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|+''The Lizardman''
'''Erik Dakota''' is a [[Piercer|piercer]] based in California.  He is said to have pioneered four new piercings.
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==Industrial piercing==
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this now common piercing was first popularized (and named) by '''Erik Dakota''' in [[Body Play magazine|Body Play magazine]] #4, where it was pictured and titled, "industrial [[Ear project|ear project]]."
|'''Birth Date'''
 
|12 June 1972
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|[[File:Industrial_Piercing-1.jpg|thumb|Industrial Piercing]]
|'''Birth Place'''
|[[File:Industrial_Piercing-2.jpg|thumb|Industrial Piercing]]
|Fort Campbell, KY
|[[File:Industrial_Piercing-3.jpg|thumb|Industrial Piercing]]
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|'''Death Date'''
|Living
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|'''Occupation'''
|performer, musician
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|[[File:Industrial_Piercing-4.jpg|thumb|Industrial Piercing]]
|'''Website'''
|[[File:Industrial_Piercing-5.jpg|thumb|Industrial Piercing]]
|[http://www.thelizardman.com/ http://www.thelizardman.com/]
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==Daith Piercing==
'''Erik Sprague''' (born June 12, [[1972]]), better known as '''The Lizardman''', left his doctoral program in philosophy in order to better dedicate himself to his work as an artist. He is probably best known for his transformation project which includes a full body [[Tattoo|tattoo]] of green scales, stretched [[Piercing|piercings]], forehead [[Implant|implants]], [[Tooth filing|filed teeth]], and a [[Tongue splitting|split tongue]], making him resemble a lizard. He is one of the first people to have a split tongue, and due to his media prominence, it could be argued that he is almost single-handedly responsible for the popularity of this body modification.
The '''Daith''' piercing was co-created in [[1992]] by '''Erik Dakota''' and a Jewish woman piercing client. The technique for this piercing is quite advanced, requires a specifically curved needle and was devised by '''Erik Dakota'''.


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As The Lizardman, he travels the world speaking and performing an extensive repertoire of sideshow style acts in a variety of one-man shows. He has also worked with [[Category:Suspensions|suspension]] groups such as [[TSD]] and [[CoRE]].
|[[File:Daith-1.jpg|thumb|Daith]]
|[[File:Daith-2.jpg|thumb|Daith]]
|[[File:Daith-3.jpg|thumb|Daith]]
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==Rook Piercing==
He wrote a book called [[Once More Through the Modified Looking Glass]] which is a compilation of all his columns for BMENews from 2003-2007.
The piercing was first popularized and featured in [[Body Play|Body Play]] #4, Dakota is said to have named this piercing after a shortened version of his own first name!


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There is a wax replica of him at the New York [[Ripley's Believe It or Not|Ripley's Believe It or Not]] museum.
|[[File:Rook-1.jpg|thumb|Rook]]
|[[File:Rook-2.jpg|thumb|Rook]]
|[[File:Rook-3.jpg|thumb|Rook]]
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==Apadydoe Piercing==
He also has a band called [[Lizard Skynyrd]].
The apadydoe piercing (first coined by Eric Dakota via Fakir Musafar's Body Play magazine) is an [[Orbital|orbital]] ring passing through a crooked [[Apadravya|apadravya]] and an off-centre [[Dydoe|dydoe]], as shown in the diagram. These are typically done in pairs. This would usually be done as separate piercings (ie. heal the apadravya and dydoe, and then put in a ring that's sized for the person's anatomy), rather than piercing it initially as an apadydoe.


[[File:Apadydoe-1.jpg|centre]]
== External Links==
* [http://www.thelizardman.com/ www.thelizardman.com]
* [http://bme.com/iam/the_lizardman/ The Lizardman on IAM]
* [http://www.bmezine.com/news/lizardman-all.html The Lizardman's BME/News column article list]
* [http://news.bmezine.com/2009/02/08/the-state-of-the-lizardman-address/ BME interview with The Lizardman]

Latest revision as of 03:20, 17 September 2023

The Lizardman
TheLizardman.jpg
Birth Date 12 June 1972
Birth Place Fort Campbell, KY
Death Date Living
Occupation performer, musician
Website http://www.thelizardman.com/

Erik Sprague (born June 12, 1972), better known as The Lizardman, left his doctoral program in philosophy in order to better dedicate himself to his work as an artist. He is probably best known for his transformation project which includes a full body tattoo of green scales, stretched piercings, forehead implants, filed teeth, and a split tongue, making him resemble a lizard. He is one of the first people to have a split tongue, and due to his media prominence, it could be argued that he is almost single-handedly responsible for the popularity of this body modification.

As The Lizardman, he travels the world speaking and performing an extensive repertoire of sideshow style acts in a variety of one-man shows. He has also worked with groups such as TSD and CoRE.

He wrote a book called Once More Through the Modified Looking Glass which is a compilation of all his columns for BMENews from 2003-2007.

There is a wax replica of him at the New York Ripley's Believe It or Not museum.

He also has a band called Lizard Skynyrd.

External Links

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