pic: FIRST Tattoo

[Ashley_05]

Wow. Let me first start off by saying thank you to all who have approved of my ink. Yes, as Heretic said its in my lower back. And no, I did not get the approval of FIRST before I had this done. But in my defense, I got this tattoo for me, not for the whole world to see and certainly not to promote FIRST in anyway.

To answer some of the underlying questions. Yes, I drew the design myself with the exception of the FIRST Logo. And I do plan on having the white touched up, along with filling in the Tribal. In reference to the pain: The outline was probably the most difficult part. It happens right away and it was thin lines. Filling in the color wasn't too bad until it got near the spine... and yea, it hurt just a little bit, but the way I see it, the pain was well worth it.

Tattooing a great way to express yourself and get a design that is truly meaningful to you. I contemplated this design for a while and probably drew for a good 8 months before I found my final design. Being that I'm only 18 and still currently living in my parents house, I let them know that I was doing this before I actually had it done. To my surprise my father actually wanted to come with me and watch me get it done. :: Great bonding experience ::

FIRST for Life.

[Rabbit222]

Originally Posted by Barry Bonzack

I think we have crossed a very special line of FIRST obsession.


If anyone gets "I am JVN" tattooed anywhere on their body, I will be quite frightened.

That will be the FIRST thing I do when I turn 18.

[KarenH]

What will you do when FIRST redesigns its logo again? Will you get your tattoo redone?

[Cory]

Originally Posted by Rabbit222

That will be the FIRST thing I do when I turn 18.

Let us know when, so we can have the men with the white coats waiting

[Jessica Boucher]

Originally Posted by KarenH

What will you do when FIRST redesigns its logo again? Will you get your tattoo redone?

Seems like Karen and I are on the same wavelength...because that's exactly what I was thinking.

I once read a case study for class about the fanaticism of Nike's employees - who go so far as to have the "nike swoosh" tattooed on themselves.

The difference here is that Nike as a brand placed 30th overall in the world in the annual Interbrand/Business Week ranking of the Top 100 Global Brands, with a value of $10.1 billion - the swoosh isn't leaving anytime soon.

I can not say it enough, FIRST is still growing, and will be growing for quite some time. It's still a toddler in terms of age in comparison to other international nonprofits. May the logo change sometime in the future? Absolutley. Will it change anytime soon? Probably not.

As you said, it's your choice, and I'm sure you thought about all of this before it happened. (Not to mention, I think it's pretty cool looking). Good for you!

Note: Of course, I've met some old-schoolers who still hold tight to the old FIRST logo as a show of their support of what FIRST used to be. May this logo become a symbol for another FIRST-era just like the old logo? Sure. The future is enormous and ours for the shaping.

[tiffany34990]

Originally Posted by Barry Bonzack

If anyone gets "I am JVN" tattooed anywhere on their body, I will be quite frightened.

very funny Barry...

it's a very cool design though... i'm not a fan of tatoos but that's okay...but still pretty darn cool

[Gary Dillard]

Originally Posted by Barry Bonzack

If anyone gets "I am JVN" tattooed anywhere on their body, I will be quite frightened.

Why just "I AM JVN?

[Brandon Martus]

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[[527]phil]

Hmmmm, if i was to get a tattoo it would be between a first logo on my right arm, or 527 on my arm or my forehead lol .

[Barry Bonzack]

Originally Posted by Gary Dillard

Why just "I AM JVN?

Oh no. What if some one were to tattoo his face on their body like people do with Elvis?

[Kyle]

I have 5 tattoos and I plan on getting more but until I go through boot camp I cant get any more, some government rule.
I plan on getting the MOE 2005 logo and the FIRST logo together I am just not sure where on my body to get it.

The tat looks great and its nice to see you created the overall design of it yourself.

[looneylin]

that's sooo cool! i dunno, i should consider getting something like that myself b/c it's been such a big part of my life.

[Ashley Christine]

I had always joked around about doing this. Maybe some day I will get a FIRST tatoo. Too bad I cant be the first. LOL.

[phrontist]

Originally Posted by Ashley Christine

I had always joked around about doing this. Maybe some day I will get a FIRST tatoo. Too bad I cant be the first. LOL.

I have a feeling she was not the first either...

I'd get one! I've always wanted some witty message on my inner lip, maybe just "No!"

[Katie Reynolds]

Originally Posted by phrontist

I've always wanted some witty message on my inner lip, maybe just "No!"

I know a girl who has "Think" tattooed on her inner lip (think before you speak) - it's pretty cool.

Ashley_05 - very nice tattoo!