TRIAL OF OUTLAW JOSEY WALES

Hear Ye! Hear Ye! Come One, Come All TRIAL OF OUTLAW JOSEY WALES Gather around good people of TattooNow, As many drama queens know their has been public open libelous statements about the poster known as Josey by Tattooconnect. I made this thread as a voice of justice, I’m sure everyone will agree Gabe has no love for Josey and why should he ? But I trust he’ll run a fair court room, One thing Gabe has always shown was the mind to see others view point. Good people of TattooNow, I hereby claim innocent of charges posted against me in TattooConnect. I AM CALLING THEM OUT HERE & NOW. Please post your complaints in this thread one at a time or listed in some sort of order, You have no problem posting them in arena’s outside of my membership. I politely left your board before Gaston Banned my Nick, Then he deletes out my post saying I was leaving only to start a campaign of hate. So if Gabe will entertain the thread, I would like to discuss this problem of libelous statements openly in a public forum like gentlemen, That every reader may judge for themselves if Josey is really the outlaw Tattoo Connect would have you believe. If Tattoo Connect decline’s this peaceful offer than the only reasonable conclusion is: Tattoo Connect are a Libelous group of Liars……

Or maybe you just have nothing better to do with your time? Dude.. it's Easter.. there's only one person who has the right to throw stones, and it's not you..

for the record, I am a hippi and have enough love for everyone... even closed minded fools who think I simply kiss ass and cheat my way into the industry. I dont really care about Easter at all (though I love spring and cadbury eggs!) so will entertain this post for 1 second. I dont think josey is geek enough to hack tattooconnect. I dont really care, though, Im going to watch 7th heaven now.

aww i love the smell of net drama in the morning!

But Pebbles the best smell of all is the "I DON"T GIVE A SHIT" smell!!

Happy Easter Amber Hear Ye Hear Ye The final statement of Josey Wales Hello Everyone, Tattoo Connect has gave the appearance of Dropping the Charges, Which is fine by me. Gaston I seen your invite to rejoin the group and PM you, Rather than mending of views in private then proclaiming some big declaration in public. How about I just leave you to your board & life as I have no hard feelings toward you or the tattoo connect site, As this is only a hobby for me and nothing I read is taken on a personal level. The only reason I came over was because Taz asked me to help your board take off with my argumentative persona. Which by the way is only a persona although my view points are valid they are certainly not realistic with a real life personality. This is America to be free is to be free not bound by morals only by laws, I would like to share with the readers some things I learned while campaigning for moral‘s in the Tattoo Industry. Like I said my opinions are solely moral based, And the only righteous way around them is with an exception to the rule. But how do we know who is the exception to rule ? When I very first started this debate here poor old Gabe took the burnt of my comments as all the other shop owners left him to hang. But Joe pointed out to me that to know the exception is to know the person to make that judgment. I have to agree now I as did then, All the debating/fussing past that comment was for entertainment purposes only. ( sorry Gabe ) I do believe there is an exception to the rule and I have to give that to Ya. I should have told you that months back as I shared my feelings with Taz who told me not too as I’m the only one calling you out. Notice how Joe came into my debates made his statement then never said another word on the subject, This my friends is a lesson that shouldn’t be passed up…. What is that Lesson ? To participate In stupidity is an act of stupidity, This guy is going to make the industry look great on Miami Ink. Another bit of wisdom came from Taz saying that the Tattoo industry is no longer a lifestyle but rather a business, To this I have come to realize with much regret. In closing I hope the best for all who participated with my subject matters, I will now return your forums to you a little dent and banged but probably better for the wear. Peace and read you all later……..

Josey, Only thing I want to say is while the art of tattooing is maturing as an industry and entering the "world of business" no doubt, the lifestyle certainly still plays a large part. I guess Ive only got 10-15 years as a frame of reference, but I wouldnt worry about the lifestyle one bit, because while there will always be people in the art for the business of it, those who truely love the art and to live the lifestyle have a much higher ceiling (indeed, they are the ones pushing that ceiling up!)... that is, you can only get so far if you are in it for the business and not the lifestyle... Many of the most talented artists reach the top not only because of their hard work and talent, but because of their good intentions and true dedication to the lifestyle. In short, the people who are talented and live and breath tattoos as a lifestyle and are smart about their business will always come out ahead of those who see $$$ in tattooing but dont live and breath it. Business sense will only get you so far. At least thats how Im betting, ha. *crossing fingers*

On a side note.. not all the people at tattoo connect are bad...

Let me set the record straight ...Never at any time did I ever ask Josey To help do ANYTHING..I said that if he straightened out he would be an asset....and I never said tattooing was just a business....I said it had to be both business and lifestyle...to be succuessful. And I don't belive that Crave sent you ANY private email you are a pathological liar and self proclaimed internet thug....but you have fun now ya hear? Just doe a favor and leave me out of it man....this net thuggery is such a waste of time... Amber I think we have a BUNCH of godd solid people on tattooconnect.I know they have certainly tried to be supportive of you!!

True that TAz.. I love most of ya'll.. it's just the one or two irritating pricks that get under my skin sometimes.. like the ones who take stuff posted on the internet, or something they saw on TV, way way too seriously.. =P

lets be serious now. anyone living for the "lifestyle" is either insane, or has hollywood fever. they've seen one too many specials on A&E and have determined that they too can be cool just like ami and chris and darren and Kat, oh isnt she just dreamy. investing in tattoo shops because you love art, is like wiping your ass sideways, and we look funny at those people too, because there are much more efficient ways to achieve the same goals. however, few of those ways are as lucrative as owning a tattoo studio.