Berenice and Isabel at a performance, with a corset done by Jon (Want to Fly), Toulouse, France.
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BME Newsfeed for Jun 7, 2006
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- 2006-06-07: OR: Yellow Pages Inc. [by deadly pale]
- 2006-06-07: US: A Sixth Sense for a Wired World [by Jamie]
- 2006-06-07: FL: Tattooers Make Mark With 666 [by rebekah]
- 2006-06-07: FL: Middle class takes over muscles, motorcycles and tattoos [by rebekah]
- 2006-06-07: FL: Tattooers Make Mark With 666 [by rebekah]
- 2006-06-07: AU: Wrong woman mis-identified by tattoo, arrested on plane [by rebekah]
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Traditional Islamic Forearm Implant
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The story behind what you’re seeing here — a 2.1 gram 24kt gold nugget implanted in a forearm by Ben in Ottawa at The Ink Spot — is quite interesting.
The person who got the implant is Islamic, and was in need of a medical procedure that for spiritual reasons was forbidden. Her Mullah suggested that she have a blessed object implanted in her body instead, so this piece of gold was blessed, and she went to Ben asking to have it installed (anywhere would do, so they chose the forearm for ease of maintenance). Interesting intersection of cultures.
I guess this is a “learn something new every day” day, because while I was aware that blessed gold implants are a part of Buddhist culture (and also, are still done), I had no idea they were a part of Muslim culture, let alone in Canada!
Anyway, if anyone knows anything else on this subject, please post it in the comment forum!
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Vulveriffic Tattoo
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Thanks to Dutchweirdo for sending in this photo from the 2006 Amsterdam Convention of Nica’s (from Amazon Tattoo) rather explicit tattoo:
Because I’m doing this work in the basement (a room full of laptops and Star Trek), let me share some commentary from the guys at Fishing Fury…
Clive: I wonder if it represents anything?
Jon: It’s a fuckin’ pussy, man!
Anyway, I’ve featured other porn tattoos before (even some tattooed cumshots), and I always wonder whether it’s going to cause a problem in the future… certainly there are more than a few dozen nations (including plenty of Western ones) that don’t smile upon showing children porn (which you do when you wear something like this on public skin).
God bless The Netherlands, true land of the free?
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Russian Prison Tattoo
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Babakhin sends in this photo (no, it’s not on him, it’s a snapshot he took) that was done in a Russian prison… I’m guessing that “earning” this tattoo may not have been a pleasant experience, but who knows? Personally, I plan on avoiding Russian prison.
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Jaguarcolibri Suspensions
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Thanks again to my friend Armando in Mexico for sharing these beautiful pictures from a recent suspension hosted by Jaguarcolibri. Those of you who suspend I’m sure can appreciate the beauty of going out into the country side and hanging over running water, and then when you’re done washing out your wounds in that clean mountain stream.
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Kickin’ it oldschool!
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Colin from Montreal writes, “I adore my sixty-four” (done by Tony at Tattouage Pointe St-Charles):
Speaking of oldschool (rollerskates not blades) here’s one for the Pioneer Valley Roller Derby, N-Ham, MA, done by Alastair Cameron-Hodges at Mom’s Tattoo Studio in Amherst.
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BME Newsfeed for Jun 6, 2006
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- 2006-06-06: USA: Colourful story of ‘Fort Hemlock’ among highlights of S.F. Doo [by deadly pale]
- 2006-06-06: MI: Tattoos, piercings carry risk of disease [by deadly pale]
- 2006-06-06: AZ: Considering a tattoo? Weigh health risks, removal costs [by rebekah]
- 2006-06-06: NY: Dr. Joyce Brothers: Test your plastic surgery knowledge before going under the knife [by rebekah]
- 2006-06-06: RI: Adolescent negative body image studied [by rebekah]
- 2006-06-06: USA: A Sixth Sense for a Wired World [by rebekah]
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Human Rights = Animal Rights
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A few posts ago I mentioned an animal liberation tattoo (which reminds me, remember the Vegan Tattoos article?), so I thought I’d share a quite different interpretation on the same theme while I had it in my mind. Anyway, this tattoo was done at Liquid Chaos in Dearborn Heights, michigan, and the bearer writes, “it stands for human and animal rights being equal.”
