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* Shannon had appeared in and written for many magazines and newspapers around the world, including the front cover of the premiere issue of the British magazine, ''Bizarre'', as well as ''BURST'' and ''BUBKA'' in Japan, ''VideoText Journal'', ''[[Wired (magazine)|WIRED]]'', ''Tattoo Savage'', ''The Gargoyle'', ''The Picture'', ''Piercing Bible'', ''Stuff'', ''Fetish'', ''Friday'', ''GQ'', ''Details'', ''DS'', ''Fashion Theory'', ''CyberZone'', ''Biba'', ''Unity'', ''Tatowier'', ''Nyan2club'', ''Skin&Ink'', ''NetGuide'', ''the Net'', ''Playgirl'', and many more. |
* Shannon had appeared in and written for many magazines and newspapers around the world, including the front cover of the premiere issue of the British magazine, ''Bizarre'', as well as ''BURST'' and ''BUBKA'' in Japan, ''VideoText Journal'', ''[[Wired (magazine)|WIRED]]'', io9'', ''Tattoo Savage'', ''The Gargoyle'', ''The Picture'', ''Piercing Bible'', ''Stuff'', ''Fetish'', ''Friday'', ''GQ'', ''Details'', ''DS'', ''Fashion Theory'', ''CyberZone'', ''Biba'', ''Unity'', ''Tatowier'', ''Nyan2club'', ''Skin&Ink'', ''NetGuide'', ''the Net'', ''Playgirl'', and many more. |
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* Shannon had appeared on a wide variety of television and radio shows including TLC, Discovery Channel, Richler Ink, and more. |
* Shannon had appeared on a wide variety of television and radio shows including TLC, Discovery Channel, Richler Ink, and more. |
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* Shannon appears in the intro to the ''[[Clerks II]]'' film (playing "Ear Guy"), along with his ex-wife Rachel. A picture can be seen [http://i41.tinypic.com/xdi4k2.jpg here]. |
* Shannon appears in the intro to the ''[[Clerks II]]'' film (playing "Ear Guy"), along with his ex-wife Rachel. A picture can be seen [http://i41.tinypic.com/xdi4k2.jpg here]. |
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Revision as of 21:45, 17 March 2013
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| Born | September 29, 1973 |
| Died | March 15, 2013 (aged 39) |
| Occupation(s) | Editor, publisher |
Shannon Larratt (September 29, 1973 – March 15, 2013) was the creator and former editor and publisher of BMEzine. It is the oldest and largest body modification website on the internet,[citation needed] as well as the companion online community site IAM.BMEzine.com. He also published several books, including ModCon: The Secret World Of Extreme Body Modification. He was an established online author, artist, computer programmer, film producer, and business owner.
Early career
Prior to creating the BMEzine websites, Larratt developed the first online casino for Warren B. Eugene, building on their CTI based casino systems.[citation needed] He was also the head developer for SciFAX, software for Canon fax machines allowing stand-alone fax machines to act as printers, scanners, and automated units, a technology which foreshadowed and was ultimately replaced by the fax modem.[citation needed] As a teen he released one of the first published VGA games (Alien Worlds),[citation needed] and developed one of the few hardware-damaging trojans which worked by initiating a feedback loop in SoundBlaster hardware.[citation needed]
BMEzine
Larratt founded BMEzine in 1994.[1] In 2002 he was the host of the first of several "BME Pain Olympics" viral videos showing cock and ball torture. There were conflicting testimonies as to whether the video was real or spoofed but it was eventually revealed to be a hoax.[2]
In September 2007, there were issues over the ownership of BMEzine. Larratt claimed to be locked out of BMEzine, IAM, and his personal blog, Zentastic.[3]
In May 2008 Laratt posted on BME's blog that he would no longer be working at BMEzine, and that ownership of BMEzine would be transferred to his ex-wife, Rachel Larratt.[4][5] In August 2012, he began writing for ModBlog once again.
Personal life and other projects
Shannon lived for many years in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. On March 15, 2013, it was posted on the BMEzine blog that Larratt had died.[6]
Shannon suffered from a rare form of Tubular Aggregate Myopathy which he discovered in 2010. [7]
Media appearances
- Shannon had appeared in and written for many magazines and newspapers around the world, including the front cover of the premiere issue of the British magazine, Bizarre, as well as BURST and BUBKA in Japan, VideoText Journal, WIRED, io9, Tattoo Savage, The Gargoyle, The Picture, Piercing Bible, Stuff, Fetish, Friday, GQ, Details, DS, Fashion Theory, CyberZone, Biba, Unity, Tatowier, Nyan2club, Skin&Ink, NetGuide, the Net, Playgirl, and many more.
- Shannon had appeared on a wide variety of television and radio shows including TLC, Discovery Channel, Richler Ink, and more.
- Shannon appears in the intro to the Clerks II film (playing "Ear Guy"), along with his ex-wife Rachel. A picture can be seen here.
Books
- I Am The Strength Of Art, with portraits by Philip Barbosa. 1999, limited edition of 500 with VCD included.
- ModCon: The Secret World of Extreme Body Modification, with portraits by Philip Barbosa. 2002, first printing 2500 copies (ISBN 0973008008 ). 2008, republished online.
- Opening Up: Body Modification Interviews 1995-2008. 2008, collection of interviews (ASIN B00262W3XW)
References
Meet Tommy: An Exploration of Private Body Modification and Play. Published on 12/19/2012 by BMEzine.com LLC.
- ^ Art Politic = Interview with Shannon Larratt
- ^ [1]
- ^ "ModBlog - Betrayal". Modblog. BMEzine.com. 2007-09-27. Archived from the original on 2007-09-27. Retrieved 18 August 2009.
- ^ "So Long And Thanks For All The Fish". Modblog. BMEzine.com. 2008-05-14. Retrieved 18 August 2009.
- ^ Inked Mag - Rachel Larratt
- ^ "RIP Shannon Larratt 1973-2013". BMEzine. 15 March 2013.
- ^ Finita, la commedia
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