snowboard_freak 0 Posted September 5, 2003 Share Posted September 5, 2003 G'Day one and all! I have been wanting to get a tattoo that embodies the soul of snowboarding. I know they are very individual things but I'd like to get some ideas from people out there in the land of the rising sun, and elsewhere as well. I can't for the life of me think of anything and i have run dry of ideas. So anyone care to throw some ideas at me? Cheers Link to post Share on other sites
Ocean11 0 Posted September 5, 2003 Share Posted September 5, 2003 Have some Flow bindings in your unique stance tattooed on your back. Or maybe Snow Japan might be willing to pay to get their logo and URL done on your forehead. Link to post Share on other sites
snowboard_freak 0 Posted September 5, 2003 Author Share Posted September 5, 2003 I hadn't thought of that one O11. Did you see that guy who sold his head for a year? To whoever ppaid the most he would shave his head they could tattoo their logo or whatever on his nogin and then after a year he would grow his hair back. Crazy dude. Link to post Share on other sites
scouser 4 Posted September 5, 2003 Share Posted September 5, 2003 Did he get any sponsors? And I wonder how much he got? Link to post Share on other sites
snowboard_freak 0 Posted September 5, 2003 Author Share Posted September 5, 2003 He actually got a fair bit of interest and the last bid that i saw was something like $50 000. Crazy crazy stuff. Not sure who ended up winning and how much it was. Link to post Share on other sites
Goemon 0 Posted September 5, 2003 Share Posted September 5, 2003 This one's not related to snowboarding, but maybe you could get something like this ? Link to post Share on other sites
scoobydoo 0 Posted September 5, 2003 Share Posted September 5, 2003 Link to post Share on other sites
MothaChucka 0 Posted September 6, 2003 Share Posted September 6, 2003 Get a design done for your board and get that tattoed, sweet. Link to post Share on other sites
scouser 4 Posted September 9, 2003 Share Posted September 9, 2003 Let us know your choice, SF - and photo evidence too. Link to post Share on other sites
snowboard_freak 0 Posted September 9, 2003 Author Share Posted September 9, 2003 Will do scouser but it may be a little while yet. I'm still not even close to finalising a design yet. I might wait until after i get back from Japan in Feb. I've got a couple of ideas floating around but none of them have really jumped out at me 100%. Gotta get it right cause it's there for good! Link to post Share on other sites
cheeseman 1 Posted September 10, 2003 Share Posted September 10, 2003 Snowboard freak - how about a nice tattoo depicting a good platter of cheese, maybe with some water biscuits and wine on there as well? Not only would it look good, but it would also be popular and unique - and be a good conversation starter with other cheesefans. Perhaps we could have a design contest. If you want some recommendations for good cheeses that go well together, please mail me!! Link to post Share on other sites
snowboard_freak 0 Posted September 10, 2003 Author Share Posted September 10, 2003 Thanks for that chesseman I'll keep that one in mind. I think a good spot would on my right arse cheek. What do you reckon? On a slighty more serious note I'm getting abit closer to getting to a good design - well i think i might be good. Link to post Share on other sites
Ocean11 0 Posted September 10, 2003 Share Posted September 10, 2003 How about a nice text-heavy circular crest that says "Skiing is Dead, Long Live Snowboarding"? You could then have something largely irrelevant in the middle such as a skull (maybe with a ski pole stuck through it) and crossed snowboards. Kewl, yay! (Oh, and it would have to be right across your back to give you enough space.) Link to post Share on other sites
2pints-mate 0 Posted September 11, 2003 Share Posted September 11, 2003 A cheese platter tattoo !!! Link to post Share on other sites
snowboard_freak 0 Posted September 11, 2003 Author Share Posted September 11, 2003 Well O11 you got the positioning right. Slap bang right on the upper back. Great spot for a tat! Link to post Share on other sites
Ocean11 0 Posted September 11, 2003 Share Posted September 11, 2003 OK, how about this. You have the outline of a snowboard seen from above, plain except perhaps for the binding screw holes marked. This is shown as if standing upright. At the upper left side of the board there is a large round snowflake pattern intersecting with the curve of the front of the board. Where the snowflake intersects with the board it becomes smaller like it's a graphic on the board. So you have the board and the snow in there. Simple and elegant and eloquent. Hard to screw up. (Then underneath that you can maybe have 'Death to Skiers' in a nice Germanic script. ) Link to post Share on other sites
bearbackrider 0 Posted September 14, 2003 Share Posted September 14, 2003 A bit girly that though isn't it? How about some cans of beer, fag ends, muscles and birds with big boobs? Link to post Share on other sites
BigSausage 0 Posted September 15, 2003 Share Posted September 15, 2003 Great idea that one! Why not just not bother with the tattoo - might regret it in 20 years time... Link to post Share on other sites
barbarabara 0 Posted September 15, 2003 Share Posted September 15, 2003 I often wonder what people with tattoos will think about them when they're 70 years old. Link to post Share on other sites
snowboard_freak 0 Posted September 15, 2003 Author Share Posted September 15, 2003 I get tat's that remind me of something major that has influenced my life in some way. A couple are music based for various reasons. For me it isn't just a picture or a design. They all have meaning. When i'm old i am sure they will look terrible, but i don't care, i know why they are there and what they represent. But they aren't for everyone and some people hate them. Thats fine. It's totally individual. Link to post Share on other sites
bong 0 Posted September 16, 2003 Share Posted September 16, 2003 I've got a real small one on my shoulder, I'll try to take a pic........ Link to post Share on other sites
snowboard_freak 0 Posted September 16, 2003 Author Share Posted September 16, 2003 Is it of a bong? Or a mull leaf perhaps? Link to post Share on other sites
oo 1 Posted September 16, 2003 Share Posted September 16, 2003 A bong tattoo Link to post Share on other sites
rach 1 Posted September 18, 2003 Share Posted September 18, 2003 I bet you'll regret that first Spandau Ballet tattoo you had when you loved them with all your heart Link to post Share on other sites
barok 0 Posted September 18, 2003 Share Posted September 18, 2003 Okay - I've got it, the snowboarding tattoo that you NEED to get. . . Start from the neckline, make sure the tattoo guy has the right color to match your hair. Have him extend your neckline down, down, down and when he gets to your trapezius muscles (upper back), have him fan that tattooed hair out. and there yah go. . . Permanent Mullet I think that pretty much embodies the soul of snowboarding. Link to post Share on other sites
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