Cliff the Raven
More from Sid’s 1974 visit to NYC (all).. Get the latest Flash Player to see this player. [Javascript required to view Flash movie, please turn it on and refresh this page] var s1 = new...
View ArticleJack Yount – On Piercings and Subincisions
“This video is a little fancier than the old 8mm conversions I’ve been sending in. Filmed in South Florida in 1989 by Sailor Sid on a fancy VHS camcorder it features Jack Yount talking about his...
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Hang By a Slender Thread
It’s nice to have friends through whom to live vicariously, and it really seems like Ron, Wayde and Chris are constantly on the road, not wasting a second, and taking the pictures to prove it. Like...
View ArticleSammy & Sid
Here’s another lovely (and thought-provoking) video courtesy of Shawn (more).. Read on Macduff! “I dug this footage up when I was preparing a class I was preparing to teach on behalf of the APP; it...
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What’s new is old!
I was reading Tim Hendricks’s blog this morning and came across an absolutely fascinating entry. As is not surprising for someone who designs tattoo equipment, Tim also collects antique tattoo...
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The year 1890 in body modification
It’s been a very long time since I’ve done a historial “tattoos in the news” column, and I think perhaps it’s time to revive that. Today I shall cover a cross-section of mentions of tattoos and body...
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Early news coverage of The Great Omi
One of the most famous “tattooed freaks” of the classic sideshow era — heck, of ANY ERA! — was Horace Riddler, better known as The Great Omi (read more on the BME wiki). I thought it might be...
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The History of Play Piercing 1885-1940
Here’s an article I never thought I’d be writing — the history of play piercing and human pin-cushions, from 1885 through 1940, as collected from archival news clippings. I have spent the better part...
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The Early History Of The Ear Piercing Gun
This morning I was reading old patents (yes, this is what I do for entertainment) and came across an interesting one from way back the last time piercing was überpopular over 130 years ago — filed May...
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Early Ear Tunnel Design Precursors
I’ve sort of gotten hooked on reading these old patent records related to body modification, and just came across one that surprised me because of how ahead-of-its-time it was. In early 1875, Albert S....
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