Re-Post: Sweethearts for My Sweetheart

<i>Back in 2010, Valentine's fell on a Sunday, which provided a excellent opportunity for my lovely wife Melanie to add to her tattoo collection. A lot of shops do special day promotions for the budget-minded, although the trend seems to be moving away from that. </i><br /><i><br /></i><i>On this Valentine's Day, we here at Tattoosday are re-visiting that occasion three years ago. Please Note: Thicker Than Water, the shop involved, is NOT doing the promotion this year. I did find shops in San Diego (<a href="http://www.nittistattoo.com/nittistattooparlor/">Nittis Tattoo</a> locations) that are doing it this year, but I'm not aware of any NYC-based specials. </i><br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;">~ ~ ~</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div>So what does an inkblogger get his sweetheart on Valentine's Day?<br /><br />Why, a love-themed tattoo, of course.<br /><br />Lucky me, the good folks over at <a href="http://www.facebook.com/pages/New-York-NY/Thicker-Than-Water/225369517165">Thicker than Water Tattoo</a> had a Cupid special, $14 tattoos on February 14.<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiD0f6AJA3ziPrycsztD2EH71ztDSA3lSE0Pf3y2q_BIPBvHGpcZW2vQwsANy5inDaWs1Ki7xpK-B6FDVok8ZEZRA9N0VsT_YgQ_KbsoL_YjqAg3HBAtQp9zidVXWDAFjd-VnxvEwZm/s1600-h/Thicker+than+water.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5438255007074225394" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiD0f6AJA3ziPrycsztD2EH71ztDSA3lSE0Pf3y2q_BIPBvHGpcZW2vQwsANy5inDaWs1Ki7xpK-B6FDVok8ZEZRA9N0VsT_YgQ_KbsoL_YjqAg3HBAtQp9zidVXWDAFjd-VnxvEwZm/s400/Thicker+than+water.jpg" style="cursor: pointer; display: block; height: 300px; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; width: 400px;" /></a><br />A lot like the <a href="http://www.daredeviltattoo.com/">Dare Devil Tattoo</a> Friday the 13th Special (one of which is documented <a href="http://tattoosday.blogspot.com/2009/03/friday-13th-tattoosday-adventure.html">here</a>), the lucky tattoo recipient can choose from an assortment of day-themed flash.<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjrx1XeUWlX4TvKTkAkVhPPlTrJ-_T4m7w9h-qT2SFU9u8ZOREl2J_uyirnylynlIMcha7ajIA05-fP2aTVdFJ_kw6TIUTYxPaK-pJHuBrdimOYPtKC_y4nWaRFkraw8kNYst0nwLyn/s1600-h/Thicker+than+water+14.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5438254857287450594" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjrx1XeUWlX4TvKTkAkVhPPlTrJ-_T4m7w9h-qT2SFU9u8ZOREl2J_uyirnylynlIMcha7ajIA05-fP2aTVdFJ_kw6TIUTYxPaK-pJHuBrdimOYPtKC_y4nWaRFkraw8kNYst0nwLyn/s400/Thicker+than+water+14.jpg" style="cursor: pointer; display: block; height: 393px; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; width: 400px;" /></a><br />Here's what my lovely bride Melanie had to choose from:<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhDRNAI0URM6TP4Dzz0f4xinJT4rrbUMAqKQuYZyJCL9-FKbXNvueTxH7VmnBQ3q0h7Frtt3qTVmI_gQKRjWnA_s7e-n3sVoJkJHNld6L5_T6DL_qbPBiK4AHEZOX38IN454hsZEgm7/s1600-h/VDAY+THICKER+THAN+WATER.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5438255085742314162" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhDRNAI0URM6TP4Dzz0f4xinJT4rrbUMAqKQuYZyJCL9-FKbXNvueTxH7VmnBQ3q0h7Frtt3qTVmI_gQKRjWnA_s7e-n3sVoJkJHNld6L5_T6DL_qbPBiK4AHEZOX38IN454hsZEgm7/s400/VDAY+THICKER+THAN+WATER.jpg" style="cursor: pointer; display: block; height: 400px; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; width: 301px;" /></a><br />When we got to the shop, Melanie signed in #53, and they were averaging a dozen or so per hour, so we knew we had a little bit of a wait.<br /><br />I specifically selected Shon Lindauer, since he did such an awesome job with <a href="http://tattoosday.blogspot.com/2010/01/tyger-tyger-burning-bright.html">my tiger tattoo</a>.<br /><br />It was nice that Melanie got to meet Shon and the piece she selected was one that he had drawn up.<br /><br />He tattooed her in the middle of the back and took just about fifteen minutes:<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhNZKpMwR0F0tAeNx9hjQy3iVWQ1RpcDIoveXPOURNSTDHpJgBaYNVUEHKEoCKyCmsfHgAuXcALLWyEiyhalIofgR6YwSHuT-cXCOc-C_f_q4jyYHAlabArBOJE_LgcwAPNttVuOfzf/s1600-h/Shon+Inking+Mel.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5438254790488516514" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhNZKpMwR0F0tAeNx9hjQy3iVWQ1RpcDIoveXPOURNSTDHpJgBaYNVUEHKEoCKyCmsfHgAuXcALLWyEiyhalIofgR6YwSHuT-cXCOc-C_f_q4jyYHAlabArBOJE_LgcwAPNttVuOfzf/s400/Shon+Inking+Mel.jpg" style="cursor: pointer; display: block; height: 300px; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; width: 400px;" /></a><br />She was very happy with the end result:<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj5IzBerdL28P_t913TnsclZhRrLCwaMxhgJjSMdi7HVKLgUcG2xFvtFedQuhLYL6SyYR7vojebCSVEtbXFLQ9zJiF4dujKZQNkpdkL6vVhwAeGhqjPqlSnwld57Ni32p3hFGbFU4Kq/s1600-h/Mel+Hearts+1.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5438423966989250722" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj5IzBerdL28P_t913TnsclZhRrLCwaMxhgJjSMdi7HVKLgUcG2xFvtFedQuhLYL6SyYR7vojebCSVEtbXFLQ9zJiF4dujKZQNkpdkL6vVhwAeGhqjPqlSnwld57Ni32p3hFGbFU4Kq/s400/Mel+Hearts+1.jpg" style="cursor: pointer; display: block; height: 238px; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; width: 400px;" /></a><br />When we left around 3:45, the waiting list was over a hundred, so they looked like they had a long night ahead of them.<br /><br />Thanks to Shon and the staff at Thicker Than Water for another great tattoo experience!<br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;">~ ~ ~</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">If you're looking for Shon, he is currently settling down at his new shop, <a href="https://www.facebook.com/QueenStreetTattoo">Queen Street Tattoo</a> in Honolulu!</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">Happy Valentine's Day everyone!</div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><b id="internal-source-marker_0.30536548257805407" style="font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-size: xx-small;"><span style="font-family: Arial; 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