February 20-21-22, 2009 Midwest Tattoo Tour: Sioux City, Iowa At The Sioux City Convention Center 801 4th St., Sioux City Iowa Room Reservations can be made at The Clarion Hotel, 707 4th St., Sioux City Iowa For more info Call Marla or Boogie at

February 13th-15th, 2009 6th Annual Salt Lake City International Tattoo Convention Salt Palace Convention Center, SLC Utah show info: www.slctattoo.com

January 23rd, 24th, 25th, 2009 BALTIMORE TATTOO ARTS CONVENTION. Baltimore, MD at the Sheraton Baltimore City Center Hotel. Hotel Res.: 410-752-1100(mention the convention ). Over 100 world famous tattoo artists, sideshow acts, burlesque dancers,

January 23rd-25th, 2009 19th annual Shades Of Blue Tattoo Show At The La Crosse Center 300 Harborview Plaza La Crosse Wisconsin For Reservations Call The Holiday Inn, 608-784-4444 For Show Info Call 608-857-3100, visit our web site,

January 23 - 25, 2009 23rd Annual AM-JAM TATTOO EXPO 2009 Holiday Inn Convention Center Syracuse/Liverpool, NY - Exit 37 of the NY Interstate I-90 Special AM-JAM room Rates Call 315-457-1122 (tell them its for AM-JAM) www.am-jam.com 518-893-2273

January 15th-18th, 2009 Rick's 13th International Tattoo Convention Green Bay, WI Hotel Info: Radisson - 1-800-418-4439 2040 Airport Dr. Green Bay, WI. 54313 www.tattoosbyrick.com www.radisson.com/greenbaywi www.packercountry.com

January 9th-11th, 2009 Miami Tattoo Expo Miami Beach Convention Center Hotel: Days Inn South Beach – (800) 451-3345 Contact: Miami Tattoo Expo, LLC info@miamitattooexpo.com www.miamitattooexpo.com

January 8-11, 2009, 7th Annual Star of Texas Tattoo Art Revival Location: Palmer Events Center 900 Barton Springs Road Austin, Texas info: www.golivefast.com email: tattoorevival@yahoo.com Contact: Marcy 979 542-5662

January 8th-11th, 2009 Cigar City Tattoo Convention Held at The Cuban Club, located on 2010 N Avenue Republica De Cuba Tampa, FL 33605 (813) 248-2954 www.cigarcitytattooconvention.com James@atomictattoos.com

Tattooing has been a Eurasian practice at least since Neolithic times. Ötzi the Iceman, dating from the fourth to fifth millennium BCE, was found in the Ötz valley in the Alps and had approximately 57 carbon tattoos consisting of simple dots and