About Russ Johnson

The owner and manager of The Chain Gang, Russ was the first licensed piercer in his county in Florida in 1994. He founded The Chain Gang all the way back in 1992. He was one of the first people in this business to understand the value and importance of Internet so the website soon followed. Russ is dedicated to the art of body piercing and the best quality body jewelry. As a licensed body piercer, Russ understands customers' needs and demands when it comes to high-quality, durable and stunning body jewelry. Russ says: "With body jewelry, quality is everything. The Chain Gang uses only the finest materials available. Safety and functionality are vital for all body jewelry so this is the standard I intend to keep for all the products offered by The Chain Gang. Of course, aesthetic is also important so I always take special care on choosing only the most stunning and functional body jewelry. The Chain Gang is dedicated to providing the best service to our customers and I am always ready to listen to all the comments, questions and requests and help people in their search for the perfect body jewelry they will enjoy".

Suspension…The Reasons and Behind The Scene Looks

Im sitting here watching a quite large needle pierce one side of the flesh, the strain to get it through to the other side. Hearing the grunt of pain from some where outside of that. Watching the flesh finally give way and then followed by a hook. One down, six to go. This is something so small, but so powerful in a completely unique environment. If you couldn’t tell, I am speaking about suspension. More specifically, Flesh suspension.

Flesh suspension, wikipedia’s definition, is the act of suspending a human body from hooks that have been put through body piercings. These piercings are temporary and are performed just prior to the actual suspension. Now these piercings can range from the arms, back, legs, buttocks or even the face. Most people would say it is insane or unthinkable to willingly inflict
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The Bizarre World of Body Piercing gets more bizarre with Eyeball Piercing Jewelry!

The Netherlands Institute for Innovative Ocular Surgery came up with eyeball piercing jewelry read Cosmetic Extraocular Implant (CEI). Sounds strange or tempting – read the full story at: http://tattoo.about.com/gi/dynamic/offsite.htm?zi=1/XJ&sdn=tattoo&cdn=style&tm=26&gps=81_294_1276_874&f=00&su=p284.5.420.ip_&tt=2&bt=0&bts=0&zu=http%3A//www.niioc.nl/cei-eng.htm

The jewelry does not influence functioning of the eye – no risk to visual clarity or mobility is claimed.

Eyeball piercing – Definitely unheard of!

With the rate at which new body piercing ideas seem to pop up, there will come a time when body jewelry designers may not be able to keep up with the pace! Still this lack of body jewelry innovations won’t really stop body piercing adventurers to just sit back and stare at the needle and the body piercing world will continue to grow.

Perhaps someone bored of regular body jewelry and piercings came up with eyeball piercing too or as the source states – the poor … read more

Tongue Piercing – The Right Way

A 15 year old girl from UK was in news* recently for getting her tongue pierced. Due to profuse bleeding she had to be rushed to a hospital and now the girl has trouble speaking clearly. Before you get your tongue pierced, know the right way of going about it.

*Source: http://news.ninemsn.com.au/world/1048118/teen-rushed-to-hospital-after-tongue-piercing

Tongue piercing is perhaps more popular than labret piercing, especially among teenagers who don’t want to get caught with an upfront piercing. So if you are one of those bitten by the piercing bug and ready to go under the needle, read through the simple steps below:

  • Always go to a certified piercer and don’t lie about your age! Even if your mind is all ready to take the plunge think about your body. There’s a reason why there is an age limit for body piercing.
  • Use nickel
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