1.   Blue-collar and white-collar, bodies pierced or not, all were drawn together by their interest in tattoos.

2.   Henson, body pierced, head tattooed, T-shirt black and attitude punk-rockish, said anyone fits in along Mill.

3.   Tattoo parlors, body piercing salons, motorcycle-parts boutiques and a couple hundred other small businesses selling T-shirts, doodads and gewgaws set up shop.

4.   The course includes bungee-jumping, riding a zip-line through the trees, breaking boards, rappelling, body piercing and nightly firewalks.

5.   Their style is grunge meets punk, with face and body piercing lavishly practiced.