This week we talk to Shotsie Gorman. A true artist, tattoo pioneer, and influential person. Have a listen to some amazing tattoo stories.Find Shotsie here:@shotsiegormanFacebook shotsie1Facebook. tarotarttattooOur Email:TattoosandPodcasts@gmail.comGo To Tattoo Now And Get A Better Business!https://longevity.tattoonow.com/2dudesSUPPORT THE SHOW BY GIVING US MONEY!Donations - https://www.buymeacoffee.com/2dudestalktatsOur Merch Store: https://shop.bettertattooing.com/BUY STUFF FROM DRAGONHAWK!https://www.dragonhawktattoos.com/?ref=TWODUDESUse the promotional code – TWODUDES – at checkout to save 10% on every order! Become Awesome By Supporting Our Show https://plus.acast.com/s/2-dudes-talk-tattoos. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

This week we go over some light history with Shanna Godwin, and art historian with focuses on tattoo stuff! We also read nihilism quotes with Brian of “The Tailored Fit Tattoo Gallery”.you can find her by following these links:Instagram - @theshannag, and, @apothictattoostudioOnline - www.Apothictattoostudio.comGo To Tattoo Now And Get A Better Business!https://longevity.tattoonow.com/2dudesSUPPORT THE SHOW BY GIVING US MONEY!Donations - https://www.buymeacoffee.com/2dudestalktatsOur Merch Store: https://www.2dudestalktattoos.com/BUY STUFF FROM DRAGONHAWK!https://www.dragonhawktattoos.com/?ref=TWODUDESUse the promotional code – TWODUDES – at checkout to save 10% on every order! Become Awesome By Supporting Our Show https://plus.acast.com/s/2-dudes-talk-tattoos. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

This week we talk to Dian Henk, author, artist, and all around good guy. By golly, he’s a true gem. Find his stuff by following a link below!website: danhenk.comhttps://www.instagram.com/deadguyllc https://www.facebook.com/deadguyllc https://www.tiktok.com/@danhenk Go To Tattoo Now And Get A Better Business!https://longevity.tattoonow.com/2dudesSUPPORT THE SHOW BY GIVING US MONEY!Donations - https://www.buymeacoffee.com/2dudestalktatsOur Merch Store: https://www.2dudestalktattoos.com/BUY STUFF FROM DRAGONHAWK!https://www.dragonhawktattoos.com/?ref=TWODUDESUse the promotional code – TWODUDES – at checkout to save 10% on every order! Become Awesome By Supporting Our Show https://plus.acast.com/s/2-dudes-talk-tattoos. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

This week we talk with the legendary Vyvyn Lazonga! It’s a really chill chat about tattooing and we start the trend of making her even more legendary by inventing stories about her past. You can fin more about her by following these links:https://www.madamelazongastattoo.com/https://instagram.com/madamelazongastattoohttps://www.facebook.com/madamelazongastattooGo To Tattoo Now And Get A Better Business!https://longevity.tattoonow.com/2dudesSUPPORT THE SHOW BY GIVING US MONEY!Donations - https://www.buymeacoffee.com/2dudestalktatsOur Merch Store: https://www.2dudestalktattoos.com/BUY STUFF FROM DRAGONHAWK!https://www.dragonhawktattoos.com/?ref=TWODUDESUse the promotional code – TWODUDES – at checkout to save 10% on every order! Become Awesome By Supporting Our Show https://plus.acast.com/s/2-dudes-talk-tattoos. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Ben Shaw and I from the APT sit down to discuss regulations. It's not really about the history but it does have something historical attached to it.Check out Ben's stuff by following these links:YouTube https://youtube.com/channel/UCK-rGNjPEhFezK_4gHfKg9Q LinkedIn https://www.linkedin.com/in/ben-shaw-bb61607b Facebook https://m.facebook.com/zenbenshaw/Instagram:@benshawarchetypeTikTok: benshawarchetype Website: benshawarchetype.comGo To Tattoo Now And Get A Better Business!https://longevity.tattoonow.com/2dudesSUPPORT THE SHOW BY GIVING US MONEY!Donations - https://www.buymeacoffee.com/2dudestalktatsOur Merch Store: https://www.2dudestalktattoos.com/BUY STUFF FROM DRAGONHAWK!https://www.dragonhawktattoos.com/?ref=TWODUDESUse the promotional code – TWODUDES – at checkout to save 10% on every order! Become Awesome By Supporting Our Show https://plus.acast.com/s/2-dudes-talk-tattoos. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

This episode features Matt Lodder, Ph.D. Art Historian from the University of Essex in the UK. We talk a bit about tattoo history and share our thoughts about tattooing nowadays. Here are some links to follow Matt:twitter.com/mattlodderinstagram.com/mattlodderhttps://www.instagram.com/beneaththeskinpod/Go To Tattoo Now And Get A Better Business!https://longevity.tattoonow.com/2dudesSUPPORT THE SHOW BY GIVING US MONEY!Donations - https://www.buymeacoffee.com/2dudestalktatsOur Merch Store: https://www.2dudestalktattoos.com/BUY STUFF FROM DRAGONHAWK!https://www.dragonhawktattoos.com/?ref=TWODUDESUse the promotional code – TWODUDES – at checkout to save 10% on every order! Become Awesome By Supporting Our Show https://plus.acast.com/s/2-dudes-talk-tattoos. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

This week Rian talks with Po Zhang, a master tattooer with a unique understanding of global tattooing. He is an amazing person and a philosopher, fine artist, teacher, mentor, and successful business owner. Po is really the pinnacle of what tattooers attempt to achieve in their career. It's a fantastic chat.Here is where you can find Po:IG: @popotattoowww.Worldfamoustattooartgallery.comGo To Tattoo Now And Get A Better Business!https://longevity.tattoonow.com/2dudesSUPPORT THE SHOW BY GIVING US MONEY!Donations - https://www.buymeacoffee.com/2dudestalktatsOur Merch Store: https://www.2dudestalktattoos.com/BUY STUFF FROM DRAGONHAWK!https://www.dragonhawktattoos.com/?ref=TWODUDESUse the promotional code – TWODUDES – at checkout to save 10% on every order! Become Awesome By Supporting Our Show https://plus.acast.com/s/2-dudes-talk-tattoos. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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This week, Rian talks with Steve Peace - the owner of Immaculate Concept tattoo in Calgary, Alberta Canada. He's also the boss of the Alberta Tattoo Arts Festival in Calgary and Edmonton... 2 of the largest tattoo shows in North America.We talk about conventions, and tattoos, and get into some excellent jokes at the end of the show.We hope you enjoy it.You can check out all of his stuff by following these links:Tattoo Studio | Immaculate Concept | Calgary (yyctattoo.com)Steve Peace (@stevepeacetattoos) • Instagram photos and videosEdmonton (albertatattooshows.com)Calgary (albertatattooshows.com)Go To Tattoo Now And Get A Better Business!https://longevity.tattoonow.com/2dudesSUPPORT THE SHOW BY GIVING US MONEY!Donations - https://www.buymeacoffee.com/2dudestalktatsOur Merch Store: https://www.2dudestalktattoos.com/BUY STUFF FROM DRAGONHAWK!https://www.dragonhawktattoos.com/?ref=TWODUDESUse the promotional code – TWODUDES – at checkout to save 10% on every order! Become Awesome By Supporting Our Show https://plus.acast.com/s/2-dudes-talk-tattoos. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

On the show this week, Damon Conklin. Not only does he have an interesting history in tattooing, but he also slays the critiques! We talk about his origin, ego, influence, and how he sold Afroskulls to nazis.You can check out all of his stuff by following these links:https://instagram.com/supergenius__tattoo/https://www.seattle-tattoos.com/https://www.instagram.com/damon_conklin/https://www.facebook.com/damonconklin67Go To Tattoo Now And Get A Better Business!https://longevity.tattoonow.com/2dudesSUPPORT THE SHOW BY GIVING US MONEY!Donations - https://www.buymeacoffee.com/2dudestalktatsOur Merch Store: https://www.2dudestalktattoos.com/BUY STUFF FROM DRAGONHAWK!https://www.dragonhawktattoos.com/?ref=TWODUDESUse the promotional code – TWODUDES – at checkout to save 10% on every order! Become Awesome By Supporting Our Show https://plus.acast.com/s/2-dudes-talk-tattoos. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

On the show today, we talk to Gabe Ripley. He's a tech geek who owned one of the most successful shops at the turn of millennia. Funny thing is, he doesn't even tattoo! Here us talk with an accent about tech, shop ownership, and how the most vulnerable parts of us can bring you down when at the top.You can check out Gabe's stuff by following these links:TattooNOW.comreinventingthetattoo.comTattoogathering.comSUPPORT THE SHOW BY GIVING US MONEY!https://www.buymeacoffee.com/2dudestalktatsWE ARE SPONSORED BY DRAGONHAWK!https://www.dragonhawktattoos.com/?ref=TWODUDESUse the promotional code – TWODUDES – at checkout to save 10% on every order!Check out everything we do!Our Merch Store: https://www.2dudestalktattoos.comRian’s WWW:Better Tattooinghttps://www.youtube.com/@bettertattooing/https://www.instagram.com/rian_othusBrian’s WWWhttps://www.facebook.com/TailoredFitTattoohttps://www.brianmathewillustrations.com/ Become Awesome By Supporting Our Show https://plus.acast.com/s/2-dudes-talk-tattoos. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

We are talking with Kari Barba on today's show. Learn why we have gloves in tattooing, why having ghosts can be a problem if you paint in your underwear, and how to break bones when you dance!You can find Kari by clicking the links below:https://www.instagram.com/karibarbatattoohttps://outerlimitstattoo.comSUPPORT THE SHOW BY GIVING US MONEY!https://www.buymeacoffee.com/2dudestalktatsWE ARE SPONSORED BY DRAGONHAWK!https://www.dragonhawktattoos.com/?ref=TWODUDESUse the promotional code – TWODUDES – at checkout to save 10% on every order!Check out everything we do!Our Merch Store: https://www.2dudestalktattoos.comRian’s WWW:Better Tattooinghttps://www.youtube.com/@bettertattooing/https://www.instagram.com/rian_othusBrian’s WWWhttps://www.facebook.com/TailoredFitTattoohttps://www.brianmathewillustrations.com/ Become Awesome By Supporting Our Show https://plus.acast.com/s/2-dudes-talk-tattoos. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

We are talking about a few things in a very relaxed episode. Brian has some technical difficulties, Rian quits social media, tattooing is cool.SUPPORT THE SHOW BY GIVING US MONEY!https://www.buymeacoffee.com/2dudestalktatsWE ARE SPONSORED BY DRAGONHAWK!https://www.dragonhawktattoos.com/?ref=TWODUDESUse the promotional code – TWODUDES – at checkout to save 10% on every order!Check out everything we do!Our Merch Store: https://www.2dudestalktattoos.comRian’s WWW:Better Tattooinghttps://www.youtube.com/@bettertattooing/https://www.instagram.com/rian_othusBrian’s WWWhttps://www.facebook.com/TailoredFitTattoohttps://www.brianmathewillustrations.com/ Become Awesome By Supporting Our Show https://plus.acast.com/s/2-dudes-talk-tattoos. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Margo talks to us about tattooing in the 90s and how different things were back then.You can find her by following these links!https://margodemello.comhttps://www.tiktok.com/@margodemello SUPPORT THE SHOW BY GIVING US MONEY!https://www.buymeacoffee.com/2dudestalktatsWE ARE SPONSORED BY DRAGONHAWK!https://www.dragonhawktattoos.com/?ref=TWODUDESUse the promotional code – TWODUDES – at checkout to save 10% on every order!Check out everything we do!Our Merch Store: https://www.2dudestalktattoos.comRian’s WWW:Better Tattooinghttps://www.youtube.com/@bettertattooing/https://www.instagram.com/rian_othusBrian’s WWWhttps://www.facebook.com/TailoredFitTattoohttps://www.brianmathewillustrations.com/ Become Awesome By Supporting Our Show https://plus.acast.com/s/2-dudes-talk-tattoos. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

We are back, on a mobile hotspot! Don't worry, we ended up getting all the connection issues fixed by the time this comes out so, yeah... Next week will be just as fly as you expect it to be!In this show we talk about the future tattoo trends of 2023, Toss out the idea of doing a murder mystery podcast about tattooing, complain about scheduling, and Brian gets a chance to make us all feel like we aren't doing enough to stay healthy. Oh, listener questions are in there as well.SUPPORT THE SHOW BY GIVING US MONEY!https://www.buymeacoffee.com/2dudestalktatsWE ARE SPONSORED BY DRAGONHAWK!https://www.dragonhawktattoos.com/?ref=TWODUDESUse the promotional code – TWODUDES – at checkout to save 10% on every order!Check out everything we do!Our Merch Store: https://www.2dudestalktattoos.comRian’s WWW:Better Tattooinghttps://www.youtube.com/@bettertattooing/https://www.instagram.com/rian_othusBrian’s WWWhttps://www.facebook.com/TailoredFitTattoohttps://www.brianmathewillustrations.com/ Become Awesome By Supporting Our Show https://plus.acast.com/s/2-dudes-talk-tattoos. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

The dudes haven't recorded for a bit and do some catching up in this episode. Rian is pretty quiet for once, so enjoy Brian walking you through the intro parts of a tattoo apprentice's training. We answer some listener questions and plan a free seminar! There is also some real awkward exchanges when it comes to needle orientation. And you can find NeedleJig Online at this link:Needlejig Tattoo SupplySUPPORT THE SHOW BY GIVING US MONEY!https://www.buymeacoffee.com/2dudestalktatsWE ARE SPONSORED BY DRAGONHAWK!https://www.dragonhawktattoos.com/?ref=TWODUDESUse the promotional code – TWODUDES – at checkout to save 10% on every order!Check out everything we do!Our Merch Store: https://www.2dudestalktattoos.comRian’s WWW:Better Tattooinghttps://www.youtube.com/c/bettertattooing/https://www.instagram.com/rian_othusBrian’s WWWhttps://www.facebook.com/TailoredFitTattoohttps://www.facebook.com/scarletveiltattoo/https://www.brianmathewillustrations.com/ Become Awesome By Supporting Our Show https://plus.acast.com/s/2-dudes-talk-tattoos. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

The dues have on guest Tony Farra after he offered up his opinion on Instagram over one of Rian's photos. Truth be told, the guy was really insightful and concerned about how tattoos are being done. He was kind enough to come onto the show and hash it out.We also talk about the chess champion bum bead cheating saga, tell a couple of jokes, and talk about color washes.Shout out to NeedleJig and their amazing needles! We aren't sponsored by them, but we do enjoy their products.You can find Tony online by following these links:Tony Farra (@tonyfarra) • Instagram photos and videosTony Farra Tattoos | FacebookAnd you can find NeedleJig Online at this link:Needlejig Tattoo SupplySUPPORT THE SHOW BY GIVING US MONEY!https://www.buymeacoffee.com/2dudestalktatsWE ARE SPONSORED BY DRAGONHAWK!https://www.dragonhawktattoos.com/?ref=TWODUDESUse the promotional code – TWODUDES – at checkout to save 10% on every order!Check out everything we do!Our Merch Store: https://www.2dudestalktattoos.comRian’s WWW:Better Tattooinghttps://www.youtube.com/c/bettertattooing/https://www.instagram.com/rian_othusBrian’s WWWhttps://www.facebook.com/TailoredFitTattoohttps://www.facebook.com/scarletveiltattoo/https://www.brianmathewillustrations.com/ Become Awesome By Supporting Our Show https://plus.acast.com/s/2-dudes-talk-tattoos. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

The dudes talk about if Don Ed Hardy is dead, art, Friday the 13th, dirty tubes (Rian is drunk at this time), Lyle Tuttle and old-time tattooers who are just nasty with words, Nutter Butters, nuke drills, and listener questions! WE ARE SPONSORED BY DRAGONHAWK!https://www.dragonhawktattoos.com/?ref=TWODUDESUse the promotional code – TWODUDES – at checkout to save 10% on every order!Check out everything we do!Our Merch Store: https://www.2dudestalktattoos.comRian’s WWW:Better Tattooinghttps://www.youtube.com/c/bettertattooing/https://www.instagram.com/rian_othusBrian’s WWWhttps://www.facebook.com/TailoredFitTattoohttps://www.facebook.com/scarletveiltattoo/https://www.brianmathewillustrations.com/ Become Awesome By Supporting Our Show https://plus.acast.com/s/2-dudes-talk-tattoos. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

In this week's episode, we answer more questions, talk about legal stuff, how we are doing a competition against each other, and a bunch of other stuff! By the end, Rian gets so wasted the show turns into a dive bar at 2 AM. It should be a fun listen! We didn't even edit this one!WE ARE SPONSORED BY DRAGONHAWK!https://www.dragonhawktattoos.com/?ref=TWODUDESUse the promotional code – TWODUDES – at checkout to save 10% on every order!Check out everything we do!Our Merch Store: https://www.2dudestalktattoos.comRian’s WWW:Better Tattooinghttps://www.youtube.com/c/bettertattooing/https://www.instagram.com/rian_othusBrian’s WWWhttps://www.facebook.com/TailoredFitTattoohttps://www.facebook.com/scarletveiltattoo/https://www.brianmathewillustrations.com/ Become Awesome By Supporting Our Show https://plus.acast.com/s/2-dudes-talk-tattoos. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

In this week's episode, the Dudes talk about listener skin conditions, the Vlad Blad Rotary, other machines, how awful this year has been, HOUSE SEX, and a bunch of other stuff. Come in and relax. It's a chill as heck show!Links for pictures so you can follow along:COBWEBS-https://bettertattooing.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/09/Cobwebbing.jpgScarred Skin-https://bettertattooing.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/09/scarring-4.jpghttps://bettertattooing.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/09/scarring-3.jpghttps://bettertattooing.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/09/scarring-2.jpghttps://bettertattooing.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/09/scarring-1.jpgWE ARE SPONSORED BY DRAGONHAWK!https://www.dragonhawktattoos.com/?ref=TWODUDESUse the promotional code – TWODUDES – at checkout to save 10% on every order!Check out everything we do!Our Merch Store: https://www.2dudestalktattoos.comRian’s WWW:Better Tattooinghttps://www.youtube.com/c/bettertattooing/https://www.instagram.com/rian_othusBrian’s WWWhttps://www.facebook.com/TailoredFitTattoohttps://www.facebook.com/scarletveiltattoo/https://www.brianmathewillustrations.com/ Become Awesome By Supporting Our Show https://plus.acast.com/s/2-dudes-talk-tattoos. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.