April 2012
2 posts
I’m not trying to sound pretentious but man there are A LOT OF REALLY AWFUL TATTOOERS out in the world. And it’s sad because of this tattoo boom people care more about price and the meaning behind their tattoo that they do not even look at our portfolios. I was stuck in an over saturated area for so long that I had to drop my prices to compete and I felt like a whore. I don’t...
March 2012
8 posts
Hanging out on the deck listening to hank Williams painting flash with a good pal. Good times
Loyalty tattoo is no longer
I sold the shop and have moved on. So if you go get tattooed there I have nothing to do with the shop anymore. Here are some faq’s hopefully this will answer them.
Where are you tattooing?
I am at jinx proof tattoo Friday thru Monday 7 midland ave Montclair nj
Why did you sell the shop?
As cheesy as this sounds I sold it because it was time to move on. I spent my entire tattoo career...
February 2012
17 posts
A day of mixed emotions
For those who do not know I sold loyalty tattoo after five plus years. It’s a bummer and I’m super sad to let her go but loyalty is in Good hands. It was bought by two good dudes And they hired a couple Good tattooers. Originally I was going to stay on but due to some business issues That none of us can avoid i am moving on. I will be helping OX out at jinx proof in Montclair for a...
Jinx proof tattoo
I will be tattooing today thru Monday at jinx proof tattoo in beautiful Montclair nj come get a tattoo and stare at cute hipster girls while you wait.
If a picture is worth a 1000 words....
Why Do you want your tattooer to add 1000 words to a picture??? Just sayin.
I remember when tattooers had tattoos....
Hell, I am a young buck as far as tattooers go, and I have been getting tattooed for 23 years… But I can tell you this, I remember when Tattooers had tattoos.. I remember when Tattooers were just tattooers, when it was okay to get a tattoo off the wall, shit You had your next ten pieces already picked off the wall.. I remember skateboarding to each shop in town just to see had the best stuff...
January 2012
6 posts
Some REAL reasons REALITY Tattoo shows have Ruined...
First of all, let me start off by saying I am not writing this blog to jump on the bandwagon of every shithead tattooer who posts 100 times on facebook how much they Hate Ami James and blame the tattoo shows for their shop being slow. To be honest the shows have no affect on my shop except maybe a few more people who normally would not get a tattoo feels its okay to get one now because LA Ink is...
December 2011
1 post
October 2011
4 posts
I will be at powerhouse today and tomorrow then back at loyalty come get tattooed!
Working at powerhouse tattoo until the 29 th come get a good clean bold tattoo!!!
Well This is goodbye....
It appears to be closer than I thought. As of today there are a few people interested in buying the shop. I am not to certain about either one. I have arrangements made to move on to another shop pretty close by. It is not definite (what in this life is?) but I am fairly certain I will be tattooing with some other good tattooers pretty soon. My last blog had some mixed reactions from people, I was...
September 2011
7 posts
No disrespect to Christians or mma fighters out in the world but do you think Jesus took the day to watch you smash some dudes head in and put a blessing on you to do so?? I’m just wondering. I figured he would be busy doing other important stuff like maybe helping inside linebackers have a good game??
Loyalty tattoo is officially for sale. If interested please message me for details. Been at the same location for 8 years well established on a main highway. Thanks. Smiv1972@msn.com
Loyalty tattoo is officially for sale. If interested please message me for details. Been at the same location for 8 years well established on a main road. Priced to move. Thanks! Smiv1972@msn.com
Sad to say Could be Loyalty's last few months..
This Saturday will be five years since I made the plunge and bought Loyalty Tattoo with 2 partners. The shop was a mess and it took a lot to keep it going.. Business was good, but the reputation of the old shop owner took over.. So we worked hard, painting, changing, painting more, hanging flash, printing shirts doing whatever it took to get it done. We hit road blocks, shit we hit semis broken...
The ONLY IMAGE a Tattooer should be worried about, is the image they are applying to the clients body. JUST SAYIN.
Please follow me on twitter @smivee I am getting all hi tech and shit
August 2011
8 posts
Hurricane Irene is an asshole! now our basement is soaked days after and every road is closed and it took 2 hours to get 2.2 miles. Thanks Irene you dirty whore.
