MAKING FUN

dudes,
not everyone who gets a first tattoo gets a fun one.
i mean, sure- they have their first tattoo,
which is probably huge in their world;
and certainly it changes their outward appearance forever.
here's the thing: that ain't me, bro.
y'know?
i'm talking about making tattooing FUN again.....for tattooers.
you know what makes the day better by leaps and bounds?
yup.
skulls.
always.
MORE skulls means MORE fun.
and if there's some creepy nature stuff, like animals or flowers?
c'mon, man.
that's practically like wearing a poncho!
(because it's impossible to be unhappy in a poncho)
so when jen came in for her very first tattoo on her leg,
and wanted a beat up crow and a skull, you'd best believe i was 100% on board
with zipzappin' all of that as soon as possible.

yeah!
she got a good one,
i got to do a good one,
and our time at AMPERSAND TATTOO was pretty frickin' good.
i'm always surprised by the 'support people' who hang out and don't get anything.
for real.
i'm not ever tryin' to span hours just sittin' and  watchin' anybody get tattooed.
i think that's half the reason i need conversation while i work.
the other folks hanging around give me stress, neighbors.
i'm serious.
i'd be crawling the walls if i somehow got suckered into just sitting around.
luckily, i know better, and i make certain i've got somethin' i can be doin'
besides just staring at tattoos or a phone screen all dang day.
then again,
i'm tattooing or painting or reading while i'm at work,
because rules is rules,
and we're not wasting time at the studio,
as per my resolution for the lunar wood pig new year.
i hope you're paying attention-
skulls are invited.
nature is invited.
your weird no-talking friend? invited, but only just barely.
we can chat about pizza, we can chat about not knowing how to paint, really,
we can chat about dinosaurs,
or we can chat about life-
heck, if that's not your thing, we can sing along to the radio, if you know the words.
just make sure the nature skull part is covered and we'll do the rest live;
never quiet, never soft.....