Germany loves BME!

Posted on June 13, 2006 by Shannon Larratt

I just got a wonderful letter from Cara, a fellow German (although she lives there, I don’t) who is affected by the ban on linking to BME in Germany (which keeps it out of the search engines there for example). She’s in front of the Brandenburger Tor of Berlin in the rain sticking her tongue out at the BPjS for banning BME with the explanation that it contained (and I love this), “highly condemnable and revolting scenarios of gruesome violence against humans”. That should be my new slogan.

What’s funny is that’s pretty much how people looked at me last time I was in Germany too.

Now I know how to turn on a Latvian girl!

Posted on June 12, 2006 by Shannon Larratt

How cool is that, they have switches on the backs of their necks. Oh, that makes things so much simpler! Or maybe she’s permanently turned off? This is a home tattoo from Riga, Latvia:

Let’s see… Other than that, I’m thinking about breaking ModBlog in half, so it’s ModBlog and ModBlogX or something… Basically the goal is to split the site so that I can put the hardcore photos (BME/HARD type stuff and other explicit pictures) all on one blog, which would allow me to put non-porn ads on this site so it can start paying for itself!

Crab Claw Tattoo

Posted on June 12, 2006 by Shannon Larratt

Thanks to Ozgur at Caddebostan in Istanbul, Turkey for this somewhat odd tattoo of a crab claw ripping out of a guy’s side. I wonder what the client’s story is…

Beatdown Tattoo

Posted on June 12, 2006 by Shannon Larratt

I admit that I first noticed that Ludvig has not only tattooed the sole of his foot with “IN YOUR FACE”, but that he has also forgotten to close the barn door.

Operafication coming soon to Norway

Posted on June 12, 2006 by Shannon Larratt

…but this wonderful (and kind of erotic) photo is from a performance by OperaNinja (yes, she’s miced because she’s an amazing opera singer and combines these two artforms) on March 11th in Eugene, OR. You’ll also find her at this year’s Oslo SusCon as far as I know!

Photo: Brasscannibal

Cute Racoon Tattoo

Posted on June 12, 2006 by Shannon Larratt

I think every tattoo that Rich Bustamante has sent me has been top notch, but I particularly like this racoon.

Wow, those eyes…

Posted on June 12, 2006 by Shannon Larratt

Pankusha says she’s my votaress. That means she has a bigger vocabulary than I do (probably in quite a few languages). But I went and looked it up, and with those ice-blue eyes, I’m pretty sure it would be easy to reverse the spell.

BME Newsfeed for Jun 12, 2006

Posted on June 12, 2006 by Shannon Larratt

2006-06-12: Australia: Teeth filing ritual for Corby sister [by femgoddess69]
2006-06-12: UK: Tatt’ll do nicely as big kick off looms [by deadly pale]
2006-06-12: D.C.: Body art grows in popularity [by deadly pale]
2006-06-12: GA: Piercings With Aloha [by deadly pale]
2006-06-12: IL: Acme’s dress code isn’t pretty [by deadly pale]
2006-06-12: VA: Health-care chips could get under your skin [by deadly pale]
2006-06-12: NY: Angelina Jolie’s new tattoo has Cambodian coordinates! [by girl_smokey]
2006-06-12: WA: Pink doesn’t do names in her tattoos [by netastrophe]

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The ultimate geek birthmark?

Posted on June 12, 2006 by Shannon Larratt

I’ll post more later today but let me start off the day by sharing this awesome one-year old @-sign scarification by Manny at Corazon Salvaje in Buenos Aries, Argentina. Looks amazing!

This was done using skin removal scarification. You can see a fresh picture of this piece here and here, and here it is again at 19 days — you’d never have guessed back then it would raise so wonderfully!). If it heals like most scars it will probably settle a little over the next year but remain raised indefinitely.

BME Newsfeed for Jun 11, 2006

Posted on June 11, 2006 by Shannon Larratt

2006-06-11: NY: To pierce or not to pierce [by deadly pale]
2006-06-11: TX: Decoration Nation [by deadly pale]
2006-06-11: TX: Body art has permanent place in US culture [by deadly pale]
2006-06-11: NH: Study: Tattoos and piercings have become mainstream [by deadly pale]
2006-06-11: Biggleswade: ‘Let’s sort out this confusion’ Tattoo artist in plea for law change [by femgoddess69]
2006-06-11: DC: 24 percent between 18-50 tattooed [by rebekah]
2006-06-11: UK: Tattoo artist in plea for law change [by rebekah]
2006-06-11: OR: Campaign focuses on piercing safety [by deadly pale]
2006-06-11: NY: Child kidnapped from NY studio found safe [by rebekah]
2006-06-11: BC: Tattoo you [by deadly pale]
2006-06-11: Unknown: Survey: 24 Percent Between 18-50 Tattooed [by typealice]
2006-06-11: N. Vanc.: Tattoo you [by girl_smokey]
2006-06-11: WA: Survey: 24 Percent Between 18-50 Tattooed [by anokfreak]
2006-06-11: FL: Arrests made in tattoo parlor robberies [by rebekah]

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