After a personally difficult legal dispute over BME, I’ve had to face the potentially insurmountable reality of being massively in debt, and I have chosen to transfer the business to Rachel (the details of this deal are sealed, so please don’t ask). Within the month my role at BME will come to an end, and new staff (made up largely of people who’ve been working on BME for some time as well) will be taking over. I will no longer be writing online about body modification, although I will be maintaining my regular blog and other projects of course, as well as working on several body modification book projects which I am eager to complete.
It’s definitely a very strange and mixed set of feelings, having run this site from the very beginning, over nearly a decade and a half. On one hand I’m very much looking forward to having the opportunity and time to paint and tackle new adventures, and on the other hand I will very much miss both the people and the subject in general that I came to know through BME. That said, when I grew up and fell in love with body modification — and later built BME — this was a very different and much more “outsider” culture, so maybe now, as not just tattooing but body modification as a whole enjoys unprecedented levels of popularity and acceptability, it is a good time to pass the torch on to a new generation. It’s my hope that they maintain the site in the spirit that it was begun, while taking on the challenges of a new environment.
I have very much enjoyed being a part of BME and I leave it with good memories. Thank you to everyone who’s been a friend of the site, and everyone who’s helped bring it to this point. I hope you’ve enjoyed my contributions — I know I’ve enjoyed yours — and I hope that you continue to enjoy what BME brings in the future.
See you in hell! 😛
Shannon
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760 responses to “So Long And Thanks For All The Fish”
Holy Crap. I hope the site doesn’t look like it looked for the short time you weren’t administrating.
Godspeed to you Shannon. Your talents will carry you onto bigger and better things.
Cheers
xoxox
Holy Crap. I hope the site doesn’t look like it looked for the short time you weren’t administrating.
Godspeed to you Shannon. Your talents will carry you onto bigger and better things.
Cheers
xoxox
The site will be updated as usual and I’m sure you’ll see new features and so on as well. It was in stasis during that period because of legal issues, not technical/creative issues.
The site will be updated as usual and I’m sure you’ll see new features and so on as well. It was in stasis during that period because of legal issues, not technical/creative issues.
Welcome back Rachel.
Take care Shannon.
x
Welcome back Rachel.
Take care Shannon.
x
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*Sad becouse you leave, Shannon*
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*Sad becouse you leave, Shannon*
i hope modblog doesnt go to shit like it did before..
i hope modblog doesnt go to shit like it did before..
wow. that’s a stunning announcement, and it must have been a difficult decision to come to. not that we had much one-on one contact in the first place, but i hope you and i can stay in touch. hat off to you, as always.
wow. that’s a stunning announcement, and it must have been a difficult decision to come to. not that we had much one-on one contact in the first place, but i hope you and i can stay in touch. hat off to you, as always.
The death of modblog cometh?
The death of modblog cometh?
I, for one, raise my glass in the air to Shannon’s hard work and dedication, and also wish the entity that is BME good luck many more years of being hotlinked to by people who don’t understand us.
Thanks for your time Shannon, stay well.
I, for one, raise my glass in the air to Shannon’s hard work and dedication, and also wish the entity that is BME good luck many more years of being hotlinked to by people who don’t understand us.
Thanks for your time Shannon, stay well.
seconded, trickydick. very well put
seconded, trickydick. very well put
Hm, that feels weird … again
Hm, that feels weird … again
Sad to see you go. Thanks for it all
Sad to see you go. Thanks for it all
noooooooooooooooooooooooo
shannon dont leave us!
we will miss the “guess which body part” games you play with us 🙁
noooooooooooooooooooooooo
shannon dont leave us!
we will miss the “guess which body part” games you play with us 🙁
I too concur. Good luck Shannon.Thank you for all you’ve done.
I too concur. Good luck Shannon.Thank you for all you’ve done.
🙁
🙁
I’m sure this will turn out to be interesting…
Good luck with everthing. 🙂
I’m sure this will turn out to be interesting…
Good luck with everthing. 🙂
I agree with 11, this place wont be the same without close ups of horribly disturbing images! Well, good luck man.
I agree with 11, this place wont be the same without close ups of horribly disturbing images! Well, good luck man.
really sad to see you go man. But if its best for you than I wish you the best and only hope the new owners can keep the spirit of BME the same
really sad to see you go man. But if its best for you than I wish you the best and only hope the new owners can keep the spirit of BME the same
:’( Sad to see you go!
:’( Sad to see you go!
shannon its just not going to be the same without you
how long will modblog last now?
shannon its just not going to be the same without you
how long will modblog last now?
D: whyyy
We will miss you!
D: whyyy
We will miss you!
I’m sorry to see you leave shannon, you’re a real hero of mine. Good luck in your art and other commitments.
I’m sorry to see you leave shannon, you’re a real hero of mine. Good luck in your art and other commitments.
I hope we’ll see a new direction and look forward to a new era.
Shannon has mighty big boots to fill but I look forward to a different perspective here.
I hope we’ll see a new direction and look forward to a new era.
Shannon has mighty big boots to fill but I look forward to a different perspective here.
you built an excellent fjord slartibartfast.
you built an excellent fjord slartibartfast.
Shannon, buddy. We are gonna miss you in BME land.
*joins TrickyDick and raises glass*.
Its just not gonna be the same without you and your witty humor.
Shannon, buddy. We are gonna miss you in BME land.
*joins TrickyDick and raises glass*.
Its just not gonna be the same without you and your witty humor.
He said that he wouldn’t be writing about body modification online anymore.. Which means no more modblog right?
This sucks.
I’m not renewing my membership for iam, no point if the person I respect isn’t running it anymore.
He said that he wouldn’t be writing about body modification online anymore.. Which means no more modblog right?
This sucks.
I’m not renewing my membership for iam, no point if the person I respect isn’t running it anymore.