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.

It’s good to be alive.

I think that if the first thing you saw in the morning was someone who looked genuinely happy then you’d have a really good day. dead filmaker is helping me test out my theory. I know it put a smile on my face to start the morning off right.

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Comments

158 responses to “It’s good to be alive.”

  1. lornen Avatar

    That’s some gorgeous black work.

  2. lornen Avatar

    That’s some gorgeous black work.

  3. Shaun Avatar
    Shaun

    what a tool

  4. Shaun Avatar
    Shaun

    what a tool

  5. kelly Avatar
    kelly

    assuming that he’s straightedge (X’s on hands), the amazing black work, healthy stretched piercings and not to mention the fact that’s he’s down right ADORABLE.. he’s a boy after my own heart. sigh,

  6. kelly Avatar
    kelly

    assuming that he’s straightedge (X’s on hands), the amazing black work, healthy stretched piercings and not to mention the fact that’s he’s down right ADORABLE.. he’s a boy after my own heart. sigh,

  7. a.m. Avatar
    a.m.

    what a tool

  8. a.m. Avatar
    a.m.

    what a tool

  9. makingtrouble Avatar
    makingtrouble

    he’s cute and all.

    but straightedge tattoos always strike me as a bad idea.

  10. makingtrouble Avatar
    makingtrouble

    he’s cute and all.

    but straightedge tattoos always strike me as a bad idea.

  11. Aimeeeee~ Avatar
    Aimeeeee~

    Agreed. #5.
    Looking through his list of tattoos on his iam I can’t say I’m too fond of many of them. His blackwork and stretched piercings are awesome though.

  12. Aimeeeee~ Avatar
    Aimeeeee~

    Agreed. #5.
    Looking through his list of tattoos on his iam I can’t say I’m too fond of many of them. His blackwork and stretched piercings are awesome though.

  13. Leemo Avatar
    Leemo

    Would you say a comment saying “what a tool” is a) appropriate, constructive and necessary, or b) childish, uncalled-for and something that makes the person making the comment become the subject of the comment?

  14. Leemo Avatar
    Leemo

    Would you say a comment saying “what a tool” is a) appropriate, constructive and necessary, or b) childish, uncalled-for and something that makes the person making the comment become the subject of the comment?

  15. iii Avatar
    iii

    #7, neither

  16. iii Avatar
    iii

    #7, neither

  17. Shaun Avatar
    Shaun

    @Leemo : a.

  18. Shaun Avatar
    Shaun

    @Leemo : a.

  19. Petezilla Avatar
    Petezilla

    His lobes have character!

  20. Petezilla Avatar
    Petezilla

    His lobes have character!

  21. arcadetoken Avatar

    we should have a voting system for boys/girls we want in on the calendar. i vote in for dead filmaker!

  22. arcadetoken Avatar

    we should have a voting system for boys/girls we want in on the calendar. i vote in for dead filmaker!

  23. dr00 Avatar

    Aw :] He’s adorable. is that Pauly Unstoppable I spy in the second picture?

  24. dr00 Avatar

    Aw :] He’s adorable. is that Pauly Unstoppable I spy in the second picture?

  25. possessed Avatar

    I don’t usually find big labrets very aesthetically appealing, but his looks great on him. I really like the jewellery he has in it.

  26. possessed Avatar

    I don’t usually find big labrets very aesthetically appealing, but his looks great on him. I really like the jewellery he has in it.

  27. ghostinthewood Avatar

    He is happy and I’m not, I must degrade him.

    What a tool. ¬_¬

    Neat pictures. The only people I see in pumpkin fields here are Hick and Mrs.Sister. =[

  28. ghostinthewood Avatar

    He is happy and I’m not, I must degrade him.

    What a tool. ¬_¬

    Neat pictures. The only people I see in pumpkin fields here are Hick and Mrs.Sister. =[

  29. Anonymous Avatar
    Anonymous

    what a tool.

  30. Anonymous Avatar
    Anonymous

    what a tool.

  31. Vegan Brian Avatar
    Vegan Brian

    I fail to see how he is a tool in any way.

  32. Vegan Brian Avatar
    Vegan Brian

    I fail to see how he is a tool in any way.

  33. lobedrummer Avatar

    I love alex =] this picture def cheered me up. and firstly @ the few attendees of “tool academy”. oh no he has straight edge tattoos on him!? I thought this website was about accepting everyone for ewhat they have and devesions they make. then again, any community has its few people who will try to ruin things.

  34. lobedrummer Avatar

    I love alex =] this picture def cheered me up. and firstly @ the few attendees of “tool academy”. oh no he has straight edge tattoos on him!? I thought this website was about accepting everyone for ewhat they have and devesions they make. then again, any community has its few people who will try to ruin things.

  35. marshmallowmayhem Avatar
    marshmallowmayhem

    Hey it’s Pauly Unstoppable, well part of him. How old is the blackwork on the left arm? It looks fresh and solid.

  36. marshmallowmayhem Avatar
    marshmallowmayhem

    Hey it’s Pauly Unstoppable, well part of him. How old is the blackwork on the left arm? It looks fresh and solid.

  37. Laurel Avatar

    His black work definitely looks awesome. And woo Pauly too.

  38. Laurel Avatar

    His black work definitely looks awesome. And woo Pauly too.

  39. Anonymous Avatar
    Anonymous

    Im jealous of 99% of the people I see here. This guy falls in the 1%

  40. Anonymous Avatar
    Anonymous

    Im jealous of 99% of the people I see here. This guy falls in the 1%

  41. Catherine Avatar

    I don’t understand why this site turned into such a disrespectful hate fest. That’s pretty much all I see now.

    Other than that, Alex looks GREAT!

  42. Catherine Avatar

    I don’t understand why this site turned into such a disrespectful hate fest. That’s pretty much all I see now.

    Other than that, Alex looks GREAT!

  43. blackroses Avatar

    i agree Catherine – if you can’t say something nice dont say it?

    im liking the black work, very cool – also is that Pauly Unstoppable i see?

  44. blackroses Avatar

    i agree Catherine – if you can’t say something nice dont say it?

    im liking the black work, very cool – also is that Pauly Unstoppable i see?

  45. fitch Avatar
    fitch

    BME should be a nice little microcosm of respect and acceptance in a world that sometimes doesn’t give either. Everybody stop sucking please.

  46. fitch Avatar
    fitch

    BME should be a nice little microcosm of respect and acceptance in a world that sometimes doesn’t give either. Everybody stop sucking please.

  47. Christian Anthony Schmidt Avatar
    Christian Anthony Schmidt

    “he’s a boy after my own heart”
    Too bad he’s Pauly’s boyfriend. But I see where you’r coming from.

    It’s odd to see someone with such a big labret and relatively small lobes, but it fits.

  48. Christian Anthony Schmidt Avatar
    Christian Anthony Schmidt

    “he’s a boy after my own heart”
    Too bad he’s Pauly’s boyfriend. But I see where you’r coming from.

    It’s odd to see someone with such a big labret and relatively small lobes, but it fits.

  49. Dan Avatar
    Dan

    i wonder what other horrible tattoos have to be hidden under that blackwork

  50. Dan Avatar
    Dan

    i wonder what other horrible tattoos have to be hidden under that blackwork

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