Pictures from the Paradise Convention!!!!
But first a little message for some people with no life:
So, it looks like I have some stalkers from my past lurking around these parts. Awesome! People who I don't talk to for the past 15 years.... gossiping and sharing a password to look at me naked (not that I care) and obsess over my life. All thanks to Facebook.

Ah, the stupidity.
Hey assholes, Get a life and please stay the hell out of mine!


ok enough of that. for the rest of you who actually "get" what SG is all about and aren't just here to butt into my life and gossip....
Well here are the pictures from the Paradise Tattoo Gathering in Massachusetts a few weeks ago.
Taken, of course, by the amazingly talented AlissaBrunelli

The convention was at a ski lodge in the mountains of eastern Mass.

and everyone stayed in the condos in the ski village!

It was freaking beautiful!




Love for Hell City! Coming up sooner than you think, kids



We road tripped up from Columbus...Alissa and I followed Durb and Tony. One of my favorite road trips of all time! Alissa and I each burned a ton of cds and 10 hours flew by like it was 4 hours.
Durb heading out on the roadtrip!


Here is the tavern where we hung out ever night after the convention.


FALL!


set up


me during set up


Durb and Tony getting the audio set up


Cookout the first night




me hanging out at one of the artists forums. i look silly... haha


Cherry was coming to visit us the next week anyway so she flew into Mass and went to the convention and drove back to Columbus with Alissa and I.
me and Cherry girl.

my heart hurts from missing this girl...and she's only been gone a week

What do you get when you put a bunch of tattooed people in the mountains of Mass?


Awesome!

Phil and MindyLou

Durb and Jeff


Jeff and Jeff (not brothers)


As if this place wasn't cool enough, there was an alpine slide and a mountain coaster!!!



I'm not gonna lie, I was a little scared before I went for the first time!

It didn't help that Jeff was telling me he was going to ram into my coaster




could i look more like an excited 5 year old?


probably not....but Durb could


At the bar







Me, Cherry and Kiley. red white and blue


my new ink!!
by Big Gus out of California





The man himself Big Gus


Nick Baxter finishing Stina's sleeve.



she and I both sat for 8 plus hours and our arms were swollen up like giant water balloons!
She's a total sweetheart!
I can't wait to see hers after it's all healed up! It looked amazing!


If you want to see all 373 pictures from the gathering, including tons of shots of the amazing work done there during the weekend....check out AlissaBrunelli's albums.

Other than that, I've been busy painting and moving into my new place! It's coming along and I can't wait until I'm finally settled so that I can start working on writing my book!!!
It's time!

proper Halloween pictures from Havana (taken by Alissa and not my crappy camera like the last ones I posted coming soon )

Kisses and Hugs
Lady Bugs
xoxoxo
Sunshine

I am filled with pride to be American and most importantly hope for the future of our world!

It is a happy day!

If you didn't get a chance to listed to Obama's acceptance speech last night, take 20 minutes and sit down and listen to what our next president has to say. Even more so if you disagree with his policies and didn't vote for him. Just listen with an open mind to what he has to say. He brought tears of hope to my eyes.

a more superficial picture filled blog with Paradise Tattoo Convention pictures coming soon


I am filled with a feeling of hope for our world that I have never felt before and it is amazing!





xoxo
Sunny

ok, enough of that!

picture filled blog soooooon. i promise!


Sunny