Working at a tattoo shop can be a dangerous job. You just never know what types of characters are going to walk through that door ...
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Long before Josh started working in a professional shop, he took the path that many ink-obsessed kids do and ended up with some far-from-polished work. He got his first piece at 16—a sun on his arm done by some scratcher in a basement. "When I was 17, a friend of mine got a machine and a kit and we tattooed each other a bunch and just ruined each other. Good times."
Leaving those days behind, Josh has since sought out the skills of tattoo artists such as Steve Smith at Stano's in Daytona Beach, who did his sleeves and left rib cage; Matt Radford at Centurion Ink in Palm Coast, who inked his right rib cage; and Jimmy at Daytona Hardcore Tattoo, who tattooed the back of his head. He also gives thanks to Bailey Robinson, Jay Chastain, Chris at Tropical Tattoo, Crazy Dave Keezer, Phil Colvin, Dennis Pase, and Squablo. "Usually something in my life will happen and I'll take it and turn the situation into a nice tattoo memory," Josh says.
We're sure he's going to have a lot of positive memories in the near future, since he's expecting his first baby in September. Congrats!
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