[off-topic] Re: Someone who I just found out has passed away
- From: Josh Gregory <joshkart12@xxxxxxxxx>
- To: "off-topic@xxxxxxxxxxxxx" <off-topic@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Sat, 12 Oct 2013 14:24:57 -0400
Thats sad... Very sorry to hear that...
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> On Oct 12, 2013, at 1:45 PM, "Jacob Kruger" <jacob@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
>
> Not necessarily relevant to much, and might not completely make sense to
> everyone, but, my tattoo artist died this week.
>
> Not sure of details as of yet, but, he was also into biking, etc., and he
> (obviously) also lived here in South Africa, so unless it was just some or
> other sort of natural disease/cause, it's also quite possible it was to do
> with an accident, etc., but anyway.
>
> Anyway, he was an old buddy, who I'd known for roundabout 20 years, and aside
> from all my tattoo's having been done by him, that includes the apparently
> world first, actual braille tattoo's that he figured out how to do, of his
> own accord before I'd even gotten around to asking him about a thought that
> had been simmering in the back of my own mind.
>
> Also, his sort of starting point as a tattoo artist was him practicing on his
> buddies in another buddy's flat, back in the early 90's, and even then he was
> doing damn near perfect work - I still get comments about the detailed
> shading on the bit of barbed wire around my one arm, which is also sort of
> the only tattoo I have where the design has no really meaningful reason as
> far as I'm concerned, but, it was something he wanted to test/try out back in
> the day, and I liked the look of his designs back then already.
>
> Anyway, like my one other bud has already said, we'll see each other on the
> flip side, and if I ever want to get any more art work done, it's going to be
> a bit hard to find someone who can compare to this friend of mine that near
> the end had like a 6 month waiting period if he didn't know/like you
> personally...<smile>
>
> Stay well, Ant!
>
> Jacob Kruger
> Blind Biker
> Skype: BlindZA
> '...fate had broken his body, but not his spirit...'
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