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.

I Like Griping


The very talented intergalactic traveler Anders the Piercing Guy checks in with these recent (and rare) vertical lowbrets, done with 1-1/8″ straight barbells. These are the first such piercings Anders has done since 2005, he says, but one won’t find oneself in much better hands than his. Best of luck with the healing process, fella.

A couple more angles, after the jump.

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Comments

101 responses to “I Like Griping”

  1. helen Avatar
    helen

    Pretty striking face.

  2. helen Avatar
    helen

    Pretty striking face.

  3. Neurosis Avatar
    Neurosis

    Now, I’m not one to say what does or doesn’t necessitate a ‘transformation’ of oneself, but If losing a girlfriend, a job, and a car causes one to feel the need to ‘transform’ oneself… then this guy wasn’t right to begin with. Perhaps his parents didn’t teach him how to cope with loss. But dreadlocks, piercings, and selling all of your material possessions as a way to dissociate yourself from your old life isn’t going to address the root problem which is that the guy doesn’t know how to be his own person without a girlfriend, job, or car. Sad. But if he’s gone off and done something stupid, the best you can hope for is that he comes back saying, “Fuck, won’t do something that stupid again”.

  4. Neurosis Avatar
    Neurosis

    Now, I’m not one to say what does or doesn’t necessitate a ‘transformation’ of oneself, but If losing a girlfriend, a job, and a car causes one to feel the need to ‘transform’ oneself… then this guy wasn’t right to begin with. Perhaps his parents didn’t teach him how to cope with loss. But dreadlocks, piercings, and selling all of your material possessions as a way to dissociate yourself from your old life isn’t going to address the root problem which is that the guy doesn’t know how to be his own person without a girlfriend, job, or car. Sad. But if he’s gone off and done something stupid, the best you can hope for is that he comes back saying, “Fuck, won’t do something that stupid again”.

  5. lespaul Avatar
    lespaul

    looks like matthew mcconaughey. with dreads…..and the peircings.

  6. lespaul Avatar
    lespaul

    looks like matthew mcconaughey. with dreads…..and the peircings.

  7. Anders Allinger Avatar

    Are we talking about the same person that I pierced, tourist from europe(country withheld) travelling around Australia?, I have had email contact with this person for over a month before we did the procedure, he seemed pretty stable to me .

    #19 you are right regarding the procedure

    Anders

  8. Anders Allinger Avatar

    Are we talking about the same person that I pierced, tourist from europe(country withheld) travelling around Australia?, I have had email contact with this person for over a month before we did the procedure, he seemed pretty stable to me .

    #19 you are right regarding the procedure

    Anders

  9. blackroses Avatar

    ooooh he’s veeery nice! love his eyes.

    the piercings are cool too.

  10. blackroses Avatar

    ooooh he’s veeery nice! love his eyes.

    the piercings are cool too.

  11. iva Avatar
    iva

    if he really is MIA right now, you ask if anyone knows where he is, you don’t jot down his life’s problems on the internet for everyone to read. it’s rude and not your place to tell everyone what’s going on with him, even if you are a good friend :/

  12. iva Avatar
    iva

    if he really is MIA right now, you ask if anyone knows where he is, you don’t jot down his life’s problems on the internet for everyone to read. it’s rude and not your place to tell everyone what’s going on with him, even if you are a good friend :/

  13. DragonHeart Avatar

    iva, thats exactly what I was thinking.

  14. DragonHeart Avatar

    iva, thats exactly what I was thinking.

  15. sammy Avatar
    sammy

    im still abit confused, does the piercing go from behind his teeth or infront?

  16. sammy Avatar
    sammy

    im still abit confused, does the piercing go from behind his teeth or infront?

  17. Corytz Avatar
    Corytz

    They go in front of the teeth through the chin tissue

    And I call bs too
    Dreads take over a year to mature like that and they never mature like that using wax because they rot out

  18. Corytz Avatar
    Corytz

    They go in front of the teeth through the chin tissue

    And I call bs too
    Dreads take over a year to mature like that and they never mature like that using wax because they rot out

  19. Warren Avatar
    Warren

    #33 Sammy – http://exp.bmezine.com/search/srch2004.exe?search=vertical+lowbrets&image2.x=18&image2.y=4

    Check out the Vertical Lowbrets section of BME for visual documentation on where its placed.

  20. Warren Avatar
    Warren

    #33 Sammy – http://exp.bmezine.com/search/srch2004.exe?search=vertical+lowbrets&image2.x=18&image2.y=4

    Check out the Vertical Lowbrets section of BME for visual documentation on where its placed.

  21. hahahaha Avatar
    hahahaha

    “There’s no way his skin is going to be ok with that much constant horizontal pressure. Could still ‘heal’ after it rejects (for lack of a better word) through that little bit of skin under pressure…” It is not a surface piercing….

  22. hahahaha Avatar
    hahahaha

    “There’s no way his skin is going to be ok with that much constant horizontal pressure. Could still ‘heal’ after it rejects (for lack of a better word) through that little bit of skin under pressure…” It is not a surface piercing….

  23. London Avatar

    hello matthew mcconaughey?

  24. London Avatar

    hello matthew mcconaughey?

  25. yngv Avatar

    uh, his eyes really creep me out.

  26. yngv Avatar

    uh, his eyes really creep me out.

  27. mutumbo Avatar
    mutumbo

    i like the piercings, though i could never wear them, theyd annoy the piss out of me, i think. but they look sweet!

  28. mutumbo Avatar
    mutumbo

    i like the piercings, though i could never wear them, theyd annoy the piss out of me, i think. but they look sweet!

  29. eric Avatar

    I love the grammar of 14 and 15. haha

    As far as the whole reinventing thing goes, why not? Doesn’t everyone do that from time to time? And sometimes a particular event makes you take a step back and get a new perspective on your life. I pressed reset a few times myself after getting really screwed over by people that I thought were really good friends, etc.

  30. eric Avatar

    I love the grammar of 14 and 15. haha

    As far as the whole reinventing thing goes, why not? Doesn’t everyone do that from time to time? And sometimes a particular event makes you take a step back and get a new perspective on your life. I pressed reset a few times myself after getting really screwed over by people that I thought were really good friends, etc.

  31. VOMIT Avatar

    Personally I don’t like how they look. it’s interesting though.

  32. VOMIT Avatar

    Personally I don’t like how they look. it’s interesting though.

  33. Pyza Avatar
    Pyza

    i love vertical lowbrets !
    good job

  34. Pyza Avatar
    Pyza

    i love vertical lowbrets !
    good job

  35. John Avatar
    John

    A close friend of his told me that they found his body.

  36. John Avatar
    John

    A close friend of his told me that they found his body.

  37. Sara Avatar
    Sara

    What the fuck. Thats not cool to spread that around. ^^

  38. Sara Avatar
    Sara

    What the fuck. Thats not cool to spread that around. ^^

  39. lovedarling Avatar
    lovedarling

    I love the angle looking up at them.

  40. lovedarling Avatar
    lovedarling

    I love the angle looking up at them.

  41. Zwillinski Avatar
    Zwillinski

    I still don’t believe this story. You can see that the upper 5cm of his dreads look different than the rest. He must have had these for at least half a year.
    And I think if somebody really was worried about him or missed him he would have just written that and not told the whole world aubout his problems and the music he listens to while smokin pot…

    Or would he?

  42. Zwillinski Avatar
    Zwillinski

    I still don’t believe this story. You can see that the upper 5cm of his dreads look different than the rest. He must have had these for at least half a year.
    And I think if somebody really was worried about him or missed him he would have just written that and not told the whole world aubout his problems and the music he listens to while smokin pot…

    Or would he?

  43. Jessorz Avatar

    that little piece of fiction contained waaaay too many stereotypes to be true. dude, i think you were just trying to find a creative way to say the same thing every other closed minded asshole says about people with dreads, piercings, tattoos, etc. grow the fuck up please.

  44. Jessorz Avatar

    that little piece of fiction contained waaaay too many stereotypes to be true. dude, i think you were just trying to find a creative way to say the same thing every other closed minded asshole says about people with dreads, piercings, tattoos, etc. grow the fuck up please.

  45. bear Avatar
    bear

    Favorite facial piercing. Beautiful job, Anders!

  46. bear Avatar
    bear

    Favorite facial piercing. Beautiful job, Anders!

  47. AmandaGee Avatar

    is there a lot of gum rubbing with those?

  48. AmandaGee Avatar

    is there a lot of gum rubbing with those?

  49. Madi Avatar
    Madi

    I know someone who has these lowbrets and they said it was the most painful piercing they ever had. Then they stretched them up to an 8. I think they’re a very cool piercing but I’m kinda too wimpy for this one. 😉

  50. Madi Avatar
    Madi

    I know someone who has these lowbrets and they said it was the most painful piercing they ever had. Then they stretched them up to an 8. I think they’re a very cool piercing but I’m kinda too wimpy for this one. 😉

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