Down on the Bayou...

A couple years ago I crossed paths with a young guy named Mark. He was referred to me from another friend to get some tattoo work done. I did a couple tattoos on Mark and through our conversation I discovered he also had an interest in motorcycling. The more we talked about bikes the more I could see he was crazed about them like myself. He really jumped into motorcycling with both feet. He's got a great scoot that he's learned to do a lot of wrenching on as well as riding the hell out of that machine. I know he's braved some harsh weather down south and driven in some very extreme situations.
Mark is a young guy with an old soul and a strong spirit.
I was able to shoot off an email and let him know about my crash and he wrote back with some very encouraging words. I'm gonna post some that stood out from that e-mail...

"Aw man. Jim I'm sorry brother. Your bound to go down sometime, I'm glad your alright though and still have your life. Being an occupational artist and hurting your hands is a rough time for a man's spirit...
... throw away how you do, take what you know and do it differently. Life is not stagnant and even though we are resilient to change, it's not so bad to get hurt when you learn of a new path.
I know you'll get back on, and you'll have the machines you love in your hands again soon enough. Take your time away from them in positive light. Breathe a lot, think a lot"

If you asked me what a real "biker" is, this is the kind of person that comes to mind. Thanks Mark, I hope our paths cross again soon.



Mark's sweet machine down on the Bayou

 Enjoy all...
Jim