Yes, nothing gets me pumped up more about getting a tattoo then seeing that tribal piece on Seth Gecko:rolleyes:. Hey, I’m a big tribal guy, but that thing has been done to death. If you need to watch a movie to get pumped for a tattoo, then I would say that you shouldn’t get ink.

Terrible pic quality. It’s like those old hazy images of Bigfoot. C’mon, this is 2011. Get a better pic!

Yeah, I agree that it is a bad tattoo. No doubt. It doesn’t even look like a Phoenix. It looks like a chicken on fire. What the hell were you thinking OP to let them put that on you? I agree with the others that I would save up enough cash($2,000 minimum) to get the job done right. Find a credible artist and get it done. You don’t want that thing on you the rest of your life. Ugh.

First off, neck tattoos are..well…unless you are rich or a convict, I’d stay away from them. Besides, this design will not look good small(which it would have to be, unless your neck is as wide and long as your back). This design is meant to be on the back because of its size. A mini-me version on the neck won’t look as good.

I have a high threshold for pain. I once fell asleep while getting a tattoo on my back. Almost did it again a couple of weeks ago when I got a tat. I actually like a feeling of the needle scribbling your arm. I like to taste the pain.

A flaming apple with barbed wire? An apple wrapped in barbed wire. I’m just not on board with that look. Now, if your tat was just that NY skyline…that would be cool. Love the skyline, but not a fan of flaming, barbed wire apples

My only question to you is: Why get something like that?

Tattoos are something that a lot of people think about doing. They say they’ll do it “one day.” Well, what if “one day” doesn’t come. I think it is the same with an adventure things like skydiving, bungee jumping,etc. Many people will always say, “I’ll do it one day.” Of course, many don’t. The same applies with tattoos. You can think about it forever and talk yourself out of it very easily. The question is: will you regret it when your life is near an end? As a previous poster said, we only live once, so why the hell not. Just make sure that you get a design that you think is cool(and hopefully has some semblance of meaning). Don’t get something like a heart with your BF or GF’s name on it. Get something that you feel represents a part of you, whether that is your personality,r physical nature, spirituality, etc.

I didn’t get my first tattoo until I was 29 years old. I’m 40 now, but still in love with tattoos. I’m getting another one in less than 3 weeks. At my age, I don’t have to worry about things like regretting a tattoo because I know what I want, don’t really care what other people think and know that my life is a lot shorter now than when I was 20, so I don’t really have to worry like some of you guys. It is actually pretty liberating and so nice to not really give a fuck about anything anymore. Freedom.