#Max Whipple

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photo shared by Evan Weiss - november 3 2023

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Summaries under the cut

Opal Plumstead by Jacqueline Wilson

Opal Plumstead might be plain, but she has always been fiercely intelligent. Yet her scholarship and dreams of university are snatched away when her father is sent to prison, and fourteen-year-old Opal must start work at the Fairy Glen sweet factory to support her family. She struggles to get along with her other workers, who think she’s snobby and stuck up. But Opal idolises Mrs Roberts, the factory’s beautiful, dignified owner. The best thing about Mrs Roberts? She’s a suffragette! Opal’s world is opened to Mrs Pankhurst, and the fight to give women the right to vote. And when Opal meets Morgan, Mrs Roberts’ handsome son, and heir to Fairy Glen- she believes she’s found her soulmate. But the First World War is about to begin, and will change Opal's life for ever.

The Lost Conspiracy by Frances Hardinge

On an island of sandy beaches, dense jungles, and slumbering volcanoes, colonists seek to apply archaic laws to a new land, bounty hunters stalk the living for the ashes of their funerary pyres, and a smiling tribe is despised by all as traitorous murderers. It is here, in the midst of ancient tensions and new calamity, that two sisters are caught in a deadly web of deceits.

Arilou is proclaimed a beautiful prophetess one of the island's precious oracles: a Lost. Hathin, her junior, is her nearly invisible attendant. But neither Arilou nor Hathin is exactly what she seems, and they live a lie that is carefully constructed and jealously guarded.

When the sisters are unknowingly drawn into a sinister, island-wide conspiracy, quiet, unobtrusive Hathin must journey beyond all she has ever known of her world and of herself in a desperate attempt to save them both. As the stakes mount and falsehoods unravel, she discovers that the only thing more dangerous than the secret she hides is the truth she must uncover.

The Ballad of Lucy Whipple by Karen Cushman

California doesn't suit Lucy Whipple—not the name, not the place. But moving out West to Lucky Diggins, California, was her mama's dream-come-true. And now her brother, Butte, and sisters, Prairie and Sierra, seem to be Westerners at heart, too. For Lucy, Lucky Diggins is hardly a town at all—just a bunch of ramshackle tents and tobacco-spitting miners. Even the gold her mama claimed was just lying around in the fields isn't panning out. Worst of all, there's no lending library! Dag diggety! So Lucy vows to be plain miserable until she can hightail it back East where she belongs. But Lucy California Morning Whipple may be in for a surprise--because home is a lot closer than she thinks...

Mister Max by Cynthia Voigt

Max Starling's theatrical father likes to say that at twelve a boy is independent. He also likes to boast (about his acting skills, his wife's acting skills, a fortune only his family knows is metaphorical), but more than anything he likes to have adventures. Max Starling's equally theatrical mother is not a boaster but she enjoys a good adventure as much as her husband. When these two disappear, what can sort-of-theatrical Max and his not-at-all theatrical grandmother do? They have to wait to find out something, anything, and to worry, and, in Max's case, to figure out how to earn a living at the same time as he maintains his independence.

MacDonald Hall by Gordon Korman

Bruno and Boots are always in trouble. So the Headmaster, aka "The Fish" decides it would be best to separate them. Bruno must now room with ghoulish Elmer Dimsdale, plus his plants, goldfish, and ants. And Boots is stuck with nerdy, preppy, paranoid George Wexford-Smyth III.

Of course, this means war. Because Bruno and Boots are determined to get their old room back, no matter what it takes.

And the skunk is only the beginning....

The Candy Shop War by Brandon Mull

What if there were a place where you could get magical candy? Moon rocks that made you feel weightless. Jawbreakers that made you unbreakable. Or candy that gave animals temporary human intelligence and communication skills. (Imagine what your pet would say!) Four young friends, Nate, Summer, Trevor, and Pigeon, are befriended by Belinda White, the owner of a new candy shop on Main Street. However, the gray-haired, grandmotherly Mrs. White is not an ordinary candy maker. Her confections have magical side effects. Purposefully, she invites the kids on a special mission to retrieve a hidden talisman under Mt. Diablo Elementary School. However, Mrs. White is not the only magician in town in search of the ancient artifact rumored to be a fountain of youth. She is aware that Mr. Stott, the not-so-ordinary ice cream truck driver, has a few tricks of his own.

Beacon Street Girls by Annie Bryant

Charlotte Ramsey is the new girl again. After causing the biggest cafeteria blunder in history, Charlotte's assigned lunch partners-the very stylish Katani, irrepressible Avery, and super-friendly Maeve-can't wait to dump her. Can it get any worse? Absolutely! Nobody is talking, and Katani wants out of the group. What a mess! Can the girls become true friends or will they remain worst enemies forever?

Rose by Holly Webb

The grand residence of the famous alchemist, Mr Fountain, is a world away from the dark orphanage Rose has left behind. For the house is positively overflowing with sparkling magic—she can feel it. And it’s not long before Rose realises that maybe, just maybe, she has a little bit of magic in her, too. . . .

A Traveler in Time by Alison Uttley

This unusual novel is set in rural Derbyshire in the old manor house, Thackers, where the Babington family and their servant, Cicely Taberner, lived when Elizabeth I was Queen of England. The descendants of the Taberners have farmed the land through the centuries, and to the Taberners of the present day comes Penelope, their great-niece, a sensitive, imaginative girl, who is aware of other layers of time. With her awakened vision she sees people of the past move in their daily tasks among those of the present, and behind the contented life of the household of Cicely and Barnabas Taberner she finds the old tragedy of Anthony Babington and his plot to save Mary, Queen of Scots, being re-enacted. The farm kitchen where Penelope sits with her great-aunt and great-uncle is the home of those others who once lived there. Their desires and fears, their courage and strength enter the girl's mind; their voices float up from the garden and she is caught up into their life. Time is annihilated, and she lives in the closing years of the sixteenth century remembering little of her modern life, until she returns from her traveling in time bearing the anxieties and dreams of the other world. The life of two widely separated times in history - the Elizabethan and the present - goes on simultaneously, each invisible to the other. And only Penelope can pierce the veil, sharing the tumultuous experiences of the Babington family three hundred years ago.

The Deptford Mice by Robin Jarvis

 In the sewers of Deptford, there lurks a dark presence that fills the tunnels with fear. The rats worship it in the blackness and name it "Jupiter, Lord of All." Into this twilight realm wanders a small and frightened mouse-the unwitting trigger of a chain of events that hurtles the Deptford mice into a world of heroic adventure and terror.

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Max: Here’s a fun Christmas idea. We hang mistletoe, but instead of kissing, you have to FIGHT whoever else is under it.

Penny: Max no.

Pip: Mistlefoe.

Penny: Please stop encouraging him.

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Working on my fanart model of Pip Whipple from Max Gentlemen: Sexy Business. Got the hair looking mostly alright, so I worked up the second simplest of her costumes after "nude". I would like to make the Default and Warrior costumes too, but it might take a while. Hopefully the steam cloud is obscuring enough for this one to go on Tumblr :v

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Pip Whipple

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this.

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#SparksTour2023 rehearsals are underway!

Right to left: Russell (singer), Stevie Nistor (drums), Eli Pearl (guitar), Max Whipple (bass), Evan Weiss (guitar), Ron (not the singer)

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VOCALOID MAX LORE JUMPSCARE

this is. A long one

(ALSO shoutout to @impostorwhipplesshow for imspiring lil bits of this like them not understanding each other well at first fkjgjkc)

The day Max came to life wasnt actually the day he left the computer. One night, Sam accidentally left his computer on, and somehow dreamt of him meeting his creation, Max (who was for some reason holding a big fish) in a beach, talking about meeting someday (the contents of the dream actually dont matter its all a tako luka maguro fever reference lmao).

When he woke up, Sam figured his dream was influenced because some lines generated by Max's voice bank started playing at night when his computer was on (i dont. Actually know how the program works and most of this is inspired by whipples ideas so lets pretend this makes sense.)

But its weird, because Sam doesn't remember making Max say any of the lines on the screen. That's because Max's first glimps of conscience were through his voicebank, and he was trying to talk to Sam.

This went on for a few days, until Max got ahold of his 3d model for MVs. First by putting himself in random positions Sam didn't make or making objects trying to talk to or showing them to Sam and finally sorta like. Animating himself. Like he could move all by himself.

At this point Sam is FREAKED OUT and almost punches his computer but Max really nervous tries to tell him to stop through another generated line. Sam stops but doesn't understand Max cuz he's not fluent in japanese so he gives him some time to communicate through objects, models and body language, until Sam makes him another voicebank for him to speak english and understand him better.

This works and now they understand each other more easily, but there's two problems: sam doesn't know how the FUCK max came to life, and max's voice still sounds a bit stilty and robotic, so he has trouble understanding him sometimes.

Sam tries to make a new one to expariment with it, but he somehow can't make it, like the program would just glitch it so bad it doesn't work. The same happens when he tries to make Max a different 3d model, so he's stuck with those two he has. Still they have no problems with that and Sam tries to tweak his current voicebank over the time.

At some point, Max gets tired of being inside the computer all the time, just waiting for Sam to get back home from wherever he goes or waiting for him to make him a new stage for a song. He really likes Sam overall, and feels like he wants to hang out with him more, what with him being his creator and all, and he wants to be more than a character and a voice to him.

One night, after Sam forgetting to turn off his computer again, Max tries his best to push himself outside the computer, and by some miracle, don't ask me how, he actually does! He's in the real world! He tries not to freak out bcuz Sam is asleep, but he's really damn excited for that. Everything has different textures, he hears so many new things other than music, it's all exciting for him!

Sam has a heart attack when he wakes up

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"Why not throw in the Sydney Opera House to cap off the year?" photo shared by Eli Pearl - october 31 2023

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#SparksTour2023 rehearsals are underway!

Right to left: Russell (singer), Stevie Nistor (drums), Eli Pearl (guitar), Max Whipple (bass), Evan Weiss (guitar), Ron (not the singer)

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Archie: To Riverdale and Back Again - NBC - May 6, 1990

Comedy

Running Time: 100 minutes

Stars:

Christopher Rich as Archie Andrews

Lauren Holly as Betty Cooper

Karen Kopins as Veronica Lodge

Sam Whipple as Forsythe "Jughead" Jones

Gary Kroeger as Reggie Mantle

Jeff Hochendoner as Moose Mason

Debi Derryberry as Midge Mason

Mike Nussbaum as Pop Tate

Fran Ryan as Miss Grundy

David Doyle as Mr. Weatherbee

J. D. Hall as Coach Clayton

Cindy Ambuehl as Ethel Muggs (Big Ethel)

James Noble as Hiram Lodge

Billy Corben as Jordan "Jughead Junior" Jones

Aeryk Egan as Max Mason

Matt McCoy as Robert Miller

Christina Haag as Pam

Christian Hoff as Pop's Worker 1

Robert Munic as Chip

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Pip: In my defense, I was left unsupervised.

Samuel: Wasn't Max with you?

Max: In my defense, I was also left unsupervised.

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Alex Izenberg

Alex Izenberg “An Obscured Odyssey” Alex Izenberg & the Exiles (07-26-2024) This is a single off the Los Angels artist’s fourth album and first with a full-band, including Jay Rudolph (Weyes Blood), Tyler Cash (Devandra Banhart), Max Whipple (Sparks), Connor Gallaher (Lana Del Rey), and more.  

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Alex Izenberg Unveils Two Mesmerizing Singles Ahead of Forthcoming Album

Alex Izenberg's latest singles, "An Obscured Odyssey" and "The Wraith Behind Our Eyes," are a tantalizing glimpse into his forthcoming fourth album and full-band debut, *Alex Izenberg & The Exiles*, set to drop on July 26 via Weird World / Domino. "An Obscured Odyssey," accompanied by a hand-painted video by John Andrews of John Andrews & Yawns, stands out as one of the album's most refined melodies. It effortlessly blends Izenberg's triumphant yet introspective lyrics, creating a memorable auditory experience. In stark contrast, "The Wraith Behind Our Eyes" captivates with its seductive groove, inviting listeners to delve into its depths and leaving a lasting impression from the very first listen. Izenberg's ambition with *Alex Izenberg & The Exiles* is clear: to craft something truly enduring. The album's romantic and warm melodies are complemented by expansive arrangements, showcasing a newly formed ensemble built around his strongest compositions. Veteran producer Phil Ek (Fleet Foxes, Father John Misty, Built to Spill) has mixed the album, infusing Izenberg's intimate sound with a mystical, communal glow. The core band features Izenberg's childhood friend and primary collaborator, multi-instrumentalist Greg Hartunian. The duo co-produced the album at Tropico Beauty in Glendale, California, allowing the songs to organically evolve from Izenberg's intensive writing process. They brought in an array of talented collaborators, including drummer Jay Rudolph (Weyes Blood), keyboardist Tyler Cash (Devendra Banhart), bassist Max Whipple (Sparks), pedal steel guitarist Connor Gallaher (Lana Del Rey), saxophonist Colin Kupka, guitarist Dashiell Le Francis, and vocalists Marina Allen, Juliana Giraffe, Gracie Jackson, and Colby Nathan. The album also features string arrangements by Izenberg and Cynthia Tolson (MUNA), marking a bold new chapter for this timeless songwriter. Watch the video for “An Obscured Odyssey” and stream both singles to immerse yourself in the magic of Alex Izenberg’s evolving musical journey. Read the full article

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Alex Izenberg Unveils Two Mesmerizing Singles Ahead of Forthcoming Album

Alex Izenberg's latest singles, "An Obscured Odyssey" and "The Wraith Behind Our Eyes," are a tantalizing glimpse into his forthcoming fourth album and full-band debut, *Alex Izenberg & The Exiles*, set to drop on July 26 via Weird World / Domino. "An Obscured Odyssey," accompanied by a hand-painted video by John Andrews of John Andrews & Yawns, stands out as one of the album's most refined melodies. It effortlessly blends Izenberg's triumphant yet introspective lyrics, creating a memorable auditory experience. In stark contrast, "The Wraith Behind Our Eyes" captivates with its seductive groove, inviting listeners to delve into its depths and leaving a lasting impression from the very first listen. Izenberg's ambition with *Alex Izenberg & The Exiles* is clear: to craft something truly enduring. The album's romantic and warm melodies are complemented by expansive arrangements, showcasing a newly formed ensemble built around his strongest compositions. Veteran producer Phil Ek (Fleet Foxes, Father John Misty, Built to Spill) has mixed the album, infusing Izenberg's intimate sound with a mystical, communal glow. The core band features Izenberg's childhood friend and primary collaborator, multi-instrumentalist Greg Hartunian. The duo co-produced the album at Tropico Beauty in Glendale, California, allowing the songs to organically evolve from Izenberg's intensive writing process. They brought in an array of talented collaborators, including drummer Jay Rudolph (Weyes Blood), keyboardist Tyler Cash (Devendra Banhart), bassist Max Whipple (Sparks), pedal steel guitarist Connor Gallaher (Lana Del Rey), saxophonist Colin Kupka, guitarist Dashiell Le Francis, and vocalists Marina Allen, Juliana Giraffe, Gracie Jackson, and Colby Nathan. The album also features string arrangements by Izenberg and Cynthia Tolson (MUNA), marking a bold new chapter for this timeless songwriter. Watch the video for “An Obscured Odyssey” and stream both singles to immerse yourself in the magic of Alex Izenberg’s evolving musical journey. Read the full article

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Dragonrana

• LENGTHS AND BEAMS

• C.E.P. AND FOOTER

• SEA TO MCCLUSKY

• SPEED AND MAX

• DATE AND HOUR

• SEA TO GULF

• RATHBURNE AND REASONER

• TICONDEROGA'S AND SACRAMENTO'S

• LOCATIONS AND M

• LATITUDES AND LONGITUDES

• FRIGATES AND THEIR

• ME SO HE'D

• GET TO NOME

• CHOP TO ATLANTIC

• HEIGHTS BUT HE

• TUESDAY'S AND WEDNESDAY'S

• CRUISERS AND THEIR

• LOOKING BUT SELF

• HERE TO TRANSACT

• CLOSEST TO TICONDEROGA

• CROWN AND FUR

• MAY AND C4

• WHIPPLE AND AJAX