LA Ink premiered yesterday evening on TLC and received a warm welcome from the huge fanbase of Kat Von D. A spinoff of the very popular Miami Ink, LA Ink basically replicates the “reality” aspect of Miami Ink as it features customers who share their stories and motivations behind the tattoos they get.
According to reports, Kat had left Miami Ink after a fallout with its co-owner Ami James. As the result of her leaving the shop, TLC offered her a show of her own in her hometown of Los Angeles California.
“Kat Von D is a legitimate television star who has remained a true artist and authentic personality in the tattoo community,” says Christian Drobnyk, senior vice president of programming for TLC. “Kat’s tremendous talent, dedication to her fans and compassionate heart make her the perfect person to anchor LA Ink.”
Although the show on TLC is called LA Ink, the actual business name is High Voltage Tattoo. With a trio of female tattoo artists and Corey Miller working alongside Kat, this show is sure to make noise and take a chunk of the fanbase from the Miami Ink series.
Now the question becomes, will Kat and company become the new “Top Dog” in Tattoo reality television, or will Ami, Chris, Garver, Brass, and Yoji continue to feed at the top of the tattoo food chain. Let the battle of reality shows begin!
Personally, I’ll be watching both shows. As much as I love Kat, I enjoy Miami Ink just as much.
“94% of the prison population.. has a tatoo.. not people I want to be like”
hehe, this type of simpleton-logic, and close-minded, sweeping-argument, makes evident how undeserving Mark is of an actual rebuttal.. oh, that and the fact that he can’t even seem to spell the word “tattoo” correctly in any of his posts.
now moving along, L.A. Ink destroys Miami Ink!
LA Ink is rubbish compared to Miami Ink. LA Ink simply trots out pathetic stereotypical glamour rock chicks and expects that that will make up for the lack of talent and any interesting characters in the show. I switched it off with 15 mins still left of the show I was that bored with it.
While I think Kat was great on Miami Ink, she had the guys to balance. This is just to much Kat and her “girl power” mates….. *yawn*
you are so right!!!!
ive read too much opinions that LA ink is better! NO IT IS NOT! IS JUST TO MUCH DRAMA!
i love miami ink and i liked kat when she was with the boys .. now i dont like her .. is to much of her and her girls..
I thought TLC stood for The Learning Channel, I do not want to (learn) anything for this a bunch of inked up smokers on LA ink. Let get back to what it should be.
Is it some kind of marketing ploy that you keep plastering this freak, kat von d all over the network? I can’t even watch the channel for more than 20 minutes without a stupid LA Ink commercial, maybe you could start a new network called “freaks” and move both La ink and Miami ink to the new network.
hehe, this type of simpleton-logic, and close-minded, sweeping-argument, makes evident how undeserving Mark is of an actual rebuttal..
Actually it is true.. 94% of prison inmates have tattoos. Let me help you understand this as a ‘simpleton” should. There are some groups that embrace body art. It would seem statistically that the prison population embraces body art. What this means.. simplistically is that Not everyone who is tattooed is a criminal. But it would seem that the vast majority of criminals are tattooed. The statistical breakdown of ” those who commit crimes” and “those with tattoos” is interesting Tattooing is laking a long term choice for something that is cool “right now”. Crime is risking a long term jail term and criminal record to do or get something “right now” Both groups speak to a limited view of their future possibly being different from their present. And that…simplistically is the reasons tattoo’s and criminals go together so well…. Remember not every person with a tat is a criminal… that’s not what I said.
tune in this week for Dime-bag darrells widow getting tattoos.
I am unsure what a dime-bag is. Can anybody help me on this. I have decided to listen to you all about how tattoos and illegal stuff are really not connected, but I need to know what a dime-bag might be, and what the widow of somebody who married someone named “dime-bag” might need a tatoo of
I have been busy lately tattooing honest people and haven’t been on this thread for quite a while, but then, what have I missed ?
A bunch of hysterical W.A.S.P. witch-hunting easy targets ; remember, most criminals are males : then all males are criminals (you included)… nonsense !
A brilliant example of tolerance and charity : “Let him that is without sin throw the first stone” said some long bearded & haired pacifist hippy… Then this thread must be only crowded with angels !…. LOL
I leave there all of you pure souls spread hatred around you ; there is nothing anyone can learn from you and your prejudices.
Adieu !
not sure how any one is “spreading hatred”. The statistics I quote.. you call simpleton logic.. but other than that.. you have had no rebuttal..other than saying it is “hate”.. let me remind you , my premise is that people who make rash decisions based on what they want “right now” regardless of how they might feel in the future tend to do different things than people who have a longer term view. Crime is one of those things, Tattoo’s are another. All I asked for was what a “dime bag” was. Someone named “dimebag darrell” lost his life and his widow was getting a Tat from Kat. My question was ” what exactly is a “dimebag”? As you know, I am not really a follower of this culture and my prejudice is that most people in this culture ( ones who get tattooed)tend to be involved in criminal activity. I am trying so desperatly to understand the culture you embrace and I thought this poor widow would be worth understanding as I am sure she will help support your premise that many non-criminals get tattoos. I am guessing that “dimebag” was a nickname for a man who spent his life giving change to those who needed it most and helping in a cahritable way those poor people in our soceity. Giving away bags of change to the needed would lilkley end up with him having that nickname and his widow paying tribute to him would make perfect sense. Hence my question ( that you avoided) what is a “dime-bag” exactly?
“Well if there was ANY doubt about tatoos being the original art of choice of lower socio-economic classes, criminals,addicts and rock star wanna-bees the new L.A Ink hammers the point home. She says “rad” more often than a mechanic in a heat-wave. She often finds herself “totally stoked about some Rad dude”, Too bad Kats father, a Doctor, never found time to make Kat functional in non-ghetto english communication. Tune in next week when an auto cooling specialists arrive for a rad, rad tatoo….”
And you are a small minded fuckwit!
If you don’t like it don;t watch it.
Attn: Mark Haskett
Dimebag Darrell was a nickname for a guitarist in a band,who was murdered, is that to hard to understand? Your perspective that tattoos equals criminals belongs in the 1950s!
You seem to have a problem with those who are tattooed, you have a nice little pidgeonhole labelled criminals/lower classes/the tattooed.
I am heavily tattooed and I am a lawyer with a functional family, the complete antithesis to the stereotype you have in your little redneck mind. Do us all a favour and think or do some research before offending people with your small minded attitude.
A law degree does not make one immune to poor choices in life, nor does it seem to make one able to find the question you were asked.
he question counselor, is ( and was) ” what exactly is a dimebag?” you have managed to grasp the obvious that it is ” a nickname” and further that he is dead. but have managed not to disclose what a dimebag is. Apparently my mensa qualified redneck mind has offended you to the point that you have lost your ability to follow the conversation. I will ask again
What is a Dimebag?
No but obviously your “mensa qualified redneck mind” has either forgotten how to use a search engine, or your pathetic attempts to bait people with a loaded question are not fooling them.
Dimebag -
This is a common term used for a $10 bag of marijuana. In this context it is used as either an adjective or a noun. As an adjective dime describes the noun bag in “Dime Bag” (of marijuana). In this context, it has also become commonplace to use the term as a noun where one seeks to purchase a “Dime”.
This was the origin of guitarist Dimebag Darrell’s nickname; among guitarists and Pantera fans “Dime” is often used as a shorthand to refer to the late musician.
Source – http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dime_%28slang%29#Narcotics
Kats show rocks!!!she is 10-times the artist as any of the guys on miami ink, her show is fun to watch without all the DRAMA shit of Ami and the boys!!!
Kats show Rocks!!! She is ten-times the artist as the guys on Miami Ink, her show is fun to watch without all the DRAMA shit of Ami and the guys!!!
Miami ink is a great serie, I really love kate she is so cool. I hope they will continue it forever:-).
LA ink is an awesome show, I really love the cool tattoos, that are done during the show. A great source of inpiration.
I think that Kat Von D is one of the most self-absorbed, tactless, vacuous and humourless individuals to have graced our screen in years. All she does is prattle out words like ‘awesome, rad, dude, bummer, cool, amazing’. She is completely full of her own sense of self-importance – I cannot stand her!