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Hey folks, as you’ve no doubt noticed, the main BME.com site has been down since last night. It turns out we had an outage sometime in the middle of the night and we’re currently working to get it back online as soon as possible. The team has been at it non-stop since 8am this morning, and the ETA right now is a couple more hours simply due to the sheer volume of data.
We apologize for the down time, and we hope to have it back up ASAP.
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Listen up Toronto area ModBlog readers. As you may have heard, Sony Pictures is currently filming Total Recall around the city and they’re looking for some modified people to be in the film. So if you live in or around Toronto, check out the listing below.
Total Recall, a Sony Pictures Film starring Colin Farrell, Jessica Biehl, and Kate Beckinsale, is shooting here in Toronto and requires background performers who have elaborate tattoos (preferably facial and head, neck and arms), multiple visible piercings, and/or any sub/transdermal implants or other body modifications. The filming will take place in mid-August, with details coming closer to the shoot date. Anyone interested should email a photo (highlighting tattoos and any modifications) as well as contact information to David Seymour at [email protected]. Any other questions regarding the film will be fielded upon receipt.
If you are interested, make sure to mention that you found out about this through BME. Who knows, we may be seeing more of these in the future.
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It’s been 6 years now since Keith Alexander was taken from us too early. Keith was a huge presence in both the online modified community, as well as the world at large. As a student of Jim Ward’s, Keith opened up Modern American Bodyarts in NYC, a studio which defied the traditional “head em up, move em out, get their money” type of shops that were popular at the time. He hosted many memorable events including the infamous “Night of 1000 scars”. In addition to his modification work, he was also a rock star and had a successful career in marketing, where he was able to show the corporate world that just because someone is heavily modified, doesn’t mean they can’t do their job well.
If you have time today, take a moment and read through the following articles, written by friends of Keith in the years following his passing.
RTFM: Keith Alexander – An interview with Keith taken a few months before his passing.
The Things That Carry Us – A collection of rememberances of Keith by those who knew him well.
Employers Should Probably Start Making Peace With Tattoos – A short interview with Keith regarding tattoos in the workplace
RIP Keith Alexander – (November 23, 1963 – July 11, 2005)
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For those that don’t remember, Arwen “Spliff” Rosa, Jill, and two other members of the community were injured in a car accident last July.
When we last checked in with Arwen and Jill, the family, with the help of ModBlog readers everywhere was able to get Arwen moved from the hospital in Texas, to a treatment facility in NYC.
During this whole ordeal, Jill was pregnant and as you’ve probably already guessed by now, she had the baby yesterday. So without further ado, I’m happy to introduce to you the newest member of the community, Odessa Marie Rosa (5lb 6oz).
I didn’t get an update on Spliff’s condition, but from what I understand mom and baby are doing just fine.
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For those who haven’t seen the news today, Australia has been hit by another natural disaster in the form of Cyclone Yasi. Early reports had the storm tracking as a class 5, but it has now been downgraded to a “very destructive” class 3. For comparison, this storm is larger and more powerful than Hurricane Katrina.
There are a number of members of our community living in the affected areas and we’re all worried about them. If you’re one of the affected, please let us know you’re ok. For those not affected directly, the Australian Red Cross is working to provide assistance to the communities, as well as providing the National Registration and Inquiry System, which allows people who have gotten to safety to check in and let others know they’re safe.
