Cruise on a trip through my memories of drawing lowriders and tees, of creating Homies for the last thirty-five years. A pictorial narrative of one artist following his dreams..." Created by David Gonzales, the Homies first appeared as an underground comic strip that debuted in Lowrider Magazine in 1978, a reflection of his friends and lifestyle. At first a group of tightly knit Chicano buddies from East Los Angeles, the Homies expanded their crew to over 300 characters from all different cultures, genres, and even species. In an inner-city world plagued by poverty and oppression, they formed a strong, binding cultural support system that enabled them to overcome negativity and turn to laughter and good times as an antidote for reality. Homies erupted as a mainstream sensation in 1994 when trend-savvy retailer Hot Topic offered Homies shirts for sale, rapidly becoming popular with the youth market. Following on the heels of a successful T-shirt run, Homies was licensed for figurines in the vending machine toy industry, where all sales records were broken, with over 150 million figurines sold worldwide. The licensing program soon spread to products such as action figures, remote-control and die-cast cars, notebooks, posters, plush, Halloween masks, video games, music, and more, carried by specialty and mass retailers everywhere. History of the Homies is a triumphant celebration of the turbulent times, remarkable artistry, and youthful street culture of a pop culture phenomenon, including hundreds of pictures and a complete guide to Homies figurines.
Where did the Bible come from? Did God or man invent the Bible? Is the Bible used to control people? This is an honest question. Many people have asked this question over the last 2,000 years, but it is only recently that people have begun to doubt the accuracy and validity of the Bible. People are intelligent, and they hear many different and conflicting stories concerning the Bible, from social media, movies, books and claims on the internet. You may be one of those people who want to find out more and know the truth for yourself. Have you ever wondered if the Bible was for real? Or have you ever had people accuse you of believing in "fairy tales", and you did not know how to respond? If so, this booklet by David J. Gonzalez is the perfect resource for you. Use it as a powerful witnessing tool, a complimentary gift for your unsaved family and friends, or just to get real answers to your personal questions about the Bible.
It's time to go back to the barrio with the Homies! The pop culture phenomenon that took the 1990s by storm returns with brand-new hijinks co-plotted by the creator of Homies himself, David Gonzales. In Barrio Quién Sabé, the entire community is one big familia, laughter and good times are the perfect cure for reality, and the Homies love their lowriders like they love their ladies: painted, sexy, curvy, and dressed to kill. Follow the colorful, oddball characters in four wild adventures: the wedding of Gata to would-be bachelor-for-life Hollywood, a charity match of rival luchadores to save the neighborhood community center, the haunting of the Mexican legend La Llorona, and the arrival of an illegal alien... of the extraterrestrial kind! Welcome to East Los Angeles, esé!
I have sat down and taken pen to paper as I deal with life. I dont consider them poems but thoughts not in detail but in general. Referenced by everyday emotions and simple wording. Maybe in a way to help, and make you think and feel. Not in any particular order because life is not in order much less your feelings. So take this in mind when reading, that some may not make you think at this particular time, but may click with you at another.
Reading, writing, and—wardrobe disasters? Stop tween troubles in their tracks with help from the series that has sold more than ten million copies worldwide. Homework, hormones, heartache . . . middle school has no shortage of perils. Never fear, the authors of the bestselling Worst-Case Scenario series return with a survival guide for those who are facing—or just about to face—this big transitional time in school and life. The handbook is packed with funny-but-useful tips for the trickiest situations that crop up in middle school, like taking charge of a too-busy homework schedule, dealing with a cold shoulder from a friend who has suddenly become just too cool, avoiding common e-mail and cell phone disasters, and more. Praise for the Worst-Case Scenario Survival series “What this book lacks in spiritual enlightenment, it more than makes up for with the practical advice you thought you’d never need.” —The Irish Times “Though neither written nor read in a humorous manner, the book nevertheless amuses in a strange way . . . affords some camp appeal in the tradition of outdated high school safety films.” —Publishers Weekly “There is something for everyone. It has a wide range of scenarios from dangerous to just downright irritating . . . It is fun, witty, entertaining and you learn something along the way too.” —Quill Quotes
When Lil Dre, Spooky, Bubba, and the rest of the Mijos go to San Francisco for a class trip, Bubba acts like a bully which threatens to spoil everything.
Introduces "Mijos," a group of collectible figures representing the children of a predominantly Mexican-American neighborhood, and profiles each of the characters. Original.
On a camping trip to Camp Waka Molay, the Mijos are looking forward to an overnight hike to the top of Rattlesnake Mountain, but Spooky's encounter with a ghostly horseman threatens to spoil the trip.
The first annual kids-only float contest at the Oaktown fiesta has Lil Dre, Chico, Maria, and the other Mijos working to have the best float in the parade.
The book is a multi-informational text created specifically for the guitarist. The intention is to improve a guitarist's communication and knowledge of his instrument. The text is a dictionary of terms and an informational reference. Many aspects of playing the guitar are explained in the simplest terms. Chord formulas, intervals, open tunings, scales and modes, tips and tricks, string gauges, instrument ranges, and more are included. This book contains nearly two thousand guitar-related terms with their definitions, many of which are not found in a standard dictionary. Included is a dictionary of classical music terms, stringed instruments of the world, abbreviations, and music symbols. There is even a place to store your serial numbers of your personal gear.
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