Short post...I went to the Tat Shop yesterday to talk to a guy I know about getting some new ink done. I've had this idea in my head for a while, but didn't know exactly how I wanted it. I recently saw a merc patch that said it all! I plan on doing a combination of elements from that merc patch, the Strider logo (specifically the saber and the wings) and adding some text to the bottom. This'll be my fourth tat, so I'm under no illusions as to the level of committment and what have ya. Maybe, if I can haggle the price a bit, I can get 'em to step up and add my bukido kanji to the underside of my dragon.
Here's some samples of the shit I'll be incorporating into the tat:
On my left deltoid (opposite of my SEAL; same spot, opposite arm) I'll be adding stuff from this in all black. Picture the skull, spade and weps inside the saber and wings, with the saber piercing the chin and exiting the top of the skull and you'll have an idea of how I want to blend the two:
Just under the skull / wings / daber deal I want to have this:
Basically it means "Come and get it" or, more accurately "Come and get them" and refers to Leonidas, King of the Spartans' last stand against Xerxes of Persia at the Battle of Themopylae. Read mroe about it here, if ya wanna:
So why ya getting greek shit on your arm, ain't you Black Irish? Well, I'm both, turns out. One of the cool things I'm doing on my road trip this summer is going up to the Lavery family reunion in New York. This is the Black Irish side of my family, so I'll blend in and shit. I was talking to my Great Uncle Gary over the phone recently and part of the reason for our Black Irish heritage is the Greek blood we have in us. No wonder I like baclava and cold water so damn much! So this part of the tat is an homage to the crazy fuckers that forged me and mine in the fires of Mt. Olympus and the Cold waters of the Salamis Islands. Thanks guys!
Also, I'm finishing my dragon. I've been wanting to add some kanji to it for some time, but wasn't sure what would be fitting. With my recent life changes (lost my home, dog and girl all in one night, had to get a new place, start from scratch, and keep fighting) I decided to get something that I've thought many times, had in the back of my mind, on the tip of my tongue, but never really put out there. I've always had challenges in my life, and I've always looked at them as training tools. Girl breaks your heart, look for that shit in the future. Crash a car, learn how to drift. Crash another learn to stop drifting. Bust your ankle jumping off a bridge, learn to take depth measurements next time. The list goes on. It's been a continuous journey, making me better, smarter, faster, harder, more clever. A path that grows the fighting spirit of a fighter inside me. So, I had my lovely Japanese ladies (yes, I unecessarily had three of them translate it, when one would have worked fine!) sort out the Kanji for me and on the arm it shall go. Here's a pic:
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