Oh what a night!

Every year, sometimes more than once per year, people line up outside of tattoo shops looking for that $31 Friday the 13th Tattoo.  It's the tattoo world's Black Friday.

Here's how it usually goes.  A shop opens to an already formed line, you're forced to choose from the pre-determined Friday the 13th flash, and you wait.  The artists bust out as many tattoos as they can assembly line style during their open hours, and if you didn't get there early enough to get tattooed before closing time, you try again next Friday the 13th (Which is in January of 2017).

We don't like to be usual at Mischievous Arts.  We like to change things up a little bit.

This was no easy task.  As I wrote before, Mischievous Arts recently removed all negativity and cleaned up shop, which left Waldo as the only artist.  Most artists wouldn't take on such a daunting day solo, but to Waldo, Friday the 13th is not just a day of cheap tattoos, its a day of customer appreciation and meeting new friends while giving back to his community by deeply discounting tattoo time.  It's not about quantity to him, it's about enrichment.

As expected, there was a line forming before the shop opened.  The MA crew hit the ground running and started what would turn out to be a tattoo event lasting more than 12 hours (he's actually still tattooing as I type this).

Sure, not everyone who showed up got a tattoo today, but that didn't stop Waldo.  Remember when I said we don't do things the usual way at Mischievous Arts?  As a token of his appreciation, Waldo decided that if you paid for your Friday the 13th tattoo up front, he would honor the price and set an appointment to make sure you got your frightastic ink.  The other killer perk to becoming part of the Mischievous Arts family on Friday the 13th is that you're not bound to any pre-determined flash.  Sure, there is special flash designed for the event, but any simple tattoo that can be done in 30 minutes or less is fair game.  People brought in the coolest things to have tattooed on their bodies from sprigs of lilacs to a Quidditch snitch.

You see, when you enter Mischievous Arts, you're not just a customer in a tattoo factory, you're family.  From the genuine smile on the faces of Kylie and Des as they greet you when you walk in, to the integrity Waldo shows when he works hard to make sure you have the work you want, to the cushy couch in the waiting area, we want you to feel at home.

Thank you to everyone who came from all over to support the Mischievous Arts Tattoo family today.  It was great for Waldo to see familiar faces and to make new friends.  It's days like this, filled with laughter and the sounds of a tattoo gun that keep improving the service we provide.