M: You would have loved it.
C: That’s the shop I want now, the
motorcycle biker shop. I want those
days back.
M: Yea, we had flash.
C: That was like I was coming up
in tattooing. The first time I got tattooed, no the 2nd time, the dude
showed up on his bike all drunk.
They were out partying and they
ended up beating the shit out of
this dude who was waiting all day
to get tattooed...it’s so different
now.. I was like fuck yea! and I sat
down and I got grounded on all day
and I was like this is the shit and
I’m getting me a tattoo shop when I
get older.
M: Our shop was tough. There was no
whining or crying. There was a bunch
of truckers in there and I had to work
my ass of to be taken seriously, and it
was hard to get an apprenticeship because the wives of the guys who were
gonna teach me wouldn’t let them hire
a girl. It was a little bit of a tough environment, but once you proved yourself and earned your way, there was
respect and etiquette and a way to be
amongst each other I don’t really see now.
S: Do you think over the last 5 years, women are more respected or
just me asking the question does that mean..
M: I would not say women are more respected (laughs) I would say there’s
more women in the industry..
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