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Tag: Suspension

  • Penguin Boy

    Written by

    Sean Philips

    I first met Penguin Boy when I worked at Art With A Pulse in Glen Burnie, MD. The shop  owner bet me he could do a full sleeve from scratch in less than an hour on a client of his….I fell for it, he won the bet.

    Since then Penguin Boy  (Jason Brott) has made quite a name for himself in the sideshow world travelling with the Hellzapoppin Sideshow.

    Here he is doing a 2 point suspension as photographed by our very own Allen Falkner.

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    One more after the break.

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    If you want to know more about the World Famous Penguin Boy, leave some comments here and I will see if he is interested in doing an interview for BME.

  • It ain’t no thang

    Written by

    Rachel

    Could this photo be any more casual? They’re just chillin’ at the studio, shooting some photos, doing a little suspension, no big deal right?  JD Noble and crew at Americana in Scottsdale, AZ look like they’ve got it all under control.

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    See more in “Lotus suspensions“ (Ritual)

    That’s it for me for this week. Have a great weekend and I’ll see you all on Monday. Thanks as always for continuing to support BME. Without you, we wouldn’t be able to continue to grow and thrive.

  • There is beauty in the darkness

    Written by

    Rachel

    Anna is no stranger to Modblog and she continues to be strikingly gorgeous. She’s one of a few girls that serve as an inspiration to make a BMEGirls/BMEboys calendar. If I want to get it done in time though I’ll need to act fast. Send your submissions to [email protected] to be included for consideration. Everyone who is included in the calendar will receive a couple in trade!

    I also wanted to remind everyone that the end of the year is coming. Submissions will be cut off on December 20th as far as counting towards the year end awards. So check the leaderboards to see where you are. The top 20 contributors for photos and experiences will receive a limited edition 2009 Year End Award Contributor shirt. We will also be taking off for the holidays and may or may not be able to update Modblog during that time as we’ll be spending the last week of December and the first two weeks of January converting to the new platform. The last day to make orders from BMEshop will also be on the 20th as well. You can continue to place orders during the holidays but they won’t be shipped out until the 28th if you place them after the 20th. If you’re making purchases internationally, please consider making them as soon as possible as the USPS will not guarantee their international delivery times during the holidays.

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    See more in ““Suicide” Suspension“ (Ritual)

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  • The dark is nice

    Written by

    Rachel

    This is a shot from an upcoming suspension documentary. The lovely lady all curled up for us is Star and apparently the folks who helped get get there were Circle23, Philly Chris,  John j, Danelle j, and  Pyrogen. Hopefully they’ll keep us updated on when the documentary is released and then we’ll pass that info on to you.

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    See more in “Other Suspensions“ (Ritual)

  • Upside down, you’ve got me.

    Written by

    Rachel

    Joao is contributing to my new found love and fascination with Brasil. This shot is from Petropolis, if I’m reading that right because google is being a jerk and telling me it doesn’t exist.

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    See more in “Knee suspensions“ (Ritual)

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  • High Wire

    Written by

    Rachel

    Constant Elevation just played a pretty damn good trick on my eyes. I was like, “OMG! Norm come check this out!” and then he pointed out that he’s just holding a bike with no front tire, not riding a unicycle on a tight wire. Either way, I’m going to keep telling myself it’s a high wire act!

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    Click through for the shot that broke my hopes into pieces.

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    See more in ““Suicide” Suspension“ (Ritual)

  • Tokyo heros

    Written by

    Rachel

    louis fleischauer and aesthetic meat front did a suspension at Samar Studio in Tokyo. I’d love to see this in person. The costumes in the photo look absolutely stunning.
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    See more in “Ritual Events“ (Suspension Teams and Bonus Galleries)

  • Is it me or does this suspension make me look skinny?

    Written by

    Rachel

    Jared sent in pictures of his apprentice suspending. There are tons more in the gallery worth looking through.

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    See more in “Knee suspensions“ (Ritual)

  • Horrifying but true!

    Written by

    Rachel

    Kaz sends in photos of their suspension performance at Theatre Bizarre in Detroit, Mi. I don’t recall seeing this theatre the last time I was in Detroit. I love seeing suspension groups that put on a great show complete with makeup and performances, other than just the whole “look at me I’m doing a suspension”. Next time, let’s hope they send in some video!

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    More photos after the jump. What else would be after it?

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    Photos courtesy of Diana Price, Trever Long and Sam Seizert.

  • Been hanging around this town too long.

    Written by

    Rachel

    You might recall when we last posted the Russian Sinner Suspension team, we certainly do. They’ve gone and sent us more images of couples suspending and they’ve let us know we don’t need to send them spanish fly in order to get more photos like these.

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    More after the jump!

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