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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.

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Blast From The Past

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Shannon Larratt

I was cleaning up the BME “officies” today and found an old CD of pictures from back in 1997 when I was living in Philadelphia. The first photo is of Steve Haworth doing a cautery brand on my friend Dustin (at Infinite) — I love how you can see the smoke just billowing up from the tool!

This next picture is actually me… I’d had forehead implants done and they ended up crooked, so my roommate at the time (Jon Cobb, one of the most brilliant and influential piercers of all time in my opinion) did his best to straighten in (we created a second channel and tried to shift it). Ultimately we still removed it, but these are some of my favorite pictures of myself:

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3 responses to “Blast From The Past”

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    Shannon Larratt

    The following comments were imported from our old comment system:

    Posted on 03-03-2006 23:33:29 by nymphette
    I love the second picture of you, shannon!

    Posted on 03-04-2006 00:56:35 by lippi
    You look so calm with blood pouring out of your head. It’s funny but it makes sense.

    Posted on 03-04-2006 10:33:07 by Burning Angel
    Can Anyone Say SEXY!…Shannon Is A Hottie In The Picture.

    Posted on 03-04-2006 17:37:34 by Alkaline_fairy
    He looks really sweet like that.
    I almost want to say serene.
    In the first pic of Steve Haworth he looks really evil- look at his eyes!

    Posted on 03-05-2006 02:00:44 by BadlyDrawnGirl
    the smoke is pretty cool.

    Posted on 03-05-2006 04:27:37 by CS Williams
    You do look really hot in those pics Shannon.

    Posted on 03-05-2006 12:03:08 by Mona
    I remember the pix of you Shannon – must been here for a looong time don’t I? :/

    Posted on 03-06-2006 12:50:30 by sinophile
    I may have mentioned how much I enjoy this pic in the past. The one on the right, yes.

    Posted on 03-07-2006 07:22:30 by A!
    Young people!

    Posted on 04-03-2006 00:02:59 by raven
    wow Shannon…you are hot and the blood…well, that only makes you look hotter 😉

  2. jenna Avatar
    jenna

    wow. over the past couple days i’ve read from page 1 to now, 163. it’s nice to finally see you!

  3. GabyMJunkie Avatar
    GabyMJunkie

    Shannons a damn hottie…Yowza!

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