2001

Events

April

24: Rites Of Passage performs their first suspension as a group.

June

• June 27 - German artist, Tattoo Samy died.

August

9: Elaine Davidson was titled the most pierced woman with 720 piercings.

October

• Michelle Black was convicted for having inadequate sterilization procedures, failing to conduct her business in a safe manner due to the effects of alcohol consumption, and failing to comprehend the substances she was using.

November

28: Cliff Raven passed away.

Unknown Dates

• John Joyce opened Scarab Body Arts.
• Body Art Forms was founded.
• Ichi The Killer was released on DVD.
• The Texas SusCon, the world's first and definitive annual suspension convention started being hosted by Allen Falkner and TSD.
• A 22-year old American woman got a brain infection after taking out her infected tongue piercing.