Party The Baby Off

Posted on August 1, 2009 by Jordan Ginsberg

Good afternoon, ModBloggers! Hoo boy, summer took a while, but now it has arrived with all of its trademark scrotum-droopening hellishness. Hooray. In honor of this terrible inferno, here is a pretty fantastic sleeve based on the myth of Icarus, one of the all-time great stories about what a dumb asshole the sun can be. I’ll fly as close to you as I damn-well please, you intergalactic bully. More shots, after the jump.

(Tattoo by Frank La Natra at Eternal Ink in Davie, Florida.)

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29 thoughts on “Party The Baby Off”

chad on August 1, 2009 at 3:32 pm said:

nice package
Jaime on August 1, 2009 at 3:47 pm said:

Icarus looks like the Beowulf actor guy. Beautiful tattoo though.
DuckieVamp on August 1, 2009 at 5:12 pm said:

Oh my goddddd! I LOVE it. The end bit make it extra perfect!!
Xenobiologista on August 1, 2009 at 5:22 pm said:

How do you say “Fall down, go boom” in classical Greek?
Lowell on August 1, 2009 at 5:40 pm said:

The piece itself looks great, I really like it. However, looking at Daedalus up at the top, all I can envision is him bellowing “TONIGHT WE DINE IN HELL!”
Diva on August 1, 2009 at 5:44 pm said:

THIS ISN’T SPARTA!
Banana Bread on August 1, 2009 at 8:32 pm said:

I love the way this tattoo is done! Especially the heavy lines. It looks great 🙂
OwlEyes on August 2, 2009 at 12:27 am said:

I love. Absolutely great coloring.
mmmaybebaby on August 2, 2009 at 1:32 am said:

Just beautiful. I love everything about this piece.
Smelsie on August 2, 2009 at 4:10 am said:

The colours and the tattoo itself look amazing but I couldn’t help but notice Icarus looks abit like the guy from 300. THIS IS SPARTA
Smelsie on August 2, 2009 at 4:11 am said:

Oh wait it’s Daedalus…=/
Mik on August 2, 2009 at 5:30 am said:

Dude, that looks like Leonidas from 300
ward. on August 2, 2009 at 6:46 am said:

5,6,10 beat me to it, what’s the white arrow for though?
sublimerotica on August 2, 2009 at 8:08 am said:

Unghh the colors are gorgeous.
Artie on August 2, 2009 at 10:24 am said:

Beautiful, but it kinda looks like “I will louch the sun”
bob on August 2, 2009 at 11:15 am said:

Ward- i beliee the white arrow is actually the tower in the labarynth that they jumped out of
carl on August 2, 2009 at 12:14 pm said:

incredible tattoo + thrice lyrics = what a way to start the day!
SHREDDIE on August 2, 2009 at 12:18 pm said:

the white arrow is a tower, we’re finishing it in december, we still have to finish Daedalus’s wings, banners, and the tower. AND ITS NOT LEONIDAS, lmao, we decided to give him a beard so you could distinguish between father and son (on the forearm)
Bunson on August 2, 2009 at 2:24 pm said:

fycknig tight!
Aviram on August 2, 2009 at 2:51 pm said:

Can’t see the toes.
overall, killer piece.
Darren on August 2, 2009 at 2:58 pm said:

I’m in ove with this tattoo. Beautiful.
Caitlin on August 2, 2009 at 3:05 pm said:

fan-freakin-tastic. this is so nice.
Saara on August 2, 2009 at 3:21 pm said:

The colours are amazing.
Marc on August 3, 2009 at 12:58 am said:

sick!
coolerthanjohnetu on August 3, 2009 at 7:23 am said:

what is the full text?
-LEO- on August 3, 2009 at 11:58 am said:

Agree with #15
Missing the lower part of the text, though =/
Jolearra on August 3, 2009 at 4:35 pm said:

i want an icarus tattoo so bad. this is very nice.
SHREDDIE on August 3, 2009 at 6:25 pm said:

it says “i will touch the sun, or i will die trying”
bxb on August 4, 2009 at 1:44 am said:

The full text is “I will touch the sun or I will die trying”, it’s from The Melting Point of Wax by Thrice

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