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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.
I DID A TATTOO MYSELF.
THAT'S A TERRIBLE IDEA.
THAT'S A DOG.
[ BOTH LAUGH ]
WHAT IS IT YOU REALLY WANT TO DO WITH THAT TATTOO?
THIS IS GONNA BE GREAT.
DUDE, WHAT ARE YOU DOING ALL THE WAY DOWN THERE?
HEY. YOU GOT TO TRUST ME.
WHAT ARE WE WORKING ON TODAY?
OH, BOY.
Tara: EVERY TIME I LOOK AT IT, I CRY.
SO, IT'S NOT JUST COVERING A BAD TATTOO.
IT'S ACTUALLY BURYING A BAD EXPERIENCE.
I JUST WANT IT GONE.
Narrator: THIS IS...
OUR FIRST TATTOO VICTIM PROVES
THAT NOT EVERY DOG SHOULD HAVE ITS DAY.
MY NAME'S GEORGE, AND I'M FROM CENTRAL JERSEY.
AND I'M JESS, AND I'M FROM CENTRAL JERSEY, AS WELL.
WE'VE BEEN DATING FOR A YEAR AND A HALF.
GEORGE HAS THE WORST TATTOO.
IT LOOKS ABSOLUTELY TERRIBLE.
ME AND MY FRIENDS GO TO THIS PARTY,
AND PEOPLE WERE JUST TALKING ABOUT THIS PARTY DOG
AND HOW COOL HE IS.
AFTER A WHILE, WE SEE THIS DOG WALK INTO THE ROOM,
AND HIS NAME WAS PARTY DOG BY HIS OWNER.
[ DOG BARKING ]
MAYBE A WEEK LATER, ME AND MY FRIENDS WERE LIKE,
"OH, WE SHOULD ALL GET PARTY DOG TATTOOS."
AND THEN MY FRIEND WAS LIKE,
"YEAH, YOU START ON YOURSELF FIRST."
I WAS FINALLY DONE, AND EVERYONE WAS LIKE,
"YEAH, I'M NOT GONNA GET THAT. IT LOOKS BAD."
SO I GOT STUCK WITH PARTY DOG ON MYSELF.
WHEN I FIRST SAW IT,
I THOUGHT BECAUSE HE HAD "PARTY DOG" TATTOOED ON HIM,
HE WAS THIS GUY WHO, LIKE, RAGED, LIKE, ALL THE TIME,
WENT TO ALL THESE PARTIES,
AND HE'S, LIKE, KIND OF THE OPPOSITE.
[ PARTY HORN BLOWS ]
NO ONE KNOWS WHAT IT IS.
THE HORN -- PEOPLE THINK IT'S A TONGUE.
THIS LOOKS LIKE A BEER BELLY OR SOMETHING LIKE THAT.
[ BURP! ]
DEFINITELY DIDN'T LOOK LIKE A DOG TO ME.
IT'S OBVIOUSLY A DOG
'CAUSE, YOU KNOW, THE TAIL AND EVERYTHING.
THERE ARE TONS OF ANIMALS THAT HAVE TAILS.
SO, ANYONE WHO THINKS ABOUT DOING THEIR OWN TATTOOS, DON'T.
REALIZING HE SHOULD HAVE NEVER LET THIS DOG OUT,
GEORGE IS FINALLY TURNING TO A PROFESSIONAL FOR HELP.
MY NAME IS TIM PANGBURN.
I'VE BEEN A TATTOO ARTIST FOR 14 YEARS.
WHEN YOU'RE DOING COVER-UPS,
THERE'S ALL THESE DIFFERENT VARIABLES
THAT THROW YOU OFF TRACK WHILE YOU'RE WORKING,
AND THAT'S ACTUALLY WHAT I LIKE ABOUT COVER-UPS.
I LIKE THAT UNCERTAINTY, AND I LIKE THE CHALLENGE OF IT.
HEY, WHAT'S UP?
HEY, HOW YOU DOING? I'M TIM.
NICE TO MEET YOU.
HI. I'M JESS.
COME ON. HAVE A SEAT.
WHAT DO WE HAVE TO COVER UP TODAY?
I DID A TATTOO ON MYSELF.
THAT'S A TERRIBLE IDEA.
IT'S A PARTY DOG.
THAT'S A DOG.
[ LAUGHTER ]
I DON'T THINK ANYBODY COULD ACTUALLY MISTAKE IT
FOR, YOU KNOW, UM, GOOD.
[ LAUGHS ]
HOW LONG DID THAT TAKE YOU TO DO?
THAT'S TERRIBLE.
THAT'S RIDICULOUS.
HAND-POKING ANY TATTOO IS JUST A TERRIBLE IDEA.
YOU'RE PROBABLY PUTTING ALL KINDS OF NASTY, CREEPY
GERM BACTERIA UNDER YOUR SKIN,
AND GOD KNOWS WHAT'S GONNA HAPPEN TO IT LATER.
WHAT ARE WE GONNA DO OVER TOP OF PARTY DOG?
I'M THINKING ANOTHER PARTY DOG.
[ LAUGHS ]
OKAY. I'M ASSUMING A BETTER PARTY DOG.
A BETTER PARTY DOG.
I'M PICTURING PARTY HAT.
ALL THE ACCESSORIES.
I'M GONNA HAVE TO DRAW IT ON WITH A MARKER
TO ACTUALLY MAKE SURE THE COVER-UP WORKS AND EVERYTHING.
THEN, WE'LL TATTOO YOU PROPERLY.
LET'S GO.
OKAY.
I KNOW YOU HAD, LIKE, A HORN, BUT I WAS THINKING,
LIKE, A NOISEMAKER, LIKE, ONE OF THOSE LITTLE ONES THAT ROLLS.
THE ONE THAT GOES LIKE THAT?
ABSOLUTELY.
I'D LIKE TO SEE SOME BALLOONS.
WE CAN DEFINITELY GET SOME BALLOONS.
Tim: I THINK GEORGE'S CURRENT PARTY DOG
IS KIND OF LIKE THAT STRAGGLER AT THE PARTY
THAT'S DRINKING THE BEERS THAT HAVE THIS MUCH IN THEM
AT, YOU KNOW, 5:00 IN THE MORNING.
[ NEEDLE BUZZES ]
I'M READY.
MY PARTY DOG WILL ACTUALLY BE, LIKE, LIFE OF THE PARTY.
Narrator: DON'T BE FOOLED BY THIS NEXT TATTOO.
WHILE THERE ARE SOME SIMILARITIES,
THESE WERE NOT DRAWN BY GEORGE.
I'M MICHELLE KNIGHT, AND I LIVE NEAR CANTON.
I HAVE TATTOOS ON MY THIGHS
THAT I LET MY KIDS DO THEMSELVES.
MY OLDEST DAUGHTER, AZALEA, DID HER TATTOO ON ME
WHEN SHE WAS IN KINDERGARTEN
AND I ASKED HER TO DRAW A PICTURE OF HERSELF,
AND IT WAS SUPER CUTE.
I HAD HER WRITE HER NAME.
AND I HAVE FOUR KIDS,
SO I DECIDED TO DO THAT WITH ALL OF THEM.
WHAT I DO IS TAKE A PIECE OF PAPER
AND THEN MAKE A STENCIL WITH THEIR NAME AND THE DATE,
AND THEN THEY TATTOO IT ON.
I KEEP A LOT OF THEIR ART ON PAPER,
AND IT JUST OVERFILLS MY HOUSE, SO NOW I HAVE SOME
THAT I DON'T HAVE TO STOCK IN A DRAWER SOMEWHERE.
Narrator: WELL, THAT'S ONE WAY TO SAVE SPACE.
BACK AT THE SHOP, TIM IS WORKING LIKE A DOG ON GEORGE,
WHO CANNOT CONTAIN HIS EXCITEMENT!
IT LOOKS SO AWESOME.
IT'S A DOG.
[ LAUGHS ] YEAH, I CAN TELL.
MORE THAN HALFWAY DONE?
YEAH.
HOW YOU HOLDING UP, SO FAR?
OKAY.
HE DOESN'T SHOW A LOT OF EMOTION.
THIS IS GEORGE WHEN HE'S SAD.
THIS IS GEORGE WHEN HE'S MAD.
AND THIS IS GEORGE WHEN HE'S EXCITED.
SO QUIET.
ARE YOU MASKING YOUR EMOTIONS RIGHT NOW?
YES, I AM.
THOSE ARE THE MARKINGS OF SERIAL KILLERS.
[ LAUGHTER ]
Narrator: COMING UP,
WILL TIM'S HARD WORK EARN HIM A PAT ON THE HEAD...
YEAH. GOT RID OF THAT OLD ONE.
...OR WILL HE END UP IN THE DOGHOUSE?
Narrator: GEORGE MADE A HUGE PARTY FOUL
WITH HIS HOMEMADE TATTOO,
BUT HE HAS BIG PLANS TO COVER IT WITH SOMETHING BETTER.
I'M THINKING ANOTHER PARTY DOG.
[ LAUGHS ]
HOW LONG DID YOU SAY IT TOOK YOU TO DO THAT LITTLE TATTOO?
ROUGHLY FIVE HOURS.
WE'RE YOU, LIKE, INTERESTED IN LEARNING TO TATTOO,
OR WERE YOU JUST DOING THIS?
I WAS JUST DOING IT.
SHOULD I KEEP PRACTICING THIS, OR...
PROBABLY NOT. [ LAUGHS ]
ALL RIGHT.
I'LL TAKE YOUR ADVICE.
[ LAUGHS ]
ALL RIGHT, GEORGE. WE'RE ALL FINISHED.
YAY!
SURE.
THAT'S AWESOME.
IT'S AMAZING. I LOVE IT.
IT'S PARTY DOG 2.0.
UPGRADE.
DEFINITELY.
HUGE IMPROVEMENT.
HE'S EXCITED, I PROMISE.
IT'S AMAZING. I LOVE IT.
YEAH.
I'M SO HAPPY.
PARTY DOG IS DEFINITELY WORTH IT.
IT'S PROBABLY THE BEST THING THAT EVER HAPPENED TO MY ARM.
THESE ARE NOW ALL THE OBVIOUS PARTY ELEMENTS
INSTEAD OF THE PUKING PLATYPUS CREATURE
WITH THE CHIHUAHUA HEAD THAT WAS THERE.
[ LAUGHS ]
THIS IS A MILLION TIMES BETTER,
AND YOU DID A FANTASTIC JOB ON IT.
I LOVE IT.
ONCE MY FRIENDS AND EVERYONE SEES THIS NEW TATTOO,
I THINK THEY'RE GONNA THINK I'M AWESOME,
LIFE OF THE PARTY KIND OF PERSON.
SO NOW YOU GOT TO LIVE UP TO IT.
I GOT TO LIVE UP TO IT.
HIGH FIVE.
Narrator: THANKS TO TIM,
GEORGE HAS GONE FROM WORST IN SHOW TO TOP DOG.
[ DOG BARKS ]
OUR NEXT TATTOO VICTIM LEARNED WHAT HAPPENS
WHEN YOU TRY TO HAVE YOUR CAKE AND WEAR IT, TOO.
MY NAME IS TARA PETERSON-SARMENTO.
I AM A PINUP GIRL.
THE PINUP THING HAS BEEN WONDERFUL
FOR MY SELF-CONFIDENCE.
IT JUST MAKES ME FEEL GORGEOUS.
EVERYONE REACTS TO ME. THEY LOVE IT.
THIS IS THE ONLY THING ABOUT ME THAT MAKES ME FEEL UGLY.
FOR A VERY LONG TIME,
I HAD DEBATED GETTING A FOREARM TATTOO.
AND I FINALLY DID MY OWN LINE DRAWINGS.
I HAD A GOOD-AND-EVIL CUPCAKE SET -- ONE FOR EACH ARM.
AND A FRIEND OF MINE WHO I TRUSTED VERY MUCH
SAID, "LET ME DO THIS FOR YOU."
AND I ALLOWED IT.
IT WAS SUPPOSED TO BE A CHOCOLATE CUPCAKE
WITH FLUFFY GREEN ICING
AND A LITTLE SMART-*** LITTLE SKULL.
AND IT ENDED UP LOOKING LIKE A PILE OF GREEN POO
IN A DIXIE CUP.
I COULDN'T EVEN GET THE GOOD ONE DONE
'CAUSE THIS ONE WAS SO BAD.
EVERY TIME I LOOK AT IT, I CRY.
[ Voice breaking ] BECAUSE I AM MY OWN LITTLE CREATION.
I'M VERY CAREFUL WITH WHAT I DO, HOW I LOOK, HOW I PACKAGE,
AND EVERY DAY, IT'S ON MY FOREARM.
I CAN'T HIDE IT.
[ SIGHS ] I JUST WANT IT GONE.
Narrator: HOPING SHE CAN CURE HER SINISTER SWEET TOOTH,
TARA HAS TURNED TO MEGAN FOR SOME HELP.
MY NAME IS MEGAN MASSACRE,
AND I'VE BEEN TATTOOING FOR ABOUT EIGHT YEARS NOW.
TATTOOS MAY HURT FOR A LITTLE WHILE,
BUT BAD TATTOOS -- THEY HURT FOREVER.
LUCKILY, MISTAKES CAN BE ERASED, AND THAT'S WHERE I COME IN.
WHAT ARE WE WORKING ON TODAY?
OH, BOY.
THE CUPCAKE THAT TARA GOT
IS BASICALLY JUST NOT EXECUTED THAT WELL.
A GIRL WITH HER PIZZAZZ,
SHE NEEDS A TATTOO TO MATCH THAT.
COMING FROM A PROFESSIONAL,
IT JUST LOOKS LIKE A SHEER LACK OF ABILITY.
IT KILLS ME 'CAUSE NOT ONLY DO I HAVE THIS ON MY ARM,
I LOST ONE OF MY BEST FRIENDS OVER IT,
'CAUSE SHE COULDN'T HANDLE THE FACT
I WOULDN'T WALK AROUND LIKE THAT.
SO IT'S NOT JUST COVERING A BAD TATTOO.
IT'S ACTUALLY BURYING A BAD EXPERIENCE.
AND I'M GONNA HELP YOU DO THAT TODAY, OKAY?
THANK YOU. THANK YOU.
LET'S TALK ABOUT WHAT EXACTLY YOU WERE LOOKING
TO COVER THIS UP WITH.
ANYTHING CANDY, SKULLS, CUPCAKES.
I'M ACTUALLY THINKING
WE COULD PROBABLY COVER THIS UP WITH ANOTHER CUPCAKE.
IT WOULD HAVE TO BE A LITTLE BIT DIFFERENT.
I'M THINKING MORE ON, LIKE, THE REALISTIC REALM,
BUT ALSO BOLD AND COLORFUL.
IT'D MAKE IT LOOK MORE EVIL, ALL RIGHT?
SOUNDS LIKE WHAT I WANTED IN THE FIRST PLACE.
ALL RIGHT, WELL, WHY DON'T YOU COME WITH ME,
AND WE'LL GET THIS STARTED.
AWESOME.
DO YOU MIND IF I TOUCH UP?
BY ALL MEANS, DO WHAT YOU GOT TO DO.
YOU HAVE TO ALWAYS STAY PRETTY.
BEING A PINUP IS HARD WORK.
I'M READY.
Narrator: NOW THAT TARA IS READY TO KISS HER TATTOO GOODBYE,
CHECK OUT OUR NEXT VICTIM.
SHE'S TAKING A BITE OUT OF CRIME WITH HER TATTOO.
I'M IN COLLEGE FOR CRIME-SCENE INVESTIGATION.
I TAKE IT VERY SERIOUSLY.
MY FAVORITE TATTOO THAT I HAVE IS ON THE BACK OF MY CALF.
IT'S LIKE A CRIME SCENE.
[ CAMERA SHUTTER CLICKING ]
ONE OF THE JELLY DOUGHNUTS, SOMEBODY BIT IT.
[ MUNCH! ]
SO THE JELLY'S POURING OUT.
AND HE'S, LIKE, DEAD.
AND THE OTHER JELLY DOUGHNUT'S FREAKING OUT...
[ SHRIEK ]
...'CAUSE SOMEBODY KILLED HIM.
[ GUNSHOT ]
Narrator: IF YOU HAVE ANY INFORMATION ABOUT THIS CRIME,
PLEASE KEEP IT TO YOURSELF.
BACK AT THE SHOP,
MEGAN IS WORKING ON TARA'S HALF-BAKED TATTOO.
[ NEEDLE BUZZING ]
WE'RE ABOUT HALFWAY DONE AT THIS POINT.
GLAD TO SEE THIS THING GONE, TARA?
I'M ECSTATIC TO SEE THIS THING GO.
GOODBYE, UGLY CUPCAKE.
TELL ME, HOW MUCH DID YOU PAY FOR THAT FIRST CUPCAKE TATTOO?
MY SOUL.
YOUR SOUL? THAT'S A PRETTY BIG PRICE.
TECHNICALLY, IT WAS FREE.
BUT THERE IS NO SUCH THING AS A FREE TATTOO.
NO, THERE ISN'T,
BECAUSE WHEN YOU GET A FREE TATTOO,
GET WHAT YOU PAY FOR.
AND I'VE PAID FOR IT OVER AND OVER AGAIN.
YEAH, MAN.
COMING UP...
WILL MEGAN'S COVER-UP BE A PIECE OF CAKE?
I WANT TO SEE IT NOW. I WANT TO SEE IT NOW.
Megan: YOU FINALLY READY TO LOOK AT IT?
I'M READY.
OR WILL TARA GO HOME WITH ANOTHER CRUMMY TATTOO?
WHAT DO YOU THINK?
[ Chuckling ] OHH.
Narrator: TARA'S DIABOLICAL DELICACY
WAS A BIT HARD TO SWALLOW.
OH, BOY.
SO MEGAN'S BEEN WORKING HARD
ON THIS CONFECTIONERY COVER-UP.
[ NEEDLE BUZZING ]
THAT LITTLE CUPCAKE, IT'S STALE AND GONE.
[ LAUGHS ] I'M SO HAPPY.
[ CHUCKLES ]
Tara: THIS ISN'T A BAD TATTOO.
THIS WAS A MISTAKE
THAT RUINED A REALLY GOOD FRIENDSHIP.
I CAN PUT HER IN THE PAST.
I CAN PUT THAT IN THE PAST.
[ NEEDLE BUZZING ]
WE ARE FINALLY DONE.
I WANT TO SEE IT NOW. I WANT TO SEE IT NOW.
YOU FINALLY READY TO LOOK AT IT?
ALL RIGHT.
ALL RIGHT. YAY.
WHAT DO YOU THINK?
[ Chuckling ] OHH.
[ GASPS ]
YOU LIKE IT?
OH, MY GOD. MEGAN.
[ GASPS ] OH, MY GOD.
THIS TATTOO IS JUST EVERYTHING I DIDN'T EVEN KNOW I WANTED.
IT JUST OBLITERATES ALL OF THE BAD MEMORIES.
YOU CAN'T EVEN TELL THAT THERE IS A COVER-UP.
IT'S "SWEET EVIL." IT'S ME.
[ Chuckling ] CHECK THAT OUT.
ARE YOU HAPPY?
I'M BEYOND HAPPY.
SHE'S GONE. IT'S GONE.
TATTOO'S GONE.
IT WAS A REALLY GREAT EXPERIENCE FOR ME
TO BE ABLE TO CHANGE THIS FOR TARA.
I MEAN, SHE LOOKS DOWN AT THIS TATTOO,
HARBORS ALL THESE NEGATIVE EMOTIONS,
AND NOW SHE CAN LOOK AT IT
AND HAVE ALL THESE GREAT MEMORIES AND FEELINGS
AND CONFIDENCE.
NOW WHEN I DO PEOPLE'S HAIR AND MAKEUP,
THEY'RE GONNA BE LOOKING AT THAT.
I THINK THEY'RE GONNA BE HUNGRY.
THEY'RE GONNA SEE THAT AND BE LIKE, "MAN,
I COULD REALLY USE A CUPCAKE RIGHT NOW."
I NEED ONE NOW, TOO.
Narrator: TARA IS MORE THAN HAPPY WITH HER NOW-TASTEFUL TATTOO.
ON THE OTHER HAND, THIS NEXT TATTOO COULD SPELL DISASTER.
I'M JASON CAMBECK. I'M FROM LONG ISLAND.
WHEN I GOT MY TATTOO,
TOLD THEM I WANTED MY TATTOO TO SAY, "DRIVE LIKE LIGHTNING.
CRASH LIKE THUNDER."
TOLD HIM HOW TO SPELL IT, AND HE'S LIKE, "OH,
YOU'RE SURE THAT'S HOW YOU SPELL IT?"
I'M LIKE, "YEAH, OF COURSE."
I WENT OVER A FRIEND'S HOUSE A COUPLE DAYS AFTER I GOT IT,
AND HE'S LIKE, "OH, I KNOW WHAT YOU WANTED,
AND YOU SPELLED IT WRONG."
"I KNOW HOW TO SPELL IT."
APPARENTLY, I DON'T.
IT SAYS, "DRIVE LIKE LIGHTING.
CRASH LIKE THUNDER."
I WAS LIKE, "OH, DAMN IT," YOU KNOW?
AND EVERYBODY'S LIKE, "OH, WELL, WE GOT TO FIND A WAY TO FIX IT."
AND I DON'T KNOW.
I'M JUST KIND OF USED TO SPELLING EVERYTHING WRONG.
L-I-N-- WAIT.
L-I-G-T-H-N-I-N-G?
I BELIEVE THAT'S THE CORRECT SPELLING.
[ BUZZER ]
IT WAS MY FIRST TATTOO,
AND I WAS LIKE, "OH, I'M GONNA TRY TO BE SERIOUS ON THIS ONE,"
AND I FAILED.
Narrator: WHILE JASON HEADS OFF TO BUY A FEW MORE VOWELS,
LET'S SEE WHAT'S COOKING WITH OUR NEXT TATTOO VICTIM.
I'M MICHAEL VOLTAGIO.
I LIVE IN LOS ANGELES, CALIFORNIA.
I WON SEASON SIX OF "TOP CHEF."
I HAVE A TATTOO ON MY BACK,
WHICH, I THINK, COULD POSSIBLY BE
ONE OF THE WORST TATTOOS IN AMERICA.
IT'S A SUN WITH A FACE IN THE MIDDLE OF IT,
LIKE THE SUBLIME ALBUM, BUT NOT NEARLY AS COOL.
IT'S CARTOONY, MISSHAPED, BAD COLORING,
AND JUST A WEIRD-LOOKING FACE.
BACK IN THE '90s,
I HEARD ABOUT THIS TATTOO PARTY THAT SOMEBODY WAS HAVING.
[ DOORBELL RINGS ]
IT'S SO BAD.
IT'S KIND OF LIKE McDONALD'S MEETS A TATTOO SHOP
IN THE BACK OF A HOTEL ROOM.
YOU'RE LIKE, "I'LL TAKE A NUMBER THREE,"
AND THEN THEY TATTOO YOU AND YOU'RE OUT THE DOOR.
NOW I HAVE THAT MASTERPIECE.
IT'S GOT TO GO.
Narrator: SICK OF HIS TATTOO RUINING HIS SUNNY DISPOSITION,
MICHAEL HOPES HIS FRIEND JEREMY HAS THE RECIPE FOR SUCCESS.
WHAT'S UP, BROTHER?
YOU READY TO DO THIS?
[ LAUGHS ] LET'S SEE WHAT YOU HAVE IN MIND.
I'M JEREMY SWAN.
I'M A TATTOO ARTIST IN LOS ANGELES, CALIFORNIA.
THE IMPORTANT THING WHEN YOU'RE FIRST STARTING OUT TATTOOING
IS, DON'T EVER OVERSTEP YOUR CAPABILITY,
AND MAKE SURE YOU'RE GIVING SOMEBODY
WHAT THEY REALLY TRULY WANT,
BECAUSE THAT WAY, YOU CAN GUARANTEE
THAT THEY'RE NOT GONNA BE COMING TO ME FOR A COVER-UP.
Michael: JEREMY AND I HAVE BEEN FRIENDS FOR LIKE A YEAR AND A HALF.
HE'S BEEN TO MY RESTAURANT A COUPLE TIMES.
I'VE BEEN TO THE SHOP A FEW TIMES.
HE'S ACTUALLY TATTOOED ME TWICE.
Jeremy: I THINK OUR MUTUAL DEDICATION TO OUR CRAFT
IS KIND OF WHAT BONDED US.
AND HE'S A GOOD FRIEND OF MINE,
SO I WANT TO MAKE SURE THAT THIS STUFF COMES OUT REALLY PERFECT.
SO, WE'VE COME TO TAKE CARE OF SOME BUSINESS TODAY.
YEAH, I GOT A LITTLE PROBLEM THAT I NEED SOME HELP WITH.
I JUST WANT TO SEE THIS TATTOO.
I WANT TO SEE WHAT WE'RE REALLY WORKING WITH IN THE FLESH.
THERE SHE IS.
OH, MAN.
1998 CALLED. THEY WANT THEIR SUN BACK.
TELL ME HOW YOU REALLY FEEL ABOUT IT.
MICHAEL'S TATTOO IS A SAD PIECE OF '90s TATTOO HISTORY.
THE FACE ON THIS TATTOO LOOKS LIKE CHER
IF SHE NEVER GOT ANY WORK DONE.
WHAT IS IT YOU REALLY WANT TO DO WITH THAT TATTOO?
YOU KNOW, LIKE, WHEN YOU COME INTO THE RESTAURANT
AND YOU JUST SIT DOWN, AND YOU'RE LIKE,
"OH, JUST TELL MICHAEL TO START SENDING FOOD OUT"?
I THINK I WANT TO FLIP THAT AROUND
AND DO THE SAME THING IN THIS SHOP.
JUST LET YOU DO YOUR THING, YOU KNOW?
COOK ME SOMETHING GOOD.
SO, THIS IS GONNA BE GREAT.
WHEN A TATTOOER OR ANY TYPE OF ARTIST
GETS TO DO EXACTLY WHAT THEY WANT TO DO,
IT'S KIND OF A BIG DEAL.
ALL RIGHT.
Michael: THE HARDEST THING ABOUT THIS TATTOO
IS THE FACT THAT I HAVEN'T EVEN SEEN THE DESIGN,
SO JEREMY'S AN ARTIST.
HE'S GONNA TATTOO WHATEVER HE WANTS,
AND, HOPEFULLY, TODAY I'M GONNA GET A PIECE OF HIS ART.
DUDE, WHAT ARE YOU DOING ALL THE WAY DOWN THERE?
OH, I GOT TONS OF STUFF GOING ON, MAN.
HEY.
YOU GOT TO TRUST ME.
YEAH, YEAH, YEAH.
I LOVE HOW THE WORRY FROM THIS OLD SUN TATTOO, ON HIS FACE,
IS NOW ON YOUR FACE.
LET'S JUST GET THIS OVER WITH.
JUST BREATHE AND RELAX.
OH, YEAH, IT DOES FEEL LIKE THERE'S A NEEDLE
BEING GRINDED INTO MY BACK.
Narrator: COMING UP, WILL THIS FRIENDSHIP
SURVIVE JEREMY'S ARTISTIC LICENSE?
TELL ME WHAT YOU THINK?
OH [BLEEP]
Narrator: SICK OF BEING BURNED BY HIS OLD-FASHIONED SUN TATTOO...
OH, MAN. 1998 CALLED.
THEY WANT THEIR SUN BACK.
...TOP CHEF MICHAEL VOLTAGIO HAS GIVEN HIS FRIEND JEREMY
FREE REIN TO GET IT OFF HIS BACK.
VOLTAGIO, WE'VE BEEN AT IT FOR TWO HOURS NOW.
ANY IDEA ABOUT WHAT YOU ARE GETTING ON YOUR BACK?
I CAN SAY THAT IT'S A LARGE TATTOO.
I DIDN'T REALIZE HOW LARGE THIS TATTOO WAS
UNTIL I FELT THE NEEDLE GOING TOWARDS MY SPINE,
CREEPING UP TOWARDS MY NECK,
REACHING DOWN TOWARD THE *** LINE.
YOU EVER PLAY THAT GAME WITH, LIKE, YOUR SIGNIFICANT OTHER,
WHERE THEY, LIKE, TRACE ON YOUR BACK
AND YOU TRY AND GUESS WHAT SHE'S SAYING TO YOU?
I FEEL LIKE I'M PLAYING THAT GAME RIGHT NOW,
TRYING TO GUESS WHAT YOU'RE WRITING.
LIKE, A WATCH WITH WINGS?
UM, THAT WOULD BE A GOOD GUESS.
GRANDFATHER CLOCK.
NO, NO GRANDFATHER CLOCK.
Jeremy: TO TATTOO SOMEONE
THAT HAS NO IDEA WHAT THEY'RE GETTING
IS A MIND TRIP FOR BOTH OF US,
'CAUSE IN MY MIND, I'M THINKING, "MAN, I HOPE HE LIKES THIS."
AND IN HIS MIND, HE'S THINKING, "WHAT AM I DOING?"
Narrator: WHILE MICHAEL RETHINKS HIS FRIENDSHIP WITH JEREMY,
LET'S MEET SOMEONE WHO CAN'T STOP TILL THEY GET ENOUGH.
MY NAME'S KATHRYN KUNTZ.
FIRST TATTOO I GOT WAS MICHAEL.
[ SMOOCH! ]
MY LOVE FOR MICHAEL JACKSON AND HIS FAMILY
IS WHY I DO THE TATTOOS.
I GOT THE JACKSON SLEEVES,
LIKE, FIRST AND SECOND GENERATION.
I GOT LIKE ABOUT 27.
I START WITH JOSEPH AND KATHERINE AND THEN TITO.
HIS THREE SONS -- THEY'RE CALLED THE 3Ts MUSICAL GROUP.
AND THEN THIS ONE'S FOR JANET JACKSON.
JACKIE JACKSON'S SON, WHICH IS DEALZ,
AND THEN THE BONGO DRUMS --
RANDY PLAYED THEM IN THE SHOW ALL THE TIME.
AND THEN THIS IS FOR MARLON.
IT'S FOR HIS TWIN BROTHER.
HE HAD PASSED LIKE 24 HOURS AFTER HE DIED.
MY SKIN IS WHAT I DO AS A TRIBUTE TO MICHAEL JACKSON
BECAUSE I LOVE HIM AND LOVE WHAT HE STANDS FOR.
YOU'RE NOT GONNA FIND A BETTER PERSON.
HE'S NOT GOD, BUT HE'S GOT GOD-LIKE QUALITIES,
YOU KNOW, IF YOU THINK ABOUT IT.
Narrator: A FITTING TRIBUTE FOR THE KING OF POP.
MEANWHILE, BACK AT THE SHOP,
JEREMY HAS ALMOST FINISHED COOKING UP A UNIQUE COVER-UP
FOR HIS FRIEND MICHAEL.
YOU ALL RIGHT BACK THERE, SWAN?
I'M WORKING ON IT. TO TELL YOU THE TRUTH,
I'M A LITTLE HUNGRY, WATCHING YOU EAT, THOUGH.
[ LAUGHS ]
[ NEEDLE BUZZING ]
YOU KNOW WHAT? I CHANGED MY MIND.
JUST HOLD YOUR BREATH.
WE'RE GONNA BE DONE IN ABOUT 15, 20 MINUTES.
YOU ARE DONE.
YOU HANDLED IT.
WE'RE GONNA TAKE A LOOK AT THIS TATTOO.
ALL RIGHT, MICHAEL, COME ON OVER HERE.
NOW, YOU HAVE NO IDEA WHAT I PUT ON YOU.
AND I'M SUPER EXCITED. I REALLY AM.
I THINK WE REALLY CAME UP WITH A MASTERPIECE HERE.
CAN I LOOK AT IT, OR WHAT?
TELL ME WHAT YOU THINK?
OH, [BLEEP]
[ LAUGHS ]
[ LAUGHS ]
IT'S ALMOST LIKE THE OLD TATTOO SPIT THE NEW TATTOO OUT OF IT.
I SAVED THE SUN THAT YOU HAD, BUT I BUILT IT IN
BECAUSE I WANTED HER TO REPRESENT THE MOON,
THE SUN, THE STARS, AND TIME.
SO THE LITTLE WATCH IS DOWN HERE
AND SOME NATURE AND THE LEAVES COMING THROUGH.
YOU KNOW, YOU SAID YOU LIKE BUTTERFLIES,
SO I WENT FOR IT, MAN.
I PUT THAT BUTTERFLY ON HER ENTIRE FACE.
IT'S SO RAD.
I KNEW IT WAS GONNA BE GOOD, BUT THIS WAS GREAT.
I'M STOKED. I'M HAPPY. I THINK JEREMY CRUSHED IT.
IT'S A PIECE OF ART.
LIKE, IT'S NOT EVEN AT ALL
WHAT I THOUGHT YOU WERE DOING BACK THERE.
THAT'S SO DOPE.
HELL, YEAH.
I'M REALLY GLAD YOU LIKE IT.
I PUT MY HEART AND SOUL INTO THIS PIECE,
AND IT REALLY MEANS A LOT TO ME
THAT YOU FEEL THE SAME WAY THAT I DO ABOUT IT.
Jeremy: I THINK IT WENT OFF LIKE GANGBUSTERS.
I'M REALLY HAPPY WITH THE TATTOO.
I'M PSYCHED THAT HE ALLOWED ME TO DO WHAT I WANTED,
AND THE BEST PART TO ME WAS THE REVEAL,
JUST THAT "I DON'T KNOW WHAT IS GOING ON" FACTOR
REALLY MADE THIS TATTOO FUN.
STOKED, DUDE. THANK YOU.
YOU BET. MY PLEASURE.
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