How the hell does
Emily Elegado know
her way around Am-
sterdam?? She’s never
been .. and I know
she didn’t study a city
map before we ar-
rived. So how am I
trailing along beside
her while she smokes
a joint through the ca-
nals and small streets
of Amsterdam? Why
question it I guess??
I’ll happily let her lead
and look at the daffo-
dils and tulips every-
where, house boats
cruising down canals, dutch doors and shutters while dodging cyclist liter-
ally everywhere.. lead on Em!
Emily, Chris Blinston, Brian and me, Jenn Lee are here for for the 1st an-
nual Sinti Ink Tattoo convention. And damn I’m super excited to meet
American Actor Robert Lasardo!! He’s on all the promotional material as
well. You know the heavily tattooed actor that was in one of my favorite
movies; 1994’s Léon: The Professional with Natalie Portman who I think
was 10 years old.
Emily and I land at 5 something AM and are picked up by the owner of
Sinti Ink, John Guldemundt and one of his tattoo artists Ashwin Samuels.
OMG Ashwin has the sweetest smile and I think he is a bit smitten by Em-
ily. We have coffee in the airport because it’s far too early for all of us and
chat about John’s European gypsy heritage before hitting the road to Am-
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