Episode 3: Alex Coulter

In Episode 3 of the Blue Collar Lounge, Carolina Chuck and Matt Tucker sit down with Alex Coulter — tattoo artist at The Local in Clover, South Carolina.

Alex shares his journey from Southern California to the Carolinas, building a career as a tattooer for over 10 years, and his unique “Road to Rolex” challenge — where he buys, sells, and flips vintage watches to earn his dream Rolex the hard way. The conversation flows through tattoo stories (including the occasional mishap), his life as a musician in an outlaw country/bluegrass band, moving across the country with his family, and plenty of small-town South Carolina life.

They also dive into everything from garage bands and punk rock roots to boxing stories, neighborhood antics, smartwatch addict ...