My Daily Tattoo

Want To Go Get A Tattoo — AND Get Tested For An STD?

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San Francisco area television stations are reporting on an innovative program that will encourage people to get tested for sexually transmitted diseases at a local tattoo parlor.

The STD testing program is Internet-based and is a collaboration between the city of San Francisco and a non-profit group called ISIS (Internet Sexuality Information Services, Inc.) You simply go to the Web site www.stdtest.org, print out your own lab slip and head to Gotham Tattoo and Piercing. You can also go to six other traditional laboratory locations if you prefer. But hey, if you can get tested for STDs at the same time you are getting a tattoo, why not?

The city health department has set up a room to screen for herpes, gonorrhea and other STDs at Gotham Tattoo.

Bob Martin of Gotham Tattoo says “The thing about coming to tattoo parlors, about being unhealthy, about hepatitis and HIV, all of that, that’s an outdated mode of thinking. We’re safe, we’re clean.”

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Tattoo Wedding Bands

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A “New” Trendy Symbol of Marriage Permanence

Adventurous couples are opting for the wedding ring that you know will never come off or get lost - the tattooed wedding ring.  Although the practice has been around for centuries, it’s newly trendy.

Celebrities including Tommy Lee and Pamela Anderson, and model Mia Tyler and her fiance - musician Dave Buckner, are the most public faces sporting these tats, but they’re not just for famous people. It’s a great option for doctors, mechanics and others who can’t wear rings while they’re working. Generally, it’s also initially less expensive - less than $100 a piece, although you’ll need to get it touched up as the years go on.

Most recently making the news shows Levi Johnston with the name of his baby’s mother, Bristol, tattooed on his wedding finder. Bristol is the daughter of Sara Palin,  John McCain’s running mate and possible Vide President of the United States.

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Well, Everybody Says Kids Grow Up Fast Nowadays…

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We’ve all done some pretty stupid things in our lives. Hell, some of us have even immortalized our stupidity by tattooing what later turned out to be a reminder of our poor judgment somewhere on our body. The names of what eventually became ex-lovers, designs that through an alcohol induced haze seemed like a good idea at the time, and other examples abound of tattoos that never should have been.

So imagine the surprise of some parents of a bunch of very young kids in Jacksonville, Texas, when the children started turning up with tattoos. Not the temporary kind you find wrapped around bubble gum, but the real deal.
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Bizarre Tattoo News

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Tattoos are more mainstream now then they ever have been.

A 2006 report by the Journal of the American Academy of Dermatology said that 24% of Americans between 18 and 50 have a tattoo.  That only means there are more and more strange happenings in tattoo-land.

Imagine being a thief - a not very bright one - and forgetting to cover up your very distinct tattoo before robbing someone.  Investigators say a white male wearing a camouflage baseball cap and camouflage pants went into Mrs. T’s Country Store in Castleton, Vermont on Sunday, August 24th and pointed a gun at the clerk and made off with some money.

But it keeps getting more bizarre.

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Tattoo Cover Ups

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Whether it’s an old tattoo you would like to change or a new one you now regret you always have the option of a ‘Tattoo Cover Up’. As long as you are still liking the idea of having a tattoo this is a great way to get rid of an old design or unwanted tattoo and replace it with a new look that is more to your liking.

Remember there is a limitation to what can be covered up and how many times you can cover up a design.

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