Our favorite DJ, Micky Friedmann just keeps getting hotter! As you have learned before if you read our interview with this talented man, he started out as a dancer, then became a model (which he still does) then because a DJ, now very much in demand, and also produces his own music. Micky Friedmann is probably also one of the busiest DJ’s around, with bookings nearly a year in advance. If you want to hear some of his great sounds and watch his amazing performance, try to hit one of the clubs where he is spinning. Have a listen to two of his hits “Rub” which he produced along with Alex Botar, and my personal favorite “Middle of the Dance Floor” featuring Jipsta. Also catch Micky on the cover of BLU Magazine!

It has been said that Leonardo Da Vinci believed that a person's nose set the whole character of the face. He may be right. It is the center of your face after all, and for me it is a focal point. It is most definitely the first thing I notice if it is decorated with a nose ring of any type. Then again, I am partial to piercings. A lot of my friends have modified their body's image to give a vibe. Most with tattoos and piercings; and the vibe all depends on their demeanor. I think of it as fresh, and free. Others, especially elderly men and women, may connect a negative notion about the artful expression of the body. Some believe it is completely unbecoming, but no matter the opinion, the art of piercing has been here longer than you may think. In fact, it was said that in the Bible, Abraham gave his son's wife the gift of a golden nose ring. It was a symbol of many things, and has been for years, depending on the culture. Four thousand years ago in the Middle East is where nose piercing is said to have begun. But with new finds discovered by archeologist, piercings have been around much longer than that.

The tradition has continued to spread throughout the world, including Africa, India, and popularly, the United States. In some cultures it is said that the larger the nose ring, the more wealth the family encounters, and it is given from some husbands to wives to sanctify their marriage. Piercing a nostril isn't as easy as turning your head and letting a needle slide past your skin and cartilage, it has been thought out and done methodically for years. Either nostril is acceptable to have pierced but in India, the ring is usually placed in the left nostril. In their culture they associate that spot with Indian Medicine, and the belief that it eases that of child birth and reproduction. Nose piercing didn't become popular in the United States until the 1960's. It was then that some hippies traveled to India and back, noticing the trend. It was until the 1970's when it really took off; it was then that it was considered a sign of rebellion and punk nature. Conservative values, moms, dads, employers and schools did not embrace the effort. With most movements, however, I found that the West Coast was a bit more laid back at the thought of a full time employee with a nose ring than those on the East Coast. But as our country continues to melt in the pot we're given, body piercing isn't as denied as it once was.