Tucson Arizona to Wigan England

21 May 2026 · 2 min

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In this first‑person monologue, The Scary Guy recounts his unconventional path from tattooing in Tucson, Arizona to living in Wigan, England. He describes how, after launching a program that booked him to speak at U.S. high schools, his work attracted corporate and educational interest, leading to radio and TV interviews. A UK radio host, Gary Lee, invited him to England; Catherine, an education authority employee in Bury, received Gary’s email and arranged his arrival. The dramatic first‑meeting in a black van sparked a romance that culminated in a Manhattan wedding 14 years ago. Because Catherine’s family is based in England—her mother in Holly Wills—the couple eventually settled in Wigan, where he now resides. The narrative blends career evolution, cross‑continental media exposure, serendipitous personal connections, and family‑driven relocation.

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How did I get from tattooing in Tucson, Arizona to living in Wigan, England? I mean, I sometimes look at it and I go, this is unbelievable, actually, quite frankly. Well, I started my program and I started getting booked in high schools in America, and when I sold my businesses and decided I was going to dedicate my life to this project, I started getting interest from people, corporations, and schools. So they would bring me in to talk to their students and their employees, and I would do this. And so the word got out and it started to grow. And I thought I would just be in the United States of America, but I ended up doing interviews on radios and television. And a gentleman by the name of Gary Lee had his own radio show. In England, and he read about this whole thing, and he said, how come you don't come to England? Catherine worked for the local education authority in Bury, England, and she got one of Gary's emails across her desk, and she said, oh, this is interesting, this is really cool. And I showed up in a black van with black windows with a black leather coat and black sunglasses at 7 AM in the morning. You should seen the look on her face when I got out of the car. She's going, oh my God, what did I get myself into now? But anyway, that's how I met Catherine, and nature took its course and we fell in love and got married in Manhattan, New York, 14 years ago. And she's got a massive family here in England, and I don't have any family left because I'm an old man, even though I look young. And that's how I ended up in Wigan, because her mother lived in Holly Wills.