Van Halen Tattoos.

[size5dress]

You guys think Van Halen tatties are too much?
Do you any of you have one?
Seen any that you remember?
What are some ideas for one that is a bit more subtle?

[NATEDOG001976]

Look at mine below...it rules!! VH II style!

[jtw5150]

I have two - one on my right shoulder that resembles Ed's "Wolfgang" tat - but mine looks better and says "Van Halen" instead. I also used the blue/green/yellow fade of the colors off the first album on the VH letters. Tha tat I have on my left shoulder is the Van Hagar era logo with a local radio station call numbers below that I got in a promotion that also got me and a buddy backstage to meet the band in '98, along with a pre-show soundcheck....had to do it.

[LittleDreamerVH]

A bit subtle eh? lol In a VH tattoo, I think subtlety is the opposite of what you're looking for. My dad is a huge VH fan, and has his own Eddie Frankenstein styled guitar going down the side of his leg... talk about a sweet tat!

[if6was9]

LittleDreamerVH, so was it your father or your teacher/lover who got you into Van Halen? :confused:

All you can do at this stage of bullshitting is resetting your current identity and registering under new nick.

[LittleDreamerVH]

Hey now! God yeah let's verbally bash someone over our own assumptions. My dad and I weren't ever very close... ever. I had seen his tattoo, I knew that it was a guitar, but we never discussed the history of it. The teacher that I had made a reference to earlier is in fact, (just like I said), the one who instilled my love for VH. It was then, after acquiring more knowledge of VH, that I learned of what the guitar tattoo on my dad symbolized. Anything else I can help you understand?

[if6was9]

Now when we know about your relations with your father and your sex affair with your teacher, please tell us about your mother and your newly found twin brother. Let the soap opera continue.

[col5150]

I got mine done when i was 15 or 16 (went with an older mate and managed to not get i'd'd) its the same as eddies but a little bigger on right shoulder.

Im 25 now however and im starting to regret it a little

[size5dress]

yeah, thats what im worried about.
like i really want one, but i want one thats a bit more symbolic than anything.
i dont want to look at this big ass VH and wonder what the hell i was thinking
thats what i meant by subtle.

[ThrillsNSpills]

I remember once there was a dude with an eminem haircut who had a vh tattoo. wonder whatever happened to him.

[ThrillsNSpills]

I would never get a VH tattoo personally.

With my luck the day after I got one they would start doing showtunes or get Yoko as the lead singer.

[J Curling]

Go for it!

I was thinking the same as you, don't want to look like a fool. So I did the Hammerguy (from the backdrops, tee's, passes etc on the 1984 tour). The ones who knows knows what it's about..

I love it and never regret it. Did it pretty recently; 2006. Looks awesome, perfect circle. On my left shoulder.

It's lacking the yellow outline though and I am thinking of adding that, but making it on fire with flames up on my shoulder..

Would post the image here but I have trouble doing it. Could it be because I am on a Mac with Safari? Never manage to get the image in the message. And, no, I am not a computer illiterate.... So any hints?

[J Curling]

oh, ah just like my avatar I realize...

[Panamark]

I wonder if I can get Sammy's face tattooed around
my anus, making my hairy butthole his mouth ???

Why has it taken 25 years to realize this ??

Oh the potential party tricks....

[size5dress]

Originally posted by J Curling
Go for it!

I was thinking the same as you, don't want to look like a fool. So I did the Hammerguy (from the backdrops, tee's, passes etc on the 1984 tour). The ones who knows knows what it's about..

I love it and never regret it. Did it pretty recently; 2006. Looks awesome, perfect circle. On my left shoulder.

It's lacking the yellow outline though and I am thinking of adding that, but making it on fire with flames up on my shoulder..

Would post the image here but I have trouble doing it. Could it be because I am on a Mac with Safari? Never manage to get the image in the message. And, no, I am not a computer illiterate.... So any hints?

YEAH! That's exactly the kind of thing I want. Something that Van Halen fans will know what it is.

ps. thats a really sweet idea, putting it on fire

[if6was9]

Originally posted by Panamark
I wonder if I can get Sammy's face tattooed around
my anus, making my hairy butthole his mouth ???

YEAH! Let's do it. All of us. Let it be our symbol. It'll be easier to recognize each other!

[size5dress]

Originally posted by if6was9
YEAH! Let's do it. All of us. Let it be our symbol. It'll be easier to recognize each other!

because our asses will be hanging out everywhere we go?!
hahaha!!

[J Curling]

size5dress, coool that you like the idea, that even encouraged me a bit. I mean really.

[Panamark]

I got it done today.

Uncanny resemblance.

I intend to have my first poo on a mirror when the
bleeding stops !

[if6was9]

Post a photo!

[size5dress]

Originally posted by J Curling
size5dress, coool that you like the idea, that even encouraged me a bit. I mean really.

Well, honestly, anything on fire is sweet =)

[Panamark]

Sat on a mirror, put "Up for Breakfast" on the old MP3
player, looked down, and let nature take its course.

One of the finest moments I have witnessed in Van Hagar
history !!! Sammy's face, his vocal output, it was classic Hagar..

Im wondering if I can get a scrotal Mikey tatt ???

[if6was9]

Panamark, just don't forget to bequeath your skin to The Rock and Roll Hall of Fame and Museum.

[size5dress]

I'd pay to see that.

[J Curling]

A girl could do the classic VH logo "down there". In that way you could choose to show it or not show it depending on your hairstyle ;-)

Guess that works on us guys too, but it would be really gay haha

[if6was9]

Originally posted by J Curling
A girl could do the classic VH logo "down there".

Guess that works on us guys too

No, it doesn't. The logo would have three extra letters: olo

[Panamark]

Originally posted by size5dress
I'd pay to see that.

Really ???

I should tour as the other half

[Panamark]

Those big cruise boat breakfast buffet's would ensure
hit after hit everyday !!

[size5dress]

Originally posted by Panamark
Really ???

I should tour as the other half

hahah oh most definitally!!
it surely would be a sight to see.

Originally posted by J Curling
A girl could do the classic VH logo "down there". In that way you could choose to show it or not show it depending on your hairstyle ;-)

Guess that works on us guys too, but it would be really gay haha

haha! well i dont really think i want a tatt "down there" that would hurt like a bitch.
but i was thinking about getting the van halen 1 logo as a tramp stamp.

[sadaist]

I'm not personally into tats. I figure scars are just tattoos with better stories. Plus I don't really like the idea of paying someone to draw on me...permanently. But I have no problem with people who do like them. Unless they go overboard & their face, head, hands are covered.

[lem]

Thinking along similar lines of a tattoo ,I don't want to copy anyone else's if I can help it,for idea's.

[lem]

Thinking along similar lines of a tattoo ,I don't want to copy anyone else's if I can help it,for idea's.

[WildTurkey]

Thinking along similar lines of a tattoo ,I don't want to copy anyone else's if I can help it,for idea's.

Good news! Getting any sort of tattoo pertaining to someone else's band is going to be inherently unoriginal by its very nature. Don't feel bad, though - lots of people are totally lacking in personality and imagination of their own. Copy away, friend!

[Nitro Express]

I wonder if I can get Sammy's face tattooed around
my anus, making my hairy butthole his mouth ???

Why has it taken 25 years to realize this ??

Oh the potential party tricks....

All I know is you would have to go to a really hard up for cash tattoo artist.

[Nitro Express]

I think it would be smart to invest in tattoo studios and tattoo removal. Make money on both sides. All I know is we are going to have some fucked up looking old people in the 21st century.

[Von Halen]

I have the flying VH on my forearm. Well, what's left of it. I went to have it lasered off when Clichegar ruined the band. I only went to one session, because it hurt so bad. I've had if for 30 years or so, and it's not too visible now. I should go have it redone.

[Sensible Shoes]

The young girls at work are having a tattoo party and they keep trying to get me to go. I said I'd get a VH tat on my asscheek, but one of them told me that she had her arm done and it hasn't stopped hurting since. She had it done months ago. Well I'm a wuss when it comes to long term pain. What do you inked people say about this?

[twonabomber]

Mine was double outlined. By the time he was done with the first outline I didn't feel the needle any more, just the push against my arm. I didn't bleed much either. Don't remember any pain weeks after.

[Sensible Shoes]

Maybe she's just a weenie.

[Zing!]

The young girls at work are having a tattoo party and they keep trying to get me to go. I said I'd get a VH tat on my asscheek, but one of them told me that she had her arm done and it hasn't stopped hurting since. She had it done months ago. Well I'm a wuss when it comes to long term pain. What do you inked people say about this?

I always assumed that the tat in your avatar was yours, Shoes. I guess that's why you shouldn't assume anything, because...