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[whisperfan08]

Love drawing these two

[ozkar-krapo]

WISBEY

"Dirty Fan Male"

(LP. Trunk rcds. 2002) [GB]

[nando161mando]

"Jonathan James Wisbey from Eugene, OR is a libertarian, christofascist larper. Wisbey used violence in his attempt to suppress our solidarity with Palestine. He fired into a crowd that included several children & at least one infant.

Link for context":

https://x.com/jwcroxton/status/1715908679961362710?s=20

[maypoleman1]

5th October

St Faith’s Eve

Source: Faithful Provisions website

Today is St Faith’s Eve, notable for the impressive Horse Fair held this day in Wisbey, West Yorkshire. The fair still survives but is now a funfair with minimal horse trading. At its nineteenth century height, a contemporary source spoke admiringly of its punters as ‘a fine, jolly, plump, fat body of men, with their ruddy cheeks, smart appearance and jovial countenances’ speaking of a time when people were a little less obsessed with their body image.

St Faith’s Eve was also the day for the lovelorn females to make Faith Cakes. Three women must turn the cake twice during baking. It is then cut in three, and each third is divided into nine portions. The cake mix must then be forced through the wedding ring of a woman who has been married for at least seven years. The disintegrated cake is then eaten while the intercession of St Faith is invoked to bring the eaters their heart’s delight. That night the women should dream of the man they will marry. Or not.

[javelinbk]

“You know, I think he would like it. In fact I said to them I hope somebody does this to all my crap demos when I’m dead… make them into hit songs”

With thanks to Joe Wisbey from the Beatles Books Podcast

[doyouknowthemossinman]

this is my friend chris’s cat. anything helps 💜

[yatescountyhistorycenter]

The place to go for a bite to eat, for nearly a century

By Jonathan Monfiletto

Representing a local history museum, this blog doesn’t concern itself much with current events. However, right now – literally, in this moment, just two days after the Penn Yan Diner sustained “substantial damage,” in the words of Yates County’s director of emergency services, in the middle of the night – seems to be an appropriate time to be concerned with current events in light of local history.

In the back of my mind, I have had the idea to research the history of the Diner ever since I heard someone describe it as, essentially, the longest continuously-operating restaurant in Penn Yan. Not knowing anything about the Diner – other than that it has really good burgers – I wasn’t sure if that was true; it turns out it likely is true, and the Diner is on track to celebrate its centennial being located in the village. Since 1925, the Diner has been situated on a previously vacant lot next to the Masonic Temple, on south side of East Elm Street between Basin Street and Champlin Avenue.

While the future of the Diner remains uncertain, should the Diner be able to re-open and continue operating, it would mark its 100th anniversary as a community institution next May, shortly before it marks one year since the devastating fire. According to the Penn Yan Democrat of April 10, 1925, Byron and Lena Legters rented the vacant lot east of the Masonic Temple and planned to install a Galion dining car. The diner was “to be placed on a concrete platform so the entrance will be at the street level,” and a concrete block kitchen was to be built below the diner. On May 8, the Democrat reported the Legters, of the Buffalo area, had opened what they called the Penn Yan Dining Car.

The original diner measured 30 feet by 10 feet, 6 inches and could accommodate 15 people; the kitchen underneath measured 10 feet by 16 feet. According to a November 1993 article by Herbert A. Wisbey Jr. in The Crooked Lake Review, this made the diner longer and wider than the typical diner – short for dining car, a stationary building modeled after a railroad car – but it retained the usual trolley-like shape. This included the long counter with stools in the front and the food prepared and served from behind the counter. The Galion Dining Car Company, of Galion, Ohio, built the Penn Yan Dining Car as one of at least 66 manufacturers of such dining cars in the country. However, Wisbey refers to the company as “evidently a short-lived company about which little is known.”

Earl Richardson and company, of Silver Creek, installed the dining car on the site and also built the original kitchen. Richard was the first diner installer in western New York and contributed to the diner building boom of the middle to late 1920s, with at least eight companies formed over the next decade. According to a history of the Diner, people lined East Elm Street in 1925 to watch the dining car travel the trolley tracks and be craned into place.

The Legter family had come from Silver Creek as well, and they apparently returned there just a year after opening the Diner and handed the Diner off to Carroll P. Bond. Bond called the eatery the Bond Dining Car, but after encountering financial difficulties he sold it to a Mrs. Williamson – whose son Douglas King managed it – in 1933. Perhaps connected to the financial issues, under Bond’s tutelage, the Diner suffered a fire in the kitchen that caused $1,000 worth of damage. Next, Odell Jones purchased the Diner in 1938 and during his tenure built a kitchen and dining addition onto the diner. This expansion allowed the Diner to seat 18 people at tables and included a new entrance with a glass-block vestibule. Since that time, the structure of the Diner has remained the same.

Yates County Deputy Sheriff Ralph Legg took over the Diner in 1949, but for whatever reason he couldn’t make a go of it and Jones took control back. In 1955, Jones sold the Diner to John and Inez Quenan, who ran the Diner for the next 25 years. During the Quenans’ tenure, according to a handwritten anecdote in the Yates County History Center’s subject files, Joe Just, who worked at Benson Printing – located in the Masonic Temple next to the Diner – broke the news to the staff and clientele of the assassination of President John F. Kennedy. The print shop took a coffee break every morning at 10 a.m., and the employees headed to the Diner. Just told John Quenan that Kennedy had been shot, and Quenan thought it was a joke until Just switched the TV station and turned to the news coverage.

In 1980, the Quenans sold the Diner to Lyman Beecher, whom John Quenan had trained. Beecher was known as “Lyman the Pie Man” for his homemade pies that were a signature specialty of the Diner during his time at the helm. In 2010, Beecher sold the Diner to Dean Smith, of Conesus. Smith’s tenure was short-lived; he closed the Diner for equipment renovations and opened for summer hours when the upgrades were completed. In 2012, though, Sean and Carrie Ahearn bought and re-opened the Diner after it had been closed for about six months. Calamity took place when the flash flood that hit Yates County in May 2014 left nine feet of water and six inches of mud in the Diner’s basement. Still, the Diner re-opened just 11 days later.

The community hopes the same can be said for the Diner now under the current owners, Anna Sweet, Nate Salpeter, Alicia Avellaneda, and Cameron Mills, as they contemplate the Diner’s life after another fire. A review of the Penn Yan Diner in The Naples News of December 1940 still rings true today: “The Penn Yan Diner is a popular place for motorists as well as local people as they offer a rapid service in good foods and there is no delay. … The air of the commonplace always makes all feel at home and this makes it a distinctly American institution as there is no atmosphere of formality. The service is courteous as well as rapid. The fact that they offer excellent service and good food brings them business from the outlying districts as people know that no matter what time of day or night they may be out they can always find everything in the food line.”

[wisbeyandsoncontractors]

Wisbey And Son Contractors

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We can also assist with all kinds of landscaping services such as Fencing, Brickwork or Artificial Grass installation to give your outdoor area a unique look that really stands out from the crowd. With our wealth of experience, we know exactly which materials work best depending on what you have in mind; whether it be traditional or modern designs – whatever your vision is, we are committed to making it happen! 

At Wisbey& Son Contractors, we understand how important first impressions are so why not let us transform your outdoor space into something special? Whether you want to create an inviting entranceway with our block paving options or brighten up any garden or outdoor area with artificial grass – there’s no job too big or small for us! Plus thanks to high-end machinery like powerful jet washers - all surfaces will get a deep clean before being finished off by our experienced landscapers.

We’re dedicated to providing exceptional value for money and delivering projects on time, so if you have any questions or would like a quote – please get in touch! We look forward to hearing from you. To find out more about Wisbey& Son Contractors and the services we offer, please visit our website or give us a call today. Our friendly team are always on hand to answer your queries and provide expert advice. Let’s create something special together.

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Address: Medina Stables Dennis Rd Upminster South Ockendon RM14 2XH

Phone:01708 873942

[jurnaltalking]

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[leewisbey-blog]

Thomas Lee Wisbey

Website: http://www.thomasleewisbey.com/

Address: Sedona, AZ

Thomas Lee Wisbey writes about topics of interest to research scientists and engineers Mr. Wisbey has extensive experience working in both the sciences and as an entrepreneur. Subscribe to the Thomas Lee Wisbey blog for frequent updates.

[drwannabebigger]

Pete Wisbey and Max O'Connor

[nando161mando]

"A person driving a truck with right-wing stickers pulled a "splatter ball gun" on pro-Palestine protesters at a rally. Several armed rally goers pulled their own weapons, and forced the person to drop their weapon and also remove their mask.

"Two individuals within the march rushed to the front, drew their own handguns, and ordered the man to immediately drop his weapon and take off his mask to which he complied. After doing so, he took his mask off. As the two individuals kicked the now-unmasked man’s weapon away,"

#Palestine #Oregon #Eugene #Gaza #FreeGaze #FreePalestine

[rbrtsmith]

Bloody brilliant 🤣

[grdn10802021]

Bi weekly illustration

Emily Wisbey

[danbenzvi]

Just listened to: “Jago & Litefoot: Series Five”

Starring Christopher Benjamin as Henry Gordon Jago and Trevor Baxter (RIP) as Professor George Litefoot.

Co-starring Lisa Bowerman as Ellie Higson and Duncan Wisbey as DS Sacker.

Guest starring Raquel Cassidy as Guinevere Godiva, Ben Willbond as Timothy Vee, Jamie Newall as Aubrey, Chook Sibtain as Guru Sanjaya Starr, Ken Bones as Dreislav, Anna Tolputt as Summer and Alex Mallinson as Doctor Evans.  All other roles played by members of the cast.

Featuring the following stories:

Jago and Litefoot are back in London, but in the wrong century. Reunited with Ellie Higson, they settle into new lives and investigate new cases... but the past is coming back to haunt them. 

Written by Jonathan Morris.

There are toads on the loose on the streets of London. People are falling ill in resturants... and Jago and Litefoot are on the case of food that eats people. 

Written by Marc Platt.

A stranger arrives at Professor Litefoot's bookshop, in search of a work called The Bloodchild Codex. Soon Jago, Litefoot and Ellie are facing an ancient book which threatens to bring a terrifying power back into the world. 

Written by Colin Brake.

It's the night of Jago's biggest show - but he isn't quite prepared for the special guest star... as the curtain falls, can Jago & Litefoot find their way home? 

Written by Justin Richards.

Plus a bonus disc of behind the scenes interviews.

[Some context is needed here: this is not the series of Jago & Litefoot to start with.  Not because the stories aren’t good [they are] but because this is a massive format breaker to the rest of the line as a whole.  The change in format requires a lot of setup and only lasts for this one series.

If you haven’t been scared off, here is that context (I’ll try to keep it as spoiler free as possible):

Henry Gordon Jago and Professor George Litefoot are residents of London, England in the year 1893 [Henry a theater owner, George a forensic pathologist for the police].  In the classic Doctor Who story The Talons Of Weng-Chiang, they helped the fourth Doctor and Leela defeat a war criminal from the 51st century, Magnus Greel, who had traveled back to 1893 London to escape punishment.  Bidding the Doctor and Leela farewell at the end of the story, Jago & Litefoot believed that marked the end of their experiences with the weird and unusual.

The universe had other ideas.  After getting mixed up in weird events several more times, the two men decided to take up [as a side profession] investigating the weird events and unusual occurrences that popped up around London.

At the end of series two, Leela [now working for the Time Lords] returned to 1893 London on a mission for the Time Lords.  She reunited with Jago & Litefoot and, in series three, the trio dealt with a series of unusual occurrences around London which were all related to a central dilemma.  Once that dilemma was resolved, Leela bid Jago & Litefoot farewell as she believed her mission for the Time Lords had been resolved and she would now be returning to Gallifrey.

She was wrong.  As it turned out, there was another evil force at work in London nearly simultaneously and that was what Leela had been sent to deal with.  The trio then set to work battling this evil force and began crossing paths with a strange individual who turned out to be the Sixth Doctor in disguise.  Once the Doctor revealed himself to the trio, the now foursome vanquished the evil force.  Leela then returned to Gallifrey and the Doctor, grateful for Jago & Litefoot’s assistance, offered them the chance to travel with him.

They accepted and served as the Sixth Doctor’s companions for two journeys: one into the future on the planet Venus and one into the past at what would become the “lost” English colony of Roanoke.  After this second adventure, Jago & Litefoot decided that life onboard the TARDIS was not for them and asked the Doctor to return them home.

Which he did, dropping them off in the Red Tavern [their local watering hole] [and dismissing their comments about the Tavern looking different as being due to them arriving in the middle of the night].  After watching the Doctor depart, Jago & Litefoot discuss returning to their lives when Jago catches glimpse of a newspaper...and realizes they’re going to have quite a bit of explaining to do as the current date is eight months later than when they left.

Litefoot takes a closer look at the paper and realizes things are even worse than Jago thought.  They left in 1893...but the paper shows the current date as 1968.  They’re not out eight months, they’re out seventy five years.

And so begins series five.  :-) ]

[jossujb]

Ok, my thoughts on the descriptions of the s14 Jago & Litefoot episodes:

The Red Hand - so, an alien invasion with mind control and a secret organization guerilla operation? Sounds exactly the kind of shenanigans they would get into immediately after traveling back from alternatuve universe. The most interesting thing is that this episode is read by Jamie Newall. And I hope I FUCKING HOPE he’s in-character as Aubrey, cos I deserve Aubrey.

The Laughing Policeman - this is really interesting, it implies in my opinion that Jago & Litefoot get very involved with the resistant movement against the invader. Read by Duncan Wisbey, who earlier had voiced two generations of Sackers, but considering that neither of them are alive in this timeline, if these audiobooks are read in character, I think he’s gonna be Inspector Gilhooey.

The Corridors of Power - so, you tell me, that Litefoot gets lured into a trap, this time an endless high society ball, and Jago has to rescue him? That’s hella gay. And also a plot that has happened once every season. Nice to see Jago and Litefoot being our queer icons. Read by Bowerman - hopefully as Ellie.

A Command Performance - This one is the one that I am the most interested with. Well, it is an xmas episode, so like that much is given. I think the lady in the veil might be the deceased and revived VIP coming to see the pantomime, but who is she? My first guesses in no particular order are fiancé of Litefoot’s friend in youth, who died in his hands because of medical misconduct, or the lady Jago proposed in his prime and who laughed him off and also passed away soon after Jago had thrown her out for embarrassing him. Those two seem (maybe simultaneously) seem like the most fruitful guesses, as those women were the most wronged by them and I’d personally be interested to hear more about it. I put my money at the moment on this.

My other guessed are, could be a spectre Abigail, who Jago was about to marry, till it turned out she was not a real person? Or an image of Litefoot’s mother when she was young?

This story is read by Christopher Benjamin himself and I am 100% sure he’s gonna be in character.