Sacred Debris

At the Silver Anchor. (Full Video. 34m) (Patreon)

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2021-07-11 19:00:04

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2026-06

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1980s Sailor Sid Video tattooing

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Quite often, while talking to folks who got into body art in the last few years, I find myself having to qualify the amount of time everyone back in the 1970s-early 90s spent naked in each other's company.

"Oh. No. It wasn't sexual. Everyone was just usually naked. Naked getting pierced. Naked sitting by the pool. Naked doing their taxes. It was a lot less scandalous than it would seem."

I'm not sure why I'm compelled to do it, but I always find myself trying to sell how commonplace and often banal the nudity was.

That's probably best left between me and my therapist, though.

Onto the video:

Shot some time in the 1980s on VHS tape, this video features Sailor Sid Diller working on a client at his Silver Anchor Studio. The machine Sid is using is a rotary- favored by artists working in Europe at the time, the machine may have been made by Jock Liddell of King's Cross, or Tattoo Samy. Rotary machines have a softer stroke than traditional coil machines, and have only recently started to gain traction in the US.

Keep in mind that the nudity wasn't.....

If you'd like to download a copy for your personal collection- treat yourself with this link:

https://www.dropbox.com/s/xw7cximm4ctgb0z/At%20the%20Silver%20Anchor.mp4?dl=0

(Please do not share the link or the file)

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At the Silver Anchor with Sailor Sid Diller (1980s)

Born Sidney Eugene Diller Tuesday March 8th, 1910, "Sailor" Sid Diller was one of the most recognizable characters in the early years of the modern body piercing subculture. Sid earned his Sailor moniker by serving in the US Coast Guard as an electrician's mate (1941-48), but would pick up tattooing and body piercing as a secondary career later in life, working with a primarily LGBT clientele at his private studio- the Silver Anchor - in South Florida. In the 1960s-70s, body piercing was the niche pursuit, and it's history is closely tied with gay liberation; this VHS conversion features Sid working on a gay client in the early/mid 1980s. The casual nudity wasn't sexual nor was there an intent to arouse; it was just part of the scene at the time. We're uploading this video in good faith that it does not violate Youtube's policies- As it does not "arouse the audience sexually, or as most people would say, “turn them on" it should fall within the guidelines. With context in mind, does this video feature: “Depiction of genitals, breasts, or buttocks (clothed or unclothed) for the purpose of sexual gratification” No. With context in mind, does this video feature: “Pornography or depicting sexual acts, genitals, or fetishes for the purpose of sexual gratification on any surface (such as video, text, audio, images)” No. With context in mind, does this video feature: * Explicit or implied depictions of sex acts for the purpose of sexual gratification * This applies to real-world or dramatized content such as sex scenes, video games, or music * Masturbation, fondling, or groping * Masturbation or fondling of genitals, breasts, or buttocks * Using or displaying sex toys to provide viewers with sexual gratification * Animated or illustrated pornography, sex acts, or fetish content * Nudity or partial nudity for the purpose of sexual gratification * Bestiality or promotion of bestiality * Incest or promotion of incest * Non-consensual sex acts or unwanted sexualization * Celebrity wardrobe accidents or nude photo leaks * Violent, graphic, or humiliating fetish content where the purpose is sexual gratification * Aggregating content for the purpose of sexual gratification * Any sexual content involving minors — see our Child Safety on YouTube page for more information No. So- should be fine?