Spirit of 89
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Thank you A&E for your recollections. Your earlier posts regarding getting tattooed amongst rockers and whatnot are gold in terms of old-school tattoo history. Although I've only been tattooing for a little over 5 years, I've been around shops and 'tattoo-culture' for nearly 20 now and I definitely live in the '3 shops in every town' type scenario (although its more like 10 in my immediate area). I am particularly interested in 'traditional' style tattooing as you describe it...and although it's not my bread and butter in terms of making a living, I'm glad that the style is making a comeback. I appreciate many different styles of tattooing but the true traditional American style is what interests me the most because it speaks to my roots as a tattooer far more than most other styles.
In terms of it 'not being an original skinhead thing'....I've only drawn that conclusion based on what most have said on here...but it's also clear from reading thru all the material here that just because something wasn't popular in one area doesn't necessarily make it so in other regions. So again...I'm glad to hear the different points of view from all the different contributors who have witnessed different trends from back then.
In terms of it 'not being an original skinhead thing'....I've only drawn that conclusion based on what most have said on here...but it's also clear from reading thru all the material here that just because something wasn't popular in one area doesn't necessarily make it so in other regions. So again...I'm glad to hear the different points of view from all the different contributors who have witnessed different trends from back then.