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| 1941
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| Western Oklahoma
<td>  1941
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<td>  Western Oklahoma
| '''Occupation'''
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| piercer, founder of the [[Gauntlet]]
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| '''Website'''
<td> living
| [http://www.gauntletenterprises.com/ http://www.gauntletenterprises.com/]
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<td> piercer, founder of the <a href="/index.php?title=Gauntlet" title="Gauntlet">Gauntlet</a>
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<td style="vertical-align: top;"><b>Website</b> </td>
<td> <a class="external free" href="http://www.gauntletenterprises.com/" rel="nofollow">http://www.gauntletenterprises.com/</a>
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<div class="thumb tright"><div class="thumbinner" style="width:182px;"><a class="image" href="/index.php?title=File:Michaela_Grey-2.jpg"><img alt="" class="thumbimage" height="195" src="/images/thumb/9/9f/Michaela_Grey-2.jpg/180px-Michaela_Grey-2.jpg" width="180"/></a> <div class="thumbcaption"><div class="magnify"><a class="internal" href="/index.php?title=File:Michaela_Grey-2.jpg" title="Enlarge"><img alt="" height="11" src="/skins/common/images/magnify-clip.png" width="15"/></a></div>Jim Ward with <a href="/index.php?title=Michaela_Grey" title="Michaela Grey">Michaela Grey</a> and her partner Karen</div></div></div>
<p><b>Jim Ward</b> is the founder of <a href="/index.php?title=Gauntlet" title="Gauntlet">Gauntlet</a>.
</p><p>Almost everything you see today in the western body piercing scene can be traced back to Jim Ward. While certainly not the earliest <a href="/index.php?title=Piercer" title="Piercer">piercer</a> on record - <a href="/index.php?title=Jack_Yount" title="Jack Yount">Jack Yount</a> was piercing 20 years when Jim started <a href="/index.php?title=Gauntlet" title="Gauntlet">Gauntlet</a> - Ward took piercing out of the back room and into the strip mall (metaphorically speaking) with the opening of the first Gauntlet in the late 1970's.
</p><p>Ward first saw the pierced nipples of 'famous' NYC leatherman Fernando some years earlier and, with the meeting of <a href="/index.php?title=Doug_Malloy" title="Doug Malloy">Doug Malloy</a> in <a href="/index.php?title=1973" title="1973">1973</a>, earned his place in piercing history.
</p><p>He began publishing <a href="/index.php?title=Piercing_Fans_International_Quarterly" title="Piercing Fans International Quarterly">PFIQ</a>, <b>P</b>iercing <b>F</b>ans <b>I</b>nternational <b>Q</b>uarterly, in <a href="/index.php?title=1977" title="1977">1977</a>. These early issues are a treasure to anyone interested in the early roots of the western piercing scene.
</p><p>Ward eventually sold controlling interest in his Gauntlet chain, and, without his guidance, it crumbled. While the name was tarnished by a piano salesman, those who know Jim, or his contribution to the lifestyle, can't help but give props to this Elder of the Community.
</p><p>He published a book called <a href="/index.php?title=Running_the_Gauntlet" title="Running the Gauntlet">Running the Gauntlet</a>, containing the series of articles he wrote for BME between 2003-2005.
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<h2> <span class="mw-headline" id="See_Also"> See Also </span></h2>
<ul><li><a href="/index.php?title=Master_Piercer" title="Master Piercer">Master Piercer</a>
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<h2> <span class="mw-headline" id="External_Links">External Links</span></h2>
<ul><li><a class="external text" href="http://www.gauntletenterprises.com/" rel="nofollow">Gauntlet Enterprises</a>
</li><li><a class="external text" href="http://runningthegauntlet-book.com/BME/jimward-all.html" rel="nofollow">Running the Gauntlet</a> - Jim Ward's BMEzine column
</li></ul>


[[File:Michaela_Grey-2.jpg|thumb|right|180px|Jim Ward with [[Michaela Grey]] and her partner Karen]]


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'''Jim Ward''' is the founder of [[Gauntlet]].
 
Almost everything you see today in the western body piercing scene can be traced back to Jim Ward. While certainly not the earliest [[Piercer]] on record - [[Jack Yount]] was piercing 20 years when Jim started [[Gauntlet]] - Ward took piercing out of the back room and into the strip mall (metaphorically speaking) with the opening of the first Gauntlet in the late 1970's.
 
Ward first saw the pierced nipples of 'famous' NYC leatherman Fernando some years earlier and, with the meeting of [[Doug Malloy]] in [[1973]], earned his place in piercing history.
 
He began publishing [[Piercing Fans International Quarterly]] ('''PFIQ'''), '''P'''iercing '''F'''ans '''I'''nternational '''Q'''uarterly, in [[1977]]. These early issues are a treasure to anyone interested in the early roots of the western piercing scene.
 
Ward eventually sold controlling interest in his Gauntlet chain, and, without his guidance, it crumbled. While the name was tarnished by a piano salesman, those who know Jim, or his contribution to the lifestyle, can't help but give props to this Elder of the Community.
 
He published a book called [[Running the Gauntlet]], containing the series of articles he wrote for BME between 2003-2005.
 
== See Also ==
* [[Master Piercer]]
 
== External Links ==
* [http://www.gauntletenterprises.com/ Gauntlet Enterprises]
* [http://runningthegauntlet-book.com/BME/jimward-all.html Running the Gauntlet] - Jim Ward's BMEzine column

Latest revision as of 06:23, 17 September 2023

Jim Ward
JimWard2007.jpg
Birth Date 1941
Birth Place Western Oklahoma
Death Date living
Occupation piercer, founder of the Gauntlet
Website http://www.gauntletenterprises.com/
Jim Ward with Michaela Grey and her partner Karen

Jim Ward is the founder of Gauntlet.

Almost everything you see today in the western body piercing scene can be traced back to Jim Ward. While certainly not the earliest Piercer on record - Jack Yount was piercing 20 years when Jim started Gauntlet - Ward took piercing out of the back room and into the strip mall (metaphorically speaking) with the opening of the first Gauntlet in the late 1970's.

Ward first saw the pierced nipples of 'famous' NYC leatherman Fernando some years earlier and, with the meeting of Doug Malloy in 1973, earned his place in piercing history.

He began publishing Piercing Fans International Quarterly (PFIQ), Piercing Fans International Quarterly, in 1977. These early issues are a treasure to anyone interested in the early roots of the western piercing scene.

Ward eventually sold controlling interest in his Gauntlet chain, and, without his guidance, it crumbled. While the name was tarnished by a piano salesman, those who know Jim, or his contribution to the lifestyle, can't help but give props to this Elder of the Community.

He published a book called Running the Gauntlet, containing the series of articles he wrote for BME between 2003-2005.

See Also

External Links

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