


I took these shots of one of her tattoos as I stood nearby: Good idea, and even the PeTA people seemed to think so, but I only managed to squeeze in a mutual "hi" and eye contact, as I competed with fans with much more passion than me. Jett to talk about one of her tattoos, in exchange for some publicity on Tattoosday. Unbeknown to me, this was a bit of public relations, as indicated by a PeTA press release.Īt some point, I thought, well maybe I could get Ms. Jett was there for a reason, she sported a black tank with an "I ♥ PeTA" slogan and she was talking to folks about a cause near and dear to her, vegetarianism. I was going to just gawk and move on, like a polite New Yorker, but Ms. On the way back to the subway, I had the pleasure of running into a cluster of people milling about a tattooed individual who is a genuine rock star: the lovely Joan Jett. Yet yesterday found me down by Union Square, seeking out a copy of Ina Saltz's Body Type 2, which I hope to bring with me tomorrow night to the Upper West Side where Ms. There are numerous sites that can give you a road map to celebrity tattoos, for example, but I generally don't encounter star ink, so it rarely graces this site. "Timing is everything," goes one saying, and "it's the little things" is also a phrase true to my heart.īefore we venture on a little diversion, let's remind ourselves that Tattoosday is about "meeting and appreciating body art (okay, tattoos) in the New York City area".
