You Must Believe in Spring

I think that what makes Tattoosday successful are all the interesting, unusual, pieces that most people walk by, see, and wonder, "What the heck is that tattoo all about?"<br /><br />I'm going a little bit out of sequence here, as I still have two sets of tattoos from last week (from Mike and Jörgen) that I am still writing up. This one, however, is a little less work so I am getting it out of the way first. I spotted this on the inner arm of a guy waiting outside of Starbucks at the corner of 92nd and 3rd in Bay Ridge:<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiCDi7mQtE0zyZ67Ew2iWJZNjP8lDZb30rN7FuDT5Qv47aC5dBsYNRa48E7hQSjV5mtzJ0tx5HPqF3NySN76xxykw4oCwPyCe7qvSFH_uqgaav52ac1q7t0YrBDVlWl0obr1vDu1ErFCtAb/s1600-h/100_5633.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5123890546658188674" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiCDi7mQtE0zyZ67Ew2iWJZNjP8lDZb30rN7FuDT5Qv47aC5dBsYNRa48E7hQSjV5mtzJ0tx5HPqF3NySN76xxykw4oCwPyCe7qvSFH_uqgaav52ac1q7t0YrBDVlWl0obr1vDu1ErFCtAb/s400/100_5633.JPG" style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" /></a>It seemed pretty unusual so I stopped and asked him about it. He told me that it was an album cover. "Which one?" I asked. This one:<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEipIAC6XJXdug55951JHtP_5g8or8LHa_b7BnI6Z35C7J6arTm3f3pb6lXOBkKdaF6Sr7RZm3hRBjicrgO8M1H5MUemiU7cnKZL5pKdxKDUwWD9aP_G-kQBjGEnDHRO82gy-W89Cm-Nb2hY/s1600-h/41GTKyMnsJL._SS500_.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5124124905843662258" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEipIAC6XJXdug55951JHtP_5g8or8LHa_b7BnI6Z35C7J6arTm3f3pb6lXOBkKdaF6Sr7RZm3hRBjicrgO8M1H5MUemiU7cnKZL5pKdxKDUwWD9aP_G-kQBjGEnDHRO82gy-W89Cm-Nb2hY/s400/41GTKyMnsJL._SS500_.jpg" style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" /></a>Clarence, the possessor of the tattoo, had this representational tattoo inked in honor of <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bill_Evans">Bill Evans</a>' 1980 album <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/You_Must_Believe_in_Spring" style="font-style: italic;">You Must Believe in Spring</a>.<br /><br />The piece was tattooed at <a href="http://nyadorned.com/tattoo/index.htm">New York Adorned.</a><br /><br />I would have delved further into why this album was so important to him that he had it tattooed onto his arm, but the person he was waiting for came out with his coffee, and his dog started barking at other dogs, so I figured I wouldn't bother him anymore.<br /><br />Clarence, thank you for your contribution to Tattoosday and, if you'd like, feel free to <a href="mailto:oxypoet@gmail.com">e-mail me</a><br />as to the significance of this record.

You Must Believe in Spring

I think that what makes Tattoosday successful are all the interesting, unusual, pieces that most people walk by, see, and wonder, "What...

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