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Kat Von D, scratchers, hack shops |
Alright, I know you all want to know my thoughts so here it goes. I watch LA Ink. I watch it because Hannah Atchison is a badass, Kim Saigh is a badass (truly, really she is), and Corey Miller is a badass. Now let's talk about the rest of it. Pixie annoys me. She really does, I am not telling you she is a bad person, but on the show she crawls my nerves. Kat just plain pisses me off. I hear every day from people who don't know any better how great she is. Let me tell you, she is truly decent at best. She's an alright tattoo artist talent wise. There are a ton of folks who kick her ass at the stuff she specializes in. She is a complete waste of breath when it comes to her cross contamination control. Let me tell you something. You should NEVER get tattooed in a shop where people smoke. You should NEVER get tattooed in a shop where there is an animal that is not in an aquarium. (Even hairless cats shed and they still spray piss everywhere like any other cat) You should not be able to smoke and take shots while getting a tattoo.If you ever see your artist touch their hair or face with their gloves on then stop them and leave. If you ever see them pick up a mirror with dirty gloves or touch your new tattoo with bare hands or tattoo barefoot, then you need to run. If they do not bag their bottles then you need to go. All these are cross contamination. Kat has done all of these. Cross contamination is the spreading of disease by touching things with dirty glove that you will continue to touch and handle afterwards (not disposables) thus if you touch the thing after tattooing on someone with AIDS and then touch it again you are spreading the AIDS. BE ON THE LOOKOUT FOR YOUR OWN SAFETY!
Now, you should NEVER let yourself get tattoed at a "tattoo party" or by someone who is "professional but doesn't work at a shop". Bullshit. They are not a professional. Professionals work in shops. PERIOD. A true professional if they are between shops will not tattoo on you until they get in another shop. Your brothers friend, your buddy, your dealer, you, none of them know how to tattoo. Don't let somebody "run one on ya" with a homemade "gun" or fall for that bullshit "he had a real machine" line. Don't let people try to learn on you. They suck and you will walk around with it forever. They cannot teach themselves something they do not know. They can't "figure it out" and they will be spreading disease. To you and your loved ones.
Be careful when you walk into a shop. You CANNOT trust every shop to be professional. Lately there have been a run of hack ass scratchers opening "shops" . Don't be fooled. They still suck. They will still jack you up. They shouldn't do any of the things listed above. They should have portfolios with consistant quality tattoos in them. They should have an autoclave. Period. That is non-negotiable. They should not do underage tattoos. Period. It is against the law in all of Ga. Anybody that will break that law will not care about your safety. They should not trade drugs or sex for tattoos. Period. Your artist should be able to show you quality tattooing and have a good reputation and demeanor. You should feel at ease with them, not on edge. |
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Gigantor
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 Posted: Sat Aug 01, 2009 14:41 |
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| If you don't look like this while Tattooing champ, Then YOUR full of it TOO! don't go overboard mate, your breathing all over an opened wound! and your beard & hair is way to close to it too! your fore arms are not covered, YOU NOT BLOODY PERFECT EITHER! |
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dionsocal
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| Posted: Sun May 03, 2009 14:13 |
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perfect. and if one more person asks me if i ever met kat and what she's like... sigh
also loved your post in rants, we all bite each others style to a point, but direct copies shouldnt be posted, may as well post cherry creek
lol |
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neptunesrevenge
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| Posted: Mon Mar 02, 2009 08:07 |
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| damn.......you are good at that this needs publishing.... |
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pisces214
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| Posted: Tue Jan 13, 2009 13:32 |
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well said, my friend.
And yes, Corey, Hannah and Kim are badasses.... very talented artists. |
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skinquest
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| Posted: Sat Jan 10, 2009 10:36 |
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| I am an artist who worked out of his home for 15 years and you are right !!!!!!I recently decided to stop everything, get off of my ass, and get an apprenticeship from a good studio with a reputation of not giving it away to everyone and it has opened my eyes to a new world!! Any of you that feel you can do it on your own please stop! |
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ron570
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| Posted: Sat Oct 18, 2008 12:46 |
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| good stuff,just because you own a shop or work in a shop.there are tons of scratchers.amen bro.it will never stop though.us real artists need to educate the clientle concerning these issues. |
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Karabin
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| Posted: Thu Oct 16, 2008 12:52 |
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| THANK YOU!!!! You took my words out of my mouth! |
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EndlessDan
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| Posted: Fri Oct 03, 2008 11:01 |
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| Very well put. Especially the LA Ink stuff... I was never impressed with Kat Von D. |
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TheSpidersWeb
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| Posted: Sat Aug 09, 2008 14:04 |
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EXACTLY!
If you don't mind I might just make this into a flier and have my apprentices stick them on cars all over town!!!!!
Its good for them! |
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SJRabbit
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| Posted: Sat Jul 05, 2008 06:06 |
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| finnaly some one else has been bitch'n about this shit other then me, but here's the deal i fucking hate those shows i zip throught them with my dvr to skip the bull shit storys, and see the end product, Oh and for you Bull shitters out there just cause you went on ebay and bought a gun dosen't mean you can tattoo, 3 years now professionally on skin 6 total of drawing, painting, cleaning in a i learned in japan and san diego and no shop I ever went to let you smoke in it, J you are now my favorite guy in the south keep up the good work |
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NatasFilth
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| Posted: Wed Jul 02, 2008 20:47 |
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| I personally watch the show and agree 200% with you on all those points!!!Everybody should read this, maybe it would help educate people better on Tattoo Shops. |
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MistressMalice
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| Posted: Mon Mar 31, 2008 14:32 |
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| Good read and very educational. I found Myself questioning Kat's contamination practices Myself while watching the show and I'm even a tattoo artist. |
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LauraGypsyQueen
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| Posted: Sun Jan 27, 2008 11:44 |
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| Very well put. Now if only undeducated people would actually start listening to sound advice like this. Thanks for putting it out there. |
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nzingha
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| Posted: Sun Jan 27, 2008 00:10 |
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This is such valuable information. You would think it's common sense, but unfortunately it's not the case.
Thank you! |
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INKEDOUTLAW
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| Posted: Mon Dec 31, 2007 14:08 |
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| thats kool i think alot of people will be offended but not me i know what i am but im not down with the c.c. and i have an autoclave and always new needles. good message James much respect |
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trademark
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| Posted: Wed Dec 19, 2007 23:20 |
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| now thats getting in there fucking face ....anyone that works and is in a profession tattoo shop will pick up on these things its funny and fucked up at the same time ...truly these people on these shows have been in and around the buisness for some time and they know better for these cross-contaminations they are proforming on tv maybe they need to step back and look at the tv screen and watch there mistakes and risks they are taken... i personally think that since that they are on tv and are given people the idea that anyone can tattoo, cause of all the home tattooers of the world see this on tv and think that they can do it ... they control these thoughts ...so in my words i would say that they show how hard it is by going through certin parts of the apprenticeship maybe they will damn that shit is not for me and leave it up to the pro's |
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evilution
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| Posted: Wed Dec 19, 2007 20:45 |
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geoffro
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| Posted: Sun Nov 25, 2007 06:06 |
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| well said, damn those EBAY hackers |
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Tat2jaimz
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| Posted: Thu Nov 08, 2007 06:04 |
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OhYeahIAmOnry
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| Posted: Thu Oct 18, 2007 12:41 |
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| Bravo!!! This is why you ROCK!! |
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SterileSteve
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| Posted: Tue Oct 09, 2007 00:42 |
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ReverendChad
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| Posted: Sun Oct 07, 2007 02:28 |
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this needs to be put on that little cnn message prompt.
amen brother |
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Krystof
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| Posted: Thu Oct 04, 2007 19:33 |
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| Excellent message, James. Hopefully many more will read it. |
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luckydrawtattoo
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| Posted: Wed Sep 19, 2007 11:57 |
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Scottso
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| Posted: Sat Sep 15, 2007 23:00 |
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What's funny is - I hesitate from saying things like this to my customers... even to friends (the non-tattooed ones). I feel like if I rant about television stuff they'll all feel I'm jealous or something. I'm glad for Kat and the whole crew there (especially Corey *muthafuckin' Miller) at LA Ink... Miami Ink too. They are no longer tattoo artsist. They've progressed to hollywood fame - they may still tattoo, but now it's all about ratings, t-shirt sales, and how many "in memory" tattoos they can crank out for the bleeding hearts to cry over.
Wish I had more time for TV. Then again, maybe I'm better off without it. |
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flamenkita
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| Posted: Sat Sep 15, 2007 20:11 |
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| Extremely important information - most of which I was not aware of. Thanks!! (but then again, that's why you're my artist... hee!) |
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greytmom
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| Posted: Sat Sep 15, 2007 18:32 |
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| You GO Man! I work for a company that processes medical Waste and my goodness that crap I see. |
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RustyGordon
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| Posted: Sat Sep 15, 2007 14:27 |
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let it out man ...its ok
let it out |
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