Jake's Redd Foxx Tattoo Helps Us Celebrate Father's Day!

Last week, I posted about a trio of friends that had recently moved from San Francisco to New York, all of them inked.<br /><br />Jake was the first of the three to share his tattoo with us, and it is such a good piece, I saved it for a special occasion, Father's Day:<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiw0VpPH6TFlBwm10oyEm826igsiHmbcHxRR7W9vKzy_uJ-W0BbL99-8jKh_GZFIg4gld1Hzff5pyIEaeyH9vdbDyA5lqIreuCefvS33OE1ff19L0XaAOW57BiXYaNgvPFF_wNi7OSeWQ8/s1600-h/redd+foxx.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5349555276859513010" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiw0VpPH6TFlBwm10oyEm826igsiHmbcHxRR7W9vKzy_uJ-W0BbL99-8jKh_GZFIg4gld1Hzff5pyIEaeyH9vdbDyA5lqIreuCefvS33OE1ff19L0XaAOW57BiXYaNgvPFF_wNi7OSeWQ8/s400/redd+foxx.jpg" style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 248px; height: 400px;" /></a><br />This is, of course, a portrait of the great comedian <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Redd_Foxx">Redd Foxx</a>. People of my generation (X) remember him as the bristling curmudgeon in the sitcom "S<a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sanford_and_Son">andford and Son</a>".<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgTH4ux0XJs_IuX7v-UO8gkdq0zxjs1G96awE3-dD_oV_H0w2Mohydo_abi-wZoYkB2i0K829UVCcWSqMdttHWWFdgWNNXV6XwSY-GaYrEc4cPrxUCmOe5-623-d9x76yQ9AHyzWw7MeJU/s1600-h/sanford-son-photo-autographed-photo.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5349557399783273538" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgTH4ux0XJs_IuX7v-UO8gkdq0zxjs1G96awE3-dD_oV_H0w2Mohydo_abi-wZoYkB2i0K829UVCcWSqMdttHWWFdgWNNXV6XwSY-GaYrEc4cPrxUCmOe5-623-d9x76yQ9AHyzWw7MeJU/s400/sanford-son-photo-autographed-photo.jpg" style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 301px; height: 400px;" /></a><br /><br />For those who are unfamiliar with the series, the show is about a widower, <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fred_G._Sanford">Fred Sanford</a> (Foxx), raising his adult son Lamont (played by <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Demond_Wilson">Desmond Wilson</a>), and their junkyard business. It was a breakthrough show that was one of the first on network television to feature a minority cast.<br /><br />The father-son dynamic is an ongoing theme, and Jake recalls watching the show with his dad and it being a bonding experience.<br /><br />His father passed away about four years ago this month from cancer. The tattoo is not only a tribute to the great comedian, but a reminder of the times Jake spent watching "Sandford and Son" with his dad. Jake added, "I'm pretty sure if [my dad] was still around, he would get a kick out of seeing Redd Foxx on my calf."<br /><br />This amazing portrait was tattooed on the back of Jake's right calf by <a href="http://www.myspace.com/imaketats">Greg Rojas</a> at <a href="http://www.everlastingtattoo.com/">Everlasting Tattoo</a> in San Francisco.<br /><br />As we celebrate Father's Day today, I thank Jake for sharing this awesome tattoo with us here, and invite everyone to revisit the host of tattoos previously posted on Tattoosday that pay tribute to dads. Click <a href="http://tattoosday.blogspot.com/search/label/Fathers">here</a> to see the lot.<br /><br />And, as a special treat, in the spirit of the day, I present the following clip:<br /><br /><object height="285" width="340"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/cRyrLQOrL84&hl=en&fs=1&rel=0&color1=0x3a3a3a&color2=0x999999&border=1"><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/cRyrLQOrL84&hl=en&fs=1&rel=0&color1=0x3a3a3a&color2=0x999999&border=1" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true" width="340" height="285"></embed></object><br /><br />Happy Father's Day from Tattoosday!

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