[off-topic] Re: Someone who I just found out has passed away
- From: jessica brown <justforlistmessages531@xxxxxxxxx>
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- Date: Sat, 12 Oct 2013 13:37:15 -0800
Sorry to here of your loss.
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From: "Jacob Kruger" <jacob@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
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Date sent: Sat, 12 Oct 2013 19:45:43 +0200
Subject: [off-topic] Someone who I just found out has passed away
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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