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Several weeks ago I wrote an entry about the “Biggest Tattoo Show on Earth” AKA the Las Vegas tattoo convention. In the article I (jokingly) poked fun at the convention, the gimmicks to get people in the door, the prizes, and how that weekend was going to be an enormous headache. I almost forgot – I also provided some links to get the $100 tickets for free. Did anyone make use of that? If so, please let me know. I’m interested in hearing if you actually received tickets.

That particular tattoo convention happens to be this upcoming weekend, and while I did mean everything I said, I’ve though of some pretty good reasons you should attend.

• The amount of talent that is going to be at this show is out of control. Their website has 400+ tattooists on the attending artist list.
• You can talk to one of the top tattoo removal practitioners, David Ores, about removing or covering up that tattoo you hate so much. He’s one of the best in the business currently.
• Jim Jones is now playing. Baaaallin’! (Note: if you don’t get that joke, you probably should skip the show.)
• No matter what your interests are, there will be enough going on there for you to be able to spend all day walking around. They seem intent on having a little bit of everything: tattoo work, piercings, body modification, implants, suspensions, etc.
• The people watching will be very entertaining.
• Lastly, you’re supporting the community. To me, this is the most important reason to go. Conventions can’t be thrown without attendees–arguably the most important participator of a weekend like this. No attendees means nobody getting tattooed, which leads to tattoo artists deciding against spending the time and money to attend conventions. Besides, how else are you going to get tattooed by that super-amazing someone who happens to be based far away from your hometown?

Hopefully I listed some compelling reasons why those of you in the Vegas region should drop some cash on a ticket. If you do wind up going, keep me posted. I’m curious what side of the fence people will fall on about the convention this year.

Other posts on TattooSnob you may enjoy:

1. The biggest tattoo show on earth
2. Recap: Detroit Motor City Tattoo Expo
3. Paradise Tattoo Gathering
4. Best tattoo contest category ever?

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