Comments on: Lathes, silicon, and peepholes

By: sfhellwig

sfhellwig — Tue, 21 Sep 2010 21:30:50 +0000

Switch the glasses for sunglasses and you could be mistaken for a member of ZZ Top. Very nice. I grow a beard every winter and trim all but the goatee. You are inspiring me to throw my razor out entirely this year.

By: Kyle

Kyle — Sun, 19 Sep 2010 23:11:50 +0000

Greatest of all time = Goat. Was the guy buff? lol Perhaps the owner thinks highly of him/herself lol.

By: LotN

LotN — Sun, 19 Sep 2010 21:11:12 +0000

I love your writing style. And your typos are impressively infrequent. Best wishes.

By: Ryan

Ryan — Sat, 18 Sep 2010 18:32:47 +0000

Maybe he’s confused and thinks a (Dodge) Ram is the same thing as a goat :)

I hope you find the strength to continue blogging for a long time to come…I’ve been reading your stuff since the pre-IAM BME days and was on IAM until you weren’t, so I’d be sad to see your updates stop coming. Seeing you become a father and do such a great job at it is inspirational.

Sending good vibes your way from Indianapolis!

By: Ella

Ella — Sat, 18 Sep 2010 09:07:06 +0000

& that hat is fucking awesome with your beard, btw.

By: Ella

Ella — Sat, 18 Sep 2010 09:05:58 +0000

well, you are having good vibes sent to you from at least as far as Montreal, so that’s a good thing, I should think. Many hearts in your general direction.

By: Knuckles

Knuckles — Fri, 17 Sep 2010 21:38:40 +0000

Sorry to hear that you are having such a time with your pain. I hope thinmgs get better for you. I am definitely sending prayers and good thoughts your way.

I wish (almost on a daily basis) I could work in a setting that would allow me to grow a beard and just let it grow. That beard is impressive. Oddly enough people I work around frown more upon my facial hair than my visible tattoos.

Oh, and I think I am probably not alone, when I say I miss seeing your paintings on here!

By: peteD3

peteD3 — Fri, 17 Sep 2010 20:59:09 +0000

PS:
call me anytime.

By: peteD3

peteD3 — Fri, 17 Sep 2010 20:58:11 +0000

Heya man, hang in there! you know already that it is well worth it!

ive had a few tattoos done without any blood. i think the set-up of the machine and techniques of the artist are key. i used to think there had to be blood and scabs, but i now i know thats not true at all.
one of the pieces that didnt bleed was 10 hours, from my wrist all the way into my chest. go Bill Canales!!

By: Twwly

Twwly — Fri, 17 Sep 2010 19:07:20 +0000

“Buff” refers to colouring. So I would just assume they may breed for a specific colour type… unless as previously suggested, they are referencing goats on steroids or something.

For Christmas I asked for personalized farm plates for my truck that say MAAAA.

By: Anselm

Anselm — Fri, 17 Sep 2010 17:31:12 +0000

Shannon,

I, for one, very much appreciate your blogging. It’s fascinating to read what you’re up to, watch Nefarious grow up and get your take on life.

Hang in there!

-Anselm

By: dresden

dresden — Fri, 17 Sep 2010 11:03:20 +0000

Bob Loblaw?

By: Smyttie

Smyttie — Fri, 17 Sep 2010 05:27:57 +0000

A buffgoat actually exists : https://www.smackaysmith.com/Sketchbook/1998-2002/23%20buffgoat.jpg

A lot of tattoo-able drawings on that site.

By: Shannon

Shannon — Fri, 17 Sep 2010 02:10:45 +0000

No, just a regular machine, so if credit is to be given, it goes to Shane, not the machine. Assuming I still have blood of course :)

By: Jilary

Jilary — Fri, 17 Sep 2010 02:03:02 +0000

Was your recent tattoo work done with a rotary machine? I’ve had 2 (technically 3) peices done with a rotary, and both times I found the actual tattooing process and the healing to be quite different, and the color just sticks!