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- PREVIOUSLY ON BEST INK...
THE ARTISTS WERE FACED WITH THEIR TOUGHEST CHALLENGE YET.
FOR THIS INK CHALLENGE,
IT'LL BE ONE SKIN FOR EVERY TWO ARTISTS.
- [groans] NOW THAT I KNOW I'M BEING
PAIRED UP WITH HIM, I'M JUST LIKE, "WHAT DID I DO?"
- AND WHILE SOME ARTISTS EMBRACED THE COLLABORATION...
- WE WANTED TO MAKE SURE, WHEN THAT TATTOO WAS DONE,
YOU COULDN'T TELL THAT TWO PEOPLE TATTOOED IT AT ALL.
- OTHERS STRUGGLED WITH THE CONCEPT OF TEAMWORK.
- IZZI MIGHT BE RELYING ON ME TO CARRY HER THROUGH THIS ONE.
- THE WAY YOU SPEAK CAN BE TAKEN AS RUDE OR ARROGANT.
- IN ELIMINATION, JOE AND WILLY'S COLLABORATION
ROSE TO THE TOP... - JOE, YOU'VE REALLY CREATED
A LOT OF DYNAMISM.
- WINNING JOE IMMUNITY
IN THIS WEEK'S INK CHALLENGE,
AND IN DELIBERATION...
- AMY AND MAY MAY BOTH DROPPED THE BALL ON THIS ONE.
- THESE ARE INCONSISTENT ON EACH SIDE.
THERE'S DEFINITELY SOME BLOWOUT ISSUES.
- ALAYNA AND IZZI'S. - ALL THE FLAWS
SEEM LIKE THEY SCREAM, "IZZI."
WILLY AND JOE PUT THE FATES OF MAY MAY, IZZI,
AND AMY IN THE JUDGE'S HANDS.
- IZZI, YOU JUST WEREN'T ABLE TO COMPLETE
YOUR SECTION OF THE TATTOO FAST ENOUGH OR WELL ENOUGH.
AND I NEED YOU TO GO BACK TO THE SHOP
AND CLEAR OUT YOUR GEAR.
- AND TONIGHT, 11 ARTISTS REMAIN.
THE ARTISTSARE COMPETR
AND FEATURE SPREAD IN TATTOO MAGAZINE,
$100,000... [all cheer]
AND THE COVETED TITLE OF BEST INK.
- ♪ EVERY TIME I TRY TO READ BETWEEN THE LINES ♪
♪ I GET SO HUNG UP, STAR STRUCK ♪
♪ BUT NOW IS MY TIME ♪
♪ I'M SINGING HEY, NOW, HEY ♪
♪ LIGHT IT UP LIKE THE SUN ♪
♪ WE'RE SINGING ♪
♪ LET'S SHOOT FROM THE HIP ♪
♪ AND FIND A SMOKING GUN ♪
♪ THIS GUN IS SMOKIN', SMOKIN' ♪
♪ SMOKIN', SMOKIN' ♪
♪ HEY, THIS GUN IS SMOKIN', SMOKIN' ♪
♪ SMOKIN', SMOKIN' ♪
♪ YEAH, YEAH, YEAH ♪
♪ THIS GUN IS SMOKIN' ♪
[indistinct chatter]
- YEAH, I WISH I GOT A BETTER CHANCE TO GET TO KNOW IZZI.
- SHE'S A TOUGH NUT TO CRACK, BUT SHE'S A STRONG NUT.
IT'S GOOD TO BE BACK, GUYS. - I THINK EVERYBODY'S
DISAPPOINTED THAT AMY IS STILL HERE.
- I'M SURPRISED BECAUSE I DEFINITELY THOUGHT
THAT SHE SHOULD HAVE GONE HOME THIS WEEK.
SHE'S A LITTLE OVERCONFIDENT AND SHE THINKS THAT
SHE'S A LITTLE BIT BETTER THAN SHE IS.
SHE NEEDS TO KIND OF HUMBLE IT UP A LITTLE BIT.
- SURVIVING ELIMINATION WAS A HUGE RELIEF,
BUT NOW, FOR ME TO STAY IN THIS COMPETITION,
I'M REALLY GONNA HAVE TO STEP UP MY GAME.
- Y'ALL READY TO BOUNCE? - ONWARDS AND UPWARDS.
- AH! WE'RE GOING TO THE VIPER ROOM!
YES! [laughs]
I DON'T CARE WHAT IT IS WE'RE DOING.
I GET TO GO TO THE VIPER ROOM!
- BEING AT THE INFAMOUS VIPER ROOM IS UNREAL.
THAT PLACE HAS SO MUCH HISTORY.
THE CHALLENGE IS DEFINITELY GONNA HAVE TO DO WITH MUSIC.
- ARTISTS, WELCOME TO THE LEGENDARY
HOLLYWOOD MUSIC CLUB, THE VIPER ROOM,
AND THE SITE OF YOUR NEXT FLASH CHALLENGE.
OVER THE YEARS, ACTS LIKE THE RED HOT CHILI PEPPERS,
THE DOORS, GREEN DAY HAVE PLAYED HERE
RIGHT ON THIS VERY STAGE.
AS SOMEONE WHO PRODUCES MUSIC, THE VIPER ROOM
IS THE PERFECT PLACE TO SCOUT NEW ACTS.
FOR THIS FLASH CHALLENGE, YOU'LL BE MEETING
A RAD UP-AND-COMING BAND CALLED PLAGUE VENDOR.
IN A MOMENT, PLAGUE VENDOR IS GONNA GIVE US
A LIVE PERFORMANCE.
YOUR CHALLENGE HERE IS TO TAKE INSPIRATION
FROM WHAT YOU SEE AND HEAR ONSTAGE,
AND CREATE A TATTOO-INSPIRED PIECE OF COVER ART
THAT THEY WILL USE FOR THEIR NEW SINGLE,
BLACK SAP SCRIPTURES.
NOW, ROCK AND ROLL AND TATTOOING HAVE ALWAYS GONE HAND-IN-HAND,
AND JUST LIKE A SKIN'S STORY IS THE INSPIRATION
BEHIND A GREAT TATTOO, A ROCKIN' PIECE OF MUSIC
CAN INSPIRE A TRULY UNIQUE PIECE OF COVER ART.
- I'M STOKED. I'VE DONE CD COVERS BEFORE.
I'M REALLY BIG INTO MUSIC, SO THAT'S, YOU KNOW, ANOTHER PLUS.
I'M FEELIN' PRETTY GOOD ABOUT THIS CHALLENGE.
- THE WINNER OF THIS FLASH CHALLENGE IS GONNA WALK AWAY
WITH $1,000 IN FLASH CASH
AND AN IMPORTANT ADVANTAGE IN THE INK CHALLENGE.
MAKING COVER ART FOR A BAND IS NOT AN EASY DEAL.
BEING A GUY IN A BAND, I'VE GOTTEN GREAT COVER ART,
I'VE GOTTEN KIND OF NOT-SO-GREAT COVER ART.
THAT'S WHY GETTING TO KNOW THE BAND IS REALLY IMPORTANT,
SO WITHOUT FURTHER ADO, PLEASE WELCOME PLAGUE VENDOR.
[cheers and applause]
- PLAGUE VENDOR COMES OUT. THEY'RE A BIT ROCK AND ROLL.
THEY'RE A BIT FUNKY. THEY'RE ROCKABILLY.
THEY LOOK VERY MASCULINE AND BADASS.
- ALL RIGHT, ARTISTS, IT'S TIME FOR YOU
TO GET TO KNOW PLAGUE VENDOR.
SO BRANDON, WHY DON'T YOU TELL US
A LITTLE BIT ABOUT YOUR BAND?
- PLAGUE VENDOR IS FOUR FRIENDS.
GREW UP TOGETHER, PRACTICALLY BROTHERS,
WHO ONE DAY, DECIDED WE WANTED TO HAVE A BAND.
WHEN WE'VE THOUGHT OF ARTWORK, SIMPLE BUT NOTHING OVERDONE.
THE SIMPLEST AND MORE, LIKE, DIGESTIVE IT IS, WE LIKE THAT.
- COULD YOU DESCRIBE WHAT THE LYRICS ENTAIL
ON YOUR SONG WE ARE SUPPOSED TO BE DESIGNING FOR?
- BLACK SAP IS BASICALLY
THE DARKEST, CREEPIEST THINGS I COULD THINK OF.
LIKE, A HAUNTED TREE, AND INSTEAD OF THE SAP
BEING YOUR NORMAL SAP, IT'S JUST BLACK TAR
COMING OUT OF THE TREE.
- THE BAND WANTED TO GO WITH, LIKE, A SIMPLE IMAGE
THAT'S GONNA BE READILY RECOGNIZABLE.
I COULD TELL THEY WERE INTO HAVING A TREE,
THE BLACK SAP, SO THERE WERE A COUPLE KEY IMAGES
THAT WE WERE BEING PRESENTED WITH.
- ALL RIGHT, ARTISTS, GET-TO-KNOW-YOU TIME IS OVER.
WHY DON'T YOU HEAD OVER TO YOUR CANVASES
AND LET'S GET THIS FLASH CHALLENGE STARTED.
PLAGUE VENDOR, LET'S HEAR SOME MUSIC.
[rock music]
YOUR FLASH CHALLENGE STARTS NOW.
♪ ♪
- ♪ YEAH! ♪
♪ ♪
♪ IN DOWN DEEP ♪
♪ THROUGH THE GRAVEL I'LL SPEAK ♪
♪ OF ALL THE THINGS I'VE DONE ♪
♪ HOW WE MADE 'EM BREED AND WE MADE THEM BLEED ♪
♪ AND THE CLOUDS BLACKED OUT THE SUN ♪
- PLAGUE VENDOR'S MUSIC IS KIND OF AGGRESSIVE.
I UNDERSTAND MUSIC, I HANG OUT WITH A LOT OF MUSICIANS.
BANDS WILL SOMETIMES TAKE ME ON TOUR WITH THEM TO TATTOO,
SO I'M REALLY READY TO WIN SOME MONEY.
- MY CONCEPT IS A TREE COMING OUT OF A HEART.
BASICALLY, THE BRANCHES ARE COMING OUT OF THE VENTRICLES
JUST TO SIGNIFY THE UNITY BETWEEN THE BAND.
- SO MY HEAD IS TRYING TO GO IN A DIFFERENT DIRECTION
ON THIS ONE, BECAUSE MY STUFF IS MORE GIRLY AND HAPPY,
AND THIS BAND IS ALL, LIKE, DARK AND EERIE.
SO IT'S PRETTY MUCH THE COMPLETE OPPOSITE
OF WHAT I WOULD PREFER TO BE DOING MOST OF THE TIME.
♪ B-B-BABY, BABY ♪
♪ B-B-BABY, B-B-BABY, BABY ♪
♪ YOU TAINTED MY LIMBS AND GAVE ME EIGHT EYES ♪
♪ BAM, B-BOOM, BA-BAM-BOOM, YEAH! ♪
♪ ♪
[cheers and applause]
- I'M LEARNING TO HATE THE FLASH CHALLENGES
BECAUSE I'M A REALLY SLOW PAINTER.
IT'S WAY TOUGHER THAN ANYBODY THINKS IT IS.
- THEY LIKE HAUNTED TREES. I LOVE TREES.
EVERYBODY'S REALLY TAKING ADVANTAGE
OF THE SIZE OF THE CANVAS.
MINE'S IS JUST FOCUSED IN THE CENTER OF THE PIECE
AND IT'S REALLY SIMPLE.
KIND OF WORRYING THAT IT MIGHT NOT BE DYNAMIC ENOUGH.
IT MIGHT BE TOO SIMPLE.
- ARTISTS, YOU HAVE TEN MINUTES LEFT,
START WRAPPIN' UP.
[hard rock music]
♪ ♪
- I'M LOOKIN' AROUND, AND IT LOOKS LIKE EVERYBODY'S
DOIN' TREES, AND I DON'T UNDERSTAND
WHY EVERYBODY'S DOING A TREE.
WHY WOULD YOU WANT TO DO THE SAME THING
THAT EVERYBODY ELSE IS DOING?
I DON'T GET IT.
♪ ♪
- TIME'S UP. BRUSHES DOWN.
- WHEN I SEE MY FINAL DESIGN FOR THE PLAGUE VENDORS THING,
I'M REALLY, REALLY HAPPY WITH HOW IT CAME OUT,
BUT WILLY'S WHIPPIN' IT OUT.
COULD HAVE GAVE THAT DUDE A COTTON BALL
AND HE WOULD HAVE MADE IT HAPPEN.
AND THEN, ON MY LEFT IS AMY, WHO OVERINDULGES
AS IF EVERYTHING SHE DOES IS, LIKE, A MASTERPIECE.
- ARTISTS, YOU CAME UP WITH SOME GREAT CONCEPTS HERE.
ALL RIGHT, BRANDON, JOE,
WHAT COVER ART CONCEPTS REALLY STOOD OUT TODAY?
- ANTHONY, I REALLY LIKE THE IDEA THAT YOU HAD GOIN' ON
WITH THE HEART, WITH THE BRANCHES COMING OUT OF THE TOP.
- IT'S REALLY DIGESTIBLE
AND YOU KNOW IT'S PLAGUE VENDOR.
- RIGHT. - ALL RIGHT, WILLY,
I LIKE THE ILLUSTRATIVE APPROACH YOU KIND OF TOOK TO THIS PIECE.
- WE WERE VERY STOKED ON THE BOTTLE.
IT STOOD OUT RIGHT AWAY,
AND I LIKE HOW YOU PUT THE NAME ON THE BOTTLE.
I THOUGHT IT WAS JUST VERY COOL.
- THANK YOU VERY MUCH. THANK YOU.
- DARNELL, YOU DID A REALLY GOOD JOB
ON USING A VERY LIMITED PALETTE,
AND IT REALLY MAKES IT WORK.
- I LOVE THE SIMPLICITY, AND SHE'S HOT TOO.
IT'S COOL.
- KARLY, I LOVE THE PERSPECTIVE THAT YOU USED.
IT'S SOMETHING TOTALLY DIFFERENT.
IT'S SOMETHING NOBODY REALLY TOUCHED ON.
- I LOVE THE BOOTS. LIKE, I WANT TO USE THAT.
YOU REALLY CAPTURED THE FEEL OF THE WAY I MOVE ONSTAGE.
- AND WHICH CONCEPTS DIDN'T QUITE MEASURE UP?
- SO MAY MAY, IN ALL HONESTY, THE COLOR SCHEME,
WHILE I DO KIND OF LIKE IT, IT KIND OF HAS
A BIT OF A CHILDREN'S BOOK ILLUSTRATION TO IT
THAT I DON'T REALLY NECESSARILY THINK WORKS FOR THE BAND.
- [sighs] OKAY, AT LEAST I KNOW
I CAN FALL BACK ON DRAWIN' STUFF FOR KIDS.
DAMN IT! [laughs]
- ROMEO, I WOULD HAVE LIKED TO SEE YOU, LIKE,
APPROACH THIS ALMOST LIKE A TATTOO IN THE SENSE THAT
YOU UTILIZE THE SPACE THAT YOU WERE GIVEN.
THE FACT THAT THE IMAGE IS SO SMALL,
IT WOULD HAVE BEEN NICE TO ACTUALLY FILL THE AREA UP.
- THEY'RE USING THIS FOR A CD COVER.
I DON'T UNDERSTAND WHY MAKING IT THIS BIG
OR MAKING IT THIS BIG IS MUCH OF A DIFFERENCE.
THEY'RE GONNA HAVE TO SHRINK IT DOWN ANYWAYS.
- ARTISTS, IT'S REALLY UP TO THE BAND
TO DECIDE THE COVER ART, SO BRANDON,
WERE THERE TWO ARTISTS THAT STOOD ABOVE THE REST?
- AFTER TALKING WITH THE BAND, THERE WAS TWO PIECES
THAT REALLY STOOD OUT.
THE FIRST ARTIST'S PIECE THAT WE REALLY LOVED WAS DARNELL'S.
- THANK YOU.
- THE OTHER PIECE WE REALLY LOVED...
WAS WILLY'S.
- WILLY IS DEFINITELY ONE OF MY STRONGEST COMPETITORS HERE,
SO I'M LOOKIN' FORWARD TO HEARING MY NAME CALLED.
- IT'S TOP TWO, ME AND DARNELL.
I HOPE I CAN BE ON TOP AGAIN.
- THESE ARE TWO GREAT PIECES.
THE BAND AND I REALLY CAME TOGETHER ON THE ONE
THAT WE LIKED THE BEST,
AND THE FLASH CHALLENGE WINNER IS...
- COMING UP...
THESE SKINS ALL WANT
THEIR NEW SCHOOL TATTOOS ON THEIR RIBS.
- NOOO! NOT A RIB TATTOO.
DEAR GOD, ANYWHERE BUT THE RIBS.
- IT'S EITHER DO HIS [bleep] CONCEPT
AND PROBABLY PRODUCE A CRAPPY TATTOO, OR WALK OFF.
YEAH, IT'S A COMPETITION, BUT MAYBE I'M NOT BUILT FOR IT.
LIKE, I LOVE TATTOOING, AND THIS IS MAKING ME HATE TATTOOING.
- ARTISTS, THIS WEEK, YOUR CHALLENGE
WAS TO CREATE ALBUM COVER ART
FOR PLAGUE VENDOR'S SONG, BLACK SAP.
- DARNELL, I LOVE THE SIMPLICITY
AND THE COLOR CHOICES THAT YOU CHOSE TO USE
FOR THIS PAINTING, AND I LOVE HOW THE MOON
REFLECTS OFF THE BACK OF HER,
AND I REALLY LIKE THE LAGOON-ESQUE FLOW
THAT'S HAPPENING AT THE BOTTOM. - THANKS, MAN.
- WILLY, I LOVE THE BOTTLE CONCEPT,
THE GYPSY-ESQUE HAND WITH THE ROSARY RUBY HANGIN' OFF.
REALLY LOVE THAT. THESE ARE TWO GREAT PIECES.
THE BAND AND I REALLY CAME TOGETHER ON THE ONE
THAT WE LIKED THE BEST,
AND THE FLASH CHALLENGE WINNER IS...
DARNELL.
[applause]
- YES! [laughs]
FEEL LIKE I FINALLY SCORED. CHALK ONE UP FOR ME.
- DARNELL, YOU'LL BE LEAVING THE VIPER ROOM
WITH $1,000 IN FLASH CASH.
AND YOU'RE ALSO GONNA GET A MAJOR ADVANTAGE
IN THIS WEEK'S INK CHALLENGE.
- DARNELL'S PIECE LOOKS ALL RIGHT, BUT I DO THINK
THAT MY PIECE WAS BETTER,
AND I THINK THAT I SHOULD HAVE WON.
- I WILL SEE YOU BACK AT THE TATTOO SHOP.
PEACE.
- THAT WAS FUN.
- CHEERS. - MM.
- TO MY FIRST WIN.
- OH, YOU--WHO [bleep] CHEERS TO THEMSELVES?
[laughter] - DARNELL DOES.
- JUST LET ME ENJOY THIS MOMENT REAL QUICK.
- YEAH, YOU ENJOY IT REAL QUICK, 'CAUSE YOU KNOW WHAT?
JUST 'CAUSE YOU CAN PAINT DON'T MEAN YOU CAN TATTOO.
- [laughs] all: OH!
- DID YOU HEAR THAT? - [scoffs]
- YOU CALLIN' IT A FLUKE NOW?
- I'M NOT CALLIN' IT A FLUKE.
I'M SAYIN' YOU WON FAIR AND SQUARE
IN A PAINTING CHALLENGE.
- I'LL REMEMBER YOU SAID THAT.
WINNING THE FLASH CHALLENGE IS COOL.
YOU WIN 1,000 BUCKS, BUT FLASH CHALLENGES
DON'T DETERMINE WHETHER YOU STAY HERE OR GO HOME,
SO I WANT TO SHOW 'EM A LOT MORE IN THIS INK CHALLENGE.
- ALL RIGHT, BRING IT IN, ARTISTS.
ARTISTS, EARLIER TODAY IN YOUR FLASH CHALLENGE,
YOU PUT A NEW TWIST ON THE LIVE MUSIC EXPERIENCE.
FOR YOUR INK CHALLENGE, YOU'LL BE GIVING MUSIC TATTOOS
TO LIVE MUSIC-LOVING SKINS.
AND THE FORM YOU'LL BE USING IS NEW SCHOOL TATTOOS.
- WHOO.
- NEW SCHOOL TATTOOS ARE DEFINED BY HOW THEY TURN MUNDANE IDEAS
INTO OUTRAGEOUS CONCEPTS.
- A NEW SCHOOL TATTOO IS WILD, OUTLANDISH DESIGNS,
BOLD OUTLINES, BRIGHT COLORS. THAT'S ME.
THAT'S WHERE I LIKE TO BE IN THE TATTOO WORLD.
- SO WE THE JUDGES ARE GONNA BE BASICALLY LOOKING
FOR SOMETHING THAT'S OUTRAGEOUS.
IF SOMEBODY GIVES YOU AN IDEA,
TAKE IT TO THE LIMIT. HAVE FUN WITH THIS.
I WANT TO SEE THAT LITTLE BIT OF PERSONAL FLAIR
THAT WE'VE BEEN DYING TO [bleep] SEE.
- NEW SCHOOL IS NOT REALLY A STYLE
THAT I'M SO FAMILIAR WITH.
I'M REALLY WORRIED ABOUT THIS TATTOO.
I KNOW IT'S GONNA BE A REAL BAD DAY.
- SKINS, COME ON IN.
- HEY, WHAT'S UP? MY NAME'S GREG.
I'M A SINGER-SONGWRITER ACOUSTIC ARTIST.
I'D LIKE TO GET A TATTOO COMMEMORATING
ALL MY LOST FRIENDS AND LOVED ONES.
- MY NAME'S TOM. MY BAND'S BEEN WRITING A RECORD
FOR A VERY LONG TIME, SO I WANT FIBONACCI SPIRALS
TO SIGNIFY THE GROWTH OF THE BAND
AND THE NEVER-ENDING POTENTIAL THAT THE MUSIC CAN CREATE.
- HI, I'M STEFANO. I'M A GO-GO DANCER,
AND THE TATTOO I'M LOOKING AT GETTING TODAY
IS A DANCING UNICORN. [laughter]
- WHEN THE SKINS EXPLAIN THEIR STORIES, I'M STOKED
BECAUSE I LOVE MUSIC.
IF I WASN'T TATTOOING,
I'D BE DOING MUSIC, YOU KNOW, AND SO
I'M REALLY STOKED ABOUT THIS CHALLENGE.
- MY NAME'S JEN, MY FATHER AND I HAVE NEVER REALLY CONNECTED
ON ANYTHING EXCEPT FOR MUSIC.
MY FONDEST MEMORY WAS WHEN HE FIRST ALLOWED ME
TO TOUCH HIS VINYL COLLECTION.
I WAS DOING A DANCE TO AN ELTON JOHN SONG
CALLED CROCODILE ROCK.
- HI. I'M KYLE. I'M A DRUMMER.
ME AND MY DAD HAVE A, LIKE, REALLY CLOSE RELATIONSHIP,
SO TODAY, I'D LIKE TO GET A TATTOO OF MY DAD
AND HIS 1967 ROGERS DRUM SET.
- HI, I'M BLEACH. I'M A FIRE HOOP PERFORMER.
MY BROTHER RECENTLY PASSED AWAY
ABOUT TWO YEARS AGO OF AN OVERDOSE.
AT HIS SERVICE, GUNS N' ROSES'
SWEET CHILD O' MINE WAS PLAYED.
IT WAS REALLY COOL, SO I'D LIKE TO INCORPORATE
GUNS AND ROSES.
THAT WOULD BE A GOOD WAY FOR ME
TO HAVE A LITTLE BIT OF CLOSURE.
- OKAY, ARTISTS. YOU'VE HEARD THE SKINS' STORIES,
AND DARNELL, SINCE YOU WON THE FLASH CHALLENGE,
YOU'RE GONNA HAVE FIRST PICK OF SKINS.
- I'MA GO WITH KYLE.
- THANKS, MAN, APPRECIATE IT.
- I DECIDED TO GO WITH KYLE.
HE WANTS AN IMAGE OF HIS DAD PLAYIN' THE DRUMS,
AND I REALLY FEEL LIKE I CAN PUT A LOT OF ACTION
AND A LOT OF FEELING AND MAKE IT A REAL LIVELY KIND OF PIECE.
- THE REST OF YOU WILL BE RANDOMLY PAIRED.
- WE'RE GIVING YOU GUYS FIVE HOURS TO COMPLETE THIS TASK.
USE THAT TIME WISELY. - AND ONE MORE THING.
THESE SKINS ALL WANT THEIR NEW SCHOOL TATTOOS
ON THEIR RIBS.
[laughter]
- NOOO! NOT A RIB TATTOO.
DEAR GOD, ANYWHERE BUT THE RIBS.
THEY'RE ALL TOUGH, RIGHT?
- WHEN YOU TATTOO THE RIBS, IT'S SOFT RIGHT THERE.
YOU KNOW WHAT I MEAN?
THERE ARE DEFINITELY PAINFUL ASPECTS.
IT'S A PROBLEM FOR YOU FROM THE GET-GO.
- ALL RIGHT, ARTISTS. YOU CAN GET WITH YOUR SKINS.
- SO PRETTY MUCH WHAT ARE YOU THINKIN' FOR YOUR RIB PIECE?
- I'M THINKIN' A MASSIVE, LIKE, STAIRWAY TO HEAVEN.
- YEAH, WE CAN DEFINITELY MAKE THAT WORK FOR SURE, DUDE.
- I AM VERY OPEN-MINDED. I DO WANT TO KIND OF STICK
TO THE GENRE OF AN OLD-FASHIONED MIC.
- HAVE YOU EVER BEEN TATTOOED?
- NO, I AM ACTUALLY--THIS IS MY FIRST TATTOO EVER.
- WELL, HOT-DIGGITY-DOG.
NEVER BEING TATTOOED BEFORE,
AND ONE OF THE MOST PAINFUL AREAS EVER,
IS THE ONLY THING THAT MADE ME A LITTLE EDGY.
IT'S GONNA HURT, SO I'M WORRIED ABOUT
IF SHE CAN STAND IT.
- BALLS TO THE WALL, MAN.
- I KNOW THAT I REALLY WANT A MICROPHONE
AND MUSIC NOTES, FOR SURE, TOO,
BECAUSE MUSIC DOES REALLY HOLD ME TOGETHER.
- I THINK IT'LL BE A PRETTY COOL IDEA.
- I HEARD YOU SAY YOU WANTED A CROCODILE.
I'M THINKIN' MORE OF, LIKE, AN OLD-STYLE
KIND OF RECORD PLAYER, WITH MAYBE A CROCODILE'S MOUTH
MAKING UP THE SPEAKER PART.
- SOUNDS GOOD. I'M UP FOR THE CHALLENGE.
[laughs] - ALL RIGHT.
- THE FIBONACCI SPIRALS, RATHER.
- I'M REALLY FAMILIAR, ACTUALLY, WITH THE FIBONACCI SEQUENCE,
WHICH IS WHY I WAS LIKE, "YES!"
THE FIBONACCI SEQUENCE STARTS OFF AT A POINT
AND IT JUST KIND OF SPIRALS OUT.
I KIND OF RIGHT AWAY HAD AN IDEA OF DOING A NEW SCHOOL TWIST
ON A SEASHELL SOMEHOW.
I'VE TOTALLY GOT, LIKE, A RAD KIND OF START TO THE IDEA.
- THE TATTOO THAT I'VE ALWAYS WANTED
WOULD BE A HOT AIR BALLOON.
IT'S A WAY TO SYMBOLIZE, LIKE, RISING TO THE TOP.
- I COULD DEFINITELY WORK WITH A HOT AIR BALLOON.
- NOW, ANY CERTAIN THINGS IN THE MUSIC WORLD
THAT YOU REALLY LIKE THAT GRAB YOU?
- I WOULD LOVE TO REVEAL A MICROPHONE
UNDER MY SKIN TEARING, BUT I WOULD WANT IT TO BE
VINTAGE MICROPHONE.
- THAT SOUNDS GREAT.
- SO YOU WANT A DANCER? - YEAH.
- OKAY. - I'VE BEEN DANCIN'
POLYNESIAN DANCING SINCE FOUR.
- FOUR? - YEAH.
- WELL, I'M EXCITED TO DO SOMETHING
THAT MEANS SO MUCH TO YOU. - YEAH, THANK YOU, YEAH.
- I DON'T KNOW IF YOU NOTICED, BUT I ACTUALLY HAVE,
LIKE, A COUPLE GUNS N' ROSES-RELATED TATTOOS MYSELF,
SO I'M LIKE-- - I DIDN'T NOTICE THAT.
- [laughs] IT'S A GUN AND ROSES.
- OOH, I LIKE IT, YEAH. - 'CAUSE I'M KIND OF, LIKE,
A HUGE G.N.R. FAN MYSELF.
I'M SUPER STOKED. I GET BLEACH.
SHE HAS THAT, LIKE, NICE, PALE SKIN
THAT WOULD BE REALLY GREAT TO REALLY SHOWCASE MY COLOR.
- I WANT IT--LIKE, I DON'T WANT IT TO BE, LIKE, THIS, LIKE,
FLUFFY UNICORN, LIKE, I WANT IT TO LOOK LIKE A BUFF UNICORN.
- COOL-- - I WANT MAYBE SOME PALM TREES.
- YEAH, OKAY. WE CAN PLAY AROUND WITH IT.
- WELL, AS FAR AS WHY I CHOSE YOU, MAN,
I WANTED TO DO A REALLY COOL IMAGE OF YOUR DAD
ROCKIN' OUT ON SOME DRUMS. REALLY, LIKE, MAKE IT A--
LIKE, A STYLIZED, LIKE, CARICATURE OF HIM,
REALLY EXAGGERATE, LIKE, THE EMOTION
THAT HE MIGHT BE FEELIN' WHEN HE'S, LIKE, IN HIS ZONE.
I'M NERVOUS BECAUSE I'VE NEVER REALLY DONE
A LOT OF CARICATURES, BUT IT'S ALL ABOUT THE FEELING.
IT'S NOT NECESSARILY ABOUT THE LOOK.
AS LONG AS I IMPLY THAT THAT'S HIS DAD, I'M GOLDEN.
IT WAS VERY NICE TO MEET YOU, JEN,
AND I'LL SEE YOU TOMORROW. - YOU TOO.
- COME COMFY, EAT BEFORE YOU COME,
AND I WILL SEE YOU TOMORROW. - SWEET.
- ALL RIGHT.
- [laughs]
- PRETTY FUNNY? - IT'S SO SILLY.
- HELLO, ARTISTS.
- HI, JOE. - MORNING.
HEY, AMY, WHAT'S GOIN' ON? - HE WANTS A NEW SCHOOL SPIN
ON A FRACTAL. - WOW. OKAY.
- NEVER DONE ANYTHING LIKE THIS, BUT I'M HOPING
IT READS REALLY CLEARLY. - I THINK SOMETHING LIKE THIS,
IT'S ALL ABOUT PERSPECTIVES AND COLORS.
THIS IS DEFINITELY GONNA BE A CHALLENGE.
I'M INTERESTED TO SEE IT. - YEAH.
I HAVE, IN THE PAST, BEEN ACCUSED
OF BEING A BIT OF A SHOWOFF WHEN IT COMES TO TATTOOING,
BUT I DON'T GIVE A DAMN.
IT'S WORKED OUT PRETTY WELL SO FAR.
- YEAH, I'M INTERESTED TO SEE HOW THIS ONE TURNS OUT.
[chuckles] - THANKS, MAN.
- YO, ALAYNA. WHAT DO YOU GOT GOIN' ON HERE?
- SO I'M DOING THE KIND OF GUNS N' ROSES-INSPIRED ONE.
- OKAY, COOL.
- SHE DOESN'T HAVE A TON OF TATTOOS
SO I'M NOT SURE ABOUT HOW SHE'S GONNA SIT.
- THAT'S NO JOKE. THAT'S PRETTY SERIOUS.
YOU KNOW WHAT I MEAN? BUT IT'S REALLY NICE.
- THANKS, THANKS. - IT LOOKS REALLY COOL.
I'M INTERESTED TO SEE HOW IT TURNS OUT.
- AWESOME, THANKS.
- WHAT ARE YOU DOIN'?
- WELL, I GOT A STAIRWAY TO HEAVEN,
WHICH SEEMED LIKE A REALLY COOL IDEA
UNTIL I REALIZED I HAD TO MAKE IT NEW SCHOOL.
- THIS IS JUST LOOKIN' MORE POORLY DRAWN
THAN IT'S LOOKIN' NEW SCHOOL.
- JOE WALKS OVER AND LOOKS AT MY DRAWING AND HE STRAIGHT UP
TOLD ME HE DIDN'T LIKE PRETTY MUCH EVERY PART OF IT,
AND THEN I GET REALLY STRESSED OUT.
IT'S JUST, LIKE, DRIVING ME INSANE.
- WHAT YOU'VE GOT GOING ON HERE IS VERY LINEAR,
AND HE WANTS IT TO SAY "FOREVER"?
- YEAH.
- NOW, THIS IS WHEN YOU'RE GONNA HAVE TO USE
YOUR MAGIC POWERS OF BEING A TATTOO ARTIST
TO FIGURE OUT A WAY TO TALK HIM INTO DOIN' SOMETHIN'
A LITTLE BIT MORE UNIQUE. IT'S A NEW SCHOOL CHALLENGE.
YOU NEED TO FIGURE OUT A WAY TO MAKE THAT LOOK FUNKY,
AND RIGHT NOW, IT'S NOT LOOKIN' FUNKY ENOUGH.
TRY TO FIGURE SOMETHIN' OUT BECAUSE I THINK, TO ME,
RIGHT NOW, IT LOOKS A LITTLE AMATEURISH.
- I CAN HEAR TALKING ABOUT DANNY'S PIECE,
AND HE REALLY, REALLY HATED IT.
- YOU'RE THE ARTIST, FIGURE IT OUT.
- DANNY IS REALLY TAKING IT HARD.
- ALL RIGHTY. - ALL RIGHT, MAN.
SORRY TO BLOW UP YOUR [bleep].
- I HONESTLY DON'T KNOW HOW I'M GONNA PULL MYSELF
OUT OF THIS ONE.
I'M SCREWED.
- HI. - HOW ARE YOU?
- GOOD, GOOD. HOW ARE YOU? - GOOD. GOOD.
- THIS IS WHAT I DREW UP. - IT'S, LIKE, EXACTLY
WHAT I THOUGHT OF BUT COULDN'T ACTUALLY VISUALIZE.
- OH, MY GOD. YES, LOVE IT.
- THE INITIAL DRAWING WAS PRETTY MUCH THE CONCEPT THAT HE WANTED.
MY NEW DESIGN THAT I'M TRYING TO WORK ON
IS A MORE FLOWING STAIRCASE, BUT TIME'S TICKING AWAY
AND I'M JUST TRYIN' TO MAKE IT WORK.
- THAT'S REALLY COOL. - AWESOME.
SO I'M DOING, LIKE, THE BANDOLIER OF BULLETS
INSTEAD D THE GUNS
SO IT DOESN'T, LIKE, COMPETE. - NO, I LIKE IT.
I LIKE IT. - AWESOME, AWESOME.
- WOW. YEAH, THAT'S GOOD.
- YOU DIG IT? - THAT'S PERFECT.
- WHAT'S GOIN' ON, DANNY? - WHAT UP, DOG?
SO I ORIGINALLY PUT THIS TOGETHER,
BUT THEN JOE DID NOT LIKE IT.
WHAT DO YOU THINK ABOUT THIS CONCEPT, THOUGH,
LIKE, THAT LAYOUT?
- I MEAN, I DEFINITELY-- I WANTED IT TO BE SYMMETRICAL.
DEFINITELY WANT TO KEEP IT, LIKE, YOU KNOW--
LIKE WE TALKED ABOUT.
- HE'S LIKE, "NO, MAN. THIS IS JUST HOW I WANT IT.
THIS IS JUST HOW I WANT IT."
DUDE, WHY YOU BEIN' SO PICKY
AND SUCH A PAIN IN THE ***?
- I WANTED TO MAKE THE STEPS A LITTLE WIDER.
MAYBE, LIKE, MORE ACTUAL STEPS.
- PRETTY MUCH WHAT I WAS THINKIN' IS WE CAN GO, LIKE,
BLUE WITH THE ROSES, RIGHT?
I DON'T KNOW IF YOU'RE COOL WITH THAT.
- BLUE? WITH BOTH OF 'EM? - YEAH.
- YOU SEE HOW YOU HAVE THE CLOUDS?
I WANT TO DO IT, LIKE, IN THE "FOREVER" TOO,
LIKE, A LITTLE ABOVE IT. LIKE--AND THE "FOREVER"
A LITTLE BIGGER. - WITH THE GUY TOO? OKAY.
- LIKE, MAYBE HE'S JUST STANDING IN THE DOORWAY.
- JUST STANDING?
"I WANT THIS. I WANT IT LIKE THIS.
I WANT THIS HERE. CAN YOU MOVE THIS AN INCH?"
- ACTUALLY, YEAH, MAYBE MAKE THAT ONE A LITTLE SMALLER
AND THAT ONE A LITTLE BIGGER.
- OOH, I [bleep] HATE YOU!
- THANKS, DANNY. - SO [bleep] PICKY.
IT'S EITHER DO HIS [bleep] CONCEPT
AND PROBABLY PRODUCE A CRAPPY TATTOO, OR WALK OFF.
IDEAS THAT I'M TRYIN' TO MAKE FOR THE JUDGES TO LIKE
THAT MY CUSTOMER DOESN'T LIKE.
DUDE, I AIN'T GONNA [bleep] RUSH IT.
I AIN'T RUSHIN' IT. I AIN'T DOIN' IT.
YEAH, IT'S COMPETITION, BUT MAYBE
I'M NOT BUILT FOR IT, YOU KNOW?
IT'S TO THE POINT WHERE I'M JUST
LITERALLY ABOUT TO GIVE UP.
I'M, LIKE, WAY TOO STRESSED TO [bleep] TRY
TO PULL SOMETHING TOGETHER IN THE MINIMAL TIME,
WITH, LIKE-- BY THE TIME I GET IT DRAWN,
WE'RE GONNA HAVE [bleep] THREE HOURS TO TATTOO?
NOT GONNA HAPPEN. LIKE, I LOVE TATTOOING,
AND THIS IS MAKING ME HATE TATTOOING.
- DANNY'S GOING THROUGH A WHIRLWIND OF EMOTIONS RIGHT NOW.
I HOPE THAT HE CAN JUST MAKE IT THROUGH SOMEHOW
SO HE CAN KEEP COMPETING.
- YOUR ARM DOWN JUST A LITTLE BIT.
ALL OF US ARE RUNNING AROUND GETTING READY,
BUT DANNY TELLS ME HE'S GONNA LEAVE THE COMPETITION.
I REALLY HOPE THAT HE CAN FIGURE SOME WAY OUT
TO GET THROUGH HIS ANXIETIES ABOUT THE WHOLE THING,
BECAUSE IT WOULD JUST SUCK FOR HIM TO GIVE UP.
- ALL RIGHT, ARTISTS.
ON MY SIGNAL, YOU'LL HAVE FIVE HOURS
TO COMPLETE YOUR NEW SCHOOL TATTOOS ON THE RIBS.
LET'S GET THE INK ROLLIN' AND THE NEEDLES GOIN'.
YOUR TIME STARTS NOW.
- HERE WE GO.
- FIRST OF ALL, RIBS ARE VERY DIFFICULT
FOR THE PERSON GETTING TATTOOED.
THEY HURT.
- I'M NOT GONNA BE ABLE TO TAKE THAT IF, LIKE--
IF THAT'S HOW YOU HAVE TO DO IT.
- AND IT ALSO IS MORE DIFFICULT TO DO THE TATTOO...
- [whimpers]
- BECAUSE THEY'RE IN PAIN
AND, LIKE, WIGGLIN' AROUND HALF THE TIME,
SO RIBS JUST SUCK. THEY'RE HARD FOR EVERYBODY.
- ♪ WON'T YOU HELP ME, HELP ME, HELP ME ♪
♪ 'CAUSE I'M FALLIN', FALLIN', FALLIN' ON MY KNEES ♪
- MM, THERE IT IS. [bleep].
- GOING INTO THE COMPETITION KNOWING THAT I HAVE IMMUNITY,
I DON'T GIVE A [bleep]. I TATTOO RIBS ALL THE TIME.
EITHER THEY'RE GONNA MAKE IT OR THEY'RE NOT GONNA MAKE IT.
THAT'S NOT GONNA HINDER THE FACT THAT I'M GONNA DO
THE BIGGEST TATTOO POSSIBLE AND THE NICEST TATTOO
I POSSIBLY CAN IN THE TIME FRAME.
- I'VE NEVER BEEN A QUITTER IN MY WHOLE LIFE.
AFTER THINKING FOR A FEW MINUTES,
I KNOW I'M NOT GONNA LIKE THE TATTOO,
I KNOW I'M GONNA HATE IT,
BUT I JUST DON'T WANT TO BE A QUITTER.
ALL RIGHT, SO...
LIKE, YOU CAME HERE TO GET A TATTOO
AND YOU'RE GETTIN' A [bleep] TATTOO TODAY.
- DANNY, I WANT TO REALLY THANK YOU, MAN.
THIS TATTOO MEANS THE WORLD TO ME.
- SO I'M JUST GONNA SUCK IT UP AND JUST DO THE BEST I CAN.
THAT'S ALL I CAN DO, REALLY.
- [groans] OW! OW! - PLEASE JUST BEAR WITH ME.
BLEACH IS MOVIN' ALL OVER THE PLACE.
LIKE, SHE CAN'T RELAX.
- LIKE, HOLD ON. HOLD ON. HOLD ON. HOLD ON.
- EVERY FIVE MINUTES, BLEACH KIND OF GIVES UP ON ME.
- I'M STARTING TO FREAK MYSELF OUT
AND THAT'S WHY I'M TELLING YOU TO STOP,
IS SO THAT I CAN CALM DOWN. - YEAH.
I'M WASTING TIME CODDLING HER AND TRYING MY HARDEST
TO BE, LIKE, UNDERSTANDING.
- OKAY, LET ME USE THE BATHROOM REAL QUICK
AND THEN WE'LL DO IT AGAIN.
- ABSOLUTELY. - OKAY?
- BUT EVERY BREAK THAT SHE TAKES
MAKES IT MORE PAINFUL TO CONTINUE BACK.
I MIGHT BE A LITTLE BIT SCREWED HERE.
- I THINK THE WHOLE POINT OF A RIB PIECE
IS TO HAVE NICE FLOW AND CONTOUR TO THE BODY,
BUT IT'S ALSO IMPORTANT TO INCORPORATE EXISTING TATTOOS,
SO I DECIDE TO CHANGE THE PERSPECTIVE A LITTLE BIT
TO MAKE SURE THAT IT'S JUST NOT, LIKE,
A FLAT PICTURE OF A HOT AIR BALLOON.
I'M REALLY EXCITED ABOUT THIS PIECE.
I THINK WE'RE GONNA PULL OFF SOMETHING REALLY NICE.
- WHAT'S GOIN' ON, DANNY? - HEY, WHAT'S UP, JOE?
- SO YOU CHANGED THE SIZE OF THE ROSES AND THE CANDLES.
- I JUST MADE SOME CHANGES TO MAKE IT HAVE
MORE OF A NEW SCHOOL LOOK. - COOL. GETTIN' THERE.
- I WAS DEFINITELY A LITTLE NERVOUS,
BUT FOR JOE TO KIND OF SAY THAT IT'S COMIN' ALONG,
IT'S DEFINITELY MAKING ME FEEL GOOD AND I KNOW
THAT I'M GOING IN THE RIGHT DIRECTION.
- HOW'S IT LOOKIN', DARNELL? - WHAT'S GOIN' ON, JOE?
- HOW YOU DOIN', MAN?
HOW YOU FEELIN' TIME-WISE, MAN?
- I'LL GET AS MUCH DONE AS I CAN.
- I DON'T WANT TO HEAR YOU'RE GONNA
GET AS MUCH DONE AS YOU CAN.
I WANT TO HEAR YOU'RE GONNA GET IT DONE.
- IT'S COMIN' DOWN TO THE WIRE
AND I'M REALLY HAULIN' ***
'CAUSE I STILL GOT A WAYS TO GO
TO FINISH THIS OFF.
- I'M GONNA LEAVE YOU ALONE.
I BETTER SEE THIS THING DONE THOUGH.
- OW!
I CAN'T SIT HERE ANYMORE.
- YOU GUYS TAKIN' A BREAK AGAIN? - I HAVE TO.
I CAN'T--LIKE, I CAN'T-- I CAN'T TAKE IT.
- WE CAN CALL A MEDIC OVER, AND HE CAN LOOK--
- I DON'T NEED A MEDIC. CAN I, LIKE, GO OUTSIDE
AND GET SOME FRESH AIR? LIKE, IS THAT OKAY?
- YEAH, SHOULDN'T BE A PROBLEM AT ALL.
IF YOU'RE GONNA COME BACK THOUGH, I WILL BE HONEST,
YOU MIGHT WANT TO COME BACK SOONER THAN LATER.
- ALL RIGHT, GUYS, 30 MINUTES. YOU HAVE 30 MINUTES LEFT.
- YOU'RE DOIN' AWESOME FOR YOUR FIRST TATTOO.
IT'S KIND OF UNBELIEVABLE.
- SECONDS ARE COUNTING DOWN ON THE CLOCK.
MY SKIN, BLEACH, IS OUTSIDE, AND SHE NEVER CAME BACK.
THIS SUPER SUCKS.
- [sighs] - YOU POOR THING.
THOUGHT SHE WAS GONNA BE THE TOUGHEST ONE, BUT--
- I KNOW, IT'S THE OPPOSITE. - I KNOW.
- I'M GONNA TRY TO GET BLEACH TO JUST GET TO THE SHADING,
AND HOPEFULLY, IT'S GONNA BE BETTER THEN.
MAYBE THERE'S A CHANCE I CAN GET BLEACH
TO SIT FOR THIS WHOLE TATTOO.
HI. HOW ARE YOU DOIN'?
- I'M SORRY. I REALLY AM.
I WISH I COULD BE A BETTER SKIN FOR YOU,
BUT THERE'S ONLY SO MUCH I COULD DO.
- DO YOU WANT TO GO BACK INTO THERE?
DO YOU WANT TO-- WHAT DO YOU WANT TO DO?
- I DON'T KNOW. LIKE, IT'S JUST--
IT'S OVERWHELMING AS HELL, AND I'M TRYIN' TO KEEP,
LIKE, MY OWN EMOTIONS TOGETHER.
- I THINK BLEACH MAYBE WANTS TO TRY, BUT SHE'S NOT--
SHE'S NOT BEING A BADASS AT ALL.
LIKE, SHE'S NOT LIVIN' UP
TO THAT PUNK ROCK LOOK IN THE LEAST.
- LOOKIN' LIKE A TATTOO, MAN.
- I DON'T EVEN KNOW WHAT IT COULD BE.
NO.
WHY IS THIS [bleep] [bleep] WITH ME RIGHT NOW?
WE'VE GOT ABOUT, LIKE, 15, 20 MINUTES LEFT.
I CAN'T GET A CONNECTION TO ANY OF MY TATTOO MACHINES.
IF I DON'T RESOLVE THIS ISSUE, LIKE, RIGHT NOW,
I'M NOT GONNA FINISH THIS TATTOO, AND THAT PRETTY MUCH
PUTS ME IN THE BOTTOM THREE AND POSSIBLY GOIN' HOME.
- GOD, I DON'T THINK I CAN DO ANY MORE.
[sighs] I WANT TO GET THIS DONE SO BAD,
BUT, LIKE--
[sniffs] - YOUR COMFORT IS IMPORTANT.
YOU KNOW? NOBODY'S FORCING YOU TO DO ANYTHING.
IT'S TOTALLY UP TO YOU.
- I CAN'T BE TATTOOED ANYMORE.
I'M SORRY, I REALLY AM. I FEEL REALLY BAD.
BUT IT'S LIKE I CAN'T-- I CAN'T DO IT ANYMORE.
- I'M DEFINITELY GONNA BE THE ONLY ONE HERE
WHO IS NOT EVEN JUST NOT FINISHED,
BUT, LIKE, I DON'T WANT TO SHOW THIS TATTOO TO ANYBODY.
- I'M SORRY.
- I JUST GOT TO KIND OF, LIKE, PUT ON A SMILE
AND FACE THE MUSIC, AND HOPEFULLY,
I DON'T GET COMPLETELY TORN APART AT JUDGING.
ALL RIGHT, TAKE CARE.
HOPE TO SEE YOU ONE DAY TO FINISH IT.
- ALAYNA, I NEED A MAJOR FAVOR. CAN I BORROW A FOOT PEDAL?
SOMETHIN' JUST HAPPENED AND I DON'T KNOW WHAT THE [bleep]--
- USE MY [bleep], 'CAUSE I'M NOT DOIN' ANYTHING ELSE.
- THANK YOU, THANK YOU. I OWE ALAYNA ONE.
SHE ALLOWED ME TO FINISH MY TATTOO.
SHE SAVED MY ***.
- ALL RIGHT, YOU HAVE FIVE MINUTES.
FIVE MINUTES.
- THAT BALLOON TOOK ME SO LONG TO DO,
SO I'M GETTING REALLY NERVOUS.
I JUST KNOW THAT I HAVE TO BOOK IT.
- ALL RIGHT, ARTISTS. FIVE, FOUR...
THREE, TWO, ONE.
TIME'S UP. MACHINES DOWN.
- THAT'S AMAZING.
- THAT LOOKS REALLY GOOD.
- YOU LIKE IT? - YEAH, YEAH, YEAH.
- IT WAS AWESOME TATTOOING YOU,
DE-VIRGINIZING YOU EVEN. - OH.
- ALICE WAS AWESOME. FIRST TATTOO, MAN.
SHE REALLY WAS A TROUPER. SHE GOT IT DONE.
- YOU HAPPY WITH IT, BRO? - DUDE, I AM.
YOU'RE AN ARTIST, FOR REAL. - OH! OH!
I THINK MY SKIN WAS PRETTY PSYCHED WITH IT.
THE COLORS, THE MOOD, AND THE STYLE,
IT HAD THAT NEW SCHOOL TWIST.
I DEFINITELY NAILED IT.
KILLED IT.
- LIKE A BOSS.
- THANK YOU. - THAT'S RIDICULOUS, MAN.
WHAT THE HELL?
I'M LOOKIN' AROUND AT EVERYBODY ELSE'S,
AND THEY LOOK COOL.
WILLY AND KARLY,
THEIR PIECES ARE AWESOME AS USUAL.
SO I JUST HOPE MY TATTOO IS GOOD ENOUGH
TO WHERE I'LL STILL BE HERE NEXT WEEK.
- THAT SUCKS HE WAL-- THAT SHE WALKED OUT.
- I GET TO SEE EVERYBODY'S PIECES, AND I'M LIKE,
"PLEASE LET THERE BE THREE THAT ARE BAD,"
BUT NO, THEY'RE ALL AWESOME.
- SHOW IT OFF, GIRL.
- EXCEPT FOR DANNY'S.
I MEAN, DANNY'S PIECE IS-- IT'S WEAK.
- SUCKS, DUDE. - SO IT'S PRETTY OBVIOUS
THAT IT'S GONNA BE DANNY AND ME FACING THE MUSIC TONIGHT.
- I'M STRESSED OUT.
I NEED SOMEBODY TO SLAP ME IN THE FACE.
JUST, IT'LL SNAP ME RIGHT OUT OF IT.
SLAP ME. NO, IN THE FACE, [bleep],
WHAT ARE YOU DOIN'? - OH, NO,
I'M NOT GONNA DO THAT, DUDE.
- ALAYNA, YOU--WANT TO DO ME A FAVOR REAL QUICK?
CAN YOU JUST SLAP ME IN THE FACE?
- I DON'T WANT TO DO THAT. - COME ON.
KARLY! I NEED YOU TO DO ME A FAVOR.
I NEED YOU TO SLAP ME IN THE FACE.
- [laughs] - DUDE, I JUST NEED IT.
I NEED A GOOD SLAP AND I'LL FEEL BETTER.
- AMY, WILL YOU DO IT? - AMY WON'T DO IT.
- WILL YOU SLAP ME IN THE FACE?
- YEAH? - OH, GOOD, GOOD.
- SHE'S, LIKE, RUNNING OVER.
- YOU READY?
- OHH, OKAY. I FEEL MUCH BETTER WITH THAT ONE, THANK YOU.
- OKAY, ARTISTS, THIS IS YOUR NEXT ELIMINATION.
IN A MOMENT, THE OTHER JUDGES AND I
ARE GONNA CRITIQUE YOUR WORK.
ULTIMATELY, ONE OF YOU WILL BE NAMED
THE WINNER OF THIS WEEK'S INK CHALLENGE.
AFTER WE NAME OUR TOP THREE ARTISTS,
THE BEST OF THE WEEK WILL THEN HAVE TO DECIDE
ON THEIR BOTTOM THREE.
OUT OF THE ARTISTS THAT YOU PUT UP FOR ELIMINATION,
WE'LL DECIDE WHO'S GOING HOME.
FOR THIS WEEK'S INK CHALLENGE, YOU WERE ASKED TO DO
A NEW SCHOOL TATTOO ON ONE OF THE MOST DIFFICULT PARTS
OF THE BODY TO TATTOO, THE RIBS.
LARA, YOUR SKIN WANTED A TATTOO OF AN OLD SCHOOL SONGSTRESS
TO REPRESENT HER OLD SOUL.
- THIS IS YOUR NICEST PIECE SO FAR.
I LOVE HER HAIR. I LOVE THE COLOR THEMES.
I LOVE THE MOTH. HE'S VERY CHARMING.
- ROMEO, YOUR SKIN WANTED A TATTOO OF A DANCING UNICORN.
- I LOVE ALL THE LITTLE 80s TOUCHES.
ONE THING THAT'S REALLY BOTHERING ME, THOUGH,
IT'S KIND OF HARD TO TELL THAT IT'S A UNICORN.
IT KIND OF LOOKS LIKE A DONKEY TO ME.
- WILLY, YOUR SKIN WANTED A TATTOO OF A ROCKIN' CROCODILE
TO REPRESENT HER RELATIONSHIP WITH HER DAD.
SPOT-ON TATTOO, MAN.
LINE WORK IS KILLER. SHADING'S KILLER.
EVERYTHING IS SOLID AS A MOTHER[bleep].
- I THINK THE COLORS ARE AMAZING ON THIS.
I LOVE THE PINK, THE YELLOW, THE GREENS.
THEY'RE SO BRIGHT. IT'S BEAUTIFUL.
- THANK YOU.
- ANTHONY, YOUR SKIN WANTED A TATTOO
FILLED WITH MUSIC-INSPIRED IMAGERY
TO REPRESENT HER CAREER AS A RAPPER.
- THIS IS OBVIOUSLY SOMETHING THAT YOU'RE REALLY GOOD AT.
FROM A COMPOSITIONAL PERSPECTIVE,
I THINK THE VICTROLA CONE REALLY WORKS NICELY.
IT GIVES YOU A BIG, OPEN SHAPE THERE AS A COUNTERPOINT
TO ALL THIS NICE LINEAR STUFF YOU GOT GOIN' ON ON THE BOTTOM.
THIS IS A NEW SCHOOL TATTOO.
- MAY MAY, YOUR SKIN WANTED A TATTOO OF A DANCER
TO REPRESENT HER POLYNESIAN ROOTS.
I DON'T KNOW I'D NECESSARILY DICTATE THIS AS BEING
A "NEW SCHOOL TATTOO."
I LOOK AT THIS OF MORE OF, LIKE, A STYLIZED PINUP.
DARNELL, YOUR SKIN WANTED A TATTOO OF HIS DAD
PLAYING THE DRUMS TO REPRESENT HIS FATHER'S INSPIRATION.
- WE'VE ALL BEEN RIDING YOU ABOUT, LIKE,
BRINGING YOUR OWN SENSE OF STYLE AND FLAIR.
THIS IS WHAT WE MEAN!
IT'S PRETTY OBVIOUS THIS IS ONE
THAT YOU HAD A GREAT TIME DOING.
YOU'VE GOT NICE COLOR GOIN' ON THROUGH IT.
THE CARICATURE IS AMAZING.
- DID YOU INTENTIONALLY MAKE A MISTAKE
BY LEAVING COLOR OUT OF THE BOTTOM OF THE BANNER THERE?
- I JUST MISSED IT.
- KARLY, YOUR SKIN WANTED A TATTOO OF A HOT AIR BALLOON
TO REPRESENT HIS BAND'S ASPIRATIONS.
I REALLY DIG ON THE SHADING THAT YOU GOT GOING ON.
WORKED REALLY, REALLY WELL.
- YOU USED THAT SPOT ON THE BODY BEAUTIFULLY.
THE TWO ROPES THAT WE GOT WITH THE SANDBAGS MOVING FORWARD
I LIKE, BUT I WOULD NOT HAVE PUT IT IN FRONT OF THE CLOUD.
- AMY, YOUR SKIN WANTED A TATTOO OF A FIBONACCI SPIRAL
TO REPRESENT HIS DEDICATION TO HIS BAND.
- THE FIBONACCI SPIRAL COULD HAVE BEEN
REALLY INTERESTING VISUALLY, BUT YOU THEN USED
EXACTLY THE SAME RANGE OF COLORS THROUGHOUT THE ENTIRE PIECE.
- IT'S REALLY NOT ENOUGH TO ACTUALLY GIVE YOU
THE SENSE OF DEPTH AND DIMENSION
THAT I THINK YOU WERE TRYING TO SHOOT FOR.
- YOU GOT IT NICE AND BRIGHT, BUT THIS IS NOT REALLY
A NEW SCHOOL TATTOO.
- ALAYNA, YOUR SKIN WANTED A TATTOO OF A GUITAR AND ROSES
TO HONOR THE MEMORY OF HER BROTHER.
WHAT HAPPENED?
- AS YOU KNOW, SHE TAPPED OUT AND LEFT.
- I HATE DOING THE RIBS BECAUSE I KNOW THE CLIENTS HATE THEM.
LOOKING AT WHAT YOU'VE GOT GOING ON HERE,
IT'S DIFFICULT FOR US TO REALLY SEE
HOW THIS TATTOO WOULD HAVE TURNED OUT.
IT WOULD HAVE BEEN NICE TO SEE THIS THING DONE,
AND IT TRULY DOES BUM ME OUT.
- OKAY. - ALAYNA,
YOU'RE A TRUE PROFESSIONAL WITH THE WAY YOU HANDLED YOUR SKIN.
I THINK A LOT OF YOU UP THERE WOULD HAVE PROBABLY JUST
GOTTEN PISSED AND BEEN LIKE, "I'M OVER THIS.
I'M NOT DOIN' IT ANYMORE."
YOU HANDLED IT REALLY, REALLY WELL.
- JOE, YOUR SKIN WANTED A TATTOO FULL OF MUSICAL IMAGERY
TO REPRESENT HOW MUSIC LIVES IN HER SOUL.
- TECHNICALLY, IT'S SUCH AN AMAZING TATTOO.
- YOU GOT GREAT VARIATION OF LINE WEIGHT, WHICH IS A--
IT'S KIND OF A TRADEMARK OF THE WHOLE NEW SCHOOL THING,
AND, YOU KNOW, YOU REALLY WERE ABLE TO SHOWCASE THAT HERE.
- THANK YOU.
- DANNY, YOUR SKIN WANTED A TATTOO OF STAIRS
FROM HEAVEN TO HELL
TO COMMEMORATE THE LOSS OF HIS BAND MATE.
WHAT DID YOU GO FOR HERE? - ALL RIGHT, WELL,
I'M GONNA GO UP FIRST SAYING THAT THIS DUDE
WAS THE BIGGEST PAIN IN THE *** EVER.
HE WAS JUST SO PICKY THAT I WAS LIKE, "YOU KNOW WHAT?
I GUESS I JUST GOT TO TRY TO MAKE HIS IDEA WORK."
- OKAY, WELL, CONGRATULATIONS ON [bleep] MANNIN' UP
AND DOIN' A TATTOO, BECAUSE THAT'S WHAT YOU'RE HERE FOR.
- HE PULLED ME ASIDE AND WAS LIKE, "LISTEN,
I DON'T CARE WHAT THE JUDGES WANT IN THIS COMPETITION--"
- WAIT. - "THIS IS ON ME FOREVER,
AND I WANT IT THE WAY I WANT IT."
- HERE'S THE THING, MAN, YOU'RE THE [bleep] TATTOO ARTIST.
WHEN YOU COME AT THEM AND SAY, "WELL, THIS IS A COMPETITION,
AND THIS IS WHAT THE JUDGES WANT,"
OF COURSE HE'S GONNA SAY, "WELL, I DON'T [bleep] CARE
WHAT THE JUDGES WANT."
AS A TATTOOER, YOUR JOB
IS TO CONVINCE THIS GUY THAT YOU'RE RIGHT!
THE FACT IS, YOU GOT STUCK WITH HIM,
SO YOU NEEDED TO MAKE IT WORK! YOU DIDN'T!
YOU LOOK LIKE A NICE KID, A [bleep] KID,
SO OF COURSE HE DOESN'T WANT TO HEAR FROM A KID
THAT HIS IDEA SUCKS, BUT I DO COMMEND YOU
FOR FINALLY GETTIN' THE BALLS TO COME BACK INTO THE SHOP
AND DOING SOMETHING!
THAT BEING SAID, IT'S A POOR [bleep] DESIGN.
IT'S A BAD LAYOUT.
IT DOESN'T WORK REALLY WELL ON HIS RIBS.
THAT SHOULD HAVE BEEN WHAT YOU SAID TO THE GUY.
- I DON'T EVEN DISAGREE WITH YOU, BUT WITH THE STRESS
AND EVERYTHING, KIND OF LET MY MANHOOD DOWN A LITTLE BIT.
SO IF YOU GIVE ME THE OPPORTUNITY AGAIN,
IT WON'T GO THAT WAY.
[dramatic music]
- ARTISTS, THERE ARE SOME REALLY INCREDIBLE NEW SCHOOL TATTOOS
IN THIS WEEK'S INK CHALLENGE, AND NOW, IT'S TIME FOR US
TO NAME OUR TOP THREE ARTISTS OF THE WEEK.
♪ ♪
THE FIRST ARTIST IS...
DARNELL.
THE NEXT ARTIST I'D LIKE TO CALL DOWN IS...
KARLY.
AND THE FINAL ARTIST IS...
JOE.
- ALL RIGHT, GUYS. ANOTHER GREAT WEEK.
DARNELL, YOU REALLY TOOK WHAT WE'VE BEEN
SAYING TO YOU ALL ALONG.
YOU BROUGHT SOME PERSONALITY
AND YOU BROUGHT SOME FLAIR TO THE PIECE.
KARLY, IT'S A BEAUTIFUL COMPOSITION.
IT HAS THAT NICE FEMININE FLOW.
I THINK WE ALL AGREE WE REALLY LIKE IT.
JOE, YOU CAN SATURATE THE [bleep]
OUT OF A PIECE OF SKIN.
YOU MANAGED TO WORK A HUGE PIECE ONTO A DIFFICULT AREA,
ONCE AGAIN SHOWCASING YOUR TIME MANAGEMENT ABILITY
ON TOP OF EVERYTHING ELSE. - THANK YOU.
- ONE OF YOU REALLY PUSHED YOURSELVES
JUST A LITTLE BIT FURTHER THIS WEEK, AND BECAUSE OF THAT,
THE WINNER OF THIS WEEK'S INK CHALLENGE...
IS DARNELL.
- THANK YOU, THANK YOU. [all clapping]
I'M ECSTATIC. LIKE, I FINALLY SHOWED 'EM
WHAT THEY WANTED TO SEE. I WON THE FLASH CHALLENGE.
I GOT THE INK CHALLENGE. I'M ON CLOUD NINE RIGHT NOW.
- CONGRATULATIONS, DARNELL, AND TO JOE AND KARLY.
YOU'RE ALL SAFE FROM ELIMINATION THIS WEEK,
AND NOW YOU KNOW WHAT HAS TO BE DONE.
YOU'RE GONNA HEAD TO THE TATTOO SHOP
AND DECIDE WHO YOU FEEL BELONGS IN THE BOTTOM THREE.
AFTER WE GET YOUR PICKS, WE JUDGES WILL MAKE
THE FINAL DECISION AND DECIDE WHO'S GOING HOME.
YOU CAN HEAD OVER TO THE TATTOO SHOP.
- BEING ON THE TOP THREE IS COMPLETELY BITTERSWEET.
YOU'RE VERY EXCITED, AND THEN IMMEDIATELY AFTER THAT,
YOU REALIZE WHAT YOU HAVE TO DO NEXT.
- WE GOT A JOB TO DO. - YES, WE DO.
- I DON'T KNOW IF IT'S JUST THE PICTURE,
BUT THAT ARM WAS DRIVING ME CRAZY.
- THE TATTOO COULD HAVE BEEN BETTER,
BUT STILL, LIKE, IT LOOKS NEW SCHOOL TO ME.
- AMY'S PIECE.
- I AGREE 100% WITH EVERYTHING THEY SAID.
- THEY WERE DIGGING ON THE COLORS, BUT--
- THE COLORS ARE BRIGHT. THEY'RE INTEN--IT'S SATURATED.
- AMY DOES KNOW HOW TO SATURATE COLORS...
- YEAH. - BUT JUST COMPOSITIONALLY,
I THINK IT'S LACKING.
- DANNY BOY. YEAH, DEFINITELY.
- IT'S NOT NEW SCHOOL.
- THE LETTERING IS THE BEST PART OF IT.
- ALAYNA'S? - I'M TORN OVER THIS ONE,
LIKE, AUTOMATICALLY. - I'M NOT.
FROM A NEW SCHOOL ASPECT, EVERYTHING SHOULD BE, LIKE,
KIND OF SURREAL.
- ALAYNA'S AWESOME. I LOVE HER.
YOU KNOW WHAT I MEAN? SHE'S REALLY SWEET.
SHE HELPED ME. SHE'S THE REASON
WHY I FINISHED MY TATTOO, AND I'M KIND OF TORN RIGHT NOW.
SO WE GOT OUR BOTTOM THREE?
- I THINK SO.
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- ALL RIGHT, ARTISTS.
DARNELL, KARLY, AND JOE
MADE A DECISION ON THEIR BOTTOM THREE.
IF I CALL YOUR NAME, YOU'RE IN DANGER OF BEING SENT HOME.
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DANNY, I HAVE TO ASK YOU TO STEP DOWN.
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AMY.
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ALAYNA.
DANNY, AMY, ALAYNA, ANY ONE OF YOU COULD BE GOING HOME.
NOW, WHILE WE DELIBERATE, I'M GONNA ASK ALL OF YOU ARTISTS
TO HEAD BACK TO THE LOUNGE.
WE'LL SEE THE BOTTOM THREE BACK HERE SHORTLY
WITH OUR DECISION.
- I'M NOT SURPRISED, DUDE. LIKE...
I HAD A [bleep] DAY, YOU KNOW?
IF THEY TOLD ME TO PICK THE BOTTOM THREE,
THAT'S THE BOTTOM THREE I'D PICK.
- HONESTLY, IF I WAS YOU [bleep] TOP THREE,
I WOULD HAVE PUT ME IN THE BOTTOM INSTEAD OF ALAYNA
SO THAT SHE DIDN'T HAVE TO [bleep] DEAL WITH THAT [bleep].
I THINK THAT THAT WAS A [bleep]-UP SITUATION.
YOU KNOW, YOU SHOULD HAVE PUT ME IN THE BOTTOM,
'CAUSE YOU KNOW THAT I'M NOT GOING HOME.
- I LOVE THAT DARNELL IS THE WINNER,
BUT I CAN'T BELIEVE THAT HE PUT ME IN THE BOTTOM,
ESPECIALLY CONSIDERING I SAVED HIS ***.
- REALISTICALLY, WHEN YOU THINK OF JUST THE TATTOOS
THAT WERE DONE, WHO ELSE WOULD HAVE WENT?
ON A PERSONAL LEVEL, I WOULD NEVER HAVE PUT HER DOWN THERE,
BUT ALAYNA DIDN'T FINISH HER TATTOO.
I'M JUST HOPIN' THAT, YOU KNOW, SHE JUST DOESN'T GO HOME.
I SWEAR I DID NOT WANT TO PUT YOU DOWN THERE.
- THE JUDGES HAVE MADE THEIR DECISION,
SO THE BOTTOM THREE CAN GO BACK IN.
- GOOD LUCK, Y'ALL.
[dramatic music]
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[dramatic music]
- DANNY, AMY, ALAYNA, YOUR NEW SCHOOL TATTOOS
JUST DIDN'T MEASURE UP, AND YOU ALL FIND YOURSELF
IN THE BOTTOM THREE THIS WEEK.
DANNY, YOUR PIECE IS VERY LINEAR.
IT LACKS, LIKE, A TRUE NEW SCHOOL KIND OF VIBE TO IT.
ALAYNA, IT TRULY HURTS ME TO HAVE TO SEND ANYBODY HOME
BASED ON THE FACT THAT THEIR SKIN WAS JUST
UNWILLING TO DEAL WITH THEM, BUT REALISTICALLY,
AT THIS POINT, I'M NOT EVEN JUDGING ON THAT.
THE CHOICE OF USING A VERTICAL GUITAR
ON AN AREA LIKE THE RIBS, I REALLY WOULD LIKE TO THINK
THAT YOU KNOW BETTER THAN THAT.
AMY, YOU HAD A SKIN THAT WAS
ALL ABOUT THE DESIGN THAT YOU HAD.
YOU STILL WEREN'T ABLE TO PULL OFF THIS TATTOO.
YOUR DARKS ARE LACKING. IT JUST LOSES
ANY KIND OF LIFE, ENERGY.
IT FELL SHY ON SO MANY LEVELS FOR ALL OF US.
THE TWO PEOPLE NEXT TO YOU
HAVE ONLY BEEN IN THE BOTTOM THREE ONCE.
THIS IS YOUR SECOND WEEK HERE, AND IT MAY NOT GET BETTER.
IT SURE AS HELL DIDN'T GET BETTER THIS WEEK,
SO WITH THAT BEING SAID...
AMY...
YOU'RE NO LONGER COMPETING FOR BEST INK.
I NEED YOU TO GO BACK TO THE STUDIO
AND EMPTY OUT YOUR STATION.
DANNY, ALAYNA, BOTH OF THESE TATTOOS
WERE NOT UP TO PAR, ESPECIALLY YOU.
- I 100% AGREE. - AH--
YOUR DRAWING SKILLS HAVE GOT TO IMPROVE.
ALAYNA, WHAT YOU'VE GOT GOING ON HERE
IS GREAT TECHNICAL ABILITIES, BUT YOU'RE GONNA HAVE
TO PUSH IT FURTHER TO SHOW US WHAT YOU'RE TRULY CAPABLE OF,
BECAUSE I CAN ALMOST PROMISE YOU THAT THE NEXT TIME
ONE OF YOU ARE HERE, THERE'S A GOOD CHANCE
YOU'RE GOING HOME.
GO, GET.
- BOOM, JUST LIKE THAT.
I WISH I COULD HAVE STAYED AND KEPT LEARNING,
BUT THIS ISN'T SCHOOL, THIS IS A COMPETITION,
AND I WANT TO TAKE EVERYTHING AND BE A STRONGER ARTIST FOR IT.
AND I CAN'T WAIT TO GO HOME AND GET BACK TO TATTOOING
ON MY HOME TURF.
- YOU KNOW WHAT I MEAN? VERSUS WHAT--
- YEAH! - YEAH!
- WHAT'S UP, ***? [all cheering]
- OH, YEAH! - YEAH, BOY!
[laughter]
- YES. - GIVE ME A HUG.
ALL RIGHT. ALL RIGHT. ALL RIGHT.
- I'M SO GLAD ALAYNA'S STILL HERE.
- [bleep], DUDE, I'M ON A WHOLE NEW LEVEL.
LIKE, I'M [bleep] CHANGIN' MY WHOLE GAME.
IT'S TIME TO TAKE [bleep] REAL [bleep] SERIOUS.
IF YOU GUYS THOUGHT I WAS TURNT UP BEFORE,
YOU'RE ABOUT TO SEE A WHOLE NEW LEVEL.
- SOME PEOPLE NEED A GIANT KICK IN THE ***
TO REALIZE WHAT THE [bleep] THEY DID WRONG.
- I'M SUPER RELIEVED AND HAPPY TO STILL BE HERE.
IT WOULD HAVE SERIOUSLY SUCKED TO GO HOME
FOR A PIECE THAT WASN'T EVEN REMOTELY FINISHED.
I HOPE DANNY AND I CAN REDEEM OURSELVES NEXT WEEK.
THAT'S MY GOAL, REDEMPTION.
- NEXT WEEK ON BEST INK...
TODAY'S INK CHALLENGE: YOU'RE GONNA HAVE TO DRAW
ASIAN-INSPIRED TATTOOS.
- I'M GETTING A BAD CONNECTION TO MY MACHINE
AND IT'S SHORTING OUT.
THINGS ARE NOT GOING WELL.
- I DON'T WANT TO COMPETE ANYMORE, DUDE.
I DON'T WANT TO DO IT. - THE PRESSURE
DEFINITELY SEEMS TO BE GETTING TO A LOT OF PEOPLE.
- YOU'RE AN ADULT. YOU'RE NOT A CHILD.
- I MEAN, I THOUGHT MY DAD WAS INTIMIDATING,
AND THEN I MET JOE CAPOBIANCO.
- YOU SAY THAT AGAIN, AND I WILL ASK YOU TO LEAVE
BEFORE YOU GET UP ON THE [bleep] STAGE.
- FOR MORE INFORMATION ON BEST INK, GO TO OXYGEN.COM.
- HEY, HEY, HEY!