#bamforth

[paintermagazine]

‘The final pair!’

From ‘Bamforth Comics’

[tobacconist]

fun fact the town where im from is literally the birthplace of the saucy postcard

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Mutant Gene Model

Zebrafish with a mutation in a gene called FOXE1 show hypothyroidism and cranio-facial abnormalities, features of the human genetic disorder Bamforth-Lazarus syndrome

Read the published research article here

Image from work by Sophie T Raterman and colleagues

Department of Dentistry-Orthodontics and Craniofacial Biology, Research Institute for Medical Innovation, Radboud University Medical Center, Nijmegen, Netherlands

Image originally published with a Creative Commons Attribution – NonCommercial – NoDerivs (CC BY-NC-ND 4.0)

Published in bioRxiv, February 2024 (not peer reviewed)

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[downthetubes]

Crowdfunding Spotlight: TechnoFreak Apocrypha #1 featuring Clint Langley, Frazer Irving and more

TechnoFreak Apocrypha #1 is about to launch on Kickstarter – a cyberpunk comic anthology, that includes strips from several 2000AD artists, including Clint Langley, Frazer Irving, Steve Yeowell, Tom Newell and TechnoFreak's creator, John Charles...

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Saucy Seaside Postcards

On July 15, 1954 a seventy-nine-year old man found himself in front of the magistrates court in Lincoln charged with breaking the Obscene Publications Act (1857). How he got there sheds a fascinating light on British culture and moral attitudes. In an age of instant communication and oversharing, it is easy to forget that sending a postcard to friends and relatives was de rigueur for…

[iconauta]

Rough Sea (1900) James Bamforth 

Rough Sea is a  film by James Bamforth shot in 1900 at an unidentified location on the British coast. The film was produced by the production company founded by the director himself: the Bamforth Company.

Rough seas were a popular subject for early filmmakers keen to demonstrate the thrilling new medium of moving pictures. It was an especially popular subject in Great Britain where the first film to receive a public screening was Rough Sea at Dover by Birt Acres, film from which James Bamforth was evidently inspired.

Nor was Birt Acres the first to be fascinated by the sea; in 1891 Étienne-Jules Marey had recorded waves crashing on a rock in the Bay of Naples, his La Vague is one of the oldest surviving films in history. 

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She Wore a Wreath of Roses, Bamforth song card, ca. 1906

personal collection

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Say hello to Wilbur Beast, or His Honor, the Mayor of Rabbit Hash, Kentucky.  At 6 yrs. old, the French Bulldog, elected in 2020, is one of the youngest to serve in the office. I thought we’d take a tour of his town.

Rabbit Hash was founded in the 19th century, and got its name when a local man said that he would serve rabbit hash for Christmas supper, as there was such a large rabbit population.

Other villagers nicknamed him “Rabbit Hash” and it stuck, eventually becoming the name of the village itself.

Sitting on the Ohio River, steamboats began stopping to order the famous hash and the rest is history.

The population is 426 folks as of the 2018 census, and it appears that the hot spot in town is the Rabbit Hash Mercantile Center and the General Store (across the street from one another).

The store was established in 1830, and it’s where you can get antiques, potions, notions, sundries and more.

“Little documented history of Rabbit Hash actually survives,” explains the General Store owner, “primarily because devastating Ohio River floods in 1884, 1913, and 1937 ruined many records.

“There is still mud in the store’s attic crawl space from the historic 1937 flood, and the only reason it is still here is that it’s anchored securely to the ground by a series of iron rods.”

Note: The general store endorsed another competing candidate, a labrador named Poppy, for mayor.

There’s a cute Rabbit Hash B&B as well, with a great view of the General Store and just a stone’s throw away from the controversial Creation Museum, if that’s your thing.

The mayoral-animal tradition began in 1998. The first elected canine mayor was Goofy Borneman-Calhoun, a dog of “unknown parentage.”

Junior the black lab was the second mayor of Rabbit Hash and loved serving his town and making public appearances.

This paved the way for progressives like Lucy Lou, a border collie and the town’s first female mayor. She broke the glass ceiling in 2008, as the first female to be elected mayor there. (She was preceded by Goofy, the first canine Mayor, and Junior, the first black mayor).

She ran on the campaign slogan “The Bitch You Can Count On.”

The 4th mayor was Brynneth Pawltro- Bamforth most commonly known as Brynn. In an unprecedented move, the Rabbit Hash Historical Society gave official positions to the 1st and 2nd runner ups, Bourbon and Lady, as Ambassadors, in the case that the mayor is unavailable for an event or obligation, an Ambassador will fill in.

Then, enter Wilbur, who replaced incumbent pit bull Brynn with a whopping vote victory. “Wilbur is handling the stress of the job pretty well,” says Amy Noland, his human and campaign mgr.

You’re probably wondering: How? Why? Well, it’s simple. The town is so small, it’s never had a mayor. And with elections being as stressful as they are, the town  welcomes the tradition of a more lighthearted race.

Public service announcement.

https://www.messynessychic.com/2020/12/04/what-kind-of-town-elects-a-french-bulldog-as-its-mayor/    and    http://www.rabbithashhistsoc.org/the-mayor/

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A 1949 postcard designed by "P. W. T." and sold by Bamforth & Co. Ltd. of Holmfirth, Yorkshire.

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Peter O'Toole

Lawrence of Arabia (1962) / still * caption: For "Lawrence of Arabia," a Columbia film, he had to learn to ride a camel and before the film was finished he had ridden about 5, 000 miles!

https://myfavoritepeterotoole.tumblr.com/post/711693724405661696/peter-otoole-lawrence-of-arabia-1962

* article: "If I'm going to play Lawrence, I've got to ride like him," O'Toole said. By that time the film was finished he had spent over 1,000 hours on a camel's back and covered some 5,000 miles. Of his acting career he says; "I love films. I love the stage. I love acting. I know I'm only a beginner still, and that you go on learning whole time. It's the life for me."

The Long and the Short and the Tall photo by John Cowan * caption: STAGE This was Peter as Private Bamforth in the play " The Long and the Short and the Tall" produced at London's Royal Court Theatre. His acting in this part, said the critics, had real "star quality."

The Day They Robbed the Bank of England (1960) * caption: SCREEN A producer was looking for someone to take the part of Lawrence of Arabia in the film, and when he saw Peter O'Toole as the young Guards officer in "The Day They Robbed the Bank of England" he knew that here was the man to do it.

https://myfavoritepeterotoole.tumblr.com/post/631113191131414528/peter-otoole-the-day-they-robbed-the-bank-of

[paintermagazine]

‘Cocksure of himself!’

‘Bamforth Comics’ postcard

Artist: ‘Fitzpatrick’

[tobacconist]

so so sad that this shop has moved premises now because before when people asked where (esteemed tavern) was you could direct them to 'pop down the alley behind your nuts'

[screamingreek]

Bamforth's Saucy Postcard Annual - 1976 Vintage Adult Picture Book

FOR SALE!!! FIND THIS ITEM AND MORE AT screaming-greek.com Bamforth's Saucy Postcard Annual -  Vintage Adult Picture Book Paperback -  92 Pages Pan Books - 1976   Read the full article

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Birthdays 6.13

Beer Birthdays

William S. Gosset (1876)

Constant Vanden Stock (1914)

Charles W. Bamforth (1952)

Ashley Routson (1983)

Five Favorite Birthdays

Kat Dennings; actor (1986)

Chris Evans; actor (1981)

Dorothy L. Sayers; English writer (1893)

Ally Sheedy; actor (1962)

William Butler Yeats; English poet (1865)

Famous Birthdays

Tim Allen; comedian, actor (1953)

Luis Alvarez; physicist (1911)

Don Budge; tennis player (1915)

Fanny Burney; English writer (1752)

Doc Cheatham; jazz trumpeter (1905)

Christo; artist (1935)

Vieira da Silva; artist (1908)

Paul De Lisle; rock musician (1963)

Ralph Edwards; actor (1913)

Bobby Freeman; singer (1940)

Red Grange; Chicago Bears RB (1903)

Heinrich Hoffmann; artist (1809)

Ben Johnson; actor (1918)

Laura Kightlinger; comedian (1969)

Paul Lynde; comedian, actor (1926)

Malcolm McDowell; actor (1943)

Ashley & Mary-Kate Olsen; actors (1986)

Basil Rathbone; actor (1865)

Brande Roderick; model, actor (1974)

Carl Schmidt; German chemist (1822)

Winfield Scott; civil war general (1786)

Stellan Skarsgard; Swedish actor (1951)

Joseph Stella; artist (1877)

Samuel A. Taylor; playwright (1912)

Richard Thomas; actor (1951)

Nautica Thorn; porn actor (1984)

Leeann Tweeden; model (1973)

Si Zentner; jazz trombonist, bandleader (1917)

[hidden-but]

oh yeah, the famous czech mliko beer

(Bamforth, C.W. The physics and chemistry of beer foam: a review. Eur Food Res Technol (2022). doi: 10.1007/s00217-022-04134-4 )