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| It really dosn't matter what anyone thinks as long as your happy. If you love it the rest of your life than it's a great tattoo. Here's to many more! |
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| Posted: Tue Mar 10, 2009 2:16 pm Post subject: Re: my thoughts...... |
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| paddydub wrote: | | It looks like shit, why would you put such a disgusting thing on your body..... |
Lets not forget your tats are posted on here...and I dont think your anyone to talk. |
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| Posted: Tue Mar 10, 2009 2:20 pm Post subject: Re: my thoughts...... |
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Lets not forget your tats are posted on here...and I dont think your anyone to talk.[/quote]
yeah nice leprachaun and cross. real original. |
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| Posted: Tue Mar 10, 2009 2:37 pm Post subject: Re: my thoughts...... |
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| Gonzo7 wrote: | | Id never insult anyone elses ink |
| Gonzo7 wrote: | | yeah nice leprachaun and cross. real original. |
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Yeah paddy, people in glass houses shouldn't throw stones. You're entitled to your opinion, and gonzo asked for it... but there's a difference between saying, "I don't like it" and "it looks like something my dog shat out." If it was an obvious piece of shit scratcher tattoo I'd say go ahead and bag on them, but there was thought put behind it and it was done professionally; You could've had a little more tact. Afterall, I'm sure you'd be offended if someone commented on your tattoos "get those ugly pieces of shit off the site."
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it's a vary well done piece , great work !
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| thanks for backing me up everyone. im glad i didnt let this one asshole turn me off from this sight. and thanks for the compliments. i love this tattoo and will never be ashamed of it. |
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to be honest, i didn't like it until i googled Gonzo/ Hunter .................LOL.......i was wondering about hte splots..........
so yea, now i think it's pretty cool..........before that, if i saw it on the street.........i would have thought the artist was drunk........
no offense intended....
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maybe i dont get the true meaning, please explain and ill take a different view, im listening.
As the saying goes" each to their own". |
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| Hey Gonzo, I know it doesn't feel good to get comments like paddy's original, but you really gotta take that stuff with a grain of salt. You'll get it on any forum... |
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| the meaning of it to me was that Hunter considered it the freak power symbol. He used to say "I'm not at all embarassed at the use of the word freak" and thats always meant a lot too me. and i hear the quote at the end of the movie "Too weird to live and too rare to die" as well as "just another freak in the freak kingdom"; i get shivers. i identify with hunters philiosophy, personality and just over all his work that i needed to to something. this really means a lot to me and im going to wake up every day and be thankful that i got it. to know that a freak [hunter] like myself was increasingly successful |
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i had no idea what gonzo was until this tattoo, and spent a couple hours researching this...............very informative,
i can't believe that i never heard of it or him.....at least i will know what that symbol is if i ever run across it again...........
thanks
The Gonzo Fist, a two-thumbed symbol attributed to Thompson originally used as the slogan for his 1970 campaign for sheriff of Aspen, contains within the image a peyote button, the bud of a cactus plant that has hallucinogenic properties when ingested. The fist is combined with the word "Gonzo" styled to form the hilt of a sword.
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It is art, and as art the symbol is open to interpretation. I like the opposable thumbs idea, and the both arms raised in protest above the head with serious change in the air idea, and the drug reference to gaining leverage over the manipulative psychology of modern journalism idea. Whatever it takes to see the box they have been keeping us in for the benefit of the corporate profits and the corporate state, just do it.
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| reefdiver wrote: | | i had no idea what gonzo was |
fear and loathing?
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The idea is fucking awesome man. Hunter S Thompson was a genius; a hallmark of candour and integrity in an industry dissolving into a corporate controlled cesspool of political correctness, bureaucratic bullshit, and commercial bias.
Having said that I think this tattoo is pretty shit dude. It looks like a dog's breakfast.
Yeah it's unique and represents what you wanted it too but tattooing is not always about artistic representation. It's a medium that is almost entirely about appearance and as such I think a tat that looks like scribble is not a great tattoo.
My opinion though and you mentioned you're stoked with it so power to yah man. |
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