David Flores

Wow!! That looks like a long list to me!!

Yeah I wrote that before starting the list, but it turned out a little longer than I remembered. I forgot one name Matt Diehl tattooed an Aloha Monkey on me before he moved to back home to Maui.

There are so many people i want to get tattooed by that I never will, but I am pretty happy with what i have gotten so far.

My list is not very long but here it goes.

Dan Gilsdorf

Stuart Cripwell

Doug Hardy

Nick Colella

Mario Desa

Gilly Smash

Lana Gooding

Chad Ramsay

Ross Ferrie *

Ashley Howell*

Derek Ward*

Ross Carlson*

Todd Janaczek*

Manee Friday*

Josiah Laughlin*

Mike Volakakis *

Zach Nelligan

Justin Dion

Jelena Nickolic

Matthew Mattison *

Seems like I am forgetting a few, will have to study my tattoos and see if I come up with anymore.

*multiple times

Such a bad week for me, crazy busy at my jobs and when not at work have to watch my son, but maybe we can grab a beer or something. What part of town are you staying?

My friend Ashley and his wife (also named Ashley) moved to Auckland so she could get her Masters degree in Epidemiology. She said because the government subsides education she gets a lot more for her money there and the opportunity of a lifetime to live in New Zealand. I know they don''t live in Wellington but they seem to have been enjoying themselves so far. The only complaints they had at the onset was that you had to get pay as you go internet and cell phones and beer is expensive at bars and for him the fact that he had no thermofax and couldn't get the pigments he usually uses but that probably doesn't apply. But for the most part they have nothing but good things to say and they really have enjoyed the experience, although they have plans to come back once she graduates.

I only got halfway thru before being interrupted but excellent stuff. Just the way he operates and general attitude and disposition about tattooing are fascinating to me can't wait to finish this up.