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Hussy
Member
08-06-2004
| Tuesday, August 02, 2005 - 9:32 pm
Thanks Shadoe.. I have heard that the lower back was the worst spot...
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Sanfranjoshfan
Member
09-17-2000
| Tuesday, August 02, 2005 - 11:16 pm
Okay, I'll play....
This is me, my tattoo, and the inspiration for my tattoo. (I'll let you figure out which is which!)
Here's a better shot of the tattoo.
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Sillycalimomma
Member
11-13-2003
| Tuesday, August 02, 2005 - 11:19 pm
Ack!!!! You should put a warning on that for those of us terrified of snakes! My god! That scared the bageebies outta me! I absolutely LOVE it though. It is so colorful and detailed-that must have taken so long!
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Sanfranjoshfan
Member
09-17-2000
| Tuesday, August 02, 2005 - 11:37 pm
It took about 3 hours...he had estimated 4 hours. Yeouch!
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Wargod
Moderator
07-16-2001
| Tuesday, August 02, 2005 - 11:40 pm
Sanfran that is totally awesome! The colors are great. The snake has beautiful coloring as well.
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Eeyoreslament
Member
07-20-2003
| Wednesday, August 03, 2005 - 12:28 am
SFJF, your tattoo is abso-frickin-lutely GORGEOUS. And if ever I knew a perfect tattoo for someone, that one is PERFECT for you. I love it.
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Shadoe
Member
11-04-2004
| Wednesday, August 03, 2005 - 3:44 am
OMFG Sanfran WHO did your work? Yikes I love the ink AND the snake! Many people seem to 'sit' better when it comes to getting tatts. I nearly fall asleep and my artist says I am one of the easiest and stillest he has tattooed. My longest sitting was just under 6 hrs with a couple smoke breaks; it takes alot out of you for sure.
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Saxywildcat
Member
05-30-2005
| Wednesday, August 03, 2005 - 4:21 am
Holy COW!! I am with Silly on the fact that I am BEYOND terrified of Snakes, but that is a gorgeous tattoo, even though I think snakes are ugly! LOL I think that just comes from being terrified of them. But yes, the coloring is amazing on both the tat and real thing. Very awesome SFJF. As far as time took... I cannot remember.. I think mine took around an hour. My artist took one smoke break which I needed for a small pain break.. LOL I'm trying to remember what I thought was the worst part... It wasn't even that long ago!! I was a tat virgin until Jonathan's last birthday, which is Dec 30. LOL
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Escapee
Member
06-15-2004
| Wednesday, August 03, 2005 - 8:46 am
AHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH!!!!!! I looked at that pic and almost wet my pants!
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Landi
Member
07-29-2002
| Wednesday, August 03, 2005 - 9:27 am
sanfran, that is an AWESOME tattoo. and what a wonderful reminder of your friend. i remember that these aren't just your pets, but your friends. <smile>
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Sanfranjoshfan
Member
09-17-2000
| Wednesday, August 03, 2005 - 10:27 am
Shadoe - If I remember correctly, the artist was named Jeff Whitehead. It was in a parlor here in SF called Primal Scream. I got it in the fall of 1997. Thanks, Landi. My snake is named Julius Squeezer and I still have him. I wish I'd gotten a tattoo of my little pal Elvis (my albino kingsnake who passed away in January of this year). The problem was that this artist told me that a lot of white ink in a tattoo doesn't always work out very well....so no tattoo of Elvis. This tat is now also a reminder of a best friend of mine for the past 23 years....who died last August 11. He bought me the tattoo because he knew I wanted one but couldn't afford it.....no special occasion like a birthday or anything...he just did it cuz he loved me...
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Sanfranjoshfan
Member
09-17-2000
| Wednesday, August 03, 2005 - 10:41 am
Here is a good closeup of it taken a couple of weeks after I got it....The artist did a really good job of capturing the blue and green iridescence on the surface of Julius's skin. He's a Brazilian Rainbow Boa and when the sun hits him, that rainbow-like iridescence really stands out....you can see a little of what I'm talking about in the picture in my profile.
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Mocha
Member
08-12-2001
| Wednesday, August 03, 2005 - 10:41 am
Love the tatt Sanfran, especially the colors.
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Skootz
Member
07-23-2003
| Wednesday, August 03, 2005 - 10:47 am
Those colours are just amazing Sanfran. When I came to this thread this morning I saw the snake and immediately knew this was your tatoo.
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Jasper
Member
09-14-2000
| Wednesday, August 03, 2005 - 11:22 am
Thanks to all of you for sharing. I have been thinking of getting a tattoo for a couple of years but haven't settled on anything. My dh wants some work done on two old ones he has as well as getting a new one. This thread has just helped move me along.
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Reader234
Member
08-13-2000
| Wednesday, August 03, 2005 - 2:55 pm
SanFran, my dad has a tat on his arm with a lot of white in it, he got it in Hawaii, and was told the same thing, he just goes in for touch ups!!(well, I should add I know he's gotten one touch up!) Its not a brilliant white, its part of his eagle on his arm, I think you may need to remember Elvis!! *g - great tatts btw!! (its part of the design on his arm on the first page of the posts - so its not a lot of white I see now!!)
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Cher
Member
08-18-2004
| Friday, August 05, 2005 - 8:19 am
SanFran: What a great tattoo! The colors were done really well. I have always loved snakes since I was a little girl. Take care of Julius! Thanks for sharing your tattoo! I don't have a picture of mine but it is pretty small.
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Eeyoreslament
Member
07-20-2003
| Saturday, September 03, 2005 - 7:16 am
Best line in "The Wedding Crashers"..... "Tattoo on the lower back: might as well have been a bullseye." LOL
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Kimsue
Member
07-08-2005
| Monday, September 19, 2005 - 10:02 am
Sanfranjoshfan..Very nice tat! this is the first I've got to see you too. You are a nice lookin' man too.
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Giz
Member
08-21-2005
| Tuesday, October 04, 2005 - 9:06 pm
Great Tat, Sanfran! I have Scooby Doo. He is my first one. I absolutely love it!
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Cindori
Member
07-25-2003
| Thursday, October 13, 2005 - 7:11 am
S.O. and I will be going this weekend to get our first tattoos . . any advice from you tattoo veterans? Mine is expected to take 2 to 2.5 hours and his will be 4 or 5. We were told to get a good night's sleep and eat before going in, but is there anything else we should know that might be helpful?
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Mocha
Member
08-12-2001
| Thursday, October 13, 2005 - 7:20 am
Don't get each others names written on your bodies.
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Cindori
Member
07-25-2003
| Thursday, October 13, 2005 - 7:26 am
Wasn't planning on it, but thanks, Mocha.
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Mocha
Member
08-12-2001
| Thursday, October 13, 2005 - 7:27 am
Depending on where you get them, some places hurt worse than others. Take some tylenol.
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Cindori
Member
07-25-2003
| Thursday, October 13, 2005 - 7:29 am
Mine will be on my lower back, his between his shoulder blades. How long beforehand do you recommend the tylenol?
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