Body Suspension Fans Hang Around at Convention

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onceburned -> Body Suspension Fans Hang Around at Convention (4/5/2005 8:12:06 AM)
quote: Tony Troiano grimaced as he was lifted off the floor by giant fishhooks pierced through the skin on his shoulders. Within minutes, he started to spin, swing his feet and declare the painful experience "the greatest thing" ever. "I was on Cloud Nine," the Wethersfield, Connecticut teenager said as he joined fellow body suspension practitioners at an annual convention over the weekend. "It was euphoric. It was spiritual. I'd do it again today if I wasn't so sore." http://www.reuters.com/newsArticle.jhtml?type=domesticNews&storyID=8083052

stef -> RE: Body Suspension Fans Hang Around at Convention (4/5/2005 4:09:32 PM)
And not surprisingly, none of the mainstream news outlets that bothered to 'cover' this story (that I saw) deemed it worthy to include the name of the organization responsible for the event. Rites of Passage ~stef

onceburned -> RE: Body Suspension Fans Hang Around at Convention (4/5/2005 5:54:57 PM)
The name of the event "Suspension Convention" was mentioned in the photos, but yes the sponsoring organization wasn't. Is that because the organization didn't want to be identified? The Suicide Girls calendar mentions that the address of the gathering would only be given out to people registered for it. Perhaps there were legal concerns? Or perhaps the media were concerned about liability for covering a possibly illegal event without notifying the police? I don't know - but I thought it amazing that it was covered at all. Thank you for mentioning the name of the group, Stef.

theroebabe -> RE: Body Suspension Fans Hang Around at Convention (4/6/2005 5:10:18 AM)
I know this is an interest for Master, so i will be sending him th links, cause aint no way i will be doing it lol.

proudsub -> RE: Body Suspension Fans Hang Around at Convention (4/6/2005 11:57:52 AM)
There are some graphic pics of this type of activity on this site: http://www.bmezine.com/ritual/bme-ritu.html

stef -> RE: Body Suspension Fans Hang Around at Convention (4/6/2005 2:12:02 PM)
And there's even more information and photos here. ~stef

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