Gala just had her friend John do her first ever play piercing session. She says she loved it, but wishes there was more blood (click through to see how little there was) — I agree… Blood is half the fun. I think the quote from Asurfael (from the long overdue Uvatiarru) goes,
“I think that blood tastes good… It’s not probably about the taste, it’s more about knowing that that’s the very substance that keeps me alive, and that I have control over it.”
I just love this suspension picture, the lighting and background is perfect (or maybe I just have a soft spot for Wisconsin, I don’t know)! It’s her first one, a four point suicide-style, done with the folks at Cutthroat in Milwaukee, WI. Getting kind of cold there for suspensions — bring your scarf!
Minnesota is Mennonite/Amish territory, right? Psychoticnortherner did his first suspension with El Verno at Holy Mackerel in St. Paul, a six-point angel. Photo by Christine Lenzen. Yeah, I know I posted a photo from this event already, but I really, really, really like barns.
This unusual kavadi bearing was performed by Malicia (photo: Dan Repicz) at AmorInfameTormento in Sao Paulo, October 10th, 2006.
Ascension Suspension sets a world record as Steve Truitt et al suspend Brandon Johnston from three hundred hooks (official count: 296) that took two and a half hours to install during their Halloween show. See also: 178 hook suspension (the previous record).
Ilha dos frades by Piercer Pirao from Bahia, Brasil
ookumbubbleoo at black rock city
I like this action shot that Lucas Takano sent me of the Suscon Cutuvi held in Sao Paulo, Brazil.
You may remember that a while back I posted a photo of the suspensions filmed for Mastodon’s Iron Tusk video — I just got an email from Aaron letting me know that the video, containing lotus and suicide suspension, has made it’s way to SueTube:
Emilio Gonzalez found a great place to suspend people when he hosted a BME party in Caracas, Venezuela in this round cathedral-roofed building!
