I’ve wanted to do a post on tattoos lately, as I think tattoos and motorcycles kinda go hand in hand.
I have a few, literally.
I’ve recently seen Dave Perewitz get a tattoo on video http://www.lifeatperewitz.com/ at ACME Tattoo in Minnesota while he was here for the Donnie Smith Bike Show, and I recently commented on a fellow blogger’s post regarding a Harley tattoo he got.
http://harley-davidson-mystique.blogspot.com/ The comment was "similar" to what I’m about to tell you here:
I have three tattoos, and only three for a very good reason. I had two before I got married. I decided I needed a third tattoo and got the blessing from my wife. So, a friend and I decided we were going to get tattoos together after work one day. I told my wife I was going to get a Harley tattoo, which I honestly did intend to do. She said, "Are you sure? I don't want anything evil!" Well, needless to say, I came home with an evil tattoo, not related to Harleys at all. It started out innocent enough, but the tattoo artist asked if I wanted it embellished after he got the basic tattoo done. He said he had no one else in line and he’d do it for free. I said sure, and he made it kind of portrait looking, like it was under my skin. It looks pretty damn evil. This was to be my last tattoo if Mama was to remain happy. We all know if Mama ain’t happy, ain’t no one happy. She was not happy with me at all for a very long time. You should know if a very long time turns into too long, you ain’t happy with half your stuff. Well, It took a long time for her to stop complaining about it. She hates it to this day. She'd say "cover it up, It's looking at me!" I love my wife dearly, and the fight over wanting to get more tattoos is not worth it. I got a Harley though, and she doesn't complain about that,(much). The Harley is a whole different story. Anyway, I told him to enjoy his "first" tattoo, and said I'm sure there'll be more to come.
By the way, I still don’t have that Harley tattoo yet. And I love tattoos as much as my wife, Harleys, and custom paint.
Thanks for the nod to my blog.
ReplyDeleteThe ink thing is a very personal thing. The mama factor also has much to do with it sometimes. My wife isn't crazy about mine either, and it's not even evil. She'll just have to accept it as another part of me. If she decides she can't, there isn't anything I can do about that. Of course, I realize that attitude won't work for everyone, but that's just the way I see it.
Joker,
ReplyDeleteI like your tattoo. Maybe I should have just got one like that in the first place, and my wife would have been a lttle more happy with me.
The wife digs my tattoo, but then again its our wedding band, and she's not to crazy about me getting anymore ink. (She said something about a bad influence on our son. End of story!!)
ReplyDeleteI have 5 tribal style tats and Mrs RC thinks they are sexy. She is the bomb! The funny thing is that I got two of the tats after my previous divorces. They are supposed to remind me of the pain that goes with marriage so that I wouldn't do it again. Doesn't seem to be working. Well, at least I think I found a good one this time.
ReplyDeleteRoad Captain,
ReplyDeleteL.O.L.
I hope you found a keeper.