TATTOO_JOHNNY: 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 Cicago 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 fron Salor Jerry's shop in Hawaii .

Greg and crew spent many years putting out some the countrys 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 piercer. 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 brougt 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 Gregs floating tattoo parlor moving all over the chicago land area and sothern wisconsin.