Thirteen dollar ‘13′ tattoos all day*!

FREE BBQ!

Friday August 13th, 12 pm-11:30 pm

Don’t forget to stop by the shop,and get yours!
Get there early!
First come first served, no appointments will be taken.

Don’t miss out!

*size conditions apply, ask for details.

Brando

I’m by no means saying I’m anything special, but at least I can fucking say that I aint a punk. I tattoo the best that I can on every piece I do and try to make my client happy. These sellout motherfuckers are cashing in on you. Don’t worship them, cuz they dont have anything figured out you cant figure out yourself. Draw and paint as much as you can, critique your pieces with an unbiased eye, never stop learning. A machine is a tool. An instructional book/dvd is a fucking gimmick! Look back at the classic artists of history and you’ll have a whole world opened up to you….for FREE.

Tattooing needs to go back to it’s roots where you couldnt buy a fucking kit in every magazine you pick up. Where every asshole who thinks he is a “prodigy” has his head so far up his ass he can’t see how much of a douchebag he has become. We are in an amazing industry that is getting pillaged and raped for a fucking buck. So keep doing the conventions that are put on by companies not at all related to our business. Keep buying all this fucking crap that will make you a better tattooer. Keep worshipping these myspace tattoo gods who’s tattoos healed look like a blob of shit!! You are feeding the ugly as machine thats killing us.

We are tattooing these people forever and no matter how small or seemingly stupid each piece is, it deserves respect. And all you fucking sellout faggots out there…pull your head out your asses cuz you need a good old school bitchslap to the face. You aint better than anyone, you were at one point just as lost and scared to tattoo as anyone else.

This industry is a beautiful, old school art…that used to have respect and tradition to it. Don’t forget your roots. Don’t forget the OG motherfuckers who blazed the path for you. Cuz its getting lost in a sea of shit and it’s fucking disgusting.

Thats just me and my opinion so fuck it…who the fuck am I? No one. Just some asshole who loves and respects what he does and is sick of what I continue to see growing around me on a daily basis. Love it or hate it you cant fucking deny it.
Brando
STAY TRUE Tattoo
Phoenix Arizona
www.​tattoosbybrando​.​com

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APRIL 21st thru the 27th – James Haun from Solid Tattoo in California

Contact us here at Stay True Tattoo for details and info regarding appointments for these dates!! You can also call James’s shop directly also at 760-361-1230. Definitely check out James’s work here: http://www.myspace.com/havoktattoomachines

Here’s a recap of how the year went:

On the home front, the year started off strong with guest spots from such artists as Bryan Renyolds, Oz, and Dave Meek. The Mesa Tattoo convention was a blast, and our Lucky 13 Grand Opening party in February was a huge success.

We unfortunately lost three very talented artists at the shop in 2009. Melissa Zimmer in the spring, who is blessed this year with a healthy new baby, Patrick Fordyce in the summer, who moved home to be closer to his family, and the most tragic of all Jesse Zinga, who passed away Thanksgiving eve. (For more information on Jesse, please click here).

Fall also gave us cooler weather and Stay True’s 1 year anniversay, and our November Lucky 13 party, where we launched not one, but THREE clothing lines, raised over $400 for Breast Cancer Research, and generally set ourselves up for a slam dunk ending of 2009, with an article published in the Arizona Republic New Years Day!

Brando continued his national success, with 2 guest spots in Las Vegas, a ten day collaborative tour of Florida with Oz of Ozmosis Tattoo, and another FL appearance at the convention in Tampa. He contributed to the “Keep a Breast” foundation, painting up a paper mache bust, provided by the foundation, with his signature style. (www.keep-a-breast.org) For Brando’s clients 2009 was the year for gettin’ shit done! Josh celebrated the completion of a 2 year backpiece, while Jason, Jen, Rochelle, and Katie all finished up full sleeves. Yet another Jason completed a very bright, very large, (and probably very painful) rib piece.

Siege hit the ground running in his second year of tattooing, his first fine art paintings sold, starting his own artists group online,and taking the reins as our shop manager. Siege is known for his many beautiful paintings displayed prominently on our walls at the shop.

Mark was also promoted this year, moving from working apprentice to full time artist! He continues to expand and drive himself artistically and has carved out a niche for himself in the shop with his bold designs and bright colors.

May May spent the year both behind the scenes, and in the lime light alike. Also in her second year of tattooing, she was pictured in “Tattoo” magazine, and was the cover picture for the New Years day story in the AZ republic. Her tattooing was also pictured a local biker publication called “Thunder Roads” two months in a row.

Siege, May May and Mark also tattooed for the “Music as a Weapon Tour” at the Dodge Theatre, featuring Disturbed, Killswitch Engage, Lacuna Coil, and Chimaira, and all three also participated in a charity auction for Autisim, known as “All Decks on Hand”, where each artist was given a blank skateboard deck to paint and return. For more information, please visit:  http://alldecksonhand.tumblr.com/.

*Whew!*

Thanks to everyone who made 2009 a great year for Stay True Tattoo, for all the support and love we received this year, we look forward to living’ it up in 20-twen twen!

Jesse joined the crew at Stay True in October of this year.

He was an emmensely talented artist, specializing in American and Japanese traditional tattoos.

Late Wednesday night, November 25, Jesse stopped breathing.
He was rushed to the hospital, but never regained consciousness.

The industry is at a loss, Jesse. You will be missed.

Thank you for the laughs, for your un-matched style and personality, but especially for sharing your talent with us and the world.

The family is accepting donations to help pay for final expenses. If you would like to contribute, please contact Stay True Tattoo for further information.

13 dollar 13 tattoos all day, free food, free beer live music and fire show, art fusion, silent auction and raffle, with prizes totaling over $1500 in value!

The turnout was great, the energy was high, and all our clients got lucky!

All in all, the shop did over 100 13 tattoos!
Thanks again to Brad and Dave for all their help!

And thank you so much to all our friends and family for your donations. We raised over $400 for Breast Cancer Research!

The main attraction of the evening was the Art fusion project, put on by the artists of Stay True, Brando, Seige, Mark and May May.It consisted of four canvases set up in a line. Each artist begins at one canvas, then rotates to the next every 5 minutes or so. The end result was 4 original, one-of-a-kind charcoal collaborative drawings, two of which were silent auctioned; The silent auction had over $1000 in products and artwork donated by local artists and tattoo enthusiasts!

Some auction items went for as little as $10!

Along with the amazing fire show by Provacatease, and the sexy sounds of DJ Horsepussy it was a night to remember!

Be sure to check back with us soon for our next swingin’ shindig!

A few thank yous to all of those who helped out or contributed;

Divinity Tattoo
Love and Hate Tattoo
Lucky Draw Tattoo
Fast Lane Tattoo
Hold Fast Tattoo
Vivid Ink Tattoo
Club Tattoo
Von Pony Pinstriping
the Hell City Saints
Dj Horsepussy
Provacatease
Andy Hartmark Photography
Ivy James Photography
Rox, Scissors, Paper salon
Ramjet Racing
Cobblestone Auto Spa
Starbucks
The Gym Sports Bar
Andrew Cannon
The James Family
Jody Miller
Zack Cristler

and The Susan G Koman Race for the Cure.

This would not have been possible without you!
Thanks from EVERYONE at Stay True Tattoo.

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