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21 months ago I never could have predicted the direction of my life. With the invention of the 5D camera, I started to understand that creating the look of "digital film" took an out of the box thought process and my collective experience as a cinematographer. I did not anticipate how much I would enjoy sharing and giving back through teaching because I had only done it sporadically before. So many people feel that the time to educate and inspire is when they are at the end of their career. A few of my friends are scientists in Boston and are Nobel prize material. They were saying to me that they lost their burning ambition. They said "Chasing the carrot at the end of the stick was not appealing to them anymore because you start to realize that another article published in a journal, another great discovery, and another award are all very hollow. They don't feed the soul. We may have realized this rather late in the day, but now we're looking to reinvent ourselves."
Lydia and I created Hurlbut Visuals together to inspire and educate one filmmaker at a time. The Elite Team members and I still have our burning ambition and intense desire to shoot. The combination of the two is what is so exciting. We are preparing to ignite all of your passion, your ideas, your creative dreams, while at the same time testing, creating, and field testing the gear on a shoot. Carpe Diem! Why can't we inspire and push filmmakers to be bolder, braver, and more creative in pushing the limit to help build their careers? I will not go as far as the French Jesuit missionary Father Ceyrac who once wrote, "All that is not given is lost." I do recognize the importance of giving back through sharing my personal experience and value educating filmmakers. So, we are retooling Hurlbut Visuals with a new and improved virtual access to our site and blog.
With this update, I will be increasing my blog posts. Over the past month, I have been incredibly busy blazing the trail, traveling the world, starting my directing career, fine-tuning our HV rental division, and spending time with my kids. I also promised them a Haunted Barn this Halloween and I did not want to disappoint. 90 neighborhood kids were scared to death by members of the Elite Team who were strategically located in bushes, rooftops, a graveyard and woodsheds. Yours truly was LeatherFace.
I am listening to your requests to learn more about my lighting. We have so many gear blogs out there. Let's talk about story, lighting, and the things that make you shine as an artist. I have designed a 15 part series that delivers an inside look into my lighting style. Now, if there is a scene in one of my films that you really liked and wanted a detail description, please comment and I will address those as well. Composition and movement are important, but lighting is king with this platform.
In 1998 I was hired to shoot a feature film for HBO called "The Rat Pack." It would be my first narrative feature film. The director Rob Cohen and I had just collaborated on a pilot for NBC and were ready to give this story a unique look. Rob wanted a timeless feel for this period piece that followed the lives of Frank Sinatra and his creative gang of artists, Dean Martin, Sammy Davis Jr., Joey Bishop and Peter Lawford. Rob wanted the Pack to always feel like they were on stage even when they weren't. He wanted them to have the perfect key light, eye light, back light and fill. Wherever they rolled out they looked like movie stars. The first thing that came to mind was the famous photographer back in the late 20's and 30's that shot all of the movie stars for MGM, George Hurrell. His high key light would be our mantra along with using elegant composition and contrast to pull off Rob's vision. I shot the whole film on Panavision Primo primes while using a Fogal french stocking behind the lens. It gave their faces a wonderful glow, a vitality that was THE PACK. I used smoke in almost every scene, they smoked so we made sure the rooms were filled with it. I am a huge proponent of diffusion fog, it makes period pieces feel more real, like you are there hanging with the boys.
The scene that I want to break down for you was a very simple shocking image, as well as a influential moment in history. African Americans during this time period were still battling for equality, interracial marriages were considered the devil's work, and JKF was just elected President. Sammy Davis Jr. is at a hotel in DC watching the television news broadcast as they talk about him and his new WHITE bride Mia Britt. Rob came to me and wanted a Black man in a white room. He wanted to show the segregation, he wanted to show that Sammy was an African American in a white world. To do this I said, "we need to have everything in the room be white except him, and he will have to be dressed in black." "No problem Rob said," but there was a problem. We were shooting this room at the Biltmore Hotel in Los Angeles and they would not let us paint the walls. The walls were like a hubbard squash kind of color. At this point I knew not only did I have to create this graphic scene but also I was going to have to blow the walls out so that the film would read them as white. Here are my diagrams.
< THE PACK ON STAGE The colors I chose were colors of the period. Placing the par cans so that it added the extra depth that I was looking for was again part of selling the illusion. Our budget was incredibly tight. We had to think out of the box but yet work within the box the budget had put us in. Please feel free to ask questions and comment on any other scenes that you want me to discuss and breakdown.
When Rob and I were in prep on the movie, we quickly realized that their would be no money for extras. We had attracted some great talent to play the roles and so much would be going into costume and production design to pull this late 50's early 60's story off. I remember when Rob came up to me and told me this, "Shane, we don't have any money for extras so we will have to create the illusion that the venue is packed, standing room only. I said." "No problem, I can do that. This is just taking me back to my music video days where we never had money for an audience, we just smoked the heck out of it and blinded the audience with bi spotlights." Rob, asked, "Does it work?" I responded, "Like a million bucks." I would like to take you through simple light placement to sell the illusion along with sound design which is so important that the Rat Pack is playing in front of a packed house. This is how I did it.
The colors I chose were colors of the period. Placing the par cans so that it added the extra depth that I was looking for was again part of selling the illusion. Our budget was incredibly tight. We had to think out of the box but yet work within the box the budget had put us in. Please feel free to ask questions and comment on any other scenes that you want me to discuss and breakdown.
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Shane, this is simply amazing!
I really want to thank you for spending so much time on educating 'us'.
Keep up the great work and lookin' forward to the next 14 parts!
Great! I am so excited for the rest of this series. I have one question to be considered in another post/scene study: When you're moving in for close-up's do you start by trying to just use flags/silks/reflectors or do you just start moving some of your bigger sources? I know it all depends on the situation, but I'd love to hear you walk through a particular shot. Thanks so much for sharing!
Hi Shane!. Awesome post!, thanks for sharing all this inside info, it's very valuable and a great learning tool…
Looking forward for the next 14 posts.
Jerry Rojas
Great post Shane. I can't wait to see the rest of the series!
One question. It looks like you cheated the TV right a little. I assume this was so that it appeared in the opening wide-angle. Was this done because panning any further left would have revealed your lights? Or because you liked the composition in the rest of the frame as the shot is?
thanks again!
Dirk, I loved the composition with the camera on the hard left side of frame. The focus was the black man in a white room, so that was our cross hair. The audio would bring in the mood of the TV without necessarily panning over to see it. The director and I knew we would cut to it in the next shot.
Nice article. Really cool/creative solutions to some real world problems. As far as what I would like to see in your upcoming series of lighting posts would be the following:
1 More tips on solving lighting problems like you showed in this article.
2 I remember in one of your last posts you showed how you used some home made light units and you have mentioned how you use lots of lights from Home Depot. I think it would be great to illustrate how to construct the light rigs you make and how to use them to light your films. Also how you use practicals to light scenes.
3 I imagine a lot of people here are working on their own projects or are just starting out and will be working on small to non-existent budgets. I think it would be great to include articles on how to light scenes on a low budget.
4 I would also like to see some tips on how to light a space both on location and on set.
5 Articles on how to shape and control light.
6 How to light a scene for multiple cameras.
7 How to light a wide shot and then adjust for close ups.
8 How to light for movement both an actor moving through a set and for a moving camera.
9 How to scout a location.
10 How to determine the type of lighting gear you need to shoot a scene, so you can determine a lighting budget.
11 I have always read that as a DP gets more experienced they tend to use less lights to light a scene. It would be great to get some tips on how to light scenes with using a small number of lights.
12 How to create different moods with lighting. Maybe have a scene with 2 people talking in a room and then explain and or show how you could light that same scene as a comedy, drama, thriller/horror, etc…
13 How you breakdown a script and plan the lighting to best tell the story visually.
14 I am sure on every film you've worked on regardless of the budget you are always under restrictions of budget and time. I would love to get some tips on on how you approach your lighting so that you stay on budget and on time, while still getting good images. I also imagine you have to pick your battles as to which shots you should dedicate more time to and others which you may decide to work faster on. Tips on how to make those decisions and how you work with the Director on those situations would be great.
– Shaun
Shaun Trevathan, thank you so much for the kudos and all of your input. I will definitely go into some of this over the next 14 posts. I promise. Thank you for your passion my man. But so much of what you are asking about I go on instincts, of what you see and then react to it. How the actors move and the way the light plays on them. That is so hard to describe and quantitate sometimes. But I will try my best.
I have two questions about the stage scene
The opening apple juice shot is definitely meticulously planed, but hamming it up onstage, how is that chaos organized. Is it just as planed out, with good editing and "looser" camera work selling the off the cuff nature of the scene, or do the actors have more freedom in their blocking with camera catching what they can from each set up.
And secondly, take Frank and Dean at the cart. Is each set up there specifically lit, or was just that section of the scene specifically lit, or once the entire stage was lit for the entire scene, could you move the camera about freely with only minor tweaks to lights and levels?
Beautiful work, I especially loved the Blooms on the whites and specular highlights, doubly nice to see it done with a stocking instead of a two thousand dollar plugin.
Thanks for this wonderfully post. I look forward to reading the rest.
Casey Ryan Stone, When talking with the director we discussed that THE RAT PACK, would go off book all the time and they were very free flowing with their improv. So when I heard that I wanted to design lighting that would let the actors roam on stage, where ever they wanted to go. All of this photography was shot on 6 cameras that all worked together to catch those lightning in a bottle moments. Lighting like this is very important. As a cinematographer I light an area not a mark. This way the actors feel real and not blocked into submission. There were no tweaks for Close Ups. Everything was set to grab the moments and make the performance feel free form and fresh, the Rat Packs signature. You are very welcome and thank you for your support.
Well worth the wait for a new blog post from Shane!! Your vision to create and your passion to teach are both so evident. Thanks Shane.
Hi Shane,
Great article! This is one of the reasons why you are known as 'The Trail Blazer'. Whilst many would hide this stuff like a closely guarded secret, you kindly choose to share in order to inspire & motivate others. Thank you.
Would really like to hear your setup thoughts for night lighting. The only film I can think of at the moment to use as an example would be Tim Burtons Batman.
Looking forward to the remaining 14 parts :)
Thank you so much for this valuable insight into your work. The lighting diagrams are such a great way of sharing your expertise but it's the thought processes behind your decisions that interest me most. By sharing the context of the scene and the reasons that decisions were made you've provided a very rich educational digest. I'm certainly looking forward to the rest of the posts.
One request – could you please include a still from the scene to show what the finished shot looked like?
Keep up the good work, it's great to hear that you're getting so much out of sharing. An inspiration for all.
James Stoneley, you are so welcome and there is video for this. For some reason wordpress vaporized our video link. We will have it up today so that you can see the finished sequences. I will go into more depth of why I made choices in lighting and composition on the next one.
Hi Shane.
Once again a very interesting read. Shows how much dedication it takes to be at your level.
I see you are using wordpress.
You can make your site a lot more userfriendly for cellphone users using the wptouch plugin. I use it on my site and think it makes a world of difference.
Either way great article as always.
Killer stuff, keep it coming. My favorite blog by far. How often do we get to learn from a top notch pro with such insight?! Thanks Shane, can't wait for more articles.
Hi Shane,
Thanks for your advice and insights.
Being in business as a freelance cameraman for little than over a year now, I still find lighting to be one of the most exciting and yet also difficult things to do. If you start reading up on how bad lighting can really screw up your productions (green casts, blue casts, unwanted shadows etc.), you tend to become scared of the practice. Nonetheless, I know you have to start experimenting with it, because you probably only get better at it by learning from your mistakes (just hope that your clients won't notice it and that you don't end up trying to fix in post what should have been recorded differently). That, and of course insights from a master like yourself.
I already have a basic 3-point Dedo lighting kit, which I extended with a few more spots. However, what I would love to learn is how to better use available lighting to your advantage. Most often, I operate as a one-man band, so there is no time/budget for doing extensive lighting. Therefore, I am very keen on learning more about this.
Keep up the great work!
In my previous comment to your last blog post I mentioned how I would love to read more about lighting- something you are in a pretty unique position to share and educate about. To come to your blog now and read such a wonderfully generous post about lighting, and to read that there are 14 more to come- It's more than I could have hoped for. It's very interesting understanding the philosophy behind the lighting, the problems that were solved and overcome, and how the lighting is used in tandem with set design, costume and sound to help tell the story.
I'm amazed that you are able to recreate or even get hold of the lighting diagrams you used. It's great that you are able to share specifics in terms of lenses and positioning of lights 12 years on. I wonder if you keep archives of all your light/ camera set ups, or just happened to remember the way these specific scenes were shot/lit? Having the video underneath the diagrams is the icing on the cake by the way, thank you.
I've got one specific question relating to the bedroom scene. How did you go about overexposing the walls of the room by 5 stops but not Don Cheadle? Is it the case that by exposing for DC's darker skin tone the walls naturally blew out? What would you have done had you wanted to expose both DC and the walls faithfully? I imagine for a close up you'd bring a light in just for his face, but how would you expose both dark skin and lighter walls within a wide shot?
Shaun, above, has listed pretty much all the things I would hope to see in future posts, so I won't re-iterate. Thanks again for a very engaging post, can't wait for all the others!
Oli Kember, I am glad you are enjoying the blog, more to come. Thank you for those kind words and continued support of this site. I recreated all the diagrams from memory. I have a weird brain that way. I can remember almost every exposure, lens and lighting set-up from all of my films. I do take very detailed notes so I can go back and duplicate a look for if we need to do pick-ups. With the overexposing question. I knew I could over expose the white walls 5 stops to burn them, but Don Cheadle only read 2 stops over on my spot meter. I knew that the film would hold that no problem. When I go into post I put a window around Don to bring him down and build nice blacks within his outfit and his skin tones, without that effecting the rest of the frame.
Damn Shane,
I found you through Vimeo and I am so glad. There is way too much text on the internet on how to light things, but it lacks visual content… which cinematography is all about isn't it!?!?
I enjoyed your first lighting post, and am excited for the next 14!!! It's not often you will see a Hollywood Cinematographer share stuff, so the advice you give is definitely 10x (or even 100x?) more valuable than the low budget guy who hasn't produced any hits.
Thanks for doing this,
Drew Mastromartino, I am so glad to have you. Thank you for those kind words and look forward to your comments on the next 14. I love what I do, I am passionate about what I create and love to share. Yes it is about the visuals. Every post will have the visuals to back up the theory so you all can decide.
Shane – it's like reading American Cinematographer but even more in depth! Your blog has been an inspiration for me to take the leap into cinematography as a career, so thank you for this post and starting this series – I'm definitely looking forward from reading them.
I'm particularly interested in seeing a post or series of posts that systematically shows the effect of different diffusion and modifiers on a subject or scene. I.e., you can have a grid of images of subject/scene lit by a single light (or light bank) that show a different light modification in each one (scrim, frost white diffusion, gridded, distance of modifier, etc.). That way we could see how the shadows and look of the scene changes. i guess you can use this method for different color modifications, light positioning, and effect of multiple lights.
thanks again!
Hey Shane
Looks awesome! Can't wait to get out to LA and join you and learn lots from you.
This is different and quite enjoyable. Thanks. I'm going to look for the DVD now.
About the Sammy in a white room scene I was curious about your exposure. How much did you blow out the walls? 4-5 stops? It being a viemo clip I was wondering how much texture and detail was captured in the neg and the print. The clip is blown out but I only have to assume that it was shot on film and help information very well. And personally, if the walls were all white that'd be too easy… I like that you had this challenge of raising the value which gave you very different shades of light grey/white in that room.
About the Stage, six cameras huh? Did they all roll at the same time? I was looking to see if your parcans were only used when facing the audience or if it was adding fill to the rest of the stage as well. It's a great look and the way you describe the lighting process in someone elses comment above really speaks about how not to impede what an actor really has to do (lighting for the area and not the mark). I'm curious how much planning went into getting all that coverage and how much freedom your operators also had with it.
-Sam Kim
Sam Kim, Hi Sam, yes there is far more texture in the walls and the bed. DVD's are so compressed. It was a great problem to have hindsight being 20/20, it worked out to give us that depth and dimension. The par cans in the audience were only on when we did our reverse, behind the Rat Pack. The six cameras were capturing wide, tight, side angles, crane, etc. Yes, we rolled them all at the same time and the operators had the freedom as well as the actors to improv and bring this scene to life. A lot of planning went into being able to light a multi-camera set up like this. It is very easy to light for 1 camera, to make 6 look extraordinary is an art.
A mutual acquaintence sent me the url to your blog. Good stuff! I like how you really focus and get to the bottom line but can you go over that last part again? Just a little? –Emily
Hi Shane, thanks a lot for taking the time to share this information. Stuff like this really helps us young hopeful DP's. I was wondering if you remembered how you lit Sammy's wife sitting in the audience with those other guys. It is such a beautiful warm and soft light!
Derek, you are so welcome. Thank you for your support. I lit Mia Britt (Sammy's wife) with two big 4 x 8 soft boxes that I had 8-1K Lowell Tota lights in each. The practical on the table filled under her chin and had Neurtal Density on the front of it so that it would not blow out to camera but still help lighting her. We had 4 x 4 Honey Comb egg crates in front of the soft boxes to control them from flying all over the place. The edge light on her right cheek was a 1K Baby Baby that was on the floor, with Opal diffusion on it. Here is the set-up:
Shane – I worked on this film. I was your stand in for Joe Montegna. You were a funny guy. I learned a lot then and even more here reading your notes. Congrats on all your success. I've been shooting music videos. shorts, and web commercials. I'm shooting a 3D short in 2 weeks. Hope to see you again. – Gerald Emerick
Hey Shane
That was an interesting work, too bad there was no money for extra, because i saw the video first, then noticed that illusion, weren't showing any audience, so i quickly went to the description and found the reason. As a viewer, i didnt actually quite feel the full packed audience when i didn't see them, that might because i am used to the wide shot of the audience's reaction to the joke when comes to a scene like that. What i would have done is call all the production crew or your friends to fill the room :) maybe might work better.


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Jul 18 2008
A Rattail, a German Stylist, and Other Tales of Horror
I'm suddenly having a cow (no pun intended) with this new faded, seventies, undersaturated look to my photos. Oh, don't worry…it'll pass, just like the bleached blond rattail phase I went through in 1984. Have I ever told you this? That in ninth grade, I wanted to be something other than what I was, so while on a regular visit to my upscale salon to have my hair feathered, I informed the person who had cut my hair for fifteen years that I now wanted a bleached blond rattail—yes, a gnarly, braided rattail that would extend below the length of my hair in back—but there was just one thing: my mother could never know.
So the solution he came up with was that instead of leaving a conspicuous, braided RAT TAIL (I'm still puzzled as to why I would have thought that would be attractive or even remotely normal) dangling down below the back of my hair, he would instead bleach a very small section of my hair that rested behind my ear. That way, I could pull it in front of my ear when I wanted to look like a rebel, then stick it behind my ear whenever my mom was looking, which was pretty much all the time because I was in the ninth grade.
God love the guy, I think he must have bleached three strands of hair. Because you see, he was German, and gay, and very, very cultured, and he would no more have sent a client out his door with a freaky bleached appendage than he would've made a pass at his shampoo girl.
But he was also kindhearted—so, so kindhearted—and he must have sensed the heavy angst that was swimming around in my soul at the time. He must have detected my longing to somehow separate myself from the rest of the country club kids. And though he had no kids of his own, he must have known that I needed something that day—that I couldn't go home emptyhanded.
I wound up loving my three bleached strands. They made me feel rebellious, dangerous, and apart from the fray, if only for a few minutes in front of the mirror every morning. And eventually, they were red again.
Just like my photos will be bursting with color again. Just let me get through this phase. Please love me through it, nurture me, be here for me…okay? Just like my German hairstylist was.
Now. I have one final photo to show you.
It's a photo I would only show you on a Friday.
Because if I showed it to you on a Monday, you would crawl in a hole, suck your thumb, and lose all productivity.
And I realize this will offend some folks.
But I can't go through life being afraid.
And so, one last time, I'm sorry.
(Don't forget to take good, close look, okay?)
(We'll discuss these curious and frightening creatures more in the coming days. Just wanted to get the shock and awe over with. Thank you.)
Packin' it in Forever,
Pioneer Woman
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Patty On Friday, July 18 at 3:39 pm
Wow, you've got balls Ree…
Kelley On Friday, July 18 at 3:39 pm
Good heaven's woman, get out that blue butterfly! That was a little too much nature for me, I think.
Becca On Friday, July 18 at 3:39 pm
Great balls of fire!!!!!
Darlene On Friday, July 18 at 3:40 pm
Oh man – that made me laugh out loud. I woke up my lazy sleeping dog.
Abbilicious On Friday, July 18 at 3:40 pm
Ahhh!! HAHAHAHAHA! Thank you.
debra On Friday, July 18 at 3:40 pm
Don't you just LOVE your country life? Your kids will NEVER require a talk about the birds and bees. Your life is so much easier than city folks.
lissa On Friday, July 18 at 3:41 pm
And he was Swinging, just a swingin
NurseMike On Friday, July 18 at 3:41 pm
I'm not sure I'm seeing what you want me to see. Is that a horn coming out from under that one cows chin? I don't see strange scrotum, I'm trying but I don't see it.
Sandra in Phx On Friday, July 18 at 3:43 pm
Would that be the part that they make "pizzle" from? Cuz my Great Dane loves pizzle…
Alicia in Allen On Friday, July 18 at 3:44 pm
Have you bought Marlboro Man a pair of Truck Nutz yet?
tj On Friday, July 18 at 3:44 pm
…Good Golly Miss Molly!!!!!…lol… ;o)
(btw, is that what the cowboy to the right is lookin' at too?)
…Have a great weekend!
…Blessings… :o)
Lizzie On Friday, July 18 at 3:44 pm
WOW… How they hangin'??
Judy in Houston On Friday, July 18 at 3:45 pm
Bwahahahahahaa. You just made my day, Ree! That photo is priceless. When I was scrolling down to see the Friday surprise picture, I was thinking it might be another shot of Captain Forearms himself. Nope. Just something that's the size of a forearm.
P.S. I noticed the faded out colors when you posted the Unloading Alfalfa post. And I thought, "Hmmmm. These photos sort of look alfalfa-colored."
Ok, Where Was I? On Friday, July 18 at 3:46 pm
a close look?! Seriously? It practically jumped off the page. I had forgotten all about the girl rat tails. Hopefully those don't make a comeback (though I'm sure yours was stunning!).
Vicki Miller On Friday, July 18 at 3:46 pm
Swing low sweet chariot!!!!
Wow thats almost offensive…lol just kidding Ree have a sweet swinging weekend!!!
Cootera On Friday, July 18 at 3:46 pm
Uh yep, that appears to be a bejosha swayin' in the breeze.
Jensamom On Friday, July 18 at 3:47 pm
Oh, Good Lord, Ree! I momentarily forgot about your rattail angst and as I was trying to comment, my computer froze…scared it too, I imagine! Have a great weekend.
Heidi On Friday, July 18 at 3:47 pm
he's 'sacked' aint he!?!?! LOL
Becky On Friday, July 18 at 3:48 pm
Just as long as you don't go through the pink tinged '70's picture phase. Do you have any of those poorly made pink photos, you know the ones taken at K-Mart? I used to thing my parents did it one purpose, until I saw other friends with the same look. Pink nightmare.
Debby On Friday, July 18 at 3:48 pm
Oh MY! LOL
Amy Girl On Friday, July 18 at 3:48 pm
When somebody told him to "grow some balls" he did just that!
debbieM On Friday, July 18 at 3:50 pm
Good Gawd! What is that?
Lorraine M. On Friday, July 18 at 3:50 pm
Oh my word, Ree. I thought you'd be used to images like that by now! I am having a hard time with your pic's with the 70's look. What kind of phase are you going through? LOL – snap out of it, girlie!
Dee from L.A. On Friday, July 18 at 3:51 pm
Ree, you are too much! Thanks for the laugh!
Take care!
Caitlin On Friday, July 18 at 3:51 pm
Looks like he could hurt somebody with that thing.
And I am sure your 3 blonde strands would have gone smashingly with the back of my head, where I shaved off the entire bottom three inches up to my ponytail. This was the early 90s, but the idea was still the same.
The idea being rebellious hair horror show = awesome.
Kelly On Friday, July 18 at 3:52 pm
Oh my… What a way to start the weekend!!
Andrea On Friday, July 18 at 3:53 pm
Oh, my word! I was laughing so hard until my 6 year old asked what was so funny…not sure that we are ready for that kind of anatomy lesson yet!
Sarah S. Chicken On Friday, July 18 at 3:53 pm
That poor gal really needs some better support. I've got a great shop I go to. The ladies are so nice and helpful. And they stock odd sizes too..
Carly Lloyd On Friday, July 18 at 3:55 pm
I will stand by you and love you throught this phase. Lord knows my mother didn't stop loving me when I went through my Johnny Cash phase when I was 7 and refused to wear anything but black.
Have a wonderful weekend with MM and the punks!
Erin N On Friday, July 18 at 3:55 pm
So, wait, that creature is running?
And wait, it's a girl?
Kristi On Friday, July 18 at 3:56 pm
Oh WOW. LOL!! What a way to start the weekend, huh??
Cher On Friday, July 18 at 3:56 pm
Good golly Miss Molly!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! wooooooohoooooo!
Jennifer in WA On Friday, July 18 at 3:57 pm
Ella Sherman On Friday, July 18 at 3:57 pm
Balls to the wall baby!
Rachel On Friday, July 18 at 3:57 pm
"What the….???" *doubles over in laughter*
Christine Fife On Friday, July 18 at 3:57 pm
What the….
Deborah P On Friday, July 18 at 3:57 pm
Kelley, #102 – I don't think they make those butterflies THAT big!!! LOL
Kristi On Friday, July 18 at 3:58 pm
P.S…. have you ever shared how you store your pictures, or organize them? Do you scrapbook? Have tons of frames? I take lots of pictures too, and am forever trying to figure out how to get them OFF the computer, and actually around my house, in albums…something!
cecelia On Friday, July 18 at 3:58 pm
I like the photos…like 60's, or earlier, post cards or travel posters. I was thinking the punks learn patience riding slow behind the cattle – that is a good thing.
ajsouthern On Friday, July 18 at 3:58 pm
Oh. My. Me o my, where are your blue butterflies?
(Love the 70's look)
Chic Gal On Friday, July 18 at 3:59 pm
Ree~I remember telling Eric many times to change my hair. He always would get that curious look on his face and usually talked me out of my crazy ideas. I even tried to get Helga in on it!
Meg On Friday, July 18 at 4:00 pm
That is very seventies. All he needs is a porn star 'stache.
Greeneyes/ Martha On Friday, July 18 at 4:00 pm
I feel a Name that Photo Contest Coming!!!
sleepy jeanne On Friday, July 18 at 4:00 pm
dying. laughing.
going straight to flickr to add this to my faves!
ann On Friday, July 18 at 4:00 pm
So what parts of you are pierced? Once you've eliminated HAIR as a means of rebellion that leaves piercing and tattoos. So?
brigid On Friday, July 18 at 4:01 pm
I like the stark beauty of these photos for a change. I think I can feel the heat of the land from them. And, when I saw the shot of that blond bull, I was ready for the last photo.
Sunnie On Friday, July 18 at 4:01 pm
Brings new meaning to the song Do Your ______Hang Low….Do they wobble to and fro…….Can you tie them in a knot can you tie them in a bow…..
Sorry…been a long week!! Could't resist.
gingela5 On Friday, July 18 at 4:02 pm
wow that's amazing! I think my husband might actually have to see this! haha
Kate On Friday, July 18 at 4:02 pm
What is that?????
Leslie On Friday, July 18 at 4:03 pm
Thank goodness we have the option of spanx!!
Kendra On Friday, July 18 at 4:03 pm
Geez, that thing looks like a lolling tongue…'cept I know that ain't no tongue.
Nice looking Brahman…is he a "visiting" critter like the Longhorn, or does he live amongst your regular cattle?
Melissa in SC On Friday, July 18 at 4:03 pm
As we say around here….DANG!
Barbara in Texas On Friday, July 18 at 4:05 pm
Reminds me of that old song from the '70s – John Anderson……"Just a Swingin"………sorry, I couldn't resist.
stacyrings On Friday, July 18 at 4:05 pm
I'm about a year older than you and I had a rat tail in high school too. I blame Til Tuesday. Thank goodness mine didn't last too long either.
Shannon W. of WA On Friday, July 18 at 4:06 pm
Oh, now there's a good one for "Name that Photo."
Linda in KS On Friday, July 18 at 4:06 pm
Please please please can we have a tutorial on how to do the desaturated, faded, 1970's look in the photo section??? Especially if you could show us with Elements. I know. I've probably asked waaaaaayyyyyy too much. It's just my dream.
KT On Friday, July 18 at 4:06 pm
Why…why did I have to look at that??!! Actually, I should thank you. I was craving some chocolate and that basically took away any desire to eat probably for the next week.
Robin S. On Friday, July 18 at 4:06 pm
THAT wasn't what I was expecting! Please make the image go away…it's seared into my brain.
Monica Ingle On Friday, July 18 at 4:07 pm
Do your balls hang low? Can you swing em to and fro can you tie em in a knot ? can you tie em in a bow? Can you swing em over pioneer womans shoulder?like a …I better quit before I get to carried away here.TGIF swing em like no ones watching this weekend Ree!TeeHeeHee
Crystal On Friday, July 18 at 4:07 pm
EEEWWWW, I don't know which is worse, you posting it or me gawking at it. I knew what was going to be there even before I scrolled down, but I did it anyways. ; )
Ariel On Friday, July 18 at 4:08 pm
Too funny! And I like the vintage look!
Cindy B` On Friday, July 18 at 4:08 pm
Sorry, it will take more than that to shock me . . . grew up on a farm. But tell me, do you have any "the young heifer dragged my child thru a fence stories?"
Mattison On Friday, July 18 at 4:09 pm
Lisa in N.Cali On Friday, July 18 at 4:10 pm
You crack me up! WOWWWWWWWWWWWWW!
Lisaiz On Friday, July 18 at 4:10 pm
What seals the deal in that last pic is the cowboy (MM? Pesky Tim?) giving the bull an intrigued sideways glance – bahahaha!
And I love the unsaturated 70's look to your photos…. maybe it's because I'm a former 1970's southern California child, with lots of similarly faded photos of me in lots and lots of polyester – the happy innocent days of my youth!
Your land is gorgeous, by the way!
Monica Ingle On Friday, July 18 at 4:11 pm
I just had to add " Dadgum…GGGGGGREAT balls of fire!"
Laurie on the Prairie On Friday, July 18 at 4:12 pm
The photos are wonderful just as you like them. I'm coping with your phase wonderfully. And the shameless Brahma? Check out the previous photo, leading up to the super shameless photo. He was laying for ya, Sista! And lest we forget, the Hindu Lord Brahma had four heads and four hands. We can consider ourselves fortunate.
Tracy On Friday, July 18 at 4:13 pm
That definitely made me LOL!
From reading some of the above posts, you maybe ought to make it clear it's a BULL!!
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Jillian On Friday, July 18 at 4:15 pm
Wow I have never even heard of a Rat tail. I am gonna have to look that one up.
Jillian On Friday, July 18 at 4:17 pm
Oh lord Ree I just looked it up a Rattail, seriously? Waahhh!!
Sheri in CA On Friday, July 18 at 4:18 pm
Wow for the bull, nice shot, you don't seem to miss much when your armed with your camera. Keep on shooten
MamáChanga On Friday, July 18 at 4:18 pm
I'm lovin' the vintage look Ree.
As for the last pic, too funny!
Hugs & Blessings.
Charlotte On Friday, July 18 at 4:18 pm
I think these photos look beautiful, just perfect, please can you share how to achieve this in the photography section?
p.s. Seriously, I do not get out enough, I thought that was a cow's udder until I read the above comments how embarrassing!!!
rere On Friday, July 18 at 4:18 pm
loved the pics, – the last one is in a category of its own, eeewww, but i guess i'm smarter for having seen it! – thanks!
CourtneyK On Friday, July 18 at 4:19 pm
Awe, man! At the start of that post, I was expecting (hoping) to see an old picture of your gnarly rattail! So disappointed. I love those goony (gooney?) old photos of you! Oh well, I guess the bull will have to do for now. Have a great weekend, everyone!
Coffee Bean On Friday, July 18 at 4:19 pm
Rolling. On. Floor. Laughing.
The horror of it!!!! It makes me think of my grandma. One time she was mad at my grandpa and I heard her call him an old horse's hang down. Is that an old bull's hang down!?!?!?
I'm so cracking up. Oh.. and hey.. I had one of those little rat tails for about 5 minutes. My mom saw it and when I was walking down the hall, she grabbed it and cut it off. I thought it was so horrible and wrong of her at the time. It just makes me laugh now. Thanks Mom!
Julie in OH On Friday, July 18 at 4:19 pm
Hey, that Brahma bull can't help it if he's, um, well-endowed.
(My Texan grandpa had a Brahma he called Ivan the Terrible.)
Leslie from Australia On Friday, July 18 at 4:19 pm
Have a good weekend Ree!
Amanda On Friday, July 18 at 4:20 pm
Oh my!! Can you say Magnum!? I think that last picture deserves a name contest! hehe!
Kristin On Friday, July 18 at 4:20 pm
We're here for you Ree! I love the creativity of your photos and how they are always changing. Isn't that what it's all about, to try new things; go with what makes your heart sing?
I look forward to hearing about the bulls who seem to be oblivious to the fact that they don't blend in.
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My best friend in high school and I had an accidental bleaching episode. One of us thought up the idea to put peroxide on our foreheads while we laid in the sun. We reasoned that it would clear our skin while we tanned. Unfortunately my dear Italian friends black bangs turned orange and my mousey brown bangs were a bright white. It is one of those great stories that we now enjoy retelling!!
PamJ On Friday, July 18 at 4:24 pm
Here for ya for your faded phase!
That is quite the picture Ree….
Reformed Grits On Friday, July 18 at 4:27 pm
I'm a little concerned about the look on the cowboy's face to the right. I think he saw it too. That's all I have to say about that.
Alice On Friday, July 18 at 4:28 pm
Off to have my eyeballs surgically removed. THanks so much.
chocolatechic On Friday, July 18 at 4:28 pm
Lord love a duck!
Trudy On Friday, July 18 at 4:29 pm
shock and awe, shock and AWE
Katy On Friday, July 18 at 4:31 pm
The first word that crossed my mind: impressive….
ella in austin tx On Friday, July 18 at 4:32 pm
Perfect picture for a quiet uneventful Friday afternoon at the office.
Also, I've been diggin' your 70's era photos. Takes me back to my childhood.
carson On Friday, July 18 at 4:32 pm
So the swingin' bull balls I can handle…I know what those are. It's the waddle under his chin flappin' in the breeze that's got me puzzled. I mean how fast was this guy runnin' to have all his extra appendages swingin' to and fro? Faster than the speed of color, apparently.
Jill S. On Friday, July 18 at 4:33 pm
LOL! Needed that laugh today, thank you!
FLWendy On Friday, July 18 at 4:35 pm
Lordy, Lordy!! That's quite a ….um….picture! I had the shaved head with long front bangs that same year, Ree. I don't think my mother even noticed me being the middle child and all…..of 9!
megan knox On Friday, July 18 at 4:35 pm
'Do your (uhums) hang low, do they wabble to a fro?
Can you tie 'em in a knot, can you tie 'em in a bow?
Can you throw 'em over your shoulder like a Continental Soldier?
Co you (uhums) hang lowwww?'
Everyone sing along.
megan knox On Friday, July 18 at 4:36 pm
Messed up the last line, sorry…. 'Do your (uhumms) hang lowww?'
Jan On Friday, July 18 at 4:37 pm
Okay, first I must be partial to the photo color since being raised in the seventies, too. And second….is that/those what I they it is?? testicles? Lordy!!
MooBeeMa On Friday, July 18 at 4:37 pm
Just think, if you were schmoozing at BlogHer this week, we all would have been so cheated! Thanks for keepin' it real Ree!
Paula Ns Canada On Friday, July 18 at 4:38 pm
AAAHHHHHHH!!! Where are the butterflies?!?!?!?!?
So, really what are you saying about a rattail?!?!? Is is time for me to cut mine off?? I mean, I don't want to be considered as being "behind the times"!!! ;o)
Jan On Friday, July 18 at 4:38 pm
had to go back and look at the neck after reading someone's post! Please Lord, I hope I don't look like that!
Kelly On Friday, July 18 at 4:38 pm
Inquiring minds want to know is that one of your actions or what?
Oh and I think you need a forum. :>)


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text: The Plan Commission last week held an advisory discussion on a proposal for the Chiselled Grape Winery to operate at 1216 Lakefield Rd.The winery, which was incorporated last year by Allan Haas and Harald Tomesch, would be based on a farm owned by Gale Clapper at the intersection of Lakefield and Port Washington roads.Plans call for the winery to have a vineyard, production and warehouse facilities, a tasting room and store for sale of wine, books, stemware and other items, the company owners stated in their business proposal.The property, a former dairy farm, is currently zoned for agricultural use, which includes viticulture (grape growing). However, Town Planner Amanda Schaefer said the production and warehousing of wine are not permitted uses and would require a zoning amendment or designation as a planned unit development.Those changes would require approval of a petition from the winery owners.Town Chairman Lester Bartel said the early response to the proposal has been positive."It would be a unique business in the Town of Grafton as well as for the Ozaukee County area," he said. "It has a lot of good things going for it, and we are open to the idea of amending the zoning."Bartel said the use of the farm as a winery would be consistent with the town's goal of preserving open space."One of the challenges of doing that is to find ways to use land for other agricultural purposes," he said. "We need to help people make it economically viable as a business operation."In their proposal, Tomesch and Haas said they hope to have the winery operating by March 2011. Initially, they said, wines would be purchased and labeled for the company by California Wineries and stored in the warehouse for sale.Plans call for the winery to begin producing its own wine in fall 2011. The company would become part of a winery co-op distribution network that would sell wines to outlets through Wisconsin and operate the local tasting room, the owners said.Wine tasting and sales, Tomesch and Haas said, would probably be limited to Saturday afternoons and by appointment only. The tastings would be overseen by the owners and a trained employee and not involve more than a dozen customers at a time, they added.In addition to seeking town approval, the owners said they are in the process of applying for federal and state licenses to operate the winery.Haas is president of H2D Inc., a Milwaukee-based branding and corporate imaging firm. Tomesch is a professor at Concordia University Wisconsin in Mequon.Bartel said the farm, which is near a well-traveled intersection, appears to be a good site for a winery and could facilitate a welcome business addition to the town."What would any negative effects be with this? So far, we don't see any," Bartel said.


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Joplin, Mo. -- The Avila Eagles led for nearly 28 minutes through the first and second half, but the Missouri Southern basketball team took a lead at the seven-minute mark of the second half and never looked back as the Lions defeated Avila 78-75 today in game one of the Freeman Sports Medicine/Chris Tucker Memorial Classic.
Southern (2-0) scored the game's first points on a bucket from Marquis Addison just 19 seconds into the game, but Avila (2-2) went on a 23-6 run over the next nine minutes to take a 23-8 lead. The Avila lead would reach 18 (28-10) after a layup from Brandon Redmond with 8:23 left. The Lions chipped away and got to within eight after a pair of free-throws from Jordan Talbert with 2:22 left, but the halftime score would be 43-30, Avila.
The Lions started the second half on a 13-8 run to get within six at 51-45 at the 14 minute mark, but Avila again led by 13 (58-45) after a layup from Sedrick Johnson with 12:11 left in the game.
From then, Southern would use a 20-6 run to storm back and take a 65-64 lead after two free-throws from Talbert. The game would be tied at 69 after a three pointer from Avila's Lance Miller and again at 75 after a layup from Redmond with 42 seconds left.
The Lions would take over on their last possession and RJ Leverette made good on a wide open three, draining the triple for the game-winner with 29 seconds left to play. Avila would turn the ball over on its final possession.
Addison would lead all scorers with 22 points on 7-13 from the field, 2-3 from long range and 6-8 from the charity stripe. Talbert scored 17 and hit 11-13 free-throws to go with seven rebounds. Leverette had six points, seven rebounds and seven assists, while Greg Renfroe and Stephen Atkinson scored ten and nine, respectively off the bench.
The Lions shot 52 percent in the second half after a 36 percent performance in the first half to finish the game shooting 44 percent from the field. They shot 43 percent from long range and 75 percent from the free-throw line. The Lions once again led in second chance points as the Lions had a 14-4 advantage on the offensive boards.
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I have so many people, even vegetarians, tell me, "It must be so hard to eat like you do." I can see that, at first glance, following a vegan diet can look complicated and intimidating. Others think that the hard part is giving up the foods that they like, not generally talking about meat, but much more often they mean giving up sweet treats and, especially, giving up cheese.
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Let's take this step by step. Here are a few tips that will make eating a plant based diet seem less scary (and more delicious). It's really not hard to eat vegan.
- Reading Labels. This is probably the most time consuming and complicated part for new vegans. Yes, you need to read labels. Thoroughly. But, considering all the junk that is found in most processed food, shouldn't you be doing that anyway? When I scan a label, I first look at the allergen listing. Since most manufacturers list any food that is known to cause allergies, it is a quick and easy way to see if a food contains any dairy products or eggs. If it does, put it down. If if doesn't, you're not quite done. Take a look at the rest of the ingredient list. Other ingredients sometimes have lesser known names, but still contain non-vegan properties. These include casein, gelatin, honey, whey, and carmine. Here is a complete list from Happy Cow that can help guide a new vegan through the ins and outs of label reading. The good news is, it gets easier. While ingredients change, and you need to keep an eye even on products that you use regularly, it will soon become second nature to read a label and pick out which ingredients contain animal products.
- Eating Out. While it would be wonderful to be able to eat at a vegan restaurant every time you go out to dinner, it is probably unlikely to ever happen. In my case, we have one vegan restaurant anywhere close to La Quinta, and it is about a 45 minute drive from home. It is possible to order a vegan meal at most restaurants, though. Fortunately, there are resources to help you find restaurants that are vegan friendly. The first and foremost is Happy Cow. Enter the city that you are searching or use the app, and you will find a list of restaurants that can accommodate your dietary needs as well as directions, suggestions, and ratings. Another app that I use frequently is VeganXpress (for iOS only, so I have to check my iPad). It not only lists the available vegan dishes at most chain restaurants, it has a vegan food list so you can check out your favorite candy, snacks, and other foods (Fritos, Oreos, Red Vines, and some Girl Scout cookies make the list!). Again, it gets easier, but you do have to read menus, ask questions, and sometimes make special requests.
- Cooking at Home. There are hundreds of vegan cookbooks available, many recipe websites and blogs that have vegan recipes (including this one!), and many other resources to help you prepare delicious and easy plant based meals. That being said, one of the easiest ways to make the transition to a vegan lifestyle is to use some the of delicious meat alternatives available. My two favorites are Beyond Meat and Gardein, and there are several others that are very good too. Do be aware that some faux meats are not vegan, including products from Quorn and some from Morningstar Farms. Simply prepare some of your old favorites, substituting the vegan alternatives where appropriate.
- "Giving Up" Stuff. If you have a sweet tooth that you need to satisfy, it is certainly possible to find or make plant based alternatives. I've been in "baking mode" in the past (which doesn't happen very often) and made such treats as carrot cake, pineapple upside down cake, and a variety of cookies. There are certain specialty brands of vegan baked treats, and even Trader Joes has their own chocolate chip cookies which contain no animal products. There is ice cream made of soy, almond, or coconut milk, and dark chocolate is not only delicious, it is better for you than milk chocolate. I found that I eat a lot less junky food simply because it is not vegan. For me that turned out to be a better reason than the old "too much fat, sugar, and calories" excuse.
- Cheese. Cheese gets its own paragraph because it is probably the number one
excusereason that I hear from current vegetarians as to why it would be so hard to be vegan. "I can't give up cheese!" they say. Yeah, yeah, I used to be there too. But you know what? Yes, you can. Eating less cheese really is a matter of "just doing it." Like sugar, the less you eat, the less you want. Plus, these days brands like Daiya make substitutes that not only taste great, they melt just like the real thing. Daiya is also soy and gluten free. Their products go beyond the plain old cheddar and mozzarella shreds, and include Swiss and provolone slices, cream cheese, and Havarti and jack wedges. If you'd like to start making your own gourmet vegan cheese, this cookbook, Artisan Vegan Cheese, (affiliate link) has recipes using plant based ingredients like almonds, cashews, and non-dairy yogurt, to make anything from ricotta to soft Gruyère, to whipped coconut cream.
Another thing that will make it easier to make the switch to a plant based diet is that it is getting easier to find many of the substitute meat and cheese products. Many chain supermarkets, including Vons (Safeway), Ralphs (Kroger), and even Target, carry brands like Daiya, Beyond Meat, Gardein, and others. And if your local store doesn't, why not ask? Store managers are usually quite responsive to special requests like this.
I hope this has answered a few questions and made the idea of "eating vegan" less scary. If you have questions about following a plant based diet, please feel free to ask in the comments.


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The Global Leadership Summit just went down a few days ago, and it's coming to Fort McMurray via a live feed in a few months. I'm not sure who is all participating, but i would guess it's the usual suspects. As it were, I came across an article in the Christian post about it, and I thought it worth discussing. Unfortunately the audio is not available, so these direct quotes from Jeff Schapiro will have to do.
"During the opening session of The Global Leadership Summit on Thursday, Bill Hybels exhorted pastors and leaders of all kinds to lead with courage.
'Every single woman and man who steps into the leadership role discovers within days of donning the mantle that leadership demands a nonstop flow of fortitude from day one until the leader's final day. They learn that leadership is not for the faint of heart, and that without God's help the job of a leader is almost impossible to sustain over the long haul.' said Hybels, founding and senior pastor of Willow Creek Community Church in South Barrington, Ill."
Alright, so far so good.
"During his message, Hybels frequently referred to God's promise to Joshua found in Joshua 1:9, which says, 'Be strong and courageous. Do not be afraid; do not be discouraged, for the LORD your God will be with you wherever you go.' Hybels spoke about four specific areas in which leaders must have courage, starting with the courage to act on a vision God has given them."
Here's where we stop for our think-a-long. It's important that we ask the question, "Does Joshua 1:9 promise leaders a direct vision from God that they're supposed to act on?". The answer is, "Not at all.". The story of Joshua is a historical narrative grounded at a particular time in history where God is speaking to a particular person in a particular context. To get into the story and see what's going on, let's look at Joshua 1-
After the death of Moses the servant of the Lord, the Lord said to Joshua son of Nun, Moses' aide: 2 "Moses my servant is dead. Now then, you and all these people, get ready to cross the Jordan River into the land I am about to give to them—to the Israelites. 3 I will give you every place where you set your foot, as I promised Moses. 4 Your territory will extend from the desert to Lebanon, and from the great river, the Euphrates—all the Hittite country—to the Mediterranean Sea in the west. 5 No one will be able to stand against you all the days of your life. As I was with Moses, so I will be with you; I will never leave you nor forsake you. 6 Be strong and courageous, because you will lead these people to inherit the land I swore to their ancestors to give them."
So the Lord is speaking to Joshua specifically and gives him instructions for how he is to conquer the land and the rate and means he is going to do so. He discusses the actual geographical land mass that will be conquered and consumed and reassures Joshua of his guaranteed success and conquests in war. We see the Lord telling Joshua that he would never leave him nor forsake him. In the same vein there are parallels in the new covenant from Christ himself that describe how he will never leave us nor forsake us. The exhortation of "Be strong and courageous because you will lead these people to inherit the land I swore to their ancestors to give them" is a specific promise given to Joshua, and the manner in which he inherited the land would involve much real bloodshed, real war, real death, and real destruction.
"7 Be strong and very courageous. Be careful to obey all the law my servant Moses gave you; do not turn from it to the right or to the left, that you may be successful wherever you go."
This is referencing the Mosaic covenant-
"8 Keep this Book of the Law always on your lips; meditate on it day and night, so that you may be careful to do everything written in it. Then you will be prosperous and successful. 9 Have I not commanded you? Be strong and courageous. Do not be afraid; do not be discouraged, for the Lord your God will be with you wherever you go." 10 So Joshua ordered the officers of the people: 11 "Go through the camp and tell the people, 'Get your provisions ready. Three days from now you will cross the Jordan here to go in and take possession of the land the Lord your God is giving you for your own.'"
Despite the fact that Bill Hybels stated how Joshua 1:9 speaks about the courage to act on a unique vision from God, nowhere does the text say that all leaders are going to receive specific and unique visions from God. Furthermore, he seems to have left out the important part about meditating on God's law day and night and meditating on everything according to it. Because as soon as you tack that on, you can't rip that verse out of context and then come up with four things leaders are supposed to do courageously.
In other words, Bill Hybels is twisting God's word. This is not something that we should be particularly surprised at as we've seen this many times before from him, most notably with his "The Power of a Whisper" sermons/book which are especially cringe-worthy. But the ability to understand that you don't get to take descriptive texts and make them prescriptive texts is something basic that any pastor should know. Ultimately he has shown himself not to be trusted when it comes to rightly handling God's word. As a further note, if you know anything about the "Reveal Now" study which happened a few year ago and the dismal results that belayed the problems that plague that Church, you would know that there is very little if anything about the Willow Creek Church Model or philosophy that any Church ought to admire or aspire to be like.
"Hybels spoke about four specific areas in which leaders must have courage, starting with the courage to act on a vision God has given them."
Nowhere in the Bible does God promise leaders he will give them a specific and unique vision from God. This is just assumed to be true, an idea brought in from external sources and then eisegeted into the text. To make the point further, look at the rest of this chapter-
12 But to the Reubenites, the Gadites and the half-tribe of Manasseh, Joshua said, 13 "Remember the command that Moses the servant of the Lord gave you after he said, 'The Lord your God will give you rest by giving you this land.' 14 Your wives, your children and your livestock may stay in the land that Moses gave you east of the Jordan, but all your fighting men, ready for battle, must cross over ahead of your fellow Israelites. You are to help them 15 until the Lord gives them rest, as he has done for you, and until they too have taken possession of the land the Lord your God is giving them. After that, you may go back and occupy your own land, which Moses the servant of the Lord gave you east of the Jordan toward the sunrise."
16 Then they answered Joshua, "Whatever you have commanded us we will do, and wherever you send us we will go. 17 Just as we fully obeyed Moses, so we will obey you. Only may the Lord your God be with you as he was with Moses. 18 Whoever rebels against your word and does not obey it, whatever you may command them, will be put to death. Only be strong and courageous!"
If we are to take these verses and make them prescriptive as to what we Christians should be doing or to draw out principles from these texts, why just stop at verse nine? If we insert ourselves into the story and claim the promises and directives from the Lord to Joshua for us, then we ought to accept all the directives, right?
We see in verse 14 that while the leaders are to be strong and courageous, the women are not. This command or exhortation was not directed to them. They were not to join the battle and fray but must stay home with the children and livestock. Furthermore, we see in verses 17 and 18 that anyone who fails to do what the leader commands should be put to death.
Or how about Joshua 5:2-3 where we read, "At that time the Lord said to Joshua, 'Make flint knives and circumcise the Israelites again.' So Joshua made flint knives and circumcised the Israelites at Gibeath Haaralot."?
Or how about in 2:1, "Then Joshua son of Nun secretly sent two spies from Shittim. 'Go, look over the land,' he said, 'especially Jericho.' So they went and entered the house of a prostitute named Rahab and stayed there."?
If there are no qualitative differences between the commands of God to Joshua in either of these examples, we ought to assume they are all for us. Instead of four areas, why not six areas? Why not something like, "You also need to have courage to spy on your enemies and be willing to enter into the house of prostitutes if necessary" or "You need to have courage to circumcise the people that follow you", and then insert some business principle about cutting their paycheck by 10%, if you get my drift. Ultimately it's a selective use of scripture to make a point. It's the worst kind of prooftexting.
To state it more succinctly, Bill Hybels had a point that he came up with on his own which he desired to make. In order to give the point a greater sense of legitimacy, and in order to maximize the power and poignancy of the point, he went and found a Bible story that he could sort-of make reference to which then functions as a vehicle to deliver the maxim. And because the people he is speaking to are so Biblically illiterate, and because they are so used to their pastors abusing them in this way, it is not seen as abuse or as a mishandling of the word but rather an earth-shattering revelation. Ultimately it's a form of spiritual and scriptural Stockholm Syndrome, and it's being eaten up all day long. This is on full display here.
"He spoke about how, in the midst of an economic recession, his church moved forward with the vision to build a Care Center, a facility where Willow Creek could provide those in need with food, clothing, housing and transportation, help, medical services and much more. 'Every significant vision that God births in you is going to put your courage to the test – you can count on this,' said Hybels."
Again, where in the Bible does it say that God is going to birth visions inside of me? You hear that language and terminology a lot, but you never seem to find a scriptural reference nearby which demonstrates that this is the case. And you would think that if it were so important to the life of the believer to birth visions that we would see some command in scripture to do so.
"After the Care Center was up and running, a woman with several children told Hybels the center was her family's 'only hope,' which caused him to think about how close he came to 'killing' that vision before he even shared it with anyone else.
Visions are 'holy commodities,' he said, and many leaders secretly abort the vision God has given to them because it requires risk. Their fears cause them to reject the vision, but that can have major consequences."
I'm probably sounding like a broken record, but let's examine the presuppositions here. Where in the Bible does it say that visions are holy commodities and that many leaders secretly abort the vision God has given to them? Joshua 1:9 certainly doesn't. I know it sounds spiritual, and we in the evangelical church have grown up on this sort of thing, however our tradition of extra-biblical traditions does not equate to biblical facts. It's assumed, plain and simple, in the same way that ideas and concepts like the pastor "casting vision" are also assumed, which we will see in a bit, yet all of it originates in the mind of men and not in the word of God.
"So, in my view, when we look at a violent and suffering world, and we all watch the news every night, I think we have a decision to make on where to lay the blame," said Hybels. "Should we lay the blame at the feet of a compassionate God, who has been sending life-enhancing visions to millions of leaders all over the world? Or should we lay the blame at the feet of a large number of gutless, cowardly leaders who aborted the misery alleviating visions that God could have blessed wildly had there been the leadership courage to give them birth?"
This statement is alarming, primarily for how bad it is. Here is the idea, not only are you supposed to receive a direct and unique vision, but you can't be cowardly and abort it. Furthermore, this essentially suggests that the reason the world is in such the rough shape its in is NOT because of sin but because people aren't birthing the visions. That is nowhere taught in scripture, though I suppose the key phrase there is "In MY view." Near as I can tell, the whole talk was a collection of concepts that were in his view.
There's a bit more to read. You can check out everything else at the source given above, but at this end I want to add a few more quotes from the event as quoted by Will Mancini here.
"Every significant vision that God births in you is going to put your courage to the test."
"What do some leaders do when they get a challenging vision from God? They abort secretly. I believe that God has sent millions of visions to leaders all over the world. No one knows that all of these visions are being aborted though."
"Don't go to the grave with unrecognized visions dying inside."
"Visions are holy commodities. They come from our transcendent God. Treat them with utmost respect."
"There's a time to cast vision, and then there's a time to instill viable value."
All of those sound spiritual and sound great, but there is really no biblical substance to them. It boils down to this man's ideas wrapped in a veneer of Christian-ish language and little else.


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I did it. I got Emma a cell phone for her 10th birthday. It's a basic phone that only calls and texts, and it comes with a ton of rules.
She can't take it to school. She can't use it after 8pm
I've heard about the holiday hangover, and I think I have it.
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Another in Wyoming, where a young man decided it was easier to end his life than go back to school and face his tormenters
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According to UPI, the study done by an economist and a psychologist from Princeton University, it shows that people who go to college, get married and end up with a job paying about $75,000 are more likely to be happy.
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Occupation: Actress and Pitchwoman
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The headline doesn't surprise me. What does surprise me, is how many people have problems sleeping.
A new survey found that 93 percent of adults lacked energy as a result of poor sleep. In total, 51 percent of adults struggle to nod off or remain asleep
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Benefits and differences in a front versus top load washer
A lot of people assume that the front load and top load washers have same functions and features, apart from the design, but that is not true… So here's an insight about the same. Both the washers provide a good cleaning experience that includes draining, rinsing and spinning. But when it comes to efficiency and overall value, the front load machines and dryers do take the cake-
- Energy efficient dryers like the lg dryer consume much lesser energy than their top load counterparts. They are Energy Star labeled and hence are good for the environment. They also mean less wear and tear as gravity is at work when it comes to them.
- Washers like the lg washer tend to use only a third of the top water as compared to the top loading variations. Again, you are conserving the environment and adding to your savings.
- Most kinds of front loading washers have a companion dryer, which is not possible for most top loaders. Also, you save more floor space.
- On the whole, the cost of the top loaders is definitely lower than the front loaders, but if you do the math, then in the long run you are saving on electricity, water and lots of other things… And of course, being environment friendly is priceless!
However, a lot of people do have a problem with kneeling and bending with the front loaders. But then, this little bit of exercise is surely helpful, so I wouldn't call that a disadvantage. Also, there are some units can hold more clothes but use up more water. So this way you aren't actually helping the environment.
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By Joseph A. Grillo, PsyD. (Licensed Clinical Psychologist-Forensics)
How can we "join" individuals who are released from custody to our facilities?Some individuals are happy to be released, and others who experience trepidation due to being institutionalized. Others may be "frozen in time," such that upon their release from prison they find the world has changed so greatly they feel disconnected and consider themselves an alien on their own planet.
I have always suggested that mental health professionals engage the incarcerated person from their subjective experience, and consider how they too may be incarcerated (not physically, but perhaps psychologically). One way to do this is to imagine a time (past or present) where you believed that you had to go to a job you did not like, dreading that you would spend the majority of your waking hours doing something you detested, living only from Friday to Friday. Perhaps, you have been in a relationship where you felt trapped and while others gave you advice and you were unable to break free from dysfunction.
One of the major connections here, between you and the incarcerated person seated before you, is the perception of a lack of freedom.The ultimate question becomes, what does one do in the face of an immovable object?While it may be said that one can never fully experience the pain of another, perhaps bridging the gap in this manner can serve to approximate the experience. Hence, empathy can follow, fostering a therapeutic relationship.
I look forward to any comments about this perspective.
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new Drum Workshop Direct Drive pedal @ NAMM 2014
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Jeff Almeyda
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Join Date: Dec 2005
Location: NYC
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Re: new Drum Workshop Direct Drive pedal @ NAMM 2014
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Does anyone else notice that marketing in (insert name of pursuit here) has gone over the top? $300 hockey sticks, $500 drivers, and now $1,000 drum pedals. What has happened to us that we are such suckers for tech and high prices in the pursuit of improvement. I own several $300 hockey sticks ( insert insult here) and my shot still sucks yet I bought them believing that it would make a difference. John Bonham smoked everyone on a squeaky Speed King. What is wrong with our current culture that we believe that practice and skill can be bought if your wallet is deep enough? Geesh.
PS Waiting for these to drop down to $850 so I can finally master Good Times, Bad Times.
I agree that these pedals are way overpriced and that people tend to think that buying nice gear might improve their playing.
On another note, I hear this all the time about Bonham and that song. I love Bonham but I could play that song when I was 18 on a beat up Camco pedal (28 years ago).
The truth is, that stuff is nowhere near the current state of the art in bass drum playing. From single bass guys like JoJo and Vinnie to double bass monsters like Virgil and Kollias, they all learned from Bonham and others and took it to the next level.
Just got pics, posting Malleus review before weekend...
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