{"id":6388,"date":"2013-07-11T06:48:30","date_gmt":"2013-07-11T12:48:30","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.brickhouseracing.com\/?p=6388"},"modified":"2013-07-11T06:48:30","modified_gmt":"2013-07-11T12:48:30","slug":"new-tattoo","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.brickhouseracing.com\/?p=6388","title":{"rendered":"New Tattoo"},"content":{"rendered":"

Back before I left for Idaho, I was in No Regrets<\/a>,\u00a0and Joe was working on a long-term tattoo project (a dotwork half-sleeve on my left arm). There was a guest artist in the shop, and he didn’t have any appointments. So, I told Joe that I’d be willing to set something up with him, but that I didn’t really have any ideas for what I’d like. Something on my right arm\/shoulder? It ended up that the guy went home early, and I didn’t get anything at the time.<\/p>\n

While I was driving out to Idaho, I started thinking about what I’d want if I were to get a right arm tattoo. What I came up with was a play on popular doping-related tattoos from pro cycling. Back during the “heyday” of drug use in cycling, several cyclists had black\/red devil tattoos on their shoulders, and, according to rumor, it was to hide bruising from injections of performance enhancing drugs.<\/p>\n

\"tour-de-france-injury6\"
\n<\/a>(example: Andreas Kloden)<\/p>\n

Now, Adam Myerson and others have started a Clean Athletes<\/a> movement, which involves a “clean” bar of soap tattoo.<\/p>\n

\"clean\"<\/a><\/p>\n

I think it’s cool (read into the website, and it’s definitely a cause I could get behind), but, I was thinking something more original, and I was already set on the upper-shoulder spot, anyway (if you see the “clean athletes” rules, your tattoo needs to be victory-salute visible). I started searching around on the internet for other symbols of cleanliness\/purity, and came up with a lotus flower. So, as I drove, I filed that idea away in my head for future use.<\/p>\n

Fast forward to the drive back on Monday. I had another tattoo appointment set up for Tuesday. Joe called and wanted to know if I still was thinking about doing something one-session-able on my right arm. I told him my idea, and, 24 hours later…<\/p>\n

\"lotus\"<\/a><\/p>\n

 <\/p>\n

Joe does gorgeous work! I’m hoping in the future to add to it, but, for now, I’ve got plenty of other unfinished stuff to get worked on.<\/p>\n

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