BME: Body Modification Ezine

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Celebrating body modification culture since 1994.

Author: Shannon Larratt

  • Allen Falkner straightens a 6ga hook

    Written by

    Shannon Larratt

    Cue Nelson: “HA HA”

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    DivX download link for BME members: Extreme2 or Full members

    The critical moment is about 1:20 into the clip.

  • A Life Worth Celebrating

    Written by

    Shannon Larratt

    I woke up a few short hours later and, as I’m prone to do, headed straight for my computer. I hopped on IAM, checked my messages, and saw one that read simply, “Sad day.”

    With the London terror attack fresh in my mind, I jump over to CNN, expecting to see the end of the world — but nothing. Then it occurs to me, Of course, BME is under attack again — we’re being shut down for good this time. I go right for Shannon’s page, and that’s where I see it.

    Kind of like stepping out of bed and into a bus.

    It doesn’t seem real because it can’t be.


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  • Tattooed Crooks

    Written by

    Shannon Larratt

    "The original Nazis tattooed their targets so they could always find them later. The new ones tattoo themselves. So we can find them.Hitler'd be ashamed of the morons."

    - Andrew Vachss, in Dead and Gone

    While I can see the temptation in breaking some laws, by golly, stupid criminals crack me up!

    Case (or five) in point: Arizona Republic just listed its Top 10 most wanted. Five — half — of them are tattooed. New York recently debuted its new high-tech command center, which will provide officers crucial data about crimes and suspects including convicts’ nicknames and tattoos even before police arrive at a crime scene (click here for an online demonstration), and Ottawa recently unveiled its new parolee database. From police reports to rap sheets, if you’re modified and you’re arrested, your modifications are going on record.

    Of course, the “winner” is Justin Breakspear of Massachusetts, whose tattoo reveals the serial number of his illegal gun.

    Gives all new meaning to “tattoo gun,” eh?

  • BME Newsfeed for Aug 7, 2005

    Written by

    Shannon Larratt

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  • Skin Tag Piercing

    Written by

    Shannon Larratt

    By Sonia at Westside Tattoo & Body Piercing in Brisbane, Australia.

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