Tattoo Nightmares Miami (2014–…): Season 1, Episode 7 - Unlucky Charms - full transcript

NO MATTER
WHERE YOU ARE,

THERE'S NOTHING WORSE
THAN A BAD TATTOO.

NOW, THREE ARTISTS HAVE
COME TOGETHER

TO TAKE ON MIAMI'S MOST
IMPOSSIBLE TATTOO NIGHTMARES.

- MIAMI'S MY HOME.

YOU'RE IN MY HOUSE NOW.

- DON'T LET THIS PRETTY FACE
FOOL YOU.

I AM ALL BUSINESS, BABY.

- LOVE ME OR HATE ME,

THE WORK ALWAYS
SPEAKS FOR ITSELF.

THEY'RE GOING UP
AGAINST



THE MOST INSANE ORIGINAL
TATTOOS.

- I WANT A TATTOO IN MY ARMPIT.

- SERIOUSLY?
THE ARMPIT?

AND OUTRAGEOUS
COVER-UPS.

- AH!

- WAIT, WHY THE NIPPLE
OUT OF ALL THE PLACES?

- CALL 9-1-1!

- DAMN!

THIS IS
TATTOO NIGHTMARES: MIAMI.

- BE NICE.

I MEAN, IT'S SO NICE.

I'M JUST TOUCHING.
- NO, NO, NO, NO, NO.

- WHAT HAPPENED TO HIGH?

HAVE YOU EVER
KICKED ANYBODY OUT?



- I'M LIKE A PRO BOWLER

WHEN IT COMES TO
KICKING PEOPLE OUT OF A SHOP.

- SO I SHOULD HAVE KNOWN.

- HELLO, I CAME TO GET TATTOO.

- OH, GOD,
WE GOT A WEIRDO ALREADY.

WE WERE JUST TALKING ABOUT
KICKING PEOPLE OUT.

TELLING GLORY STORIES.
- OH, YEAH.

OH, YEAH,
I KNOW YOU GOT SOME STORIES.

- I'VE HAD PEOPLE HIT ME BEFORE
WHILE I'M TATTOOING THEM

BECAUSE THEY WERE IN PAIN.

- YEAH, I MEAN,
YOU HAVE TO BE PRETTY STUPID

TO GET INTO A FIGHT
AT A TATTOO SHOP.

- I PERSONALLY PROBABLY
WOULDN'T BE SMACKING ANYBODY.

- YOU KNOW, YOU AIN'T GOT
NOTHING TO WORRY ABOUT.

I DON'T WANT YOU
BREAKING A NAIL OR ANYTHING.

- MATTER OF FACT, I'M HOPING I
CAN THROW MY CLIENT OUT TODAY.

- IT'D MAKE MY DAY RIGHT THERE.

WHAT'S GOING ON?

- WHOA, CLINT.

- WHOA, THAT'S RIGHT.

- I'M A HUGE FAN, MAN.
I'M LIKE,

I'M STOKED TO
SEE YOU HERE RIGHT NOW.

- I'M GLAD
BECAUSE FOR A MINUTE THERE

I THOUGHT I OWED YOUR ASS MONEY
OR SOMETHING.

I WAS SCARED.
- NAH, MAN.

NAH, MAN.
- GOOD.

YOU'RE A BIG DAMN DUDE.

THEY DON'T BUILD THEM LIKE YOU
ANYMORE, THAT'S FOR SURE.

- I'M STAN.
- STAN THE MAN.

YOU LOOK LIKE YOU HAVE, LIKE,
GIGANTIC TATTOOS,

AND I'M SCARED OUT OF MY MIND
TO SEE WHAT YOU GOT.

- THIS PIECE PUT ME IN A BRAWL
IN A BEAUTY SALON.

- WHAT?
IN A BEAUTY SALON?

- YEAH, MAN, I KNOW.

- THAT DIDN'T LAST LONG,

LOOKING AT THE MEAT CLEAVERS
YOU GOT.

LET'S GO AHEAD AND SEE IT.

LET'S SEE WHAT
THIS IS ALL ABOUT.

- OKAY, HERE GOES.

- DAMN!

OH, MY GOD,
THAT LOOKS TINY ON THAT

TREE TRUNK OF AN ARM
YOU GOT.

WHAT WAS IT SUPPOSED TO BE?

- IT WAS SUPPOSED TO BE
A TRIBAL PIECE OF FLASH WORK.

I FIGURED HAVING A TATTOO
WOULD BE A GREAT WAY

TO SHOW MY INDEPENDENCE.

BUT I GAVE THE ARTIST
A PAIR OF KICKS,

WHILE HE GOT AN ASS-KICKING.

- DID IT FIT YOU,
AND THEN YOU GOT BIG?

I MEAN, WHAT HAPPENED?
- IT'S A COMBINATION OF BOTH.

I MEAN,
IT WAS A HORRENDOUS TATTOO,

THEN I GOT BIGGER, SO--
- IT JUST KIND OF LIKE,

STRETCHED OUT?

FLASH ART CONSISTS OF
BASIC, PRE-DRAWN IMAGES.

YOU'LL OFTEN FIND THEM DISPLAYED
ON THE WALLS OF A TATTOO SHOP.

THESE IMAGES ARE
QUICK TO TATTOO,

BUT THEY CAN EASILY LEAVE YOU
WITH A LIFETIME OF REGRET.

- YOU KNOW,
WHEN I GO TO THE GYM NOW,

PEOPLE LOOK AT IT AND LAUGH
'CAUSE, YOU KNOW,

THIS HAPPENS TO BE A REALLY
CRAPPY PIECE OF TRIBAL.

I'M A BIG DUDE, BUT, YOU KNOW,
I'M SOFT ON THE INSIDE,

SO, YOU KNOW, IT HURTS.
- WHAT ARE YOU KICKING AROUND,

AS FAR AS AN IDEA?
- I MEAN, SOMETHING THAT CAN

MAKE MY ARM LOOK EVEN MORE
INTIMIDATING, IF YOU WILL.

- YEAH, 'CAUSE GOD KNOWS
YOU'RE NOT INTIMIDATING ENOUGH.

I'M KIND OF THINKING OF A RHINO.

THEY'RE POWERFUL, STRONG.
THEY'RE LIKE ROCKS.

I'M A STRONG PILLAR
FOR MY FAMILY.

EVERYBODY KIND OF LEANS ON ME
WHEN THERE'S A PROBLEM,

AND I FEEL
THAT WOULD EMBODY ME PERFECTLY.

- SO JUST A RHINO, OR DO YOU
WANT ANYTHING ELSE WITH IT?

- OH, I WOULDN'T BE WITH YOU
IF I JUST WANTED A RHINO.

- OH, YEAH.
YOU DAMN RIGHT.

- I'M LOOKING FOR
THE MOST BADASS RHINO

YOU COULD EVER DREAM OF.

- BE LIKE, ARMORED OUT OR--
- OH, YEAH.

- SOMETHING COOL, YOU KNOW.
- OH, YEAH.

- GOOD, 'CAUSE I'M SCARED
OUT OF MY MIND.

WHAT YOU HAVE IS
A DARKER COMPLEXION.

IT'S ONE OF THOSE THINGS WHERE

CERTAIN COLORS ARE JUST
NOT GONNA HOLD AT ALL.

SO I MIGHT HAVE TO GET
A LITTLE CRAZY ON IT

AND SEE WHAT I CAN COME UP WITH,
BUT I'M GONNA GO BACK HERE

AND SEE WHAT I CAN DRAW UP,
ALL RIGHT?

- ALL RIGHT, MAN.
I APPRECIATE IT.

GOD.

- DAMN.

STANLEY WANTS A RHINO TATTOO,
WHICH, YOU KNOW, MAKES SENSE.

I MEAN, THE GUY IS JACKED UP.
HE'S HUGE.

SO, I NEED TO MAKE
THIS THING LOOK COOL.

THERE'S A COUPLE THINGS
THAT YOU JUST DON'T WANT

WHEN IT COMES TO A COVER-UP,
AND THIS HAS EVERYTHING.

LET'S SEE IF I GET KNOCKED OUT
AT WORK TODAY.

- HELLO!
- HI, HOW ARE YOU?

- HI, I'M REESE.
- MARISSA, NICE TO MEET YOU.

- MARISSA, NICE TO MEET YOU.
SO WHAT CAN I DO FOR YOU TODAY?

- WELL, I HAVE A TATTOO THAT'S
GONNA BE A BIT OF A NIGHTMARE,

HOPEFULLY MORE FOR YOU
THAN FOR ME.

- WHAT ARE WE COVERING UP?

- UH, WE'RE NOT
COVERING UP ANYTHING.

- OH, OKAY.
- BUT WE'RE GETTING A NEW ONE

IN A BIT OF A SEXY...
- OH.

- INTERESTING AREA.

- NOW YOU GOT ME INTRIGUED,
GIRL.

- SO, I WANT IT TO BE

THIS AREA.

- SIDE BOOB TODAY.
- A LITTLE SIDE BOOB.

- I MEAN,
I'M NOT GONNA SAY NO TO THAT.

- I DON'T WANT IT TO BE
A TYPICAL,

LIKE, LINES AND COLOR.

I WANT IT TO BE MORE
WATERCOLOR-ORIENTED.

- AH.
- YEAH.

- OKAY, SO
THAT'S DEFINITELY NOT SOMETHING

YOU FIND MUCH IN THE U.S.

IT'S DONE A LOT IN EUROPE.

- THIS TATTOO IS
A LIFE-LONG DREAM,

BUT EVERY ARTIST HAS SAID,
"YOU CAN'T DO WATERCOLOR.

IT'S TOO COMPLEX."
SO, I'M HOPING

REESE IS WILLING TO
TAKE ON THE CHALLENGE.

- I JUST, I GOTTA SAY,
IT'S THE ARM PIT, BOOB, RIBS.

AND THOSE ARE LIKE,
THE TRIFECTA OF AWFUL.

- YEAH.
- AND WATERCOLOR STYLE

TAKES SOME TIME.
YOU DON'T JUST LINE IT

AND THEN COLOR IT.
IT'S ONE OF THOSE THINGS WHERE

YOU GET IT DONE
PIECE-BY-PIECE-BY-PIECE.

SO, THIS IS DEFINITELY A SITTER.

THE BOOB AREA IS REALLY JUST
SUPER DIFFICULT BECAUSE

IT'S IN A STRETCHY, FLESHY
AREA OF THE BODY,

AND SECOND OFF, PACKING IN
THAT WATERCOLOR EFFECT,

YOU HAVE TO BE
SO SOFT ON THE SKIN,

OR I COULD COMPLETELY
BLOW IT OUT.

BUT, YOU KNOW,
YOU PICK IT, I STICK IT.

- I GREW UP IN A SMALL TOWN
IN NEW JERSEY.

- OKAY.
- AND THE CIRCUS WOULD COME.

AND I SAID TO MYSELF,

"I WANT TO BE ONE OF THOSE
PERFORMERS WHEN I'M OLDER."

- THAT'S AWESOME.
SO YOU'RE IN THE CIRCUS?

- I'VE BEEN TRYING TO BE, YEAH.

AND THEN I MAKE PAINTINGS,
AND A LOT OF IT WAS WATERCOLOR.

SO, I WOULD REALLY LOVE
A LITTLE GIRL

HOLDING A BUNCH OF BALLOONS.
- OKAY.

- YOU KNOW, BEING LIFTED AWAY
INTO THE SKY,

MUCH LIKE YOU ARE
WHEN YOU'RE ON TRAPEZE.

- THAT'S GREAT.
I LOVE THAT IDEA.

AS MUCH AS I LOVE IT, THOUGH,
I GOTTA SAY,

WATERCOLOR STYLE
IS VERY DIFFICULT.

THERE'S NO LINES IN WATERCOLOR

TO GET THAT
REALLY GOOD TRANSPARENCY.

LET ME JUST SEE
WHAT I CAN DRAW UP FOR YOU.

YOU STICK AROUND RIGHT HERE,
AND I'LL BE RIGHT BACK.

- AWESOME.
- OKAY?

PAINTING AND WATERCOLOR
REALLY TAKES ME BACK

TO MY ART SCHOOL DAYS.

TECHNIQUE I'LL HAVE TO USE
IN REGARDS TO WATERCOLOR STYLE

IS ACTUALLY USING
A LOT MORE WATER.

EVERY TIME THAT
I WANT THOSE LINES

TO LOOK A LITTLE BIT MORE
TRANSPARENT,

I HAVE TO DIP MY MACHINE
INTO THE COLOR,

AND THEN DIP IT TWICE
IN THE WATER

TO REALLY WATER DOWN THAT COLOR.

THIS IS GONNA SUCK.
IT'S GONNA SUCK.

- I MEAN...

- SHE WANTS
A WATERCOLOR-STYLE TATTOO.

WE'RE TALKING ABOUT A LOT OF
TRANSPARENCY, YOU KNOW--

- SO I MEAN, YEAH,
A WATERCOLOR TATTOO IS LIKE,

A REALLY COOL, LIKE,
SPECIAL EFFECT TO PULL OFF

ON THE SKIN.
- YEAH, DEFINITELY.

- BUT YOU HAVE TO KEEP TRACK OF

WHERE YOU'RE
DEPOSITING EVERYTHING.

- ABSOLUTELY.
- THERE'S NO LINES TO GUIDE YOU.

IF YOU HAVE ANY TROUBLE
WITH THAT SIDE BOOB,

LET A BROTHER KNOW.
- YOU GOT IT.

I WILL LET A BROTHER KNOW.

- LATER, REESEY.
- YOU HAVE A GOOD ONE, HIGH.

- HEY, MAN, WHAT'S UP?
- HOW YOU DOING?

- ALL RIGHT, MAN.
HOW YOU DOING?

- HOW'S IT GOING?
IT'S A PLEASURE.

- ALL RIGHT, LIKEWISE.
- I'M DAVID.

- MY NAME'S HIGH NOON, MAN.

SO, WHAT BRINGS YOU TO OUR SHOP,
MAN?

- HAIR CLIPPERS AND TATTOO GUNS

DO NOT MIX.

- OH, I'M GONNA LIKE THIS.
I'M GONNA LIKE IT.

- YOU READY?
IT MIGHT HURT YOUR EYES.

- A'IGHT.

OH, YOU WAS NOT LYING.
OH.

- SAME REACTION I GET
ALL THE TIME.

IT'S SUPPOSED TO BE
A TRIBUTE TO MOM AND DAD.

- OHH.

THIS IS YOUR PARENTS.
- YEAH.

I RESPECTED MY MOM AND DAD
SO MUCH,

AND IT WAS SUPPOSED TO BE
A TRIBUTE TO THEM

AND A REST IN PEACE TATTOO,

AND IT JUST WASN'T THAT.

IT WENT FROM PAYING RESPECTS
TO MY FAMILY

TO FEELING DISRESPECTED.

- WOW.
- YEAH.

- MY PARENTS WOULD BE FURIOUS.

THIS TATTOO WAS SUPPOSED TO BE
A MEMORIAM FOR HIS PARENTS,

AND FOR HIM TO HAVE
SUCH HORRIBLE BODY ART

AND TO BE REMINDED OF
SUCH A PAINFUL MEMORY,

IT WAS TOO MUCH.
IT'S TOO MUCH.

THAT REALLY HAS TO, LIKE,
MESS WITH YOU.

- YEAH, IT HURTS.
IT DON'T ONLY AFFECT ME,

IT AFFECTS THE FAMILY, AS WELL.

MY DAUGHTER NEVER GOT TO MEET
HER GRANDFATHER.

SHE WAS VERY CLOSE TO MY MOM.

AND SHARING STORIES
AND SHE SHED A TEAR,

SO WHICH PROVED THAT, YOU KNOW,
THIS REALLY HURTS.

- YEAH.
IF YOU COULD CHOOSE SOMETHING

THAT YOU WOULD WANNA PUT
IN ITS PLACE,

WHAT WOULD IT BE?

- I'M THINKING,
A GUARDIAN ANGEL.

THE WINGS WOULD REPRESENT
MY MOM,

AND MY DAD WAS
SUCH A STRONG CHARACTER,

I FIGURE THE GUARDIAN ANGEL
WOULD HAVE A SHIELD.

- DAVID'S TATTOO IS
IN BAD SHAPE.

IT'S ACTUALLY A DOUBLE COVER-UP

BECAUSE YOU HAVE
TWO MAIN SUBJECTS,

SO IT'S ALMOST IMPOSSIBLE TO
RE-CENTER THE NEW ARTWORK

OVER THAT.
IT'S A MESS.

LET ME WORK ON SOME STUFF
FOR YOU.

- OKAY.
- WE'LL TAKE IT FROM THERE.

- I APPRECIATE YOU.
THANK YOU, MAN.

- ALL RIGHT, MAN.
ALL RIGHT, NO PROBLEM.

- SO, THIS IS WHAT WE HAVE.

- OH, IT'S SO CUTE!

THAT'S ADORABLE!

- I'M GLAD YOU LIKE IT.

I'M JUST REALLY WORRIED.
SIDE BOOB...

THIS IS GOING TO BE A REALLY
DIFFICULT AREA TO SIT IN,

AND IT'S GONNA HURT REALLY BAD.

IT'S A LITTLE TEAMWORK ACTION
HERE, SO

IF YOU CAN DO IT,
I CAN DO IT,

AND WE CAN SHIMMY SHAKE AFTER.
OKAY?

- THE DRAWING IS PERFECT,

BUT I AM NERVOUS ABOUT
THE BLENDING OF THE COLORS.

BUT HOPEFULLY, IT JUST GOES OFF
WITHOUT A HITCH.

- ALL RIGHT, GIRL,
HERE WE GO, OKAY?

- LET'S GO.
LET'S SEE IT.

- SO...

- OH, OH, OHH.
MY MAN.

THAT'S EXACTLY
WHAT I'M TALKING ABOUT.

- YEAH?
I CHOSE A COLOR PALETTE

THAT I THOUGHT WOULD WORK
WITH YOUR SKIN TONE.

SO YOU'RE GOOD WITH THIS?

- YEAH, MAN, I'M GOOD.
- AWESOME.

- I'M SUPER STOKED
AT THIS POINT.

ALL THE ASPECTS THAT I WANTED TO
INCORPORATE INTO THE TATTOO

ARE IN IT,
AND I'M READY TO GET STARTED.

- ALL RIGHT, STAN THE MAN,
I GOTTA KNOW.

WHAT'S THE STORY
BEHIND THIS GUY?

- MAN, I WAS 18 YEARS OLD.
I WAS LIVING THE LIFE.

AS I'M WALKING,
I'M HEARING LIKE A COMMOTION.

LO AND BEHOLD,
THE DUDE IS GETTING DRAPED UP

BY TWO OTHER GUYS.

- THIS DUDE GAVE ME
AN INFECTED TATTOO!

- DO YOU HAVE
AN APPOINTMENT WITH SOMEONE?

- UH, NO.
NOT REALLY.

- ALL OF A SUDDEN,
THE GUY COMES IN

ACTING LIKE A TOOL.

- I MEAN, LOOK,
YOU GUYS GOT SOME STUFF

RIGHT HERE, RIGHT?
- WHOA, WHOA, WHOA, WHOA, WHOA.

I'M LOOKING AT HIM,
AND I'M NERVOUS,

AND NOW, HERE COMES CLINT.

NO, NO, NO, NO, NO.

- ALL RIGHT, STAN THE MAN,
I GOTTA KNOW.

WHAT'S THE STORY
BEHIND THIS GUY?

- I WAS 18 YEARS OLD.
I WAS LIVING THE LIFE.

DREAM JOB, MAN.
I WAS WORKING

AT A SNEAKER STORE.

I FELT LIKE
EVERYTHING WAS GOING MY WAY.

- HOOKED-UP ON THE KICKS
AND EVERYTHING.

- ALL DAY.

- OH, I GOT THE BEST JOB,
FOR SHOE.

OH.

- SO, ONE DAY,
THIS DUDE WALKS IN THE STORE

WEARING A BEAUTICIAN'S SCRUB.

AND HE TELLS ME
HE'S A TATTOO ARTIST.

AND HE'D BE WILLING TO
GIVE ME A FREE TATTOO

IF I GAVE HIM
MY COMPANY DISCOUNT.

- FEEL ME?
- OH, THE COMPANY DISCOUNT.

- I AGREED TO HOOK HIM UP
WITH A FREE PAIR OF KICKS,

YOU KNOW,
IF HE GAVE ME THE TATTOO.

LATER THAT NIGHT,
I WENT TO, YOU KNOW,

TO THE LOCATION
HE GAVE ME THE ADDRESS FOR.

AND LO AND BEHOLD,
IT WAS A BEAUTY SALON.

- A BEAUTY SALON?
- A BEAUTY SALON.

I DON'T SEE HIM,
SO I ASK FOR HIM.

AND HE COMES OUT TO THE FRONT
PUSHING A BUCKET.

- A BUCKET?
- A BUCKET WITH A MOP IN IT.

HE LED ME TO THE BACK.
I'M LIKE, WAIT A MINUTE.

BUT I'M LIKE,
"MAN, I'M GETTING A FREE TATTOO.

I CAN'T COMPLAIN."

AND THEN, HE WAS REALLY
TRYING TO SELL ME ON THIS ONE.

- THIS ONE, OH, MY GOD.
- I TOOK LIKE TWO SECONDS,

AND I WAS LIKE, "YEAH, I'M DOWN.
LET'S DO THAT."

- A'IGHT, LET'S GO FOR IT.

- SO A FEW DAYS LATER, YOU KNOW,
MY TATTOO WAS HURTING.

IT WAS SWOLLEN, STILL.

IT WAS PUSS-ING.
I MEAN, IT WAS TO THE POINT THAT

IT WAS THROBBING.
I DECIDED TO GO BACK

TO THE ARTIST BECAUSE
I KNEW SOMETHING WAS WRONG.

I GET THERE.
LO AND BEHOLD,

THE DUDE IS GETTING DRAPED UP
BY TWO OTHER GUYS.

- THIS DUDE GAVE ME
AND INFECTED TATTOO!

- HE HAD GIVEN THE SAME TATTOO
TO TWO OTHER DUDES,

AND THEIRS WAS
JUST AS INFECTED AS MINE.

AND HIS ONLY EXCUSE WAS...

THAT WAS THE ONLY DESIGN
THAT HE KNEW HOW TO DO.

SO, THINGS GOT PRETTY UGLY,
PRETTY FAST.

- HE ONLY KNEW
HOW TO DO ONE DESIGN.

HE DIDN'T EVEN KNOW
HOW TO DO IT WELL.

- THE STORY SPREAD.

WHEN I WOULD GO TO THE GYM,

YOU KNOW, I'D HIT THE CURL BAR,
AND THEY'RE JUST LAUGHING AT ME.

YOU KNOW WHAT
THEY'RE TALKING ABOUT.

ULTIMATELY,
IT SHOULDN'T BOTHER ME,

BUT AFTER A WHILE IT DOES.

I CAN'T BE, YOU KNOW,
BEING LOOKED AT AS A JOKE.

- YOU'RE IN GOOD HANDS.

I'M GONNA MAKE SURE THAT
WE GET THIS THING

OUT OF YOUR LIFE TODAY.

- I APPRECIATE YOU, MAN.
- BY THE TIME

YOU WALK OUT OF HERE, MAN,
YOU'RE GONNA BE FEELING

LIKE A MILLION BUCKS.
- I'LL BE FOREVER IN YOUR DEBT.

- BREATHE, GIRL, BREATHE.

- LADIES, LADIES, LADIES.

- HELLO, NOONERS.

- YOU'RE HERE FOR THE SHOW?

- I'M HERE FOR SUPPORT.
SUPPORT.

AND YOU HAVE AN AWESOME PAIN
FACE, TOO, FOR SOME REASON.

- DO I?
THAT'S GOOD,

'CAUSE I WONDER WHAT IT--

I'M SURE
IT LOOKS LIKE A SEX FACE.

JUST LIKE, "OH, OW.
IT HURTS SO MUCH."

I LIKE HER.

- OH, YEAH.
- WE'VE BEEN HAVING FUN.

- OH, YEAH?
- OH, YEAH.

GIRL TIME.
YOU KNOW,

GIRL TIME'S ALWAYS FUN TIME.

- WELL I MIGHT HAVE TO DROP IN
FROM TIME TO TIME.

OH!

- I LIKE THAT.

- BAM.

LATERS.

- YEAH.

HOW YOU DOING?

- HEY, THERE.
- WHAT CAN I DO FOR YA?

- I'M LOOKING FOR A SHOP.
I'M LOOKING TO GET A PIECE DONE.

A TATTOO.
- OKAY.

DO YOU HAVE
AN APPOINTMENT WITH SOMEONE?

- UH, NO.
NOT REALLY.

WELL, HERE'S THE THING...

I WANNA BE ABLE TO
DO THE TATTOO MYSELF.

- UH, YEAH, NO.
I DON'T THINK THAT

THAT'S REALLY GONNA
WORK OUT FOR YOU.

- NO, I MEAN, I DON'T--
- WHAT'S HAPPENING?

- LOOK, YOU GUYS GOT SOME STUFF
RIGHT HERE, RIGHT?

- WHOA, WHOA, WHOA, WHOA, WHOA.
- DON'T GO IN THERE NOW.

- WE'RE ALL GOOD.

IT'S ALL--NO, NO, NO, NO.

DON'T TOUCH THINGS.
- THIS GUY REALLY WANTS TO HELP.

HEY.

- SERIOUSLY?

OH, WHOA, WHOA, WHOA.

- WHAT THE HELL WAS THAT?

- THAT'S JUST THE WAY YOU DO IT.

THAT'S THE WAY YOU DO IT.

- WHO THE HELL WAS THAT GUY?

- THINGS GOT A LITTLE CRAZY
AROUND HERE.

I AM NOT MESSING WITH THE HAWK.

THAT IS SOMEONE
I AM NOT MESSING WITH.

- THE PROBLEM THAT
EVERYBODY GETS INTO

IS THAT THEY ALWAYS TRY TO,
LIKE, TALK,

AND I'M NOT A BIG TALKER WHEN
IT COMES TO STUFF LIKE THAT.

- WE KNOW THAT.
WE KNOW THAT, BOO.

- I'M JUST LIKE,
"YOU KNOW WHAT?

I'M GONNA HANDLE THIS
RIGHT NOW."

- THANKS, CLINT.
WE APPRECIATE THAT, MAN.

ALL RIGHT, WELL,
LET'S GET BACK TO WORK.

- I'M NOT BLEEDING OR ANYTHING,
AM I?

- HELL NO.

GIRL,
YOU AIN'T GONNA BLEED WITH ME.

- OW.

- WHAT'S GOING ON, MY MAN?
- GOOD, GOOD.

- ALL RIGHT, ALL RIGHT,
ALL RIGHT.

- SITTING HERE ANXIOUS.
- I COULD IMAGINE.

SO YOU READY TO SEE THIS?

- I'M READY.
- YOU SURE?

- READY AS I EVER WILL BE.

- CHECK IT OUT.

- WOW.

DUDE, THAT'S--THAT'S AWESOME.

THIS SKETCH IS AWESOME,

BUT I'M NERVOUS.
I'M HOPING

THAT I GET THE RESPECT BACK
FOR MY PARENTS.

I DO FEAR THAT
IF THAT DOESN'T HAPPEN,

I'M GOING BACK HOME
WITH THE SAME HURT.

- HEY, DAVE,

HOW DID YOU END UP WITH
THIS JACKED-UP PORTRAIT, BRO?

- MAN,
THIS IS SUPPOSED TO HAVE BEEN

MY SISTER'S BIRTHDAY PRESENT.

AND I ENDED UP

WITH THIS TATTOO.

- YOU SHOULD RE-GIFT IT, MAN.

- WE MOVED TO THE BACK BOOTH
TO GET MY TATTOO STARTED.

OW! GET DONE!

AND I'M ALREADY LIKE,

SO PISSED OFF,
I WANNA JUMP OFF THE CHAIR,

CHOKE THIS GUY.

- MY MOTHER LOOKS LIKE
BETTY BOO!

- COME ON.
NO WAY.

- WHY DON'T YOU
CHECK IT OUT, BRO?

- HOLY ****.

IS THIS FOR REAL?
LIKE, WOW.

- YO, DAVID.
HOW DID YOU WIND UP

WITH THIS JACKED-UP PORTRAIT
ON YOUR ARM?

- IT WAS HARD FOR ME TO
ACCEPT MY MOM'S DEATH.

MY DAD PASSED AWAY IN '95,
BUT IT'S EVER SINCE THEN

I'VE BEEN A FATHER FIGURE
TO MY SISTER.

WE HAVE THE SAME BIRTHDAY.
SIX-YEAR DIFFERENCE.

EVERY YEAR I TRY TO TOP OFF
WHAT I DID THE YEAR PRIOR.

AND UM,
I FLEW HER INTO ORLANDO.

I PICK HER UP.
SHE'S ALL EXCITED,

AND I'M LIKE,
"I NEED TO MAKE A PIT STOP

AND GET A HAIRCUT."
SHE'S LIKE, "COOL."

SO, WE GET TO THE SHOP,
I SAT ON THE CHAIR NEXT,

WE GET INTO THE TALKING,
AND I SAID,

"IT'S MY BIRTHDAY WEEKEND.

YOU KNOW,
I FLEW MY SISTER IN TOWN."

HE'S LIKE...
- YO, I GOT THIS GREAT IDEA.

WHY DON'T Y'ALL JUST GET

BIRTHDAY TATTOOS?
- OH, SNAP.

- I'MA HOOK IT UP RIGHT HERE.

- PFFT.
I DON'T SEE NO TATTOO SHOP.

- YOU CRAZY.
TATTOO IN A BARBER SHOP?

- WELL, SHE WAS RIGHT.
- I KNOW, YEAH.

I SHOULD'VE WENT BY THAT.
- YOU'RE CRAZY.

- SO WHEN MY HAIRCUT FINISHED,
WE MOVED TO THE BACK BOOTH

TO GET MY TATTOO STARTED.

SHE'S RIGHT OVER HIS SHOULDER,
PICKING ON HIM.

- AH!
- WHY ARE YOU SWEATING?

WHY YOU SO NERVOUS?

OH, 'CAUSE WE'RE IN
A BARBER SHOP.

- "WHY YOUR HAND IS SHAKING?
WHY YOU SEEM NERVOUS?"

- AH!

- BUT I WASN'T PAYING NO
ATTENTION TO HER.

WHEN HE FINISHED, I GOT UP,
LOOKED IN THE MIRROR.

- WHO NERVOUS NOW?

- I WAS SO UPSET.

EVERYTHING SHE HIT ON
WAS ON POINT.

- I'M LIKE--
- YOUR SISTER'S WISE

BEYOND HER YEARS.

- I SHOULD'VE LISTENED TO HER,
BUT...

- DADDY'S GOT METH TEETH!

- NO, NO, NO,
THIS IS METH TEETH, GIRL.

YOU GOT--THAT'S--
- EW.

- HE'S GOT METH TEETH.

- NOW IT JUST LOOKS LIKE A JOKE.

- WOW.
THIS NIGHTMARE'S OVER, THOUGH.

- AH.
TIME TO WAKE UP, RIGHT?

- YEAH.

- OH, MY GOD.
OH, MY GOD.

OW.
- YOU'RE GOOD, YOU'RE GOOD.

DON'T TALK, DON'T TALK.
- OKAY.

- YOU KNOW WHAT?

I THINK WE DONE.

- OH, MAN.

I'M FEELING EXTREMELY EXCITED.

I'M STOKED BECAUSE
IT'S BEEN SO LONG

THAT I'VE BEEN
DEALING WITH THIS

HORRIFIC PIECE OF CRAP
ON MY ARM.

- WHY DON'T YOU CHECK IT OUT,
BRO?

HOLY ****

- OH, MY GOD.

OH, OH, OH, OH.

I'M LOVING THE PIECE
ON MY ARM

WITH THIS BADASS RHINO

WITH ALL THESE
DECKED-OUT PIECES ON HIM.

HE'S GOT GUNS,
HE'S GOT ROCKETS,

HE'S GOT ARMOR.
HE LOOKS JUST CRAZY.

MAN, I LOVE THIS TATTOO.

FINALLY, THE GUN SHOW...

- HAS COME BACK

TO MIAMI.

- FOR STAN'S TATTOO, I'VE USED
THE TEXTURE OF THE ROCK

TO COVER UP THE TRIBAL.

THIS DESIGN WAS NOT ONLY
PROPORTIONATE TO HIS ARM,

BUT INTRICATE ENOUGH
SO THE EYE WANDERS ALL AROUND

AND NEVER FALLS ON
THE ACTUAL COVER-UP.

BAD TATTOO--
- COME HERE, MAN.

- HA-HA-HA!

- APPRECIATE YOU, MAN.

- ALL RIGHT, NOW, YOU CAN TAKE
YOUR BIG ASS ON OUT OF HERE.

- OH, MAN, OH, MAN.

MAN, AS SOON AS I GET HOME,
I'M HEADED STRAIGHT TO THE GYM.

I'MA DO LIKE
50 CURLS WITH EACH ARM,

I'MA HIT THE BENCH,

ALL FOR THE MASSIVE REVEAL.

CLINT HAS LITERALLY
CHANGED MY LIFE.

HE'S BROUGHT MY CONFIDENCE LEVEL
FROM 10 TO, LIKE, 200.

I'M DEFINITELY READY
TO SHOW THESE GUNS OFF.

HEY, MAN.
YOU SEE THIS?

YEAH!
- OKAY, I SEE IT.

- YEAH, YEAH,
THAT'S WHAT I'M TALKING ABOUT.

- DID YOU GET THAT
FROM RIGHT HERE?

- OH, YEAH.

- ALL RIGHT, THAT'S IT.
I'M FINISHED.

- THE MOMENT OF TRUTH ARRIVED?

- YEAH, THE MOMENT OF TRUTH.

- OH, MY GOD,
I GO THE JITTERBUGS.

I'M SO ANXIOUS
TO SEE THIS TATTOO.

MY BIGGEST FEAR IS THAT
I DON'T GET THE CLOSURE

I'M LOOKING FOR.

- GO AHEAD AND CHECK IT OUT.

- OH.

WOW.

IT'S BEYOND AWESOME, DUDE.

I'M TRYING TO
HOLD BACK MY EMOTIONS.

THIS TATTOO IS
EVERYTHING I WAS LOOKING FOR.

THE DETAIL AND THE ART
SHOWS MY STORY.

THE WINGS SEEM INTIMIDATING,

HAS MEANING TO IT,

AND THE SHIELD, SO SOLID.

IT BLEW ME AWAY.

YOU'VE ANSWERED MY PRAYERS.

YOU KNOW, MY MOM AND DAD
MEANT THE WORLD TO ME,

AND THAT TATTOO
ROBBED ME FROM THAT.

BUT THIS GIVES ME
THE CLOSURE I WAS LOOKING FOR.

- I USED THE WINGS
IN A VERY STRATEGIC MANNER

TO HIDE THE HAIR
AROUND BOTH PORTRAITS.

I ALSO USED THE SWORD
AS A FOCAL POINT

IN ORDER TO DRAW YOUR EYE AWAY
FROM THE ACTUAL COVER-UP.

- THANK YOU, MAN.
- ALL RIGHT, BRO.

- THANK YOU.
GOD BLESS.

- LIKEWISE, MAN.
- AWESOME.

THIS IS TOTALLY
AN EMOTIONAL EXPERIENCE FOR ME.

IT'S MORE THAN JUST
GETTING A TATTOO.

IT'S GIVEN ME A NEW BEGINNING.

MY PARENTS MEANT
THE WORLD TO ME.

NOW THEY'RE BOTH
RESTING IN PEACE.

- I'M SO GLAD THAT
THAT WORKED OUT.

- ALL RIGHT, GIRL, YOU ARE DONE.

AH, YAY, FINALLY.

- I'M NERVOUS AND I'M ANXIOUS

AND I'M WORRIED THAT THE TATTOO
MAY BE A LITTLE BIT DIFFERENT

THAN WHAT I ENVISIONED
IN MY HEAD.

BUT I HOPE THAT EVERYTHING IS

WHAT IT LOOKED LIKE
IN THE DRAWING.

- GO AHEAD AND LOOK.

THAT LOOKS AWESOME!

THAT'S GREAT.

SO BEAUTIFUL.

I LOVE MY NEW TATTOO.

THE WATERCOLOR IS BEAUTIFUL,

AND THE COLORS ARE BRILLIANT.

THE LITTLE GIRL
HOLDING ONTO THE BALLOONS

AT THE BOTTOM IS PERFECTLY DONE.

YOU CAN SEE HER HAIR
WAVING IN THE WIND,

AND YOU CAN SEE THE HIGHLIGHTS
OF EACH BALLOON,

WHICH IS REALLY SUPER SPECIAL.

- AND LOOKIT, LOOKIT,
RIGHT ON SIDE BOOB.

- RIGHT--RIGHT THERE.
- RIGHT THERE, GIRL.

RIGHT IN THERE.

I MADE SURE THAT MARISSA'S
TATTOO FELL PERFECTLY

RIGHT ONTO THE SIDE BOOB
AND THEN FLOWED DOWN HER BACK

IN ORDER FOR IT TO REALLY CREATE
THIS LOVELY S SHAPE

TO REALLY ACCENTUATE HER CURVES
AND JUST MAKE IT LOOK FEMININE.

- THAT SIDE BOOB ISN'T
THE EASIEST LOCATION TO TATTOO.

- NO WAY.
- NO.

IT WASN'T THE EASIEST TO TAKE,
EITHER.

- ALL RIGHT, GIVE ME SOME SUGAR.

- EVERY TIME
I LOOK AT MY NEW TATTOO,

IT WILL DEFINITELY SYMBOLIZE

MY JOURNEY AS A LITTLE GIRL
TO AN ADULT.

I AM READY TO SHOW THIS TATTOO
OFF AT THE CIRCUS.

IT'S EVERYTHING THAT I WANTED
AND MORE.

SHE KNOCKED IT
OUT OF THE BALL PARK.

- HEY, REESE,
I WAS WONDERING IF

YOU COULD TAKE CARE
OF MY SIDE BOOB NOW.

I GOT YOUR BACK, BROTHER.

- I COULD USE SOME DECORATION.
- I GOT YOUR BACK, BROTHER.

ALL RIGHT, YOU GUYS.
- ALL RIGHT.

- GET BACK TO WORK

BEFORE CLINT THROWS ALL OF OUR
ASSES OUT OF THE SHOP.

- THERE YA GO.