No, this one was no freebie, I have a pretty big portrait of the lady in the bathtub from the "new" version of The Shining on my right thigh, that one was a competition freebie. Never won though! :-)

 tattoos cost an arm and a leg over here...pricey there too?

 The well known studios and artists charge around 200$ an hour here.
I have had the great advantage to know a few tattoo artists over the years so ive been getting good prices and freebies every now and again. Elvis did the left side of my ribcage as well, so he made a few grand of me for that work.

 ...it's so worth it, eh? :~)

 I used to think so. But after allergic responses on a few different inks, its not really worth it anymore. The original plan however was to cover pretty much everything below the chin.

 Thanks! It was really hard to get a decent picture of it. It is not as faded as it looks in this picture.