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"We are in the playoffs," says Alizia, who plays basketball for the Health Professions High School. The Lady Vipers will meet Elmcor Beach Channel High School in the New York City quarterfinals on Sunday. "I wanted to show some team spirit," she says of how she got the idea for the tattoos. "I am a very proactive parent," John says, explaining why he is going to get tattoos on his arms as well. "If she’s going to do it, I’ll do it!"
Crosby, who is a minister at the Faith Tabernacle Christian Center in the Bronx, has always wanted a tattoo, but "being a minister it has been difficult," he says. "No one wants to see a minister with a snake on the arm." Fortunately, the tattoos are not printed with indelible ink. They will wash off after Alizia and her team have played the game. But Alizia’s mother doesn’t quite understand the two. "My wife is saying, ‘Why are you doing this – it doesn’t make any sense,’" Crosby says. Still, he is paying $100 for the tattoos. "You cannot put a prize to the fact that we are doing this together," he says. "When she grows old, she will remember the wild things we did together." The two agree that the temporary marks on their arms will leave binding memories. "We will be friends forever," Crosby says. And his daughter agrees. "We are best buddies."
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ohn
and Alizia Crosby are getting their first tattoos. The
father and daughter are sitting
in a small room at Sacred Tattoo on Canal Street, waiting for Matty
Jankowski to prepare the materials. He has created several tattoos
for the pair: a viper, a basketball with the No. 3 and the word
"Vipers."
