Frozen on the Boundaries

Posted on May 4, 2009 by Jordan Ginsberg

Admittedly, I’m woefully out of touch with cyberpunk anything, so pardon me if I’m missing a reference here and just projecting my own experiences, but is this not a dead ringer for Samppa? I mean, it is Samppa, isn’t it? The photo comes to us from Goldust and was taken at the Moscow Tattoo and Bodyart Festival this year, so hopefully we’ll get some much-needed clarification here. Whether it’s him or some other grilled-up cyborg, though, it’s damn fine work.

And, after the jump, and not-so-ambiguous tribute to another artist who is no stranger to seeing his likeness engraved in others.

This cutting of Emilio is by Martin Page, who was also responsible for the implants in this 3D portrait of Emilio from a little while back. (No relation, of course, to this glorious monument.)

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Macrophenomenal

Posted on May 4, 2009 by Jordan Ginsberg

Not much to add to this handsome close-up photo featuring piercings by Ryan Ouellette at Precision Body Arts in Nashua, New Hampshire.

Actually, here’s something to add…

…another lovely close-up piercing shot! This one-day-old horizontal eyebrow piercing comes to us from Verona, Italy. You know, I love the more “extreme” submissions we get, but there’s still something very satisfying about relatively simple, well-executed, well-photographed piercings.

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Sing and Rejoice

Posted on May 4, 2009 by Jordan Ginsberg

Good afternoon, ModBloggers! Have you saluted ol’ Queenie up there yet today? No? Well…the ever-watchful eye of the British Empire has a death gaze for you, after the jump.

(Tattoos by the great Sean Karn at Fuzion Ink in Norfolk, Virginia. More Karn here.)

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Aye, the Hot Pants

Posted on May 3, 2009 by Jordan Ginsberg

I’ve never served in the Navy but I like to think I know a thing or two about seamen, and I just don’t think this pinup by Sean Polland (at Creative Visions in Monterey, California) is wearing her uniform correctly. As a matter of fact, I can’t think of a single ship on which this would be acceptable attire. I’m just saying…maybe a little more attention to detail would benefit everyone in the future?

(I’m kidding! I’m kidding. Make with the sexy dames, now and forever, kthx.)

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Further Proof That Twitter is Trying to Destroy Us All

Posted on May 3, 2009 by Jordan Ginsberg

Well, it was bound to happen. Apparently, actor Steve Buscemi has become a Twitter demon, like so many others, and desperately wants people to know it. It seems that he put out a call for those following him to get the word out, and, well, the staff of Let’s Buzz in Bergen, Norway, took it to heart, beating and tying up one of their own, scrawling the graven image on poor Kenneth there, and documenting the entire process for the twisted Buscemi’s spank bank.

And all for what? For a little bit of Twitter fame. There’s more to life than a little Twitter fame, you know. Don’tcha know that? And here you are, and it’s a beautiful day. Well…I just don’t understand it.

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This Week in BME

Posted on May 1, 2009 by Jordan Ginsberg

Tell me about it! I find a nice powder blue velour tracksuit accompanied by a jaunty ascot usually does the trick. It’s the outfit for all seasons! (Nobody should ever listen to me about anything.)

(Tattoo on SurfaceSimplicity by Alie at TCB in Toronto, Ontario.)

There’s the week, folks. What went down this time around?

– Swine Flu Week kicked off with this horrific image of Patient Zero.

– Apparently it was shark week, too.

– Suspenders: Pretty cool way to keep your pants up, eh?

– The Enigma took a rather roundabout way to get rid of his upper and lower lip piercings.

– Swirls and sideboob, together at last.

– We’ll be keeping an eye on this raw phoenix cutting.

– No, seriously, there were tons of sharks this week.

And that’s the ballgame. But stick around! We’re going to have a brand new podcast up tomorrow (finally) and some other good stuff over the weekend, as well. And next week…well, I don’t want to ruin the surprise, but we’ve got something fun cooked up that we think you’ll all enjoy (as long as it works out). And yes, it’s APP-related. Suspenseful!

Until then, ModBloggers, enjoy the weekend, stay safe, and, as always, thank you for your continued support of BME.

Nothing Shall Turn Me

Posted on May 1, 2009 by Jordan Ginsberg

My my, how cultured we are this evening! First Dali, and now this poem by Edgar Allen Poe, “From Childhood’s Hour,” as worn by SeamlessKameleon. I think in big text pieces like this, the letters should either be identical or look like neat, natural writing; this falls nicely in the latter category for me.

(Tattoo by Cherri at Lovedog in Santa Cruz, California.)

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The Tongue Through the Tooth

Posted on May 1, 2009 by Jordan Ginsberg

The last time we featured a tattoo involving Dali on ModBlog, it got picked up by such varied places as Boing Boing, the official Star Wars site, and the personal blog of a Playboy magazine editor. I only mention this because, as excellent as toserveman‘s Dali portrait tattoo is, a precedent has been set, and I will not be satisfied unless it is linked to by NASA, the official web site of the Italian federal legislature and a talking gorilla’s Tumblr page. You’re all on notice.

(Tattoo by Zac Adkins in Orlando, Florida.)

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Time For Sneeper

Posted on May 1, 2009 by Jordan Ginsberg

Well, here is some grotesque violence for your afternoon. Joe Grimace submitted this torture porn in which he just straight-up hangs a defenseless, what, stuffed rabbit? Right from his earlobe! Sickening.

(Ed. note: I’m sure Joe is very nice and would never use his 1 3/4″ lobes to torture an animal, stuffed or otherwise.)

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More Fun From An Evening With Horiyoshi III

Posted on May 1, 2009 by Jordan Ginsberg

Hey, remember this past weekend, when we showed you some pictures from Canvas LA‘s sexy swingers party, An Evening with Horiyoshi III? Well, there are plenty more fun photos where those came from! Like that one up there, with teevee star “Rachel from BME” hanging out with Benji Madden!

After the jump, Benji finds himself in a compromising position (!) and other goodies.

Rachel, ever the enterprising businessperson, told Madden there was a strict “no shirt” policy at the gallery. Some guys fall for anything.

Alright, Benji, now you’re just showing off.

And here we have Bob Roberts of the world-famous Spotlight Tattoo, lookin’ sharp! He was not so easily swindled into disrobing.

Hey, Bruce Buffer was there too! He and his brother Michael have a blood-pact to never remove any article of clothing in public, so it is impossible to confirm or deny whether or not he’s all tattooed underneath. I can also neither confirm nor deny reports that he brings a microphone with him wherever he goes and prompts random pairings of people to fight to the death. (Oh…we can confirm he doesn’t do that? Well, good.)

D.C.’s Grant Cobb was most surprised indeed to learn that the allegedly “free” Sapporo came with a complimentary goosing.

Oh, and here is L.A. Ink‘s Kim Saigh with the multi-talented Shawn Barber, both of whom have been the subjects of profiles on BME! (Saigh here, Barber here.) Now, hmm, wouldn’t want to make any wild assumptions here, but is it possible they found love, you know…because of BME? (No.)

Photos by Thaddeus Brown.