Jonny and his bandmates had traveled from the UK to Chicago to record their debut album, after putting in a ton of work into getting a record and publishing deal, a good manager, and writing songs and touring them. On the third of March, the album was finished, which he describes as “the best five weeks of my life”. To record this landmark moment in his life and to remember all the people he met in Chicago, he got his first tattoo — the date of completion, and the Chicago flag. The tattoo was done by Josh Howard at The Chicago Tattoo and Piercing Company.
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16 responses to “Surprisingly Enigmatic Looking Tattoo”
BLURBISS (aka Josh) is the man! I love to see my hometown tattoo shop on ModBlog. Awesome work.
BLURBISS (aka Josh) is the man! I love to see my hometown tattoo shop on ModBlog. Awesome work.
He’s a cutie.
kurt cobain lives
THATS MY BIRTHDAY!!!
Is it weird that my favorite part of this tattoo is the pole and little tassels?
Beautiful. The little extras like the tassels make this tattoo so much more interesting than some of the standard generic flag tattoos i’ve seen
well done, i like that a lot
#6 starred_and_scarred is a fan of poles and tassles… how do feel about burlesque? 😉
that was the date of my half birthday 🙂
I love seeing my city represented. Great work, and I’m not just saying that because it’s the Chicago flag 🙂
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It looks awesome. I was planning on getting a tattoo of the chicago flag when I get my bachelors degree to honor the city I grew up by and love.
awww that’s my sister’s birthday lol
I feel like a terrible Chicagoan for not knowing that was our flag >.< And the tassels are really cute!
+1 on Josh Howard being the man. Dude is a stellar tattooist and person. Give him all your money and naked women.
#14 LOL
I know what you mean about the tassles. They’re my favorite bit too.