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Posts by The Bird Machine

Correct! 19 years old and I was entirely overwhelmed by the Tylenol Cold & Flu medication I had taken for my headcold. I was seeing faces come out of the static which MBV was having projected upon them.

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Mike Johnson has not yet heard anything about the United States government.

2 months ago 7 1 0 0

Plunging the drain of a shower in a 120 year old house.

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Oh, wow, yeah, now we can all see how he's 100% qualified for his position.

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The bear-with-luggage thing has always been evident to your fans, which plays no small part in why we're so dedicated to following you (literally and figuratively).

3 months ago 1 0 0 0

Cool, as long as you're still working on shit.

4 months ago 0 0 0 0

I thought the crannies had been stopped up. Please check again.

5 months ago 0 0 0 0

There is no longer any legal accountability, so rules no longer matter to certain people. Nothing about this project is legal, so why would the demo company be worried about rules?

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I read the list aloud to my wife in the next room, and she now seems emboldened that her job as an illustrator of children’s books is no longer as preposterous as it sounds.

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However, I also have my personal archive of a couple of copies of everything I’ve printed, which I go into if someone offers Money for an older print.

6 months ago 0 0 1 0

Thanks for the compliment. I don’t *usually* bring back old work; X number are printed once, and then I focus on making new work.

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‘We’ve come to understand how much we depend on our brothers to keep us moving forward’ Years after they both mourned a member’s death, Chicago bands Silkworm and Dianogah are back

Heading into two shows next week with our friends in SKWM. A nice article that’s mostly factually accurate.

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Sometimes not even the androids know they are androids until the goo is shown getting out. Sometimes it usually feels like only the goo knows who is androids, until it is out and we all see it.

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Show the goo getting out. It is the best part of androids

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Backlit illustrator with the actual-size Titanoboa I worked on for about a week during the spring. Currently up at Chicago’s Field Museum.

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Are you in my neighborhood?

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*August 29, 2025. Runs until early 2027.

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Since mid-January, I’ve been working almost exclusively on the largest single project of my 30 year career. “After the Age of Dinosaurs” opens August 39 at Chicago’s Field Museum, and includes almost 70 illustrations (by me) of the rise of mammals, birds, and reptiles starting 65 million years ago.

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Yeah, I regret not putting quotes around my post. Sorry, Dan.

8 months ago 5 0 0 0

Touch it, touch my law enforcement officer. Oh yeah.

8 months ago 12 0 1 0

You are providing far too much informative content. Please refrain from this going forward.

8 months ago 0 0 1 0

You are 100% correct. We caught Porco Rosso here in Chicago a few weeks ago, but couldn't get to Mononoke.

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New poster for Jason Isbell and the 400 Unit at the beautiful Coronado Theatre in Rockford, IL on July 12, 2025. Five screens, 18 by 24 inches. Available next week at thebirdmachine dot com.

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That's a hard one to photograph. Glad you've got it!

11 months ago 2 0 1 0

oh, look, @dianogah-official.bsky.social is on this part of the internet

11 months ago 6 1 0 1

They cut off your legs?

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In other news, this sort of stuff will be around on May 2. Details to follow.

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Chicago

1 year ago 21 3 0 0

Currently in the ice cream and donut stage of this loop.

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