Maybe I’ve been watching too much Community, but when I first saw this picture of Reuss I could have sworn he was Joel McHale.
Of course, taking a closer look, it’s obvious he’s not. If anything, he makes a better looking BMEBoy than Joel would. As for what’s on his chest, it’s lettering celebrating his acceptance at a major juried art exhibition, and his dedication to art. It was done by Jarl from Syndicate Tattoo in Denmark.
I heard on the radio last week that christmas eve is the #1 day of the year for wedding proposals. Sure enough, this christmas that held true and a couple of IAM members got engaged. Now, you’ve seen Dirk and JackeeLynn on here before, most recently in their christmas photos. Now if you don’t know these two, not only do they send in a lot of photos to BME, but they’re also part of the Local Hookers suspension crew. Here’s a couple of photos from their last halloween bash. (You can find a lot more in the Local Hookers gallery).
Here’s Dirk enjoying a beer after lifting a cinderblock by his neck. He also happens to be taking a beating from some lightbulbs.
As for Jackee, she spent the night hanging out with another Local Hooker, Inhale-Exhale.
Of course the best part of getting engaged is the story behind it. Now I wasn’t there, but from what I understand Dirk surprised her with the ring and something else in a box…
Congrats you two! When do I get my invitation?
Here’s a couple of lovely ladies that should help keep you warm on those long cold winter nights.
First we have gypsyqueen with a floral chestpiece by Shane Barlow from Oni in Salt Lake City.
Next is an in-progress sleeve by Roland Paabo from Auriga Tattoo in Tallinn, Estonia.
Don’t worry, there’s going to be some boys coming up in about an hour for you.
Time’s up! It’s time to see how everyone did. But before we get to the results, lets get a quick recap of today’s game.
Any final guesses? Now’s the time.
To see the results, you know what to do…
So for today’s first round, you’re going to need multiple pictures to truly understand what you’re seeing. Nonippleboy sent in a series of photos of his nipple nullification. Now unlike other nipple removals, he was only interested in removing the nipple itself, while leaving the aerola intact. To achieve this, he first tied off his nipple and areola with an elastic to stretch them out. He then punctured the tip of his nipple with a dermal punch, then scalpelled off the remaining tissue. Because of the stretching of the aerola, when the elastic was removed, the wound became fairly small. As you can see in the second picture, although there is a bit of a scab, the end result is a smooth areola. If you have a BME Hard membership, be sure to check out the nipple nullification gallery, as he put up a detailed account of everything he did.
Now after round one going pretty hard, let’s dial it back a notch with a 3-way industrial/outer conch piercing by VernK from Ascension Body Mod in Albuquerque, NM.
Finally we have round three, which as some of you have probably guess was indeed a genital piercing. Now after discussing this with several people, I honestly couldn’t come up with a name for this. My first instinct was that it was a killer whale or some other form of really deep PA, but with the addition of the subincision and the entry point being in the area of a urethral reroute, it didn’t really fit. The closest name I would take a guess at calling it would be an anglerfish, simply because the title of the photo had the word “angler” in it, and it somewhat resembles an anglerfish. Of course on top of that piercing you obviously have the subincision as well as multiple other piercings. Quite the interesting project.
Well that’s it for this week’s game. Any perfect scores this week? Feel free to brag away.
It’s Tuesday again, and that means another round of The Guess What Game. Last week we had a couple of people go three for three, although there were a couple of curve balls in there that threw some of the usual perfect scorers off balance. This week, we’ll see if they can rebound, as well as who else is up to the challenge.
For those new to the game, the rules are simple. Throughout the day, you’ll be faced with three cropped images. Your job is to figure out what body part/modification is being shown. To make things a little easier, a clue will be given as to what is in the picture. At the end of the day, the results will be revealed for all three pictures, and the winners will get bragging rights for the week. Now, on to the game!
Something tells me the first couple of guesses will be “Genitals… again”. You may be right, you may be wrong, but if it is some form of genitals, try to be a little more specific as to what you think you’re seeing. Of course all this could just be a clever ruse to make you think of genitals, when in reality it could be something not even remotely close.
Think you know what it is? Place your guesses in the comments below, then come back later in the day to see if you guessed correctly.
If you’re joining the game late, be sure to check out round one and round two.
It’s Tuesday again, and that means another round of The Guess What Game. Last week we had a couple of people go three for three, although there were a couple of curve balls in there that threw some of the usual perfect scorers off balance. This week, we’ll see if they can rebound, as well as who else is up to the challenge.
For those new to the game, the rules are simple. Throughout the day, you’ll be faced with three cropped images. Your job is to figure out what body part/modification is being shown. To make things a little easier, a clue will be given as to what is in the picture. At the end of the day, the results will be revealed for all three pictures, and the winners will get bragging rights for the week. Now, on to the game!
Now while the image size for round two is smaller than round one, that doesn’t necessarily mean this part of the anatomy is smaller. What might help you guess is knowing that you’re only seeing one part of a piece of jewelry that is going through multiple holes. Where are the hole located? Well, that’s for you to guess.
Think you know what it is? Place your guesses in the comments below, then come back later in the day to see if you guessed correctly.
If you’re joining the game late, be sure to check out round one.
It’s Tuesday again, and that means another round of The Guess What Game. Last week we had a couple of people go three for three, although there were a couple of curve balls in there that threw some of the usual perfect scorers off balance. This week, we’ll see if they can rebound, as well as who else is up to the challenge.
For those new to the game, the rules are simple. Throughout the day, you’ll be faced with three cropped images. Your job is to figure out what body part/modification is being shown. To make things a little easier, a clue will be given as to what is in the picture. At the end of the day, the results will be revealed for all three pictures, and the winners will get bragging rights for the week. Now, on to the game!
For round one, you’d be right in guessing that there’s something not happy in this picture. Now the person who owns this body part is really happy with the result, but the body part itself definitely wasn’t happy for a small portion of time. The question is, what part of the body has been modified, and in what way?
Think you know what it is? Place your guesses in the comments below, then come back later in the day to see if you guessed correctly.
Welcome to the almost last newsfeed post of 2010. After last week’s scarcity of stories, we’re back on track with stories ranging from identifying the body of a French king, to an attack on a mall body piercer by some angry parents. So let’s get started.
Last week researchers announced that the mummified head that was discovered a few months back was indeed the head of France’s Henri IV, who was assassinated back in 1610. One of the main contributing factors to the skull being identified as Henri IV, was that he had a pierced ear.
Months of tests have led to the conclusion that the body part belonged to Henri IV, who was stabbed to death in 1610. Giveaway signs were a cut near the nose, a pierced ear and a healed facial wound from an earlier murder attempt. The head was chopped off and stolen in 1793 when revolutionaries raided the grave of Henri. Private collectors then bought and sold the body part over hundreds of years.
We’ve got lots more news ahead just behind the clickthrough.
While we’re on the subject of ear piercings, a woman was brutally attacked due to a dispute over a child’s ear piercing.
Alana Denhard said customers were always stressed at this time of year, but she had never experienced anything like Tuesday’s incident. The Rainbow Bay resident was helping customers in Kaos Hair Salon who were not happy with their six-month-old daughter’s ear piercing on Monday. “The ear was bleeding so I took the earring out, cleaned the ear and apologised,” Miss Denhard, 23, said. “I did everything I could, but they kept coming back and yelling at me.”
The parents returned the following day with more family members, Miss Denhard said. The customers followed Miss Denhard to the food court where security tried to calm the woman down. “The mother was mouthing off and she broke away from the security guard. I was walking away and she came running at me and just bashed me onto the tiles.” Witnesses told Miss Denhard the woman punched into her until security was able to pull her off.
Now I can understand being mad at someone for piercing the child’s ear with what I’m assuming was a gun, but to come back the next day to give her a beat down just seems a bit excessive. Even with holiday shopping in full swing, that kind of behaviour is reserved for line-ups in Walmart for the newest “tickle-me” doll.
So while it may be the season for people to lose their minds over material possessions, some people are able to maintain some degree of sanity and are able to think of others. Take Dynasty Tattoo and Body Piercing from NJ. The shop is sponsoring a family in need this holiday season, and are asking people to come in and donate clothing, toys and cash. Any donation over $20 will get you a gift certificate worth $25-$300 at the shop.
Then there is Barbie, a tattoo artist who attempted to break the world record for most tattoos done in a 24 hour time period.
Barbie is confident that she will set a new record, hoping to surpass 850, possibly closing in on the 1000 mark. Barbie planned to tattoo an outlined 3” by 3” cancer ribbon, with shading in a choice of colours to reflect the cancer being recognized. With each tattoo, a $20 donation was required with all money raised going to support the Canadian Cancer Society.
While she didn’t achieve her goal of 1000 tattoos, and suffered from some severe hand cramps, she was able to raise $6000 for the cancer society.
The holidays are also a time to celebrate family, both those with you, and ones that are no longer there. Earlier in the year I posted a story about a women who got a tattoo using the ashes of her deceased son. Now a Tasmanian artist is offering the same type of thing to any of his customers.
Shane Dyson believes he is the only tattooist in the state who offers memorial tattoos created using cremation ashes. Since opening his business, Angelic Ink, a year ago in Wynyard in the state’s North-West, Mr Dyson has used his skills to help five grieving families. ”I love all my tattooing work but the memorial tattoos are particularly special because it really does help people to be able to have a piece of their loved one with them at all times,” he said.
“The most beautiful occasion was when an entire family came in to get memorial tattoos for their lost daughter and sister,” he said. ”I closed the studio for them for a day and the lady’s mother, father, brother and sister all came in to get tattoos of her name. ”At the beginning it was really sad and everyone was crying but as the day went on they put on special music and were singing away. ”There was a real sense of celebration and it is a pleasure to be part of such a personal experience.”
Now while some people wish to have their family members tattooed into their skin, others get tattoos for things that are significant to them. Music tattoos are often seen on individuals, and can range from lyrics to a song, to a band’s logo. California band Strung Out knows just how popular a band tattoo can be, and are asking their fans to send them photos of their art for an upcoming greatest hits album.
Strung Out are beginning to assemble a retrospective album and need some help from their loyally inked fans. The music portion of the album is already in the works, and will include a number of surprises, both new and old. But in order to create a truly unique collection, the band is asking that all fans with Strung Out tattoos send the band high-quality photos of their tattoos along with their full name, city, state, and country of residence, to be included in a massive gallery in the album’s packaging. Please e-mail all submissions to [email protected] The deadline is January 31, 2011.
It’s not just bands who are looking to obtain photos of tattoos. Boston restaurant Tremont 647 is undergoing a remodel and is asking people to send in photographs of their food related tattoos.
Now in other tattoo related news, you may have heard of the murder trial going on in Florida where the state has been paying a make-up artist daily to cover up an accused murderer’s tattoos so that he can get a fair trial. Earlier this week he was found guilty, and the sentencing was scheduled for today. When he arrived to find out if he would be getting the death penalty or not, he chose not to have the make-up applied.
Neo-Nazi John Ditullio walked into court Thursday with his tattoos in plain sight: the large swastika and the words “f— you” on his neck, the barbed wire running down the side of his face. Ditullio, 24, was convicted of first-degree murder and attempted second-degree murder. In early 2006, he was living with a group of American Nazis near Hudson who hated Patricia Wells, their next-door neighbor, for having an African-American friend and a gay son. One night, authorities said, Ditullio put on a gas mask and broke into Wells’ house, attacking her with a knife. She escaped with injuries to her face and hands, but her son’s friend, 17-year-old Kristofer King, died from stab wounds to his skull.
Over on the other side of the planet, The Fatwa Centre in Abu Dhabi states that tattoos are haraam.
However, in a report carried by Al Khaleej, the fatwa clarifies that only permanent tattoos are haram, but those using gold or paint to create a superficial drawing on the skin are allowed. The fatwa issued by the centre, which is affiliated to the General Authority for Islamic Affairs and Endowments, states: “We should differentiate between two things, tattoos and graphic drawing on body. Tattooing means to prick the skin with a needle and inject kohl or some other substance to change the skin color to blue or green. This is haram according to the consensus of scholars.”
Keep in mind that strict adherents to both Christianity and Judaism forbid tattoos as well, so it’s interesting to see that this is only being brought up now.
A couple of weeks ago I posted a story warning vegans that some tattoo inks are still not vegan friendly. This week ThisDishIsVegetarian.com has an in-depth interview with James Spooner, a vegan tattoo artist.
I use inks made with vegetable glycerine as opposed to the animal based variety. Most of the popular brands use veggie stuff so there isn’t a lot of compromise in quality there. The main thing with ink is blacks. A lot of companies use Shellac in there ink, which is some kind of bug excrement. I’m not sure which orifice it comes out of, but either way I cool without it. Some crazy companies still use bone char in their black so that is also something to look out for.
The other things to think about are all the ointments, soaps, and aftercare used. I’ve read that the industry standard green soap uses an animal based glycerine. I use Dr. Bronners, which is making waves in the industry, I hear they are even showing up to tattoo conventions now. I also am phasing out all petroleum products, which contain all kinds of lanolin and junk like that. I’m currently trying a few different products to see which I like best, but I’ve got a couple of options I am digging right now. There is also stuff like the gelatin strip on the razor or the stencil paper. When you’re trying to make it vegan you might as well think of everything right?
Just a couple more stories before we head into the celebrity round-up.
Professional wrestler “The Perfect Creation” has been keeping a photo collection of what people are calling “The Ultimate Gaming Tattoo”. I was going to include a couple of photos to give you the general idea, but it’s probably better you just go to the page. He’s managed to squeeze in games from every platform, genre, and era into both of his arms. I have serious geek envy after looking through the pictures.
Wired.co.uk recently did some number crunching to determine that water is wet. Wait, wrong article. They crunched numbers to determine if people will do something just because it is free. To gather their data, they went to a nightclub that was offering free tattoos to anyone who wanted them.
A large room in an industrial building housed three picnic tables, lined end to end, in the centre. The tattoo station comprised a portable table with two folding chairs and a cheap floor lamp. Our assistant, with her clipboard, was by far the cleanest and most official-looking person around. And when she offered to help the tattooist by taking names, he was delighted. In the five hours she was there (from 9pm to 2am), a total of 76 people signed up for the free tattoos.
As the assistant was collecting the data, another tattoo artist stopped by to give us her opinion. This petite brunette, with a medallion tattoo on her sternum, felt that she had to tell us about all the unhygienic and potentially health-hazardous practices she had witnessed that night. Apparently, a contaminated paper towel had been passed around and an obvious necessity missing from the set-up was disinfectant. She said these practices could cause people to contract a blood disease, such as hepatitis or HIV. So perhaps the real cost of tattoos are not their price, but the odds of infections and even long-term illness.
Who needs proper hygiene when it’s free right?
Advice columnists for the most part are always clueless when it comes to tattoos. So imagine my shock when I read this exchange.
Dear Christy,
My boyfriend just got a freaking horse tattoo on his back. It is so stupid and cheesy. He’s obsessed with Charlie from that stupid “It’s Always Sunny in Philadelphia” show, and that’s why he got it. What do I do?
–Hates Charlie
Jerk:
Lovely “Charlie”… The boyfriend. Not you. “Jerk” is your worthy moniker… It is imperative that you dump this broad.
Now.
She’s an insult to your brilliance.
“It’s Always Sunny in Philadelphia” is a top gem on the tube.
If you desire my genius guidance, retract your statement immediately. Speak up. I have seven pounds of hair encasing each ear.
The tattoo is funny. Sure, I wouldn’t do it, but I would totally date your boyfriend — and be better at it than you — because of the horse.
Looks like princess is embarrassed.
The only solution is to grasp those preying talons on a tranquilizer gun, gather a couple thousand bucks and drag him to a laser-removal joint.
Note: You’ll probably break a nail during the escapade. Abort mission. Plus, “Gossip Girl” is almost on.
Just embrace his ink. He embraces those damn Uggs.
I’ll give you a moment to finish your golf clap before we move on to the celebrities.
Finished? Great. So here were are with another collection of the rich and famous and all their crazy antics.
Take Ke$ha (Seriously? That’s her name?), for kicks she likes to tattoo her friends with a safety pin.
“She told Radio 1: “It’s not bad. I’ll practise on my bandmates . I’ve given tattoos with a safety pin and an ink pen.”
I really shouldn’t be shocked by anything like this anymore.
Hillary Duff was stalked on the way to the gym by papprazzi, who couldn’t find anyone actually famous to stalk that day. On the plus side they took pictures of her tattooed feet to sell to fetish websites.
Of course the week wouldn’t be complete without checking in with one of everyone’s favorite orange colored “reality” TV “stars”.
Well that’s it for the week. Remember to send in any news stories you stumble across just by clicking this link.
Oh, and because it’s been sent to me a few times over the past few weeks, here’s a little video someone came up with. You’ll have to watch it to the end for the full effect. When you’re done, remember to go and hug your tattoo artist, as they have to deal with this all the time.
The last time I posted a picture of Babasom I was so impressed with his big septum/mustache combo that I completely neglected to post a picture of his handsome face. Thankfully, he’s not camera shy and has sent in another round of photos. Taking a look back over the years it’s easy to see why Babasom has been posted so many times; he’s just super photogenic and is always coming up with new things to stick in his nose. This time is no different.
You can check out more photos of Babasom in the big septum gallery, or on his IAM page where he’s put up a couple of collages.
Whenever Sonja sends in one of her new dotwork creations, I always take a moment to pause. Her work is consistently beautiful, and she’s easily a master of the dotwork style. This recent tattoo not only evokes the image of wings, but also elements of a seashell, as well as classic Greek sculpture.
You can find more work by Sonja in the tribal and blackwork gallery.
