Tattoos Stories

Has it been twenty years?It doesn't seem that long.Since we got tattoos in Blackpooland danced to Rosie Gaines songs. Rollercoasters, bumper cars,it's all a little hazy.Do you look back as I do,and think our teenage years were crazy? Nights at Cafe de Paris,meals at Pizza Pomodoro.Elvis singing his heart out,to my shaking head and eye roll. Taxi cabs for takeout,too much wine to drive.Watching Desperado,tears of laughter...

It was Halloween weekend, just a little over two months before Katy passed away and we were spending it in one of Katy's favorite places. Asheville, North Carolina, about 100 miles from our home. My mother was in town from Florida, and my eldest sister had taken a flight in just a few days prior, from California. After we had dinner that Halloween night, the four of us were making our way along the crowded sidewalk. My mo...