Originally Posted by Mutt

i'm assuming the 64 in your nickname refers to your birth year. it's a generational thing - i'm the same age as you i think and growing up tattoos were considered to be really low class.
one of my friends dads was in the Navy and had a big tattoo on his arm from those days, after the service he got married had kids and became a salesman and then an exec with Pepsi - people looked down at people with tattoos, he never wore a short sleeved shirt even in the summer, didn't want people to see the tattoo.