The Day Aaliyah and I Took a Sticker Photo

We didn’t have much time together, but the memory has lasted long after her death

Taken at Chelsea Piers Bowling Alley. Photos courtesy of the author

In 2001, I went bowling with Aaliyah. We weren’t friends; it wasn’t a date. The occasion was a Vibe cover story. We’d originally been scheduled to meet in Melbourne, Australia, while she was filming Queen of the Damned, but things don’t always work out the…