this is a great article about my friend Mario Barth
 

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WHY CAN'T I DRAW DAMMIT????

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saw this one, Marios got it going on, its a business, people think mario has too many toys and too much money in his bank account, no, not at all, the man has a vision for what the industry could do if they tried, he has pushed his idea to market sterile high quality inks and he is building a top notch shop at hard rock in vegas, investing over a million to build a studio. Marios got the right idea.

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its mandalay bay bro not hardrock hahaha - and its construction is in see you in hell vol 2!!!!

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OH NO!!!! now there's two that have "damaged" the industry!!!! ha ha!! just kidding... dont kill me...

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not the kind of life I would be after- I'm not prone to bragging about my new porsche (since it's actually a beat-up fiesta)...

I don't know how I feel about this. It's a bit more mercantile than I like the industry to be, I think. Nothing personal about the man- just that tattooing, to me, isn't a cash cow, it's a passion...

difference in approach I guess

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A studio at the Mandalay Bay? That is a nice hotel. I guess getting a tattoo in Vegas puts a different spin on "What happens in Vegas stays in Vegas"...

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I read that article--Very interesting...I'm only about 3 yrs deep into my career, but anytime tattooing is brought to a more mainstream level and gets the kind of respect that a $2.3 Billion a year industry gets in this economy, it's a good thing for us ALL. It's especially positive that Mario is and was a VERY well respected tattooer 1st and that even though he might end up with a chain of shops-the quality of the work will remain superb....and oh ya, Marios blues are THE s&!t!

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whoops, I had heard they moved him out of the hotel, said it didnt fit and moved him over to the more appropriate venue (in theyre eyes).
either way, a MAJOR accomplisment for this business, bravo

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I was there watching construction in vegas - a month or so ago - it will be in see you in hell vol 2


...and its definately in mandalay bay - I won at roulette there while getting s&!tfaced