Bears fans are going all out to show their love and support for the team during the playoffs, and some are doing so in permanent ways.
Local tattoo shops are reporting numerous Bears fans getting inked ahead of Sunday’s game against the Rams.
Matt Simon is one of those fans, describing himself as a “ride-or-die fan” of the Chicago Bears. He was among several people who got a Bears tattoo at Gold Street Tattoo in Wonder Lake on Thursday afternoon.
“The season has just been unreal to see what we’ve overcome in the last few years,” he said. “We’re doing the Chicago dog it says ‘Da Bears’ in the mustard. That’s one of my favorite foods.”
The love for the Bears spans generations.
“Always have loved them, always will be a Bears fan. Sometimes they let you down, sometimes they don’t,” said tattoo artist Opie Tamisin.
Tamisin is inking his dad, who was at the Bears-Rams last playoff game in the 1986 NFC Championship Game.
“I still remember it started snowing at the very end,” said Hector Tamisin, “When we got the fumble and ran it in that was pretty cool.”
Gold Street was buzzing with excitement for the Bears. The owner told NBC Chicago they’ve had more than 20 people come in recently to get Bears-related tattoos.
“I’m just happy that I can help people get what they want representing the city,” said Keith Schubert, Gold Street Tattoo Owner and Artist. “It’s good for the community.”
Other artists said it’s great to see the support.
“It’s so cool, any Chicago team, any home team that’s doing well, you know it sparks some love because Chicago is home,” said Alex Miskow, Gold Street Tattoo Partner and Artist.
Before the start of the season, one Bears superfan got the team’s logo tattooed on his head at the shop. His picture was recently shared and went viral on Facebook.
“Everybody thought it was AI because it was so good when I first got it done,” he said.
Lamb said his wife approves of the tattoo, which took about three and a half hours.
“She gets how much passion I have for this team and how much I love Chicago,” he said. “It’s a Bears thing and a Chicago thing anywhere I go in the world—people know who this is.”
As the Bears make their run in the playoffs, Lamb never expected a winning season like this.
“I feel like this is a good luck charm,” he said. “This year in my opinion I think they’re going to make it to the Super Bowl and win the Super Bowl.”
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