I had my tragus pierced a few days ago and all i have to say is that Joe, the piercer was AWESOME.....he was so kind and gentle and talked me through the whole thing and he was also very clean....i wasn't really all that nervous, i mean, i was expecting pain but believe it not, the only pain was whent he needle went in and it was a pinch that lasted about 2 sec...that's it! I highly recommend Joe or if you want a tattoo...everyone else there was really nice as well!