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MY TATTOO IS HORRIBLE.
IT'S THE STUPIDEST THING I'VE EVER DONE IN MY LIFE.
I HATE IT. I HATE IT. I HATE IT.
Narrator: THESE PEOPLE NOT ONLY LIVE WITH REGRET.
THEY COME FACE-TO-FACE WITH IT EVERY SINGLE DAY.
WHEN PEOPLE COME IN, THEY JUST WANT THIS TATTOO GONE SO BADLY.
LET ME SEE YOUR LEG.
HERE IT IS.
WOW! UGH!
WHAT IS THAT?
NOW DO YOU SEE?
HOW DID THAT HAPPEN?
THE GUY WAS TAKING ACID WHEN HE WAS DOING IT.
THAT'S A TERRIBLE PLAN.
WHEN I FIRST SAW IT,
I THOUGHT HE'D SPENT A LITTLE TIME IN THE CLINK.
OH, WOW.
EVEN AFTER 20 YEARS, WHEN THIS THING WAS FIRST DONE,
IT WAS STILL BAD THEN.
[ WHOOSH! ]
Narrator: THIS IS...
OUR FIRST WORST TATTOO VICTIM TRIED TO DRAW HER OWN TATTOO,
BUT SHE DIDN'T HAVE A PRAYER.
Michelle: I'M MICHELLE, AND I'M FROM CANTON, OHIO.
I NEED THIS TATTOO OFF OF MY BODY.
[ SLOOP! ]
IT'S ME PRAYING ON MY OWN LEG.
I TATTOOED IT ON MYSELF.
I DON'T KNOW WHAT MADE ME DO IT LIKE THAT.
IT'S JUST WHAT CAME TO MIND AT THE TIME.
AND MY HEAD'S WAY DOWN. I HAVE LONG BRAIDS.
IT LOOKS REALLY UNNATURAL.
I DON'T SIT IN THAT POSITION WHEN I'M PRAYING EVER.
[ LAUGHS ]
I WENT RELIGIOUS WITH IT
BECAUSE I HAD SOME STUFF ON THE BACK OF MY LEG,
AND A LOT OF PEOPLE THOUGHT IT LOOKED KIND OF EVIL,
AND I TRIED TO BALANCE IT OUT.
I DON'T THINK IT WAS UNTIL YEARS LATER
THAT I DECIDED IT WOULDN'T BE A GREAT IDEA.
[ LAUGHS ]
[ SCREECH! ]
I USUALLY JUST WEAR TALL SOCKS AND HIDE IT.
I NEED HELP!
Narrator: DESPERATE TO REMOVE HER AWFUL HOMEMADE TATTOO,
MICHELLE PRAYS ADAM FRANCE CAN PERFORM A MIRACLE.
Adam: MY NAME'S ADAM FRANCE.
I'M A TATTOOER FROM COLUMBUS, OHIO.
I DO A LOT OF COVER-UPS. I ENJOY DOING COVER-UPS.
IT'S A SELF-ESTEEM THING
TO HAVE SOMETHING THAT YOU'RE NOT PROUD OF
THAT YOU'RE HAVING TO HIDE OR NOT SHOW TO PEOPLE.
IT'S BETTER WHEN YOU HAVE SOMETHING YOU CAN BE LIKE,
"I'M HAPPY TO HAVE THIS, AND HERE IT IS," YOU KNOW?
SO, MICHELLE, LET ME SEE YOUR LEG.
HERE IT IS.
WOW! UGH!
WHAT IS THAT?
IT IS ME PRAYING.
THAT'S -- LOOKS NOTHING LIKE YOU AT ALL.
[ BOTH LAUGH ]
YOU WANT TO SEE?
NOW DO YOU SEE?
I DO. YEAH. THAT TOTALLY YOU.
WHEN PEOPLE DO THEIR OWN TATTOOS,
I NOTICE THAT MOST TIMES, IF NOT ALL THE TIME,
IT'S VERY POORLY DONE.
SO, WHAT ARE YOU LOOKING TO HAVE OVER THE TOP OF THAT?
I WAS THINKING ABOUT MAYBE THE BIOORGANIC STUFF
WITH, LIKE, A LIGHT SOURCE INSIDE.
BIOORGANIC IS USUALLY A FAIL-SAFE.
LET'S TAKE THIS DARK, WEIRD TATTOO
AND TURN IT INTO SOMETHING, LIKE, REALLY, REALLY BRIGHT
AND PROPER FOR THE FRONT OF YOUR LEG.
THAT WOULD BE AWESOME.
SWEET.
YOU READY TO GET GOING?
YES.
LET'S BEGIN.
ALL RIGHT.
Michelle: I'M REALLY EXCITED.
TODAY'S THE DAY I'M FINALLY GETTING THIS CRAPPY TATTOO
OFF MY LEG.
I THINK I'M GONNA TAKE A MARKER
AND JUST DRAW A FEW LITTLE IDEAS UP.
WE'LL GO FROM THERE.
OKAY. AWESOME.
I'M NOT GONNA LIE. ADAM IS PRETTY HOT.
DON'T HESITATE TO ASK ME ANY QUESTIONS
OR ANYTHING THAT YOU NEED TO FIGURE OUT.
I DON'T NEED TO FIGURE ANYTHING OUT.
[ LAUGHS ]
I AM ATTRACTED TO TATTOOED GUYS AND A SENSE OF HUMOR.
CAN I TAKE A PICTURE OF YOU TO POST ONLINE?
ABSOLUTELY.
SMILE.
[ CAMERA SHUTTER CLICKS ]
WELL, ARE YOU READY?
I'M READY.
OKAY.
IT IS GONNA BE A LONG TATTOO, BUT IT'S NOT GONNA BE BAD
SPENDING FIVE HOURS WITH A HOT GUY.
[ NEEDLE BUZZING ]
Narrator: NOW THAT ADAM HAS STARTED ON HIS OUTLINE,
LET'S MEET A MAN WHO USES HIS TATTOO
TO HELP FILL IN THE BLANKS.
Joseph: MY NAME IS JOSEPH GRAY.
I LIVE IN TAUNTON, MASS.
I HAVE "YOUR NAME" TATTOOED ABOVE MY CROTCH.
I WAS 17 AND JUST BROKE UP WITH MY GIRLFRIEND.
I WAS, LIKE, INTOXICATED, SO THE FIRST THING I DID
WAS GET SOME INK AND WRAP SOME THREAD AROUND A NEEDLE
AND STARTED GOING AT IT.
IT WAS PRETTY CRAZY.
WHEN I WOULD GO TO A PARTY, AND THERE'D BE GIRLS,
I'D BE LIKE, "WHAT'S YOUR NAME?"
AND THEY'D BE LIKE, "STACY," "MARY,"
AND I'D SAY, "OH, REALLY?
ACTUALLY, I HAVE YOUR NAME TATTOOED RIGHT ACROSS MY PELVIC.
YOU WANT TO SEE IT?"
IT WORKED MORE TIMES THAN NOT.
[ BOING! ]
Narrator: WHOEVER ENDS UP WITH THAT GUY IS ONE LUCKY GIRL.
BACK TO THE SHOP.
MICHELLE IS ALSO HOPING TO GET LUCKY.
[ NEEDLE BUZZING ]
WELL, MICHELLE, I'D LIKE TO SHOW YOU
THAT, LIKE, EVERYTHING'S COVERED UP THAT WAS THERE.
I JUST HAVE, LIKE, A FEW WASH TONES TO DO,
AND THEN WE'RE ON TO BRIGHT COLORS.
AWESOME.
SO, DO YOU HAVE TO TAKE YOUR WEDDING RING OFF
TO PUT THOSE GLOVES ON?
NOPE. NO WIFE, NO KIDS.
OH, REALLY?
DO YOU TATTOO YOUR GIRLFRIEND A LOT?
UM, NO. I DON'T ACTUALLY HAVE A GIRLFRIEND.
OH.
I NOTICED MICHELLE ASKING ME A LOT OF QUESTIONS.
SHE MIGHT HAVE SOME TYPE OF INTEREST.
MAYBE A LITTLE CRUSH.
HOW TALL ARE YOU?
6'3", 6'4" DEPENDING ON IF I'M WEARING SHOES.
[ LAUGHS ] AWESOME.
I REALLY LIKE HOW THIS LEG'S TURNING OUT RIGHT NOW.
I CAN'T WAIT TO SEE IT.
I AM SUPER EXCITED TO SEE ADAM'S WORK ON MY LEG.
MISSION ACCOMPLISHED... ALMOST.
[ NEEDLE BUZZING ]
Narrator: WILL THE POWER OF LOVE
BE ENOUGH TO CONVERT THIS TRUE BELIEVER'S TATTOO?
TAKE A LOOK.
OH, MY GOSH.
HOLY CRAP.
Narrator: MICHELLE WAS TIRED OF HER SOULFUL SELF-PORTRAIT.
UGH! WHAT IS THAT?
IT IS ME PRAYING.
SO ADAM HAS BEEN WORKING HARD TO RESTORE HER FAITH IN TATTOOS.
I CAN'T WAIT TO SEE IT WHEN IT'S FINISHED.
[ NEEDLE BUZZING ]
Michelle: THE PAIN -- I CAN DEAL WITH IT
BECAUSE THE TATTOO IS GONNA BE AMAZING.
ALL RIGHT, WELL, I THINK WE'RE FINISHED.
YOU WANT TO GO CHECK IT OUT?
YEAH.
ALL RIGHT, HERE YOU GO.
TAKE A LOOK.
OH, MY GOSH.
HOLY CRAP.
THAT IS AWESOME!
I LOVE MY TATTOO.
I LOVE THE COLORS.
I LOVE THE SHAPE IN IT.
I LOVE THE LIGHT COMING FROM INSIDE.
IT'S PERFECT.
I'M TOTALLY PROUD TO HAVE THIS TATTOO.
IT'S PERFECT. I LOVE IT.
I'M GLAD TO HEAR THAT.
Adam: I'M SUPER-STOKED SHE GETS TO WALK OUT OF HERE
WITH A REALLY AWESOME TATTOO THAT SHE'S HAPPY TO HAVE.
AND AS AN ARTIST, I'M HAPPY TO BE ABLE TO WALK OUT OF HERE
KNOWING THAT I DID A GOOD JOB FOR HER.
THANK YOU SO MUCH.
NO PROBLEM. THANK YOU.
I LOVE THIS.
I LIKE HER AS A CLIENT.
SHE'S A REALLY COOL PERSON,
AND IF THINGS EVER PROGRESSED BEYOND THAT, IT'D BE COOL.
BUT, LIKE, RIGHT NOW SHE'S JUST A GOOD PERSON.
AND I'D LIKE TO KEEP HER AS A CLIENT.
WELL, LET'S GET YOU WRAPPED UP AND GET YOU OUT OF HERE.
Narrator: THANKS TO ADAM,
MICHELLE HAS FINALLY SERVED HER PENANCE
AND HAS THE HEAVENLY TATTOO SHE DESERVES.
THIS NEXT WORST TATTOO VICTIM MIGHT BE A FAMOUS COMEDIAN,
BUT HIS TATTOO IS NO LAUGHING MATTER.
Rich: I'M RICH VOS, AND I'M A COMEDIAN.
I'M BONNIE McFARLANE, AND I'M ALSO A COMEDIAN.
WE'RE MARRIED COMEDIANS.
YES. MARRIED.
I PROBABLY HAVE THE WORST TATTOO ON THE EAST COAST.
I STARTED OFF WITH A GREAT TATTOO,
AND THEN I ADDED, AND IT WENT FROM GREAT TO WORST.
I HAVE TO GET RID OF IT.
WHEN I FIRST SAW IT,
I THOUGHT HE'D SPENT A LITTLE TIME IN THE CLINK.
I SAID, "THIS GUY'S DONE SOME PRISON TIME."
THIS TATTOO I LOVE.
IT HAS MY DAUGHTERS -- RAYNA, ELLEN, AND JESSICA.
IT'S TRADITIONAL, AND IT HAS MEANING.
AND THEN I WANTED TO PUT ON TOP OF IT
JUST SOME CLOUDS AND LITTLE BIRDS.
ORIGINALLY, A BIRD IS SUPPOSED TO LOOK LIKE THIS.
YEAH, THAT LOOKS EXACTLY LIKE A BIRD.
OR AN "M," YEAH.
BUT THE BOOTLEG TATTOO I WENT TO DID IT LIKE THIS.
NOW, HOW DID YOU RESEARCH THE TATTOO GUY
WHEN YOU WENT TO GET THAT DONE?
IT SAID "TATTOO" IN THE WINDOW.
THEN I WENT TO ANOTHER GUY, AND HE PUT PART OF A TRIBAL.
THEN I WENT TO THE THIRD GUY,
AND HE PUT THESE THINGS ON IT
TO MAKE IT LOOK LIKE THE STATUE OF LIBERTY.
RIGHT HERE. SEE.
OH.
I THOUGHT THIS WAS SUPPOSED TO REPRESENT, LIKE, A CAGED BIRD,
WHICH IS HOW I FEEL.
[ DING! DING! ]
AND THEN I WENT TO ANOTHER GUY.
I'M TELLING YOU, THIS THING HAS MORE COVER-UPS THAN BENGHAZI.
IT'S RIDICULOUS.
I THINK THAT WAS PRETTY GOOD. YOU DIDN'T LIKE IT?
NO, YOU SOUNDED LIKE A PROFESSIONAL COMEDIAN.
WELL, HOW THE [BLEEP] WHAT THE [BLEEP]
WHAT ARE YOU SAYING?
WHY WOULD YOU SAY, "WHAT THE [BLEEP]" IN THE INTERVIEW?
OH, 'CAUSE THAT GETS EDITED OUT.
WHAT'S THE NAME OF THIS SHOW AGAIN?
IS IT THE "WORLD'S WORST MARRIAGES"?
[ BUZZ! ]
HOPING THE FOURTH TIME'S THE CHARM,
RICH IS TURNING TO MEGAN MASSACRE
TO COVER HIS TRIBAL TRAVESTY.
HEY, GUYS.
I'M RICH.
VERY NICE TO MEET YOU, RICH.
BONNIE.
BONNIE. LOVELY TO MEET YOU.
ALL RIGHT, COME WITH ME.
Megan: MY NAME IS MEGAN MASSACRE,
AND I'VE BEEN TATTOOING FOR ABOUT EIGHT YEARS NOW.
COVER-UPS HAPPEN A LOT THESE DAYS.
TATTOOING HAS BECOME SO POPULAR
THAT THERE ARE NOW HUNDREDS AND THOUSANDS OF TATTOO ARTISTS
ALL OVER THE COUNTRY, AND A LOT OF THEM ARE NOT VERY GOOD.
AND THAT IS WHERE I COME IN.
ALL RIGHT, SO LET'S SEE WHAT YOU HAVE GOING ON THERE.
OH, WOW.
THIS IS A BAD TATTOO.
I MEAN, YOU CAN TELL, EVEN AFTER 20 YEARS,
WHEN THIS THING WAS FIRST DONE, IT WAS STILL BAD THEN.
HAVE YOU HAD ANY THOUGHTS
OF WHAT YOU WANT TO COVER THIS UP WITH?
I LIKE FLOWERS, SO I WAS THINKING
MAYBE SOME, LIKE, ROSES ACROSS OR SOMETHING.
AMERICAN TRADITIONAL ROSES
ARE ACTUALLY, LIKE, THE NUMBER-ONE COVER-UP CHOICE,
ESPECIALLY SOMETHING, YOU KNOW, THIS CONDENSED AND THIS DARK.
I DON'T UNDERSTAND HOW YOU COULD POSSIBLY
COVER THIS WHOLE HUGE THING UP.
WHAT'S IN YOUR FAVOR IS THE FACT OF HOW OLD THIS TATTOO IS.
IT IS REALLY FADED.
THERE IS A LOT OF BLACK IN THIS TATTOO.
NOW, IT REALLY DEPENDS ON THE AGE
AS TO HOW HARD THE BLACK IS GOING TO BE TO COVER UP.
THIS IS RELATIVELY OLD, SO, YOU KNOW,
MAYBE THERE'S A GOOD SHOT AT IT COMPLETELY BEING COVERED.
I CAN'T LOOK AT IT ANYMORE.
YEAH, I MEAN, ESPECIALLY HAVING SUCH A NEWER TATTOO NEXT TO IT.
WE NEED EXTRA ROOM
AROUND THE ACTUAL TATTOO WE'RE COVERING UP
TO CREATE DISTRACTIONS FROM THE COVER-UP ITSELF.
AND THAT MAKES THIS NEARLY IMPOSSIBLE.
THE GOOD NEWS IS, IT CAN'T GET ANY WORSE.
BONNIE CANNOT WAIT TO DO THIS.
I'M VERY EXCITED, YEAH.
SHE'S SO EXCITED.
I'M GONNA LOVE YOUR NEW TATTOO.
I'M GONNA LOVE YOU MORE THAN I ALREADY DO.
I'M TELLING YOU...
OKAY, ENOUGH, ENOUGH, ENOUGH.
ALL RIGHT, GUYS, LET'S DO THIS.
ALL RIGHT, YOU READY, MAN?
I'M READY.
THE ONLY PROBLEM IS, MY KLONOPIN IS WEARING OFF.
Narrator: AS MEGAN TACKLES VOS' NEARLY IMPOSSIBLE COVER-UP PROJECT,
LET'S MEET A GUY WHO HAS NO INTENTION
OF COVERING HIS GOLDEN TATTOO.
Zach: MY NAME IS ZACH REYNOLDS.
I HAVE A TATTOO OF BETTY WHITE ON MY RIGHT *** CHEEK.
I GOT MY TATTOO ABOUT A YEAR AGO FOR MY MOTHER.
SHE WAS A HUGE, HUGE FAN OF "GOLDEN GIRLS" AND BETTY WHITE.
WHEN MY MOM FIRST SAW IT, SHE HAD ASKED ME, "IS THAT FOR ME?"
AND I TOLD HER, "WELL, OF COURSE."
SHE LAUGHED HYSTERICALLY.
I SHOW MY BETTY WHITE TATTOO TO EVERYBODY.
I'VE SHOWN IT TO OLD LADIES.
I'VE SHOWN IT TO MOMS, DAUGHTERS.
PEOPLE THAT I DO NOT EVEN KNOW GO UP TO ME AND GO,
"HEY, YOU'RE THE KID WITH BETTY WHITE ON YOUR *** CHEEK."
AND I'M LIKE, "YES."
Narrator: WHILE ZACH HAS NO SHAME SHOWING HIS TATTOO,
BACK AT THE SHOP, RICH VOS HOPES THIS IS THE LAST TIME
ANYONE SEES HIS.
WE'RE ABOUT 20 MINUTES IN,
AND MY WIFE IS ALREADY SLEEPING IN THE OTHER ROOM.
THIS IS THE CLOSEST I'VE BEEN WITH ANY OTHER GIRL
IN EIGHT YEARS.
HAS ANYBODY EVER PASSED OUT GETTING A TATTOO?
WOULD YOU TAKE ADVANTAGE OF ME IF I PASSED OUT?
YOU WOULD LIKE THAT WAY TOO MUCH, I THINK.
UH-OH. I'M GETTING A PHONE CALL.
MAYBE IT'S HER.
UH-OH.
HELLO?
IT'S A BILL COLLECTOR.
LISTEN, I CAN'T TALK RIGHT NOW.
I'M HAVING SURGERY DONE.
RICH IS A COMEDIAN, AND, YOU KNOW, HIS JOB IS TO TALK.
AND I CAN TELL HE LOVES IT.
YOU TATTOO. I'LL TELL JOKES.
THIS IS PERFECT.
I'M A CREATOR.
HEY, LISTEN TO ME. I'M JUST PRACTICING.
THIS GIRL'S QUICK.
♪ MEGAN ♪
THAT'S A KEEPER.
YOU KNOW WHAT I'M SAYING?
NO, YOU DON'T?
NO.
Narrator: CAN A SESSION WITH MEGAN SUBSTITUTE FOR COUPLE'S THERAPY?
BONNIE, HOW DID THEY GET A PICTURE OF YOU
WHEN YOU WERE A KID?
HOW DID THEY GET A PICTURE OF YOU FROM YESTERDAY?
[ BOTH LAUGH ]
Narrator: COMEDIAN RICH VOS WAS TIRED OF BEING HECKLED
OVER HIS 20-YEAR-OLD TRIBAL TATTOO,
SO MEGAN MASSACRE HAS BEEN HARD AT WORK
COVERING IT WITH SOME NEW MATERIAL.
WOW, THAT LOOKS GREAT!
THANK YOU.
YOU CAN'T EVEN SEE AT ALL THE OTHER TATTOO.
Rich: HONEY, HOW DID THEY GET A PICTURE OF YOU
WHEN YOU WERE A KID?
HOW DID THEY GET A PICTURE OF YOU FROM YESTERDAY?
[ BOTH LAUGH ]
ALL RIGHT, MAN, YOU ARE FINALLY DONE.
OH, THANK GOODNESS.
WOW, LOOK AT THAT.
THAT'S AMAZING.
LOOK AT THAT. YOU'RE UNBELIEVABLE.
THANK YOU.
IT'S LIKE NIGHT AND DAY. THIS IS PERFECT.
I GOT NICE ARMS.
IT'S GONNA BE TOUGH FOR YOU TO HOLD ON TO ME, BONNIE.
[ LAUGHS ]
YOU LIKE IT?
I LOVE IT. I THINK IT'S GREAT.
I'M REALLY HAPPY WITH HOW THE TATTOO CAME OUT.
AND YOU KNOW WHAT, I'M REALLY HAPPY
TO PASS RICH OFF BACK TO BONNIE.
DO YOU LIKE ME BETTER NOW THAT I HAVE THIS?
I THINK I DO LIKE YOU A LITTLE BIT BETTER.
YOU WOULDN'T EVEN KNOW THAT THERE WAS A HORRIBLE TATTOO UNDER THIS.
YOU WOULDN'T EVEN KNOW IT.
OR A HORRIBLE MAN.
Narrator: THANKS TO MEGAN, VOS IS NOW A BETTER MAN.
BUT OUR NEXT TATTOO VICTIM REALLY SHOWS US WHO'S BOSS.
HI, I'M MICHAEL RAGE.
I'M FROM MAYS LANDING, NEW JERSEY.
I LOVE BRUCE SPRINGSTEEN. HE'S THE BOSS.
HE'S THE EPITOME OF JERSEY SHORE.
SO I HAD TO PUT HIM ON MY FLESH.
IT'S THE CLASSIC SILHOUETTE
OF EVOLUTION FROM THE SMALLEST PRIMATE...
[ CHIMPANZEE SCREECHING ]
...TO THE PINNACLE OF EVOLUTION --
BRUCE SPRINGSTEEN.
THEY BUILT A MUSEUM FOR HIM.
I MEAN, THAT TELLS YOU.
I'M FROM POLAND, AND BEFORE I MET HIM,
I NEVER HEARD ABOUT BRUCE SPRINGSTEEN.
[ RECORD SCRATCHES, GLASS BREAKS ]
HE'S THE BOSS.
Narrator: WAY TO MAKE JERSEY PROUD.
OUR NEXT WORST VICTIM
CAN'T WAIT TO SPILL HIS GUTS ABOUT HIS TATTOO.
I HAVE ONE OF THE WORST TATTOOS.
THE PIECE THAT I WAS SUPPOSED TO BE GETTING ON MY RIB CAGE
WAS SUPPOSED TO BE A PIECE
OF BIOMECHANICAL PISTONS, RODS, SPINS.
A LOT OF DETAIL, A LOT OF DEPTH, A LOT OF POWER LINING.
WHAT I ENDED UP WITH WAS JUST PURE DISASTER.
A GUY IN THE SHOP WANTED TO DO A TATTOO ON ME.
I'M LIKE, "YEAH, SURE. WHY NOT?"
AND HE SAID THAT HE COULD DO IT WITHOUT MAKING A STENCIL.
I WAS ASKING WHAT WAS TAKING HIM SO LONG,
AND HE WAS LIKE, "I TOOK THREE HITS OF ACID.
MY MACHINE'S STARTING TO MELT."
AND I'M LIKE, "DUDE, JUST STOP."
I THOUGHT I COULD TRUST HIM, BUT IT WAS JUST A MISTAKE.
I CAN'T EXPLAIN WHAT HE WAS SEEING IN HIS HEAD
AT THAT POINT IN TIME.
IT COULD LOOK LIKE AN OCTOPUS,
AN UPSIDE-DOWN BATMAN SYMBOL, SEAWEED, ROOTS.
LOOKS LIKE MY INTESTINES
ARE FALLING OUT OF THE SIDE OF MY RIB CAGE.
[ LAUGHS ]
Narrator: KRIS WANTS A NEW TATTOO IN THE WORST WAY,
SO HE'S HOPING HIS VISIT WITH TIM PANGBURN
WILL BE A GOOD TRIP.
HI, KRIS.
HOW YOU DOING?
NICE TO MEET YOU. HOW YOU DOING?
COME ON. HAVE A SEAT.
[ NEEDLE BUZZING ]
Tim: MY NAME IS TIM PANGBURN.
I'VE BEEN A TATTOO ARTIST FOR 14 YEARS.
I ENJOY DOING COVER-UPS.
WHEN YOU CAN GET A BAD TATTOO AND COVER IT UP,
IT'S WHOLE DIFFERENT SENSE OF APPRECIATION FROM YOUR CLIENTS.
WHAT IS GOING ON THERE?
IT WAS SUPPOSED TO BE A PIECE OF BIOMECHANICAL.
MY FIRST IMPRESSION OF KRIS' TATTOO WAS JUST CONFUSION.
I UNDERSTAND BIOMECHANICAL. I DO BIOMECHANICAL.
BUT THAT WAS NOWHERE EVEN RESEMBLING THAT.
YEAH, HOW DID THAT HAPPEN? [ LAUGHS ]
THE GUY WAS TAKING ACID WHEN HE WAS DOING IT.
THAT'S A TERRIBLE PLAN.
I THINK AS A TATTOO ARTIST,
WE HAVE A RESPONSIBILITY TO OUR CLIENTS NOT TO MESS IT UP.
PEOPLE TRUST US.
LIKE, YOU'RE NOT SUPPOSED TO SAY,
"OH, YOU KNOW WHAT, I CAN PROBABLY DO THIS OKAY,
"BUT I'M GONNA DO A BUNCH OF DRUGS FIRST,
AND THEN I'LL BE ALL RIGHT."
YEAH, THAT'S TERRIBLE.
THAT'S BAD.
GOD.
WHAT ARE WE GONNA COVER THAT UP WITH?
I HAVE A SUGAR SKULL THAT I WAS LOOKING TO GET WITH SOME ROSES.
PRETTY MUCH TO SYMBOLIZE ME AND MY GIRL.
I JUST WANT IT TO BE GONE.
WE'LL MAKE SURE WE GET IT TAKEN CARE OF TODAY.
YOU WON'T HAVE TO LIVE WITH IT ANYMORE.
YOU READY TO GO?
YEAH.
ALL RIGHT, LET'S GO.
GETTING THIS AREA TATTOOED, FOR ME, IT WAS ITS OWN CREATURE.
IT WAS NOT A HAPPY CREATURE, EITHER.
I'LL TRY TO GO EASY ON YOU.
I CAN DEAL WITH IT.
I'VE DONE PIERCINGS ON MYSELF, SO, I MEAN --
I ACTUALLY PIERCED MY OWN ***.
I THINK YOU'LL BE ALL RIGHT, THEN.
Kris: NO MATTER HOW PAINFUL IT IS,
I'M SITTING THROUGH IT
'CAUSE I'M TIRED OF LOOKING AT IT.
READY TO GO?
DO THIS.
[ NEEDLE BUZZING ]
IT'S A REAL SENSITIVE AREA.
HOW YOU DOING, KRIS?
[ SCREAMS ]
Narrator: KRIS HAS BEEN RELIVING THE HALLUCINATIONS
ON HIS SIDE FOR YEARS.
HOW DID THAT HAPPEN? [ LAUGHS ]
GUY WAS TAKING ACID WHEN HE WAS DOING IT.
THAT'S A TERRIBLE PLAN.
SO TIM'S WORKING HARD
TO CURE HIS TATTOO FLASHBACKS FOR GOOD.
[ NEEDLE BUZZING ]
THAT FEELS NICE.
WHATEVER YOU SAY.
MONKS DO MARTIAL-ARTS TRAINING AND EVERYTHING ELSE.
THEY BLOCK OUT PAIN.
IT'S ALL A MIND-SET.
HOW YOU DOING, KRIS?
BASICALLY, WHAT IT FEELS LIKE IS OPEN YOUR CAR DOOR AT 80
AND DRAG YOUR LEGS ON THE GROUND.
OHH, RIGHT THERE.
IT'S ALL ABOUT GETTING THIS HIDEOUS THING OFF MY SIDE.
WHILE KRIS STRUGGLES TO KEEP HIMSELF ZEN,
LET'S MEET A GUY WHO HAS NO PROBLEM KEEPING IT ZIPPED.
I HAVE THE WORST TATTOO, AND IT COVERS MY ENTIRE BACK.
[ ZIP! ]
THE ZIPPER ORIGINATED
DURING A NIGHT OF DRINKING WITH SOME BUDDIES.
WHAT'S ABSURD ABOUT IT
IS I WASN'T DRINKING AT THE TIME THAT I HAD IT,
BUT I ACTUALLY WOKE UP, SOBERED UP,
AND THEN DECIDED TO GET IT THE NEXT DAY.
WHOOPSIE-DAISY!
ASIDE FROM THE FACT THAT IT WAS SO ABSURD,
I THOUGHT IT WOULD BE EVEN BETTER
TO PUT THE ICING ON THE CAKE
WITH TWO SILHOUETTED IMAGES SHAKING HANDS.
AND THAT ALSO WAS POORLY EXECUTED.
I'M GETTING REALLY TIRED OF PEOPLE WALKING UP BEHIND ME
AND TRYING TO ZIP ME UP THE REST OF THE WAY.
[ ZIP! ]
[ WAA-WAA ]
IT'S SUPPOSED TO LOOK LIKE A ZIPPER,
BUT IT LOOKS MORE LIKE SOMEBODY RAN OVER MY BACK WITH A BICYCLE.
IF YOU'RE EVER DRINKING AND YOU COME UP WITH A BAD TATTOO IDEA,
DO IT WHILE YOU'RE DRUNK
'CAUSE AT LEAST THEN YOU HAVE AN EXCUSE.
ZIP-A-DEE-DO-DON'T!
Narrator: THAT MIGHT NOT BE THE MOST SOUND ADVICE.
MEANWHILE, BACK AT THE SHOP,
KRIS IS GETTING COMFORTABLE WITH HIS NEW TATTOO.
HOW ABOUT AN UPDATE? HOW YOU DOING, KRIS?
I GOT AN UPDATE FOR YOU.
[ SCREAMS ]
[ LAUGHS ]
THAT'S A REAL SENSITIVE AREA.
[ LAUGHS ]
YOU'RE DOING AWESOME.
THANK YOU.
I WOULD HAVE QUIT LONG AGO.
CAN YOU STILL SEE MY ACID TATTOO?
YEAH, A LITTLE BIT, A LITTLE BIT.
BUT IT'LL BE GONE WHEN I'M DONE WITH THIS ROSE.
[ NEEDLE BUZZING ]
ALL RIGHT, KRIS, WE'RE DONE.
SWEET.
LET'S GET UP AND CHECK IT OUT.
[ GROANS ]
YEAH, IT'S PROBABLY ABOUT THAT NOW.
OH, MY GOD.
THAT'S INSANE.
WE'RE GOOD?
[BLEEP]
IT'S AWESOME.
Kris: WHEN I LOOK DOWN NOW AT MY NEW TATTOO,
I'M TOTALLY ECSTATIC OVER IT.
HE HIT IT RIGHT ON THE MONEY. I LOVE IT.
WORTH THE PAIN?
YEAH.
DEFINITELY.
IT'S ONE I'VE BEEN WAITING FOR LIKE 10 YEARS TO BE COVERED.
HOW MUCH DOES THAT MEAN TO YOU
THAT THAT WHOLE ONE'S GONE NOW?
IT'S A BIG STEPPING-STONE FROM, LIKE, MY PAST.
A LOT OF THINGS BAD HAPPENED TO ME.
JUST ADDICTIONS, EVERYTHING --
BUT I COME BACK HERE AND GOT IT COVERED.
IT'S GONE.
FORGET IT.
CLOSING THE BOOK ON IT.
YEP, A WHOLE NEW BOOK, A WHOLE NEW CHAPTER.
I'M GLAD THAT I'M ABLE
TO BE A PART OF SOMETHING THAT IMPORTANT FOR YOU.
Tim: SOMETIMES THERE'S, LIKE,
ACTUALLY A SERIOUS EMOTIONAL CONNECTION.
I DIDN'T REALIZE THE FULL EXTENT OF THAT
UNTIL I FINISHED THE TATTOO.
AND THAT REALLY MADE ME FEEL KIND OF SPECIAL
THAT I WAS ABLE TO DO THAT FOR HIM.
THANKS, MAN.
ABSOLUTELY, MAN.
MORE THAN HAPPY. MORE THAN HAPPY TO.
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