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- From: goose@ais.org (Christopher L. Goosman)
- Subject: Re: TATTOOS IN JAPAN
- Message-ID: <goose.724975192@ais.org>
- Organization: UMCC
- References: <YfBTm1200XsFEzo8pl@andrew.cmu.edu> <1h55ejINNhs5@cronkite.cisco.com>
- Date: Mon, 21 Dec 1992 21:59:52 GMT
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- kmac@cisco.com (Karl MacRae) writes:
-
- > The tattoo masters do not do the sort of tattooing we do here;
- > they only take certain clients, and they only do full suits. (In
- > fact, I think the Japanese (At least those in the tattoo subculture)
- > regard our western style tattooing with some contempt; those
- > of us with only bits and pieces tattooed are considered 'Half Men',
- > being less then fully tattooed.
-
- I've spent the last few days with a pair of guys from Japan who are here in
- the Ann Arbor/Ypsi area hanging around in tattoo shops. All their work has
- been done in Tokyo by, I believe, Hiroshi III. They have many different
- pieces, none combine into a 'full suit'. They also have a great
- apprreciation for the work that has been done here.
- Otherwise, why the heck would they come all the way here for looking at
- tattoos?
-
- > tend to do it) do. Thus westerners with tattoos tend to be suspect.
-
- On the contrary, Koji and
-
- > About the only westerners who can get tattooed over there are
- > people like Ed Hardy; western tattoo masters who can forge relationships
- > with the Japanese masters.
-
-
- > Give it up. If you want a tattoo from the orient, go to Hong Kong.
-
-
- > Sorry to be the bearer of bad tidings, but "That's the way it is".
-
-
-
- > -Karl
-
-
- >
-
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- > Karl Elvis MacRae Software Release Support Cisco Systems
- > kmac@cisco.com -or- batman@cisco.com 415-688-8231 DoD# 1999 FJ1200
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- > "You can't upset us! We're the MTV generation;
- > We feel neither highs, nor lows."
- > -Lisa Simpson
- --
- Christopher L. Goosman goose@irie.ais.org
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