The ONE CHILD LAW

Yes that's right, I brought it up... There's only one thing that can save the planet, and that's POPULATION CONTROL. You've heard all the crazy conspiracy theories. Most of them sound too extreme to me. The financial planners that own our govt have a plan for us, the population... but that plan is very general and vague. Perhaps you, the average consumer, aren't alarmed because all the theories about this topic seem so wild. Therefore you aren't interested in taking a deeper look. Your reaction to wild conspiracy theories has made it easier for the money-controllers to shape the world unobserved.

The human race are overrunning the planet like rats, pigeons or cockroaches. The differences with us are that a) we choose to do this and b) we can easily destroy our planet in just a couple days. Ordinary vermin carry out important functions in the biosphere - humans destroy the biosphere.

Overpopulation creates Earth-threatening emergencies. Now that humans are humping indiscriminately like lower primates in every corner of the globe, all the money-controllers need to do is shape and guide this constant supply of fresh meat through MEDIA.

EVEN AT THE CURRENT RATE OF POPULATION WE WILL SOON DESTROY THE EARTH. We cannot sustain at this rate. We must drastically REDUCE the population and the birth rate very soon, within a few generations, or this planet will die.

People think EVERY CHILD IS PRECIOUS, SO ITS OK IF WE SQUEEZE OUT ANOTHER ONE but it's really not ok. The privilege of bearing children is just that, a privilege. It's not a given right to contaminate this world with another consumer, another polluter, another body. In mindless life forms, reproducing is a natural and necessary function. Not so for humans. Every child born is an emergency for the planet!

If our children aren't raised by the state(school system) and media(your children are raised by MEDIA - how disgusting), and if we teach them globally conscious values, perhaps consumer culture won't be so selfish within a few generations. As of right now, most of the stimuli your children get from their environment involve shaping them into oil burners, plastic users, and dishonest bodies of mindless humping...

China had the best idea when it had a one child policy. Too bad their society wasn't ready to handle this responsibly. They had too many male children! Guess what happens to the rest of the world when a country that huge has too many male children...

If every TWO people had ONE child, we could save the planet.

The earth's total land surface is 149 million square kilometers. Half to three-fourths of that is not suitable to live on.

The human population is supposed to reach 7 billion in 2013.

Do the math, the answer to the emergency is simple... REDUCE THE POPULATION.

BUT, do we want the media-controlling authorities to help us slide into destruction? Do we want to die of starvation and being overrun by vermin? All the emergencies we create on this planet will create emergencies. Solutions to these emergencies will involve MONEY, your money. We will have to pay for licenses to save ourselves from emergencies we created ourselves. We will be driven to the edge of extinction through our own ignorance and dependence on media. We will run screaming to the authorities for solutions, which won't be available to the common person...

There's only one solution, at this point in the game... POPULATION CONTROL.

REPRODUCE RESPONSIBLY and turn off the television. It's really poisonous.

On Leaving Big Fish Tattoo

As of yesterday, I no longer tattoo at Big Fish Tattoo in Solana Beach. We parted ways on the best of terms. The owner(Dave Hartman) and I decided it was better for me to work somewhere closer to my home in Clairemont. I used to live right down the street in Solana Beach so it was easy and made sense. We also agreed that since I'm only doing a few appointments a week, I'm sort of taking up space in his amazing shop. Dave will be bringing on another great artist who will be able to work full time and give the space the attention it deserves.

I will still recommend certain tattoo clients to Dave and Christian at Big Fish Tattoo! They are great guys and great artists.

As most of you know, making tattoo machines takes up most of my time and energy these days. I'll be tattooing a few appointments and/or walk-ins a week, very soon, at a shop in San Diego.

Thanks to my tattoo clients, without whom I would not exist, for your continued support and patience. I'll let everyone know as soon as I get into a new tattoo space.

Silver Subversives

I call these machines Silver Subversives, or Silver Subs. They weigh half of what a normal coil machine weighs. They tattoo super fast and intuitively. I hate selling them, but I seriously can't afford to own more than one at a time right now. Pretty soon I'll have a whole RACK of them haha. They are daily drivers, not collectibles. If you tattoo, you will likely set up this machine for EVERY tattoo procedure. If you get tattoos, you will hope your artist uses a Special Technique rotary every time, once you feel one in your skin. They hurt less, and go faster. There is one left of the first 3 Silver Sub prototypes. It RULES as a shader. Next up is a batch of 8 machines, my first production run! Well, back to the machine shop!

Copper Pots and Ray Guns

These machines tattoo really sweet. The shaders also do fat outlines like butter, and the liners do grey wash in an unusually perfect and predictable fashion. Every time I sell a machine, it's like a horrible breakup. I sleep next to every one, and I try to tattoo with every one as well. If I send you your machine without tattooing with it first, it's because I can tell that it has "the magic." I needle hard rubber for an hour or so once I assemble each machine. This places much greater demand on the machine than human skin does, and I can tell how it's going to tattoo from this test. I just made my first all-steel flywheel. That's going to Ron Earhart on his new shader. I also decided that tattooing demands too much from the offset pin to make it out of brass, so those will all be steel from now on. The current tube vise style I make is very grabby and reliable. If you have a hard time loading your tubes because they are extra fat, just pry open the vise a bit(carefully!) with a screwdriver. Make sure you loosen the thumbscrew first, duh :] I can't wait til everyone has TWO of my machines so we can all get excited about this new dimension in tattooing together!

Kansas City Tattoo Convention 2010

Well, my pals Jim and Peter rolled out the red carpet for this one. I stayed at their house and had Jim's 2nd car for the whole week I stayed! This made everything soooo much easier. I was able to dive into tattoos at the convention, and was still able to have some much needed downtime in KC. The convention was really fun. A bunch of regular ol tattoo fans were waiting outside the door at opening time on Saturday! It's been a while since I've seen that sort of enthusiasm in the tattoo biz. It seemed like everyone worked and made some money this event. The Mercy Seat booth was kinda in a separate front room, and in our room at least, the vibe was awesome. I didn't get to see much of the convention because I was working at it! See you next year at the Real Deal KC Tattoo Convention.

R.I.P. Static Lounge San Diego

Dear Friends of Static, My name is Travis and for the past three years I have been the owner of Static Lounge. The club has changed drastically in that time from a live alternative music venue to a club dedicated to providing a safe, fun, and alcohol free place for San Diego's young adults. I have learned some hard lessons in the past three years but for the past year I believe we found something that San Diego desperately needed and it worked. Static was a stepping stone for those under 21. A place where young adults could go free from the influence of alcohol. A place where everyone not just those under 21 could come and learn that it is possible to have fun and to dance with out the booze. A place were everyone could come and just be themselves. For almost a year that worked and it truly was something special. In the last several months as I am sure you are all aware other 18+ events and clubs started to pop up. These places however did not provide a place free from the influence of alcohol and in my opinion did not operate within the law. These places were licensed to be restaurants so SDPD allowed them to have people in who are under 21, even though it is clear they are nightclubs. While Static still did a good job of competing with the other clubs serving alcohol, when you add in the down turn of the economy it simply wasn't enough for us to keep our doors open. I tried with all my might to find solutions. The City of San Diego, the City Council and the San Diego Police Department however did not support my effort to provide an alcohol free place for San Diego's young adults. The City council did nothing but give me the run around. The SDPD went as far as to shut me down at 10pm on July 3rd 2009 for a clerical error on my part in getting my entertainment license renewed. Yes that's right one must have the permission of the SDPD to allow customers to Dance. They even threatened to arrest me when I asked the question "Are you really going to shut down the only alcohol free night club in San Diego?"The reason my license did not get renewed on time is because they did not know what to do with a nightclub that did not have alcohol. I was even advised by a SDPD detective to bring the booze back, it would be easier he said. Almost six weeks went by before I was able to get my permit back causing me irreversible financial damage. This set back along with the economy and the competition from 18+ places serving alcohol has made it impossible for me to keep Static Lounge open. It breaks my heart to have to walk away knowing there are no other safe alternatives for those under 21 to go. I feel ashamed for my city as many of the regulars at Static were men and women in uniform. What kind of message are we sending to them when we let them fight for our county but we can't even provide them with a safe place to have fun. I have seen first hand the devastating effects of alcohol and hope that someday San Diego will wake up and see the importance of having safe alcohol free places for the young adults of this city. I am not sure what is next for me I have lost everything to keep Static open as long as we did. I may look for another city one which would support a alcohol free night club. I also would love to help someone else who might be interested in opening up something similar to Static provided it is alcohol free, maybe my hard lessons could go to some use and help pave the way. I hope the City of San Diego wakes up soon and gives their full support to any future alcohol free clubs that might open up. If you are upset about the loss of San Diego's only alcohol free night club please speak up and call your council office, call the SDPD and make your voices heard. Thank you all for your support. Regretfully, Travis

Baddest Stuff Ever Post No. 2

I gotta confess... I dropped my Palm Pixi sooo hard yesterday that I really don't deserve to own a phone. I believe it landed at such an angle as to ding up TWO corners of the phone, not just one. A lil massaging with my finger and fingernail and the dings are almost imperceptible. The phone seems unaffected! To be continued...