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Would you get a tattoo if it were free?

POSTED: Monday, June 8, 2009, 10:12 PM
Filed Under: Music | get out
Gophila

Because this weekend, they're gonna be.

As part of some crazy promotion/out of the goodness of their ink-crazed hearts, Sailor Jerry (116-118 S. 13th St., 215-531-6380?) is holding two free events this Friday and Sunday: a show by the A.K.A.s before they leave for the Vans Warped Tour, and a free-of-charge tattoo day at Philadelphia Eddie's Tattoo (904 Arch St., 215-440-9997).

I don't have any tattoos, and the reason being is that every time I look back on who I was a year ago, I think, "What a fool Â… I definitely wouldn't trust that person to get a tattoo I'd like for the rest of my life." But this free business is pretty tempting. Are any of you tattoo virgins going to do the deed this weekend?

UPDATE: There is a catch — the tattoo has to be of the band's logo. That's kinda lame … but still, it's free, so kinda cool. More info the band's MySpace.

A.K.A.s show Fri., June 12, 7 p.m., free, 116-118 S. 13th St., 215-531-6380, sailorjerry.com; Tattoo Day Sun., June 14, noon-8 p.m., Philadelphia Eddie's Tattoo, 904 Arch St., 215-440-9997, philadelphiaeddiestattoo.com.


Phillybits
Posted 2009-06-08 18:18:11
I would love a 4th tattoo but I have no idea what I would get.

Drew H
Posted 2009-06-09 09:55:11
Free tattoo!? What's the catch?

Drew H
Posted 2009-06-09 10:07:29
Nevermind, I googled it myself. http://www.absolutepunk.net/showthread.php?t=1095522 The catch is that the free tattoo is of the band's logo. Not just whatever you want, it can only be the band's logo. In my opinion, that is an important piece of information that should have been in the original post.

Holly Otterbein
Posted 2009-06-09 10:16:14
My bad Drew. In the press release I got/Web sites I looked at, it said no such thing. Still kinda cool though, no?

Benny
Posted 2009-06-09 10:45:37
Tattoos, Warped Tour, and Sailor Jerry: Wow! Its three played-out things for the price of one!

TKOG
Posted 2009-06-10 10:00:02
Never get a Tattoo just because it`s free! That is ridiculous. Un imaginable.

Larry W
Posted 2009-06-10 11:13:18
A free tattoo of a mediocre band? HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAH HAHhaha haha haha.... Rich!

If It Sounds Too Good to Be True… » Tattoo Blog
Posted 2009-06-11 07:52:21
[...] Yeah, okay, so it’s not really that great to get a free tattoo of a band that no one listens to.  But uh…it’s free, right?  Is that exciting you at all?  I didn’t think so.  Well, incase you actually are a fan of The AKA’s and you live in Philadelphia and you want a free tattoo of their band logo, then you should probably get some more information about all this from here. [...]
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