Another Mike V inspired tattoo has been sent out way… Here are Jackie from Michigan’s words and a photo of her tattoo…

Well, my name is Jackie Pearce and I grew up in Michigan but I just moved out here to Denver, CO a few years ago for college. Mike V. has always been a real hero for me. I found him in my very young teenage years when he was responding to articles in Skateboarder (all of which I still have) and his advice was what I needed going through those shitty teenage years. Follow your dreams no matter what people think, care about your community, and fuck changing yourself to fit in to what people think are the basics I got out of his writings. I also read a really long blog he wrote responding to some stripper who had e-mailed him. I saved that too and those words have helped me from dating a lot of douche bags in my life (ha ha). As if Mike wasn’t already someone I admired, when his show Drive came out, I don’t think there are any other words for it besides the fact that it changed my life. It opened me up to the rest of the world and confirmed my belief that there are great people in the world doing great things; even if they are just small things. We can all care about our neighbors and make a difference to the people we come in contact with daily. I still watch it when I feel as if things are getting out of control in my life and I need something to center me again as to what is REALLY important. After years of such a positive influence, I decided two years ago at 18 to get a Mike Vallely tattoo. Now, I’m almost 21 and its meaning is still just as strong. So, thank you Mike Vallely. I will never give up.

-Jackie Pearce



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