John Joyce, Philadelphia and You

Posted on February 16, 2009 by Jordan Ginsberg

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You begged. You pleaded. You weren’t satisfied with a line-up of scarification artists at the upcoming Philadelphia Tattoo Arts convention that featured only John Durante, Brian Decker and Ryan Ouellette. Well, Syracuse heartthrob John Joyce will also be in attendance and is looking to fill up his Friday. How can you resist? You can’t. And not only that, but he’ll be bringing the very talented (and open for appointments) Rick Lohm with him, as well.

Healed shot of the above scarification, after the jump.

Five Arms, One Ear

Posted on February 15, 2009 by Jordan Ginsberg

That right there? That is just one cold fancy piece of custom jewelry, put into place by Vern K. at Stay Gold in Albuquerque, New Mexico.

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John Durante Would Also Like to Cut You in Philly

Posted on February 15, 2009 by Jordan Ginsberg

In addition to the already stacked line-up of scarification artists at the fast-approaching Philadelphia Tattoo Arts convention, globetrotting bon vivant John Durante will also be available for scarification appointments every day of the convention. This is an absolute murderer’s row, folks. Get thee to Philly.

The Light

Posted on February 15, 2009 by Jordan Ginsberg

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Name? Mathias Nilsson. Location? Stockholm, Sweden. Lowbrets? Self-done, three days old. Eyes? Could have only been born of the ocean.

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Paraplugs Redux

Posted on February 14, 2009 by Jordan Ginsberg

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Some of you were left with questions after the last post to feature Michael‘s incredible 30 mm. tongue piercing. Well, here are some alternate angles! This is just massive, to say nothing of the 11.5 mm. philtrum and 22 mm. oval labret.

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Any Wang Will Do

Posted on February 14, 2009 by Jordan Ginsberg

Happy Valentine’s Day, ModBlog! Here is Beorn and his amazing ~~multicolored~~ technicolor wang, with piercings by Burgh (he of the Smurficidal offspring). Click through for the whole megillah.

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This Week in BME

Posted on February 13, 2009 by Jordan Ginsberg

Hey, holiday symbolism! And before anyone jumps in to criticize, those hand-web piercings are one day old. If they look fresh or irritated … that’s why.

And just like that, friends, another week is behind us. What kinds of hilarious hi-jinx did we get up to this time?

– A brand new interview with The Lizardman! Always nice to hear from our fine, scaly friend.

– VOMIT didn’t drink boners, but she did show us a fancy balloon trick.

– Your managing editor was enlightened about the existence of long-standing Internet meme, and subsequently deleted the Internet, all of it, forever.

– A fine display of piercing-reversal with this stitched-up stretched labret by xPUREx.

– Samurai + serpent + swastikas = one hell of a back-piece.

– Ryan Ouellette and xPUREx would both like to cut you at the Philadelphia Tattoo Arts convention.

– No, really, we had a lot of really tremendous scars this week.

And there you have it. We’ll check back in over the weekend here and there, and then rise from the ashes on Monday morning, good as new. We’ve got some great interviews to look forward to soon, and, what, a complete redesign of BME rolling out any day now? Hell yeah. Be good to each other on this fabricated excuse to sell chocolate, ModBlog, stay safe, and, as always, thank you for your continued support of BME.

Eyes Turned Skyward

Posted on February 13, 2009 by Jordan Ginsberg

I really like Cliff’s variation on the hoary old wing tattoo — to be honest, I’m surprised we don’t see this placement more often. Of course, it doesn’t hurt that Vincent Hocquet’s stippling technique is so impressive, either. A couple of close-ups, after the jump.

(Tattoos by Vincent Hocquet at Beautiful Freak Tattoo in St.-Idesbald, Belgium.)

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Valentine’s Specials at Sacred Tattoo

Posted on February 13, 2009 by Jordan Ginsberg

Hey, our friends at Sacred Tattoo are practically giving away romantic/bitter/vaguely erotic (?!) tattoos tomorrow! Valentine’s Day + crippling recession = deals.

That is correct! For one day only, Sacred Tattoo is offering a deal that is too good to be true. We created a special set of flash with a love theme that starts at $20! The designs are traditional, funky, perverted, and bitter. (Brass knuckles that says “Love Hurts,” heart-shaped skull & crossbones, and even a “Thinking of you” condom tattoo.

We will also be doing name tattoos starting at 20 bucks!!!

This will be first come, first served so be sure to come early. The shop opens at noon and closes at 8pm. Some restrictions apply. Feel free to give the shop a call with any questions.

This is How I Feel

Posted on February 13, 2009 by Jordan Ginsberg

I swear, the scarification submissions lately have just been an absolute embarrassment of riches, and this shot of Sophie by Collin J. Rae, featuring a scar by the third-most-famous Australian ever, Wayde Dunn, is certainly no exception. Also, it’s a heart! Like for Valentine’s Day! See? Timely.

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