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”
Very interesting.
Unsubscribed.
Very interesting.
Unsubscribed.
Thanks for everything you’ve done, thanks for fighting for it, for us.
Thanks for everything you’ve done, thanks for fighting for it, for us.
Good Luck with everything Shannon I’ll miss your articles and you presense in general on BME. I wouldn’t be the same without you, and neither will BME.
Good Luck with everything Shannon I’ll miss your articles and you presense in general on BME. I wouldn’t be the same without you, and neither will BME.
The world became a darker place now that you’re gone
Thank god there are other blogs of yours
So long and thanks for all the fish
:,-(
The world became a darker place now that you’re gone
Thank god there are other blogs of yours
So long and thanks for all the fish
:,-(
*is 100% shocked*
*is 100% shocked*
Shannon!!!! Wwe’ll miss you! BME won’t be the same without you 🙁
Shannon!!!! Wwe’ll miss you! BME won’t be the same without you 🙁
Be well & good luck!
Be well & good luck!
I admire your work, man.
I admire your work, man.
sorry to hear about this. BIG shame your going but good luck. looking forward to reading the books you are currently working on
sorry to hear about this. BIG shame your going but good luck. looking forward to reading the books you are currently working on
Best of luck in the future, man. My heart is a little broken and I know things will never be the same without you… but I’ll still be sticking around, of course 🙂
xox
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Best of luck in the future, man. My heart is a little broken and I know things will never be the same without you… but I’ll still be sticking around, of course 🙂
xox
[email protected]
I dropped off of IAM a while back due to time pressures at school. Still, I had entertained the thoughts of reactivating the account once I had time again. Now, probably not. The apparent censorship and excommunication* [I’m using that in a semi-sarcastic way] of IAM members that said some politically unpopular things during the previous hostile takeover has me more than a little leery; I’m not interested in posting things of a personal nature or of dubious legality (see also: grey-legal modifications) on a site that may choose to turn over incriminating evidence to legal authorities and that is under the jurisdiction of the onerous laws of the US. One of the things I liked about BMEzine and IAM is that it was private, and not subject to the laws of the US.
I guess that I will have to wait and see what happens.
For now, it’s out of the light and back into the shadows, away from the semi-public eye.
Good luck with the rest of your life, Shannon. I hope that you are able to find something to do with your time that is financially rewarding enought to work through all of your legal debts.
* I never had personal experience with this; I was already so involved in school that my page had gone inactive.
I dropped off of IAM a while back due to time pressures at school. Still, I had entertained the thoughts of reactivating the account once I had time again. Now, probably not. The apparent censorship and excommunication* [I’m using that in a semi-sarcastic way] of IAM members that said some politically unpopular things during the previous hostile takeover has me more than a little leery; I’m not interested in posting things of a personal nature or of dubious legality (see also: grey-legal modifications) on a site that may choose to turn over incriminating evidence to legal authorities and that is under the jurisdiction of the onerous laws of the US. One of the things I liked about BMEzine and IAM is that it was private, and not subject to the laws of the US.
I guess that I will have to wait and see what happens.
For now, it’s out of the light and back into the shadows, away from the semi-public eye.
Good luck with the rest of your life, Shannon. I hope that you are able to find something to do with your time that is financially rewarding enought to work through all of your legal debts.
* I never had personal experience with this; I was already so involved in school that my page had gone inactive.
Shannon
You are a true inspiration and someone who has given me a sense of place and pride in this world.
Your wisdom, passion and integrity will never be forgotten and I wish you good fortune and safe passage on all your future endeavors.
Thank you,
Matty 🙂
Shannon
You are a true inspiration and someone who has given me a sense of place and pride in this world.
Your wisdom, passion and integrity will never be forgotten and I wish you good fortune and safe passage on all your future endeavors.
Thank you,
Matty 🙂
You have been an inspiration for most of us, it´s sad to see you say goodbye.
We all grew more tolerant to the strangest things and learned not to open the “gues the body part” game pics at work :p
I have two quotes on my email signature, one is yours, the other one, I believe, expresses the way any good BME addict thinks.
Read, every day, something no one else is reading. Think, every day, something no one else is thinking. Do, every day, something no one else would be silly enough to do. It is bad for the mind to be always part of unanimity.
– Christopher Morley
“All biological improvement on this planet has come from those who are freaks. Normal lifeforms contribute little to progress (in fact, when you look at the big picture ‘normal’ and ‘will become extinct’ are synonyms). Only the modified can bring humanity to the future by engendering a culture that equates change with goodness. Morphological freedom is the most important right for us to defend in the 21st century. Be More.”
Shannon Larrat
We´ll see you in Zentastic so that we don´t get so home-sick.
You have been an inspiration for most of us, it´s sad to see you say goodbye.
We all grew more tolerant to the strangest things and learned not to open the “gues the body part” game pics at work :p
I have two quotes on my email signature, one is yours, the other one, I believe, expresses the way any good BME addict thinks.
Read, every day, something no one else is reading. Think, every day, something no one else is thinking. Do, every day, something no one else would be silly enough to do. It is bad for the mind to be always part of unanimity.
– Christopher Morley
“All biological improvement on this planet has come from those who are freaks. Normal lifeforms contribute little to progress (in fact, when you look at the big picture ‘normal’ and ‘will become extinct’ are synonyms). Only the modified can bring humanity to the future by engendering a culture that equates change with goodness. Morphological freedom is the most important right for us to defend in the 21st century. Be More.”
Shannon Larrat
We´ll see you in Zentastic so that we don´t get so home-sick.
Sorry to hear you are leaving, Shannon. Good luck, man. I’ve been following BME for 8 or 9 years. Thanks for everything.
M
Sorry to hear you are leaving, Shannon. Good luck, man. I’ve been following BME for 8 or 9 years. Thanks for everything.
M
You can crash on my couch!
You can crash on my couch!
hell hath no fury…
hell hath no fury…
Shannon,
Thank you for everything. You’ve given me more hope and bravery than you can imagine. You will be sorely missed.
Shannon,
Thank you for everything. You’ve given me more hope and bravery than you can imagine. You will be sorely missed.
as proven some months ago, you are the main stone of this site. Without you everything will go very wrong and definitely without the feeling you’ve put in it.
Wish you all the luck in the world and I will continue to follow your work (and probably stop hitting the F5 key everyday on ModBlog) to take a break from work.
as proven some months ago, you are the main stone of this site. Without you everything will go very wrong and definitely without the feeling you’ve put in it.
Wish you all the luck in the world and I will continue to follow your work (and probably stop hitting the F5 key everyday on ModBlog) to take a break from work.
shannon!
thanx for all the good things you have done for bmezine, for modblog, and for all this community. and of course thank you for making the largest site about body modification!this job and this success is absolutely yours!we will miss you so much, and this “place” wont be the same without you!
all the best for your future projects, and if you planning to come to Hungary, don’t hesitate writing me:)
shannon!
thanx for all the good things you have done for bmezine, for modblog, and for all this community. and of course thank you for making the largest site about body modification!this job and this success is absolutely yours!we will miss you so much, and this “place” wont be the same without you!
all the best for your future projects, and if you planning to come to Hungary, don’t hesitate writing me:)
Thank-you Shannon so much, for giving us freaks a place like this to hang out 🙂
Thank-you Shannon so much, for giving us freaks a place like this to hang out 🙂
Shannon = BME !!!
(u BEST,respect & love forever!!!)
Shannon = BME !!!
(u BEST,respect & love forever!!!)
Shannon- thank you for starting BME, and IAM. Without them, I wouldn’t BE ME today. I wouldn’t have met my fiance (we met for the first time in Mexico in 2005) and I wouldn’t be nearly as well-informed about what I consider to be one of the most interesting cultural movements I’ve ever been a part of. Thank you for all your years of dedication and best of luck to you and your adorable kiddo. Looking forward to continuing to read your personal site, and I wish you the best!
Rachel & Co- I know that Shannon could not have pulled off the site I remember in my heyday without a dedicated staff. I believe that you all know that now, more than ever, the spirit of BME needs to be brought forward in everything you do, and I have full confidence that it will continue to be a fantastic endeavor. Best wishes to you as well!!
Shannon- thank you for starting BME, and IAM. Without them, I wouldn’t BE ME today. I wouldn’t have met my fiance (we met for the first time in Mexico in 2005) and I wouldn’t be nearly as well-informed about what I consider to be one of the most interesting cultural movements I’ve ever been a part of. Thank you for all your years of dedication and best of luck to you and your adorable kiddo. Looking forward to continuing to read your personal site, and I wish you the best!
Rachel & Co- I know that Shannon could not have pulled off the site I remember in my heyday without a dedicated staff. I believe that you all know that now, more than ever, the spirit of BME needs to be brought forward in everything you do, and I have full confidence that it will continue to be a fantastic endeavor. Best wishes to you as well!!
I would like to ask though, would you be doing any “guest appearances” on BME? You know, the odd blog or article etc?
I would like to ask though, would you be doing any “guest appearances” on BME? You know, the odd blog or article etc?
Good luck for the future, your site was a blessing for so many years
Good luck for the future, your site was a blessing for so many years
We will miss you!!!!!
We will miss you!!!!!