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R.I.P. Steve Irwin by ~pojomo:iconpojomo:


©2006-2010 ~pojomo
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You have no idea how much his death depressed me. I've watch Animal Planet for years, and he's always been there, y'know? He was iconic, a hero. I loved the guy. Very few hosts can get away with being hyper and child-like, but he pulled it off. I actually cried a little this morning, it wasn't supposed to be this way. I fucking love crocodiles and wanted to meet him, but now it's too late.

So, I made a terrible tribute to him in the form of a goddamned, retarded failure doodle. He deserved better than this.

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:iconpencilgoblin:
Aw. I used to watch his show all the time. And even though I didnt recently, I still felt the hit when he died.

I remember I had bought a "stretch armstrong" type toy, but it was in his likeness. I'll have to look it up, it was an amazing toy, and I think it would make a great memorial tribute to him to recontinue the production of that doll, if they have discontinued it that is. It was like 3 or four years ago.

I found it on Ebay:
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Man, I remember playing with it so much for the while until I some how lost it. Or it might have gotten punctured, and the gel started to leak. Not sure.

But it was great, it stetched and took quite a beating. "Croikey!" I would say, beating his head with a crocodile beanie-baby, "We got a live one!"

It became the perfect accesory to any beanie-baby collection. I used to make him and Mario do battle too :P

I wonder if I still have it around somewhere... Its quite the charming toy.
:iconpojomo:
Wow, that's awesome. I never had a toy of him. :(

When I was younger, I mainly only watched cartoons and animal shows. Cartoon characters rarely die, except Dinobot..., so my childhood heros have remained intact. That's probably why it upset me so much...I just sort of assumed he was immortal, like Ash Ketchum.

You know what else bothers me?
There's this guy I've known for years. He's great. Funny, draws, ect...today I found out he's going to be a father in a month, and that he now spends all his time working and trying to catch up on credits to help his pregnant girlfriend. Eh...and so it goes.
:iconvbabemoon:
thats sooo cute!
i love it.

--
In Tyler We Trust
Our generation has had no Great Depression, no Great War. Our war is a spiritual war. Our depression is our lives.
"There are no happy endings, because nothing ever ends." ~Schmendrick, The Last Unicorn
:iconpencilgoblin:
Yes, I agree with your statement. This is the only flaw in non-fiction heros. And Spike Speigal.

And to the next paragraph, all I have to say is: HA! I cant help but laugh at that situation. Its something I can never relate with, because I have sensibility. Thousands, and I mean THOUSANDS, of people in the past have made the same stupid mistake. You'd think that eventually they'd stop fucking up. No one seems to ever learn from others mistakes.

You could see a guy crying over his best life-long friends casket. He died from being piss-drunk and getting into a car wreck, also killing a family of four. And you'll find that the same guy weeping over the deceased friend, will probably end up getting shit-faced in 6 years, and dying in an auto accident.
:iconpojomo:
Yeah. I don't know though. It scares me that all the people I have hung out with, either recently or from way back when, have all become total losers. Drugs, pregnancies, rape, dropping out of school....it seems I'm really the only one left who hasn't sunk yet, and it feels as if I'll be next.

I suppose I gained sensibility from seeing them make the dumb mistakes, but at the same time, it makes me hate everyone who has a perfect life. I can't stand honors students. Every last one I have met has parents who care about them completely, are rich, popular, and never had any major tradgedies in their life. Then, I see my friends, who have dealt with things most adults coundn't handle, and life doesn't seem fair. Eh, I'm becoming an escapist.
:iconpojomo:
Thank you. :) I really wanted to do something...more honorable though.
:iconpojomo:
Yeah, the people who are laughing over it make me sick. :(
:iconvbabemoon:
it is!
he acted as a child, and the picture was somewhat child-ish.
and the joy on his face shows what he must have felt day to day doing what he loved.
i think its a great tribute!

--
In Tyler We Trust
Our generation has had no Great Depression, no Great War. Our war is a spiritual war. Our depression is our lives.
"There are no happy endings, because nothing ever ends." ~Schmendrick, The Last Unicorn

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