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OK, so just turned 17 a couple weeks ago, no big deal really as 17 means nothing other then the fact that you're almost done with high school. 18 is the big one. You can be charged for felonies, sign a lease, buy porn, cigarettes, dip or whatever you like. Also means you can get your own tattoo at a shop here in California and not have any apprehensiveness on the part of the artist.
So, I've been wanting a tattoo for the longest time now. Me and my friend used to talk about it all the time when we were littler, he was Samoan and his family had a bunch of artist in it. He's since died, and I always wanted to get something to remember him as he was basically my best friend for 5 years which is longer then I've ever really held a friend because I moved so much. But now I'm kind of getting away from that idea at least for the time being.
As it stands right now, I want a custom tattoo, something like a portrait of that sort on my back right shoulder. I want to get my shoulders, and my sides done before I start messing with my arms. And I want them all to be concealed easily. And I'm not big on tattoos on the legs.
Anyways, as I've thought more and more about this, I think I want a boxing tattoo. I don't box, but the sport is obviously big to me, it's why I spend so much time at this place and probably the reason that I'm going to work at this becoming a journalist thing. In fact, there isn't much of a probably, I've been dead set on this for some time now.
So I figured no better place to come here with it. Not immediately when I came to this, I thought about Ali. One of the biggest icons ever in sports, a guy I would be comfortable getting tattooed on my back because of who he is and was in and out of the ring. And it wouldn't be hard to find a picture worthy of going on the shoulder.
But then the more I started to think, my Grandpas favorite fighters were Joe Louis and Archie Moore. Two of the more respected fighters of all time, and there are a bunch of pictures of both that I would like to see as tattoos. One of them is that famous sepia picture with a young Joe Louis loading up for the camera. I think that would work real good down the side. And I'm a big fan of that color for tattoos, and with some of the portrait works I've seen with pictures that have way less clarity in the face and the artist have turned out amazing works. Of course it would cost a penny or two to get a custom portrait like that done but I wouldn't mind.
Most of all I think it would absolutely blow my grandpa away, as he really lights up when he talks about Joe Louis. He was just a young kid, younger then I am now, and when he gets going about Louis, well it's hard to stop him. And even at 72, he can go back 65 years with ease to tell you the story of when he listened to Lewis survive Conn on the radio, or how Archie Moore gave him the thumbs up after one of his fights in San Francisco. So I think the combination of things would work well.
Anyways, I know JT has a nice piece on his chest. I think Monkey has something on his chest but I never looked at it at any great length. Anyone else have/getting/thinking about getting tattoos? And I've done more then a fair share of reading, but any advice?
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Originally Posted by Smashup
) steak, chicken. Same thing with the morning of, Eggs or protein shake etc... that way you minimize bruising. Also bring a Gatorade with you to keep fortified, more people pass out than you think. you dont want to look like a pussy so better to keep fortified. When your getting tattooed your body is tramuatized and put under stress thats why you keep it fueled to better cope. 
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