PJ Tattoos?

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Switch Posts: 119
edited December 2013 in The Porch
Does anybody have any PJ tattoos they want to share? I'm getting my first one soon (Alive Stickman on upper right arm), followed probably by the text off the scarab beetle on my upper left arm, 'Given To Fly ___ ..' across my back (Possibly with wings) and the hands off the cover off Ten Coming out my ankle, either up the side or up the back.

Also might get the inscriptions: I Am Mine; You think i got my eyes closed, i'm lookin' at you the whole fuckin' time; Throw Them In, All God's Dice (With image maybe), I will be there once more (With a wave) and probably a shit load more i'm contemplating :)

I want a lot of PJ inks :)
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  • glasshouse
    glasshouse Posts: 1,762
    i've got a "vitalogy" tattoo on my upper left arm. exactly same print/style as on the vitalogy casing, only a little bit bigger.
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  • eamonpatrick
    eamonpatrick Posts: 43
    I've seen umpteen hundred "stick man" tats. Have fun if you want to be a dime a dozen. Why not try for something original?
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  • Anon
    Anon Posts: 11,174
    eamonpatrick wrote:
    I've seen umpteen hundred "stick man" tats. Have fun if you want to be a dime a dozen. Why not try for something original?

    Dude, you can get the stickman and still have it be original.... i have it on my left shoulder blade, with the surfboard logo soon to go in next to it across the middle of my back, and then getting a personal design added to my right shoulder blade..... the whole thing will be surrounded by a design which a traditional polynesian tattoo artist down in Byron Bay has come up with for me..... I definitely haven't seen anyone else with that, so I'd say it's original, no...?
  • Hitch-Hiker
    Hitch-Hiker Posts: 2,873
    check out this site: http://www.tattooedeverything.com . It's got loadsa stuff on there.
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  • eamonpatrick
    eamonpatrick Posts: 43
    Lukin4 wrote:
    Dude, you can get the stickman and still have it be original.... i have it on my left shoulder blade, with the surfboard logo soon to go in next to it across the middle of my back, and then getting a personal design added to my right shoulder blade..... the whole thing will be surrounded by a design which a traditional polynesian tattoo artist down in Byron Bay has come up with for me..... I definitely haven't seen anyone else with that, so I'd say it's original, no...?


    If you say so, bro . . . you're still not convincing me!
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  • Switch
    Switch Posts: 119
    eamonpatrick wrote:
    I've seen umpteen hundred "stick man" tats. Have fun if you want to be a dime a dozen. Why not try for something original?

    Because i've wanted the stickman since i was 12. I've waited 6 years, and i still want it. Plus, no one around here has even heard of Pearl Jam.

    That's like saying "Geez, everyone has Ten by Pearl Jam, why not buy something else?"
  • eamonpatrick
    eamonpatrick Posts: 43
    You should go and get it! I hope the artist will do you and do it justice! Good luck!
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  • Sian-of-the-dead
    Sian-of-the-dead Posts: 8,963
    I have a sweet ass Alive man logo on my right shoulder.... (check it out in my pics on my myspace: http://www.myspace.com/gruftyzombie)

    I also have seen a hundred and one Alive logos (including on my own boyfriends wrist!) but it didn't stop me going to get it done a week after I saw them for the first time last year, it marked one of the greatest days in my life so far. I found that when i saw them at Wembley, people were stopping me and saying how cool it was, how detailed, it's not proof of your love for the band but it is like universal recognition of being a fan.

    I've had comments off people who don't even like or know the band that well, they ask what it is and when I explain, what's commented on is my dedication to the band, afterall a tattoo is a permenant scar that you will carry on your body for the rest of your life and I think that it yeah it might be the most common Pearl Jam tattoo but damn it! if you want it, get it!

    I also have another 3 Pearl Jam tattoos planned, a Riot Act skull (again, nice and common!) on my right wrist, a red mosquito on my left wrist and a chest piece with the words 'Given to Fly' incorparated...

    Tattoos are a very personal thing, your tattoos should not be dictated by what other people have.

    I think it's a good thing that you've chosen to get an Alive logo done.... go for it man, you'll never look back.
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  • Switch
    Switch Posts: 119
    This is what i think. The Alive logo to me, is NOT trying to copy other people, or be part of the crowd. To me, it is a badge of honour. I will be proud to support a mark that shows i belong as part of a unique group who are all as dedicated as i am.

    I can't wait now :) I have drawn up more designs for future tat's (particularly assuming i go into a career that means that 'public' tattoos are accepted) and i don't have my 1st yet :)
  • gonmer
    gonmer Posts: 2
    i have pearl jam on my left shoulder in the same writing as the coasters and blue surfie tour shirt. i also have a portrait of ed on my right shoulder and upper arm with "its evolution baby" written below it. finally on my left forearm i have the first verse of inside job .
  • PaperPlates
    PaperPlates Posts: 1,745
    I recently had "How I choose to feel is how I am" tattoed around my wrist. :)
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  • gonmer
    gonmer Posts: 2
    that would look really cool around the wrist. great idea.
  • siljo
    siljo Posts: 2,203
    PaperPlates wrote:
    I recently had "How I choose to feel is how I am" tattoed around my wrist. :)

    nice one... can you upload a picture somewhere, I would like to take a look :)

    btw, I have a stickman on my left shoulder....
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  • PldgMyGrievance
    PldgMyGrievance Posts: 279
    eamonpatrick wrote:
    I've seen umpteen hundred "stick man" tats. Have fun if you want to be a dime a dozen. Why not try for something original?

    Dont get a tattoo just to be original. Just get something that has personal significance and that you are happy with. I have the stickman on my leg. I know there are a lot of people with the same tattoo but other than at PJ concerts, I have only ran into maybe 5 people with the tattoo. So its not like you'll be seeing stickman tats every where you go.
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  • PaperPlates
    PaperPlates Posts: 1,745
    siljo wrote:
    nice one... can you upload a picture somewhere, I would like to take a look :)

    btw, I have a stickman on my left shoulder....

    Its still healing, so its not looking its best. Once it is, Ill get a pic of it. :)
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  • BMoore09
    BMoore09 Posts: 177
    i got mine a few months ago. surfboard PJ logo

    http://picasaweb.google.com/BMoore09/PearlJamTattooMiamiInk
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  • foxymop_stupidmop
    foxymop_stupidmop Posts: 159
    I have 2.

    http://i126.photobucket.com/albums/p81/heyfoxymophandlemama/adjusted2.jpg

    http://i126.photobucket.com/albums/p81/heyfoxymophandlemama/adjusted.jpg
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  • Mukluk4
    Mukluk4 Posts: 22
    I have the inside cover sketch of the boy holding a window without the song titles on my left arm.
  • THC
    THC Posts: 525
    foxymop_stupidmop wrote:
    I have 2.

    http://i126.photobucket.com/albums/p81/heyfoxymophandlemama/adjusted2.jpg

    http://i126.photobucket.com/albums/p81/heyfoxymophandlemama/adjusted.jpg

    I really like the second one...VERY original!
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  • foxymop_stupidmop
    foxymop_stupidmop Posts: 159
    THC wrote:
    I really like the second one...VERY original!

    Thanks, it needs some work though, some parts are a little blurry.
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