393 - Scott Sterling - greatest hits - NLJBS
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The big East Coast snow storm kept us from traveling to Philly and recording all the episodes we had planned, so we're presenting to you a collection of stories from all of the episodes featuring the legendary Scott Sterling. Scott has been making machines and presenting seminars for a very long time. He's well traveled and has a vast amount of experience in the tattoo industry. So enjoy these clips taken all the way from the beginning of NLJBS, across six different episodes in the last few years. And don't forget to check out Shop Talk on youtube.
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392 - Chris Porter - hangin' with Nick - NLJBS
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It's a full episode with Alley Cat Tattoo's very own veteran: Mr. Chris Porter. The man with all the names. Hear Nick list 'em and check out all the fun history in this episode. There's a lot of discussion of beginnings and old shops and the early days of Alley Cat. Plus some great hip hop history lessons thrown in. It's always great to hear these two together, so when you're done head on over to youtube where they are joined by Andrew Conner on Shop Talk and you'll be blown away by the beautiful tattoos they discuss on every episode.
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391 - Nate Hall - a best of - NLJBS
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Nate hall, also known as Nathan James hall, is a singer songwriter from Greensboro, North Carolina who is also the longtime frontman of Old Heavy Hands: Rock and Roll out of the south down there and longtime friend of Alley Cat Tattoo and No Lies Just Bullshit. He is the owner operator of Legacy Irons Tattoo in Greensboro, North Carolina, where he got his start tattooing, but he's also tattooed out of Chicago and, of course, all around the country. Nate has been the subject of many episodes of No Lies Just Bullshit. He's a great storyteller and great friend, and we're proud to present this...
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390 - Matty Goldstein - always an artist - NLJBS
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We finally got Matty Goldstein to sit down for a full episode of NLJBS. He hit the road from Key City Tattoo in Frederick, MD along with fellow Key City artist Justin Bush and headed into Rocktown to Alley Cat Tattoo; Harrisonburg VA. It's a great conversation about starting out as an artist and getting into tattooing later. There's a ton of great stories and we're even joined by Chris Porter and a few other friendly faces along the way. So check it out and then check out some Shop Talk episodes on YouTube and you've got yourself a great time. Keep loving tattooing. No Lies Just Bullshit.
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389 - Peter Tattoo - a perspective - NLJBS
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Nick explains it all in the intro, but there's no new guest this week. So, in an effort to not leave y'all hangin' - we assembled this perspective on a name that comes up all the time when discussing tattoo histories: Peter Tattoo. The infamous shops ran by Peter Poulos and Larry Romano. We've got stories from five older episodes. Starting things off, naturally, is Larry's son, Frank Romano. Then we hear a few things from Richie Montgomery. Eric Fischer is next. Then it's Angelo Miller along with Erik Desmond with a few tales, and finally from a more recent episode, we hear from Kris...
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Episode Three-Hundred and Eighty-Eight: Mike Perfetto
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After a long day at the Norfolk Tattoo Convention, Nick had the pleasure of sitting down with long time tattoo legend Mike Perfetto and this amazing episode is now part of tattoo history. Good friends of Perfetto and of the show Mike Schweigert and Wrath are in attendance and only add to the brilliant conversation that was had that evening. Do not sleep on this one. There are some great stories about old times and how tattoos got done and some of the obstacles to overcome to get them done. Once you've listened, go jump on youtube and check out Shop Talk. You won't regret it.
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Episode Three-Hundred and Eighty-Seven: James Jarvis
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While at the Norfolk Tattoo Expo Nick had the opportunity to sit down with James Jarvis from 138 Tattoo in Gloucester Point, VA. This one is full of great old school tattoo stories you have to hear. There's plenty of talk of a lot of great tattooers, especially Brian Bruno and some tales from his early years. While you're at it, check out Shop Talk on youtube for some more great tattoo discussion.
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Episode Three-Hundred and Eighty-Six: John Setzer
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While visiting Richmond and Absolute Art Tattoo to celebrate the legend Brian Bruno, Nick got the chance to sit down and talk once again with John Setzer from Civilization Tattoo down the road. Veteran of the show, this is a great chance to get caught up with what's going on at their new shop as well as hear the usual great stories about shops, tattooing and all kinds of other things from Nick and John. Be sure and check it out and don't forget to check out ShopTalk over on youtube for some excellent insight into some of the best tattoos you'll ever see.
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Episode Three-Hundred and Eighty-Five: Ben Proudman
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It's been a while since we've had Ben Proudman on the show. He travelled down from Key City Tattoo in Frederick, MD to come check out Alley Cat Tattoo and brought along Nick Filth with him to do some tattooing. The guys hang out with Nick and talk tattoos and throughout, most of the crew at Alley Cat comes in to hang for a bit as well. It's a great conversation and a lot of fun, so check it out. Nick also makes an announcement revealing a bit more about the Shenandoah Rose being held next year in Harrisonburg, VA at Alley Cat so make sure you listen up. And don't sleep on Shop Talk over on...
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Episode Three-Hundred and Eighty-Four: Timothy Hoyer & Andrew Conner
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It's been a while since Timothy Hoyer has been on an episode. He's working at Alley Cat a lot these days, but he wanted to wait for Andrew to be available to record and here it is. Nick hangs with these two art wizards and long time legends of tattooing for a good three hours and we get to hear some excellent conversations about all of the things you expect and a whole lot of love for Brian Bruno, for sure. So enjoy the premium info laid down here and the afterward, go check out the youtube for some Shop Talk and stay inspired.
info_outlineThis week Nick takes some time to introduce you to an ongoing project and talk about some of the current events in the world of Alley Cat Tattoo and No Lies Just Bullshit. Enjoy this update episode and don't forget to check out Shop Talk on YouTube and everything we've got going on these days.
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