However, in  Edmonton, Alberta Canada there is a mall called  West Edmonton Mall…

and in that mall is a tattoo and piercing studio called Dragon FX…

and in  that studio is a man by the name of Wayde….

and Wayde creates some of the best scarification in the world, such as this piece he recently did.

And all of the sudden the mall doesn’t seem like such a lame place.

Thanks Stembot, for pointing out this very holiday appropriate tattoo done by her boyfriend DOC13. Since penis tattoos are never an artist best work, why don’t you take a minute to check out some of his other work.

Of course, you know what’s behind the blur, but if you need proof, keep on keeping on.

For a healing picture of this scar AND a scar done by actual bite marks, keep on keeping on.

I am sure you guys remember Ala from this post, or one of her many other post. You probably also remember Roo, who served his time as a Modblog author before me. Well, this loving couple has earned another spot on Modblog with this “bite mark”  heart piece Ala did on Roo. Because that’s what Roo needs, more hearts.

Anyhow, xomateo originally had these scars cut/removed by the talented John Joyce. A year later he had his lovely koala go back over the scars with a cautery pen to retouch the scar and hopefully kill off the follicles that regrew. This was her first time using a cautery pen and it looks like she did a damn fine job!

Apparently they plan to make these scars a yearly tradition. I suggested next year they try cold branding, because if it doesn’t kill the follicles it will likely make them grow in white and that is cool all in and of itself! So we shall see what 2011 and on brings for Mateo’s head!

For a few more shots of the procedure and finished result, keep on keeping on.

I bought my very first cautery pen from BME Shop several years ago. They don’t sell them anymore, but they do sell a TON of other rad stuff for the body mod aficionado or DIY modder. Rachel has extended the 30% off sale at BME shop  until April 6th! It is good for everything but anesthetics, scalpels and dermal punches and all you have to do to take advantage of this is use the coupon code “worldtour” when ordering!

Well Mike here is the yin to Rob’s yang as he shows off his stellar stache as some friends and him are “enjoying a Kwak together at one of our ‘Drinking Skeptically’ events in Los Angeles”.

Saturday, I was cruising people’s IAM pages looking for possible features when I came across Jesse Star’s page there was this video of Jesse riding a minibike while suspending!  I instantly flashed back to the TSD roller blade spinning beam video from many years ago, and that is a huge compliment to these guys.

Jesse provided the following info to go with the video:

Rick Piercall runs the group (AGRO). The harness attached to the bike was holding no weight. It was just so if I was airborne and dropped the bike with my hands. The bike did not fall down and brake my ankles backwards. 2 point 4 ga gilson suicide. feet heavily attached to the seat with rope, foam, and tape. The first runs did not use the safety harness we just figured it to be a good idea.

An Ohio man was arrested for tattooing a baby.  I don’t even know what to say about that…

From Australia, we have a response piece about comments made by the Deputy Prime Minister who felt heavily tattooed women were “making a mistake”.  Also out of Australia, Chayne Hultgren, a sword swallower, sets a world record.  Are tattoos every mother’s worst nightmare?

Drunken face tattoos ruin man’s funeral director dreams.  How’s that for a news story title?

Augmented reality and tattoos go together like…?

Hell hath no fury like a lover scorned.  In Michigan, a man has turned in his ex-boyfriend for performing circumcisions on other men without a medical license.

I’m not sure how common knowledge this is, but in addition to working for BME, I’m also a licensed teacher.  I also happen to be tattooed.  Here’s a story about another tattooed teacher who questions the administration’s dress code policy prohibiting teachers from having visible tattoos.  In other school news, a mom is demanding an apology from a school after her daughter got into trouble for getting a nostril piercing.

Steig Larsson’s novel The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo has been made into a film in Sweden.  A review and a preview for the film can be found here.

Tattoos really do seem to be a popular news item these days.  Here’s a piece talking about the increase of women who are getting tattooed.  In a similar vein, here’s a little piece on a female tattoo artist.

Here’s a piece out of Vancouver talking about magnetic implants and the questions these types of modifications raise.

Celebrity fluff coming your way!  Is this newsworthy?  Tiger Woods likes pierced women.  In more celebrity news, David Beckham got another tattoo but maintained his modesty!  Travis Barker got a new tattoo memorializing the late DJ AM.

Wow, that’s a lot of links!  Have a great weekend folks and remember, if you have a news item you’d like to share, you can send it my way!

For those of you interested in seeing this batch of girls who submitted their pictures for  possible use in the upcoming BME Girls Calendar, keep on reading. If this isn’t your thing, come back later for other types of modblog post.

REMEMBER: Absolutely zero negative comments will be tolerated!!!!!!

Lindsey May

Jocelyn

Kaite

About being a featured girl: This event is open to all BME Girls age 18 and over. Girls of all shapes, sizes and race are encouraged to submit pictures. Contestants can be dressed or nude, but nothing too pornographic will be featured. Pictures need to be of decent quality, lest the readers condemn me to hell for posting webcam shots. Agreeing to be involved is consenting to be featured in the calendar, if you are selected for it. If you want to suggest someone, feel free to do so. I will contact them and see if they are interested, but no one will be featured without their explicit approval. To submit pictures, please email them to sean@bmezine.com. Make sure to include your IAM: name (or real name) in your email.

About voting: Votes will be tallied by emailing sean@bmezine.com, just make the subject “Vote (insert name of girl you choose)” and your vote will be tallied.  Votes will be anonymous, there is no reason for anyone to know who voted for whom and how many votes each girl got.  Voting for one week ends when the following weeks post goes up. Please note, this isn’t about competition, it’s about a fun, interactive way to get the readers involved in the selection process.

About Commenting: I am enforcing a strict ZERO TOLERANCE policy for negative comments about the girls. They are being kind enough to share themselves with us and to help BME make a calendar, they should not have to fear public ridicule. Negative comments will be deleted, if we have a repeat offender, all of their future modblog comments will be sent to moderation. This isn’t about censorship, it’s about common courtesy and respect.

At a recent performance the Agro folks used a common sideshow money maker, having people staple money to one of their performers.

I remember seeing this stunt performed by Capt. Don Leslie many years ago, and he made out pretty well from it. I bet this pretty young lady faired even better.

Thanks to Mike Kelton, for submitting this image.