one of the most influencial tattoo artists and tattoo flash artists of all times took his life last month after a long struggle with weight and diabetes he took over Sailor Jerrys shop after Jerry died and continued his legacy
he put out books with jerrys flash that every artist worth his snot has
I never met the man but know many who have and that knew him well
his designs are well known
his memorial is next weekend in chicago
A memorial service will be held for Mike Malone (Rollo) on FRIDAY MAY 25TH 2007 from 6PM to 10PM. In addition to the memorial service, a gallery featuring the work of Mike Malone will be open for viewing on SAT. MAY 26TH from 10AM to 6PM & SUN. MAY 27TH from 12PM to 4PM. If you have an original Mike Malone piece(s) you would like to contribute for viewing please send an actual size color copy (photo quality) of the piece to Taylor St. Tattoo. DO NOT SEND THE ORIGINAL ARTWORK. All submissions will NOT be returned!!! ALL EVENTS ARE OPEN TO THE PUBLIC! LOCATION: 4 ART Inc. 1932 S. Halsted Unit 100 Chicago IL 60608 CONTACT INFO: http://www.4ArtInc.com 312-850-1816 [email protected] ****Please DO NOT contact Keith or Taylor Street Tattoo regarding this matter...*****
http://www.nytimes.com/2007/04/30/obitu ... yt&emc=rss
http://blog.sailorjerry.com/news.php?id=161&m=04&y=2007
http://www.austin360.com/music/content/ ... rollo.html
http://profile.myspace.com/index.cfm?fu ... =154927116
