Revelation 22:3-7

Revelation 22:3-7

3 No longer will there be any curse. 
The throne of God and of the Lamb will be in the city, and his servants will serve him. 
4 They will see his face, and his 
name will be on their foreheads. 
5 There will be no more night. They will not need the light of a lamp or the light of the sun, for the Lord God will give them light. And they will reign for ever and ever. 
6 The angel said to me, “These words are trustworthy and true. The Lord, the God who inspires the prophets, sent his angel to show his servants the things that must soon take place.” 7 “Look, I am coming soon! Blessed is the one who keeps the words of the prophecy written in this scroll.”

Trinidad Silva Jr.

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 https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Trinidad_Silva

https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-1988-08-02-me-6762-story.html

 Trinidad Silva, Jr. (January 30, 1950 – July 31, 1988) was an American comedian and character actor, who played small supporting roles in a number of films of the 1980s.
He is best known for the roles of Jesus Martinez, a gang leader in the TV series Hill Street Blues; Frog in the film Colors; and Raul, the bizarre animal lover in "Weird" Al Yankovic's first film, UHF.
Silva was born in Mission, Texas. Silva's television work includes the role of Jesus Martinez on the television series Hill Street Blues.
Silva died at the age of 38 in a car accident involving a collision with a drunken driver in Whittier, California, also injured were his wife and toddler son. Silva was killed during production of the 1989 "Weird Al" Yankovic film UHF.
Parts of the Yankovic film had to be rewritten since Silva had not finished filming his part. The film was dedicated to his memory.
Douglas Robert Owens pleaded guilty to vehicular manslaughter, drunken driving and hit-and-run charges. Owens was sentenced to 10 years in state prison.
“This is a great loss to a lot of people,” fellow actor Edward James Olmos said Monday. "(Silva) was a man who had committed himself totally to his craft, one of the most gifted persons I’ve worked with.
“It is truly sad that a life of this magnitude . . . would be taken so tragically,” the “Miami Vice” star said.
Whittier police said Silva, 38, his wife, Sophia, 28, and their 2-year-old son, Samuel, were driving east on Slauson Avenue Sunday, when a sedan moving south on Santa Fe Springs Road ran the red light where the two streets intersect and slammed into the driver’s side of the pickup.
Officers said the sedan, driven by Douglas Robert Owens, 35, struck the small pickup with such force that both Silva and his son--who may not have been wearing seat belts--were hurled from the truck, the actor flying more than 100 feet before striking the pavement. He died instantly.
Sophia Silva and her son survived the accident.
Owens, who was not injured, tried to run, but witnesses grabbed him and held him until officers arrived, police said.
Friends said Trinidad Silva came to Southern California from his native Texas in 1970, bent on pursuing an acting career.
At first, the roles were small--in movies like “Alambrista,” “Walk Proud” and “The Jerk.” But Silva got a big break in 1981, Olmos said, when he was made a brief appearance as a cocky gang leader in an episode of “Hill Street Blues.”
“He was brought in as a small role, but he was so strong that he went on to become a permanent fixture on the show,” Olmos said.
The highly honored show ran for years, and the character--Jesus Martinez--matured, eventually moving beyond his gang activities to serve as a paralegal, helping others in trouble with the law.
Recent Silva films included roles as a townsman in “Stones for Ibarra” and “The Milagro Beanfield War” and a featured part in “Colors,” in which he again played a gang member, “Frog"--this time an aging one.
Fellow actor Lupe Ontiveros, who first met Silva in 1979, remembered her friend as an irrepressible optimist, even when Hollywood insisted on giving him the stereotypical roles of a barrio gang member.
“He never placed any limits on his ability to become an actor,” said Ontiveros. “He was a very proud, deeply spiritual man who projected his love for his people, his culture and, above all, his family to every person. He was very proud of his work, and he believed that, in the immediate future, things would change and that our talents would be recognized.
“He had a lot of vision,” Ontiveros added. “He believed that the only way things would really change would be for 

Latino actors to produce 

their own feature projects. . . .”
Ontiveros said she was working with Silva in the upcoming Los Angeles Theater production “Stone Wedding,” a play by Milcha Sanchez Scott.
“His dreams had come true with this role,” Ontiveros said. “For the first time, he would be playing a leading character with all the richness and fullness and passion he wanted to portray on the screen. He would have run with it.”
Silva is buried at the San Fernando Mission Cemetery in Mission Hills, Los Angeles, California.

Big Sleeps Street Art Letters

 

Information Provided Courtesy Of LA Weekly

 https://www.laweekly.com/pico-union-bred-artist-big-sleeps-is-turning-street-art-lettering-into-fine-art/

 There’s certainly no shortage of tattooers in the fine art world these days, and there’s a wealth of tattooers focused on turning the alphabet into an art form, but there’s really only one Los Angeles–based lettering specialist making a name for himself in galleries around the world.

The artist primarily known as Big Sleeps has been interested in making art out of letters for as long as he can remember. He literally wrote the book on tattoo lettering, but growing up in the gang-infested Pico-Union of the ’80s, and ’90s, Sleeps was just a kid surrounded by prison tattoos and territorial graffiti. While some may have considered the street art an eyesore, the young artist viewed it as the calligraphy of his people and his neighborhood.

“Lettering has always been a huge influence on me,” Sleeps says. “I grew up in a neighborhood where everything was gangs and shit. You came out your door and it was on the people, the walls, the sidewalks, everything. It was something I’d see every day, and I just started practicing it. It could’ve been markings for gang territories or whatever, but I more appreciated the art in it and the form of the letters on the wall.”

 After spending his early years tattooing homies in the neighborhood, working on his best graffiti scrawl and getting into all sorts of legal trouble, there was still no indication that Sleeps would ever be able to bring his artwork outside of the barrio. It wasn’t until the artist spent some time in the penitentiary — or as he calls it, “college” — that drawing and painting really became a serious business. At the time, Sleeps was just trading tattoos for delicacies like Cup Noodles or instant coffee, but prison was also where he raised his skills to a professional level.

“Early in my life, I was doing some bad things,” Sleeps says. “I spent some time in the institutions. I’ve been shot. But I think all the mistakes I made shaped me into the man I am today. I even refined my artistic skills while I was in what I call ‘college,’ because I really took it that way to improve my art. I had all the time in the world to give my all to my art. I regret some of that stuff, but I wouldn’t change anything because it allowed me to see things from a different point of view.”

Although he might be best known for his tattoos, that’s not where the lifelong L.A. resident is putting the majority of his focus this year. For that matter, Sleeps just tattooed for the first time in months at the recent Golden State Tattoo Expo in Pasadena and isn’t sure how often he’ll be doing his signature lettering on people’s skin in the future. The multifaceted artist is working on establishing himself among the galleries and collectors of the fine art world while also putting out new clothing and products with both established companies and his own brand, Letters to Live By, the same name as his acclaimed lettering reference books.

“I think I’m just enjoying [focusing on painting and clothing] a lot more right now,” Sleeps says. “I feel like I’ve definitely made my mark in the tattoo world and in many other forms right now. Now, I like the thought of my stuff being collected and hanging in galleries and homes of people the way that people proudly wear a tattoo of mine or a piece of clothing. I’ve also done collaborations with Hurley, Famous Stars and Straps, Umbro, and clothes with my own brand. My brand started as a little thing to offer my clients T-shirts and stuff, but then it grew into a whole other company. ”

Sleeps’ latest collaboration is arguably putting his artwork on a more global scale than it’s ever been before. British soccer brand Umbro hired the local artist to paint a mural for the launch party of its latest collection — which happens to be aimed at bringing the sport’s style to cities like L.A. — but Sleeps ended up adding some custom jerseys to the collaboration and is hoping for an even more extensive partnership in the future.

“The guys at Umbro approached me for some artwork, so I looked at what they do and thought maybe we could do something new with it,” Sleeps says. “Not just something new for them but also new for myself as well. They gave me the opportunity to paint on some jerseys and create a canvas for their release party. When I posted them, everybody thought the jerseys were going to be up for sale and were asking me when they were dropping, but they were just a one-time thing for now. We’re talking about possibly doing something for the future, so I’m hoping maybe we’ll do something like that.”

For now, Sleeps will continue to take on enough artistic projects to make a lesser man’s head spin, and he’ll continue to relish the fact that he’s one of the few lettering-based artists in the Getty’s archives. Although he may have cut his teeth in the tattoo world, Sleeps certainly doesn’t owe anything beyond the dues he’s already paid. When he’s ready to tattoo again, he’ll do it. Until then, the world will be getting better acquainted with Big Sleeps the fine artist.

Check out Big Sleeps' artwork and collaborations on his Instagram, @bigsleeps.

1947 Chevrolet Fleetmaster

Information Courtesy Of LowRider Network At:
https://www.lowrider.com/rides/cars/1947-chevrolet-fleetmaster-golden-state-bomb/

1947 Chevrolet Fleetmaster – Golden State Bomb

It all started with model cars. As a young boy, Henry Llamas of National City enjoyed building model car kits of his favorite classic rides. Since he wasn’t old enough to drive yet, it was the closest he could get to touching the pedals. Henry developed a deep appreciation and love for the lowrider lifestyle over the years and hoped to spread the same feeling to others. Henry founded ‘Diego Style Bike Club’ to keep young kids out of trouble. He taught them how to customize lowrider bikes and other life lessons along the way.
During this time, Henry stayed busy by customizing his own cars, including a 1968 Chevy Impala SS. Even though this was his favorite ride, there came a day when it was time for Henry to say goodbye and move onto the next project. Henry came across a 1947 Chevy Fleetmaster that was sitting and wasting away in a Spring Valley, Georgia garage. So he struck a deal with the owner and traded his Impala for the Fleetmaster.
Over the next four years, Henry turned what once was a neglected hunk of metal into the vintage lowrider bomb of his dreams. He worked very hard on it, too. He re-built the engine that once belonged to a 78′ Nova, installed the popular Black Magic hydraulics, and even painted the entire car three times until he settled on its current palette, champagne and pearl white. An eye-catching Aztec mural hand-painted by Jon Wilmont graces the rear side of the beautiful bomb. In the future, Henry plans to chrome the engine to complete the show car look.
Since completion, Henry has cruised his ride to many car shows where he has earned numerous awards. He thanks his wife “cookie” for supporting his love of classic cars and sharing the same interests.

Vehicle Nickname
Diego Style
Owner
Henry Llamas
City/State
National City, CA
Club
Touch of Diego
Engine
350-ci
Body/Paint
PPG champagne white pearl with custom patterns.
Suspension
4-link suspension with 2 BMH chrome pumps with Delco dumps and six switches.
Interior
Custom grey bench seats with original stitching and patterns
Sound
Sony stereo with two 5.5-inch Pioneer speakers.
Wheels/Tires
13in Galaxy Wire Wheels with 155/80 tires.

Pastor T.L. Barrett

 

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 https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/T._L._Barrett

 Thomas Lee Barrett, Jr. (born 1944), better known professionally as Pastor T.L. Barrett and Rev. T.L. Barrett, is an American Pentecostal preacher and gospel musician. Barrett is a preacher on Chicago's South Side who released gospel albums in the 1970s; as a musician, he was largely unknown outside of Chicago until a resurgence in interest in his music occurred in the 2010s. 

 Barrett was born in New York City, but his family moved to Chicago when he was young. Barrett's father was a gospel musician who was involved with the music at a church run by Barrett's aunt.

  His father died when Barrett was 16, and he then moved to Queens, New York, where he lived with his uncle and took a job at Flushing Hospital extracting glands from cadavers.

  In New York, he worked as a shoeshiner and played piano at parties and at venues such as the Waldorf Astoria and the Village Gate. Eventually, he decided to become a preacher, returning to Chicago and starting his own youth-focused ministry. His career as a pastor began in 1966. He was pastor of Mt. Zion Baptist Church, in the Washington Park neighborhood of Chicago in the 1970s.

 In 1998, the Illinois House of Representatives honored Barrett for contributions to civic life in Chicago. The city of Chicago named a portion of Garfield Boulevard, close to his Mt. Zion church location, in Barrett's honor.

 In the 1970s, Barrett's congregation included many noteworthy Chicago-area musicians, such as Maurice White and Philip Bailey of Earth, Wind and Fire, Donny Hathaway, and Phil Cohran. Barrett, recording as Pastor T.L. Barrett and the Youth for Christ Choir, released the album Like a Ship (Without a Sail) in 1971. The Youth for Christ Choir, led by Barrett, was an approximately 40-member ensemble of children ages 12 to 19, which grew out of his Tuesday night weekly choir meetings. The album featured instrumental contributions from Phil Upchurch, Gene Barge, Charles Pittman, and Richard Evans (of Rotary Connection). It was reissued by Light in the Attic Records in 2010 to critical acclaim and praise from musicians such as Jim James and Colin Greenwood.  Barrett also released several further albums of music over the course of the 1970s, as well as discs of sermons; he also recorded as Rev. T.L. Barrett. 

 Pastor T.L. Barrett & The Youth For Christ Choir - Like A Ship... (Without A Sail)

 https://www11.zippyshare.com/v/Y7MhixUk/file.html

Revelation 3:20

 

Revelation 3:20

"Behold, I stand at the door and knock. If anyone hears my voice and opens the door, I will come in to him and eat with him, and he with me."