Rock'n Willys

i guess I'm pretty disgruntled considering i went in for a coverup and now need a coverup for my coverup. Rick (stroudsburg) worked on an american traditional flower that looks more like pre-k art on my wrist. I cant rewrite history but i suggest going in to talk to the guy and getting a vibe down. He was pretty silent while i was there so maybe he did it on purpose. No idea. Im a pretty polite person and I'm sure he does better work or he wouldn't be working there, but boy is my arm looking stupid. Sorry rick. Bad work. And i still tipped him -__-

I just got my first tattoo at Rock'n Willy's.  My brother has gotten several here.

First off, the place is CLEAN!  Walls, ceiling, floors, bathroom, even the glass counters which show off the studs for piercing are spotless.  They have their insurance and license information hanging up.

First off, they do tend to work by appointment only, but I was a walk in.

When I got there, I explained the custom work that I wanted done and that I wanted it as small as I could get it with color.  They explained the coloring process and why it needed to be larger in order for the color to take.  It wasn't that much larger than I had anticiapted - maybe an inch longer and half an inch wider.  (I measured, the tattoo is 2.75 inches long by 1.75 inches wide, we're still not talking large.)   I was given a price up front ($80) and told to initial and sign the paperwork, while my artist, Sean, got ready.  

He had no problems with my brother coming into the back with me.  I was doing this with my bro after all, and it meant a lot for him to be there for me, for both moral and emotional support.  

Sean was great.  He was funny and bright.  His area was full of fun drawings including Zero from the Nightmare Before Christmas.  As soon as I saw that, I knew I could identify with this guy.  He told me that it would hurt like scratching a bad sunburn.  I have a pretty high pain tolerance, so I wasn't worried.  He was correct.  For me, that's exactly what it felt like.

He even gave me some advice to give to my cousin who is interested in going into the the business of tattooing, which I thought was a really great and professional gesture.  By no means did he have to do that.

He positioned the stencil on my leg, so that the tat can only be seen from the side... and it's accurate.  If someone is standing in front of me, you can't see it at all.  But, if you move to the side - there is this beautiful piece of art there.

The whole process took about an hour (from walk in to walk out), was a bonding experience my brother and I will never forget, and was overall a great experience.

This tat, I did as a physical expression of the bond between my brother and I.  I have zero interest in getting another - even though I thought I would before I got this one.  Really, there is nothing in my world stronger than our bond and how we bonded through music.  So, anything else pales in comparison.  However, if I were to get a second tat, I'd likely go here again.