I got my first tattoo 1 week ago today at Tattoo Peter in Amsterdam. The guy that did it is Bill Loika. It is about 95% healed now and finally quit itching. I got a tribal barbed wire armband put around my wrist with 2 circles on the inside of my wrist where barbs would have been to put my wifes and my name inside of in chinese characters. I would have had the names put in when I got the rest of the tat but forgot the piece of paper with the characters on it at home. Yes I know putting someones name on yourself is stupid as hell, but we have been married for 11yrs. and no one besides me and 10 billion chinese people will know what it says. This was my 6th trip in the last 10 yrs and the wife says my last till I turn 50(40 now). So I got my first tattoo while there, can't explain why just did.
when i was on my first trip to amsterdam my friend was stoned and mentioned he wanted to get a tattoo of a penguin on his ankle. we gave him flak about it the rest of the trip.
educating myself and waiting for the next trip.
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