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Old 04-03-2007, 12:47 PM   #19
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Originally Posted by TheMercenary View Post
Were they in PFIQ? I do recall some stuff about how the shops came to being and when they moved to LA it was their first branch out from SF.
No, they are new--written within the last 5 years or so. Essential reading for anyone interested in the modern body piercing movement. Includes very enlightening discussion of Doug Malloy, and the origin of some of the more popular (and false) myths about the history of piercing (e.g., Roman Centurions had nipple rings to hold their cloaks). Here:

http://www.bmezine.com/news/jimward-all.html

BME's whole site is NSFW, and very squicky,so be warned.
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