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Luvmykitties
Member
01-02-2004
| Monday, December 12, 2005 - 10:45 pm
I loved Miami Ink and look forward to a new season! I'd love to get a tattoo by Chris Nuņez. He's so cute and seems really nice. But I would be confident in any of them doing a wonderful piece. They are all great artists. IIRC, after the show started airing, I read from someone on a message board that went there to get a tattoo, and it was all booked up (and expensive!). They can rarely take walk-ins. This person did end up being able to come back the next day and get a small tattoo. But who knows how it is now. Geri - did you go to the shop? Dish!
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Roxip
Member
01-29-2004
| Tuesday, December 13, 2005 - 2:23 pm
I went to the TLC website and you have to book a long time ahead to get a tattoo by the artists. TLC might have the information needed to get an appointment...
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Geri
Member
07-08-2003
| Thursday, December 15, 2005 - 10:14 am
Sorry Luv, we didn't make it there. I do have guests coming in a couple of weeks and I am sure we will make the obligatory trip to the beach. They are probably used to people coming in to see them now that they are 'famous'. Any ideas what I should say to them? I don't want to be a total idiot when I walk in there.
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Luvmykitties
Member
01-02-2004
| Thursday, December 15, 2005 - 10:20 pm
well chances are they'd be busy and I wouldn't want to interupt them while they are tattooing. But if I saw any of them at the counter, I'd say something like: "I watched Miami Ink and think you guys are fantastic. So glad you were picked up for another season! You all do fantastic work and look forward to seeing more of your artwork. I also hope to get a tattoo from Chris Nunez (or Ami) one day. Any plans on coming to NYC? "
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Roxip
Member
01-29-2004
| Friday, December 16, 2005 - 9:45 am
I guess saying something like "Some strange woman in Texas thinks Chris Nunez is hot" is out of the question...?
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Mocha
Member
08-12-2001
| Friday, December 16, 2005 - 9:54 am
hahahaha
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Shadoe
Member
11-04-2004
| Friday, December 16, 2005 - 3:37 pm
Luv, a good tattoo ain't cheap and a cheap tattoo ain't good. There are some artists that are just about impossible to see. You may have to strategically arrange an appointment with an artist when he/she in your city for a Tattoo Convention, or you could travel to the tattooist's base city. At one convention I attended a few years ago, I met one fellow the Maritimes who had his artwork already drawn for over a year, made arrangements long distance with one artist, flew out to Toronto, and literally begged a second artist from Europe for one of his two tattoos. There are some who are pretty much booked for life; it's tough to get in without knowing someone who can get you in. I love Miami Ink and sort of like Inked. Miami Ink is more pure about their approach, but the Inked show seems so forced to me. I think if I were to pick one artist from Miami Ink, I would definitely pick Chris Garver for his Oriental and portrait skills. Or else, Kat for an exceptional portrait tattoo. If I were more into the graffiti type of tattoos, I would get something by Darren. The marathons of the show have been great. I could watch them over and over, and can hardly wait for the start of the new season.
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Mocha
Member
08-12-2001
| Wednesday, January 18, 2006 - 10:19 am
Finally caught an ep last night. Yoshi eludes me. He should be working at a job that's paying him since he has a child to support now, and he can continue to try to be an artist but he needs money now. I loved the faeries they did too.
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Roxip
Member
01-29-2004
| Wednesday, January 18, 2006 - 2:48 pm
I have watched the Hawaii episode - which only had Chris and Ami - and then watched bout 15 minutes of a new show last night. Darren has a new haircut (well, Darren has hair this year) and next week's new show is going to be about Nunez - apparently his partying starts to interfere with his tattooing. Can't lose our Nunez!!!
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Mocha
Member
08-12-2001
| Wednesday, January 18, 2006 - 2:56 pm
Sure can't, he's gorgeous.
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Roxip
Member
01-29-2004
| Wednesday, January 18, 2006 - 3:46 pm
By the way, the Chris in Hawaii is Chris Garvey...YIKES! Ami is coming on as a real ladies man this season too. He was openly flirting and making remarks about the women he tattooed on both shows I have seen so far. And by the way, his Mom is on the next show.
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Geri
Member
07-08-2003
| Wednesday, January 18, 2006 - 8:15 pm
I am a little disappointed in this year's show. It is obvious from the Ami's voiceover at the start of each show that this is going to be a bumpy season. At the same time, they seem to spend more time ogling or leering at the female customers or going on binges or complaining about the tattoos they have to do. I realize that the show has to change but this year is starting out showing a lot of negatives. Not the best way to get new viewers. Am I alone in my thinking?
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Shadoe
Member
11-04-2004
| Wednesday, January 18, 2006 - 10:50 pm
Geri, I sort of like the changes. If someone thinks that tattooists like everything they do, then they should think again. A person may like tattooing but not be fond of certain styles or body parts. I know some who have specialties and some who hate tribal. Mine loves to be allowed to be creative. If you just think about your own work, you have to admit that you can easily identify some part or task that you least like. About the ogling of females, I think that is pretty realistic. Put a bunch of healthy males in a situation where lots of attractive females are around and you think they won't have some comments? About the drinking, you must realize that the tattooists have lives after their work and get together on occasion. It's nice so see the human aspect of a part of their lives. Think about someone you may know who says they can handle it, only to be hung over the next day. It happens. If you want flashy, with no real story line, you can watch Inked. If you want a documentary about tattoos, then you want the show to remain as last season. If you want a real story, where the artists are real people with real lives, good and bad, then it looks like this season is heading in your direction. Yes the show has changed some, and now we are seeing a bit more behind the scenes stuff that always existed but never was included in the episodes.
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Mocha
Member
08-12-2001
| Thursday, January 19, 2006 - 7:49 am
Yeah what Shadoe said.
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Geri
Member
07-08-2003
| Thursday, January 19, 2006 - 8:25 am
Good points Shadoe. I guess I would have wanted a little more realism last year. I'm in for the long haul cuz I find the show fascinating but I am the type that wades into the water, doesn't jump in all at once. The 180 turn-around this year surprised me.
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Shadoe
Member
11-04-2004
| Thursday, January 19, 2006 - 5:43 pm
Geri, we did have a bit of the real last year. There was the birth of the baby and Ami babysitting. There was von D not being able to do one tattoo and switching the job with someone else. There was that one nite out when everyone was celebrating. We had a bit of reality and some more may be interesting. What I do like is that the show is almost an overview of tattooing so that people who know little about it all can learn a bit. I also like the small comments from the different artists that give you an idea of what goes through their minds about some of the work. Inked to me is just some kind of fluffy soap which just happens to be 'staged' in a tattoo setting. I watch it sometimes but if I miss it, I am not upset.
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Roxip
Member
01-29-2004
| Thursday, January 26, 2006 - 1:46 pm
Okay, did y'all see the episode where Chris Nunez is messing up? He still looks hot! LOL... And Ami's mother was so cute and he was so cute with her. It is obvious that he adores her and even though he likes to be such a tough guy he is a marshmallow where she is concerned. He might catch up with Nunez for the "cute" factor soon... And that Phoenix was beautiful. I thought last night there were several beautiful tats...Garver's painting one, Nunez's Phoenix, the one Darren did...they were all interesting and complex tattoos. And I would have loved to have seen the reaction of the transvestites coming out to his parents...LOL! Might need more than Superman to help him at that point.
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Roxip
Member
01-29-2004
| Monday, January 30, 2006 - 1:53 pm
Is it me or does Ami get cuter every show?
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Mocha
Member
08-12-2001
| Monday, January 30, 2006 - 2:08 pm
Nope not just you lol.
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Hukdonreality
Member
09-29-2003
| Monday, January 30, 2006 - 4:41 pm
I am much more attracted to Ami than Chris. In fact, I might go steal him away from Miami and marry him. Well, probably not...I am old enough to be his mother. Also, I might have a problem with some family members when the wedding invitations say "Lori and Ami." People will talk.

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Shadoe
Member
11-04-2004
| Monday, January 30, 2006 - 5:01 pm
Ami is a good son; that's nice to see. I say go for the art; Chris is the one I'd want to do a tattoo for me. The painting tattoo was a perfect example - that was gorgeous. They're all good in their own areas, but Chris is the one I would trust.
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Hukdonreality
Member
09-29-2003
| Monday, January 30, 2006 - 5:54 pm
I agree that Chris Garver is the best artist (although the woman does terrific artwork, too). Chris Nunez is getting all the talk about being the eye candy. I just don't see it, but then again, I wear trifocals now.
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Roxip
Member
01-29-2004
| Tuesday, January 31, 2006 - 12:49 pm
I miss Kat! I liked her work and also the outrageous outfits she would wear (do people really find all that leather comfortable?). I thought Chris N looked better last season and Ami looks better this season...I'm so fickle! Couldn't they have found two tattoo artists without the same first name? This so inconveniences me. Hukd, you and I could share Ami. Separately of course....
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Mocha
Member
08-12-2001
| Tuesday, January 31, 2006 - 1:21 pm
I finally saw the ep where they went to Hawaii and I just loved the back tatt with the flowers. That was so pretty.
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Shadoe
Member
11-04-2004
| Tuesday, January 31, 2006 - 9:24 pm
I had to laugh at the girl getting the teeny tiny kanji symbol on her lower back. You almost needed a magnifying glass to see it and it can't have taken longer than 10 minutes to complete yet she acted like was going to die. All I can say is she better never plan to have children. What a joke.
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