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Ami: IN THIS EPISODE OF "NEW YORK INK"...
SING SONGS, PLAY MUSIC.
I'VE HAD FOUR NUMBER-ONE RECORDS THIS YEAR.
I'M ACTUALLY OUT ON TOUR WITH TOBY KEITH RIGHT NOW.
OH [BLEEP] YOU'RE A BIG COUNTRY STAR.
[ BOTH LAUGH ]
HEY, GUYS. HOW ARE YOU?
[ SPEAKING PORTUGUESE ]
UM...
Megan: I MEAN, I'VE NEVER TATTOOED A CLIENT BEFORE
THAT DIDN'T SPEAK ANY ENGLISH.
[ SPEAKING PORTUGUESE ]
BAD ENGLISH, SURE. BUT NO ENGLISH? NEVER BEFORE.
HEY, HEY, HEY, HEY.
I DON'T KNOW WHAT IT IS. ARE YOU DOING CRACK?
WHAT THE [BLEEP] ARE YOU DOING? I'M NOT GONNA LET YOU TATTOO.
YOU [BLEEP] THIS LADY UP.
WHAT MADE YOU WANT TO GET THIS TATTOO?
I WENT DOWN TO THE WORLD TRADE CENTER THE DAY IT WENT DOWN.
I PULLED OUT THE REMAINS OF SEVEN FIREMEN.
WHAT?
THAT'S ONE OF THE MOST UNBELIEVABLE THINGS I'VE EVER HEARD.
Ami: I'M AMI JAMES, AND I'M A TATTOO ARTIST.
NEW YORK IS THE GREATEST CITY IN THE WORLD,
AND TO COMPETE HERE, YOU HAVE TO ELEVATE THE GAME.
SO I'VE HANDPICKED THE FINEST TATTOO ARTISTS AROUND,
BECAUSE I DON'T WANT THE BEST SHOP IN NEW YORK.
I WANT THE BEST SHOP IN THE WORLD.
THERE ARE MILLIONS OF STORIES IN NEW YORK CITY,
AND OUR JOB IS TO TELL THEM ALL IN INK.
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Mike: HEY.
Jes: WHAT UP?
HEY, BROTHER.
HOW ARE YOU?
HELLO.
HI.
Rodrigo: MORNING, DUDE.
WHAT'S HAPPENING?
SO, WE DO HAVE A COUPLE NEW FACES AT THE SHOP.
THINGS HAVE CHANGED A LITTLE BIT.
WHAT I DECIDED TO DO WAS CUT THE DRAMA OUT OF MY SHOP.
AND THAT ALL STARTED WITH ROBEAR.
AS MUCH AS I LIKE ROBEAR AS A PERSON,
HE JUST DIDN'T GEL WITH ANYBODY IN HERE.
AT THE SAME TIME, JESSICA WANTED TO PURSUE HER CAREER
BECAUSE SHE COULDN'T GET AN APPRENTICESHIP,
OBVIOUSLY, HERE AT THE SHOP.
SO, JESSICA DIDN'T COME BACK, EITHER.
AND BILLY DECIDED THAT, I GUESS,
HE'S A FULL-FLEDGED TATTOO ARTIST, AS WELL,
AND HE WANTED TO SPREAD HIS LITTLE WINGS.
ONE OF THE BEST CHANGES THAT WERE MADE IS,
I FINALLY GOT RID OF THAT IDIOT, CHRIS TORRES.
THAT GUY DIDN'T BRING ANYTHING BUT CANCER INTO MY SHOP,
AND I WAS HAPPY TO GET RID OF HIM.
SOME PEOPLE DESERVE TO BE IN THIS WORLD OF TATTOOING,
AND SOME PEOPLE DON'T.
MEGAN'S BEEN GONE FOR QUITE A WHILE.
SHE TRAVELED WITH HER BOYFRIEND, JOEY.
SHE'S HERE. SHE'S GOT A LOT OF CLIENTELE.
AND TOMMY'S BEEN HERE THROUGH THE WHOLE TIME,
HELPING ME HOLD IT DOWN.
YOU KNOW, HE'S MY RIGHT-HAND MAN.
BUT ONCE I GOT RID OF JESSICA, ROBEAR, AND BILLY,
OBVIOUSLY, I DIDN'T HAVE THE MANPOWER
THAT I NEEDED HERE IN THE SHOP.
SO, I BROUGHT IN LEE.
LEE'S WORKED IN MIAMI INK FOR A LONG TIME.
AND I KNOW HOW MUCH HE WANTS TO TATTOO,
BUT THERE'S A LONG ROAD AHEAD FOR LEE.
I'VE BEEN A FLOOR GUY FOR OVER 10 YEARS.
I LOVE BIG, BOLD, CLUNKY, UGLY TATTOOS.
I LOVE TATTOOS THAT JUST ARE COOL [BLEEP] TATTOOS
THAT PEOPLE WANT TO GET.
MY FOCUS IS TO STAY HUMBLE,
TO DO AS MANY COOL TATTOOS AS I CAN DO ON COOL PEOPLE,
AND TO KEEP GETTING BETTER.
HI. GRANT.
HOW ARE YOU?
I DECIDED TO GET SOMEBODY THAT I COULD TRUST RUNNING THE SHOP.
SO, I CALLED MY OLD FRIEND, MIKE DIAMOND.
Mike: I'M MIKE DIAMOND.
I'VE RUN PRETTY MUCH EVERY NIGHT CLUB IN NEW YORK CITY
THAT WAS WORTH A [BLEEP] TO BE HONEST.
I'VE NEVER RUN A TATTOO STORE, BUT I'M GREAT WITH PEOPLE.
AND I WOULDN'T HAVE TAKEN THIS JOB IF I DIDN'T TRUST AMI.
LET ME INTRODUCE YOU TO THE CREW.
JES, MIKE.
SHE WILL BE HELPING YOU OUT
WHAT YOU NEED TO DO WHEN THE CLIENTS COME IN.
TOMMY, MIKE.
NICE TO MEET YOU.
YOU TOO.
DID YOU JUST GIVE HIM THE HAND WITH THE VASELINE?
[ LAUGHING ]
SORRY, MAN.
IT'S OKAY.
Mike: I'M WORKING IN A TATTOO STORE.
I'M DEALING WITH -- LET'S BE HONEST --
CHILDREN/ADULTS.
IT'S ONE BIG PLAYGROUND.
IS THIS THE GUY THAT'S SUPPOSED TO STAY WITH US?
YEAH, HE'S GONNA BE STAYING WITH YOU GUYS.
WHILE I'M IN NEW YORK, I'M GONNA BE STAYING WITH TOMMY.
THAT'LL BE FUN.
Tommy: YOU KNOW, HE REMINDS ME OF A LITTLE MIX
BETWEEN VAN DAMME AND, LIKE, JACK SPARROW, YOU KNOW?
THE GUY'S CRAZY, YOU KNOW?
WE'RE GONNA HAVE FUN TOGETHER. I CAN SEE THAT.
[ LAUGHS ]
Ami: HOPEFULLY EVERYBODY GELS THIS TIME.
BUT WE'LL SEE. YOU NEVER KNOW.
HI, I'M HERE FOR AN APPOINTMENT WITH TOMMY.
BRIANA.
NICE TO MEET YOU.
I'M GONNA GET TOMMY FOR YOU.
NICE TO MEET YOU.
NOT MUCH.
JUST LOOKING TO GET THIS PORTRAIT.
OH, THAT'S COOL, HUH?
YOUR GRANDPA?
DAMN.
DO YOU?
I CALL HIM POPPY.
I'VE BEEN CALLED PAPPI A FEW TIMES.
NOT IN THE SAME CONTEXT?
NO, IT'S DIFFERENT.
DIFFERENT. YOU KNOW WHAT I MEAN? PAPPI.
WHERE DO YOU WANT TO GET IT?
I WAS LOOKING FOR UPPER LEFT ARM SOMEWHERE.
WE COULD SLAP IT IN THERE. LET ME SEE YOUR ARM.
SEE THAT -- DAMN.
SEE THAT? THAT'S A MUSCLE. LOOK.
OH, YEAH.
FLEX IT.
THERE REALLY IS NOTHING BETTER TO DO.
Tommy: BABY PORTRAITS ARE KIND OF HARD,
'CAUSE THERE'S NOT MUCH TO THE FACE.
A BABY'S FACE IS REAL ROUND.
THERE'S NO REAL DEFINITION OR SHADOW TO THE FACE.
SOMETIMES YOU ALMOST HAVE TO CREATE IT.
PRETTY CURIOUS WHY SHE'S GETTING HER GRANDPA AS A BABY.
I DON'T KNOW IF HE PASSED AWAY.
I'M PRETTY INTERESTED TO FIND OUT.
YEAH, THAT'S GREAT.
LET'S DO IT.
SO, WHAT MADE YOU WANT TO GET YOUR GRANDPA?
I REALLY JUST WANTED TO GET THIS
BECAUSE HE'S PROBABLY ONE OF THE CLOSEST PEOPLE I AM WITH
IN MY FAMILY.
BACK WHEN I WAS YOUNGER, I USED TO DRESS A LITTLE AWKWARD.
I GOT INTO THAT WHOLE GOTH PHASE.
AND THEN I GOT INTO THE DYING MY HAIR BLUE
AND DYING MY HAIR PINK AND ALL THAT STUFF.
MY GRANDPARENTS USED TO TAKE US TO DO STUFF ALL THE TIME.
THEY WOULD GET DIRTY LOOKS
BECAUSE THEY'RE WALKING AROUND WITH ME.
BECAUSE IN MY TOWN, IT'S JUST NOT COMMON HOW I USED TO LOOK.
BUT NO MATTER WHAT, HE USED TO HAVE MY BACK.
HE USED TO DEFEND ME, PUT HIS ARM AROUND ME,
AND BE LIKE, "YEAH, THAT'S MY GRANDDAUGHTER,"
ALL PROUD.
I COULDN'T ASK FOR MORE FROM HIM.
Briana: MY GRANDFATHER'S ALWAYS BEEN AN INSPIRATION IN MY LIFE.
HE'S TAUGHT ME ABOUT REALLY KNOWING WHAT YOU WANT IN LIFE,
STICKING TO IT,
AND TO REALLY STRIVE FOR BETTER THINGS.
I DIDN'T HAVE A FATHER IN MY LIFE,
AND HE WAS THERE FOR ME FROM THE START OF IT.
AND HE HELD IT STRONG FOR MY MOM.
MY PARENTS SPLIT UP,
AND I DIDN'T SEE MY DAD FOR A LOT OF YEARS.
BUT MY GRANDPA -- HIS DAD --
WAS ALWAYS THERE TO, LIKE, PICK ME UP.
I HAVE GOOD MEMORIES OF MY GRANDPA, YOU KNOW?
Tommy: YOU KNOW, I COULD KIND OF RELATE TO BRIANA.
THE WAY I LOOK, THE WAY I DRESS,
I GET LABELED AS *** A LOT OF TIMES.
I ALSO HAVE PEOPLE THAT STICK UP FOR ME --
ALL MY FRIENDS, MY FAMILY.
SO, I GOT THE WORLD ON MY SIDE.
I'M GONNA BE WHO I WANT AND LOOK HOW I WANT.
AND IT SEEMS LIKE BRIANA IS, TOO.
HE THINKS I'M I'M IN HERE GETTING SOME KIND OF DRAGON.
Briana: MY GRANDFATHER WILL BE PICKING ME UP LATER,
AND I'M REALLY EXCITED TO SHOW HIM
AND SEE HIS REACTION TO IT.
YEAH, I WONDER WHAT HE'S GONNA SAY -- HIS BABY PICTURE.
I DON'T KNOW. I CAN'T WAIT FOR HIS REACTION.
HE'S ONE OF THOSE GUYS -- HE'S A BIG, BURLY MAN,
BUT HE'S KNOWN TO GET A LITTLE EMOTIONAL.
OH, ARE YOU GONNA MAKE YOUR GRANDPA CRY?
I DON'T KNOW. I DON'T KNOW.
GO HEAD, GET UP, AND CHECK IT OUT, SWEETIE.
OH, WOW.
THAT'S AMAZING.
IS THAT GRANDPA?
IT'S SO LIFELIKE.
I'M THRILLED WITH MY TATTOO.
IT'S MORE THAN I EXPECTED.
EVERY TIME I LOOK AT THIS TATTOO IN THE MIRROR,
I AM GOING TO REMEMBER MY GRANDFATHER.
WHETHER IT IS THE LAUGHTER THAT HE PROVIDES
OR THE LESSONS THAT HE TEACHES,
I'M ALWAYS GONNA LOOK AT IT
AND THINK ABOUT HIM AND REMEMBER HIM.
THERE HE IS.
I'M ALL DONE.
IT'S A BIG ONE.
DO YOU LIKE IT?
YOU LIKE IT?
Tommy: EMOTIONAL RIGHT HERE.
GLAD YOU LIKE IT.
WHEN I FIRST SAW IT, I THOUGHT, "OKAY, THAT REALLY SHOCKED ME."
YOU KNOW, IT MIGHT HAVE BEEN THE FIRST BABY PICTURE THAT I HAD
AND SHE WOULD DO SOMETHING LIKE THIS.
I APPRECIATE THAT VERY MUCH OF WHAT SHE DONE.
I LOVE HER VERY MUCH.
I DON'T CRY VERY MUCH. I JUST --
BUT IF SOMETHING LIKE THIS HERE, THIS KIND OF GOT ME DOWN,
AND I JUST HAD TO JUST CRY A LITTLE.
SHE'S SOMETHING SPECIAL.
I LOVE YOU.
[ LAUGHS ]
BROUGHT A LOT OF EMOTION TO ME.
BROUGHT BACK MEMORIES OF THE DAYS, YOU KNOW, AND EVERYTHING.
I WILL NEVER FORGET IT.
NICE.
LOOKS GOOD, RIGHT?
RIGHT. REAL GOOD.
I WONDERED WHY YOU WAS OVER THE HOUSE, LOOKING AT PICTURES.
[ LAUGHS ]
[ Voice breaking ] I DECIDED TO GET THIS DONE
BECAUSE YOU'RE SUCH AN INSPIRATION TO ME,
AND YOU SHOWED ME HOW MUCH IT MEANS TO DO HARD WORK
AND REALLY EARN YOUR LIVING AND NEVER GIVE UP.
THANK YOU.
Tommy: WELL, LOOKS LIKE I DID A GOOD JOB TODAY, HUH?
YEP.
TOMMY, ONE. SADNESS, ZERO.
THANK YOU AGAIN.
I'M GLAD YOU LIKE IT. THOSE ARE TEARS OF JOY, RIGHT?
RIGHT.
BRIANA WAS HAPPY, SO HAPPY THAT SHE STARTED CRYING.
HERE GRANDPA STARTED CRYING, ALSO, AND IT WAS A CRYING FEST.
I ALMOST CRIED MYSELF.
WHAT A TEAR-JERKER.
DAMN.
[ Ringing ]
YOJI: Hello.
WHAT UP, YOJ?
WHAT ARE YOU DOING, BUBBA? YOU AT THE SHOP?
SO, I NEEDED SOMEBODY TO HELP ME
WITH ALL THE THINGS THAT I HAVE GOING ON.
AND I CALLED YOJI FROM MIAMI.
YOJI'S BEEN IN MIAMI IN THE SHOP NOW FOR A YEAR
AFTER TAKING A HIATUS FROM THE SHOP
AND PURSUING HIS BUSINESS.
YOJI, I'M GONNA ASK YOU TO DO ME A FAVOR.
IT'S A PRETTY BIG FAVOR.
WELL, BILLY'S NO LONGER HERE,
AND I NEED ALL THE HELP I CAN GET.
I KNOW YOU PROBABLY DON'T WANT TO DO THAT,
BUT MIAMI RUNS LIKE A MACHINE,
SO, YOU KNOW, I NEED YOU HERE A LOT MORE
THAN I NEED YOU THERE.
Uh...
WHY DO YOU GUYS SOUND THE SAME?
YOU KNOW WHAT? IT'S CRAZY.
WE'RE FROM THE SAME COUNTRY.
[ SNORTS ]
YOU ARE A [BLEEP]
[ Ringing ]
YOJI: Hello.
WHAT UP, YOJ?
YOJI, I'M GONNA ASK YOU TO DO ME A FAVOR.
IT'S A PRETTY BIG FAVOR.
WELL, MIAMI RUNS LIKE A MACHINE,
SO, YOU KNOW, I NEED YOU HERE A LOT MORE THAN I NEED YOU THERE.
YEAH?
THAT'S MY BOY. THAT'S LIKE MY BROTHER.
WE'VE ALWAYS BEEN THERE FOR EACH OTHER,
AND I KNEW THAT HE WAS GONNA DO IT FOR ME.
I WILL BUY YOU A TICKET TONIGHT.
I'D LIKE TO HAVE YOU TOMORROW.
NO, THANK YOU, BUBBA.
I'M HERE TO SEE TOMMY.
I GOT AN IDEA FOR A BACK TATTOO THAT'S AN AUSTRALIAN GUM TREE.
AWESOME. WHERE IN AUSTRALIA ARE YOU FROM?
CAIRNS, NORTHERN QUEENSLAND.
YEAH, MATE.
AWESOME.
YEAH, MATE, I HAD A KICK,
USED TO CHASE A PIGSKIN AROUND.
OH, BAD LUCK, MATE. YOU'LL GET OVER IT.
Mike: SEEING A FELLOW AUSTRALIAN
IS ALWAYS AMAZING TO ME IN AMERICA,
ESPECIALLY A GUY THAT, HE'S A REAL AUSSIE, SO TO SPEAK.
HE PLAYED FOOTBALL. HE'S A GUY'S GUY.
NICE TO HAVE AN AUSSIE IN HERE.
LET ME GET TOMMY FOR YOU.
YEAH, MATE.
TOMMY.
HOW ARE YOU?
HOW ARE YOU, TOMMY?
NICE TO MEET YOU.
THIS IS TOMMY. HE'S THE MAN.
WHY DO YOU GUYS SOUND THE SAME?
YOU KNOW WHAT? IT'S CRAZY. WE'RE FROM THE SAME COUNTRY.
YEAH.
BEING OUT HERE IN NEW YORK,
I'M BLESSED WITH TATTOOING PEOPLE ALL OVER THE WORLD,
YOU KNOW?
AND PRETTY MUCH, WITH THIS GUY,
I JUST MADE AN AUSTRALIAN CONNECTION, YOU KNOW?
DOESN'T HE LOOK LIKE A BOGAN?
TOTAL BOGAN, RIGHT?
THAT'S A COMPLIMENT, TOMMY.
YOU DON'T KNOW WHAT BOGAN IS, DO YOU?
WHAT'S A BOGAN?
LIKE, WHAT WAS IT, YESTERDAY,
THAT DUDE TOLD ME TO CALL YOU A BOGAN.
YEAH, BUT I'M NOT A BOGAN. I'M A WOG. IT'S DIFFERENT.
AND HE'S A SKIP.
YEAH, I'M A SKIP, HE'S A WOG, YOU'RE A BOGAN.
YOU'RE A BOGAN. NOW WE'RE TALKING AUSTRALIAN.
THAT'S ALL RIGHT. I'M ABOUT TO DO YOUR TAT, BOGAN.
THANKS VERY MUCH.
TALK TO ME.
LET'S DO THIS.
TOMMY, WHAT I'M THINKING OF, MATE,
IS AN AUSTRALIAN GUM TREE THAT'S GONNA BE A FAMILY TREE.
Sean: GUM TREE IS A NATIVE, INDIGENOUS TREE THAT IS FOUND IN AUSTRALIA,
AND IT'S PRETTY MUCH A SYMBOL OF WHAT OUR COUNTRY IS ABOUT --
STRONG, RESILIENT, AND IT PRETTY MUCH CAN GO THROUGH ANYTHING.
LIKE TO INCORPORATE MY WIFE AND I IN THE TRUNK,
PUT MY KIDS IN THE BRANCHES, AND I HAVE FIVE BROTHERS.
THERE'S SIX BOYS IN OUR FAMILY.
HOW MANY NAMES YOU GOT?
AT THE MOMENT, THERE'S 16.
AND I THINK ONE OF MY BROTHERS MIGHT HAVE SNUCK HIS DOG
IN THERE SOMEHOW, TOO.
16 KIDS.
16 KIDS, YEAH.
[ WHISTLES ]
LET ME SEE WHAT WE COULD DO.
I'LL DRAW IT UP, AND WE'LL GO FROM THERE.
BIT OF THE BOGAN TOUCH TO IT I'M LOOKING FOR.
BOGANIZED.
A TREE TAT, BASIC OLD FAMILY TREE.
I'VE DONE IT A MILLION TIMES.
BUT HE HAD 23 NAMES.
IT TAKES ME, USUALLY, LIKE TWO TO THREE WEEKS TO DO 23 NAMES.
BUT, HEY, WHERE THERE'S A WILL, THERE'S A WAY.
YOU PICK IT, I'LL STICK IT. [ CLICKS TONGUE ]
YOU GOT IT.
COME ON IN HERE, MAN.
CAN'T GET NO HELP AROUND THIS PLACE.
MIKE, MIKE, MIKE. GIVE ME FIVE MINUTES.
I'M GONNA GO YELL AT THIS SHOP HELPER
AND HAVE HIM COME SET US UP, ALL RIGHT?
OKAY.
MIKE.
WE NEED TO TALK.
ALL RIGHT. ALL RIGHT.
ONE.
ALL RIGHT, TWO SECONDS.
ALWAYS, EVERY TATTOO, FOR ME, USUALLY FIVE OF THESE IS COOL.
FIVE BIG ONES?
FIVE BIG ONES. THAT'S IT, MAN.
DO YOU WANT FIVE BIG ONES NOW AND GET RID OF THOSE?
ALL RIGHT.
ALL RIGHT.
I'M A PRANKSTER. EVERYONE KNOWS I MESS AROUND.
I JOKE WITH EVERYBODY.
SO, I PULLED OUT THE OLD GLOVE TRICK TODAY ON HIM, YOU KNOW?
GOT A GLOVE, A LITTLE BIT OF GREEN INK --
NICE, LIQUIDY, SPREADABLE, GREEN INK, YOU KNOW?
I GET A KICK OUT OF THAT.
YOU KNOW, IT'S LIKE A NATURAL, LITTLE RUSH FOR ME, YOU KNOW?
WHEN YOU SET IT UP, YOU ALWAYS WANT TO WEAR GLOVES.
TOMMY LIKES ME WEARING THE GLOVES.
[ LAUGHS ]
[BLEEP] YOU ARE A [BLEEP]
I CAN OBVIOUSLY SEE THAT TOMMY IS THE PRANKSTER.
SO, MY INTUITION WAS RIGHT, 'CAUSE HE'S THE CLASS CLOWN.
AND I LIKE THAT.
BECAUSE THAT MEANS I CAN JOKE BACK.
'CAUSE I CAN GIVE IT AS GOOD AS I CAN TAKE IT.
I MEAN, I'M AUSTRALIAN. I'VE GOT REALLY THICK SKIN.
THAT'S AWESOME.
[ LAUGHS ]
[BLEEP]
HE'S SUCH A -- WHAT A [BLEEP] PUTZ.
I'M ABOUT TO SNAP.
[ GRUNTS ]
[ NEEDLE BUZZING ]
HEY, HOW YOU DOING?
I HAVE AN APPOINTMENT WITH AMI.
OH. OKAY, COOL. I'LL RUN AND GET HIM FOR YOU.
HOW CAN I HELP YOU?
I'M LOOKING TO GET A TATTOO OF A DRAGON
WITH FIRE COMING OUT OF THE MOUTH.
OKAY. WHERE ARE WE PUTTING THIS?
PROBABLY ABOUT THIS AREA.
ALL RIGHT, NO PROBLEM.
LET ME DRAW YOU SOMETHING OUT, AND I'LL SHOW YOU.
IF YOU LIKE THE SKETCH, WE'LL GET IT GOING.
ALL RIGHT.
MY PLEASURE.
Ami: A DRAGON -- ONE OF MY FAVORITE THINGS TO DO.
I LOVE DOING JAPANESE WORK, SO IT'S RIGHT UP MY ALLEY.
IT'S GONNA BE A REALLY COOL TATTOO.
CAN'T WAIT TO GET DONE WITH THIS THING AND MAKE SAL'S DAY.
I WANT YOU TO TAKE A LOOK AND TELL ME WHAT YOU THINK.
YEAH?
THAT'S EXACTLY WHAT I WAS LOOKING FOR.
I WAS THINKING, CLIMBING UP THE LEG LIKE THAT, FACING UPWARDS.
PERFECT. EXACTLY WHAT I WAS LOOKING FOR.
COOL. GRAB A SEAT. FIVE MINUTES, WE'LL GET STARTED.
ALL RIGHT?
COOL.
HOW YOU BEEN, BUBBA?
THANK YOU FOR COMING DOWN.
WHAT'S NEW? TALK TO ME.
I HIT THE BOTTOM.
[ NEEDLE BUZZING ]
Tommy: WHAT MADE YOU WANT TO GET THIS TATTOO?
I WENT DOWN TO THE WORLD TRADE CENTER THE DAY IT WENT DOWN.
YEAH, THAT'S PRETTY HEAVY, HUH?
SO, YOU'RE A FIREMEN THEN?
I WAS WORKING IN WESTPORT IN CONNECTICUT THAT DAY,
AND A FRIEND OF MINE,
HE ACTUALLY CALLED MY PHONE, 'CAUSE HE'D RESPONDED TO IT.
AND HE SAID THAT WHAT THEY NEEDED WERE STEELWORKERS
BECAUSE THE SIZE OF THE DEBRIS.
WOW.
Sean: ON THE DAY OF 9/11,
RECEIVED A PHONE CALL ABOUT TWO HOURS AFTER THE TOWERS WERE HIT
FROM A FIREMEN WHO ASKED ME IF I COULD COME DOWN
BECAUSE I DO A LOT OF STEEL WORK.
AT FIRST, IT WAS VERY CONFUSING
BECAUSE OF THE VOLUME OF DEVASTATION.
THE FIRST 24 HOURS,
WE WERE BASICALLY JUST PART OF HUMAN CHAINS,
MOVING DEBRIS AS BEST AS WE COULD.
THEN I SPENT THE REST OF MY TIME DOWN THERE
DOING A LOT OF CUTTING OF STEEL
AND REMOVING THE BODIES OUT OF THE STRUCTURE.
IT WAS HORRENDOUS, ABSOLUTELY HORRENDOUS.
I PULLED OUT THE REMAINS OF SEVEN FIREMEN,
TOOK OUT PROBABLY THREE CIVILIANS.
I HAD TO AMPUTATE A FIREMAN'S LEG WITH A POCKETKNIFE
BECAUSE WE COULDN'T CUT THROUGH HIS BUNKER GEAR WITH THE SAW.
SO, I HAD TO REACH IN AND CUT HIS LEG OFF.
WE UNCOVERED THE REMAINS OF A WOMAN,
AND SHE WAS DEAD, SHE WAS CRUSHED,
BUT SHE WASN'T MUTILATED.
AND TO THIS DAY...
YOU SEE HER FACE?
YEAH.
I PULLED OUT, I THINK, EITHER TWO OR THREE CIVILIANS
AND, I BELIEVE, SEVEN FIREMEN.
ONE OF THE FIREMEN THAT WE EXTRACTED
HAD A VERY SIMILAR BODY SIZE
TO ONE OF MY BROTHERS WHO IS A FIREMAN.
AND THAT WAS SOMETHING THAT IMPACTED ME DRAMATICALLY
AT THAT MOMENT
BECAUSE HE PHYSICALLY LOOKED LIKE MY BROTHER.
IT MADE ME PAUSE TO THINK ABOUT HOW DANGEROUS THEIR WORK IS
AND WHAT THEY DO FOR A LIVING.
SO, THE FAMILY TATTOO THAT I CHOSE
REPRESENTS MY LOVE FOR MY FAMILY.
AND KNOWING THAT THEY WOULD DO THE SAME FOR ME
OR FOR ANY OTHER HUMAN BEING
IF THEY WERE IN A POSITION THAT I WAS IN.
THANK YOU.
I'M GLAD YOU MADE IT.
AND LOOKS LIKE YOU GOT A BEAUTIFUL FAMILY, YOU KNOW?
THANKS, TOM.
MAN, THAT'S A CRAZY STORY.
THAT'S ONE OF THE MOST UNBELIEVABLE THINGS
I'VE EVER HEARD.
THANKS, MATE.
SO, WHAT BROUGHT YOU IN TO GET TATTOOED HERE TODAY?
ABOUT A YEAR AGO, THERE WAS A FIRE,
AND I WAS IN MY FRIEND'S BOAT, HANGING OUT.
WE NOTICED A SMALL FIRE ON THE SIDE OF A HOUSE.
FINALLY, WE GET THE DOOR OPEN,
AND THERE'S FOUR PEOPLE SITTING ON THE COUCH, WATCHING TV.
NOBODY KNEW THE HOUSE WAS ON FIRE.
WE ESCORTED THEM OUT. BUT THERE'S STILL PEOPLE INSIDE.
ONE LADY'S STUCK IN BED.
I WENT BACK IN, WENT UPSTAIRS,
WENT RIGHT TO THE ROOM WHERE SHE WAS YELLING.
NOBODY COULD HEAR HER SCREAMING, 'CAUSE SHE WAS ON OXYGEN.
SHE WAS SICK.
I HAD TO DROP TO MY HANDS AND KNEES
'CAUSE THE ROOM WAS FULL OF SMOKE.
I PULLED HER OFF THE BED,
TOOK HER OUTSIDE, HAD TO ADMINISTER OXYGEN,
HAD TO GO BACK IN THE HOUSE FOR MORE OXYGEN TANKS.
I WAS ABOUT TO GO IN,
AND THEN THE ELECTRICAL WIRES STARTED BURSTING,
GOING UP IN FLAMES.
I HAD TO STOP.
SO, YOU SAVED ALL THE PEOPLE IN THE HOUSE, THOUGH?
YOU COULD SAY IT LIKE THAT.
YEAH.
GOOD FOR YOU. THAT'S BRAVERY. WELL DONE.
THANKS.
I HAVE A LOT OF FRIENDS THAT ARE FIREFIGHTERS
AND HAVE BEEN THROUGH WHAT HE'S BEEN THROUGH MANY, MANY TIMES.
BUT THAT'S WHAT THEY SIGNED UP FOR,
SO THERE'S A BIG DIFFERENCE.
WHEN YOU SIGN UP FOR SOMETHING
AND YOU'RE TRAINING FOR SOMETHING
AND, ALL OF A SUDDEN, THE DAY COMES,
IT'S SOMETHING THAT YOU EXPECT.
BUT JUST TO WALK DOWN THE STREET AND WATCH A BURNING BUILDING
AND RUN INSIDE AND RISK YOUR OWN LIFE TO SAVE SOMEBODY ELSE'S,
THAT'S AN HONORABLE THING TO DO.
AND I WAS REALLY HONORED TO HAVE THESE TWO GUYS AT THE SHOP.
YOU DID SOMETHING GOOD. YOU SHOULD BE PROUD OF IT.
MANY PEOPLE WOULD HAVE WALKED AWAY.
IN THE BLINK OF AN EYE, EVERYTHING CAN CHANGE.
THAT'S ALL IT TAKES.
YOU KNOW, A DRAGON REPRESENTS SUCH GOOD THINGS, MAN.
IT REPRESENTS STRENGTH, RESPECT.
IT'S GOT DEER HORNS FOR THE GRACEFULNESS OF A DEER,
EAGLE CLAWS, YOU KNOW, FOR THE POWER OF THE EAGLE,
AND A CAMELS HEAD TO REPRESENT THE ENDURANCE THAT A CAMEL HAS
TO BE ABLE TO PULL WHAT HE DOES, YOU KNOW?
IT'S AN AMAZING...
IT'S GONNA MAKE YOU APPRECIATE THINGS.
YOU GOT A PLACE IN HEAVEN, MAN.
HOPEFULLY.
THAT'S A HARD WAY TO EARN IT.
YEAH.
THINK WE'RE ABOUT DONE.
AH, YOU GUYS CAME. PERFECT TIMING.
SHOW IT OFF. WHAT DO YOU GUYS THINK?
Woman: OH, IT'S GORGEOUS.
Young girl: IT'S SO COOL.
GOOD JOB. EXCELLENT.
HAPPY?
RIGHT ON, MAN.
YOU'RE A GOOD MAN. THANKS VERY MUCH.
RIGHT ON, RIGHT ON, MAN.
GROUP HUG.
OH, WAIT, THE LITTLE ONE'S NOT IN THERE.
GET IN THERE. COME ON.
YAY. GOOD JOB.
THANKS, TOMMY.
TAKE A LOOK?
ALL RIGHT.
MAN, THAT'S PERFECT.
Ami: THE DRAGON REPRESENTS STRENGTH AND HONOR,
AND THAT'S SOMETHING THAT IS GONNA BE WITH HIM FOREVER,
NOT ONLY FOR WHAT HE DID,
BUT ALSO A TATTOO TO KIND OF COMMEMORATE IT.
THANKS. AWESOME, MAN.
YOJ.
HOW YOU BEEN, BUBBA?
THANK YOU FOR COMING DOWN.
Yoji: I HAVEN'T TATTOOED, LIKE, LONG TIME.
I JUST CAME BACK IN THIS BUSINESS, YOU KNOW?
I WAS WORKING ON A CLOTHING COMPANY.
AND THEN IT DIDN'T GO WELL, AND I CAME BACK TO TATTOO SHOP.
AND WHAT'S NEW? TALK TO ME.
LAST FOUR YEARS, MAN, I HIT THE BOTTOM.
YOU KNOW, YOU SPENT FOUR YEARS TRYING TO DO ANOTHER BUSINESS,
AND NOW YOU'RE BACK TO DOING THIS BUSINESS.
Ami: YOJI TOOK A FOUR-YEAR BREAK FROM TATTOOING
TO PURSUE HIS CLOTHING LINE,
AND THAT'S BEEN SOMETHING THAT KEPT HIM PRETTY BUSY.
THAT MEANS I'M GONNA HAVE TO HELP YOJI BACK IN THE SHOP
AND HOPEFULLY GET HIM BACK TO TATTOOING.
THIS IS YOUR SECOND CHANCE, MAN. THIS IS A GOOD THING FOR YOU.
WE GOT YOU HOOKED UP.
YOU'RE GONNA BE LIVING WITH TOMMY AND MIKE D.
THIS IS GONNA BE GOOD FOR YOU, HOMEY.
YOU'RE MY BROTHER, MAN.
Yoji: AMI BROUGHT ME OVER.
AND, YOU KNOW, HE GAVE ME SO MANY CHANCE,
SO IT MEANS A LOT TO ME.
AND THEN I'M HAPPY THAT I GOT GREAT PLACE TO WORK.
I'M HAPPY YOU'RE HERE.
YOU'RE GONNA HAVE A [BLEEP] GREAT TIME HERE.
I WANT YOU BACK TO TATTOOING AND BE HAPPY, MAN.
THANK YOU FOR COMING, BROTHER.
AAH!
Mike: DUDE, WATCH HIS [BLEEP]
WHAT THE [BLEEP] IS GOING ON WITH YOU TWO?
Tommy: I DON'T REALLY KNOW MUCH ABOUT COUNTRY,
BUT IF YOU'RE A COUNTRY SINGER WITH RESTAURANTS,
YOU'RE PROBABLY [BLEEP] FAMOUS.
[ BOTH LAUGH ]
Mike: TOMMY AND YOJI, THEY LIKE TO GO OUT TILL ALL HOURS.
I DON'T ANYMORE.
SO, I'M UP USUALLY BEFORE THOSE GUYS.
WHEN I GET UP IN THE MORNING, I'LL COME DOWNSTAIRS,
MAYBE MAKE MYSELF A PROTEIN DRINK,
AND THEN GO WORK OUT.
DEPENDING ON WHAT OUR SCHEDULE IS AT THE SHOP,
IF I FEEL THESE GUYS ARE RUNNING LATE,
I'LL WAKE THEM UP, AS WELL.
[ KNOCK ON DOOR ]
TOMMY, GET UP, MAN.
WE'RE GONNA BE LATE. WE GOT TO GO.
YOU WANT TO TRAIN THIS MORNING, RIGHT?
Tommy: YEAH, MIKE CAME IN THE ROOM AND WOKE ME UP.
I WAS HALF ASLEEP, SO MY FIRST INSTINCT --
YOU KNOW, I'M LIKE A BIG KID -- WAS TO ATTACK HIM.
COME ON, GET YOUR [BLEEP] TOGETHER.
AAH!
[ LAUGHING ]
YOU DON'T WANT NONE OF THIS, MAN.
THE DUDE'S STRONG. HE'S LIKE HE-MAN.
HE'S A MEATHEAD.
[ LAUGHS ]
CAN'T KICK ME IN THE [BLEEP] IN THE MORNING.
YOJI.
YOJI.
LET'S GO.
[ LAUGHS ]
YO, DUDE.
ARE YOU KIDDING ME?
COME ON. MEET ME DOWN IN FIVE. PUT [BLEEP] ON.
WE'RE GONNA WORK OUT TODAY.
YOJI SURPRISES ME.
[ YAWNS ]
I MEAN, I'LL BE HONEST WITH YOU. I DIDN'T THINK HE SLEPT NAKED.
Tommy: OH [BLEEP]
AND THEN HE THINKS IT'S NORMAL TO WALK AROUND BUTT-*** NAKED
WHILE WE'RE TRYING TO GET OUR STUFF TOGETHER IN THE MORNING.
OW.
DUDE, WATCH HIS [BLEEP]
YOU KNOW, BUT IT'S FUNNY TO ME,
BECAUSE IT'S LIKE -- WE'RE LIKE BROTHERS --
LIKE LITTLE BROTHERS
THAT WILL JUST MESS WITH EACH OTHER ANY WAY WE CAN.
WHAT DO YOU WANT FOR BREAKFAST --
POPCORN OR...?
WHAT THE [BLEEP] IS GOING ON WITH YOU TWO?
LIVING WITH TOMMY AND YOJI, IT'S DEFINITELY GONNA BE INTERESTING.
MIKE, GO GYM. GO TO GYM.
HEY, MAN.
HOW YOU ALL DOING?
OKAY. WHERE'S TOMMY AT?
TOMMY.
Tommy: YEAH?
YOU GOT A GENTLEMAN HERE TO SEE YOU, SIR.
WHAT'S UP, BROTHER?
WHAT'S UP, MAN?
WHAT'S YOUR NAME?
BRANTLEY.
RIGHT ON.
WHAT DID YOU WANT TO GET TODAY, BRANTLEY?
OH, OKAY.
YEAH, THAT'S A GOOD FRIEND OF MINE.
ARE YOU TRYING TO GET THE WHOLE THING FILLED?
OKAY.
ALL RIGHT,
AND YOU WANT IT KIND OF THE SAME STYLE INCORPORATED IN?
COOL, MAN.
THAT'S A LOT OF WORK, BROTHER.
YOU GONNA BE ABLE TO SIT?
ALL RIGHT, COOL, MAN. WELL, GIVE ME A COUPLE MINUTES.
I'M GONNA DRAW IT UP, AND WE'LL *** IT OUT.
ALL RIGHT, MAN.
THANK YOU, BUDDY.
Tommy: BRANTLEY WANTS A TATTOO ON HIS UPPER ARM.
THE ONLY PROBLEM IS,
HE WANTS ME TO MATCH THE ARTIST WHO DID THE REST OF IT,
WHICH IS A GOOD FRIEND OF MINE, COREY MILLER.
MATCHING SOMEONE ELSE'S TATTOOS IS DIFFICULT.
YOU CAN TELL A COREY MILLER PIECE WHEN YOU SEE IT, YOU KNOW?
AND TO IMITATE COREY MILLER IS ALMOST IMPOSSIBLE, YOU KNOW?
COREY'S GOT HIS OWN STYLE. HE'S A MASTER IN THE GAME.
AND I HAVE MY WORK CUT OUT FOR ME.
[ NEEDLE BUZZING ]
WHAT DO YOU DO FOR A LIVING, BROTHER?
IT SEEMS LIKE YOU'D BE A RAPPER, BRO. YOU RAP?
NO?
I'M JUST KIDDING.
[ BOTH LAUGH ]
I WAS RESEARCHING YOU ON YouTube,
AND THEY WERE SHOWING SOME [BLEEP] WITH YOU
AND THAT GUY, TOBY KEITH.
I DON'T REALLY KNOW MUCH ABOUT COUNTRY,
BUT I KNOW HE HAS A COUPLE RESTAURANTS.
AND IF YOU'RE A COUNTRY SINGER WITH RESTAURANTS,
YOU'RE PROBABLY [BLEEP] FAMOUS.
OH [BLEEP] YOU'RE A BIG COUNTRY STAR.
PRETTY BLOWN-UP.
HELL, YEAH. FAME AND FORTUNE, HUH?
[ CHUCKLES ]
SO, WHY DID YOU GET ALL THIS?
WHY DID YOU DO THIS, LIKE, RELIGIOUS, EVIL?
I WANTED KIND OF A, YOU KNOW, HELL SCENE
AND THEN A HEAVEN SCENE.
BUT I KIND OF PUT MYSELF THROUGH HELL.
I RAN WITH A ROUGH CROWD
AND, YOU KNOW, JUST GOT IN OVER MY HEAD A LITTLE BIT.
HAD TO COME ON BACK HOME AND GET BACK TO MY ROOTS
AND SETTLE DOWN A LITTLE BIT.
WHAT WERE YOU DOING?
LIKE WHAT? LIKE YOU'RE ON DRUGS?
FALL OFF THE TRACKS A LITTLE, MAN?
OH, YEAH.
YEAH.
THERE WAS A STATE TROOPER BEHIND ME.
I WASN'T RUNNING FROM HIM. USUALLY, I WOULD HAVE BEEN.
BUT HE WAS FOLLOWING ME, AND HE TOLD THE WHOLE STORY.
I DON'T REMEMBER ANYTHING.
HE SAID THAT, YOU KNOW...
YOU'RE LUCKY TO BE ALIVE, MAN.
YEAH.
YOU GOT AN ANGEL THERE WITH YOU, HUH?
YEAH.
THAT'S WHERE I'M TRYING TO GET.
YEAH.
COULD HAVE BEEN AN ANGEL.
THAT'S WHY I GOT SOME ANGELS COMING UP UP HERE.
I DECIDED TO GET SOBER NINE MONTHS AGO.
NO MORE DRINKING OR ANYTHING?
NO MORE DRINKING. NO MORE OTHER [BLEEP]
YEAH, THAT'S COOL.
THE WRECK WAS DEFINITELY A PIVOTAL MOMENT IN MY LIFE.
YOU KNOW, IT JUST, IT CHANGED EVERYTHING.
SOMETIMES IT TAKES A CATASTROPHE LIKE THAT, YOU KNOW,
OR SOMETHING CRAZY TO WAKE YOU UP, MAN.
DEFINITELY.
Tommy: I REALIZED, YOU KNOW, WE HAVE A LOT IN COMMON.
I GOT A LITTLE SIDETRACKED, YOU KNOW, WITH THE PARTYING
AND THE LITTLE EXTRAS THAT COME ALONG WITH TATTOOING.
WE ALL GO THROUGH TRIALS AND TRIBULATIONS.
BRANTLEY AND ME BOTH MADE IT, AND WE BOTH PREVAILED, YOU KNOW?
YOU JUST GOT TO BE THANKFUL FOR WHAT YOU HAVE
AND LOOK AT WHAT YOU HAVE.
NOT LOSE IT.
MAKE WISE DECISIONS, YOU KNOW?
DEFINITELY.
YOU HAVE THE WORLD IN YOUR HANDS, MAN.
WELL, LOOKS LIKE YOU'RE ABOUT DONE, MAN.
WANT TO GO CHECK IT OUT IN THE MIRROR?
YEAH, BROTHER.
[ LAUGHS ]
DUDE, THAT IS SICK, BROTHER.
SO, I'M DEFINITELY HAPPY.
LOOK HOW REAL THAT LOOKS.
EVERY TIME I LOOK DOWN AT IT NOW,
I THINK ABOUT THE WHOLE STORY, YOU KNOW,
ALL THE HELL I PUT MYSELF THROUGH
AND ALL THE HELL I PUT MY FAMILY THROUGH.
BUT AT THE END OF THE DAY...
AND GOD HAS OPEN ARMS.
NO MATTER HOW BAD I SCREW UP,
YOU KNOW, I CAN ALWAYS COME BACK.
MAN, YOU KILLED IT, DUDE. I REALLY APPRECIATE IT, MAN.
I'M GONNA REMEMBER THAT -- BRANTLEY GILBERT.
"I KNOW THAT GUY," WHEN I SEE BILLBOARDS OF YOU.
RIGHT ON, MAN.
THANKS AGAIN, MAN.
SEE YOU LATER.
DO YOU KNOW WHAT KIND OF TATTOO YOU WANT TO GET?
[ SPEAKING PORTUGUESE ]
I REALLY HOPE THAT THIS LANGUAGE BARRIER
DOESN'T CREATE ANY MISCOMMUNICATION.
IF SOMETHING GETS LOST IN TRANSLATION,
SHE'S GONNA BE REALLY UPSET.
HEY, GUYS. HOW ARE YOU?
HOW'S IT GOING?
UM...
YOU'RE LOOKING TO GET A TATTOO?
YEAH.
WHAT KIND OF TATTOO DO YOU WANT TO GET?
DO YOU KNOW WHAT KIND OF TATTOO YOU WANT TO GET?
MEGAN?
WHERE ARE YOU GUYS FROM?
BRAZIL.
YEAH.
OH, OKAY.
LET ME GET RODRIGO FOR YOU. GIVE ME ONE SEC, GUYS.
I'M RODRIGO CANTERAS FROM SAO PAULO, BRAZIL.
I'VE BEEN TATTOOING FULL-TIME FOR FIVE YEARS.
MY FAVORITE STYLE OF TATTOOING IS TRADITIONAL AMERICANA.
THAT'S WHAT I DO. THAT'S WHAT I UNDERSTAND BEST.
AMI HAD ME COME TO NEW YORK
AND JOIN THE WOOSTER STREET SOCIAL CLUB CREW
BECAUSE HIS CLIENTELE'S VERY DIVERSE,
AND HE NEEDED A PORTUGUESE SPEAKER.
[ ALL SPEAKING PORTUGUESE ]
YEAH.
HELLO.
Megan: HI.
THIS IS YOUR CLIENTS.
HI.
I'M MEGAN MASSACRE.
I'VE BEEN TATTOOING FOR ABOUT NINE YEARS.
AND, YOU KNOW, MY TATTOOS ARE MOSTLY NEW-SCHOOL,
COLORFUL, REALLY BRIGHT, AND IN-YOUR-FACE STYLE.
I'M GONNA DO THE TRANSLATION FOR YOU GUYS.
OKAY.
OKAY? I'LL TRY MY BEST.
MAKE SURE YOU KEEP ME IN THE LOOP HERE.
YEAH, YEAH.
WHAT DID YOU GUYS WANT TO GET?
[ SPEAKING PORTUGUESE ]
Rodrigo: OKAY.
SO, SHE WANTS A PHRASE.
AND SHE'S THINKING ABOUT PUTTING MAYBE A ROSE UNDERNEATH IT.
OKAY. WHERE ARE WE GONNA PUT THIS AT?
OH, OKAY.
CAN I ASK WHAT WAS THE PHRASE EXACTLY?
[ SPEAKS PORTUGUESE ]
[ SPEAKS PORTUGUESE ]
"I WILL FEAR NO EVIL, FOR YOU ARE WITH ME."
YEAH, IN ENGLISH.
OH, OKAY. COOL. NICE. YEAH.
I KIND OF THOUGHT IT MIGHT HAVE BEEN PORTUGUESE.
BUT ENGLISH, THAT'S INTERESTING.
COOL.
VERY COOL. ALL RIGHT.
Megan: TATTOO SHE WANTS TO GET IS PRETTY SIMPLE.
I REALLY HOPE THAT THIS LANGUAGE BARRIER
DOESN'T CREATE ANY, YOU KNOW, MISCOMMUNICATION WITH ME AND HER
ABOUT THE DESIGN,
'CAUSE, YOU KNOW, IF SHE TELLS RODRIGO SOMETHING,
SOMETHING GETS LOST IN TRANSLATION,
AND SHE, YOU KNOW, GETS A ROSE,
BUT SHE REALLY WANTED A BUNNY RABBIT,
SHE'S GONNA BE REALLY UPSET.
[ NEEDLE BUZZING ]
SHE SAID THAT WHEN HER GRANDPA PASSED AWAY,
THIS PHRASE HELPED HER AND HER MOM A LOT.
AND THEY WOULD SING IT TO EACH OTHER.
NICE, AND THEN YOU GET THIS TATTOOED ON YOU
SO YOU CAN NEVER FORGET IT, YOU KNOW?
LOOK AT THIS IN THE MIRROR, AND YOU SEE YOUR GRANDFATHER.
[ SPEAKING PORTUGUESE ]
SO SHE CAN KEEP HIM TOGETHER, ALWAYS CLOSE TO HER HEART.
OH, THIS IS SO NICE.
THIS IS SUCH A NICE TATTOO.
SO, I'M REALLY, REALLY CURIOUS AS TO WHY YOU DECIDED
TO GET THIS TATTOO IN ENGLISH AND NOT IN PORTUGUESE.
I MEAN, THAT'S REALLY INTERESTING.
ASK HER.
[ SPEAKS PORTUGUESE ]
OKAY. SHE UNDERSTANDS.
THAT WAS GREAT, YEAH.
SHE UNDERSTANDS. OKAY, YEAH, GOOD.
YEAH, SHE SAID THIS IS FOR HER,
SO SHE DOESN'T WANT TO GO BACK HOME
AND HAVE TO EXPLAIN TO EVERYBODY WHAT IT'S ALL ABOUT.
THAT'S PRETTY COOL.
I FEEL LIKE I CAN RELATE TO MONIQUE IN A WAY,
WHEREAS I'VE LOST PEOPLE THAT HAVE BEEN CLOSE TO ME.
I TRY TO RETAIN THE BEST MEMORIES ABOUT THEM,
NOT REMEMBER THE SAD SITUATION THAT THEY'RE GONE,
BUT REMEMBER THE FUN THAT I HAD WITH THEM.
AND I THINK THAT MONIQUE'S TATTOO, YOU KNOW,
I COMMEMORATING A GOOD MEMORY ABOUT HER GRANDFATHER
AND HOW SHE WAS ABLE TO HELP HER MOTHER GET THROUGH IT.
AND IT WAS JUST A VERY ENDEARING AND POSITIVE AND STRONG MESSAGE.
I REALLY LOVE THE IDEA BEHIND IT,
AND I'M REALLY GLAD YOU CAME TO ME FOR IT AND TRAVELED THIS FAR.
Rodrigo: [ SPEAKING PORTUGUESE ]
[ SPEAKING PORTUGUESE ]
SHE SAYS SHE CAN'T WAIT TO SEE IT.
TELL HER I THINK SHE'S GONNA LIKE IT.
[ CHUCKLES ]
[ SPEAKS PORTUGUESE ]
ASK HER IF SHE'S READY TO CHECK IT OUT.
SHE'S MORE THAN READY.
[ LAUGHS ] ALL RIGHT.
[ SPEAKING PORTUGUESE ]
[ SPEAKS PORTUGUESE ]
Megan: YAY!
I'M GLAD YOU LIKE IT.
[ CONVERSING IN PORTUGUESE ]
IT MEANS A LOT, A LOT, A LOT, A LOT, A LOT, A LOT.
Megan: A LOT, A LOT, A LOT, A LOT?
OH, I LIKE THAT.
I LIKE HEARING THAT. I'M SO GLAD YOU LIKE IT.
THAT'S MEGAN'S FIRST WORD IN PORTUGUESE.
MUITO.
AH, I LEARNED A WORD.
YOU SEE THAT? YOU TAUGHT ME PORTUGUESE.
YOU GUYS ARE FREAKING ME THE [BLEEP] OUT, DUDE.
Tommy: YOU'RE TOO STRESSED.
GET UP.
I'M NOT GONNA LET YOU TATTOO.
Tommy: KIND OF HIGH, HUH?
LOOK, SOMETIMES YOU NEED TO PUT YOUR OTHER HAND THERE.
PUT, LIKE, YOUR THUMB.
I'VE BEEN TATTOOING FOR A LITTLE WHILE NOW,
AND IN TATTOOING,
YOU'RE ALWAYS EVOLVING AND YOU'RE ALWAYS LEARNING.
AND MY FOCUS IS TO KEEP GETTING BETTER
AND JUST EVOLVE, YOU KNOW?
YOU GUYS ARE FREAKING ME THE [BLEEP] OUT, DUDE.
SERIOUSLY. ABOUT TO [BLEEP] *** MY PANTS.
MAN, YOU'RE TOO STRESSED.
I GOT LIKE EIGHT FOOLS BREATHING ON ME.
SO, LEE IS STILL GREEN.
YOU KNOW, I WAS REALLY HOPING I'D GET A BREAK IN THE SHOP
AND NOT REALLY HAVE TO BE HAMMERING ANYBODY.
BUT IT JUST SEEMS THAT
HE DOESN'T KNOW [BLEEP] FROM SHINOLA,
AND AT THE END OF THE DAY,
THE CUSTOMERS NEED TO GET A GOOD TATTOO.
HEY, HEY, HEY, HEY.
I'M NOT GONNA LET YOU TATTOO IF YOU CAN'T DO A COOL TATTOO,
A GOOD TATTOO, A CLEAN TATTOO.
UNFORTUNATELY, IN THE TATTOO SHOP,
SOMETIMES YOU GOT TO SAY THINGS
THAT ARE HARD FOR PEOPLE TO LISTEN TO.
IF YOU SHAKE, YOU CAN'T TATTOO.
YOU CAN'T DO IT.
I USUALLY DON'T SHAKE.
I DON'T KNOW WHAT IT IS. WHAT? DO YOU DRINK COFFEE?
WHAT ARE YOU -- YOU DOING CRACK? WHAT THE [BLEEP] ARE YOU DOING?
AMI, I'VE NEVER GOTTEN LIKE THIS BEFORE.
YOU [BLEEP] THIS LADY UP.
I KNOW.
IT'S MY REPUTATION YOU'RE [BLEEP]
Lee: I DON'T WANT TO BE THE WEAK LINK.
I DON'T WANT TO BE THE ONE DUDE THAT CAN'T PULL HIS WEIGHT.
AND I BASICALLY TOOK A [BLEEP] ON A PERSON.
AND THAT PERSON WILL HAVE A [BLEEP] TATTOO
FOR THE REST OF THEIR LIFE.
EVERY DAY, NOW YOU CAN JOIN YOJI,
AND YOU GUYS ARE GONNA HAVE TO TURN IN TWO SHEETS OF FLASH
EVERY DAY, THAT YOU TRACED.
IF IT'S NOT PERFECT, YOU'RE GONNA RETRACE THEM.
CONSIDERING LEE JUST MESSED UP A TATTOO,
YOJI'S TRYING TO GET BACK INTO TATTOOING,
THEY'RE BOTH AT THE SAME LEVEL, WHICH IS PRETTY MUCH A ZERO,
I THINK IT WILL BE A GREAT THING
TO PUT THEM BOTH NEXT TO EACH OTHER
AND LET THEM BOTH DO THE SAME HOMEWORK,
LEARN HOW TO TATTOO TOGETHER,
AND HOPEFULLY HAVE SOME KIND OF A COMPETITIVE EDGE
THAT'S DEVELOPING BETWEEN THEM.
AND THAT WILL ONLY PUSH THEM TO OUTDO EACH OTHER.
THAT'S THE POINT.
YOU GUYS ARE BACK TO SQUARE ONE.
OKAY.
ALL RIGHT.