Cactus Al's Tat... Well, first one anyway...

Hi Guys, well, for anyone who is interested, I finally put up a nominal myspace page, and if you want to see how my final artwork turned out, you can check it out at www.myspace.com/fatherofroses. Finally got some pictures up there, and you can see how my art came out. This was the one I had done in honor of my love for my daughters. The two roses symbolize my girls because I have twin daughters named Kenyon Rose and Audrey Rose... The serpent symbolizes me, it's my Chinese birth year, the Chinese script says "For my beloved daughters" Idea being if you get too close to the roses, your gonna have to deal with the fangs. It's for my little girls with love from their dad. Anyway, check it out, and you can see a little about me. Still no good pics of me yet. Gotta find somebody to take one...

great tattoo!

Nice, I like it a lot.

Oo! Oo! Oo! Cactus!!! Can I be in your friends box????? (www.myspace.com/j_werk) Just look for the gargoyle. You'll see what I mean! Lol! Wish I could check it out here at work but "The Man" has that site blocked.... Guess I can wait a few hours until I get to head back to the poor house.... I am sure it kicks ass!

I think you have to send me some kind of request or something....

I'll send you the hook up Brother...

Oohhh Oohhh!!! And a COC fan! -slaps myspace around a little- And with nice ink!

Muchas Gracias Babe!

As usual, I'm kinda scared, but wondering what ducky and ahyln think.... MarioJ? Legacy? Etc?

Al, nice tat baby!! Did TAz do that, or did he draw it up? Bagpipes huh? I've got a funny bagpipe story to tell you sometime. TCE

No, TCE I got that one here in Denver, but let's just say, I hope to be the recipient of a Taz Tat someday... Glad ya like it!! Thanks!

You being a teacher of sorts, whaddya suppose bagpipes would sound like inside of a music instruction classroom with linoleum floors? TCE

Like somebody kickin a bag of cats while strangling a Swedish yodelling team! In a cave! While drunk on TAzblasters!

And that's my story..........................and I'm sticking to it. TCE

the work is awesome Al.......i like the whole concept of the piece and like it even more because it means somethin to ya.....good job on the decision man.......

and dont be so hard on yourself about the pics...THEY LOOK GREAT!!!!

Man, what would I do without all ya guys. You guys crack me up. And thanks for the good feedback.... Still got some room for Taz design.... And about the bagpipes... If you've heard em played poorly, or out of tune, it sounds just like taz said. If you hear ME play em', it's like voices of angels!!! (l0l)

Finally got the damned MySpace to work and got a chance to see your 'too-very nice and I too commend you for the thought/meaning behind it, thanks for sharing. You DO realize it most likely will not be your only (chuckling knowingly) Nice work, who gets credit?....Doc

Got that right Doc...I am already designing his next!...T

Doc John, you are on my new fav's list right there with Taz and the boys and girls. Lee Ball at Twisted Sol get's credit. Thanks to all for the really nice words of praise. Getting along with Legacy is pretty great too... makes me feel like the Grinch, you know at the end of the movie when he finally gets it, and gets that angelic smile?

Taz did you get my email? I'm still waiting on that constructive criticism.......

Al that was funny bro.... I know exactly the grin youre talking about .....

Sorry Legacy...I am runnin way behind...expect an e-mail tonight pal

AH! i thought i posted when i looked at it back when you first posted this...you know, crazy little me, my mind just kinda slips away and i'll be staring at my screen thinking "what was i doing" Ahem, anywho...i love your tattoo! I think there is no better kind of tattoo than one that symbolizes an everlasting love, and you kids are deffinately a love that will, no matter WHAT, ever go completly away (even if you fight all the time cuz they want to wear the mini skirts and work at hooters, lol). I also love that you used things in your guys' lives to symbolize what you are trying to convey, the dragon and the roses. (Rock on with their middle name too! It's the best middle name ever, and i'm lucky enough to have it too, muahahaha) I'm trying to make sure that the tattoos i decide to get have a meaning like that also. great tattoo bro! and props to your artist :D

Thanks for all the supportive and useful feed back! Love ya'all man! Now if y'all were only belly dancers...

Well I did think about taking some lessons....

Sweet tat. Meaningful tattoos are always a good thing. :o) theval

Thanks Theval! And welcome to the forum... look forward to hearing more from ya...

Thanks. It looks like it'll be tons of fun. :o) theval

Since you got all those pictures of tats on your myspace, why not just put up a picture of your ass, seems like it would be real easy for you since you were born ass backwards.

Uh, I'm intrigued, but an insult is lost on the intended victim if it doesn't make sense. So give it another shot...