Tattoo Tours Ep.1 - Good Time Charlie 

I have my left arm pretty much covered. Not much in comparison, but enough to get some people going with the age-old question: "How are you going to look when you get old?" If I live to be an old man, I'm gonna look old, like everyone else. But maybe I'm covered with memories and a few stories too. These kind of tattoo tours are really interesting, thank you for documenting these. RU-vid is filled with 20-year old TikTok rappers showing off their face tattoos, but who cares about that.

He’s literally got history on his body. It’s like an ode to the artistry. So cool!!

This was great! Would love for their to be more of this series with tattooed/tattoo collectors and their stories. Love the history.

I grew up about 4 blocks from his shop. Excellent artist. One of the great originals.

Man, THIS is the culture of tattooing. As someone with 30+ self-done tattoos (highest I've went is the hips/stomach) tattooing your own chest is insane, but I imagine doing it stick and poke made it a lot easier (longer, but no fear of trying to pull left and going right etc...). I met 1 guy who freehanded a dragon on his THROAT with a coil machine while tripping on acid. To this day I can't wrap my head around it (it looked good too!)

This was incredible! I hate it when people say, what are you gonna look like when you're older? I will point them here and say, I'll look like this. Cool as fuck! I may be on my own when I say this. But I love old Tattoo's that look a bit beaten up and worn. The old school look is amazing to me. None of this flashy and colourful stuff.

Living legend. Always love hearing him speak about tattooing.

The guys a legend, and his body is like a history book of American tattooing

Really great stuff!! As a young tattoo collector, it's humbling and inspiring to see Charlie's history and story.

Can it get any better this. What a absolute Amazing Man. That laugh and Smile says it all.

This is awesome! Looking forward to future episodes

luv seeing older tattoos, great vid!

Please keep these coming! Amazing

More of this please. Thanks for a wonderful episode

This was amazing! A legend with so many legendary artists art. Man the stories are so awesome, to me that's the best thing about tattoos. Thank you for the awesome video. ✌️

Amazing interview with a true legend, I hope to still have his love and passion for the art form in another 55 years. I only have blackwork pieces too as I hope they will hold up like this over time and I can be one badass grandad! Subscribed and looking forward to more videos to come

I appreciate you for doing this ! What an awesome series this going to be

I was searching for videos like these on RU-vid but it's very less we need more videos like this please make this types of tattoo tours like heavily tattooed people showing their tattoos and the meaning behind it like a tattoo tour I should say

i love old tattoos. thanks for this content! amazing.

Amazing video. I'm glad someone is getting back to these tattoo collector vlogs. Sullen use to do something like this but they stopped and they felt a little cold. This feels real and intouch with the collector and interviewer. I look forward to seeing more of these and the history of this art.

Incredible video man like honestly. Hope to see more works like this. Best of luck in growing your channel bro

Thanks for making this! So insightful and inspiring

crazy man so many artists.

This is a really good content idea! Appreciate you sharing it!

fantastic interview & man! What a ride he must have had with all his tattoos & people he met. One of my fav. artist is also Filip Leu...🔥💯

thank you for making this!!!!

Great videos! Looking forward to more!

thank you for this. Amazing.

Great work !

Straight up legend right here!!!!

This is awesome! Keep this up!

I like skin being part of the design to. Great statement. Real.

Holy cow your content is amazing, can’t believe you don’t have more views/subscribers. Keep it up!

Great video. The one and only GTCharlie. I met him in 1975. I took one of my friends to get a tattoo. At that time I was in the Army. Those days were the best time of my life. Keep sending great content. Peace😎

One of the few remaining greats

This was dope!

Great cool man.

Well done 👍The art of this is that you let someone knowledgeable talk.. Finding these characters is the key to great videos. Not just people showing off. Sat hear in bed with a chest piece healing as we speak. Really enjoyed your vid and Charlie.

Love this

love how this was filmed and love the story keep putting out more content!

Great thanks.

Cool concept

Cool video!

I'm layering too charlie!!!

What a batshit crazy old man. I hope one day I’m this cool.

Love listening to the legends. Only criticism is get a better mic for yourself. I think you know that already, seeing how it was subtitled for your part. Good stuff bud.

Epic!

the ed hardy stuff is sickkkkk

I go to his shop. Stans my guy

Amazing

can’t wait to be an old cat like this man and show off the tats i got as a young cat

What a great role model, let’s all grow old disgracefully 🤟🏼🤟🏼🤟🏼😈🌞

Great video and shots, please keep this series goin! The things I would do to grow up in that era of tattooing. Before it was a fashion trend and only the freaks and misfits wore them proudly.

I LOVE THIS! Please get a mic for the interviewer.

Que chingon, aqui tienes un sub mas

Awesome

he has great collection

🖤🖤🖤 Modesto Legend.

I LOVE TATTOOS ❤

KEEP DOING THIS ,I L9VE IT ❤

my first tatt was at Charlies tattooland 😜 Califas

I met him at the Seattle tattoo expo and had no idea who I was talking to 🙈

Got the privilege to talk to him at the Sacramento convention

Rip dick warsaki, I’m from Omaha and he used to come into the garden shop I worked at a lot. Really great guy.

I’m going to tattoo myself on the chest using a mirror like he did.

I have tattoos and feel goofy kinda saying this.. but I know the greats like sailor Jerry, Jacci Gresham, Les Skuse, and Good Time Charlie but I never knew Ed Hardy is a tattoo artist lol. I remember the ed hardy clothing brand that celebrities and d-bags at my highschool wore back in the early 2000s and never looked into it or realized he is an actual person until Charlie showed his tattoo that was done by him on his ribs.

How old will he be? And his son??? He said his son tattooed for 40yrs and imagine the years gap between them like 10 or 20 yrs??? If it's like that his son will be like 60 yrs and hell be 80???

I had a semi truck ratio at end of the trail Modesto ca. I bent back and the prick dug a hole in my arm. I asked why because your friend pissed me off. Why you dug my arm because you was mad at a coworker. I was told he was engaged to Charles daughter. It was a night tattoo but now it has 2 fuzzy spots. I did go to his shop in Mantica ca and got a good tattoo from another guy.

as a man who tattoos himself, this dude smashed that eagle out!!!!!

Why was the photo of Tahiti blurred out?

Why aren’t we calling these “tattours”????

Oh dang this we’re frost started cholo tattoo artist

If I was Charlie I’d definitely go back in and have his tattoos refreshed. A few hour sessions here and there for about a year and his whole body of tats would look great. Me personally I’m having my sleeves refreshed every 3-6 years or so a session about once every month or two until one sleeve is done and then take a break and do the other. Then I’m sure I’ll have my chest fully done by then and do the same for that. Probably touch that up every ten years since most of the time it would be covered by a shirt. Also i moisturize them every day usually twice a day and this summer I’ll be using sunblock. I got blasted from June until December. And now two more sessions left one for something I’m adding to my sleeve and another for touch ups on the just finished sleeve.

Not many men walking round these days with tattoos from Bert Grimm

I’ve been tattooing myself for a MINUTE. I got sick of paying $200 an hour and dealing with the dumbass tattoo “scene” with everyone’s amazing “personalities” 🤦‍♂️🤣 No I have a bunch of badass tattoos and maybe bought about $300 worth of tattoo equipment. Very worth it if you can already draw prior.

@ 0:47 This is what yall will look like when you're ole.

The Ed hardy tattoo is tuff

Just show how bad black and gray heals.. Its just a gray blob after some years this is why im getting american traditional

Lots of ink on a badly kept body

That is GROSS!!!

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Dope episode

Please remove. I DO NOT LIKE TATOOS!!!

A LEGEND

I like his lightning bolts :D

Random as fuck but this guys name is badass just like the song “good time Charley got the blues”

Hey, if you want to tour of tattoo shops in tattooers in the Sacramento or northern California region, hit me back I know everybody seriously