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No Lies Just BS

Listen to Nick Swartz tell stories about his life. From growin" up in the small VA mountain town of Clifton Forge to his entry into and career in the tattoo industry. All the rough upbringin", punk rock, family, country, skateboardin", good eatin", blues, ass-kickin", tattooed, hard to believe but addictin" to perceive bullshit that can be packed into each episode. His brother Josh helps out and the guests are the best of the best.

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02:38:28

Episode One-Hundred and Seventy-Four: Andy Sherman

No Lies Just BS ·

2020/01/14

Close friend of the shop and the podcast, Andy Sherman, is back for another episode. He takes a break from slingin' those oil paints to sit down and have a chat with Nick about all kinds of stuff. Porter joins the boys toward the end and everyone has a good ol' time. Stick around as Andy & Porter join Nick for another edition of Shop Talk where some amazing tattoos are discussed. Andrew Conner will return soon. For now, enjoy!

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02:14:06

Episode One-Hundred and Seventy-Three: New Year Jam

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2020/01/07

To get the New Year started off, we've got somethin' a little different for y'all. This is an entire episode dedicated to being a fly on the wall out at Nick's house for a New Year's Jam and hangout. You'll recognized some of the names and voices on this one. There really aren't any stories or long-winded discussions here, just some great tunes and good times. Shop Talk makes a return this week, however! Mr. Andrew Conner is still busy livin' life, so as a guest, Mr. Andrew Sherman show up to hang

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02:15:24

Episode One-Hundred and Seventy-Two: Uncle Dave

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2019/12/31

Uncle Dave is back to give us some more insight into life and some of the things you should be considering, enjoying and experiencing. There's some great stories reaching back into the history of Alley Cat and Nick & Dave's friendship. This should be the last week without a Shop Talk, so we'll try and get Andrew and Porter back onto the show as quickly as possible!

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02:09:30

Episode One-Hundred and Seventy-One: Dave Kruseman

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2019/12/24

Nick's old friend Dave Kruseman drove down from Maryland to hang out for the afternoon at Alley Cat Tattoo. Dave brought his shop manager Carey to sit down with Nick and Andrew for a couple hours to just catch up and shoot the shit. Lots of fun stories!. Still no Shop Talk this week due to hectic schedules but Nick, Andrew and Porter should be back after the first of the year. Merry Christmas!

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02:06:08

Episode One-Hundred and Seventy: Brother Hawk

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2019/12/17

Southern blues rockers and friends of the podcast Brother Hawk stopped by Harrisonburg during their recent tour and sat down once again with Nick and talked a LOT of shit and had another great time. You will too. Holiday schedules & shit have made things crazy around Alley Cat and so there's not a Shop Talk at the end of this one, however: there's a version of a Shop Talk in the form of Nick & the Bro-Hawks talkin' about a couple classic songs that you won't wanna miss. Porter & Andrew will return

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03:01:47

Episode One-Hundred and Sixty-Nine: Scotty Knuckles

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2019/12/10

While attending the Inksmith & Rogers anniversary party down in fascinating Florida, Nick chills out with the amazing Scotty Knuckles and his ol' lady for a while. Sara hangs out too and everybody has a great time and there's a ton of stories and history laid down. It's a great episode you won't wanna miss. Porter & Andrew jump on for some excellent tat discussion with another edition of Shop Talk to wrap it up. Here we go!

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02:39:01

Episode One-Hundred and Sixty-Eight: Eric Inksmith

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2019/12/03

For this week's episode, Nick and Sara hit the road heading south to the Inksmith and Rogers 35th anniversary party. There was plenty going on, but Nick found the chance to spend some time with the man himself, Eric Inksmith. With contributions from Shane Enholm, Angelo Miller, Mac Bibby and Deb Yarian, we know you're gonna dig this one. Stick around for Shop Talk with the three amigos: Nick, Andrew and Porter.

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02:48:32

Episode One-Hundred and Sixty-Seven: Porter & John...

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2019/11/26

While workin' for a while at Alley Cat Tattoo in Harrisonburg, John Glessner form Key City Tattoo up in MD hangs out with Nick & Porter and tells a few stories, but mainly listens to some good ones from Porter and a whole lotta bullshit from Nick. Richie & Jake stop by for a while and it's just a great time that you're going to have to hear for yourself. Shop Talk wraps things up with Andrew, too. So listen to the crew discuss some killer tattoos and the artists who are doing them.

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02:24:24

Episode One-Hundred and Sixty-Six: Iain O Nuallain

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2019/11/19

Iain O Nuallain is the new artist for Absolute Art Tattoo in Richmond. All friends of the show, if you've been listening for any time at all to NLJBS, you know how much Absolute Art means to Nick and to VA and tattooing in general. When Dave hit the road and Iain stepped in, you knew Nick would eventually sit down with him, and here it is! This is a crazy episode filled with some wild stories from a super interesting dude. Check it out. Shop Talk is back! Porter and Andrew return to discuss some of

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01:39:57

Episode One-Hundred and Sixty-Five: Nate Harmon

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2019/11/12

While in town to check out the Shane Inholm show a while back, Nate Harmon and his buddy stop by to hang out with Nick and tell some stories about tattooin' and music and a crazy life in and out of shops. It's a wild one and a great time so be sure and check it out. There is no Shop Talk this week. Nick & Sara took off to Florida and the crew has been holdin' it down and keepin' things busy. Andrew and Porter will return next week to talk about some more sweet tats!

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03:03:35

Episode One-Hundred and Sixty-Four: Andreas Coenen

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2019/11/05

Nick and Trevor hit the road a while back down to North Carolina to the event held by the Tattoo Historical Society and while they were there, Nick got the chance to sit down with Andreas Coenen who came all the way from The Sinner & The Saint tattoo studio in Aachen, Germany to attend the event. There's a lot of interesting comparison to shops over in Deutschland and how things are done, as well as some great discussion about the books that Andreas has been publishing over the years. It's an

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01:56:19

Episode One-Hundred and Sixty-Three: Morgan Wade

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2019/10/29

Morgan Wade is from Floyd, VA which is just south of Roanoke, which is just south of Harrisonburg, so you know - the beautiful mountains of Virginia. She's got a lot of stories with her and a guitar, so you'll get plenty of great bullshit between her and Nick and even a few tunes for you to enjoy this raspy country treasure. Don't sleep on this one, y'all! Shop Talk swoops in and throws some excellent tattoos in your face while you share some fun examination of the art with your homeboys Porter,

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02:16:05

Episode One=Hundred and Sixty-Two: Big Jaz

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2019/10/22

Big Jaz is a tattoo artist from Brooklyn, NY where his shop Electric Gorilla is located. You might recognized his name from a little show called "Inkmasters." Well, at the Richmond Tattoo Arts Festival this year, Nick had a chance to sit down with Big Jaz and discuss that a little bit as well as a ton of other stories and good times. Check it out and stick around for the Shop Talk where we are joined by Any Papa in a Storm, Porter and Mr. Andrew as they discuss cool tattoos with Nick. Yes.

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02:14:48

Episode One-Hundred and Sixty-One: Scott Sterling

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2019/10/15

No Lies Just Bullshit veteran and master of storytellin' and tattoo machines Scott Sterling was visiting Alley Cat and joined Nick for a good little bullshit session. Lots of great stories and good times on this one, for sure. New father Chris Porter rejoins the gang to discuss killer tattoos and happy wives & kids for an excellent and lengthy Shop Talk. Nick & Andrew are there as well, of course. Enjoy it!

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03:30:09

Episode One-Hundred and Sixty: Diablo Dimes

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2019/10/08

Morgan Pennypacker returns to the NLJBS studios and brings along good friend Diablo Dimes who brings along several guitars and proceeds to lay down some serious blues tracks and some seriously wonderful stories. We've also got appearances by Trevor and returning musician and frequent character in Nick's stories: Schuyler. He joins Diablo on a few tunes and the we wrap things up with another awesome Shop Talk with Nick, Porter & Andrew and one more guest spot by the awesome Gary Gearhardt. Hell of an

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04:16:11

Episode One-Hundred and Fifty-Nine: Joe Capobianco

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2019/10/01

Joe Capobianco & Jime Litwalk have been at the forefront of new school tattooing since the mid-90s. On their way to a tattoo convention in North Carolina, they decided to stop and visit the NLJBS studios for a marathon podcast fueled by whiskey, memories and bullshit. Nick, Joe and Jime are joined by the incomparable Andrew Conner and the quartet went over everything from Long island tattooing in the early 90s to the new school aesthetic in today's scene. Hell yeah. A very special Shop Talk

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02:57:30

Episode One-Hundred and Fifty-Eight: Eric Fischer

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2019/09/24

On a trip to Alley Cat for his son to get tattooed by the amazing Andrew Conner, Mr. Eric Fischer takes the time to fire up a cigar and shoot the shit with Nick over in his office. If you love hearing tales of the old days in the tattoo industry, you're going to greatly enjoy this episode. Learn some shit and appreciate the history. This is a great one. The airwaterdiver does not fail to deliver. Shop Talk wraps up the storytelling as usual with the aforementioned Mr. Conner joining Nick and the

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01:55:43

Episode One-Hundred and Fifty-Seven: Shane Enholm and...

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2019/09/17

Shane Enholm returns once again after some traveling on the road, playing shows and visiting sites all around. He stops by the No Lies Just Bullshit studios (for this episode located in a hotel in Richmond) and brings along Nate Harmon and they shoot the shit with Nick for a good while talking about all kinds of history, locations and events focusing on around tattooing. Porter and Andrew join in for another fun and meandering Shop Talk where the boys sing the praises of some excellent tattooing

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03:23:19

Episode One-Hundred and Fifty-Six: Jill Bonny

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2019/09/10

Jill "Horiyuki" Bonny has been doing Japanese style tattooing for over twenty years and is the owner of Studio Kazoku in San Francisco. Her experience and knowledge of tattooing is vast but her humility and attitude make her very approachable in any setting. Two years ago when Nick was first invited to attend Pagoda City, he was talking to Justin Weatherholtz (NLJBS alumni,) who asked if their was anyone that Nick would like him to connect him with before hand to do a podcast. Nick responded with

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01:18:41

Episode One-Hundred and Fifty-Five: Dan Sin

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2019/09/03

While at the Pagoda City Tattoo Festival this year, Nick got to make good with a promise to sit down with the one and only Dan Sin and appreciate his tattoos, his accent and his opinions on Europe and the States. It's not a long podcast, but just as memorable as the rest as Nick and Dan share some stories, some laughs and a lot of fun that you'll appreciate. Shop Talk wraps it up as usual with some seriously good tattoo talk with Porter and Andrew and their weekly show of appreciation and

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