February 2012
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Feb 26th
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Feb 25th
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Feb 22nd
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Feb 22nd
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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...
Feb 21st
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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.
Feb 18th
Feb 13th
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Feb 13th
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Feb 13th
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Feb 8th
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Feb 8th
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If a picture is worth a 1000 words....
Why Do you want your tattooer to add 1000 words to a picture??? Just sayin.
Feb 7th
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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...
Feb 5th
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Feb 4th
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Feb 2nd
Feb 2nd
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Feb 2nd
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Feb 1st
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January 2012
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Jan 30th
Jan 30th
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Jan 27th
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...
Jan 22nd
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Jan 8th
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December 2011
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Dec 4th
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October 2011
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Oct 29th
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I will be at powerhouse today and tomorrow then back at loyalty come get tattooed!
Oct 28th
Working at powerhouse tattoo until the 29 th come get a good clean bold tattoo!!!
Oct 24th
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...
Oct 14th
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??
Sep 22nd
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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
Sep 13th
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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
Sep 12th
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...
Sep 9th
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Sep 7th
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The ONLY IMAGE a Tattooer should be worried about, is the image they are applying to the clients body. JUST SAYIN.
Sep 6th
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Please follow me on twitter @smivee I am getting all hi tech and shit
Sep 6th
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.
Aug 30th
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to put it in perspective..Its a big deal. Hate to... →
Aug 6th
July 2011
5 posts
PRICE HAGGLING
This is by far one of my biggest pet peeves in our Craft today. Someone comes into the shop with a Cellphone Picture and asks the price.. The scenario is like this.. “hey man can I get a price on something?” ” I want it on my ribs and I want to add script to it…” ME ” Cool man it will be $450”  “SERIOUS???!! The shop around the corner said...
Jul 27th
Why is this happening to tattooing?
I sit and I think about the good ol days when I went in for my first tattoos and the shop was filled with vatos and bikers and other dregs of society, I remember sitting there quietly with the design off the wall I knew I had to have.. I did not want add 14 names to it . I did not need a elaborate story to explain why I wanted the design.. I just wanted that tattoo. I am not saying that is wrong...
Jul 22nd
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WatchWatch
UMMM YEAH..
Jul 11th
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WatchWatch
This is my Brother in Hawaii hahahaha. sonnydisco: I like to yell Star Wars characters when I zip-line.
Jul 11th
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Jul 8th
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June 2011
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Jun 29th
April 2011
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Apr 9th
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