A black-and-white photo of a person mid-air in a Superman-style body suspension pose, supported by multiple hooks in their back and legs, smiling joyfully toward the camera. They are suspended horizontally in a large indoor space with high ceilings and visible rigging. A group of onlookers—some seated, some standing—watch with expressions of admiration, amusement, and support. The atmosphere is lively and communal, capturing a moment of shared experience and transformation.

Oooh, Buck ‘o Five

Kyle sent in the following..

Let me start off by saying that my parents are as about conservative as they come! They voted for Reagan, and both of the Bushes. Because of that I’m not particularly modded, which sucks. I see myself as ‘not me’ because of it. I’ve pierced my ears about three times, my lip twice and just recently my septum. Each time my dad has found out (I wore my septum flipped up, but it fell back down during dinner) he almost ripped ripped them out. I felt that scarification was the only way I could permanently mark myself before I get out of this house in a year. This is just a small self done braille scar. It says “free.” kind of an oxymoron because I’m not! I thought it would be raised, but i don’t think I cut deep enough (even though biiiig chunks of flesh came out). I ended up telling them that I hit it on some screws during stage crew, which I am part of (I got some pretty gnarly natural scars from that, anyhow).

I think in a month or so I’m going to brand it. Maybe it will raise up.

Comments

100 responses to “Oooh, Buck ‘o Five”

  1. perk900 Avatar

    Freedom isn’t free???

  2. perk900 Avatar

    Freedom isn’t free???

  3. RooRaaah Crumbs Avatar

    I’m afraid not, perk900, it costs, oh, a buck o’ five at least.

    The television told me so.

  4. RooRaaah Crumbs Avatar

    I’m afraid not, perk900, it costs, oh, a buck o’ five at least.

    The television told me so.

  5. Rich Mans Drug Avatar

    I’m totally in love with this, really, gorgeous and love the idea. The ONLY thing is that the first e is a bit too close to the r. For a DIY job I must say he did really well though.

  6. Rich Mans Drug Avatar

    I’m totally in love with this, really, gorgeous and love the idea. The ONLY thing is that the first e is a bit too close to the r. For a DIY job I must say he did really well though.

  7. Kyle (its me!) Avatar
    Kyle (its me!)

    thanks everyone!

    little note, i kinda fucked up the R. it turned into an L. so i had to make the upper dot a dot for the E.

    thanks to everyone who said they liked this.

  8. Kyle (its me!) Avatar
    Kyle (its me!)

    thanks everyone!

    little note, i kinda fucked up the R. it turned into an L. so i had to make the upper dot a dot for the E.

    thanks to everyone who said they liked this.

  9. Nat Avatar

    Hmmm… I don’t know if it necessarily gets better once you move out, because you’ll go stock-mad crazy and get all your mods and then be terrified to go back home for a visit… at least that’s what happened to me. And yeah, my mom flipped out and wouldn’t speak to me for months.

    Now I’m living at home again (to help me get out of debt) and things are better now tho, to an extent. I still get told how horrible I am when I come home with a tattoo or piercing, but now they’re realized I don’t give a damn what they think…

  10. Nat Avatar

    Hmmm… I don’t know if it necessarily gets better once you move out, because you’ll go stock-mad crazy and get all your mods and then be terrified to go back home for a visit… at least that’s what happened to me. And yeah, my mom flipped out and wouldn’t speak to me for months.

    Now I’m living at home again (to help me get out of debt) and things are better now tho, to an extent. I still get told how horrible I am when I come home with a tattoo or piercing, but now they’re realized I don’t give a damn what they think…

  11. redredred Avatar
    redredred

    “he almost ripped ripped them out.”

    Shame on him.

  12. redredred Avatar
    redredred

    “he almost ripped ripped them out.”

    Shame on him.

  13. Bubblez Avatar

    I’ve been out of home for 7 years and my Mum still has a go at me. She hates tattoos and thinks for some bizarre reason having a tattoo makes someone a slut *sigh* so I have to listen to her whinge but after having it for a year she’s become more comfortable with it and has even spoken to me about my artist, it’s a big step for her not to make a face everytime she sees it.

    I think parents and people in general have to realise mods don’t change who we are they just mean we’re decorated nicely =)

    It’s a great concept and looks good, hopefully you can get it to raise up a bit.

  14. Bubblez Avatar

    I’ve been out of home for 7 years and my Mum still has a go at me. She hates tattoos and thinks for some bizarre reason having a tattoo makes someone a slut *sigh* so I have to listen to her whinge but after having it for a year she’s become more comfortable with it and has even spoken to me about my artist, it’s a big step for her not to make a face everytime she sees it.

    I think parents and people in general have to realise mods don’t change who we are they just mean we’re decorated nicely =)

    It’s a great concept and looks good, hopefully you can get it to raise up a bit.

  15. Joanna Avatar
    Joanna

    I could be slightly braindead but I’ve been trying for the past half hour to figure out what part of yer body that is ahhaha.

  16. Joanna Avatar
    Joanna

    I could be slightly braindead but I’ve been trying for the past half hour to figure out what part of yer body that is ahhaha.

  17. RooRaaah Crumbs Avatar

    Joanna – It’s his wrist..

  18. RooRaaah Crumbs Avatar

    Joanna – It’s his wrist..

  19. PsykoToast Avatar
    PsykoToast

    really? it looks like an ankle to me >.<
    anyway, i think this is really awesome!
    i just had my septum pierced and i wear it flipped up when i am in certain company, just a kind of “respect” thing i guess

  20. PsykoToast Avatar
    PsykoToast

    really? it looks like an ankle to me >.<
    anyway, i think this is really awesome!
    i just had my septum pierced and i wear it flipped up when i am in certain company, just a kind of “respect” thing i guess

  21. JohnnyThief Avatar

    I never understand these stupid conservatives. The Bible, a book I’m sure they’d ban if they ever actually read it, is all about body modification,… *cutting & pasting from our FAQ*

    Nose rings were used as engagement pieces, to the extent that when God himself is speaking allegorically of her chosen people, He mentions betrothing her with this piercing,…. “I adorned you with jewelry: I put bracelets on your arms & a necklace on your neck, & I put a ring on your nose, earrings on your ears & a beautiful crown on your head.” Ezekiel 16:11-12 (also in Genesis 24:22, Genesis 24:30, Genesis 24:47, Genesis 35:4, & Exodus 32:2-3). Piercings & all manner of body arts were used in the most sacred of the rituals, marriage, which was instituted by God as an earthly analogy of what it would be like to commune with him in Heaven.

    In fact, I would venture forward to say that God himself is adorned with markings not dissimilar to tattoos,… although don’t ask me who is artist is,… “See, I have engraved you on the palms of my hands.” Isaac 49:22. And like Father like Son, let’s not forget the physical description given to a resurrected Jesus,… “On His robe & on his thigh he has the name written: KING OF KINGS & LORD OF LORDS.” Revelation 19:16. I can take it to a further extreme, & say that when Jesus rose from the dead, his wounds were not healed, He still bore them,… His hands, feet, side & scalp were all pierced, & were still there, as we can see when Thomas doubts the whole thing & demands to put his fingers in the piercings. “Unless I see the nail marks in his hands & put my finger where the nails were, & put my hand into His side, I will not believe it.” John 20:25. Those piercings were the most significant act in all of human history, changing everything about society as we know it for millennia.

    We must keep in mind the Bible’s perspective on flesh, it’s flesh that we try to separate whenever fasting is spoken of, it’s flesh that dies off & is laid back to the dust, & it’s the flesh that we are asked to crucify every day. Keep these last two passages in mind whenever some mindless right wing Pat Robertson drone is blathering on parroting some mindless garbage out of context about your body adornment or attire:

    “The Lord does not look at the things man looks at. Man looks at the outer appearance, but the Lord looks at the heart.” 1 Samuel 16:7

    “Stop judging by mere appearances, & make a right judgment.” Jesus Christ, John 7:21

  22. JohnnyThief Avatar

    I never understand these stupid conservatives. The Bible, a book I’m sure they’d ban if they ever actually read it, is all about body modification,… *cutting & pasting from our FAQ*

    Nose rings were used as engagement pieces, to the extent that when God himself is speaking allegorically of her chosen people, He mentions betrothing her with this piercing,…. “I adorned you with jewelry: I put bracelets on your arms & a necklace on your neck, & I put a ring on your nose, earrings on your ears & a beautiful crown on your head.” Ezekiel 16:11-12 (also in Genesis 24:22, Genesis 24:30, Genesis 24:47, Genesis 35:4, & Exodus 32:2-3). Piercings & all manner of body arts were used in the most sacred of the rituals, marriage, which was instituted by God as an earthly analogy of what it would be like to commune with him in Heaven.

    In fact, I would venture forward to say that God himself is adorned with markings not dissimilar to tattoos,… although don’t ask me who is artist is,… “See, I have engraved you on the palms of my hands.” Isaac 49:22. And like Father like Son, let’s not forget the physical description given to a resurrected Jesus,… “On His robe & on his thigh he has the name written: KING OF KINGS & LORD OF LORDS.” Revelation 19:16. I can take it to a further extreme, & say that when Jesus rose from the dead, his wounds were not healed, He still bore them,… His hands, feet, side & scalp were all pierced, & were still there, as we can see when Thomas doubts the whole thing & demands to put his fingers in the piercings. “Unless I see the nail marks in his hands & put my finger where the nails were, & put my hand into His side, I will not believe it.” John 20:25. Those piercings were the most significant act in all of human history, changing everything about society as we know it for millennia.

    We must keep in mind the Bible’s perspective on flesh, it’s flesh that we try to separate whenever fasting is spoken of, it’s flesh that dies off & is laid back to the dust, & it’s the flesh that we are asked to crucify every day. Keep these last two passages in mind whenever some mindless right wing Pat Robertson drone is blathering on parroting some mindless garbage out of context about your body adornment or attire:

    “The Lord does not look at the things man looks at. Man looks at the outer appearance, but the Lord looks at the heart.” 1 Samuel 16:7

    “Stop judging by mere appearances, & make a right judgment.” Jesus Christ, John 7:21

  23. Bunson Avatar
    Bunson

    My parents won’t let me get anything peirced or tattood. Only a few more months then I will be free. I sympathize with you.

  24. Bunson Avatar
    Bunson

    My parents won’t let me get anything peirced or tattood. Only a few more months then I will be free. I sympathize with you.

  25. nope Avatar
    nope

    lol, i thought it was his ankle too. that’s one hairy wrist.

  26. nope Avatar
    nope

    lol, i thought it was his ankle too. that’s one hairy wrist.

  27. Kyle (its me!) Avatar
    Kyle (its me!)

    ahahah, sorry crumbs, it IS my ankle!

  28. Kyle (its me!) Avatar
    Kyle (its me!)

    ahahah, sorry crumbs, it IS my ankle!

  29. breakinthemix Avatar

    I feel for you there, the only thing I have currently is things on my ears. Aside from money, my parents are a huge fear for me as far as getting other things done, because I know from things in the past how they’d react. That said, I’m planning a tattoo in the very near future that’s on my side…not terribly large, but large enough, but it’s something quite meaningful to me and something I feel that I need to have, so it’ll be easy to hide for now (not really a crop top/bikini gal anyway) and, should they ever find out, I guess I’ll have to have a go at explaining my reasoning behind it. I just moved back into my parents’ house, so we shall see!

  30. breakinthemix Avatar

    I feel for you there, the only thing I have currently is things on my ears. Aside from money, my parents are a huge fear for me as far as getting other things done, because I know from things in the past how they’d react. That said, I’m planning a tattoo in the very near future that’s on my side…not terribly large, but large enough, but it’s something quite meaningful to me and something I feel that I need to have, so it’ll be easy to hide for now (not really a crop top/bikini gal anyway) and, should they ever find out, I guess I’ll have to have a go at explaining my reasoning behind it. I just moved back into my parents’ house, so we shall see!

  31. Viking In LaFleche Avatar

    Sometimes if the conviction is strong enough you just have to go for it. I can’t imagine your parents would feel any different about you once the initial shock wears off. But in todays age, what is shocking, really?

  32. Viking In LaFleche Avatar

    Sometimes if the conviction is strong enough you just have to go for it. I can’t imagine your parents would feel any different about you once the initial shock wears off. But in todays age, what is shocking, really?

  33. gillian gamine Avatar

    rock on, DIY brands on underage kids (i assume so) are awesome. speaking from experience here.

  34. gillian gamine Avatar

    rock on, DIY brands on underage kids (i assume so) are awesome. speaking from experience here.

  35. Jacinda Avatar
    Jacinda

    I love it, looks great!

    I always feel so much more fortunate when I know how accepting my parents are. Last year I spent a year overseas as an exchange student (teriary level) and it was a big year for me. I had decided from the time I went to Japan that I was gonna get a tattoo to remind me of the time spent there. I never told my parents or relatives and very few mates. Not because I thought they’d be pissed about it, but more because I wanted it to be MY thing, my little selfish delight.

    But I got back home, first things decided to fess up to my mum, but she already had an inkling I’d gotten one and just asked where was it and what. I love my parents and how accepting they are. I sometimes wonder if a lot of young kids get some of their mods (normally the ones that later are regretted) because they’re trying to piss their parents off. I have wanted to get a tattoo since I was a kid, and my parents never said “NO you CANT” so I never felt in a rush to get it done, just found something I wanted that had a meaning to me and thne decided on a place to get it, and in the end waited 9 months till I actually got it.

    Hope it all works out dude and that your parents accept you for it once its done.

  36. Jacinda Avatar
    Jacinda

    I love it, looks great!

    I always feel so much more fortunate when I know how accepting my parents are. Last year I spent a year overseas as an exchange student (teriary level) and it was a big year for me. I had decided from the time I went to Japan that I was gonna get a tattoo to remind me of the time spent there. I never told my parents or relatives and very few mates. Not because I thought they’d be pissed about it, but more because I wanted it to be MY thing, my little selfish delight.

    But I got back home, first things decided to fess up to my mum, but she already had an inkling I’d gotten one and just asked where was it and what. I love my parents and how accepting they are. I sometimes wonder if a lot of young kids get some of their mods (normally the ones that later are regretted) because they’re trying to piss their parents off. I have wanted to get a tattoo since I was a kid, and my parents never said “NO you CANT” so I never felt in a rush to get it done, just found something I wanted that had a meaning to me and thne decided on a place to get it, and in the end waited 9 months till I actually got it.

    Hope it all works out dude and that your parents accept you for it once its done.

  37. Sassie_L Avatar

    I love the idea and execution of this scar. I do wonder though how they even noticed it as it appears to be on your inner ankle. Do they fully check you ever day or something to make sure you haven’t had any work done? 😀 Actually, why am I joking, that’s kind of what my folks where like after they saw my first piercings lol

  38. Sassie_L Avatar

    I love the idea and execution of this scar. I do wonder though how they even noticed it as it appears to be on your inner ankle. Do they fully check you ever day or something to make sure you haven’t had any work done? 😀 Actually, why am I joking, that’s kind of what my folks where like after they saw my first piercings lol

  39. mel Avatar
    mel

    Can also relate to the parents issue..
    when i came home with my lip pierced my parents lost it, they yelled at me for a few days, asked ‘where did i go wrong’, trying to make me feel guilty.
    also got angry when they noticed my tragus piercing after i successfully hid it for a year without them noticing.
    so theyve said ‘no more’ and ive stuck with that out of respect, but its hard.

  40. mel Avatar
    mel

    Can also relate to the parents issue..
    when i came home with my lip pierced my parents lost it, they yelled at me for a few days, asked ‘where did i go wrong’, trying to make me feel guilty.
    also got angry when they noticed my tragus piercing after i successfully hid it for a year without them noticing.
    so theyve said ‘no more’ and ive stuck with that out of respect, but its hard.

  41. Meredith Avatar

    When will somebody get a Braille tattoo done in Grade 2? Now THAT would be cool.

  42. Meredith Avatar

    When will somebody get a Braille tattoo done in Grade 2? Now THAT would be cool.

  43. Jason Avatar

    Hey Kyle what did you use to cut it? The circles are pretty neat. The branding isnt a bad idea, although with something that close, the wounds would probably end up merging. i have a triangle formation on my left arm, next to the crook of my elbow. one of the first little mods i did when i was about 15. i heated up the head of a nail on the gas stove with a pencil taped to it so my fingers didnt burn haha. i held it in each place for about 2 seconds and pressed pretty hard, i spaced them about 4mm apart, and 2 of the dots merged a little. they are still very raised though.

  44. Jason Avatar

    Hey Kyle what did you use to cut it? The circles are pretty neat. The branding isnt a bad idea, although with something that close, the wounds would probably end up merging. i have a triangle formation on my left arm, next to the crook of my elbow. one of the first little mods i did when i was about 15. i heated up the head of a nail on the gas stove with a pencil taped to it so my fingers didnt burn haha. i held it in each place for about 2 seconds and pressed pretty hard, i spaced them about 4mm apart, and 2 of the dots merged a little. they are still very raised though.

  45. Jason Avatar

    just thought i’d take a pic of what it looks like, bear in mind this is roughly 5 and a bit years after i did it. if you plan on doing it, best to use something a lot smaller in diameter

    http://img339.imageshack.us/img339/118/31052008002dh1.jpg

  46. Jason Avatar

    just thought i’d take a pic of what it looks like, bear in mind this is roughly 5 and a bit years after i did it. if you plan on doing it, best to use something a lot smaller in diameter

    http://img339.imageshack.us/img339/118/31052008002dh1.jpg

  47. Rachael Avatar
    Rachael

    “I think parents and people in general have to realise mods don’t change who we are they just mean we’re decorated nicely =)”

    so true [bubblez]! though thinking that way i kinda feel like a christmas tree. . . LOL. the thought behind the scarification is what matters most, what we see, and say are just a bit of commentary on something that is a part of kyle now.

    thought i must say i like it.

  48. Rachael Avatar
    Rachael

    “I think parents and people in general have to realise mods don’t change who we are they just mean we’re decorated nicely =)”

    so true [bubblez]! though thinking that way i kinda feel like a christmas tree. . . LOL. the thought behind the scarification is what matters most, what we see, and say are just a bit of commentary on something that is a part of kyle now.

    thought i must say i like it.

  49. Minigoth1 Avatar
    Minigoth1

    If the guy who got this could please e-mail that’d be great. I’d like to have a little chat about this.
    [email protected]

  50. Minigoth1 Avatar
    Minigoth1

    If the guy who got this could please e-mail that’d be great. I’d like to have a little chat about this.
    [email protected]

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