dmarc117 Posted March 3, 2007 Share Posted March 3, 2007 http://www.nbc5.com/news/11153275/detail.h...ss=chi&psp=news Man Sues Tattoo Parlor For MisspellingCustomer Not Happy With 'CHITONW' On Chest POSTED: 7:05 am CST March 2, 2007 CHICAGO -- A Chicago man is suing a tattoo artist and North Side tattoo parlor for allegedly misspelling a tattoo on his chest that was dedicated to the city. Michael Duplessis alleges the tattoo was supposed to read CHI-TOWN in capital letters. But he said it came out with town spelled T-O-N-W. Duplessis is suing for monetary damages for the tattoo he alleges he received from Jade Dragon Tattoo and Body Piercing. In the lawsuit he said he's suffered "emotional distress from public ridicule." The lawsuit was filed earlier this month in Cook County Circuit Court. Duplessis -- who's a mechanic -- says he paid $250 for the 2005 tattoo. The owner of the tattoo parlor couldn't reached for comment. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dabuffbills Posted March 3, 2007 Share Posted March 3, 2007 i thought tattoo artists were supposed to be smart Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pope Flick Posted March 3, 2007 Share Posted March 3, 2007 Reason #1 why I don't understand placing tattoos where you cannot see them. Wasn't he watching? It's not like this took 10 seconds.... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
isleseeya Posted March 3, 2007 Share Posted March 3, 2007 Thats terribal Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Big John Posted March 3, 2007 Share Posted March 3, 2007 yukon is not a tattoo artist. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
whomper Posted March 3, 2007 Share Posted March 3, 2007 A good shop wouldve made him sign off on the piece before they put it on his body. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dmarc117 Posted March 3, 2007 Author Share Posted March 3, 2007 (edited) A good shop wouldve made him sign off on the piece before they put it on his body. i read in another article that he is claiming that they changed the waiver form after they mispelled town here it is The complaint alleges that workers at the tattoo parlor “fraudulently induced” Mr. Duplessis to sign a form that waived them of any liability for work performed on the tattoo. After Mr. Duplessis signed the release, the workers allegedly “modified” the form by writing “Chi-tonw” on it, “in an attempt to further evade liability for applying the malformed tattoo,” according to the complaint. Edited March 3, 2007 by dmarc117 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
whomper Posted March 3, 2007 Share Posted March 3, 2007 i read in another article that he is claiming that they changed the waiver form after they mispelled town They usually make you look at the actual artwork and sign off on it..I have my kids and wifes names on me and everytime they made me initial the piece before they applied the outline Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dabuffbills Posted March 3, 2007 Share Posted March 3, 2007 the outline had to have been incorrect. and if it was, how did nbody pick up on it? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rocknrobn26 Posted March 3, 2007 Share Posted March 3, 2007 A good shop wouldve made him sign off on the piece before they put it on his body. They usually make you look at the actual artwork and sign off on it..I have my kids and wifes names on me and everytime they made me initial the piece before they applied the outline I saw that article in the paper a few days ago and was thinking the same thing. Don't they outline it on your body before the start to "needle" you? Nsab? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brentastic Posted March 3, 2007 Share Posted March 3, 2007 I saw that article in the paper a few days ago and was thinking the same thing. Don't they outline it on your body before the start to "needle" you? Nsab? Yes, usually they outline it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dabuffbills Posted March 3, 2007 Share Posted March 3, 2007 Yes, usually they outline it. so the idiots that made the outline didn't notice it? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tbimm Posted March 4, 2007 Share Posted March 4, 2007 Who would get some stupid tattoo in honor of the city they live in anyhow????????? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Puddy Posted March 4, 2007 Share Posted March 4, 2007 (edited) Who would get some stupid tattoo in honor of the city they live in anyhow????????? I tried to get MotorCity tattoo'd on my chest and the artist asked if I was from Tokyo Edited March 9, 2007 by Puddy Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
darin3 Posted March 9, 2007 Share Posted March 9, 2007 I wonder if this is the same guy that changed his name to Peyton Manning. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rocknrobn26 Posted March 9, 2007 Share Posted March 9, 2007 The follow up article... Date: Thursday, March 08, 2007 `Chi-tonw'--The mark of true friends How in the world could a man end up with a typographical error tattooed on his chest? That was the question raised last week by a news story about a lawsuit filed in Cook County Circuit Court by Michael Duplessis, a Northwest Side auto mechanic who said that in April 2005, tattoo artist Sam Hacker inked “Chi-tonw” on his chest where he had asked for “Chi-town.” The suit accuses Hacker and Jade Dragon Tattoo & Body Piercing, where Hacker worked at the time, of negligence. But four of Hacker’s professional colleagues rose to his defense Wednesday afternoon in a most fitting and unusual way: They got “Chi-tonw” tattoos of their own. Their purpose was to show that the error-control safeguards at tattoo parlors render Duplessis’ accusation of negligence a “farce,” according to 31-year-old “Dras” (pictured right; one name only), who went first. Hacker did the honors. He’s 37 and said that in his 11-year career he has applied roughly 20,000 tattoos, working most recently at the Rising Phoenix Tattoo and Professional Body Piercing studio in Addison. And that, like all reputable tattoo artists, he always goes through the same basic steps: Using pencils and tracing paper, he creates a drawing of the design that the customer has requested. When the customer says he’s satisfied with the proposed tattoo, Hacker then puts the design in a Thermofax copier—one of those old machines schoolteachers used to make ditto masters. This generates a transfer pattern that allows Hacker to copy the design right onto the customer’s skin. “If they don’t like it for any reason, it cleans off easily and we try again,” he said. “And even when they do like it, I make them go look in the mirror to be sure it’s what they have in mind.” Finally, he has the customer sign a release form saying that neither he nor the studio is responsible for the meaning or spelling of the tattoo. (Jade Dragon employees would not discuss the language on their current or former waiver forms with me.) Then and only then, Hacker said, will he set to work. You wouldn’t make him for a tattoo guy. He has a neat goatee, round spectacles and no visible tattoos—unlike his generously adorned compatriots who assembled at the just-opened Bridgeport Tattoo Co., 3527 S. Halsted St., for Wednesday’s demonstration (pictured below; Hacker is at the rear) As Hacker went through the steps of preparing the “Chi-tonw” tattoo for the very top of Dras’ chest, he tried to reconstruct how the error came to be. He said that Duplessis, who wouldn't comment for this column on the advice of his lawyer, came to him with a refrigerator magnet with the word “Chicago” on it in an Old English typeface similar to what you see in the Tribune logo. “But he wanted `Chi-town,’” Hacker said. “We couldn’t find what he wanted in my lettering books, so I had to do freehand versions of the `t,’ the `o,’ the `w,’ and the `n.’.” Duplessis was very exacting about the letters, Hacker said. It took about an hour to come up with four that he liked. Hacker circled those on his tracing paper and began transferring them into the main design, which is when, he admits, he transposed the letters. “I was looking at each letter like an individual work of art, not at the spelling,” he said. “I guess he wasn’t either. I showed him the drawing, he said it was perfect. Then he paid me. I stenciled it onto him, he checked it in the mirror and he said, `Let’s do it.’.” Afterward, Duplessis seemed quite pleased, Hacker said. It wasn’t until the next afternoon that he called to complain. If Hacker’s version of events is accurate, he’s like a shoe salesman who mistakenly brings size 11s when the customer asks for size 7s. And Duplessis is like the customer who buys the size 11s anyway, and has them surgically sewn onto his feet. Hacker and his buddies now have “Chi-tonw” tats as permanent, indelible protests against what they say is an unfair attack on their trade. And you can get one too—free—Sundays by appointment at the Bridgeport Tattoo Co. I’ll pass. The spirit of “Chi-tonw” is in my heart. That’ll have to do. Tribune photos by E. Jason Wambsgans You need to see the picture of it, to really appreciate the story. picture I was gonna post that myself! The guy is a doosch bag! Period! I'm not a tattoo guy, but on your frakin' neck and face???? I hope his aspirations for employment are Walmart, Costco, or Micky "D's"! I just don't see him as an account Exec. at T.Rowe Price! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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