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Clayton is joined by Tommy Houlihan & Wes Wood. Houlihan has worked as a tattoo artist for 30 years, and is the owner of Times Square Tattoo. Wes Wood, a frequent guest of the show, is the owner of Unimax Tattoo Supply. The trio discuss Houlihan's life growing up in Hell's Kitchen, his accomplished career as a tattoo artist, how tattooing has changed his life and Wood's life & more.
Houlihan was born in Hell's Kitchen in 1970, a neighborhood that, just like the Lower East Side, has undergone immense change since the 70s. Tommy is the son of Tom Houlihan Sr. who was a member of the infamous New York City Irish gang called the "Westies". When he was 18, He has worked in shops across New York City for roughly 30 years and has never stopped tattooing -- besides a stint on Rikers Island. He shares vivid stories of his career as a tattoo artist, in which he's seen all steps of the transformation of the art.
Tommy's instagram: timessquaretommy
The Clayton Patterson Show is a weekly NYC underground history podcast produced by Weston Priest on 8ball Radio