Well that’s something we can
change because some of the
people we thought were com-
ing back are like “Oh, I’m not
coming back this year. I want
to go overseas, there’s a con-
vention I want to try out.”
Now if I held a booth for them
I’m empty a booth, so now it’s
first come first served.
So what would be good is to
start at the end of the show
and get a monetary deposit.
“Hey listen, are you coming
back next year? Well give me
a deposit and that guarantees
your booth.” It’s a whole lot
less to come up with; you can
pay it off when it gets closer to
the show. The we know they’re coming, you can count on them, and they
have the spot reserved. A lot of people don’t want to pay for something
ahead of time because a lot can happen in a year’s time and they might
have to cancel. It’s all an experiment, you know. What works one time
may not work another.
Let’s get into you as an artist. How long have you been tattooing?
I started in May 1983 so I’m in my thirty-fourth year.
Any good yet?
(Laughs) I’m still learning believe it or not. Honest to God I really am. I
always feel like there’s guys who have only been tattooing two or three
years and they’re doing stuff I’ve never even thought was possible be-
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