Album Review: "The Boys/The Job" by Billy Mack Collector

"It's a beautiful journey, and you would count yourself lucky to hear him tell you about it." - Gimpleg reviews the upcoming Billy Mack Collector album!

Review by Gimpleg Billy Mack Collector is putting out their debut 7 track album after working on many of these songs for over a decade. The folk punk songs have changed and shifted and evolved over the years, and several of these songs are brand new, while others have been recorded, toyed with, evolved, and changed for years. Some would say that everything comes full circle if you look at it the…

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FAN EXPO Chicago Celebrates 50 Years Of All Things Fandom With The World’s Greatest Comic Creators

Fifty years ago, fandom was changed forever when Nostalgia ‘72 took over the Donald E. Stephens Convention Center in Rosemont Illinois, creating the first space in the midwest for fans to gather and celebrate comics. Now known as FAN EXPO Chicago, the convention will return for its biggest show yet - bringing an incredible round-up of legendary celebrities, comic creators, voice actors and cosplayers to the Windy City from July 7 to July 10.

To celebrate the golden anniversary, FAN EXPO Chicago has assembled an incredible roster of superstar comic artists and writers, headlined by legends Brian Michael Bendis (writer, creator of “Naomi”), Geoff Johns (writer, creator of “Stargirl”), Joe Quesada (CCO, Marvel Entertainment) Greg Capullo (“Batman”), Marc Silvestri (celebrating 30 years of Image Comics), Kevin Smith (“Daredevil”), Leinil Francis Yu (“X-Men”), Jorge Molina (“Batman”) and dozens of others.

In 1972, Chicago collectibles dealer and local school teacher Nancy Warner made history when she united 2,000 of Chicago’s biggest comic fans in the midwest’s first ever comic and collectibles convention. Beginning as a space by and for comic collectors, and expanding to include exhibits, attractions and celebrities from all walks of fandom, what is now known as FAN EXPO Chicago is gearing up for its biggest year ever - while paying homage to the traditional comic culture that started it all.

“While the phrase ‘comic con’ continues to grow in popularity with convention groups throughout the world, it sometimes feels like those groups have left the actual comics in the dust,” said Andrew Moyes, vice president of FAN EXPO HQ. “Fandom culture is more than just blockbuster movies - it’s a deep loyalty to and appreciation of the classics and a celebration of the everlasting impact those comics, characters and creators have had on each of us. At FAN EXPO Chicago, we’re working to take the fan experience to new levels, while also staying true to the root of who we - and our guests - are.”

Other standout creators attending include Zeb Wells (“Amazing Spider-Man"), Jock (“Batman: One Dark Knight”), Steve McNiven (“Star Wars”), Jose Luis Garcia Lopez (legendary artist, “Batman vs Hulk”), Dike Ruan (“Shang-Chi”), Michael Golden (legendary artist, "Batman,” “Daredevil”), David Mack (“Kabuki,” “Jessica Jones”, Ben Templesmith (“Wormwood,” “30 Days of Night” and Tony Harris (“Starman,” Ex Machina”). See the full creator list and keep an eye out for more additions at https://fanexpohq.com/fanexpochicago/comic-creators/.

Comic fans will particularly revel in the special Comic Guest VIP packages just announced featuring Heroes in the Windy City, Jock, Silvestri, McNiven and more. See the full list at https://fanexpohq.com/fanexpochicago/comic-guest-special-event-packages.

In addition, superstar celebrities will reunite, including “the Hobbits” of the iconic Lord of the Rings trilogy (Elijah Wood, Sean Astin, Dominic Monaghan, Billy Boyd), Stargirl’s Brec Bassinger, The Book Of Boba Fett’s Ming-Na Wen and stars from The Mandalorian, Jay and Silent Bob, Clerks, Cobra Kai, Star Trek, as well as a stacked roster of voice actors includes Futurama’s Billy West, Star Wars: The Clone Wars’ Ashley Eckstein and the hottest leads from My Hero Academia and Demon Slayer. With additional guests and attractions representing dozens of the greatest franchises across genres and decades, the massive lineup will create the ultimate playground for fans of comics, sci-fi, horror, anime, gaming and more.

FAN EXPO Chicago will host attractions for fans of all ages and fandoms, including panels, autograph sessions, photo-ops and meet-and-greets and retailers and artists from all over the world selling unique merchandise, artwork, memorabilia, comic books and collectables. Exclusives for FAN EXPO Chicago include DC Batman #251 Special Chicago Edition, 50th Fan Expo Chicago exclusive/limited edition: bag, t-shirt, pin and many others.

FAN EXPO Chicago will take place from July 7 until July 10 at the Donald E. Stephens Convention Center in Rosemont. The show will be open from 4 p.m. until 9 p.m. on Thursday, 10 a.m. until 7 p.m. on Friday and Saturday and 10 a.m. until 5 p.m. on Sunday.

Tickets start at $22 and can be purchased at www.fanexpohq.com/fanexpochicago/buy-tickets/. For more information and to stay up-to-date on new guests and attractions, visit www.fanexpohq.com/fanexpochicago.

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May 6, 2011

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Name of xeniden: Natureiden Description: A xeniden based on connection to nature. It's related to anything that can be found in nature like bugs, trees, rivers, dirt, wood, plants, rocks, etc. Colours: Brown, green, grey Themes and aesthetics: Trees, streams, creeks, brooks and rivers, birds and their noises, dirt, rocks, mountains, hills, forests, islands, beaches, river banks, tide pools, flowers, pine cones, animal tracks, sunrays Music ideas: The Stable Song by Gregory Alan Isakov, Slow It Down by The Hollow Ends, The Sunflower Field by Billy Mack Collector, Strawberry Blond by Mitski, Poison by Stick and Poke, Mushaboom by Feist, Tiger Striped Sky by Roo Panes, Holocene by Bon Iver, Crag by Human Behavior, The Wolf It Is by Human Behavior, Chapter 4: Holy Mountain by Human Behavior Outfit themes/ideas: Rolled up sleeves, rubber boots/waders, overalls

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Added to Folk Punk DIY TAKEOVER on Spotify: "Mister Owl" by Billy Mack Collector https://spoti.fi/2WJ0kJ1

rlly want to learn this on the ukulele. its the pennsylvania song :')

Where two or three are gathered? --Matthew 18:1-20 -- June 20, 2021

If memory serves, the first time I heard the phrase “where two or three are gathered” misquoted was on a blustery winter evening in the fellowship hall of my first congregation. A few minutes after Bible study was to begin, the unusually small group concluded that no one else was coming on this cold evening. It was at that point when one of the members said, “I sure am glad Jesus said, ‘where two or three are gathered, I am with them.’ Looks like we just make the cut tonight!”

We all recognized the good-natured joke, and no real harm was done by the misapplication of Matthew 18:20; after all, Jesus’ presence among us is not dependent on the number who have gathered. But do we realize that Jesus’ promise to be with “two or three gathered in my name” is intended for times when difficulty threatens the fabric of our fellowship, and not when we are few in number?

Tell it to the church

The reason there is a Church of the Brethren is largely because of the presence of the word church in Matthew 18:17:

If the member refuses to listen to them, tell it to the church; and if the offender refuses to listen even to the church, let such a one be to you as a Gentile and a tax collector (Matthew 18:17).

I’ve been around Brethren long enough to have learned a few things about us: first, because so many of our congregations have such deep family connections, we tend to be conflict-avoidant. It is a somewhat surprising lesson to realize how often a church that claims to value peacemaking doesn’t live into the reality that peacemaking isn’t about the avoidance of conflict, it is about the transformation of conflict. And if I may say, it’s “Cousin Billy’s” fault. David Shumate first taught me about “Cousin Billy” with the advice that “everyone knows Cousin Billy is a jerk, but they’ll still be dealing with him at Thanksgiving dinner long after you’ve moved on. So be careful taking him on, even though you know he’s in the wrong.” Sometimes we Brethren have learned that lesson a bit too well.

The second lesson is that when we hear these words from Matthew 18, we really get hung up on this whole idea of treating someone as a Gentile and tax collector and we equate that with “shunning” or “churching” someone. Churches—like the Brethren—who have this kind of practice in their past also have a long list of stories when people were “churched” for trivial reasons. But in our rush to throw out Jesus’ instructions (which is largely what we have done) we have also thrown out the ability to deal with the really harmful situations in life. If you’ve been following the news of the Southern Baptist Convention this week, then you know that one of the things they’ve been wrestling with is how to handle allegations of sexual abuse and misconduct that have apparently been covered up by denominational leadership. The painful reality is that there are times when the church must confront an offender and say that not only will certain behavior not be tolerated, it must be named and exposed.

But for all our discomfort with these verses, we Brethren cannot avoid the role these verses played in our formation as a visible church community. There are some rough parallels between our times and the early 1700’s when Alexander Mack and some others were experiencing a spiritual awakening. One of those rough parallels is the notion that you can be a Christian on your own; that you don’t really need things like public worship and communion and baptism and confession of sin to be a follower of Jesus. But it is in this passage that Jesus uses the word church; it’s from the Greek ekklesia, a word that never refers to the place Christians meet but instead refers to a group of people who have gathered.

This is where the teaching about “where two or three are gathered” becomes important, because it is in this most vulnerable and painful moment of congregational life where Jesus’ promise is uttered; even “two or three” is enough to accomplish the purposes of the Gospel.

It always comes down to humility

But it may be that our ability to be the church that Jesus seeks in Matthew 18:20 depends on our willingness to wrestle with our own preference for greatness.

Things It so often comes down to our desire for greatness. Greatness captured our imagination long before the word was adopted as part of a political campaign slogan. Human beings have typically valued people who can rise to the top of whatever it is they are doing. In team sports we ultimately measure an athlete’s success by how many championships they’ve won, not by how many individual records they’ve set. We tend to measure the success of a church by how many people are in the pews, not by any number of other Biblical measuring sticks. We tell our children they can be “anything they set their mind to” and encourage them with “participation trophies.”

The pursuit of greatness has its place—many technological advancements have certainly been achieved that way. But when confronted with the disciples’ question, “Who is the greatest in the kingdom of heaven?” Jesus answers in a very “un-great” way: by offering them a child as their illustration. It is difficult for us to fully grasp Jesus’ point here, because we live in a culture that schedules it’s life around children and their activities. For instance, I don’t believe I have ever encountered a congregation who has made it’s primary church growth strategy reaching out to senior adults. Congregations commonly say they want to grow by attracting “young families with children.” But I don’t believe I have encountered the congregation who says, “You know, there’s all these grandparents out there; or there’s all these single people out there; let’s make them our primary mission strategy.”

Jesus’ culture did not revolve around children. Children were not the most important people in everyone’s lives, they were the least important people in everyone’s lives. It is hard to comprehend what it was like to live in a culture where children were largely unimportant. But it is entirely consistent with Jesus that he would choose the least important, most overlooked, consistently neglected people around him and lift that person, or that group up as an illustration for faithfulness. Spiritual greatness will not be measured by clawing ourselves to the top of the heap and making connections among the rich and famous; it will instead be measured by our willingness to diminish ourselves, our willingness to become irrelevant in the eyes of the culture and build relationships with the people we find there.

Cast out your eye; pursue the lost

It is within this context that Jesus’ harsh words about stumbling blocks come into play. We are not to do anything that would cause a vulnerable person to stumble. If our goal is to be like Jesus then the so-called “little” and “least” persons of our culture will be our teachers. And if our pursuit of greatness—even greatness in the kingdom of heaven—comes at another’s expense, then it is not greatness we are pursuing; it is a stumbling block. Heaven help the one who puts a stumbling block in front of someone whose connections to the means of life and faith is precarious. The pursuit of greatness on any terms other than Jesus’ must be rejected.

The reason Jesus the ramps up the teaching about stumbling blocks in the section about cutting off hands and feet and eyes is to help us see that the erection of stumbling blocks in someone else’s path will actually cause us to stumble. Too often, we are guilty of measuring sin only by considering it’s impact on our own life. But have we done the even harder work of measuring sin’s impact on someone else’s life?

Why did the lost sheep wander off? It’s easy to blame the sheep for being inattentive, stubborn, or stupid. But this is the trap of greatness: sin is always “their” issue. So when someone has wandered off, we can be tempted to wonder “What did they do wrong?” And it’s not too big a step from there to look down from our preferred position of greatness and say, “I would never do such a thing.”

But what if the lost sheep went astray because the flock wasn’t doing its job? What if the lost sheep went astray because the shepherd had become inattentive? Not to pick on the Southern Baptists this morning, but how many so-called “lost sheep” are out there because they were sexually abused or taken advantage of by a pastor or other member of the church? How many so-called “lost sheep” are actually people who have grown weary of the church’s unwillingness to honesty confront racism? How many people wandered away from a place that was supposed to be spiritually safe but wasn’t because others had erected stumbling blocks? This is the place where the power of “two or three gathered in Jesus’ name” comes in. Jesus challenges us to confront the sin that pushes people away from the safety of the flock, because sin is never entirely individual. Sin always has an impact on other people. When our own sinful behavior is a means by which others are despised, it is the work of the church to confront those who erecting stumbling blocks that they, too, might return to the safety of the flock. It only takes two or three to seek to bind sin and let loose forgiveness to begin this powerful gospel work.

The hymn Forgive our sins as we forgive that we used for our Call to Worship is a helpful reminder of why we cannot follow Jesus on our own, but must have the benefit of the church community to assist us in our transformation. The hymn reminds us

Lord, cleans the depths within our souls, and bid resentment cease. Then, bound to all in bonds of love, our lives will spread your peace.

It only takes two or three for God’s purposes to be accomplished in our lives!

Dave’s Faves Deutscher + Hackett 15 July 2020

The first very major auction season is well and truly upon us, with many of Australia's most enthusiastic and discerning art collectors having to wait some considerable time for the main event.

A big part of this is the Deutscher + Hackett auction on 15 July in Melbourne. A healthy 129 lots include some of the most significant paintings by their respective artists to come on to the market ever.

This includes the cover lot, Fred Williams' "Hummock in Landscape" (lot 7); Tony Tuckson's "Swirly Reds and White", c1964 (lot 6) and lot 14, Hans Heysen with "A Summer's Day", c1907.

Lots 32 to 40 are dedicated to the fifth instalment of the Sherman Capsule collection, while almost half, lots 76 - 129, hail from the Peter and Renate Nahum London collection of Aboriginal art.

The artworks can be viewed in Sydney from 2 to 5 July at the D+H Gallery at 16 Goodhope Street, Paddington.

The Melbourne viewing is held from 9 to 14 July at the D+H premises at 105 Commercial Road, South Yarra.

The auction is held on Wednesday, 15 July 2020, 7 pm, at the D+H Gallery at 105 Commercial Road, South Yarra.

You can also have a look at all 129 lots on the Deutscher + Hackett website.

As always, you can count on us for due diligence on lots that you are interested in prior to the auction and bidding on the night. Contact us on phone number 0466 313 095 or email [email protected]

And here are Dave's Faves for you:

[caption id="attachment_6273" align="alignleft" width="252"] Lot 1 - Cressida Campbell, Daisies and Camellias on Indian Cloth, 1997, 61 x 52 cm, est. $40,000-60,000. Daisy chains with gains[/caption]

[caption id="attachment_6274" align="alignleft" width="300"] Lot 6 - Tony Tuckson, Swirly Reds and White (TP54), c1964, 122 x 183 cm, est. $150,000-200,000. What's black and white and red all over?[/caption]

[caption id="attachment_6275" align="alignleft" width="242"] Lot 7 - Fred Williams. Hummock in Landscape, 1967, 153 x 122 cm, est. $1,4,00,000-1,800,000. Hands up for hummocks![/caption]

[caption id="attachment_6276" align="alignleft" width="300"] Lot 10 - Eugene von Guerard, Abendlandschaft von der Insel Capri (Evening Landscape from the Island of Capri), 1846, 75 x 103.5 cm, est. $150,000-200,000. Time Travel[/caption]

[caption id="attachment_6277" align="alignleft" width="300"] Lot 12 - Emanuel Phillips Fox, A Spanish Garden, c1911, 38 x 46 cm, est. $45,000-65,000. Viva Espana![/caption]

[caption id="attachment_6278" align="alignleft" width="247"] Lot 14 - Hans Heysen, A Summer's Day, c1907, 90 x 74.5 cm, est. $150,000-200,000. A Heysen Masterpiece[/caption]

[caption id="attachment_6279" align="alignleft" width="235"] Lot 18 - Nora Heysen, Floral Still LIfe, 1932, 51 x 41 cm, est. $18,000-24,000. Daughter Delights[/caption]

[caption id="attachment_6280" align="alignleft" width="223"] Lot 23 - Brett Whiteley, Self Portrait after a Haircut at 36, 1976, 100 x 75 cm, est. $20,000-30,000. You could turn this into a Family Hairloom (sic)[/caption]

[caption id="attachment_6281" align="alignleft" width="300"] Lot 25 - William Robinson, Rain and Sunlight, Numinbah, 1996, 137 x 182.5 cm, est. $150,000-200,000. Billy boils[/caption]

[caption id="attachment_6282" align="alignleft" width="300"] Lot 28 - Garry Shead, Annunciation, 2000, 167 x 243 cm, est. $250,000-350,000. Garry marries[/caption]

[caption id="attachment_6283" align="alignleft" width="300"] Lot 31 - Tim Storrier, The Water Line, 1997, 102.5 x 151.5 cm, est. $28,000-35,000. Keep warm this Winter[/caption]

[caption id="attachment_6284" align="alignleft" width="244"] Lot 34 - Tim Storrier, Drifting over (the Coals), 1999, 49 x 39.5 cm, est. $15,000-20,000. Rock and Coal[/caption]

[caption id="attachment_6285" align="alignleft" width="300"] Lot 36 - Tim Storrier, The Evening Run, 2019, 30 x 50 cm, est. $20,000-25,000. These are a few of my favourite clouds[/caption]

[caption id="attachment_6286" align="alignleft" width="300"] Lot 37 - Shane Cotton, Lookout #1, 2007, 200 x 300 cm, est. $80,000-120,000. Picking Cotton[/caption]

[caption id="attachment_6287" align="alignleft" width="300"] Lot 43 - Gwyn Hanssen Pigott, Still Life with Brown Bowl, 1999, 10 pieces, 31 cm height, est. $10,000-18,000. Don't bottle out[/caption]

[caption id="attachment_6288" align="alignleft" width="289"] Lot 44 - Margaret Preston, Dahlia and Sunflower, 1933, 30.5 x 30.5 cm, est. $12,000-16,000. Perfect Preston Print[/caption]

[caption id="attachment_6289" align="alignleft" width="300"] Lot 48 - Elioth Gruner, Pastoral Landscape, 28 x 40 cm, est. $15,000-20,000. I Wanna Be A Cowboy and You Can Be My Cowgirl (with apologies to Boys Don’t Cry)[/caption]

[caption id="attachment_6290" align="alignleft" width="300"] Lot 65 - Bill Hammond, Banana never sleeps, 1982, 25.5 x 39 cm, est. $8,000-12,000. Minus their pajamas[/caption]

[caption id="attachment_6291" align="alignleft" width="300"] Lot 66 - Ludwig Hirschfeld-Mack, Figures, 1960, 20.5 x 22 cm, est. $4,000-6,000. From Bauhaus to your house[/caption]

[caption id="attachment_6292" align="alignleft" width="300"] Lot 77 - Rover Thomas, Tributaries of the Ord River, 1991, 90.5 x 180 cm, est. $200,000-300,000. I am a Follower[/caption]

[caption id="attachment_6293" align="alignleft" width="300"] Lot 84 - Emily Kame Kngwarreye, Merne (Everything), 1996, 122 x 213 cm, est. $150,000-200,000. And you thought you couldn't have everything[/caption]

[caption id="attachment_6294" align="alignleft" width="300"] Lot 92 - Trevor Nickolls, Holden Boomerang Dreaming in Summer Time, 2000, 91 x 121.5 cm, est. $15,000-20,000. You can still buy a Holden but you'd better be quick[/caption]

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