Painless Waynes 15th Anniversary party and special

Start: Oct. 28, 2016, 4 p.m.

End: Oct. 30, 2016, 7 a.m.

AS MOST OF MY FRIENDS KNOW ...AFTER OPENING SO MANY SUCCESSFUL SHOPS FOR OTHER PEOPLE INCLUDING THE FIRST TWO DIVERSITY STORES BLACKJACK THE SHOP THATS NOW PUSSYKAT WILDSIDE AND A BUNCH MORE...I OPENED MY PERSONAL SHOP IN OCTOBER ON HALLOWEEN IN 01 ....IT WAS A TOUGH TIME AS I HAD GOTTEN THE KEYS ON SEPTEMBER 9TH THREE DAYS BEFORE 9/11 ...WE TURNED THE SPACE OVER TO THE BLOODBANK AT THE TIME WHO WAS OUR NEIGHBOR SO THEY COULD USE IT TO HELP WITH THE NATIONWIDE BLOOD DRIVE ....A WEEK LATER WE WENT IN AND WENT TO WORK BUILDING OUT OUR SHOP....IT WAS A REAL UNDERTAKING AT A VERY TUMULTUOUS TIME...BUT SOMEHOW ...WE HIT OUR GRAND OPEN DATE OF OCTOBER 31ST 2001 AND WE HAVE NEVER LOOKED BACK ....I RAN THAT SHOP BY MYSELF FOR 9 YEARS THEN FINALLY STARTED PUTTING SOME OF MY LONG LIST OF GRADUATED STUDENTS TO WORK AROUND 5 YEARS AGO AND HAVE HAD DOZENS OF THE BEST ARTISTS AND FRIENDS A GUY COULD WANT WORK WITH ME AT ONE TIME OR ANOTHER ...IN ALMOST NO TIME 15 YEARS HAS PASSED....MY SHOP IS NOW ONE OF THE OLDEST IN TOWN AND IS THE LONGEST STANDING RUNNING BUSINESS IN MY MALL AND ALMOST MY ENTIRE CITY BLOCK...DURING THE RECESSION IN 08 I WAS THE ONLY BUSINESS OPEN IN MY MINI MALL ..THIS SHOP HAS SEEN THREE OF MY CHILDREN FROM THE AGES OF8 ..3..AND 2...TO ADULTHOOD ....AND ONE CHILD BORN 7 YEARS AGO ALMOST TO THE EXACT DAY OF OUR SHOP ANNIVERSARY ...WE HAVE LOST SOME DEAR FRIENDS AND AMAZING ARTISTS TO ILLNESS...MOST RECENTLY NILS AND MIKE G WHO WERE TWO GREAT FRIENDS AND MY BROTHERS...WE HAVE WATCHED OUR YOUNG ARTISTS GROW UP AND STEP UP TO THE PLATE LIKE MY SON GABE AND LOUIS SON JACOB ....AND WE HAVE DONE GOOD BUSINESS AND BECOME A PART OF OUR NEIGHBORHOOD AND A FIXTURE.....THANK YOU TO EVERYONE WHO HAS EVER SUPPORTED US OR PROMOTED US OR EVEN SIMPLY ENJOYED OUR ART...AND THANKS TO MY WHOLE TATTOO FAMILY WHO I LOVE AND CHERISH...COME SEE US THIS WEEKEND AND HELP US CELEBRATE 15 YEARS ...WE WILL BE HAVING AN ALL WEEKEND PARTY CULMINATING IN A POT LUCK BARBQ AT 1 PM SUNDAY IN OUR PARKING LOT WITH ALL OF OUR MALLS TENANTS AND STORES PARTICIPATING AND SOME LIVE MUSIC!! THANKS AGAIN FOR EVERYTHING AND 15 GREAT YEARS!!! PAINLESS WAYNE