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Bob Flanagan (December 27, 1952 – January 4, 1996)[1] was an American writer, poet, musician, performance artist, and comic. Events 537 - The Hagia Sophia is completed 1512 - The Spanish Crown issues the Laws of Burgos, governing the Year 1952 ( MCMLII) was a Leap year starting on Tuesday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Events 46 BC - Titus Labienus defeats Julius Caesar in the Battle of Ruspina. Year 1996 ( MCMXCVI) was a Leap year starting on Monday (link will display full 1996 Gregorian calendar) The United States of America —commonly referred to as the A poet is a person who writes Poetry. Etymology From the Ancient greek: ποιέω, poieō: "I make or compose" A musician is a person who plays or writes Music. Musicians can be classified by their roles in creating or performing music An instrumentalist plays a This article is about Performance art For other uses see Performance (disambiguation A comedian or comic is a person who seeks to entertain an audience primarily by making them laugh

He was born in New York City and grew up in Glendale, California. The City of New York Glendale ( is a city in Los Angeles County, California, United States. At a young age he was diagnosed with Cystic Fibrosis, a condition which would influence his art and ultimately claim his life. Cystic fibrosis (also known as CF, mucoviscoidosis, or mucoviscidosis) is a hereditary disease affecting the exocrine (mucus glands of the lungs He studied literature at California State University, Long Beach and the University of California, Irvine. California State University Long Beach (also known as Cal State Long Beach, Long Beach State, CSU Long Beach, CSULB, LBSU The University of California Irvine is a public Coeducational Research university situated in Irvine, California. He moved to Los Angeles in 1976. Los Angeles (lɑˈsændʒələs los ˈaŋxeles in Spanish) is the largest City in the state of California and the American West In 1978, he published his first book, The Kid Is A Man. He also worked with the improv comedy group The Groundlings. The Groundlings is an Improvisational comedy troupe based in Los Angeles, California, USA [2]

He was the subject of the documentary SICK: The Life & Death of Bob Flanagan, Supermasochist (1997) a film by Kirby Dick,[1] which films the final years of Bob's life. SICK The Life & Death of Bob Flanagan Supermasochist is a 1997 documentary about Bob Flanagan, an American writer poet performance artist Kirby Dick (b August 23, 1952) is an American Academy Award nominated Documentary film director.

Bob Flanagan being tortured in the almost universally banned Nine Inch Nails music video for "Happiness in Slavery"
Bob Flanagan being tortured in the almost universally banned Nine Inch Nails music video for "Happiness in Slavery"

Flanagan is featured in the widely banned music video for the song "Happiness in Slavery" by Nine Inch Nails. " Happiness in Slavery " is a song by the American act Nine Inch Nails. Censorship is the suppression of speech or deletion of communicative material which may be considered objectionable harmful or sensitive as determined by a censor A music video is a Short film or video that accompanies a complete piece of music most commonly a Song with lyrics " Happiness in Slavery " is a song by the American act Nine Inch Nails. [1] In the video, he plays a character who worships a machine. He offers a candle to an altar, before ceremonially undressing and washing. The slave (Bob) then lies down on an intelligent torture machine that molests and ultimately kills him, all with a mixture of pain and pleasure on his face. Torture, according to the United Nations Convention Against Torture, is "any act by which severe pain or suffering, whether physical or mental is intentionally

In 1993 he also appeared in the video for the Danzig song "It's Coming Down". Danzig is an American Heavy metal band that fuses dark lyrics and imagery with Blues-rock influences In the uncensored version of the video, Flanagan hammers a nail through the head of his penis before urinating on the lens of the camera recording him.

He also had a bit part in Godflesh's Crush my Soul video, as a suitably blasphemous, upside-down suspended Christ, hoisted on to the ceiling of a traditional-looking church by his wife Sheree Rose.

While some of his performances were notable for acts of extreme masochism (on at least one occasion he hammered a nail through his penis, while cracking jokes), he also wrote rather clever, humorous songs, many of them intended as much for children as adults. Sadism refers to Sexual or non-sexual gratification in the infliction of Pain or humiliation upon or by another person

His latest posthumous piece by Sheree Rose entitled Bobaloon, was shown in Japan, featuring a 20 foot tall inflatable Flanagan complete with pierced penis, ball gag and straitjacket. A Gag is sometimes used in consensual BDSM play Is it also a common prop in bondage erotica. A straitjacket is a Garment shaped like a Jacket with overlong Sleeves The ends of these can be tied to the back of the wearer so that the arms are kept

On January 4, 1996, he died of cystic fibrosis, aged 43. Events 46 BC - Titus Labienus defeats Julius Caesar in the Battle of Ruspina. Year 1996 ( MCMXCVI) was a Leap year starting on Monday (link will display full 1996 Gregorian calendar) Cystic fibrosis (also known as CF, mucoviscoidosis, or mucoviscidosis) is a hereditary disease affecting the exocrine (mucus glands of the lungs

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Notes and references

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  2. ^ bob flanagan, 1952-1996

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NAME Flanagan, Bob
ALTERNATIVE NAMES
SHORT DESCRIPTION American writer, poet, musician, performance artist, and comic
DATE OF BIRTH December 27, 1952
PLACE OF BIRTH New York City
DATE OF DEATH January 4, 1996
PLACE OF DEATH
The United States of America —commonly referred to as the A poet is a person who writes Poetry. Etymology From the Ancient greek: ποιέω, poieō: "I make or compose" A musician is a person who plays or writes Music. Musicians can be classified by their roles in creating or performing music An instrumentalist plays a This article is about Performance art For other uses see Performance (disambiguation A comedian or comic is a person who seeks to entertain an audience primarily by making them laugh Events 537 - The Hagia Sophia is completed 1512 - The Spanish Crown issues the Laws of Burgos, governing the Year 1952 ( MCMLII) was a Leap year starting on Tuesday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. The City of New York Events 46 BC - Titus Labienus defeats Julius Caesar in the Battle of Ruspina. Year 1996 ( MCMXCVI) was a Leap year starting on Monday (link will display full 1996 Gregorian calendar)
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