges someone with a tattoo. it’s my body; i’ll decorate it how i damn well please.
now, prison tattoos… that’s a whole ‘nother can of worms. i just wrote a long paper on this very topic, and might be looking into turning it into a dissertation… gotta run to work now, though, so you’re spared my rantings on that. for now.
I wanna get tweety bird on my left shoulder and the tazmanian devil on my right.
I tend to think the best tattoos are the ones that are seen but not heard (about).
Unless, of course, they involve a Looney-Tunes character.
i’m looking for a cool owl design.
(hint nudge) open for ideas…
I’m tat-less, allowing my brother to take up that mantle for the family. He has several, including a large heart on his forearm with the words “Your Mom” (no, I’m not kidding). No idea where he goes; somewhere in Richmond.
I used to want a bar code on my foot, but I think I’m over that.
No tattoos – but what a great pic!
Sorry, I hate that it’s true, but people will always judge you on your appearance. Sure, your choice is your choice, I don’t think getting a tatoo is criminal or wrong in anyway, but when you get a big tatoo on you arm or neck, or anything that people can plainly see, you are making a statement that says loud and clear that you don’t care what anyone thinks of it. That’s great! Be expressive and proud. But you should also be aware and accepting of the fact that a majority of those people will judge you negatively. I think the world is slowly coming around, though.
Gobbler, I agree with what you said but I don’t think the world is coming around so much. To me it’s not that tattoos are inherently a negative thing, at all. It’s associations that build stereotypes, not facts or knowledge. So when I see a chick with a butterfly on her back, I immediately associate her with all the other girls that I know that have them on their backs – insecurity, lack of foresight, and a very false sense of worth (with both body and mind). I’m not saying that all or even most girls with a butterfly on their back are like that, I’m saying it’s about the association. And when I see a guy with a tribal arm band on his bicep I think he’s a toolbox just because all the other dudes I know with the same tattoo happen to be toolboxes. It’s nothing personal per say, it’s just an image and stereotype.
I love me some tattoos. I personally find them to be very hot on a girl (within reason…a full set of sleeves would be a bit much). I think they are a fantastic way to express yourself and show pride or belief in something. I’ve got 2, with plans for a few more, and each one has an important story or meaning. I don’t just want something because it looks cool. I’ve got a UVA logo on my shoulder, and the Vitruvian Man on my back. Jon at Ben Around did mine, although he was at Capital Tattoo back then. I gave him a rather tough job with the one on my back, but he did a phenomenal job and managed to use shading to give it a lot more detail and depth than I thought possible. Capital is also a good place; clean and with a solid national reputation.
i saw this guy once who had a large dolphin coming from the base of his skull and, i guess, jumping? over his ear?
i was like whoa, i just spit out my beer on your WORST. TATTOO. EVAR.
I love my tramp stamp.
thanks for showing it to us last nite gurrrrrrrl!
Too bad you left before I got up on the table and started making out with chicks.
SOOooooo…. glad I stayed for that. I get credit for facilitating that, by the way…
Nooooooooooooooooooooo!!!!!!
Im with doof… of course I had to stay, but still. Shen wit the ladies equals a happy dj.
You were hotness in your hesitance yet willingness. Got damn I love that sexy shit. It was sweet *and* chubbed me.
Yes Caroline. You missed big hotness.
Props doof!
clearly I set the tone. Me and you next time shen.
it was so good to see you last night b’yo.
WTF Nooooooooooooooooo!!!
Come on already. I was trying to be good and you punish me
I know silm, I am so upset about this. At least you and I made out after we left.
Many villains jest about making out…
Shen delivers.
I got mine in 86′ in The Black Hills of South Dakota by a couple of bikers who had just come back from Sturgis.. just so I could say that forever. No it’s not Rocky Raccoon.
touche mofo.
she better deliver to me next. B’yo email me photos of last nite.
This is so unfair
I’m the world’s worst dancer, but if I have to get up on the table and pretend just so I can witness what I did last night (and help it along a little) I’ll gladly take one for the team and make a fool of myself. B ‘yo, I blame you in part, for the most excellent tunes. Is that other girl a regular? We may have to get the two of them back together…
Um… Taliesin… we are so off topic now that I am afraid I have no idea what you are talking about
The new topic: Repressed villains jesting about making out from the safety of their keyboard lair. Still, I saw what I saw, and nominate Shen for realizing the dream. The rest of of us? Wankers.
Oh sweet jesus!!?!! Someone there had a camera, didn’t they?
Doof, you hold your own, just step tight and bob your head like a pimp. You aayight.
I am so upset about this.
threadjack!
Yes. The dj has video/photo evidence. But he is hard to bribe, or so Im told.
On behalf of C and me: Fck you!
doof why didn’t you make this happen before I left? Who was the other girl? Was it yupster that ho?
I am subscribing to Conjugal Harmony as we speak
done. and done
where is shen?
I got a hold of the picture:
Linky poo
When did Shen dye her hair blonde? I had no idea she had a thing for Rosie…
Other girl is a semi regular. No names. The code.
I have been *trying* to tell you how loose the cafeteria gets after midnight.
But will you listen? No.
We could resurrect bacchus up in that bitch if everyone would just stick around…
Two nights a week, for two years. I know what I know.
My stalker even made an (uncomfortable) appearance. Sigh.
/One day, someone will make out with the dj.
uuuugh not rosie. goddddd
Other girl was NOT Yup’, but was almost Shen’s equal in hotness. Yellow top, boots, brown pants, black bra… I think Shen, ‘Yo and I were the last villains there, and the only ones to witness the hotness that was, but the whole crowd was mesmerized.
And by the way, the photo lady
Holy Mother of God
Dip her in ice cream and she is perfection-a-la-mode
burn in hell for your lies
oy, linky no worky?
SHEN – WHere are you??? Defend yourself and my sense of decorum
I’m so upset about this. Did I say that already?
I share your pain sweetie It is so wrong!!!
…. for different reasons I assure you
Why oh why did I stay in last night?
Glad you kids had fun though.
If any of you were seriously considering giving away your first born to see ___________. I’d suggest filling in the blank with last nights table-top performance. All true.
Hotness I tells you. Doof I would bump knuckles with you if you were nearby.
Less talking, more macking. What are we, in third grade?
/life is short, but the night is long
I’m so distraught, I’m going nitey nite.
see ya around boys.
If I may, villains, posts 28 – 67 illustrate the greatest flaw of this entire concept / website pretty clearly to me. There is a group of you that enjoy hanging out with each other and you all obviously know who each other are. Call me naive, but isn’t it a bit ridiculous to say the goal of the site is to create a community based on anonymity (the sacred ‘Code’) and “making the site yours” while still drawing out your inside jokes throughout the majority of the topics of conversation? Maybe comments like this aren’t welcome here but I had to ask before I simply stopped interacting with the site.
Stay classy, brother,
gManeaize
gManet, This tattoo thread is practically off the front page, and everyone who was going to weigh in on the topic seemingly had (‘cept you, Taliesin) so I don’t see the harm in promoting, after the fact, a little villain get-together. The people on this site like being part of a community, and thats clearly displayed at events like Zinc, Crush, and some others. This is the internet, but its your friendly neighborhood internet, so if you want to be in on the jokes, or able to comment on what a great time you had at _____, come on out and have some fun!
If you want to be on the invite list, send me your e-mail.
hipster-villain@hotmail.com
i call it the caroline hour. it’s the most marketable name, is really what it came down to. there has to be some way to make up for the content.
which is atrocious.
Ummm, hate to burst the bubble here, but chicks making out stopped being cool in 7th grade, at least on its own. I at least need some nip to be interested, but shit better be going much further if you want my attention.
And gManet, I’m kind of on your side. It’s awesome that people hang out outside of the site. In fact, I’ve joined in. But you don’t need to rub it in the face of everyone who didn’t go by posting 2348957239852 times on the site. Especially when its the same making out joke from 3 months ago. Use email. Wondering where the whole “cliquey” thing came from on the recent poll? This is what inspired that.
You can deliver my asshole of the night award to my home or work. I’m not picky. Just make sure the trophy has my name spelled correctly.
since we are all insider and such…and being that i am new here, and expect ahush to fall over the crowd..
belmont, yo…
i must ask, what stalker has you *sighin?* the one who broke your heart with the magical date or one of the stalkers? and have you found the reason for the ford? since you play in public- do your stalkers just come out to play? is that wierd for you?
please tell.
who and how did they cause you to write publicalily? were they threatening?
did they jomo your mojo, so to speak?
you don’t necessarily have to say a word, but your stories are engaging- this is why i ask…
Hey Doof & Tim, thanks for the input. Doof, regarding promoting a little villain get-together after the ‘real’ issues have been discussed isn’t really my point. My point is that the comments generally are intertwined with the rest of the legit conversation about the topic.
As Tim mentioned, I definitely agree with the perception of ‘cliquey’ on this site – it doesn’t really encourage debate and conversation based on the topic when half of the comments are inside jokes among a handful of 10 people. And hey, I’m totally fine with that – you guys have your site and enjoy it – but in my mind the open conversations and running jokes are a negative influence if you are trying to encourage new people to post on the site and share their views / opinions. Maybe that’s not accurate, but it’s certainly my perception. Again, don’t want to piss anyone off here, but like I said I figured I would throw it out there before I retired this site from my daily routine.
don’t go gman, I really love your hulk hogan tat, it’s way sexy.
gManet, I think I speak for both Thor and myself when I say thank you. We need this kind of feedback.
it might seem a bit insular and cliquish, but these meet-ups that are being discussed here come, for the most part, from people who’ve met due to this site – don’t feel left out, join us. Most of us don’t bite.
But I will add that I think a good number of comments allude to a cliquishness that only exists on the site, which happens with every internet community. For example, last night’s music thread was between quite a few people who don’t know each other but have similar tastes and happened to be up at midnight, and it was goofy, but still mostly on topic. I think that’s great. Would it be okay if we posted your comment as a stand-alone post?
oy has a point there, too!
The real clique is in the “Gossip” tab at the top of the page. It’s a forum, which is easier to read, but does not have the big eye-catching articles of this blog. Gets about two posts a week.
You know gManet you could start your own clique. I am certain you have 5 or 6 friends of your own…just make them write on the site. Maybe if enough of this happens we can all be one big happy family. Uck, I am being so optimistic. It hurts. I think I need a drink.
Lilith – Feel free to post it as a stand alone post – I welcome the input / discussion.
Also, it’s not about being on the outside and crying ‘clique, clique!’, oy. It’s about calling out the designated purpose of this site. If everyone is cool with the site being like that then I am in no position to bash that, I just want to be clear on understanding what this is supposed to be about. More importantly, I wanted to put it out there before I just bailed.
I never participate in meta discussions about a blog. Only meta meta.
Fair enough, colfer. May I suggest:
http://www.superdeluxe.com/sd/contentDetail.do?id=D81F2344BF5AC7BB5E1F293A22D03889DB267D80414DA7E5
I don’t want this site to be cliquey and turn people away ;(
Wow! No doubt these things are becoming a chat room of sorrts. That’s what’s gonna turn people away. I bet if you did some research (not my job), you’d find a pretty high percentage of threads end up with the same people flirting with each other about Escafe (or whatever else) last night.
Seriously, people, stop it!
Back to topic, I’m gonna have this whole thread tatooed around bicept. It’ll be awesome, and pointless at the same time.
My humble opinion:
The “cliquey” feeling threads really dont turn that way until its either way late at night and folks are tipsy, or an event that brought a bunch of villains together had just transpired and everyone wants to joke about it. And they are generally way down deep in tthe comments, after the topic at hand has petered out. Without the banter, the comment count would be way down. Relevant, yes, but few. And since they are generally way down the line of comments, they are pretty easy to, you know, just not read. Dunno bout you but I often scroll like a mad man through stuff I dont wanna read, or am not interested in, or dont understand.
Me, I don’t feel cliquey at all really. I am ‘out’ because I perform publicly, which means that anyone from this site, lurker or no can come up and say hi. I love it when that happens! That, to me, is not exclusive, its just a fun oddball way to meet fun oddball people. I like to give music away and stuff, and I don’t know… its just silly fun. And some people get intrigued rather than repulsed by the mystery dramas (Im looking at you MC gillicudy @ 72)
The idea that this blog has a “serious purpose” is kind of a buzzkill. What are we the restaurant cost guard? I thought this was an evolving project being gently guided by a norse god and a fallen denizen of eden. What it turns into who will know, but I say let it grow into whatever it will be rather than jam it into some sort of self serious jello mold. As evidence I would offer the fact that whatever has been happening, cliquey or not, seems to be working as the popularity seems to be increasing, and less and less people are lurking.
Particpate. Participate. Participate. On or off topic. Read what you want. Ignore the make out jokes or whatever puts sand in your jayjay.
Please close this thread after belmont yo’s post. His post is a perfection that cannot be improved upon. GMTA, b-yo
Except that I misspelled “coast guard”. But thanks LaGrape!
Oh no, hold on…I need to throw in my $.02…
Tim: I was drunk and I wanted to kiss this cute chick. Whether or not you think it’s cool is pretty irrelevant. I thought it was cool.
And I don’t see anything wrong with posting gossip about c-Villains doing stuff at c-Villain recommended hangouts. Isn’t that the point of this site? Hellllooooooo? “Gossip served daily”???
BTW, If a post with a bunch of chitchat bothers you, don’t read it.
Peace!
/Shenasty
I thought the purpose of the site was to keep my fingers busy to try to alleviate my chronic masturbation – at least, that’s what my therapist and parole officer both say….
And what in god’s (possible) name is the “designated purpose” of the site? I mean, aside from oy’s onanism obfuscation.
Or perhaps you were referring to the designated porpoise?
http://img248.imageshack.us/img248/57/porpoisezf1.jpg
EXACTLY..
ps that picture is the shizzle
Thanks thor. Like I said, any graphic I post in here you all can use for whatever. Just tryin to give back (even if it is just an off topic alcoholic aquatic sea mammal).
The dolphin with the wine should be our new mascot.
‘nanigans, I loooove the new link. Can we get that porpoise a beer so he’s not so elitist? But make it a good beer…
Well, first off I was drunk when I posted last night so I think I came off a bit too obnoxious. I apologize for that. Byo made some good points in 85, and shenanigans, I like what you said about gossiping about cvillain activities at cvillain spots. But I do think what people post at least deserves some consideration; I’m just worried about it becoming too much of a personal discussion between a few that excludes 90% of the readers. I don’t really know where the line is or what the right answer is here. Let’s not fight and have a big make-up party that EVERYONE comes to at OXO tomorrow night (or lets dance fight to “Beat It.”)
i have two suggestions for this site…
both involve permanent or stocky threads.
one:
movie talk- being a silly human who likes movies and not tv.
two(and i think more necessary for this site)… a “hey! i’m drunk and desire connection” eternal place to post.
and therein are my suggestions i feel i should share.
please place this under the second category…
sticky not stocky see:”hey! …connection”
and i don’t know how to quote wit the “followed by grey letters, but
b-yo”(Im looking at you MC gillicudy @ 72)”
so, are you stalking me now?
/circle of stalking is an un-ending cycle…
If you’re getting ink in town Ben & Jon are the best, but the guys at Acme aren’t too shabby either & they are super nice guys!