We hope your New Year’s Eve celebrations were enjoyable no matter what you did. 2013 was full of a lot of bumps and some deep losses. As we continue to heal our hearts, we want to wish you a wonderful 2014.
NSFW after the jump.
See more in the Kokomi Bonus Gallery.
We hope your New Year’s Eve celebrations were enjoyable no matter what you did. 2013 was full of a lot of bumps and some deep losses. As we continue to heal our hearts, we want to wish you a wonderful 2014.
NSFW after the jump.
See more in the Kokomi Bonus Gallery.
Woops! Looks like somebody forgot to hit “post” on the 2011 Year End Awards! At least we didn’t forget to send out the Gift Certificates though! If you’re on the list below, check your email because you were sent anywhere from $20 to $1000. That’s right! We’ve gone from t-shirts to cold hard cash (gift certificates are like cash, right?!) If you see yourself on this page and didn’t see your gift certificate email then drop me a line at [email protected] and I’ll send it to you again!
If you haven’t noticed, the new leader boards are up. They’re linked in the footer on BME.com and we’ve also gone back in time (up to 2001 anyway!) and added leader boards for every year! This is the first year that we’ve also got video contributions so that’s another new thing we’re doing.
If you look at the numbers you’re probably thinking, “woah, wasn’t the top contributor 45k images for 2009?” and you’d be right. We’ve been trying to figure out how to make it as easy as it used to be to submit images and we thought the best way would be to make it so that you could email your submissions like you did since the dawn of BME. Give us a couple more weeks to finish working out the kinks and you’ll be able to email your submissions to the site just like the good ole days! We’re also busy working on integration into other sites so you’ll be able to update all of your social sites from BME and vice versus! You’ll be able to manage everything you want from BME with the bonus that you can keep your BME only entries safe behind IAM’s walls while sending out your other posts! No more having to log in to 20 different sites just to get your FB/twitter/tumblr/linkedin/so many other sites, can’t possible name them all, on!
Once again, I can’t thank you enough for contributing to BME. Check the leader boards to see where you ranked on collecting a cool cash prize! We’re going to start doing monthly gift certificate give aways to the top contributors in the photo and video galleries once the email submission tool is back online and I think we’ll see the submission numbers back to where they used to be. The one bonus is that our Year End Awards got to see some new faces because they didn’t have to upload tens of thousands of photos just to have a shot! While that was fun for one year, lets get back to submitting tens of thousands of photos, videos and stories!
Top 10 Image Contributors
1. 856 images
Joeltron
2. 469 images Naoise-Ryan Israel |
3. 454 images The Sinner Team |
4. 451 images 8bga-kipodd |
5. 399 images 8ckf-olegek97 |
6. 341 images Supa |
7. 292 images Self Sacrifice |
8. 248 images skindependent |
9. 243 images UrbanSoul |
10. 156 images 8phv-l8onha |
Top 10 Video Contributors
| 1. 132 videos 9bdz_kokomi3k |
2. 56 videos 8bfh-udreisoern |
3. 50 videos swen2 |
| 4. 33 videos 9vlm-pdebsk |
5. 26 videos 9bgc-edziu1902 |
6. 25 videos xzotikmodz |
| 7. 24 videos uwe |
8. 22 videos smbite57 |
9. 20 videos jonjuan60 |
9. 20 videos 8ckf-olegek97 |
9. 20 videos wandalaput |
10. 17 videos elevateur |
Top 3 Story Contributors
1. 3 stories KatSaw |
1. 3 stories annalese |
1. 3 stories DollParts7 |
A big SHOUT OUT!!! goes out to the following people for being generally awesome and more specific things they’ve done to help BME keep ticking!
Sean helps out whenever we need him and he’s got a few minutes to spare. Sean being around makes me feel old since he’s been a member of BME since the dawn of time!
Katie was awesome and helped out with BMEshop while I got back into the swing of things after the cross country move from LA to VA. If you got orders in 2011, Katie and her beautiful hair probably graced your goods with her presence! 🙂
Midian has also been around for over a DECADE and he’s continued to throw the SoCal BME BBQ come hell or high water! If you’re looking for a BME BBQ on the West Coast to meet fellow BME members, his BBQ is the place to be!
Nano also touched every single one of your BMEshop orders for most of 2011, that is until he got himself denied entry! That’s what you get for being an international playboy! We love Nano and miss him dearly!
EDITORIAL CONTRIBUTORS
A huge “thank you” goes out to past and present editorial contributors to BME. Everyone has continued to grow with their own projects and while some former contributors to BME have been swamped with their own projects, it wouldn’t be right not to thank them for everything they’ve done in the past and what they continue to do not only for BME but for the community at large! Without them, BME wouldn’t have grown in the way it has over the past 18 years!
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Warren Hiller |
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John Joyce |
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Lexci Million |
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Sean Philips |
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Lori St. Leone |
Steve Truitt |
Tiff Badhairdo |
Brian Decker |
Stephen DeToma |
BME Staff
BME staff.. What can I say about the people listed below? You know and love (well most of them!) dearly because some of them (Mike and Jen!) have been around BME for almost as long as it’s been online! There is a newcomer in the group and his name is Diego! He’s our new programmer and he’s been fixing bugs, adding new features and generally kicking ass since he hit the ground running!
For those of you who didn’t notice, Mike moved from the snowy horridness of the New England area to sunny Hawaii and we are all so jealous it makes us want to do very bad things to him.. Very bad! We let it slide though because when the servers hit the floor, Mike is the first one there to pick them up and put them back where they belong! Without Mike, BME would have had some serious outages over the years!
If you’ve had any kind of issue with your account, you’ve talked to Jen. She was possibly grumpy and short (she can’t help being 4′ 11″!) but she probably solved your issue and got you back on the site! Jen has been solving member issues since 2004! She took over 10 years ago after I had my daughter and couldn’t keep up with member support while juggling everything else BME and a beautiful baby girl!
I’m not sure that Rob needs any kind of introduction. He sorts through the moderation queue and pulls out submissions to showcase on modblog. He takes your beatings when “nothing new and ground breaking” has been posted because he hasn’t been out on the street inventing body modifications because he’s too busy moderating content and posting links to body modification news around the web. We also like him because of his thick skin!
 Rob ModBlog Beard Guy |
 Diego Sys-Admin Guy |
 CT Tropical Sys-Admin Guy |
 Jen Girl-Friday |
 Rachel HBIC |
I know I’ve been MIA from Modblog and IAM for most of 2011 but that’s because I’ve been busy behind the scenes. Between going back to being a full time Mom, running BMEshop single handed and dealing with non-stop medical issues, I haven’t had the time that I’d like to post online in general. I’m hoping that we’re able to wrap up fixing all of the issues with rebuilding the site from the ground up and that I can move on to building fun features and new applications for BME. I have a TON of stuff launching in the next few months and I’m hoping that lightens the load on all of us here at BME. I know that people often give credit to the staff of BME for it being what it is but it truly is a community effort. BME wouldn’t be here today if it wasn’t for the collective efforts of millions of body modification enthusiasts world wide. Without you, there wouldn’t be BME. I hope to see you on the Year End Awards next year!
Summer is upon us! Time to get those winter bodies in shape and ready for the beach. There are few ways to get the body that you want that are more effective than some good old fashioned training with free weights.
No, this isn’t a “Guess What” post, ANY modblog regular should know damn well what that weight is attached to. However, to keep this on the work safe side of things we will put the obvious behind a click through.
This picture and many more of it’s type can be found in the Kokomi Gallery.
Happy New Year!! Let’s start this off by giving away free stuff!
It must have been the year I turned 21 that each day started by passing more and more quickly. I remember being 12 thinking I”d never be 16, then 18, then 21 and now I’m 4 months away from being 30. It means another year of growing BME has come and gone. It seems like the 2008 Awards were posted just a few days ago but it’s been a year. A whole year. We’ve seen so many ups and downs. This year marks the largest contribution by one person over the course of a year, which is also the largest contribution by one person during a year in the history of BME. There are also a couple faces here from last year that we couldn’t kick off the leader boards if we tried. Perk900, I’m talking to you, let’s see you get first place next year!! With this being the last day of 2009, I figured I’d kick it off right and present the 2009 Year End Contributor Awards!
You’ll also note that if you check the leader boards you’ll see different people listed in the top ten for image contributions than are listed below. Our 2nd and 3rd place winner is actually the same person so they’ve been combined and Jen gets disqualified and doesn’t get to win a contributor staff shirt because she already gets one for being staff! That moves everybody up one or two spots and that’s how we’ve come up with the list below.
If you are on the list, you’ll be contacted by me personally. If you don’t hear from me, check your spam or please email me with your address and shirt size to [email protected]. We will be sending out a very special surprise to the top contributor in each section!
I’m throwing in some BME trivia for you all to enjoy as well:
BME Facts:
Photos: 4,493,138
Experiences: 46,980
Videos: 7,942 (plus more that have been posted on Modblog!)
Posts on Modblog: 8,061
Comments on Modblog alone: 177,491
Average Daily Modblog readers; 112,387
Tattoo & Piercing Shops listed on 411.BME: 10,680 (not including the shops that are pending verification
Countries with users on BME: 70
Ask.BME answers: 1,083 (not including the previous version of the QOD)
Ask.BME comments: 2,870
There are tons of other things I haven’t included but I just wanted to show what we have all built together and thank you all again for contributing to BME and making the site what it is today.
TOP 10 IMAGE CONTRIBUTORS
1. 45,802 images
See the rest of this year’s top contributors after the break!
2. 15,488 images kokomi.3k |
3. 2,717 images Perk900 |
4. 1.014 images Alienboy |
5. 872 images UREA |
6. 626 images China Tattoo Portfolio |
7. 577images Allen Falkner |
8. 560 images LilFunky1 |
9. 559 images JOSEPH DOWNUNDER |
10. 473 images Thou_Art |
TOP 9 EXPERIENCE CONTRIBUTORS
1. 7 experiences  Devro |
2. 7 experiences  Larry666 |
3. 6 experiences (tie)  Bluestar |
3. 6 experiences (tie)  MissBrutal |
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4. 5 experiences (tie) hoboqueen
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4. 5 experiences (tie) ScarlettRose |
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4. 5 experiences (tie) sevendaze |
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4. 5 experiences (tie)  Ycul
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Experience Reviewers:
I wanted to add in a special thank you to our reviewing volunteers who vote on experiences so they can be added to the site. Without them, Jen and I would be reading a lot of experiences and going cross eyed. Experience reviewers earn credits towards limited edition tshirts through out the year. The 25 linked are logged by experience reviews for all time, not broken down by year which is why they’re generally not included in the Year End Awards but I wanted to give them some extra recognition and say thank you again for the reviewing that you do. I appreciate it a lot.
EDITORIAL CONTRIBUTORS
Tiff Badhairdo |
Meg Barber |
Brian Decker |
Stephen DeToma |
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Warren Hiller |
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John Joyce |
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Lexci Million |
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Sean Philips |
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Lori St. Leone |
Steve Truitt |
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Since everyone works from home, I’m not able to give each and every one of them a huge hug and say thank you for all the help that they do behind the scenes in making BME such a great place, not to mention keeping it updated, the servers running properly and the members happy! If you can, drop them a line and say thanks! Without them, I’d probably go crazier than I already am!
BME STAFF
 Phil Barbosa Image processing, party planning, mustache rides |
 Mike Brum Server maintenance, TOS banhammer |
 Jen Savage Customer service, loud noises |
RETIRED BME STAFF
 Jordan Ginsberg Former Witty Guy who took amost two years of beatdowns courtesy of Modblog |
RooRaaah Crumbs |
 Tristan Henry-Wilson Designer Extroidinarre, whom we call upon from time to time! |
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Jonathon Marshall |
 Jason Former Admin |
 Shannon Larratt BME’s founder and former EIC |
I can’t thank everyone enough for continuing to support BME, not only the site itself but the community that it has fostered over the years. I look forward to a new year with new goals, obstacles and hopefully many many triumphs. The first one being the long overdue launch of the new Beta BME Galleries, then the rest of BME and finally the transition of IAM onto the new software. I’ll be able to start adding new features, aside from the ones already implemented in the new site, and BME can continue to grow while giving itself back to the community where it belongs. I can’t wait!
I also wanted to give a special thank you to the people who have contributed to BME’s Legal Defense Fund. To date we’ve raised $1,470.00, which certainly helps. As I’ve mentioned before any and cost recovered if we’re awarded attorney’s fees will be donated to BME’s Legal Defense Fund that I’ve started to help defend the body modification community at large.
And now what you’ve all been waiting for, this year’s award is the t-shirt below! I wanted to figure out how to make a shirt that said “I was a top contributor to BME and all I got was a bag of dicks!” but Alie K. came up with this great design! Check more of her work out at GoodTattoos.ca if you want to get tattooed by her or need someone to do design work. She’s come up with more than a few gems for BMEshop.
Rachel Larratt
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UPDATE: Sorry everyone, the university has been overwhelmed with responses and needs a little while to sort them out! If they’re taking more applications, we’ll let you know.
No, really, it seems that easy:
The Department of Applied Health Science at Indiana University is conducting a research study designed to collect information on men’s sexual health and genital piercings. We are looking for men who have had their genitals pierced to participate in a phone interview that will be audio-recorded. The time commitment will be approximately 45 minutes and you will receive a $25 VISA gift card for completing the interview. In order to receive the gift card a name and mailing address is required.
To be eligible for this study, you must be at least 18 years of age, speak and understand English, and have had your genitals pierced.
If you are interested in participating please e-mail us with the following information at: xxxxxxxxx
– Your first name, or name you prefer.
– A phone number where you can be reached.
– Several times over the next 5 days when you are available to talk on the phone privately.
A member of the research team will call you to discuss the study.
For questions please contact xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
(Image at the top courtesy of the wonderful Kokomi.)
You know what? It’s been a long week. I just want to go home, turn on the radio, and do some work around the house. First thing, I’ve gotta fix this broken light.
So many loose screws! Glad I’ve got my lucky screwdriver, I tell you.
And now, just have to water some plants, and then it’s time for bed. I’ve earned this.
(Photos of the incomparable Kokomi. Much, much more in his BME Hard gallery.)
Whew! Wild week, there, folks. Some memorable moments:
We’ll be around over the weekend. Don’t be afraid to visit. Enjoy yourselves, ModBlog, stay safe, and thank you for your continued support of BME.
It’s that time of year again, folks. We’ve tallied the votes, and the top image and experience contributors (along with all of our staff and guest authors) for the past year are in the books! BME is a community effort, and it’s impossible to state the importance of the contributions that all of you make.
Also, due to a temporary glitch, the cover on the main page hasn’t updated yet, but click here to check out the very first image update of 2009.
Anyway, without further adieu, onto the awards!
To read the 2008 Year-End Awards, click here.
[Ed. note: Comments on this post have been disabled. Have at it in the forum attached to the article. Thanks.]
Some may find it trite to say things like, “Without the readers, none of this would be possible,” but with BME it could not be more true — each and every year, the community sustains us. Without you, there would be nothing here, and we’re routinely awed by the amount and quality of submissions we receive. This year, we published thousands upon thousands of new photos and experiences, to say nothing of guest articles, Ask.BME contributions and roundtable participation, and that, friends, is incredible. And now, on with the awards!
TOP 10 IMAGE CONTRIBUTORS
1. 8,707 images
2. 5,834 images Kitano Karyuudo |
3. 2,930 imagesPerk900 |
4. 1,476 images Joao Caldara |
| 5. 1,339 imagesAlienboy |
6. 1,027 images Freakboy |
7. 995 images Inksation |
| 8. 979 imagesAllen Falkner |
9. 929 images Bena |
10. 903 images Holeybody |
TOP 12 EXPERIENCE CONTRIBUTORS
1. 12 experiences Bluestar |
2. 10 experiences  Popecatapetal |
3. 9 experiences  Deadly Pale |
4. 8 experiences  PhoenixTX |
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5. 7 experiences (tie) Devro |
5. 7 experiences (tie)  Trannyboy |
7. 5 experiences (tie)  Bondage-Kit |
7. 5 experiences (tie)  Metal Faced Yazzy |
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7. 5 experiences (tie)  Dreadlocksmile |
7. 5 experiences (tie) Melissa Rose |
7. 5 experiences (tie)  LotN |
7. 5 experiences (tie)  Lucass |
EDITORIAL CONTRIBUTORS
| Tiff Badhairdo Ask.BME staff |
Meg Barber Roundtable member |
Brian Decker Roundtable member |
Stephen DeToma Roundtable member |
| Allen Falkner Roundtable, Author |
Ferg Author |
Russ Foxx Ask.BME staff |
Ron Garza Roundtable, Author |
| Warren Hiller Ask.BME staff |
Derek Lowe Ask.BME, Roundtable |
John Joyce Roundtable member |
Paul King Author |
| Lexci Million Ask.BME staff |
Ryan Ouellette Ask.BME, Roundtable |
Sean Philips Ask.BME staff |
Shawn Porter Ask.BME, Author |
| Efix Roy Ask.BME staff |
Joy Rumore Roundtable |
Lori St. Leone Ask.BME staff |
Steve Truitt Roundtable member |
| James Weber Author |
BME STAFF
| Phil Barbosa Image processing, party planning, mustache rides |
Mike Brum Server maintenance, TOS banhammer |
 Jason CartwrightProgrammer, code- monkey |
RooRaaah Crumbs BMEvideo guru, Mod- Blogger, whimsy |
| Jordan Ginsberg Managing editor, head writer, dick jokes |
Tristan Henry-Wilson Graphics, T-shirt design, lithe |
 Jen SavageCustomer service, loud noises |
Jonathon Marshall Former programmer and over-all tech genie |
 Rachel LarrattPublisher, Editor-in- Chief, BMEshop, HBIC |
| If you’re pictured above, BME will contact you privately. Thanks again, everyone, and we’re looking very forward to an even bigger and better 2009! |
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