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Bob Flanagan (December 27, 1952 – January 4, 1996)^[1] was an American writer, poet, musician, performance artist, and comic. December 27 is the 361st day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (362nd in leap years). ... Year 1952 (MCMLII) was a leap year starting on Tuesday (link will display full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ... is the 4th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 1996 (MCMXCVI) was a leap year starting on Monday (link will display full 1996 Gregorian calendar). ... The poor poet A poet is a person who writes poetry. ... “Instrumentalist” redirects here. ... This article is about Performance art. ... For the documentary about Jerry Seinfeld, see Comedian (film). ...

He was born in New York City and grew up in Glendale, California. He studied literature at California State University, Long Beach and the University of California, Irvine. He moved to Los Angeles in 1976. In 1978, he published his first book, The Kid Is A Man. He also worked with the improv comedy group The Groundlings.^[2] New York, New York and NYC redirect here. ... Nickname: Location of Glendale within Los Angeles County and the State of California. ... The Walter Pyramid, the Universitys most prominent sporting complex and most recognizable landmark. ... The University of California, Irvine is a public research university primarily situated in suburban Irvine, California, USA. Founded in 1965, it is one of ten University of California campuses and is commonly known as UCI or UC Irvine. ... Flag Seal Nickname: City of Angels Location Location within Los Angeles County in the state of California Coordinates , Government State County California Los Angeles County Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa (D) Geographical characteristics Area     City 1,290. ... This article does not adequately cite its references or sources. ...

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. Kirby Dick is a documentary film director. ...

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.^[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. Image File history File links No higher resolution available. ... Image File history File links No higher resolution available. ... Nine Inch Nails (abbreviated as NIN) is an American industrial rock band, founded in 1988 by Trent Reznor in Cleveland, Ohio. ... Happiness in Slavery is a song by the American musical group Nine Inch Nails. ... For other uses, see Censor. ... A music video is a short film or video that accompanies a complete piece of music, most commonly a song. ... Happiness in Slavery is a song by the American musical group Nine Inch Nails. ... Nine Inch Nails (abbreviated as NIN) is an American industrial rock band, founded in 1988 by Trent Reznor in Cleveland, Ohio. ... For other uses, see Torture (disambiguation). ...

In 1993 he also appeared in the video for the Danzig song "It's Coming Down". 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. The tone or style of this article or section may not be appropriate for Wikipedia. ...

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 Cathedral 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. Flogging demonstration at Folsom Street Fair 2004. ... The penis (plural penises, penes) is an external male sexual organ. ...

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. For other meanings of the word gag, see gag (disambiguation). ... This is an article about a garment of clothing. ...

On January 4, 1996, he died of cystic fibrosis, aged 43. is the 4th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 1996 (MCMXCVI) was a leap year starting on Monday (link will display full 1996 Gregorian calendar). ...

Partial bibliography

• The Wedding of Everything (1983)
• The Kid is the Man (1978)
• Slave Sonnets (1986)
• Fuck Journal (Hanuman Press, c. 1990)
• A Taste of Honey with David Trinidad (1990)
• Bob Flanagan: Supermasochist (1993) (interviews)
• Pain Journal(1996)

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Notes and references

1. ^ ^{a b c} Terminals
2. ^ http://hnv.nin.net/hnv6/flanagan.html

• Bob Flanagan: brief biography on Terminals, UCLA. Accessed 14 October 2006.

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External links

• Obituary
• From the Poetry Journal
• Excerpts from Flanagan's Pain Journal
• Why (poem answering the question of Flanagan's lifestyle)