Check out this interesting tidbit of piercing history crossing over with much larger world political history in this article by Yard[D]og, and then please come back here to comment or share your own stories. Click the picture to jump to the article.
Piercing History and Political History Intersection
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146 responses to “Piercing History and Political History Intersection”
Thank you to Yard[Dog] for sharing this story!
Thank you to Yard[Dog] for sharing this story!
Life is definetely stranger than fiction.
Life is definetely stranger than fiction.
That is truely an amasing story. Thank you for telling it..
That is truely an amasing story. Thank you for telling it..
Heh, wow. That’s great :).
Heh, wow. That’s great :).
An interesting story for sure.
I can’t help but wonder if it’s true.
An interesting story for sure.
I can’t help but wonder if it’s true.
Good story. Makes me wonder about the millions of stories that are being repressed by mainstream outlets…
Good story. Makes me wonder about the millions of stories that are being repressed by mainstream outlets…
Oh. My god. I couldn’t have ever seen the end of that one! Excellent article.
Oh. My god. I couldn’t have ever seen the end of that one! Excellent article.
What was the correct spelling on his last name? Rowe or Rove?
What was the correct spelling on his last name? Rowe or Rove?
WOW!! That is amazing
WOW!! That is amazing
Wow…. Love it, truly loved it
Wow…. Love it, truly loved it
Karl Rove’s father…. Dick Cheney’s daughter… I’m unsure on whether or not there are any homosexual Bush’s out there. I just find it so interesting that all of these Neo-con’s (or Death Eaters as I like to call them) have these (only to themselves and fellow party members) skeletons in their closets.
Karl Rove’s father…. Dick Cheney’s daughter… I’m unsure on whether or not there are any homosexual Bush’s out there. I just find it so interesting that all of these Neo-con’s (or Death Eaters as I like to call them) have these (only to themselves and fellow party members) skeletons in their closets.
Truly unbelievable. I know we all hear a lot of stories regarding parents “shunning” or “disowning” children due to sexual orientation, body modification, etc. but this perspective is one that doesn’t get too much publicity. It’s unfortunate that such a great man spawned such a bloodthirsty asshole.
Truly unbelievable. I know we all hear a lot of stories regarding parents “shunning” or “disowning” children due to sexual orientation, body modification, etc. but this perspective is one that doesn’t get too much publicity. It’s unfortunate that such a great man spawned such a bloodthirsty asshole.
Since this is being read by non-BME people as well, one thing I think I should mention as well is that Louie wasn’t just a pierced guy. He was a HEAVILY pierced guy in the early days that was influential in the piercing scene as an elder and helped promote it when it was just coming out of the closet… In a way, you could argue that he was an architect of one of the larger cultural movements in Western culture (the piercing/body modification scene). It’s a fascinating parallel to his son’s similar achievements.
Since this is being read by non-BME people as well, one thing I think I should mention as well is that Louie wasn’t just a pierced guy. He was a HEAVILY pierced guy in the early days that was influential in the piercing scene as an elder and helped promote it when it was just coming out of the closet… In a way, you could argue that he was an architect of one of the larger cultural movements in Western culture (the piercing/body modification scene). It’s a fascinating parallel to his son’s similar achievements.
I read the shorter version on his page as well as this…
Id like to say they were wonderfully written and easy to digest…
I read the shorter version on his page as well as this…
Id like to say they were wonderfully written and easy to digest…
To me, if anything, this really helps to explain Rove’s whole persona.
Isn’t rebelling against one’s parents fairly common? A rite of passage, even? Well, when your mother commits suicide and your father is a iconic gay piercing fetishist (who, judging by this article, was maybe not the most stable character, positive traits aside), doesn’t Rove’s personality make a whole lot more sense?
To me, if anything, this really helps to explain Rove’s whole persona.
Isn’t rebelling against one’s parents fairly common? A rite of passage, even? Well, when your mother commits suicide and your father is a iconic gay piercing fetishist (who, judging by this article, was maybe not the most stable character, positive traits aside), doesn’t Rove’s personality make a whole lot more sense?
brilliant, this is why i love this community..haha, seems very real , nobodys perfect, were all just geting by, a hero in one world is a demon in another..great write up.
brilliant, this is why i love this community..haha, seems very real , nobodys perfect, were all just geting by, a hero in one world is a demon in another..great write up.
love the second shot by the way…might have to get me some gold jewlery.
love the second shot by the way…might have to get me some gold jewlery.
BTW, from the wikipedia entry on Rove:
‘Rove has expressed great love and admiration for his adoptive father and for “how selfless” his love had been.’
BTW, from the wikipedia entry on Rove:
‘Rove has expressed great love and admiration for his adoptive father and for “how selfless” his love had been.’
While I was reading this, I realized that Louie was the guy known in PFIQ as “Indy”. I remember the issue that he was in. I even met him once at a piercing video showing at EZTV in West Hollywood. He was a nice guy, and he was very interested in my tattoos, since he said that despite his major piercings, he’d never quite managed to get up the nerve to be tattooed, due to the permanence of it.
The connection to Karl Rove at the end made me fall out of my chair. Yow.
While I was reading this, I realized that Louie was the guy known in PFIQ as “Indy”. I remember the issue that he was in. I even met him once at a piercing video showing at EZTV in West Hollywood. He was a nice guy, and he was very interested in my tattoos, since he said that despite his major piercings, he’d never quite managed to get up the nerve to be tattooed, due to the permanence of it.
The connection to Karl Rove at the end made me fall out of my chair. Yow.
Wonderful article!
I really enjoyed reading it.
Thank you to Yard[Dog], Shannon and the Late Louie Rove.
Wonderful article!
I really enjoyed reading it.
Thank you to Yard[Dog], Shannon and the Late Louie Rove.
Again, great bit of history.
Again, great bit of history.
damn. Just….damn. I know a fellow piercer who pierced a guy’s guiche that was a pretty high up guy in government… and his very young dominatrix/top/master was with him, talking shit to him the entire time. goes to show you that the weirdest are the ones no one would suspect.
damn. Just….damn. I know a fellow piercer who pierced a guy’s guiche that was a pretty high up guy in government… and his very young dominatrix/top/master was with him, talking shit to him the entire time. goes to show you that the weirdest are the ones no one would suspect.
that was an amazing and touching story. thank you for sharing it.
that was an amazing and touching story. thank you for sharing it.
Fascinating article. On a side note, I also rather like the gold jewellery!
Fascinating article. On a side note, I also rather like the gold jewellery!
wow i always thought that rove was the spawn of satan. turns out the truth is more interesting and supprising. great story.
wow i always thought that rove was the spawn of satan. turns out the truth is more interesting and supprising. great story.