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<blockquote data-quote="nofearfactor" data-source="post: 1734034" data-attributes="member: 1535"><p>Being a tattoo artist and pro touring guitarist in metal bands the last 20 years, Ive pretty much come to know alot of different types of people and have seen just about everything. The black clothes wearing people dont bother me- hell, thats me, I wear all black myself most of the time, especially in winter. And I know people who are into the 'scenes' too from being in the tattooing and metal world: Pagans, Vampyres, you name it. Real practicing pagans too, not wannabe Goths. Myself, my daily dress is totally the dressed down bum or Wino look. I wear what my wife calls my 'prison issue' look. Shave my head, Im tattooed over 70% of my body, multi pierced, long plain white or black Ts, baseball caps turned around backasswards or beanies, long board or khaki shorts with white socks pulled up, Dickies work shirts, canvas hopsack slipon loafers or Vans slipons, etc. If anyone was going to be judged by their outsides it would definitely be me- and I have been judged by my outsides since I was in high school, so I know how a person can be judged by their 'cover'. I was in that 'stoner and surfer' crowd in highschool in San Diego. And my dad was a cop.</p><p></p><p>No, its mainly what my kid tells us about these kids and what we've heard from school officials that they do and say and their indignance to the school system, authority,etc, is what alarms his mother. To me theyre harmless, lil Okie wannabes. Drop em off in east San Diego or south east LA with some of the characters there and they would piss their pants and cry for their mommies. These kids are harmless for the most part- potheads, they hate school, they hate all of the other 'normal' kids, start fights with evrybody, one of the worst is a kid who blows **** up we've heard, another kid has got into his dads guns and threatened other kids- just overall not what my wife wants for her kid. It might be small town Oklahoma but its on the edge of a bigger city and there are some pretty downer kids in these small towns. Theyre bored. No stimulation, nothing to do. I totally understand them. But, my wife just wants her kid to do something some day to be able to take care of hisself. No highschool diploma and that means no college or even trade school. And he cant play basketball anyways when his grades arent at a certain level. These other kids, its like most of them have already given up on life and theyre looking for the apocalypse. Im California born and bred so not much shocks or surprises me and Im definitely not one to be that quick to judge other people. Like I said, I see all walks of life in the tattooing business and in the metal music business. I just want my kids to do the right thing, get thru school without many blemishes, and go on to higher education or at least do something where they are self sufficient. Not much to ask.</p><p></p><p>(And if you think I am to blame for any of it by the way I am, look, etc; my kids- steps and my own children- all know I dont want them to be anything like me even though I have been financially successful in my chosen careers in art and music. I recently stopped my 19yr old stepdaughter, who is in New Orleans right now, from getting a tattoo while there. I would have been on the first plane there to stop her. She gets school over with, is in a career and has everything going for her, then if she wants one somewhere not where it can be seen I'll be the one to give it to her, but not until then. I dont care if she is 19.)</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="nofearfactor, post: 1734034, member: 1535"] Being a tattoo artist and pro touring guitarist in metal bands the last 20 years, Ive pretty much come to know alot of different types of people and have seen just about everything. The black clothes wearing people dont bother me- hell, thats me, I wear all black myself most of the time, especially in winter. And I know people who are into the 'scenes' too from being in the tattooing and metal world: Pagans, Vampyres, you name it. Real practicing pagans too, not wannabe Goths. Myself, my daily dress is totally the dressed down bum or Wino look. I wear what my wife calls my 'prison issue' look. Shave my head, Im tattooed over 70% of my body, multi pierced, long plain white or black Ts, baseball caps turned around backasswards or beanies, long board or khaki shorts with white socks pulled up, Dickies work shirts, canvas hopsack slipon loafers or Vans slipons, etc. If anyone was going to be judged by their outsides it would definitely be me- and I have been judged by my outsides since I was in high school, so I know how a person can be judged by their 'cover'. I was in that 'stoner and surfer' crowd in highschool in San Diego. And my dad was a cop. No, its mainly what my kid tells us about these kids and what we've heard from school officials that they do and say and their indignance to the school system, authority,etc, is what alarms his mother. To me theyre harmless, lil Okie wannabes. Drop em off in east San Diego or south east LA with some of the characters there and they would piss their pants and cry for their mommies. These kids are harmless for the most part- potheads, they hate school, they hate all of the other 'normal' kids, start fights with evrybody, one of the worst is a kid who blows **** up we've heard, another kid has got into his dads guns and threatened other kids- just overall not what my wife wants for her kid. It might be small town Oklahoma but its on the edge of a bigger city and there are some pretty downer kids in these small towns. Theyre bored. No stimulation, nothing to do. I totally understand them. But, my wife just wants her kid to do something some day to be able to take care of hisself. No highschool diploma and that means no college or even trade school. And he cant play basketball anyways when his grades arent at a certain level. These other kids, its like most of them have already given up on life and theyre looking for the apocalypse. Im California born and bred so not much shocks or surprises me and Im definitely not one to be that quick to judge other people. Like I said, I see all walks of life in the tattooing business and in the metal music business. I just want my kids to do the right thing, get thru school without many blemishes, and go on to higher education or at least do something where they are self sufficient. Not much to ask. (And if you think I am to blame for any of it by the way I am, look, etc; my kids- steps and my own children- all know I dont want them to be anything like me even though I have been financially successful in my chosen careers in art and music. I recently stopped my 19yr old stepdaughter, who is in New Orleans right now, from getting a tattoo while there. I would have been on the first plane there to stop her. She gets school over with, is in a career and has everything going for her, then if she wants one somewhere not where it can be seen I'll be the one to give it to her, but not until then. I dont care if she is 19.) [/QUOTE]
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