Here is a nice video about tattoos over time:
Retired Frank
I am part of Generation Jones (1954 to 1965).
I never got a tattoo.
When I was a kid they were not popular.
Maybe Popeye the Sailor Man (a WWII veteran) had one.
Maybe a member of a motorcycle club had one.
Maybe a gang member had one. Maybe an ex-con had one.
Women never seemed to have one.
Those tattoos meant something.
After while, it seemed that tattoos became so common that they didn’t mean much any more.
I don’t feel better than anyone else. It’s just a preference.
Saturday Night Live
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Several years back, I started the Old Man Blog category. It involves thoughts on changes in American culture relating to those born roughly in the late 50s & early 60s.
Original Old Man Blog here: https://oldmanblogdotcom.wordpress.com
New updates here: https://oakbaystarfish.com/category/old-man-blog/
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