{"id":369,"date":"2014-02-03T13:45:43","date_gmt":"2014-02-03T21:45:43","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.slowbloom.com\/blog\/?p=369"},"modified":"2014-02-03T13:50:36","modified_gmt":"2014-02-03T21:50:36","slug":"52-photos-all-dressed-up","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.slowbloom.com\/blog\/2014\/02\/52-photos-all-dressed-up\/","title":{"rendered":"52 Photos: All Dressed Up"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"Bandidos<\/a><\/p>\n

Yesterday I returned from my week-long and now annual trip to Colorado to ski with my family. Last year I flew home with a bunch of guys who were returning from a motorcycle rally. Apparently their rally is the same time as my family’s annual ski trip. I had mentioned to my parents that this happened last year, and sure enough, when I got to my gate, there was a group of guys returning from their rally.<\/p>\n

I am notoriously shy about taking pictures of strangers. I always like to ask permission, which I usually don’t screw up my courage to do. I was standing behind this man while waiting to board the plane. He had a freshly shaved scalp with an elaborate tattoo, a long, grey beard and this particular shirt on. I was admiring the design and asked him if I could take a picture of it. He gave me his permission.<\/p>\n

As I pulled out my iPod to take the picture, though, the giant young man behind me gruffly said, “Don’t do that.” Before I could react, the man in front said, “I told her it was okay. It’s just my back.”<\/p>\n

My subject didn’t make it easy for me to take the picture, so this was the best I could manage. After I snapped it, I apologized to the man behind him, telling him I didn’t mean to offend him. He waved me off, telling me there was no need.<\/p>\n

The men, and they were all men, wore some variation of this Bandidos shirt. They marked themselves publicly, dressed up to signify their membership in this group. The second man’s behavior added weight to my impression of their cohesiveness. They had one another’s backs, literally and figuratively.<\/p>\n

Here’s how other people interpreted All Dressed Up<\/a> this week.<\/p>\n

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