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The Billy Mavreas Interview (Part Five)

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Episode 295 [10:54]

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Chris ‘Zeke’ Hand in conversation with Billy Mavreas, artist, gallery owner, cartoon blogger, ‘zinester, scenester and general man-about-town. In this episode Billy talks about his creative process and found paper.

The Napa Auto Parts 200 presented by Dodge

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I got some pictures and videos from yesterday’s practice sessions…

A bunch of tires at the The Napa Auto Parts 200 presented by Dodge
A bunch of tires at the The Napa Auto Parts 200 presented by Dodge
View from the lunch room at The Napa Auto Parts 200 presented by Dodge
View from the lunch room at The Napa Auto Parts 200 presented by Dodge
Burgers on the side of a truck at The Napa Auto Parts 200 presented by Dodge
Burgers on the side of a truck at The Napa Auto Parts 200 presented by Dodge
Unloading at The Napa Auto Parts 200 presented by Dodge
Unloading at The Napa Auto Parts 200 presented by Dodge
Close up of a tire at The Napa Auto Parts 200 presented by Dodge
Close up of a tire at The Napa Auto Parts 200 presented by Dodge
An empty garage at The Napa Auto Parts 200 presented by Dodge
An empty garage at The Napa Auto Parts 200 presented by Dodge
Another empty garage at The Napa Auto Parts 200 presented by Dodge
Another empty garage at The Napa Auto Parts 200 presented by Dodge
Racing for at The Napa Auto Parts 200 presented by Dodge
Racing for at The Napa Auto Parts 200 presented by Dodge
Unloading at The Napa Auto Parts 200 presented by Dodge
Unloading at The Napa Auto Parts 200 presented by Dodge
View down an empty straightaway at The Napa Auto Parts 200 presented by Dodge
View down an empty straightaway at The Napa Auto Parts 200 presented by Dodge
Racing for Jesus at The Napa Auto Parts 200 presented by Dodge
Racing for Jesus at The Napa Auto Parts 200 presented by Dodge
A nice place for a picnic at The Napa Auto Parts 200 presented by Dodge
A nice place for a picnic at The Napa Auto Parts 200 presented by Dodge
A bunch of waitresses waiting in the shade A nice place for a picnic at The Napa Auto Parts 200 presented by Dodge
A bunch of waitresses waiting in the shade A nice place for a picnic at The Napa Auto Parts 200 presented by Dodge

I need to practice my filmmaking and picture taking skills…

The Billy Mavreas Interview (Part Four)

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Episode 294 [9:59]

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Chris ‘Zeke’ Hand in conversation with Billy Mavreas, artist, gallery owner, cartoon blogger, ‘zinester, scenester and general man-about-town. In this episode Billy talks about the future of his art practice, the CBC TV show he was in called Unlikely Treasures, exhibiting at the Mills Gallery and The Mythic Mile End.

Consumer Reports on Grills

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And at about the 28 minute mark they have J. Kenji Lopez-Alt explain (in detail) how he likes to make his burgers.

The Billy Mavreas Interview (Part Three)

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Episode 293 [9:52]

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Chris ‘Zeke’ Hand in conversation with Billy Mavreas, artist, gallery owner, cartoon blogger, ‘zinester, scenester and general man-about-town. In this episode Billy talks about his future plans, how he met Emilie O’Brien, accumulating and some of the difficulties he has encountered.

The Billy Mavreas Interview (Part Two)

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Episode 292 [9:45]

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Chris ‘Zeke’ Hand in conversation with Billy Mavreas, artist, gallery owner, cartoon blogger, ‘zinester, scenester and general man-about-town. In this episode Billy talks about the beginnings of his artistic career and Monastiraki, the art gallery.

A guy, who is not Andy Warhol, eats a hamburger

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A very nice little surreal film combining art and hamburgers…

The Burger Busters and Bravo TV on Father’s Office

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I love it when you can compare and contrast…

versus Honest and Accurate Burger Reviews by The Burger Busters and an earlier review by The Burger Busters.

I find it quite telling that A Hamburger Today has not reviewed Father’s Office

OK, so I would guess that Lexus paid for the placement, so what are the odds that Father’s Office did as well?

Getting angry over hamburgers

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Well, this is new to me, land claims and native rights being used as a means to open a hamburger stand. OK, the backstory is here.

As far as I can tell from reading the articles (Hamilton Spectator, Dunnville Chronicle cd989.com) someone is building an unlicensed hamburger shack in Caledonia. The hamburger stand isn’t connected to the electric grid and apparently doesn’t plan on paying taxes either, and as a consequence there are a bunch of people who are rather annoyed. And while it’s only about 100 km from Caledonia to Toronto, it did take a full 21 days for the news to get there (the reason I know about it, is because my friend Jordan Timm pointed out a Macleans blog post about the conflict – Thanks Jordan).

Does anyone know if the hamburgers are any good?

Proposed burger shack being constructed at the Argyll Street Highway 6 bypass intersection in Caledonia, Ontario, July, 20, 2011. Photo by Kaz Novak, courtesy The Hamilton Spectator
Proposed burger shack being constructed at the Argyll Street Highway 6 bypass intersection in Caledonia, Ontario, July, 20, 2011. Photo by Kaz Novak, courtesy The Hamilton Spectator

Personally I love how Kaz Novak absolutely had to get a teepee in the picture to validate that the dispute was on native land!

The Billy Mavreas Interview (Part One)

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Episode 291 [10:46]

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Chris ‘Zeke’ Hand in conversation with Billy Mavreas, artist, gallery owner, cartoon blogger, ‘zinester, scenester and general man-about-town. In this episode Billy talks about how he got started.