I have been interested in suspension for a few years now but I had no knowledge other than pictures and bme's faq sheet, So I was a bit hesitant on just jumping into it right away. I had still yet to see one. I attended my first APP conference and took the suspension safety class by Allen Falkner, Steve Joyner and Ed Chavarria to learn more about what I might be getting involved in. After the week was done I set up a date to do my first suspension the next Monday with Rick Anders at DV8 tattoos & body piercing. Rick and the crew at DV8 have been good friends of mine for almost a year now and they have done countless suspensions there. I was in the hands with people I loved and trusted which I couldn't have done it any other way.
At A Glance Author BarfBag IAM BarfBag When It just happened Artist Rick Anders Studio DV8 tattoos & body piercing Location Vallejo, CA The anticipation of it all was killing me the entire week before. Was it going to be horrible? What if I hate it? Everything that I think may go through anyones mind the upcoming week. I made sure I hydrated myself for three or four days prior as rick recommended I should do so especially with my diet.
I got to the shop and helped make prepacks while they were getting the rig set up. Like I said I have never watched a suspension in front of me before in my life so it was thought to be a better idea to watch one first. That person was one of my best friends and he was only going up for his second time. I watched him calmly get each 8g hook one at a time and he said it felt like a massage, haha I was still nervous. He went up and we all clapped and whistled! He swung around for about ten minutes before going down. I was trying to relax myself and calm myself down so I took a shot of liquid courage.
Rick was the greatest guy for helping me to relax. We practiced our breathing together before the piercings. By that time I had calmed down and the hooks weren't even as terrible as I thought they would be. I got up slowly, stretched out my arms, got a real feel for the hooks. They were pretty comfortable with not as much tension as I thought. I walked up to the rig and sat down in the stool. That's when I started to feel light headed and getting that tingly feeling in fingers. My entire arms went numb and the sound cut off briefly. But each time I looked up when I wasn't feeling well I saw one of my good friends giving me the thumbs up. I took a sip of water, stretched my arms out, moved my fingers and slowly I came back. Once the heat went away they dimmed down the lights and I stood up. Rick held my hands and helped me walk around and help me stretch my skin out. Walked in circles and leaned forward and before I knew it I was on my tip toes.
Once my feet left the ground everybody started clapping and screaming. It felt unlike anything ive ever experienced in my life. Once I reached the top I felt incredible! That's when I reached my ultimate comfort. I slowly starting moving my legs in a circle and by then I was swinging back n forth, I was levitating! Whipping my body around and seeing all my closest friends underneath me, spinning in circles. I actually had them lower me down as I held my feet and told them to start spinning me. That was by far the most exciting part of it. I couldn't see anything but porno's red shirt, the lights were spinning everywhere! They ended up handing me a skateboard and I was trying to get myself close to the edge and tail stall the wall. I never ended up doing it but I got an a for effort though. By that time rick saw that I was pretty comfortable and having a blast so he suggested that I run and jump around. Hahahaha that was fucking fun. Ray gave me the rope and I pulled myself up . I was so excited I wanted to do anything possible I could do while I was up there. My entire suspension went for around a half an hour or longer. Who knows I wasn't counting!
Once I went down and everybody high fived me and congratulated me we took all the rice krispies out. I shook the entire way home and next day and even now when I still think about it. im still sore right now but its such a good sore and i love that im reminded of it every time i move my arms. It was by far the best fucking orgasm of my life!