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.

Earning money the blue collar way, with tools.

When it comes to Modblog worthy pictures, few groups can compete with Agro recently. The guys and gals of Agro have performed some incredible and cutting edge suspensions and body play, like  the trampoline super pull and Neil’s single point stomach we featured recently.

At a recent performance the Agro folks used a common sideshow money maker, having people staple money to one of their performers.

I remember seeing this stunt performed by Capt. Don Leslie many years ago, and he made out pretty well from it. I bet this pretty young lady faired even better.

Thanks to Mike Kelton, for submitting this image.cxc8-great-show

Comments

104 responses to “Earning money the blue collar way, with tools.”

  1. Anthony Black Avatar

    As a piercer, this makes me want to die inside haha. All the time spent on sanitation and quality jewelry, Who knew I could just staple the dirtiest substance known to man on somebody!

  2. Anthony Black Avatar

    As a piercer, this makes me want to die inside haha. All the time spent on sanitation and quality jewelry, Who knew I could just staple the dirtiest substance known to man on somebody!

  3. Anthony Black Avatar

    As a piercer, this makes me want to die inside haha. All the time spent on sanitation and quality jewelry, Who knew I could just staple the dirtiest substance known to man on somebody!

  4. Anthony Black Avatar

    As a piercer, this makes me want to die inside haha. All the time spent on sanitation and quality jewelry, Who knew I could just staple the dirtiest substance known to man on somebody!

  5. Magdalena Avatar

    hahaha the BME nazi in me wants to scream “aghh dont pin that dirty money to your skin!!”… but i’m sure she’ll survive.

  6. Magdalena Avatar

    hahaha the BME nazi in me wants to scream “aghh dont pin that dirty money to your skin!!”… but i’m sure she’ll survive.

  7. Magdalena Avatar

    hahaha the BME nazi in me wants to scream “aghh dont pin that dirty money to your skin!!”… but i’m sure she’ll survive.

  8. Magdalena Avatar

    hahaha the BME nazi in me wants to scream “aghh dont pin that dirty money to your skin!!”… but i’m sure she’ll survive.

  9. Rick Pierceall (A.G.R.O.  Suspension Founder) Avatar
    Rick Pierceall (A.G.R.O. Suspension Founder)

    Didn’t your momma tell ya , “if you aint got nothin nice to say, don’t say nothin at all.” There always has to be some ass talkin shit. The guy in the back round with the mask on, That is Mike Kelton. Who is a Iam.bmezine verified Piercer AND an APP Member. I have been involved in suspension and sideshow performance for the past nine years and am A verified professional Tattoo/scarification artist for fifteen and eight years respectively. There is no need to preach to us about Aseptic Technique. There is a thing called informed risk and some of us do not live our lives in a vacuum. Of course there is a risk and just to satisfy anyones curiosity, she was just fine. No staph, Hep, or leprosy problems to date. If you look at My volume of work over the past 9 Years I have been active on Iam.bme, whether it be my personal gallery’s on my Iam page or any one of the contributions I have made through D.E.E.P. Suspension Team, S.T.S.T., CoRE, or A.G.R.O. Suspension gallery’s , I am sure you will find something a little more legitimate to bitch about. And I still won’t care what you think. Do something productive and positive before you decide to bad mouth me and mine. haha!!

  10. Rick Pierceall (A.G.R.O.  Suspension Founder) Avatar
    Rick Pierceall (A.G.R.O. Suspension Founder)

    Didn’t your momma tell ya , “if you aint got nothin nice to say, don’t say nothin at all.” There always has to be some ass talkin shit. The guy in the back round with the mask on, That is Mike Kelton. Who is a Iam.bmezine verified Piercer AND an APP Member. I have been involved in suspension and sideshow performance for the past nine years and am A verified professional Tattoo/scarification artist for fifteen and eight years respectively. There is no need to preach to us about Aseptic Technique. There is a thing called informed risk and some of us do not live our lives in a vacuum. Of course there is a risk and just to satisfy anyones curiosity, she was just fine. No staph, Hep, or leprosy problems to date. If you look at My volume of work over the past 9 Years I have been active on Iam.bme, whether it be my personal gallery’s on my Iam page or any one of the contributions I have made through D.E.E.P. Suspension Team, S.T.S.T., CoRE, or A.G.R.O. Suspension gallery’s , I am sure you will find something a little more legitimate to bitch about. And I still won’t care what you think. Do something productive and positive before you decide to bad mouth me and mine. haha!!

  11. Rick Pierceall (A.G.R.O.  Suspension Founder) Avatar
    Rick Pierceall (A.G.R.O. Suspension Founder)

    Didn’t your momma tell ya , “if you aint got nothin nice to say, don’t say nothin at all.” There always has to be some ass talkin shit. The guy in the back round with the mask on, That is Mike Kelton. Who is a Iam.bmezine verified Piercer AND an APP Member. I have been involved in suspension and sideshow performance for the past nine years and am A verified professional Tattoo/scarification artist for fifteen and eight years respectively. There is no need to preach to us about Aseptic Technique. There is a thing called informed risk and some of us do not live our lives in a vacuum. Of course there is a risk and just to satisfy anyones curiosity, she was just fine. No staph, Hep, or leprosy problems to date. If you look at My volume of work over the past 9 Years I have been active on Iam.bme, whether it be my personal gallery’s on my Iam page or any one of the contributions I have made through D.E.E.P. Suspension Team, S.T.S.T., CoRE, or A.G.R.O. Suspension gallery’s , I am sure you will find something a little more legitimate to bitch about. And I still won’t care what you think. Do something productive and positive before you decide to bad mouth me and mine. haha!!

  12. Rick Pierceall (A.G.R.O.  Suspension Founder) Avatar
    Rick Pierceall (A.G.R.O. Suspension Founder)

    Didn’t your momma tell ya , “if you aint got nothin nice to say, don’t say nothin at all.” There always has to be some ass talkin shit. The guy in the back round with the mask on, That is Mike Kelton. Who is a Iam.bmezine verified Piercer AND an APP Member. I have been involved in suspension and sideshow performance for the past nine years and am A verified professional Tattoo/scarification artist for fifteen and eight years respectively. There is no need to preach to us about Aseptic Technique. There is a thing called informed risk and some of us do not live our lives in a vacuum. Of course there is a risk and just to satisfy anyones curiosity, she was just fine. No staph, Hep, or leprosy problems to date. If you look at My volume of work over the past 9 Years I have been active on Iam.bme, whether it be my personal gallery’s on my Iam page or any one of the contributions I have made through D.E.E.P. Suspension Team, S.T.S.T., CoRE, or A.G.R.O. Suspension gallery’s , I am sure you will find something a little more legitimate to bitch about. And I still won’t care what you think. Do something productive and positive before you decide to bad mouth me and mine. haha!!

  13. Ace Avatar
    Ace

    This has been done by sideshow performers for a really long time and I love this stunt! There’s a touring sword-swallower who does this with a staple gun.

  14. Ace Avatar
    Ace

    This has been done by sideshow performers for a really long time and I love this stunt! There’s a touring sword-swallower who does this with a staple gun.

  15. Ace Avatar
    Ace

    This has been done by sideshow performers for a really long time and I love this stunt! There’s a touring sword-swallower who does this with a staple gun.

  16. Ace Avatar
    Ace

    This has been done by sideshow performers for a really long time and I love this stunt! There’s a touring sword-swallower who does this with a staple gun.

  17. jojo Avatar
    jojo

    Rick, shut up. nobody gives a fuck about you.

  18. jojo Avatar
    jojo

    Rick, shut up. nobody gives a fuck about you.

  19. jojo Avatar
    jojo

    Rick, shut up. nobody gives a fuck about you.

  20. jojo Avatar
    jojo

    Rick, shut up. nobody gives a fuck about you.

  21. uuyy Avatar
    uuyy

    LOL someone’s high on his horsie.

  22. uuyy Avatar
    uuyy

    LOL someone’s high on his horsie.

  23. uuyy Avatar
    uuyy

    LOL someone’s high on his horsie.

  24. uuyy Avatar
    uuyy

    LOL someone’s high on his horsie.

  25. uuyy Avatar
    uuyy

    I really tried to read what he wrote, but honestly he’s just coming off as a dick head. Relax, no one wants to read your paragraph and no one was talking “shit”. So, no need to feel you need to defend yourself, although you should… and feel insecure. APP doesn’t permit piercing in hotel rooms, but i’m sure that is informed risk, but you’ll still lose your APP membership for being sleazy and gross.

  26. uuyy Avatar
    uuyy

    I really tried to read what he wrote, but honestly he’s just coming off as a dick head. Relax, no one wants to read your paragraph and no one was talking “shit”. So, no need to feel you need to defend yourself, although you should… and feel insecure. APP doesn’t permit piercing in hotel rooms, but i’m sure that is informed risk, but you’ll still lose your APP membership for being sleazy and gross.

  27. uuyy Avatar
    uuyy

    I really tried to read what he wrote, but honestly he’s just coming off as a dick head. Relax, no one wants to read your paragraph and no one was talking “shit”. So, no need to feel you need to defend yourself, although you should… and feel insecure. APP doesn’t permit piercing in hotel rooms, but i’m sure that is informed risk, but you’ll still lose your APP membership for being sleazy and gross.

  28. uuyy Avatar
    uuyy

    I really tried to read what he wrote, but honestly he’s just coming off as a dick head. Relax, no one wants to read your paragraph and no one was talking “shit”. So, no need to feel you need to defend yourself, although you should… and feel insecure. APP doesn’t permit piercing in hotel rooms, but i’m sure that is informed risk, but you’ll still lose your APP membership for being sleazy and gross.

  29. Furnace Avatar
    Furnace

    Money is one of the dirtiest things on the planet, so I’m glad to hear she was fine.

  30. Furnace Avatar
    Furnace

    Money is one of the dirtiest things on the planet, so I’m glad to hear she was fine.

  31. Furnace Avatar
    Furnace

    Money is one of the dirtiest things on the planet, so I’m glad to hear she was fine.

  32. Furnace Avatar
    Furnace

    Money is one of the dirtiest things on the planet, so I’m glad to hear she was fine.

  33. Jesse Avatar
    Jesse

    hmmm, i guess it just kinda makes me think of….prostitutes. Weird, whatever gets the job done i guess.

  34. Jesse Avatar
    Jesse

    hmmm, i guess it just kinda makes me think of….prostitutes. Weird, whatever gets the job done i guess.

  35. Jesse Avatar
    Jesse

    hmmm, i guess it just kinda makes me think of….prostitutes. Weird, whatever gets the job done i guess.

  36. Jesse Avatar
    Jesse

    hmmm, i guess it just kinda makes me think of….prostitutes. Weird, whatever gets the job done i guess.

  37. Anthony Black Avatar

    I honestly understand the sideshow aspect of stuff, and obviously someone would know the risk involved with using a staple gun to attach money to themselves. I was just being lighthearted and silly.

  38. Anthony Black Avatar

    I honestly understand the sideshow aspect of stuff, and obviously someone would know the risk involved with using a staple gun to attach money to themselves. I was just being lighthearted and silly.

  39. Anthony Black Avatar

    I honestly understand the sideshow aspect of stuff, and obviously someone would know the risk involved with using a staple gun to attach money to themselves. I was just being lighthearted and silly.

  40. Anthony Black Avatar

    I honestly understand the sideshow aspect of stuff, and obviously someone would know the risk involved with using a staple gun to attach money to themselves. I was just being lighthearted and silly.

  41. Rick Pierceall Avatar

    Damn right I get High on my horse and very defensive as well. “nobody gives a fuck about you!!” that’s a laugh!!
    That’s why there are 30 people involved in my pull two months ago. I have seen it happen too many times via BME that someone post something and there is a whole lynch mob out to get em. Basically it is people trying to flex there mental might by pointing out that some else did something they think is wrong and they get to be the one to point it out. Like the time Shannon wrote some SHIT about a friend of mine who went on Extreme make over, had thousands of dollars in plastic surgery done and people here wanted to call her a whore. Or, when there was an accident down in Florida and people wanted to send hate mail to my friend Joe even though they had NO fuckin idea what they are talking about. I am going to come to the defense of myself and crew every time. So, go right ahead and make your shitty remarks behind your anonymous post. I would love to visit you page and point out all your bullshit as well. Keep watchin MODBLOG, I will be back with more stuff for you to talk shit about!!

  42. Rick Pierceall Avatar

    Damn right I get High on my horse and very defensive as well. “nobody gives a fuck about you!!” that’s a laugh!!
    That’s why there are 30 people involved in my pull two months ago. I have seen it happen too many times via BME that someone post something and there is a whole lynch mob out to get em. Basically it is people trying to flex there mental might by pointing out that some else did something they think is wrong and they get to be the one to point it out. Like the time Shannon wrote some SHIT about a friend of mine who went on Extreme make over, had thousands of dollars in plastic surgery done and people here wanted to call her a whore. Or, when there was an accident down in Florida and people wanted to send hate mail to my friend Joe even though they had NO fuckin idea what they are talking about. I am going to come to the defense of myself and crew every time. So, go right ahead and make your shitty remarks behind your anonymous post. I would love to visit you page and point out all your bullshit as well. Keep watchin MODBLOG, I will be back with more stuff for you to talk shit about!!

  43. Rick Pierceall Avatar

    Damn right I get High on my horse and very defensive as well. “nobody gives a fuck about you!!” that’s a laugh!!
    That’s why there are 30 people involved in my pull two months ago. I have seen it happen too many times via BME that someone post something and there is a whole lynch mob out to get em. Basically it is people trying to flex there mental might by pointing out that some else did something they think is wrong and they get to be the one to point it out. Like the time Shannon wrote some SHIT about a friend of mine who went on Extreme make over, had thousands of dollars in plastic surgery done and people here wanted to call her a whore. Or, when there was an accident down in Florida and people wanted to send hate mail to my friend Joe even though they had NO fuckin idea what they are talking about. I am going to come to the defense of myself and crew every time. So, go right ahead and make your shitty remarks behind your anonymous post. I would love to visit you page and point out all your bullshit as well. Keep watchin MODBLOG, I will be back with more stuff for you to talk shit about!!

  44. Rick Pierceall Avatar

    Damn right I get High on my horse and very defensive as well. “nobody gives a fuck about you!!” that’s a laugh!!
    That’s why there are 30 people involved in my pull two months ago. I have seen it happen too many times via BME that someone post something and there is a whole lynch mob out to get em. Basically it is people trying to flex there mental might by pointing out that some else did something they think is wrong and they get to be the one to point it out. Like the time Shannon wrote some SHIT about a friend of mine who went on Extreme make over, had thousands of dollars in plastic surgery done and people here wanted to call her a whore. Or, when there was an accident down in Florida and people wanted to send hate mail to my friend Joe even though they had NO fuckin idea what they are talking about. I am going to come to the defense of myself and crew every time. So, go right ahead and make your shitty remarks behind your anonymous post. I would love to visit you page and point out all your bullshit as well. Keep watchin MODBLOG, I will be back with more stuff for you to talk shit about!!

  45. Jesse Star Avatar

    jojo and uuyy

    Please humanity a favor and fall in a hole!

  46. Jesse Star Avatar

    jojo and uuyy

    Please humanity a favor and fall in a hole!

  47. Jesse Star Avatar

    jojo and uuyy

    Please humanity a favor and fall in a hole!

  48. Jesse Star Avatar

    jojo and uuyy

    Please humanity a favor and fall in a hole!

  49. zobro Avatar
    zobro

    Dude, chill the hell out. A lot of people are grossed out by money in the first place, so with the added bonus of doing the middle school “let’s use this stapler on our arms” thing, it seems pretty unsanitary and rough. That’s not “shit talking,” that’s voicing an opinion that you just don’t happen to like.

    Either way, I like the tattoos and/or makeup on her face.

  50. zobro Avatar
    zobro

    Dude, chill the hell out. A lot of people are grossed out by money in the first place, so with the added bonus of doing the middle school “let’s use this stapler on our arms” thing, it seems pretty unsanitary and rough. That’s not “shit talking,” that’s voicing an opinion that you just don’t happen to like.

    Either way, I like the tattoos and/or makeup on her face.

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