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  • This Week in BME

    Written by

    Jordan Ginsberg


    Hey, Matt Suder‘s got the right idea! Raise a glass, ModBlog (or whatever it is you prefer). You’ve earned it.

    (Tattoo by Andy at Tattoo Marks in Souderton, Pennsylvania.)

    And so goes the week. This time around:

    – Ron and the boys checked in from some ancient phallic garden, as is their wont.

    – A young child killed us all.

    – Our old friend Nihilist showed off his new, umm…man-eater.

    – Hammock Suspension ’09 started campaigning.

    – April Fools! Also, thank you to all the enemies of fun who had to pipe in immediately about how it was obviously a fake.

    – Roo posted this excellent video of Sailor Sid, courtesy of Shawn Porter.

    – You’re a kitty!

    And that’s the ballgame, friends. We’ll be here over the weekend, popping in to say hello, and then it’s back to the grind, Monday morning. We should have fascinating and hilarious interview early next week with some excellent photography by Phil, the hardest-working man in showbiz. Until then, ModBloggers, have some fun this weekend, stay safe, and, as always, thank you for your continued support of BME.

  • At a Glance

    Written by

    Jordan Ginsberg


    This backpiece comes to us—surprise, surprise—from Marc at Swastika Freakshop in Radolfzell, Germany. It’s not just Marc’s technical skills as a tattooist that impress me (although they’re off the charts), but his aesthetic: The designs he comes up with seem so bizarre sometimes, but what they really indicate is a thorough understanding of the human form, and it’s a style that, ultimately, is equal parts complementary and jarring. All of which is to say, Marc pisses excellence, plain and simple. He wakes up in the morning and pisses excellence.

    See more in “Tribal and Blackwork Tattoos“ (Tattoos)

  • The Amber of the Moment

    Written by

    Jordan Ginsberg


    Tam checks in with this chilling photo featuring him doing battle with nature’s Chinese Finger Trap. He’s not in a hurry to get out, though, so maybe don’t rush to get the tub of Crisco just yet.

    (Click through for the whole megillah, obviously.)

    See more in “Deep Shaft Piercing“ (Male Genital Piercing) (members only)

  • The Great Negra Nipple Debate

    Written by

    Jordan Ginsberg


    Good afternoon, ModBloggers! Hope the day finds you well. Our returning champion, La Negra, checks in with these photos that should either settle a long-running debate or extend it indefinitely—the debate, of course, being one that centers around the question, “Say, don’t La Negra’s various sets of implants look like little boobs?” Well, with the help of some space-age polymers (and surprisingly little macaroni and white glue), she has affixed said implants with what appear to be, y’know, little nipples. You be the judge.

    A shot of some breast sewing (involving her real breasts), after the jump.

    (Sewing and makeup by Matias Tafel. Photos by Martin Del Pozo.)

  • Master Bait

    Written by

    RooRaaah Crumbs

    None of my trademark music this time, the clapping and laughing says it all..

    Just a good old fashioned video of Damien suspending (vaguely reminiscent of this, no?) with The Hanged Man Team during a “Live Bait” in Melbourne, Australia.

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    DivX download (111 MB) link for BME members: Extreme2 or Full members

    Many thanks to Pete (The Piercing Urge) for sending the videos my way..

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