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<th colspan="2"> <i>Shannon Larratt</i>
! colspan="2" | The Crypt
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| '''Address''' || 121 Osborne Street<br/>[[Winnipeg]], MB
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| '''Phone''' || 204.453.1132 / 1.877.30.CRYPT
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<td style="vertical-align: top;"><b>Birth Date</b> </td>
| '''Services''' || Piercing<br/>Tattoo<br/>Clothing & Accessories
<td>  September 29, <a href="/index.php?title=1973" title="1973">1973</a>
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| '''Staff''' || [[Fidel Romero]] (tattoo artist)<br/>[[Kristian]] (piercer)
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<td style="vertical-align: top;"><b>Birth Place</b> </td>
| '''Website''' || [http://www.cryptclothiers.com]
<td>  Victoria, BC, Canada
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<td style="vertical-align: top;"><b>Death Date</b> </td>
<td> March 15, <a href="/index.php?title=2013" title="2013">2013</a>
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<td style="vertical-align: top;"><b>Occupation</b> </td>
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<td style="vertical-align: top;"><b>Website</b> </td>
<td> <a class="external free" href="http://zentastic.me" rel="nofollow">http://zentastic.me</a>
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<p><br/>
<b>Shannon Larratt</b> was the former editor and publisher of <a href="/index.php?title=BME" title="BME">BME</a>, the largest and oldest full-spectrum body modification publication on the planet. He published a variety of books for <a href="/index.php?title=BME_Books" title="BME Books">BME Books</a>, the most well-known being the <a class="mw-redirect" href="/index.php?title=ModCon_(book)" title="ModCon (book)">ModCon Book</a>. He was an established online author, artist, computer programmer, film producer, and business owner.  Shannon began blogging on <a href="/index.php?title=ModBlog" title="ModBlog">ModBlog</a> again on August, <a href="/index.php?title=2012" title="2012">2012</a>.
</p><p>Shannon passed away on March 15, <a href="/index.php?title=2013" title="2013">2013</a>.
</p>
<table class="toc" id="toc"><tr><td><div id="toctitle"><h2>Contents</h2></div>
<ul>
<li class="toclevel-1 tocsection-1"><a href="#Brief_Biography"><span class="tocnumber">1</span> <span class="toctext">Brief Biography</span></a></li>
<li class="toclevel-1 tocsection-2"><a href="#Interest_in_Body_Modification"><span class="tocnumber">2</span> <span class="toctext">Interest in Body Modification</span></a></li>
<li class="toclevel-1 tocsection-3"><a href="#Personal_Body_Modifications"><span class="tocnumber">3</span> <span class="toctext">Personal Body Modifications</span></a>
<ul>
<li class="toclevel-2 tocsection-4"><a href="#Modifications"><span class="tocnumber">3.1</span> <span class="toctext">Modifications</span></a></li>
<li class="toclevel-2 tocsection-5"><a href="#Past_Modifications"><span class="tocnumber">3.2</span> <span class="toctext">Past Modifications</span></a></li>
</ul>
</li>
<li class="toclevel-1 tocsection-6"><a href="#Industry_Experience_and_the_Beginning_of_BME"><span class="tocnumber">4</span> <span class="toctext">Industry Experience and the Beginning of BME</span></a></li>
<li class="toclevel-1 tocsection-7"><a href="#Psychological_Problems_and_their_Influence_on_BME"><span class="tocnumber">5</span> <span class="toctext">Psychological Problems and their Influence on BME</span></a></li>
<li class="toclevel-1 tocsection-8"><a href="#Trivia"><span class="tocnumber">6</span> <span class="toctext">Trivia</span></a></li>
<li class="toclevel-1 tocsection-9"><a href="#Other_Work_and_Projects"><span class="tocnumber">7</span> <span class="toctext">Other Work and Projects</span></a></li>
<li class="toclevel-1 tocsection-10"><a href="#Media_Appearances"><span class="tocnumber">8</span> <span class="toctext">Media Appearances</span></a></li>
<li class="toclevel-1 tocsection-11"><a href="#Links"><span class="tocnumber">9</span> <span class="toctext">Links</span></a></li>
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<h2> <span class="mw-headline" id="Brief_Biography">Brief Biography</span></h2>
<dl><dd><ul><li> Born September 29, <a href="/index.php?title=1973" title="1973">1973</a> in Victoria, BC, Canada. He lived in Toronto, Canada.
</li><li> Moved to a farm in rural Ontario (Big Island, Prince Edward County) just before starting school.
</li><li> German/Canadian citizen who spoke German almost exclusively until attending school.
</li><li> His late father, Richard, is a former Canadian wrestling champion, body builder, and computer professional (so Shannon grew up around computers).
</li><li> His mother is also a computer programmer and is the former host of <b>Venture</b> on CBC, and is German royalty.
</li><li> After graduating with top grades (high nineties) in high school, rather than pursuing a science degree, Shannon accepted a scholarship from <b>York University</b> for their BFA program, in part due to his high school thesis on the effects of LSD on artwork, although he left after the first year to start a computer business specializing in IVR (interactive voice response).
</li><li> Shannon returned to school at the <i>University of Toronto</i> for Computer Science. Again, he left after one year, deciding school wasn't for him.
</li><li> Shannon has two older half sisters, as well as a brother, Devon (18 months younger), a professional arm wrestler, and a sister, Ashleigh (10 years younger), who is a video artist.
</li></ul>
</dd></dl>
<h2> <span class="mw-headline" id="Interest_in_Body_Modification">Interest in Body Modification</span></h2>
<dl><dd><ul><li> Shannon's mother grew up in South Africa and exposed Shannon to books about African culture from an early age.
</li><li> Shannon's father had a Jaguar tattoo since before Shannon was born (won in a wrestling competition).
</li><li> At about age ten, Shannon began play piercing.
</li><li> At about age sixteen, Shannon started tattooing himself, performing DIY scarification on himself and partners, as well as piercing himself (initially nipples and genitals) and beginning to stretch his ears.
</li><li> Shannon believed that these interests are an in-grained and as unchangeable as sexual orientation.
</li></ul>
</dd></dl>
<h2> <span class="mw-headline" id="Personal_Body_Modifications">Personal Body Modifications</span></h2>
<h3> <span class="mw-headline" id="Modifications">Modifications</span></h3>
<dl><dd><ul><li> Several small, self-done tattoos and DIY brandings on his right arm and chest.
</li><li> Extensive low quality "tribal" running from below his knee to his shoulder.
</li><li> Heavy <a class="new" href="/index.php?title=Blackwork&amp;action=edit&amp;redlink=1" title="Blackwork (page does not exist)">blackwork</a> tattoos on his forearms (which he got on a dare), a blackwork collar, and blackwork on his legs and feet.
</li><li> A <i>Jim Woodring</i> inspired sleeve by <a href="/index.php?title=Shane_Faulkner" title="Shane Faulkner">Shane Faulkner</a>.
</li><li> A <a class="mw-redirect" href="/index.php?title=Split_tongue" title="Split tongue">split tongue</a> (performed by a doctor).
</li><li> Partial genital bisection (self-done).
</li><li> <a class="mw-redirect" href="/index.php?title=Magnetic_implant" title="Magnetic implant">Magnetic implant</a> in his right hand.
</li><li> Large, all-white tattoos on his forehead, done after a DMT experience.
</li><li> Earlobes stretched to approximately 2" (no jewelry worn in them) and an 8mm outer conch <a class="mw-redirect" href="/index.php?title=Dermal_punch" title="Dermal punch">dermal punch</a>.
</li><li> <a class="mw-redirect" href="/index.php?title=Ink_rubbing" title="Ink rubbing">Ink rubbing</a> on his right ankle.
</li><li> Scripture tattoos of ROMANS 3:28 and 1 CORINTHIANS 13
</li><li> The words "STAY CALM" across his inner fingers.
</li><li> 'R' symbol rather than a wedding ring.
</li></ul>
</dd></dl>
<h3> <span class="mw-headline" id="Past_Modifications">Past Modifications</span></h3>
<dl><dd><ul><li> Four magnetic implants in his left hand (removed due to complications).
</li><li> Two forehead rod implants (1997) (removed due to being crooked).
</li><li> Bead implants up each forearm (removed due to rejection problems).
</li><li> Piercings including: anti-eyebrows, forehead surface piercings, three labrets, rook, anti-tragus, multiple-helix piercings, nipple piercing, several Prince Albert (and RPA) piercings, hand web piercing, bridge piercing, eyebrow piercing, about a dozen tongue piercings, two uvula piercings, and many more. Almost all of these were performed by <a href="/index.php?title=Tom_Brazda" title="Tom Brazda">Tom Brazda</a>.
</li></ul>
</dd></dl>
<p><br/>
</p>
<h2> <span class="mw-headline" id="Industry_Experience_and_the_Beginning_of_BME">Industry Experience and the Beginning of BME</span></h2>
<dl><dd><ul><li> BME was started as a way for Shannon to share his own interests on the internet, and invited others to do the same. It snowballed, obviously.
</li><li> Shannon worked at <a href="/index.php?title=Stainless_Studios" title="Stainless Studios">Stainless Studios</a> beginning in 1994, primarily as a jeweller. This allowed him to take an active role in helping refine the <a href="/index.php?title=Surface_Bar" title="Surface Bar">Surface Bar</a> and other inventions of piercing pioneer <a href="/index.php?title=Tom_Brazda" title="Tom Brazda">Tom Brazda</a>.
</li><li> Shannon worked briefly as a tattoo artist out of a scratcher-level home studio. He should have known better, even at the time.
</li></ul>
</dd></dl>
<h2> <span class="mw-headline" id="Psychological_Problems_and_their_Influence_on_BME">Psychological Problems and their Influence on BME</span></h2>
<dl><dd><ul><li> Shannon suffered from extreme depression and anxiety problems and attempted suicide several times.
</li><li> "BME" stands for both "Body Modification Ezine" and "Be Me." The latter is because Shannon spent most of his life feeling like a "freak" and having a strong need to find other people like him.
</li><li> Shannon believed that body modification, including cutting (at least temporarily), can give people a layer of control over themselves that can be extremely beneficial psychologically.
</li></ul>
</dd></dl>
<h2> <span class="mw-headline" id="Trivia">Trivia</span></h2>
<dl><dd><ul><li> Shannon was named after <i>Claude Shannon</i>.
</li><li> Shannon's roommate at university left half way through the year to become a cast member of the musical <i>Miss Saigon</i>.
</li><li> Although he later resigned, Shannon was on one of the initial ministers of the <a href="/index.php?title=Church_of_Body_Modification" title="Church of Body Modification">Church of Body Modification</a>.
</li><li> Shannon received the President's Award at the 10th annual <a class="mw-redirect" href="/index.php?title=APP" title="APP">APP</a> convention.
</li><li> Shannon drove a modified 2001 Porsche 996 and owned a variety of other exotic vehicles.
</li><li> Shannon's roommate while he was living in Philadelphia was <a href="/index.php?title=Jon_Cobb" title="Jon Cobb">Jon Cobb</a>, who he considers a primary influence and mentor along with <a href="/index.php?title=Tom_Brazda" title="Tom Brazda">Tom Brazda</a>.
</li><li> The username "glider" (which Shannon used while he was a member of the IAM community) came from his old radio show (CHRY 105.5 FM in Toronto) "Dilaudid Glide", a 5-hour mix of mostly ambient, experimental and shoegaze music. It is also the name of an autonomous music performance robot he designed and built.
</li><li> The day Shannon was born, his father went out and bought a <b>Jaguar</b> to celebrate (ie. the car fixation is genetic).
</li></ul>
</dd></dl>
<h2> <span class="mw-headline" id="Other_Work_and_Projects">Other Work and Projects</span></h2>
<dl><dd><ul><li> After developing an IVR-based casino system, Shannon developed the first Internet Casino and has been featured in <i>WIRED</i> and other technology magazines multiple times.
</li><li> Shannon helped produce the movie "<a href="/index.php?title=Uvatiarru" title="Uvatiarru">Uvatiarru</a>."
</li><li> Shannon ran the kit car website <a class="external text" href="http://www.priceofhistoys.com/" rel="nofollow">Price Of His Toys</a>.
</li><li> Shannon ran the military photo site <a class="external text" href="http://www.undermars.com/" rel="nofollow">Under Mars</a>.
</li></ul>
</dd></dl>
<h2> <span class="mw-headline" id="Media_Appearances">Media Appearances</span></h2>
<dl><dd><ul><li> Shannon appeared in and wrote for hundreds of magazine and newspaper articles around the world, including the front cover of the premiere issue of the British magazine, <i><a href="/index.php?title=Bizarre_Magazine" title="Bizarre Magazine">Bizarre Magazine</a></i>, as well as <i>BURST</i> and <i>BUBKA</i> in Japan, <i>VideoText Journal</i>, <i>WIRED</i>, <i><a class="new" href="/index.php?title=Tattoo_Savage&amp;action=edit&amp;redlink=1" title="Tattoo Savage (page does not exist)">Tattoo Savage</a></i>, <i>The Gargoyle</i>, <i>The Picture</i>, <i>Piercing Bible</i>, <i>Stuff</i>, <i>Fetish</i>, <i>Friday</i>, <i>GQ</i>, <i>Details</i>, <i>DS</i>, <i>Fashion Theory</i>, <i>CyberZone</i>, <i>Biba</i>, <i>Unity</i>, <i>Tatowier</i>, <i>Nyan2club</i>, <i>Skin&amp;Ink</i>, <i>NetGuide</i>, <i>the Net</i>, <i>Playgirl</i> and many, many more.
</li><li> Shannon Larratt has been quoted in various academic literature.
</li><li> Shannon appeared on a wide variety of television and radio shows including TLC, Discovery Channel, Richler Ink and more.
</li><li> Shannon appeared in the intro to the <i><a href="/index.php?title=Clerks_II" title="Clerks II">Clerks II</a></i> film (playing "Ear Guy") alongside <a href="/index.php?title=Rachel_Larratt" title="Rachel Larratt">Rachel</a>.  They were able to appear in this movie after Rachel won a charity auction run by Kevin Smith in order to aid victims of Hurricane Katrina.
</li></ul>
</dd></dl>
<h2> <span class="mw-headline" id="Links">Links</span></h2>
<ul><li><a class="external text" href="http://news.bme.com/author/shannon/" rel="nofollow">Shannon's ModBlog posts</a>
</li><li><a class="external text" href="http://news.bme.com/2013/03/15/shannon-larratt-1973-2013/" rel="nofollow">Shannon Larratt 1973-2013</a>
</li><li><a class="external text" href="http://zentastic.me/" rel="nofollow">Zentastic</a>
</li></ul>


 
'''The Crypt''' is a clothing store as well as a [[tattoo]] and [[piercing]] studio in Winnipeg, Canada. Opened in 1998 as a small gothic and [[Fetish|fetish]] apparel store, the shop expanded to include a piercing studio (1999) and tattoo services (2004).
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The Crypt
Address 121 Osborne Street
Winnipeg, MB
Phone 204.453.1132 / 1.877.30.CRYPT
Services Piercing
Tattoo
Clothing & Accessories
Staff Fidel Romero (tattoo artist)
Kristian (piercer)
Website [1]

The Crypt is a clothing store as well as a tattoo and piercing studio in Winnipeg, Canada. Opened in 1998 as a small gothic and fetish apparel store, the shop expanded to include a piercing studio (1999) and tattoo services (2004).

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