OPen Mike,
         The Rose Tattoo is a loose amalgamation(some say aggravation)of friends centered around Utah, who ride, or work on the trains, and sing and write about them. The core group is Utah; myself, Mark Ross(Smokestack)from Eugene, Oregon; Kuddie, The Feather River Kid from North San Juan California; Haywire Bruce Brackney from Victoria BC; Larry Penn(Cream City Slim)from Milwaukee;
Bob & Diana Suckiel(Boomer Bob & Mama Pipes)from KC, Missouri, Rik Palieri(Totem Pole)from Vermont; and various and sundry others scattered around the North American continent. Check out the Rose Tattoo page on Utah's website.

Mark Ross