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Author: Rob

  • The Metal Mulisha

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    Rob

    For those who don’t watch the X-Games, or follow motocross at all, then you probably have never heard of The Metal Mulisha.  For everyone else, they know that the Mulisha is a team of riders who enjoy pushing the limits of their respective sports.  By pushing said limits they’ve garnered a huge fan base, and make money hand over fist by selling their merchandise.

    A number of parallels can be drawn between members of the Metal Mulisha and members of the BME community.  While they do what they can to push themselves to the limit of their respective sports for personal satisfaction, modified people also push their bodies to extremes in order to fulfill their needs for personal satisfaction.

    Now fans of the Mulisha will tell you that just strapping on a helmet and hopping on a bike is only part of the lifestyle.  The members of the Mulisha all are world renown athletes, with world records and countless medals spread amongst them.  To the fans, these guys are the best of the best, and will go out of their way to support them.

    Take for example a recent client of Jamie Henderson from Forsaken Ink in Bloomburg, NY.  He wanted to get the Metal Mulisha skull logo, and Jamie certainly didn’t disappoint.

    skull

    This particular image comes from the skull tattoo gallery, but more of Jamie’s work can be found spread across many of the other galleries.

  • More people of Walgreens

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    Rob

    Ok, I’ll admit when I wrote the first People of Walgreens post, it was just an excuse to post a picture of a pretty girl.   The fact that she was in Walgreens was just to play off the People of Walmart website.

    Sure enough, less than a month later, I find a picture of another pretty girl in a Walgreens.  This can’t just be a coincidence right?  American ModBlog readers help me out, is BME member Bitemyrhymez, just another isolated incident, or is Walgreens really this awesome?

    PoW

    Like the last People of Walgreens entry, this image comes from the stretched lobe gallery.

  • Have you ever lost your keys?

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    Rob

    Ever have one of those days where you’re in a rush to get out the door and you can’t find your keys?  You’re already running late and no matter where you look your keys just can’t be found?  Of course after 20 minutes of looking they’ll turn up in the most obvious of places, like in your pocket, or hanging next to the door.

    Well, IAM: Lucass probably had that happen to him one too many times so he figured out a way to never lose his keys again.  Of course, this being BME, he didn’t just stop at his keys.

    Thought it would be funny to hang stuff from my transscrotal. Yes that’s an Alarm clock, Wii Controller, Flip-camera, two box cutters, and some keys.  –Lucass

    Keychain

    Keep reading to see the unfiltered image.

    Keychain

    Now if you’re a man on the go like Lucass, it might be worth looking into getting a transscrotal piercing.  Just think of all the time you’ll save over the years, by never having to look for your keys again.

    Come to think of it, with the Wii controller hanging there, playing video games just got a whole lot more fun.

  • The Hungarian Shield

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    Rob

    Flag and emblem tattoos are hardly a new concept.  To show off your national pride by getting the symbol of your country marked on your body can be seen in almost every country around the world.  Of course sometimes the tattoos aren’t created as a display of pride, as evidenced by the countless maple leaf tattoos done during the summer in Wasaga Beach, ON.

    Getting back to the concept of national pride, I think it is safe to assume that this tattoo by Gabor Zagyvai was done out of a sense of pride in the owner’s country.

    Kossuth Shield

    Now I could be mistaken, but I believe that this leg belongs to the same person from this post back in August.

    When it comes to the minimalistic style of artists such as Gabor, there always seems to be a division between those who love the style and those who hate it.  Now regardless if you’re a fan of the style or not, we can agree that the owner of the tattoo is pretty patriotic, and appreciates the minimalistic style.  The full size image can be found in the political tattoo gallery, and you can check out more work by Gabor in his scarification gallery.

  • BMEGirls on a Monday? It’s more likely than you think!

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    Rob

    Meet Gisella.  You may remember her from her wedding photos that were posted back in September.  She sent me an e-mail recently asking if the BMEGirls gallery was still up and running.

    Well it is, and thanks to Pincushion Princess, there are a couple of new additions to the gallery.

    Now for the second picture, you’ll have to keep reading, as anyone reading ModBlog at work may get in trouble for checking it out.

    Now everyone give Gisella a big thank you for the pictures.

    If you’ve got some photos you’d like to submit to the BMEGirls/Boys galleries, or any of the other galleries, just log in to your BME account and start uploading!

  • Hanging out at the loft

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    Rob

    So what do you do if you’ve got a bunch of hooks and an empty loft and a friend calls you up and says she’s bored.  Well if you’re Jared, you break out the camera, throw some hooks into your smoking hot friend and get some great photos.

    see.. she's smoking!

    You can check out the rest of Sarah’s last minute knee suspension in the Nu Ethix Suspensions gallery.

  • How many licks…

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    Rob

    First off, this post isn’t about tootsie pops.  What it is about is that fun little body part we know as the tongue.  When it comes to expressing ourselves, for the most part the tongue plays a major role.  It is significant in our spoken language, where the tongue deftly moves to craft the sounds that become our words.  Yet even those amongst us that don’t use their voice as their primary form of communication, still use their tongue when it comes to something else that is extremely important to most people, which is of course affection.  Now I hesitate to use the word love, and even affection is a bit of an overstatement, but you can’t deny that when it comes to being intimate with someone, the first thing that tends to come into play is the tongue.  Be it affection, lust, desire, pain or pleasure, the tongue is always significant.

    So with the discovery that a split tongue can still work just as well as an unsplit tongue, coupled with the fact that it opens up all kids of new fun tricks, its no wonder that it has become so popular.  Just take a look at BME user xFBx, and how happy he is with his split tongue.

    Obviously this image came from the split tongue gallery, but you can also find it and similar images in the lowbret and multiple labret galleries.

    So, what’s your favorite thing to do with your tongue?

  • Back to the Temple

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    Rob

    If you’ve never heard of Joey Pang and her studio Tattoo Temple (in Hong Kong), you’ll want to check out the two articles that featured her work a month ago.

    Joey’s techniques when it comes to script work are unparalleled, and its always a treat to see something new from her submitted to the galleries.  This piece in particular is from the lettering tattoo gallery, and show off just how well Joey can take a script tattoo and turn it into something more than just standard characters.

    tattoo temple

    Now I don’t know exactly what is written, but the red symbol at the bottom is the logo for Tattoo Temple, which some of Joey’s clients ask to have added to their pieces.

    One of the key features of her work is that when doing lettering tattoos, Joey is able to make the characters appear to be created by brush stroke.  The little details that emerge, such as the broken line in the top character, are what makes her work stand out as living art.

  • The Friday Follow-up (Monday Edition)

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    Rob

    Well, unfortunately due to some technical difficulties, I wasn’t able to get the Friday Follow-up posted on Friday.  But just because I had some computer troubles, doesn’t mean I’m going to let a week go by without posting a follow-up.

    You may remember this week’s piece from a few months ago in an article entitled “Two by two, hands of blue“.  Quentin from Kalima Emporium in the UK did this branding piece over the heavy blackwork that IAM: Paingiver has on his hand.

    before

    Want to see how it looks a few months later?  Keep on reading.

    after

    Now obviously the hand isn’t blue, as that was just the result of the lighting in the “before” picture.  What is also obvious is how well the brand stands out against the blackwork, making for an excellent “after” picture.

    If you’ve got some scar or branding work done, or are an artist that has some before and after photos of work you’ve done lying around.  Send them into BME, as the Friday Follow-up is always in need of pictures.

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    Art of the Dead

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    Rob

    A few months ago I posted about a show taking place in October that was looking for art from tattoo artists to put up for auction.  The purpose of the auction is to raise money for a local Toronto charity that provides free and accessible art programs to children.  Well, a large number of artist heeded the call, and I was able to get a few pictures to share with you of some of the artwork that will be on display this weekend.

    The show itself is being put on by the boys from Seven Crowns Tattoo in Toronto, so if you’re in town this weekend, you should swing on by.  The show is one night only, and admission is free.

    muerta

    You can get the rest of the details about the show by going here.

    Now, of course, if you’re going to be bidding on some art, it helps if you know what it is you’re bidding on.  Well just click the read more button to see a few samples from the many talented artists from Canada and around the world.

    Muerta

    Muerta

    I’ll be there as well, so if you end up coming, make sure to stop by and say hi.

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