Comments on: Tat Who? http://johnhealdsblog.com/2008/05/14/tat-who/ The official blog of Carnival Cruise Line's Sr. cruise director, John Heald Fri, 19 Mar 2010 18:46:08 +0000 http://wordpress.com/ hourly 1 By: John http://johnhealdsblog.com/2008/05/14/tat-who/#comment-49033 John Wed, 07 Jan 2009 03:46:29 +0000 http://johnheald.wordpress.com/?p=3309#comment-49033 Next generation is beautiful. They seem to know something. They are tatooless. Next generation is beautiful. They seem to know something. They are tatooless.

]]> By: TheChads http://johnhealdsblog.com/2008/05/14/tat-who/#comment-36184 TheChads Mon, 19 May 2008 01:32:30 +0000 http://johnheald.wordpress.com/?p=3309#comment-36184 Hi Heidi, I'm with Sallie, Jimmie and DMW13 on this one. My husband & I have matching tattoos on our outer calf and we have never regretted getting them. Our two daughters (aged 19 & 22) have tats on their lower backs and I can assure you neither is a "tramp" and they are both still beautiful. We did our research, came up with a design that had meaning to us and found a reputable establishment and artist before getting it done. Don't get one just for the sake of getting one. Like jetskier said, make sure it has "sentimental value" to you, because it will be with you forever. I wish I had shown you ours on the bloggers cruise. If you decide it's what you want you won't regret it. Sorry John, I had to stand up with my fellow inked on this one. Mary & Randy C. Hi Heidi,

I’m with Sallie, Jimmie and DMW13 on this one. My husband & I have matching tattoos on our outer calf and we have never regretted getting them. Our two daughters (aged 19 & 22) have tats on their lower backs and I can assure you neither is a “tramp” and they are both still beautiful.

We did our research, came up with a design that had meaning to us and found a reputable establishment and artist before getting it done.

Don’t get one just for the sake of getting one. Like jetskier said, make sure it has “sentimental value” to you, because it will be with you forever.

I wish I had shown you ours on the bloggers cruise. If you decide it’s what you want you won’t regret it. Sorry John, I had to stand up with my fellow inked on this one.

Mary & Randy C.

]]> By: GLBmommy http://johnhealdsblog.com/2008/05/14/tat-who/#comment-36157 GLBmommy Sun, 18 May 2008 14:45:42 +0000 http://johnheald.wordpress.com/?p=3309#comment-36157 We own a tattoo shop. We do not wear baggy clothes nor crosses, we don't even tattoo crosses, it is against our code of ethics. I think you are stereotyping. Tattooing is art and the people who tattoo, artists. Maybe not by your definition, but certainly by ours. We own a tattoo shop. We do not wear baggy clothes nor crosses, we don’t even tattoo crosses, it is against our code of ethics.
I think you are stereotyping.
Tattooing is art and the people who tattoo, artists.
Maybe not by your definition, but certainly by ours.

]]> By: dulce http://johnhealdsblog.com/2008/05/14/tat-who/#comment-36108 dulce Sat, 17 May 2008 22:01:32 +0000 http://johnheald.wordpress.com/?p=3309#comment-36108 Dear Heidi, please forget the tattoo, after 56 responses I think that should convince you not to get pierced with needles and keep John happy, maybe he could take you shopping in his 'favourite'Paris, only kidding about the place, but you should get a little reward for your decision if that is what you decide,and John when you lose the weight Heidi can take you shopping, so then you will have 2 happy people with just gorgeous clothes and jewelry? did I not mention that Heidi? oh how silly of me, yes jewelry always comforts any decision for the man. John dear I am still laughing like crazy over the skit you did on the Victory 6 years ago with Mary, we have the video and we laugh alot with you, so much fun. Thanks. Dear Heidi, please forget the tattoo, after 56 responses I think that should convince you not to get pierced with needles and keep John happy, maybe he could take you shopping in his ‘favourite’Paris, only kidding about the place, but you should get a little reward for your decision if that is what you decide,and John when you lose the weight Heidi can take you shopping, so then you will have 2 happy people with just gorgeous clothes and jewelry? did I not mention that Heidi? oh how silly of me, yes jewelry always comforts any decision for the man. John dear I am still laughing like crazy over the skit you did on the Victory 6 years ago with Mary, we have the video and we laugh alot with you, so much fun. Thanks.

]]> By: Cassie http://johnhealdsblog.com/2008/05/14/tat-who/#comment-36091 Cassie Sat, 17 May 2008 05:32:33 +0000 http://johnheald.wordpress.com/?p=3309#comment-36091 I'm anti-tat as well and have had to work hard to change my initial reaction when I see a nice young woman wearing a tattoo. The best I've ever seen, for its subtle eloquence, was a small simple ocean wave shape just at the edge of a shoulder blade. She was a life guard and loved the ocean so it was a great little icon for her. I've also had women friends who got vividly colored, densely inked tattoos (like a floral bracelet design with the big flower about 1.5 X 1.5 inches). One of them was allergic to the chemicals in the red ink and that part of her design got very swollen and scary looking for weeks after it was done. You can still tell the skin was damaged and is a different texture. Apparently over time you can develop problems with some inks that were ok before. Our local paper had a series of articles a while back, about teens trying to leave the gang life behind, and a doctor who was using laser treatments to break down the inks and erase their tattoos. A very long and even more painful process than getting the tattoo. The doctor warned that the broken-up ink particles circulate in the blood stream and then lodge in the liver, so it's more dangerous for people who have a liver concern anyway (drinkers, people who use too much Tylenol, people with hemachromatosis, etc.) So it has a medical dimension as well as a personal expression dimension. Hope you are happy with whatever choice you make, Heidi! Cassie I’m anti-tat as well and have had to work hard to change my initial reaction when I see a nice young woman wearing a tattoo. The best I’ve ever seen, for its subtle eloquence, was a small simple ocean wave shape just at the edge of a shoulder blade. She was a life guard and loved the ocean so it was a great little icon for her.

I’ve also had women friends who got vividly colored, densely inked tattoos (like a floral bracelet design with the big flower about 1.5 X 1.5 inches). One of them was allergic to the chemicals in the red ink and that part of her design got very swollen and scary looking for weeks after it was done. You can still tell the skin was damaged and is a different texture. Apparently over time you can develop problems with some inks that were ok before.

Our local paper had a series of articles a while back, about teens trying to leave the gang life behind, and a doctor who was using laser treatments to break down the inks and erase their tattoos. A very long and even more painful process than getting the tattoo. The doctor warned that the broken-up ink particles circulate in the blood stream and then lodge in the liver, so it’s more dangerous for people who have a liver concern anyway (drinkers, people who use too much Tylenol, people with hemachromatosis, etc.)

So it has a medical dimension as well as a personal expression dimension.

Hope you are happy with whatever choice you make, Heidi!

Cassie

]]> By: Joko Joan http://johnhealdsblog.com/2008/05/14/tat-who/#comment-36087 Joko Joan Sat, 17 May 2008 01:35:41 +0000 http://johnheald.wordpress.com/?p=3309#comment-36087 Hi John: Wishing you good luck on your new goal to lose weight. They would have to wire my mouth shut if I was constantly cruising - especially around those yummy chocolate thingys! We just booked on Carnival's Glory for the August 23rd sailing. I needed a cruise to tide me over to our Jan. 31, 09 cruise on the Splendor. Would you know who the Cruise Director might be on the Glory at that time? Hi John:
Wishing you good luck on your new goal to lose weight. They would have to wire my mouth shut if I was constantly cruising – especially around those yummy chocolate thingys!

We just booked on Carnival’s Glory for the August 23rd sailing. I needed a cruise to tide me over to our Jan. 31, 09 cruise on the Splendor. Would you know who the Cruise Director might be on the Glory at that time?

]]> By: Catmama044 http://johnhealdsblog.com/2008/05/14/tat-who/#comment-36059 Catmama044 Fri, 16 May 2008 14:50:24 +0000 http://johnheald.wordpress.com/?p=3309#comment-36059 OMG - your B L....G is hysterical. PLEASE DON'T! My husband got a tat one year for his birthday. He thought it was a brilliant idea. (Of course this was after a few drinks with the boys.) He now has a giant eagle on his upper arm. I was furious! I kept asking him if he knew where that tat would be when he turned 70? Certainly not on his upper arm - and I doubt it will look like an eagle. I don't think I talked to him for several weeks after that. At least now I can look at it and not see RED. Although I still make the occasional comment; in his best interest of course. (What else is a wife supposed to do?) Lori OMG – your B L….G is hysterical. PLEASE DON’T! My husband got a tat one year for his birthday. He thought it was a brilliant idea. (Of course this was after a few drinks with the boys.) He now has a giant eagle on his upper arm. I was furious! I kept asking him if he knew where that tat would be when he turned 70? Certainly not on his upper arm – and I doubt it will look like an eagle. I don’t think I talked to him for several weeks after that. At least now I can look at it and not see RED. Although I still make the occasional comment; in his best interest of course. (What else is a wife supposed to do?)

Lori

]]> By: Jason the Mick http://johnhealdsblog.com/2008/05/14/tat-who/#comment-36057 Jason the Mick Fri, 16 May 2008 13:54:49 +0000 http://johnheald.wordpress.com/?p=3309#comment-36057 Sorry, but I have to disagree about the tattoo bit. I have two, and I was dreadfully afraid of needles... got over that right quick during the first tattooing! My wife has five (two of which she had me draw up for her) and plans to get at least 3 more, and I plan for the same. Everyone always argues "That will look awful when you get older" or "Think of the nure/doctor/whatnot that's going to be caring for you when you're older." Ummm... last I looked, most people in my generation HAVE tattoos (or body piercings, or both), so it won't be anything unusual to them. And for the record I'm 34 and my wife is 31. But that being said, tattoos are not for everyone. If you don't like them, then don't get them. But don't knock someone for having them (or wanting to get one...). Sorry, but I have to disagree about the tattoo bit. I have two, and I was dreadfully afraid of needles… got over that right quick during the first tattooing! My wife has five (two of which she had me draw up for her) and plans to get at least 3 more, and I plan for the same. Everyone always argues “That will look awful when you get older” or “Think of the nure/doctor/whatnot that’s going to be caring for you when you’re older.” Ummm… last I looked, most people in my generation HAVE tattoos (or body piercings, or both), so it won’t be anything unusual to them. And for the record I’m 34 and my wife is 31.

But that being said, tattoos are not for everyone. If you don’t like them, then don’t get them. But don’t knock someone for having them (or wanting to get one…).

]]> By: Jetskier http://johnhealdsblog.com/2008/05/14/tat-who/#comment-36047 Jetskier Fri, 16 May 2008 02:32:23 +0000 http://johnheald.wordpress.com/?p=3309#comment-36047 Tell Heidi that if she goes through with getting a tattoo, make sure it has a sentimental value. I have three. 1. An armadillo with the words Krazy Cajun. Armadillo for the couple of years I lived in Texas but you see just as many in Louisiana. Cajun because I was born in New Orleans and my mother's side of the family is Cajun. Krazy speaks for itself. 2. An English Bulldog head with a campaign cover with the letters USMC under it. Surrounding the tattoo is a partial US flag. It stands for the time I spent in the US Marine Corps. 3. This one I got just last year. The words Caribbean Soul. It has a gecko on it. The tail of the gecko makes the "S" for the word soul. The lettering is done in the blues of Caribbean waters. It stands for the love I have for the Caribbean. Now the question is, is the Funnel next? 14 Carnival cruises in two years, nine months. And three more booked. Dave Tell Heidi that if she goes through with getting a tattoo, make sure it has a sentimental value. I have three.
1. An armadillo with the words Krazy Cajun. Armadillo for the couple of years I lived in Texas but you see just as many in Louisiana. Cajun because I was born in New Orleans and my mother’s side of the family is Cajun. Krazy speaks for itself.

2. An English Bulldog head with a campaign cover with the letters USMC under it. Surrounding the tattoo is a partial US flag. It stands for the time I spent in the US Marine Corps.

3. This one I got just last year. The words Caribbean Soul. It has a gecko on it. The tail of the gecko makes the “S” for the word soul. The lettering is done in the blues of Caribbean waters. It stands for the love I have for the Caribbean.

Now the question is, is the Funnel next? 14 Carnival cruises in two years, nine months. And three more booked.
Dave

]]> By: InMN253 http://johnhealdsblog.com/2008/05/14/tat-who/#comment-36045 InMN253 Fri, 16 May 2008 01:49:33 +0000 http://johnheald.wordpress.com/?p=3309#comment-36045 The difference between people who have tattoos and people who don't is that people who have tattoos don't care if you don't have one. Pat The difference between people who have tattoos and people who don’t is that people who have tattoos don’t care if you don’t have one.

Pat

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