I know what you are saying @itonewbie. Those 2 on Ink Master are famous in their own rights even before the show was created. And there are several artists in almost every city where their reputations precede them. Assume you have a shop of 4-7 artists.......I may agree there is no SSTB....but one artist in his/her shop with a specific reputation or skill? I had one who was new in the business but she moved to Cali.