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.

Skewering is a Bastard..

So says BastardBenny.

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DivX download link for BME members: Extreme2 or Full members

As an aside, if anyone notices the FLV (when you press play, not when you download the DivX) stalling could you let me know which browser and version you’re using please. Ta!

Comments

58 responses to “Skewering is a Bastard..”

  1. Kelli Avatar
    Kelli

    I swear to god, you must sit down and write and record the music once you see the video. I don’t know how you do it.

    Having said that, the video itself is kinda hypnotic. I wonder how blunt that thing is.

  2. Kelli Avatar
    Kelli

    I swear to god, you must sit down and write and record the music once you see the video. I don’t know how you do it.

    Having said that, the video itself is kinda hypnotic. I wonder how blunt that thing is.

  3. Skyline GTR Avatar
    Skyline GTR

    ow, little bleeding though, so nicely done.

  4. Skyline GTR Avatar
    Skyline GTR

    ow, little bleeding though, so nicely done.

  5. RooRaaah Crumbs Avatar

    (Blue October – Drilled A Wire Through My Cheek)

  6. RooRaaah Crumbs Avatar

    (Blue October – Drilled A Wire Through My Cheek)

  7. Autopsy26 Avatar
    Autopsy26

    intense

  8. Autopsy26 Avatar
    Autopsy26

    intense

  9. Laurel Avatar

    I love the way it looks, but I could never do it myself. Loved his reaction when he got it through the first side haha. His method of pushing it through the second cheek reminds me of how I stretched my ears when I was an idiot. XD

  10. Laurel Avatar

    I love the way it looks, but I could never do it myself. Loved his reaction when he got it through the first side haha. His method of pushing it through the second cheek reminds me of how I stretched my ears when I was an idiot. XD

  11. isaac Avatar
    isaac

    i was just listening to that song like an hour ago!

    lol pretty funny if ask me

  12. isaac Avatar
    isaac

    i was just listening to that song like an hour ago!

    lol pretty funny if ask me

  13. sfmonica Avatar
    sfmonica

    Yeah, I totally loved his reaction, too…it was an awesome, ‘Sweeeeeeeeet, I fucking did it!’ look…such satisfaction. Kudos to him.

  14. sfmonica Avatar
    sfmonica

    Yeah, I totally loved his reaction, too…it was an awesome, ‘Sweeeeeeeeet, I fucking did it!’ look…such satisfaction. Kudos to him.

  15. & Avatar
    &

    Oh geeze, that can’t be sanitary. I can’t believe the praise this act is receiving.

  16. & Avatar
    &

    Oh geeze, that can’t be sanitary. I can’t believe the praise this act is receiving.

  17. Zow Avatar
    Zow

    Very cool indeed, also what is the name of that song?

  18. Zow Avatar
    Zow

    Very cool indeed, also what is the name of that song?

  19. animal Avatar
    animal

    I don’t think it will be much of a problem. He’s probably gonna take it out a few seconds afterwards, have some alcohol, and blow it out through his cheekholes, and all will be fine.

  20. animal Avatar
    animal

    I don’t think it will be much of a problem. He’s probably gonna take it out a few seconds afterwards, have some alcohol, and blow it out through his cheekholes, and all will be fine.

  21. skullking Avatar
    skullking

    man, the flv works fine here, i run vista / IE 7.0.6001.
    but the fullscreen mode does not work, volume control is OK.
    i use the same player V 3.12, and have code like this to allow fullscreen:

    so.addParam(‘allowfullscreen’,’true’);

    maybe it helps or anyway, you did not want to allow fullscreen

    the vid looks damn fine 😉

  22. skullking Avatar
    skullking

    man, the flv works fine here, i run vista / IE 7.0.6001.
    but the fullscreen mode does not work, volume control is OK.
    i use the same player V 3.12, and have code like this to allow fullscreen:

    so.addParam(‘allowfullscreen’,’true’);

    maybe it helps or anyway, you did not want to allow fullscreen

    the vid looks damn fine 😉

  23. Penny Avatar

    Worked fine for me…..

    And i do <3 the music choice.

  24. Penny Avatar

    Worked fine for me…..

    And i do <3 the music choice.

  25. Joanna Avatar
    Joanna

    haha I just realized the disclaimer thingie above the comment box (If you just want to prove that you can say the meanest thing about something you don’t understand, go somewhere else. This is a community of friends, and the IAM/BME TOS applies here.) great stuff lolol. nice going with the skewer btw 😀

  26. Joanna Avatar
    Joanna

    haha I just realized the disclaimer thingie above the comment box (If you just want to prove that you can say the meanest thing about something you don’t understand, go somewhere else. This is a community of friends, and the IAM/BME TOS applies here.) great stuff lolol. nice going with the skewer btw 😀

  27. Absinthe Avatar

    That’s pretty cool, I want to get around to skewering my cheeks at some stage as well. I might try and find something a little sharper though…

    Haha 😀

  28. Absinthe Avatar

    That’s pretty cool, I want to get around to skewering my cheeks at some stage as well. I might try and find something a little sharper though…

    Haha 😀

  29. solocard Avatar

    Do not want!

    That always freaks me out for some reason…

  30. solocard Avatar

    Do not want!

    That always freaks me out for some reason…

  31. winch Avatar
    winch

    Just noticed the ‘disclaimer’ above the comment box. Good call, Shannon 🙂

  32. winch Avatar
    winch

    Just noticed the ‘disclaimer’ above the comment box. Good call, Shannon 🙂

  33. RooRaaah Crumbs Avatar

    I might be wrong, but hasn’t that always been there?

  34. RooRaaah Crumbs Avatar

    I might be wrong, but hasn’t that always been there?

  35. RustY Avatar
    RustY

    I think it has…

  36. RustY Avatar
    RustY

    I think it has…

  37. RooRaaah Crumbs Avatar

    I’ve just installed and activated a new FLV player which allows us to use posters (essentially large thumbnails) as a preview..

    All 109 video entries have been edited to reflect the change, so again, if anyone notices any problems let me know.

    Ta x 2.

  38. RooRaaah Crumbs Avatar

    I’ve just installed and activated a new FLV player which allows us to use posters (essentially large thumbnails) as a preview..

    All 109 video entries have been edited to reflect the change, so again, if anyone notices any problems let me know.

    Ta x 2.

  39. Sarah Avatar
    Sarah

    I love the looks he’s making, it’s how I feel when I do any kind of DIY (though mine aren’t even that intense.) It’s like that decision to do it, then the “Oh Shit” in the middle, and then the “Fuck YES” at the end haha…and it’s all smiles from there. I love it.

  40. Sarah Avatar
    Sarah

    I love the looks he’s making, it’s how I feel when I do any kind of DIY (though mine aren’t even that intense.) It’s like that decision to do it, then the “Oh Shit” in the middle, and then the “Fuck YES” at the end haha…and it’s all smiles from there. I love it.

  41. sublimerotica Avatar
    sublimerotica

    Aww, he is adorable XD Great video.

  42. sublimerotica Avatar
    sublimerotica

    Aww, he is adorable XD Great video.

  43. CreativeNonFiction Avatar

    I guess I’ve never seen it done, but I always assumed you’d put a piercing needle on the end of that so it’d go through easy. The grind, grind, push harder, grind, method doesn’t seem like much fun.

  44. CreativeNonFiction Avatar

    I guess I’ve never seen it done, but I always assumed you’d put a piercing needle on the end of that so it’d go through easy. The grind, grind, push harder, grind, method doesn’t seem like much fun.

  45. Unsaint Avatar
    Unsaint

    Just beautiful!

  46. Unsaint Avatar
    Unsaint

    Just beautiful!

  47. greenmouse Avatar
    greenmouse

    well whatever … we are all allowed to write our opinions as long as we don’t insult anyone on the personal level. THAT looks Completely Stupid and Unsafe. To me it looks jsut as a showing off in front of friends. Nice idea though but not the way it was perfomed at this video.

  48. greenmouse Avatar
    greenmouse

    well whatever … we are all allowed to write our opinions as long as we don’t insult anyone on the personal level. THAT looks Completely Stupid and Unsafe. To me it looks jsut as a showing off in front of friends. Nice idea though but not the way it was perfomed at this video.

  49. Jenn Avatar
    Jenn

    this is so empowering and so emotional. i was frozen in my seat staring at the beauty of it. i’ve felt very strongly about body modification, but this made me feel like nothing ever before. maybe it was the DIY / blunt skewer / unsafeness of it that hypnotized me.

  50. Jenn Avatar
    Jenn

    this is so empowering and so emotional. i was frozen in my seat staring at the beauty of it. i’ve felt very strongly about body modification, but this made me feel like nothing ever before. maybe it was the DIY / blunt skewer / unsafeness of it that hypnotized me.

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