Hello again everyone. Just wanted to drop in and make a few announcements.

If you are thinking about getting tattooed soon... nows the time.

We are glad to say that we are all caught up from our summer waiting list. During July we had over a thousand clients on our list. That is crazy, I know...I understand its inconvenient too; but we cant just hire anybody off the street to do this job. The artists at big brain are seven examples in only a small handful of artist that are talented enough to perform day-in-and-day-out at the level we demand...so replacing them with inferior artist just to get through the waiting list is not in our plan to serve you better. We place quality above quantity and we do not apologize for that. I'm just very thankful to have clients that feel its worth the wait and to have clients who understand how important it is to choose wisely when selecting a shop to put a permanent mark on your body.

Currently, our wait is only a few days for custom tattoos and even shorter for small stuff. We still have a couple artists that are booked for months but most tattooers are available much quicker during the fall. Fall is the time of year when we get to take our foot off the gas and get to some of the project we placed on the back burner during the busy summer months. Some of those projects include Dominic's art show at the 906 gallery, Bryan's blacksmithing and Matt is traveling abroad to tattoo in Scotland. Other events on the horizon include reconnecting with friends in the business. We will have several guest artist's visiting the store through the holidays. Lenny from Black 13 in Nashville will be here, Tanner from Built to Last in Jacksonville Florida, and the one and only Nick Kelly from Whole Shot in Detroit will also be joining us shortly...stay tuned for the exact dates.

GREAT NEWS!!! BIG BRAIN IS FEATURED IN THIS MONTHS SAVAGE MAGAZINE!!! It's the cover story of the October issue; number 94. Please check it out it is very flattering.

Hello everyone. It's been a long time since I have sent out a newsletter. Please forgive me...summer is usually pretty busy around here and this summer was no exception. We added several thousand new clients to our family and for that I would like to say "THANKS". We are grateful to have such a great group of people to work on. It is a privilege and an honor to have such awesome clients.

Looking back over the last couple months we have accomplished a lot. We worked on getting our work published in international magazines...and we did almost 30 times. We worked on bringing new merchandise to the store...and we did. 6 new shirt designs, a messenger bag and our own private label drinking water. We committed to finishing the book we were in (It is almost a year behind schedule) and we did...it should be in stores for Christmas. We took a group vacation and all went to the Niobrara. And the biggest undertaking was the remodel. We refinished the floor, recovered the walls, added cool sinks in the bathrooms, changed the logo, got a new sign, added a waterfall and 9 flat screen T.V.'s. There are a couple loose ends that need tied up but that should happen pretty fast.

Looking forward... We plan on catching up on all the things we have put on the back burner during the busy summer. We plan to launch a new scheduling program that will send text message reminders, automatic emails and help us stay in contact with you better. We plan to have the book release party around Thanksgiving. We plan on working a customer appreciation event around Halloween. I'll keep you posted on the details of both. Otherwise, its just full speed ahead.

Big Brain will be closed Jan. 20th-Jan. 25 and we will reopen at noon on the 26th.

We are doing a major remodel which will include new flooring, new counter tops, a 200sq foot waterfall, and 10 plasmas. Sorry if it causes any inconvenience but we hope these changes help us serve you better. So...stop in and see whats new.

Hey everyone.

I wanted to let everyone know we have two new products available on our online store. We just finished two t-shirts. Both are printed on American Apparel 50/50 blend and are very comfortable. So check them out and order them soon if you want them for the holidays.

Speaking of the holidays, if you didn't already know we have gift cards available. It would be a perfect gift for someone this year. You can get them online or stop in the shop and ask for one at the front desk.

We also have brand new stickers with our new logo on it. If want some shoot me an email from the site.

Thanks everyone.

Smitty

This summer was absolutely insane. We tattooed and pierced over 10,000 new clients between March and September. That, even to me, is amazing. It is a credit to incredible artist that call Big Brain home. They continuously impress me with their work ethic, professionalism, and most of all, their talent. We also manufactured and released a Big Brain brand aftercare product for tattoos, launched this new website, and are working on our “reality book”. See what I mean...INSANE. So, thanks to everyone who was part of this truly awesome summer. Now things are starting to winding down and it is a pleasant change of pace. Hopefully, this fall we can enjoy some much needed R&R and catch up on some the the projects that fell to the wayside during the busy times.

Looking ahead, we have the reality book due to release shortly. We will definitely have a first class release party when it finally hits the shelves so stay tuned for more detail. As most of you know, we usually throw a huge party this time of year. Last year was a blast. This year will be know different. Nov. 24th is the big day. Its a little later this fall but it should be a lot of fun. It might be a little more silly than what we have done in the past but thats OK. We have some cool things lined up all ready...like a scavenger hunt, a rock, paper, scissors tournament and air guitar contest. All three will have huge cash prizes. If any one can think of other silly stuff feel free to make some suggestions.