No Lies Just BS

After having to miss the Philly Convention weekend where we usually get several great episodes every year, Nick decided to have Avery drive him down to VA Beach and record with the guys from Saltwater Tattoo. It's been a while, so it's great to hear once again from Tony Riccio and Mike Rickards and joining them now is long time tattooer and shop guy for Saltwater, Mr. Chad Vanawken. There's a ton of great stories in this one, so don't sleep on it. And remember to head over to youtube and check out all the Shop Talk episodes with Nick, Andrew Conner and Chris Porter from Alley Cat Tattoo. We'll see everyone in a few months for the Shenandoah Rose Tattoo Fest in Harrisonburg, VA.

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.

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.

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 best of Nate Hall, on NLJBS. And always remember to check out Shop Talk over on youtube. You're gonna love it.

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.

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 Magnotti. We hope you enjoy these stories put together like this. Don't sleep on Shop Talk, either. Get on over to youtube and check it out!

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.

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.

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.

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.