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.

But will she regret it when she’s 90?

Going to the opposite end of the age scale, James Raimar from from Holey Body in Saginaw, Michigan did a pair of 18ga lobes on a client he describes as “80 and fucking rad!!!” I hope I’ve still got spunk in me when I’m eighty! See also: Matching Hearts with Granny, A Tattoo from Granny, Granny’s Navel, and 100th Birthday Present.

Comments

56 responses to “But will she regret it when she’s 90?”

  1. Faye Avatar
    Faye

    Awesome! I wish I had a grandma like that 🙂

  2. The Darthside Avatar
    The Darthside

    Awwee, reminds me of the replacement grandma I grew up with. I miss her much…

  3. HereKittyKitty Avatar
    HereKittyKitty

    I love her and i don’t even know her =)

  4. Cerra Avatar

    That made me smile.

  5. berto Avatar
    berto

    I agree with number 4

  6. Amber Avatar
    Amber

    Awesome! That’s my future, right there.

  7. Zombea Avatar

    This is wonderful. =]

  8. nae Avatar

    Yay for James and Yay for old ladies!

  9. Uraniumhobo Avatar

    this is just too awsome, now if everyone else was as cool as she is 🙂

  10. Hope Avatar
    Hope

    Cute old lady, sexy piercer.

  11. nature223 Avatar

    Whew,we ducked the bullet that time….just think if she wanted to get a genital mod….
    *pukes*

  12. Coffee Avatar
    Coffee

    The first picture made me hope she was getting a tongue piercing.

    That would’ve been super rad.

  13. Laurel Avatar

    Hoorah Jim, way to make modblog!

    That lady must be awesome, if I ever see her hanging around old Town I’m going to give her a massive hug.

  14. Moddedbynature Avatar
    Moddedbynature

    This makes me smile. More people, old and young need to take a lesson here and get the lighten up and stop taking life so seriously 🙂 I have been trying to get my grandparents to go get tattoos with me but no luck.

  15. lamewad Avatar
    lamewad

    I enjoyed her giving the finger in the last photo 😉

  16. Rose Avatar

    It just goes to show that even mainstream looking grannies have a bit of mod love in them 🙂

    11–Hey, I would have been ecstatic for her if she decided to get a genital piercing. Maybe next time she will.

  17. Mila Avatar
    Mila

    Awesome! She seems like she’s a lot of fun to hang out with 😀

  18. jonnycore Avatar

    haha, when i was a kid, we called cum spunk
    made me lol shannon

  19. Amy Avatar
    Amy

    i love her! i don’t even know her, but i love her!

  20. andrea Avatar
    andrea

    hahahahaa shes flipping us off…what a great woman! its so easy to forget that older people were in fact not “born yesterday”. this is a great reminder! 😀

  21. Jill Vicious Avatar
    Jill Vicious

    Awesome.

  22. Autopsy26 Avatar
    Autopsy26

    kick ass old woman!

  23. memphis Avatar

    that makes me smile.
    i want to hug her for being awesome and i don’t even know her!

  24. Neon Avatar
    Neon

    Awww, thats about the cutest thing I’ve ever seen. I love the more “radical” grandparents. Its always refreshing.

    PS. His opalite tunnels are amazing.

  25. Kelli Avatar
    Kelli

    *massive love for old-people-are-cool*

  26. Asta Avatar
    Asta

    I love it! And the headline makes me chuckle. Oh how I miss my grandma, I didn’t even have time to take her to piercing parlour’s.

  27. Dagon Avatar

    Old people totally give more positive comments on my mods than most other demographics. Haha.

  28. jess Avatar
    jess

    Go lady, go!

  29. clockorange Avatar

    cool! Don’t stop on 18 ga lobes!

  30. Melissa Avatar

    Funny, haha 😀

  31. tiff badhairdo Avatar

    My oldest client was an octogenarian too. I am rather proud of that.

  32. Jennifer Avatar

    This definitely made my day 🙂

  33. Snap Dragon Avatar

    I love the picture of her sticking out her tongue !! Too good! 🙂

  34. ovaryaction Avatar
    ovaryaction

    fuck yea grandma!!!

  35. DuckieVamp Avatar
    DuckieVamp

    The last pic made me laugh. She looks like she’s having a great time too. Old ladies with attitude ftw!!

  36. maryhadalittlecramp Avatar
    maryhadalittlecramp

    haha 😀 luv this!

  37. LuckyG Avatar
    LuckyG

    Haha, that’s cute. 🙂

  38. Angie Avatar
    Angie

    awww, she looks like a fun grandma!

  39. MissJanet Avatar
    MissJanet

    I am unworthy, I am unworthy! What a way to show the limitations of age the finger.

  40. cirrin Avatar
    cirrin

    I absolutely love these pictures! She looks like such a fun person!

  41. Lk Avatar
    Lk

    that rocks!

  42. xeni Avatar

    I find it interesting how you will see plenty of older men with tattoos and piercings, but not so much women…

    I wonder if she’ll stretch her piercings.. 🙂

  43. Holly Avatar

    This made my day 🙂

  44. John Osborne Avatar
    John Osborne

    Yeah Jim!!!!
    Nice plugs, I have the same ones. Did you get that lady’s digits?

  45. Killaya Avatar
    Killaya

    That’s cute! My grandmother is in her 70′s and she recently got her lobes pierced for the first time as well… I couldn’t convince her to get them done by a needle, but all went well and she’s so excited to be able to finally wear real earrings after all these years!

  46. CC Avatar
    CC

    Can this lady totally adopt me? She’s obviously totally awesome.

  47. little miss strange Avatar
    little miss strange

    Oh my, she’s the cutest stinken thing!!

  48. HannahRose Avatar
    HannahRose

    Aww my grandmother got hers pierced for the first time at 80 as well! She was visiting one of her kids in Israel ind just randomly decided to go for it.

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