Please Help our good friends
Joey and Mike Pizzurro!!!

 In 1990, they were both diagnosed with Giant Axonal Neuropathy or GAN.
Now in their 20's, the brothers are confined to beds and wheelchairs and breathing machines.

A team from Hannah's Hope, applied for a $250,000 Pepsi Refresh Project the grant,
The boys and others that share the same illness will benift from hannah's hope winning the grant.
Hannah's Hope has located the gene that causes the illness and needs more money to finish the research
It very well could save thier lives.

a note from Casper:  I have known these boys just short of three years,
I have tattooed them and spent quite a bit of time with them, They are awesome.
Please help my friends at the very least by voting on the hanna's hope website.
You can also donate any amount on the website. Thank you from 1603

vote here... http://www.refresheverything.com/hannahshopefund

... (click) Full story on Bay News 9  ... 

OUR GIRL ERIN MARIE FROM THE BAND MR. BELLA  HERE ON A TMZ CONTEST WINNER !!! CONGRADULATIONS ERIN !

http://www.tmz.com/2010/08/17/celebrity-piercing-pictures-punctured-contest-winner-photos-gallery/

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 CASPER ROCKED!
some amazing pieces done at the Tampa Tattoo Convention,

completly hand drawn on the floor in the middle of the busy weekend with everyone hounding over our booth to see what he was doing all weekend.     A big THANK YOU to Bruce and the Staff of the convention for getting us a great spot and taking care of us this year !!   

YES ! WE WON 2010! THANK YOU TO EVERYONE WHO VOTED FOR US ! AND THANK YOU TO METROMIX FOR THE NOMINATION!! We work as hard as we can everyday to make a difference and we will continue to keep growing with our art for you !   

 Why 1603? ...because there is a difference. "When you have so many choices of shops and artists because of the explosion of media in our industry, we will always stand with the same concept."Our Clients Deserve Respect". Plain and simple, we take care of you from start to finish, large or small we know it means something to you, and thats what really matters."
Skip Sampson Artist/Owner 1603 Tattoo & Piercing Co. 

    THANK YOU TO 98 ROCK!! For giving me the opportunity to design the Metallica Truck! www.98rock.com

     I LOVE THIS PICTURE !!!!     

1603 Tattoo and Piercing Co. has set out to make new standards in this industry. Since we began in Ybor City, we have worked with the Health Department on procedures to set the safest standards for body piercings. From the highest quality jewelry, to the lighting and tile in the room that you are pierced in, your experience will be like no other.

Our piercers Dee Mckinzie,also an owner, and Faith have been voted Best of the Bay two years in a row by the Weekly Planet and in 2010 by Tampabays Metromix.com. 1603 Tattoo and Piercing Co. was noted for our achievements as a body piercing studio in the Tampa Tribune article "Breathing Easier".  With our convenient location in the center of Ybor City the demand for tattoos is high.

Skip Sampson, also an owner, Casper Giest, Abdiel Pedraza, Shawn Calk, Matt Dumas and female tattoo artist Veronica Mcain( miss V) are always available to sit with you and help with your ideas and drawings. With your direction and influence on your tattoo, we will work for you, to give you the client, the best outcome for a tattoo that will last over the years. From the smallest to the largest, from start to finish, we design your tattoo that is one of a kind and will never be reproduced by our studio. We always encourage you first, to stop by to view our portfolios and consult with us before making your decision a permanent one.  

  We built 1603 Tattoo and Piercing Co. for our clients. Our studio is calm and comfortable with a family atmosphere. We love and respect what we do here and understand the importance of making a decision that will last a lifetime.  

    Thank You:   The Staff at 1603 Tattoo and Piercing Co. or Email us @

( SORRY due to the 1,492 SPAM mails I recieved this week from Germany and Bolivia? I have to take my email OFF my home page for now,so its back on the "CONTACT" page Thank you and sorry for the inconvienence) >S.

Our hours of operation* :
Tuesday -Around 2pm til about 9pm 
Wednesday -Sometime near 2pm til close to 10..ish 
Thursday & Friday  -How about 2pm to maybe 1am 
Saturday -Should be about 2pm til 2am ish? 
Sunday -After church 1pm til 5:45pm 
Monday -not here. 

Phone: 813.248.9153 -*all hours are subject to change without notice we are artists not bankers.;)

..and JOIN ..YOUR  local chamber of commerce if you plan to be apart of something in your town or city that includes you trying to own a business and helping out !

A little Ybor City story..   "Centro Ybor" located directly across from 1603 tattoo and Piercing Co.   

 Ybor City (pronounced /ˈiːbɔr/) (EE-borh) is a historic neighborhood in Tampa, Florida located just northeast of downtown. It was founded in the 1880s by cigar manufacturers and was populated by thousands of immigrants, mainly from Spain, Cuba, and Italy. For the next 50 years, workers in Ybor City's cigar factories would roll millions of cigars annually. The neighborhood had features unique among contemporary immigrant communities in the southern United States, most notably its multi-ethnic and multi-racial population. A slow exodus out of the area accelerated after World War II, leading to a period of abandonment and decay. After decades of neglect, a portion of the original neighborhood was redeveloped into a popular night club and entertainment district. The neighborhood has been designated as a National Historic Landmark District, and several structures in the area are listed in the National Register of Historic Places. In 2008, 7th Avenue, the main commercial thoroughfare in Ybor City, was recognized as one of the “10 Great Streets in America” by the American Planning Association. Thank you Wikpedia ;)