I GREW UP AND WENT TO SCHOOL IN THE ALMADEN AREA OF SAN JOSE CA. I SPENT A LOT OF TIME AS A KID IN SANTA CRUZ. MY BROTHER STEVE AND I GOT INVOLVED WITH TATTOOING AT THE RIPE OLD AGES OF 9 AND 10 WHEN OUR 16 YEAR OLD COUSIN LARRY CAME TO VISIT. HE GREW UP 2 BLOCKS FROM THE PIKE IN LONG BEACH AND ALREADY HAD SEVERAL TATTOOS FROM THERE. HE SHOWED US HOW TO DO HAND POKED TATTOOS AND WE WERE IMMEDIATELY IN TROUBLE WITH OUR PARENTS FOR TATTOOING OURSELVES. STEVE OPENED HIS FIRST TATTOO SHOP AT THE AGE OF 15. I HAVE BEEN A PROFESSIONAL TATTOO ARTIST SINCE 1976. I HAVE BEEN MARRIED TO MICHELLE FOR 14 YEARS. WE HAVE 2 CHILDREN, COLBY (14) AND COLEMAN (13).
I STARTED RIDING MOTORCYCLES WHEN I WAS 8 YEARS OLD AND GOT MY FIRST HARLEY AT 17. I HAVE LIVED IN SAN JOSE CA, VICTORIA BC, SANTA CRUZ CA, PORTLAND OR, TACOMA WA, BILOXI MS, DALLAS TX, LOS ANGELES CA, CALGARY AB, SACRAMENTO CA, AND MIAMI BEACH FL.
I HAVE BEEN BUILDING TATTOO MACHINES SINCE 1977.
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