Sleeve. Images used from sequential art from Sucker Punch movie.
Face tattoos: I'm a grown ass man.
So this was a walk-in the other day. A man came in, showed me this T symbol looking thing that he wanted slightly modified and then tattooed on him. When I asked him where he wanted to put it he said with the straightest face, "On my face." I had to double take and ask him again. Same answer, "My face". He said it was a tattoo he'd wanted for 12 years and now he's finally doing it.
Now a face tattoo is no light matter in the tattoo world. Some Tattooers stay strongly on the side of not doing this to people. Mainly because of how it can dramatically change the way your life kind of... flows along afterward. Employment comes to mind. Some Tattooers think its an earned bit of Real-Estate and others mostly dont give a fuck. I fall toward the later group. Now, if your an 18 year old girl getting her first tattoo I'm 99.9% going to tell you no and maybe lecture you on how a brand new accessory permanently carved into your face is going to disrupt your "life flow". But this was different.
As I continued to interview the walk-in I asked him if he'd consulted with any family or friends about getting a face tattoo and his response was what sold me on doing it. He said, "No. If I had they'd try to reason with me and I didn't want to be talked out of this. Its not offensive, non-violent, non-sexual and im not hurting anyone. So let me be." Bam. Thats it. It's pretty fucking simple! He basically said he was a grown ass man and that I could shut up and tattoo his skull already and for the most part thats what I feel on the matter.
We're all adults eventually and are all given opportunities to make whatever decisions we want. we do, however, have to live with them; sometimes longer than others. I am just a tattooer. I am not your life coach. I am not your Mother or Father. I have a responsibility to give you professional opinions but in the end the decision is yours and I am the facilitator. This guy was a retired Vet/professional with nearly retired children. He gets free rides on the senior bus. One day he thought rockin' a fucking face tatter was all his routine lacked! pew pew! not anymore.
-Tyson
the symbol is "The Hunters" or "Warriors" mark from Alien vs. Predator... ya. tiiiigggghhht
9th Island Loco Moco: Bachi Burger
Looking for Vegas' best Loco Moco
BACHI BURGER
Bachi Burger Loco Moco
470 E Windmill Ln #100, Las Vegas, NV 89123
Grilled Wagyu burger over creamy risotto with two eggs, fried or grilled onions and Sriracha bacon jam. $17
Well, at first glance this thing looked bougie as fuuuck. And well, it is. Its a $17 Loco Moco so, you know, that. It also came out looking pretty slim for a Loco Moco and didnt feel "home-y" enough for me. But when I took that first bite. . . . . ooooooo Jesus, call me bougie but that shit was buuuuhhhdderrrrr!.
The Wagyu beef is so juicy and full of flavor I thought I was gonna orgasm out my face! Great flavor combos for sure but lacked a real gravy which is keeeey in a Gahdamn Loco Moco. A jam is not a gravy. The risotto just made a rich dish even more rich. Since its small to begin with, though, you get just the right amount of bites before its too rich to finish.
So despite its small size, it's a solid full meal and the 17 bucks you dish out are well worth the quality of that juicy, deliciously sexy Wagyu paddy. As far as the "home-y" feeling I like, it still lacked that, obviously.
That beautiful sloppy marriage of egg, rice, ground meat all smothered in GRAAAAVY. Not neatly put on a plate. Sometimes built from random leftovers your Mom found in the kitchen. And only this "home-y" version satisfies every lust you have for carbs and protein after a shitty (good shit or bad) night. That feeling it did not have.
But if you like stuffing fancy meat in your mouth from pampered farms in Japan, This one is for you. All in all a pretty solid LM.
RATING 1-9
7 1/2
