Hanging by a Hook

On one end of your block, there may be a neighbor who is devoutly religious, while just down the street, there might be a marathon runner, and two doors over a painter, then three blocks behind you a professional bull rider. The many varieties of human beings make life vibrant...

By Lauren Smart

April 17, 2014

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On one end of your block, there may be a neighbor who is devoutly religious, while just down the street, there might be a marathon runner, and two doors over a painter, then three blocks behind you a professional bull rider. The many varieties of human beings make life vibrant and diverse. Questioning the choices of your fellow man is not written into the social contract. Even though you may never choose to suspend your flesh from the ceiling with hooks, this weekend there will be hundreds of people in town who choose to do precisely that. From Friday through Sunday, the Suspension Practitioner Convention, or SUSCON for short, is in town with classes and conversation on the culture of body mutilation. If you’re looking for insight into this realm of counterculture, the father of modern primitives, Fakir Musafar, will be giving a talk at 9 p.m. Saturday about the history and spirituality of suspension. Flight to Spirit takes place at the Lakewood Theater, 1825 Abrams Road, with tickets on sale for $15 at lakewoodtheater.com.
Sat., April 19, 9 p.m., 2014

Lauren Smart

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