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APP Podcast With Perk900

Written by

Jordan Ginsberg


Hey, remember when I said I had a fun surprise this week? I wasn’t lying! Live from the parking lot of one of Las Vegas’s finest Del Taco establishments, this afternoon we caught up with Brian to see what sort of excitement’s been going on during the first few days of this year’s Association of Professional Piercers convention. Among the topics of conversation: good times at a shooting range, the brick shit-house that is Buck Angel (evidenced by he and Sarvas disrobing for a photo together) and the lethal combination of the boner pill Cialis and grapefruit juice. And, of course, much, much more. Get it below. Get it.

(Ed. note: The sound is a little fuzzy at times, but I cleaned it up as best I could. Brian was in a bit of a noisy area. We’ll forgive him.)

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Music featured:

Embrace – Give Me Back
Sugar – Hoover Dam
Wilco – I Am Trying To Break Your Heart

Comments

12 responses to “APP Podcast With Perk900”

  1. Dandy Avatar
    Dandy

    lol great interview, enjoyed it the whole way through.

    Hope to get to the conference one day, sound like lots of fun had by all. Cant wait to see the promised pictures 😀

  2. timmcdivitt Avatar
    timmcdivitt

    is there a referance to ‘indestructable’, or is it a typo?

  3. V Avatar
    V

    Bwahaha. Ohhhh cialis.

  4. Meg Avatar
    Meg

    HAHA!

  5. gogo_savvy Avatar
    gogo_savvy

    Dammit Brian!

    I wish I was there!

    Me, with my “VEGAS” tattoo…and I’m in Seattle. Dumb! Hahahahaha.

  6. V Avatar
    V

    This interview has convinced me to go to Vegas tomorrow. Well done Brian.

  7. Diva Avatar
    Diva

    I’m jealous of everyone who is gonna be at APP!

    🙁

    BUCK ANGEL!

  8. Brian Avatar
    Brian

    Sorry for the rambling.

    More (correct) details next time.

  9. micah Avatar
    micah

    i’m pretty sure wade tried to eff a tree.

  10. Opticon Avatar
    Opticon

    Wait… they gave cere a grenade launcher?!

  11. Shawn Porter Avatar
    Shawn Porter

    The cialis was… a worthwhile friend.
    Paul King’s class was on Ritualized Modification and was amazing.
    I just got home. Vegas is only good for so long.

  12. Shawn Porter Avatar
    Shawn Porter

    PS: Brian’s indestructable tattoo was indeed a typo that they discovered after the piece was finished.

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