This page contains cover images from Y2K.
December 31st, 2000:
What does the future bring for BME? Just wait and see, you'll be very happy.
December 18th, 2000:
I love putting these two on the cover, don't I!!! Have a fun holidays!
December 15th, 2000:
Hey, is that a naughty sculpture NetZapper made? At least it's seasonal, right?
December 11th, 2000:
Is that cheek/eye sewing I see? Photo and sewing by Sean McManus aka Xeon. Model: Jason Hughs.
December 7th, 2000:
A photo by Michael Dash -- keep your eyes open soon by a full gallery by him in BME/Art.
December 1st, 2000:
The kids get a little crazy in and around the holidays... It's Thanksgiving at the DinGos.
November 27th, 2000:
The BME4LIFE club is growing quickly!
November 24th, 2000:
Ryoichi Maeda, as photographed by Jerome Abramovitch at ModCon2k. Ryoichi deserves enormous public credit for the massive amount of effort he has brought as a writer/editor in bringing body modification to Japan.
November 20th, 2000:
Frances's stunning 1/2" scalpelled navel piercing. Wow!
November 17th, 2000:
Thanks to Gnome and Lucas Zpira and ART-KOR for this excellent photo. If you'd like to see more (and I mean MUCH more), check out the extensive and erotic photo set in the bonus galleries section of BME/HARD.
November 14th, 2000:
Kristin and Larry (and their BME shirts) at the grave of H.P. Lovecraft.
November 9th, 2000:
The Great Orbax cuts twwlwyth -- Hey, I know that shirt!
November 6th, 2000:
You never stop being a BMEboy! Check out Don's IAM page.
November 4th, 2000:
People tell me it's been a little while since I put a pretty girl on the cover -- so here you go! This is not only that, but also a still from the upcoming BME movie.
November 3rd, 2000:
Thanks to Marc for this great photo!
October 27th, 2000:
Happy Halloween! Thanks to Grimskin who sent this photo just in time.
October 23rd, 2000:
As you know, I don't normally put genital photos on the cover, but I really like this photo, and I think it stands as a piece of art, so I do not feel it is inappropriate. I hope you agree!
October 19th, 2000:
Blair just pierced Phil's tongue at a 0ga initially, using a #11 scalpel and nylon jewelry. Photo: Alis
October 18th, 2000:
I am so, so, so tired. So much work to do...
October 14th, 2000:
Is it in bad taste? I don't know, but it's fun! Check out BME's Topless Beauty Pageant!
October 13th, 2000:
Jerome just filled his forehead with 400mL of saline solution!
October 10th, 2000:
The BME Kids Club! Just a sneak preview of one of many new shirts that will be available soon.
October 8th, 2000:
Woo woo! Congratulations!
October 1st, 2000:
Now that's a big needle! Ryan pierced Badur's ear using a 4ga needle and then stretched it up to 2ga -- this was for the BME piercing movie. If you want to be in it, click here.
September 23rd, 2000:
Go vote in the BME beauty pageant!
September 20th, 2000:
Two of my favorite people just got married at Burning Man -- Jon Cobb and Mishel Castro. My congratulations and warm wishes for their future go out to them.
September 18th, 2000:
Yes, it's true -- DJ Muggs of Cypress Hill is the current interview on BMEradio.com!
September 17th, 2000:
Thanks to Johann for this drawing!
September 15th, 2000:
Joao Mittwoch -- Photo by Roberto Medeiros. Stay tuned in a day or two for more photos of Joao.
September 13th, 2000:
Did I ever warn you how much an inner conch can bleed? Check out how Sean stained his BME T-shirt!
September 9th, 2000:
Some crazy surface piercings on bert!
September 4th, 2000:
The current reigning Ms. BME, Frances Sand. Check out the Beauty Pageant to vote!
August 31st, 2000:
Major back piercing project by Shane Munce.
August 28th, 2000:
Can you guess what this is?
August 25th, 2000:
I'm back! (Photo: The highlight of my trip...)
August 13th, 2000:
Shannon is GONE until the start of September. No email, no updates, no phone calls, no nothing until then. If you're wondering, he's driving from Toronto to LA and back again...
August 3rd, 2000:
An image from the ModCon Book, possibly the best body modification book ever!
July 18th, 2000:
You've got to love the new shirt design!
July 17th, 2000:
Orion's VERY cool ear -- that's natural! He was born with two lobes... The only thing better than a two lobed ear is a two lobed pierced ear! Anyone else with "pierced deformities" send them in and they'll get to be cover models too!
July 13th, 2000:
A quick preview of what'll be added in a few days: a photo gallery by Kryptyk... Stay tuned.
July 5th, 2000:
Erik Sprague hovering over the lounge area, suspended by hooks and spinning at ModCon. (Photo: Phill Barbosa).
June 26th, 2000:
ModCon 2000 was a blast! Words can't even begin to describe what went on this year. There will definitely be a book this year... Check out SPC in a few days for more info, or ModCon.org. (Photo: Phill Barbosa).
June 20th, 2000:
Tattoo by Paul @ Tattoomania (photo by Caitlin) -- Check out BME's extensive coverage of NIX2000 in the tattoo convention photo galleries.
June 17th, 2000:
Firedancing at the Toronto (NIX) tattoo convention hosted by tattoos.com -- It's all weekend at the Colony Hotel -- check it out!
June 8th, 2000:
The Orion constellation, represented both by the placement of four piercings, and by bead size and color (for star type). In my opinion, the is the single most artist piercing EVER done. Congratulations to W. Lee Beard for coming up with the idea, and Phish at HTC for doing it.
June 5th, 2000:
Yes! You can now have BME stickers for free! (Just click on stickers on the main page of BME).
June 1st, 2000:
It's Cat! Check out his interview, currently running on BMEradio.
May 26th, 2000:
TSD performing a huge 9-person suspension for Ripley's. Check out interview with founding member Allen Faulkner on BMEradio.com!
May 23rd, 2000:
A second photo of Jon Cobb (currently on BMEradio) -- this photo is by Mishel Castro, another one of BME's favorite photographers. Go check out her gallery in BME/Art (which can be accessed by clicking on NEWS on the main index page).
May 18th, 2000:
Jon Cobb, the Mozart of piercing... Go to BMEradio.com and listen to his interview!
May 16th, 2000:
Well... Had to sell my Manta Mirage to pay for expanding BME... Hope it was a good trade...
May 15th, 2000:
Isn't this just about the best play piercing photo you've ever seen?
May 10th, 2000:
This is Jason Sand -- check out his interview in BME/People.
May 5th, 2000:
Unless you're an avid reader of BME/extreme, you don't even want to know what this is a photo of! Trust me!
May 1st, 2000:
Thanks to Michael Johnson for this photo of his binary tattoo!
April 29th, 2000:
Thanks to Lori Barker for this photo!
April 24th, 2000:
Looks proper and innocent, right? There's a lot that the people on the bus don't see!!! Can you guess which pictures on BME are hers?
April 20th, 2000:
I'll bet you're wondering what this is. It's a piece of UV-glow jewelry in a tongue web, photographed under blacklight.
April 15th, 2000:
BME's new very, very, very cool t-shirt. It's super limited edition (36 only!) and is not for sale. Want one for free? Read the note on the left (if you're on the what's new page) to get find out how.
April 11th, 2000:
I sure hope this cover doesn't get me sued by a megacorporation!
April 7th, 2000:
Yes, facial piercing existed even in the middle ages. Check out the cheek and chin piercings in "Jesus and the Cross" (1516) by Hieronymus Bosch -- thanks to Alessandro Pesaro for pointing this out.
April 5th, 2000:
X-ray of a triple tongue piercing! Thanks to Robert Medeiros for the photo.
April 3rd, 2000:
BME is now banned in Germany. Check out the article in BME/news. (Drawing by Saira Chhibber)
March 31st, 2000:
Blair's hands. Check out his interview on BMEradio! (Photo: Phil Barbosa)
March 29th, 2000:
Another one joins BME4LIFE! I think this is the nicest tattoo yet.
March 26th, 2000:
The lovely Sandrine... Piercer, scarification, and implant artist from Spain. Photograph by BME's Philip Barbosa. (Now stop complaining that I don't put pretty girls on the cover!)
March 19th, 2000:
Lucas Zpira makes it onto the cover *AGAIN*! France's best cutter?
March 11th, 2000:
OUCH! BME photo BOY "Phillip Barbosa" gets a punch in the nose from "Blair" 6mm. or "0" gauge & really high in up the septum to be exact... photo by "Alisinwonderland"
February 19th, 2000:
"The Eternal's" crucifixion piercings.
February 11th, 2000:
A BME play piercing session!
February 5th, 2000:
Lip ring done at East Street
January 31st, 2000:
Yet another person joins the BME4LIFE club! This tattoo is on Georgiann, tattooed by Kari at Painless Piercing and Tattoo in Chicago.
January 26th, 2000:
Another person joins the BME4LIFE club!
January 12th, 2000:
Ali's one and an eighth inch tongue piercing. Wow!
December 29th, 1999:
Seeking spiritual suspension in Redwood Forest. Photo by Robin Hood Dial II.