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[demonsee2]

Who was the first Marvel Comics character to break the 4th wall?

[iamtryingtobelieve]

[agentxthirteen]

Sharon-A-Day, Day 595 (8/18/23)

Avengers Roll Call. On sale 4/25/12.

Writers: Jeff Christiansen, Mike O'Sullivan, Stuart Vandal, Sean McQuaid, Rob London, Markus Raymond, Patrick Duke, Roger Ott, Patrick D. Ryall, Madison Carter, Ronald Byrd, Anthony Cotilletta, Kevin Garcia

Pencillers: Dalibor Talajic, Gus Vazquez

Sharon appears in the write-up about Jimmy Jupiter.

[blessedarethebinarybreakers]

this twitter thread by Kevin Miguel Garcia is so beautiful and affirming. LGBTA/queer folks who are in “het” relationships, or who came out later in life, you belong and are vital to our community. 

[Image description: screenshots of tweets by @theKevinGarcia_ from Dec 3, 2020 reading, To all the folks figuring out they are queer or bisexual after you got married and/or had kids and/or just later in life: Just because you couldn’t or didn’t come out till now, regardless of the reason, it doesn’t mean you’re not queer. You are. And it’s okay to claim it. Queerness is not monolith. It’s not an oppression olympics either. Just cause you know a thousand tragic stories from friends about how hard it’s been, your comparison to your life isn’t helpful. It’s holding you back from embracing a community that you’re already a part of. Plus, we need folks with healthy coping skills, healthy families, stable incomes, and yes, POWER and PRIVILEGE to help bring an end to the suffering. You’re here, and you don’t need to feel bad about the suffering you didn’t have to walk thru. But also, think of this: Why did it take so long? Why did you not know or even consider you could be queer? Why couldn’t you come out sooner? Because the white supremacist cishetero capitalist patriarchy told you BOYS WEAR BLUE AND GIRLS WEAR PINK. We all fell for it. Well... most of us. We thought it was the only way. You are a victim of the system as much as anyone. Your suffering just looked like being kept in a velvet cage. So. Just to repeat: If you’re here and you’re queer, great. Stop qualifying it. You’re okay. [heart emoji] ]

[belovedarise]

In honor of International Podcast Day, here are some amazing Queer and Christian Podcasts to check out!! (All links are to Spotify, but you can find these on other platforms as well!)

Blessed are the Binary Breakers: A podcast by @queerlychristian

God is Grey: A podcast by Youtuber God is Grey. Although not exclusively about queer Christianity, it is a progressive Christian podcast with some episodes focusing on queerness in the church

No Small Thing: A podcast by Rebel’s own Scott (he/him) and Mace (they/them). Not entirely focused on queer Christianity, but an amazing podcast to listen to some of Beloved’s own creators.

Out Loud: LGBT Stories of Faith: A podcast dedicated to sharing stories from queer Christians. This podcast is primarily focused on queer people of faith from the South.

Queer Christian Conversations: A podcast by @coachyeamah on Instagram. It involves conversations around the specific struggles of queer Christian individuals. 

Queer Christian Family Values: A podcast by @queerchristianfamilyvalues where they dive into different conversations regarding the bible, the world, queerness. It also includes some bible studies.

Queerology: A podcast by Matthias Roberts (he/him), who is a member of Beloved Arise’s board of directors. He is a therapist as well, focusing on sexuality and author of Beyond Shame: Creating A Healthy Sex Life On Your Own Terms.

A Tiny Revolution: A podcast by Kevin Garcia (they/them). They talk to other queer Christians and they talk about their experiences with Christianity, inside and outside of the church.

These are only a few queer Christian podcasts, but some of our personal favorites by people we love!

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Kevin Garcia Montagut | Les Ballets Trockadero

[queerchristianaffirmations]

Love Coalition- Affirming Worship Music

Hey, if y’all haven’t seen this project yet then I highly recommend checking it out. It means so much to have one’s identity affirmed within worship music.

https://youtu.be/TIZSg390f3U

[krispyweiss]

The Steel Wheels with Frances Luke Accord at King Arts Complex, Columbus, Ohio, Dec. 9, 2017

The Steel Wheels rolled out a drum solo early in their Dec. 9 set inside Columbus’ King Arts Complex.

This would hardly be noteworthy, except for the fact that the Steel Wheels are ostensibly a bluegrass band, and bluegrass bands rarely have percussionists and basically never do drum solos. Quirkier still, the group’s new drummer, Kevin Garcia, doubles on keyboards - because every bluegrass band needs a quality keyboardist for pickin’, grinnin’ and snythesizin’.

This fondness for the non traditional is what makes the Wheels - the core quartet of singer/songwriter Trent Wagler (guitar, banjo), guitarist/mandolinist Jay Lapp, bassist Brian Dickel and fiddler Eric Brubaker - so appealing. Lapp plays a resonator without a slide, fashioning leads that sound as if they’re coming from a Stratocaster as a result, and bangs his head and makes rock-star poses with a tiny mandolin in his hands. Dickel, meanwhile, occasionally sets down his standup bass in favor of a four-string electric instrument.

The show marked the Virginia-based quintet’s second visit - and fourth overall - to Columbus’ Six String concert series since early 2016 and far surpassed their most-recent performance. Whether this was due to Garcia’s presence, an infusion of new material or the band simply having a really good night is unknown. And it doesn’t really matter, because the Steel Wheels gave music lovers an early Christmas present made of memories.

The quintet’s exuberant, 90-minute show featured a significant swath of 2017’s Wild as Where We Came, a record that found the Steel Wheels further expanding their musical universe. Highlights included “Scrape Me off the Ceiling” and “Take Me to the Ending,” which feature Wagler’s clever wordplay and the band’s uproarious arrangements. On the flip side, the tender “Till No One is Free” was a melancholy meditation on societal strife that employed brief snippets of silence as part of the song’s structure.

But for all their non-traditional vibe, the Steel Wheels also roll old-school.

Brubaker shone on his instrumental “Mountain Quake,” which Wagler aptly described as sounding “ancient.” And when the band abandoned their instruments and gathered around a single mic for a cappella gems such as “Rain in the Valley,“ the effect was stupefying; these were the moments that earned the band the handful of standing ovations it received.

Similarly, “Red Wing,” based on a traditional melody Wagler learned from his Amish grandfather and added words to, caused the full house to fall silent - spellbound applause didn’t ring out until the last note had faded completely away.

Band members spent the show interacting with one another, each stepping to the fore when it was his turn to take a solo, sometimes facing off and grimacing with rock ‘n’ roll attitude in a decidedly non-rock ‘n’ roll setting. Despite the addition of Garcia - a wise choice as his work with mallets, brushes and hand-held percussion gives the group a fuller sound - Wagler still plays percussion with his boots, whether bashing his heels on the stage or employing stomp boxes that filled out the sound with pops and bashes.

All of which is to say the Steel Wheels are a band bluegrass fans and non-fans alike can likely get onboard with.

If Crosby and Nash and Simon & Garfunkel had a kid, it would likely come out sounding like Frances Luke Accord, a folk duo with a name that sounds like a solo artist and a style that sounds like the second coming of the Milk Carton Kids. Their low-key, 30-minute warm-up set showed a band that’s strong on harmonies and instrumental interplay but that’s still finding its way in the songwriting department.

Grade card: The Steel Wheels with Frances Luke Accord at King Arts Complex - 12/9/17 - A-