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Ottawa Senators fan Mason Kohne wanted an autographed jersey from center Josh Norris, his favorite player on his favorite team. So he made him a blockbuster trade proposal:
“If I get a life size tattoo of your face on my stomach, can you send me an autographed jersey?” he wrote in an Instagram message.
Five hours later, Norris responded: “Haha absolutely. I need proof it’s a real tattoo though.”
Kohne, who lives in Oregon, was visiting Poland when he watched the Senators’ game against the Tampa Bay Lightning on Nov. 6, 2021. It wasn’t a memorable game for Ottawa, as the Sens lost 5-3, or for Norris, who had an assist and a minor penalty. But inspiration struck Kohne, and he messaged the 22-year-old player.
After Norris responded, Kohne immediately got a tattoo appointment at a local shop, and brought over a photo of Norris.
“They spoke Polish so I had a hard time explaining who he was,” said Kohne, “but they know who he is now.”
He also had a train to catch later in the day.
“It was rushed. I had three artists on me at once giving me the tattoo. They got done in like three hours. Which is really fast,” he said, adding that a tattoo of that size would usually take seven hours for one artist.
Kohne said he chose the stomach because he wanted to keep his arms clean for other tattoos. He also has a tattoo of the Grinch on his chest.
Norris’ face stretches from just above his waistline to the bottom portion of his chest. His belly button is perilously close to being Norris’ mouth, but “it’s in one of the shaded areas and it blends in well, I think,” he said.
Kohne sent Norris photos of the tattoo and videos of it being etched onto him, providing the player with the requested evidence. Norris acknowledged it. After a few weeks of not receiving the jersey, Kohne was concerned.
“Then he kind of vanished for two months,” he said.
He knew the Senators were on road trips and that the pandemic-interrupted season had made their schedule chaotic. But Kohne…
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Source : espn
