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Rita Diehl of the Oldsmar Chamber of Commerce and Olds mar Mayor Jerry Beverland say it's the first such establishment in Oldsmar. The owner of Arty Joe's Skin City, John Hashey, 40, said the community has been "pretty receptive" to his business. "There's been no problem getting the license," he said. Beverland, however, would not say what he thinks of the tattoo parlor. Finishing touches are still being added to the store, but already 30 to 40 people have walked into the shop with a patch of plain skin and walked out with a coyote or a cartoon character on the same spot. "I got a customer right now that got a wallpaper design, an intricate flower design," Hashey said during a phone interview before Thanksgiving. The customer had cut a small piece of wallpaper she liked and asked to have the design permanently inked into her skin. Hashey, who retired as a master sergeant in the Marines after 23 years of service, named his shop after his late brother, Arthur Hashey who passed away in 1991. "The place is hopefully blessed by Arthur's spirit," Hashey said. Twenty years ago, Hashey, like many Marines, got a bulldog (the Marine mascot) tattooed on his arm. In the years since, he has added 40 tattoos to his arms, leg and back. He started tattooing others 15 years ago. For the past six years, he ran a studio in New York called Wild River Tattoos.
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