BURGLARIZED by SPEED FREAKS sent by Lyle Tuttle Tattooing

San Francisco CA

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American Poison Tattoo artist cause RETIRED from TATTOOING in 1986, after being TATTOO_JOHNNY------------------------------- OKLAHOMA & ARKANSAS, TRAVELLING CARNY, CHICAGO & MILWAUKEE “TATTOO JOHNNY” from 1969!”TRAIN at ROCKFORD SCHOOL OF TATTOOING, MILT ZEIS & PROF. PERCY WATERS: WORKED with "MAC” Buddy MacFall, 600 West Belmont, CHICAGO,"TATS"-THOMAS, GREG MAY, CHICAGO ED PROCHASZKA, Lake Geneva, WI, OWNED SHOP on PARK AVENUE,HOT SPRINGS NATIONAL PARK, ARKANSAS Retired Old School Tattoo Artist. Tuesday, October 2, 2012 Pictures of "Capt. Greg" May Flash from Lake Geneva Shop In 1969 Greg May opend the first shop in Kenosha, WI and thru the 60s he tattoed there with tats thomas. Then in 1968 Kenosha did the same as Milwaukee and put a ban on tattooing. Once again Greg was forced to find a new location. In 1969 Greg May opend the shop in its new location which would then be called the now world famous Lake Geneva Tattoo. I was the First Tattoo Artist that Shiela May ever Tattooed. Me and my Wife Angie went to Lake Geneva Tattoo Shop and Shelia was there alone on a Sunday. She put Two Tattoos on me, as I told her I was a recent Father and had finished a Milt Zeis Tatto School study and had been tattooing a year. Later I met Greg & Began working for him & He helped me to work National Avenue Chicago Ed's Tattoo Shop. After Greg traveled to San Diego to meet with Don Ed Hardy, Greg did Two Japanese Full Arm Pieces on my Arms, both Stencil Traces from Sailor Jerry's shop in Hawaii. Greg and crew spent many years putting out some the country best and cleanest tattoos. Many well known artist worked in this shop during that time names like Tats Thomas, Chicago ED, Tattoo Johnny, Dragon Dave, Sheila May, Doc Fin and his Brother, and many others. Greg also worked and coresponded with Sailor Jerry, Don Ed Hardy, Lyle Tuttle and many others. What an incredible time in tattooing. Also during this time Greg taught Sheila how to tattoo and guess what came from that? Cosmetic tattooing. Sheila May went on to be the leading queen of cosmetic tattooing, tattooing names like Dolly Parton, Michael Jackson, Joanna Kerns and many others that stay anonymous In the 70s and 80s Greg Kremser now known as Little Greg became fascinated with tattooing. Getting his first tattoo from Greg May he became hooked on tattoos. Little Greg then started on his way to becoming a tattoo artist and Punch holes in Noses and Lipps. Little Greg had always been a natural artist being able to draw or create many art forms at an early age. The quest to become a master tattoo artist during his self teaching brought him to Greg May. Little Greg spent some time being taught tricks from Greg May who realized very quickly that Little Greg was a natural and quickly offered him a job. Little Greg spent the next few years working with Captain Greg May and Chicago Ed. Lake Geneva Tattoo has a long history starting with Greg May in the 60s Greg May started out as <1>Greg's floating tattoo parlor moving all over the Chicago land area and sothern wisconsin. OKLAHOMA & ARKANSAS, TRAVELLING CARNY, CHICAGO & MILWAUKEE “TATTOO JOHNNY” from 1969!”TRAIN at ROCKFORD SCHOOL OF TATTOOING, MILT ZEIS & PROF. PERCY WATERS: WORKED with "MAC” Buddy MacFall, 600 West Belmont, CHICAGO,"TATS"-THOMAS, GREG MAY, CHICAGO ED PROCHASZKA, Lake Geneva, WI, OWNED SHOP on PARK AVENUE,HOT SPRINGS NATIONAL PARK, ARKANSAS (Just 5 Blocks From BILL CLINTON'S HOME at 1011 PARK AVE.) (NOW OWNED by REDBEARD) when ELVIS DIED! OFFICAL TAT-2-R-Tist of the OUTLAWS, GIPSYS, ROAD BARONS, and “RED & WHITE” in 1969-1984, RETIRED from TATTOOING in 1986, after being BURGLARIZED by SPEED FREAKS sent by Lyle Tuttle Tattooing, Old School, Crippled, self employeed, PROUD and OPIONATED.