General Welcome To Our New Members Thread

[How Brown]

Thread to welcome new members to JTRForums...

Prior threads have been archived and stored away.

One thread, Colin Roberts', is in Colin's own Individual Forum.

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[How Brown]

The Forums is happy to have Jenny L aboard !!!!!!!!!!

Good to see you and dive right in,lady !:kiss:

How

[How Brown]

JTR Forums is happy to have Lewis R join the site !:high5::high5::high5:

Glad to have you sir. Thanks for joining !

[How Brown]

JTR Forums welcomes Mark Crashley to the boards !!!:high5:

Glad to have you aboard,sir....

[How Brown]

The Forums welcomes JTRSickert to the boards !

Welcome aboard pardner !

[Archaic]

Just a quick hello to all our new members... Hello! :high5:

[How Brown]

The Forums welcomes Roy Corduroy to the boards !:high5:

Good to have you among us, Roy..thanks for joining.

How

[Roy Corduroy]

Good to be here, Howard and Co.

On with the show. :pop2:

Roy

[How Brown]

Glad that everything worked out Roy. I finally figured out what may have been happening to the communiques today.

Good to see you.:kiss:

[Nemo]

Welcome to all the new members!

[String]

At this rate you will have to build a new extension Howard.

[How Brown]

The Forums welcomes Graham Bryant to the mayhem.

Glad to have you with us sir....and hope to see you posting soon !

[How Brown]

The Forums welcomes newest member Shells to the mayhem...

Glad to have you,Ms. ....and we hope you enjoy the Forums.

[How Brown]

The Forums welcomes Mark Brown ( again....), my brother from the same mother...:pound:

[How Brown]

...and we also welcome Andrew Firth to the boards !

Welcome to ye,sor....:welcome:

[How Brown]

The Forums welcomes newest member....johnnyerwin...to the boards

Good to see you sir.:tea:

[johnnyerwin]

The Forums welcomes newest member....johnnyerwin...to the boards

Good to see you sir.:tea:

Thanks very much! I hope to become an active member of this excellent forum.

[How Brown]

Dear John:

Thanks for coming aboard...

If you like really witty one liners and sidesplittin' humor...then may I suggest you go and read the terrific stuff I dole out on a regular basis on the Weekly Caption Contest thread ?

You'll probably find it astounding that I don't charge for those replies to the weekly photo or caption. But I'm a nice guy and because we only have one member who actually graduated from a school aboard, the competition ain't as spellbinding. You'll find that you really have no choice but to marvel at my witticisms...in all honesty and humidity.

How

[Shells]

it's so wonderful to be part of such an amazing group. It's nice to meet everyone!

The Forums welcomes newest member Shells to the mayhem...

Glad to have you,Ms. ....and we hope you enjoy the Forums.

[Chris G.]

Welcome to all newbies! :welcome:

Chris George

[Archaic]

Hi, everyone I hope you enjoy yourselves here...

I predict you will be nuts like the rest of us in no time! :bowl:

[How Brown]

Welcome to Harlequin...

Thanks for joining the Forums !

[Harlequin]

Thanks, looking forward to reading, posting and knowing all of you.

Trying to get the lay of the land. :)

[How Brown]

The Forums welcomes John Zubrzycki to the boards.

Thanks for joining, JZ!

[How Brown]

JTR Forums welcomes Tara to the site:welcome: !

Glad to have you with us.

[Magpie]

Welcome Tara. :wave:

[How Brown]

The Forums welcomes....Trevor Wicks...to the boards.

Thanks for joining and we hope you'll share some Convention chatter with us soon !

[Caroline Morris]

Hi Trevor! Great to see you here.

I'm sure you will enjoy the boards.

Love,

Caz
X

[Sam Flynn]

Twix!

Welcome aboard, sir :)

[Big Jon]

Trevor! Good to see you here mate.

Ask this man to show you his Ripper artwork. It's top notch!

[ferret]

Whooo hoo!!! Great to see you here Trev!! You'll LOVE it!!!:laugh: and:smash: and:fencing: all in one place!!!

Suzi xx

[Rescue Dog]

Big welcome Trevor.

Have fun.

Brian:hat:

[Archaic]

Welcome to Harlequin, Tara and Trevor!!

"Abandon Hope, All Ye Who Enter In..."

:evil:

[How Brown]

Welcome to JGaspard the author of the book, "The Ripperologists"...a fiction work currently available on Amazon.

http://i908.photobucket.com/albums/ac287/HowieNina/gaspardbook.jpg

Been reading it along with whatshername her at Hell's Headquarters....

Glad to have you aboard John.

[How Brown]

Lets all welcome Paul Boggs to the boards !

Thanks for joining,sir...:high5:

[How Brown]

The Forums welcomes Phil Carter to the boards..

Glad to have you with us,sir....enjoy !

[How Brown]

JTR Forums welcomes The English Gardener to the boards....:humble:

Thank you for joining and enjoy !

[The English Gardener]

JTR Forums welcomes The English Gardener to the boards....:humble:

Thank you for joining and enjoy !

Nice to be here, thanks, Howard.

[How Brown]

Glad to have you amongst us, sir. Any questions as to navigating the site for specifics, by all means let me know.:welcome:

How

[Chris G.]

Nice to be here, thanks, Howard.

York is a nice city. Glad to have you here, The English Gardener. Do you grow roses? My late grandfather in Liverpool enjoyed growing roses.

Chris

[How Brown]

The Forums welcomes....... Marcello....to the boards !

I believe Marcello is our first member who hails from or lives in Italy..

Glad to have you with us,sir...

[Currerbell]

Hi to the new Members...

To The English Gardener - I used to live in York, amazing city!

[Mike Covell]

Welcome to the forums Marcello. Have fun and remember if you need anything just ask.

[Jeff Leahy]

Hi Howard

IS there any chance we could get Neil Melkin, Hammersmith Nude Murder author, as a member?

We have had a communication problem since I have been banned from Casebook, and we want to make a documentary (out of our own pockets) on the subject? was meant to happen next weekend but communication breakdown.....

If he could get an invite to jtrforums then you get a very big Xmas kiss xx:mod:

Love Jeff x

[How Brown]

I'm down with that idea Jethro....the addition of the author, not the kiss.

The last time you bit me.:D

Tell the guy to email me at

Donston1888@aol.com


Thanks

XOX

[Jeff Leahy]

I'm down with that idea Jethro....the addition of the author, not the kiss.

The last time you bit me.:D

Tell the guy to email me at

Donston1888@aol.com


Thanks

XOX

I will contact him tomorrow. His new book is out soon and discussion on the forum would be excellent..It's late now..

Cheers Howard

Pilot

[How Brown]

The Forums welcomes author ( a recent work on the Hammersmith Nudes Murder Case ) Neil Milkins to the fray and fracas....!

Very glad to have you aboard with us Neil

[How Brown]

The Forums welcomes Randy Hargis to the boards.

Glad to have you with us and dig in !

HB

[How Brown]

We welcome Jenny to the boards...

Glad to have you aboard Jen.

[How Brown]

We welcome Rona to the boards :rockon:


Glad to have you with us.....:couch2:

[Rona]

Hello!

Thank you for your welcome. I am looking forward to discussing all things Ripper with you all!

Ro

[Magpie]

Hi Rona.

Belated welcome to the asylum.:canada:

[Chris G.]

Hello!

Thank you for your welcome. I am looking forward to discussing all things Ripper with you all!

Ro

Nice to meet you, Rona. Enjoy your time here.

Cheers!

Chris http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2467/3592488146_458e76994f_o.gif

[Debbie McDonald]

Hi How

I have a person who is interested in JtR and who is active on Casebook forums, who wishes to join this forum. She has had problems as she has been told the forum is closed to new members. Is this correct or is she looking at the wrong place/forum? If all is open and ok how shall I ask her to proceed?

Thanks and Happy New Year

[How Brown]

Debbie :

Thanks very much for letting me know. Please have your friend contact me....at the email address found on every post I make:

donston1888@aol.com



The site is open and we welcome virtually everyone to it, but we do not have a registration process like Casebook and most other sites do.

Let me illustrate something for one and all and I'm glad you brought it up.

If someone went over to JTR Studies, the mini site we also operate, they would find around 240 members over there.

Actually, there are only 8 or 9 real members....the other 230 plus registered members are spammers and internet parasites.

Since I do not have time to kibbitz around with these phony registrations here...and since they HAVE been a problem ( Ask Chris George )...i made the decision to eliminate the normal registration procedure and handle it myself.

Thanks again Debbie:hug:

[How Brown]

The Forums welcomes Phil Kellingley to the site .

Glad to have you with us sir...

[Chris G.]

Debbie :

Thanks very much for letting me know. Please have your friend contact me....at the email address found on every post I make:

donston1888@aol.com



The site is open and we welcome virtually everyone to it, but we do not have a registration process like Casebook and most other sites do.

Let me illustrate something for one and all and I'm glad you brought it up.

If someone went over to JTR Studies, the mini site we also operate, they would find around 240 members over there.

Actually, there are only 8 or 9 real members....the other 230 plus registered members are spammers and internet parasites.

Since I do not have time to kibbitz around with these phony registrations here...and since they HAVE been a problem ( Ask Chris George )...i made the decision to eliminate the normal registration procedure and handle it myself.

Thanks again Debbie:hug:

Hi Howard et al.

Yes Spammers and Robobots really are a terrific problem on the Internet which is why reason many sites are instituting safeguards to make sure the "visitors" are legitimate. There are too many scammers and vandals intent on invading websites. As Howard indicates, I know the problem first hand having had to spend considerable time as a monitor on a couple of other websites removing and banning unwelcome visitors. Ugh.

Cheers

Chris http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2467/3592488146_458e76994f_o.gif

[How Brown]

We welcome Paul Smith to the Forums !:flame:

Glad to have you with us sir.

[How Brown]

The Forums welcomes The Red Dahlia to the boards....

Welcome Red and enjoy !:high5:

[Nemo]

Hi and welcome to all the recent new members!

Hi Red Dahlia!

[The Red Dahlia]

Hallo and thanx for the welcome. It's good to come across this forum, only registered with one other so don't have alot of experience with it all.
Can't seem to get any smilies on my messages?
Did you also say you have another one with 240 members. Was wondering also how you go into chat room?

red dahlia

[How Brown]

I'll let the adminstrator know about your lack of smilies, Red.

Here's the link to the other site:

http://studies.jtrforums.com/index.php (http://studies.jtrforums.com/index.php)

Only 8 of the 240 or whatever the number is are real people. Its a lot of spammers and bots. We left the registration "on" over there, we don't do that here.

The Chat Room Forum is on the main page. Its easy to locate.

[admin tim]

Red was another victim of the !@#$%^& silver blue skin. That should now be fixed, so smilies away.

[How Brown]

The Forums welcomes Mike Richards to the site.

Thanks for joining and glad to have you !

[How Brown]

The Forums welcomes Darren Davies to the boards.

Thank you for signing on with us. :drum:

[Magpie]

Hej Da, Noobs!

[How Brown]

The Forums welcomes Carole Hughes to the boards....

Welcome Carole !

[Nemo]

Hi Carole!

[How Brown]

The Forums welcomes....dontcallmepeanut...to the mix.

Thanks for joining and it's good to have you with us !

[How Brown]

The Forums welcomes David Monaghan to the boards.

David is an author and has written Jack The Ripper's Secret Confession.

http://i908.photobucket.com/albums/ac287/HowieNina/Photo%20Thanksgiving/monahan.jpg

Thanks again for joining us, David.

[dontcallmepeanut]

Thanks How! I'll try not to forget the details for this account...

[SirRobertAnderson]

David is an author and has written Jack The Ripper's Secret Confession.

Thanks again for joining us David.:flame:

Welcome aboard, David.

There's some initiation rituals that the man behind the screen will explain to you; in your case they might be a tad outre......

[How Brown]

The Forums welcomes m_w_r to the mayhem !

Glad to have you with us,sor....:peace:

[m_w_r]

The Forums welcomes m_w_r to the mayhem!

Thanks How.

Mayhem? On a Jack the Ripper message board? Perish the thought...

Regards,

Mark

[Stephen Thomas]

Welcome Mark and good luck with your forthcoming book which I'm sure will be something special.

[m_w_r]

Thanks, Stephen. I hope so.

Regards,

Mark

[How Brown]

Mark:

Thanks, first of all to Stephen Thomas for bringing it up and would you care to engage in the 5 Questions With so I can twist your arm and we can all learn what your proposed Ripper book will be about ?

[m_w_r]

How,

Cheap publicity? Count me in!

Regards,

Mark

[How Brown]

Dear Fellow Cheapster:

I'll have a set o' five or so for you by tonight.

Thanks a lot Mark.:hug:

[How Brown]

The Forums welcomes SJ Hogseth to the boards...

Thanks for joining !

[How Brown]

The Forums welcomes Corey Browning to the site.

Thanks very much for signing aboard !:flame:

[How Brown]

The Forums welcomes Jennifer Shelden to the boards !

Welcome back JD !

[How Brown]

The Forums welcomes Lisa Hendy to the boards.

Glad to have you with us Lisa !

[How Brown]

The Forums welcomes MRose to the boards !

Thanks for joining !;)

[How Brown]

The Forums welcomes Jon Howarth to the mayhem.

Glad to have you on board !

[How Brown]

The Forums welcomes Cris Malone to the boards...
Thank you for joining Cris...good to have you with us...

[How Brown]

The Forums welcome Steve Harsch to the boards.
Thanks for joining !

[Rbaynton]

Hi
Not sure if you have a place for newbies to introduce themselves - couldn't find it.
Please allow me to introduce myself - as Mick Jagger once said
Actually I am not the devil, but the amount of abuse I have taken in a certain other message board you would think that I was Old Nick himself. Anyway, enuf was enuf and some cyber JTR friends I respect recommended I get myself over here. I am not strictly a newby as I have had a go at the caption competition a few times, thgough was never clever enough to walk off with the $64,000 prize
I've also probably stuck this in the wrong place but i am assured that this can be sorted without my IQ and parentage being publically questioned (unlike elsewhere)
Anyway my name is Roger and I am an alcohol - no sorry wrong forum - and I have actually been interested in JTR for a number of years - more than I want to admit to - so I do have more tahn a passing knowledge but I am not an expert due to the fact that I have other intersts (and a life) as well
However having taken (early I stress !!!) retirement I now have more time to indulge my interests so you may well soon hear more of me with my funny little games
Love to all
Roger

[Celesta]

Welcome, Roger. Nice to see you. :)

[How Brown]

I am not strictly a newby as I have had a go at the caption competition a few times, though was never clever enough to walk off with the $64,000 prize.

No,Roger...you weren't aware that you can buy your prize here on the Forums, unless your name is How Brown. Thats how I get ripped off each week.

[How Brown]

The Forums welcomes ShawnaK to the boards !
Glad to have you with us...

[Nemo]

Hi to all the new members!

[String]

No,Roger...you weren't aware that you can buy your prize here on the Forums, unless your name is How Brown. Thats how I get ripped off each week.

As caption judge I can confirm that.

[How Brown]

The Forums welcomes Nick Nicastro to the boards.
We're very glad to have you with us !


Here's a link to his blog on the Internet:

http://www.nicastrobooks.com/bio.htm

Dr. Nicastro is also an author.
http://www.nicastrobooks.com/novels.htm

[Caroline Morris]

Hi
Not sure if you have a place for newbies to introduce themselves - couldn't find it.
Please allow me to introduce myself - as Mick Jagger once said
Actually I am not the devil, but the amount of abuse I have taken in a certain other message board you would think that I was Old Nick himself. Anyway, enuf was enuf and some cyber JTR friends I respect recommended I get myself over here. I am not strictly a newby as I have had a go at the caption competition a few times, thgough was never clever enough to walk off with the $64,000 prize
I've also probably stuck this in the wrong place but i am assured that this can be sorted without my IQ and parentage being publically questioned (unlike elsewhere)
Anyway my name is Roger and I am an alcohol - no sorry wrong forum - and I have actually been interested in JTR for a number of years - more than I want to admit to - so I do have more tahn a passing knowledge but I am not an expert due to the fact that I have other intersts (and a life) as well
However having taken (early I stress !!!) retirement I now have more time to indulge my interests so you may well soon hear more of me with my funny little games
Love to all
Roger

Hi Rog,

You realise you will now be severely spanked in your absence for mentioning previous spankings. Repeat after me: "Nobody ever gets spanked", because if you claim otherwise you will get spanked even harder next time. :suspicious:

And now I will be severely spanked - as usual - for seeing naked spanking emperors everywhere.

I find having a go at the caption competition, and in particular having a go at Howard Brown, takes the sting out of one's punishment. :eyebrows:

Love,

Caz
X

PS As you can probably tell, spankings on the Forums tend to be more of the tongue-in-cheek variety - which can be most pleasurable.

[Celesta]

Welcome, Nick. You're books look great! I love books about ancient times. I'm going to have to take a closer look at these. I hope you enjoy your time here and good luck with your novels.

Best regards,

Cel

[Rbaynton]

Oh., spanking, leather, Max Mosley. Don't set me off! You'll get me banned before I've even started to really irritate people over here:whip:

Hi Rog,

You realise you will now be severely spanked in your absence for mentioning previous spankings. Repeat after me: "Nobody ever gets spanked", because if you claim otherwise you will get spanked even harder next time. :suspicious:

And now I will be severely spanked - as usual - for seeing naked spanking emperors everywhere.

I find having a go at the caption competition, and in particular having a go at Howard Brown, takes the sting out of one's punishment. :eyebrows:

Love,

Caz
X

PS As you can probably tell, spankings on the Forums tend to be more of the tongue-in-cheek variety - which can be most pleasurable.

[Rbaynton]

The cheque is in the post !:lol:

As caption judge I can confirm that.

[How Brown]

The Forums welcomes Trevor Bond to the boards !

Welcome to one of the infamous London Jobbers !!!

[Trevor Bond]

The Forums welcomes Trevor Bond to the boards !

Welcome to one of the infamous London Jobbers !!!

Thank you How - can I be cheeky enough to put a quick plug for my website here whilst we're doing introductions?

http://www.all-that-youve-done.com

I must say the 'ethic' on here already seems rather refreshing!

See y'all on the threads proper soon, although probably not today as I have promised myself I will finally get some 'real' work finished today before I return :tape: - but trust me that if there is anything Frances Coles, Druitt or Leather Apron related in particular lurking then I will be all over it, as they say.

[Mike Covell]

The Forums welcomes Trevor Bond to the boards !

Welcome to one of the infamous London Jobbers !!!

Ah, Welcome Mr. Bond, we have been expecting you.

[Trevor Bond]

Ah, Welcome Mr. Bond, we have been expecting you.

:lol:

[Celesta]

Just don't throw any water balloons, dude! :bowl:

Welcome, Trevor.

[How Brown]

The Forums welcomes John Watson to the boards.

Glad to have you with us...

[Trevor Bond]

To the newest member from the 2nd such, welcome John Watson - Be very interested to see the opinion on 'your' Stride photo over here if you are planning on reposting it here. My money's still on a waxwork, mind.

[Trevor Bond]

Aha! I see the puzzle has already been solved...:thumb:

Any more intriguing mysteries up your sleeve, JW?

[How Brown]

The Forums is happy to welcome Joan Tortorello to the boards !

Thanks very much for signing aboard JT !

[How Brown]

The Forums welcomes Christopher Cathode to the boards...

Glad to have you with us Chris !

[Chris G.]

Welcome to all new members. I hope you find your time here fulfilling.

Chris

[How Brown]

Thanks for that C.G.

I'm more worried that they might overlook the Caption Contests...featuring my absolutely ( and I'm being humble as possible here ) brilliant captions which won a first prize last week.

[Christopher Cathode]

Thank you warmly, everyone. I must admit it is somewhat surreal, and a tremendous honor to be sharing the boards with some of the foremost thinkers in Ripperology today. I have listened to you all on Rippercast with Jonathan on numerous occasions. I am so glad to be here with you all, but at the same time, it brings into focus just how "dwarfed" I am compared to the rest of you in terms of my knowledge base. I could easily find myself sifting through the intracasies of some of these forum posts for 6 or more hours a night, but good God!- my "real" job would likely suffer the consequences.

Please tell me: just out of curiosity, I am wondering how one goes about being a researcher -Ripperologist - and makes this his/her career? There are months when I can barely surpass paying the mortgage! So for you more "famous" ripperologists, where does the living come from? Is it strictly in publishing books, or doing seminars, professorship, or do some of you work regular jobs, as I do? Just very curious...
Thanks, and thanks again for allowing me to partake in this wonderful quest for answers.
Chris

[How Brown]

Please tell me: just out of curiosity, I am wondering how one goes about being a researcher -Ripperologist - and makes this his/her career? There are months when I can barely surpass paying the mortgage! So for you more "famous" ripperologists, where does the living come from? Is it strictly in publishing books, or doing seminars, professorship, or do some of you work regular jobs, as I do? Just very curious...
Thanks, and thanks again for allowing me to partake in this wonderful quest for answers.
Chris
*********************
CC...I wish I didn't have to work a regular job. Like many people here, I work 40 hours a week. I spend 60 hours on the boards or looking for articles...or reading peripheral/related materials. I wake up thinking about Ripperology and hit the sack thinking about it.
I'm very lucky to be married to a Ripperologist.

We're glad you're here,buddy.:thumb:


Anyone else care to respond to C.C.'s question ?

[admin tim]

After 35 years of studying the case, the peripheral cases such as that of the Cleveland Torso Killer, and American politics, I have concluded that crime DOES pay. That is how I am able to get by at present without working.

Otherwise, I formerly had a regular job and hope to once again soon. There is no money to be made in ripperology that one can live on, unless you own and conduct one of the big-name Ripper Tours.

[Big Jon]

Easy: become a university student, spend three years studying the case doing very little other work, and then rush all of your actual studying for the last month before your exams!

[How Brown]

The Forums welcomes gjcab09 to the boards....

Glad to have you with us:nod:

[gjcab09]

The Forums welcomes gjcab09 to the boards....

Glad to have you with us:nod:


Thanks! Am anxious to add to my knowledge of this case.

Currently have read only 1 1/2 books on the subject...Jack the Myth by A. P. Wolf and 1/2 of Cornwell's Portrait of a Killer, so I'm a complete neophyte, but leaning much more strongly towards Cutbush as the killer rather than Sickert. Just an early opinion based on my very limited familiarity.

I'm also quite interested in maps of the Whitechapel area during the time period, because, well, just because I love maps. So, if anyone could point me in the direction of a good, high-res download along those lines I'd be grateful!

Thanks again for the welcome,

Rod

[How Brown]

Dear Rod:

May I suggest you purchase the Ultimate Sourcebook by Stewart Evans and The Facts by Paul Begg...who are participating members of JTRForums...

There are several other books ( Not attempting to slight those books or authors you mentioned in the slightest) which will cover a wider range of the Case than most and the two I mentioned are at the top in terms of coverage.

We're glad to have you with us.:nod:

By the way... if you're interested in maps ( We have some ) may I suggest you contact Rob Clack or Colin Roberts, who are also members of the Forums. If the ones we currently have are insufficient, they may be able to direct you to higher quality ones.

[gjcab09]

Dear Rod:

May I suggest you purchase the Ultimate Sourcebook by Stewart Evans and The Facts by Paul Begg...who are participating members of JTRForums...

Coincidentally, I picked up a copy of Ultimate Sourcebook this afternoon, and have JtR : the Definitive History and The Complete History of JtR on order from B&N so I'm sure those will keep me occupied for some time to come, given my tortoise-like reading speed!


We're glad to have you with us.:nod:

By the way... if you're interested in maps ( We have some ) may I suggest you contact Rob Clack or Colin Roberts, who are also members of the Forums. If the ones we currently have are insufficient, they may be able to direct you to higher quality ones.

Thanks again, I just stumbled across a post by Colin Roberts, I believe, that had some interesting maps...unfortunately, I had to step out at the time, and I've lost it. I believe I can retrace my steps easily enough, though.

Regards,

Rod

[How Brown]

The Forums welcomes Jenny Ledet to the boards !

Welcome Jenny !

[How Brown]

The Forums welcomes Kacie Miner to the site.
Glad to have you with us Kacie !

[How Brown]

The Forums welcomes Richard Colasanto to the boards:tea:

Glad to have you with us,Richard !

[How Brown]

The Forums welcomes Claire Pullon to the site.

Glad to have you with us,Claire...thanks for joining.

[Claire Pullon]

cheers, How...good to be here :)

[Chris G.]

Hello Claire

Enjoy your time here, love.

Cheers

Chris (Baltimore, Maryland, USA, originally from Liverpool, UK)

http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3396/3426647710_f2e96cc2f2_o.jpg

[Adam Went]

Had a falling out with Gillette, Chris? ;)

Cheers,
Adam.

[How Brown]

Ha ha !!! I was gonna ask him if he could use a bowl of soup,Adam !

Yo...muttonchops...get with the program. Shave.

Quick trivia question and this is the absolute truth.

WHO is considered responsible for the trend of men shaving their beards off in the late 19th and early 20th Century ... the so called clean cut look....?
I'll give you folks a hint....he wrote articles in reference to the Whitechapel Murders.

[Adam Went]

How:

He looks uncannily like Captain Smith, don't you think? Could be the next Hollywood star if they decide to make another Titanic movie....

As for the trivia question....no idea. I'll have an absolute guess: Sir Arthur Conan Doyle? IIRC, he had a 'tache but not a beard, was pretty popular round that time and had some opinions on the JTR case....

Cheers,
Adam.

[How Brown]

AW:

No sir. One further clue...he was an American.
Chris...want that soup ?

[How Brown]

The Forums welcomes James Reese to the boards.
Very glad to have you with us sir...

[String]

With all these new members How will be putting the wages up. :pray2:

[How Brown]

The answer to the trivia question was...

....R. Harding Davis, the Philadelphia journalist,reporter,and author.

Tsk. If you had answered that correctly,String....this check for 4 grand was all yours. Better luck next time.

[Richard Colasanto]

I'm looking forward to it... whatever "it" is.

[How Brown]

The Forums welcomes Jonathan Hainsworth to the boards.....

Glad to have you with us. Thanks for joining !

[Nemo]

Welcome to all the new members!

[How Brown]

The Forums welcomes Tracy Ianson to the boards !

Thanks for joining,Tracy.

[Robert Linford]

All you new members will settle in just fine, once you get used to the eccentric proprietor.

[Tracy Ianson]

Hi all

Hope everyone is ok?

Hopefully will speak to you all soon

[How Brown]

We're looking forward to talking with you as well, Tracy...
By the way, its Ms. Tracy...just in case folks.

Thank you again for joining us.

[Adam Went]

Ah, a familiar face! Welcome, Tracey!
And to all the other new members as well.... :)

Cheers,
Adam.

[Tracy Ianson]

Hi Adam

How's things?

You enjoy your trip, lol

[Adam Went]

I enjoyed Swansea, and I've always loved Campbell Town which is on the way through.....the rest though: meh lol.

Cheers,
Adam. :bored:

[Trevor Bond]

Back after a (lengthy) break. So, hello, again all. See y'around.

[How Brown]

The Forums welcomes Kathryn Geier to the site.
Glad to have you with us...thanks for joining !

[Celesta]

Welcome Tracy and Kathryn. :)

[How Brown]

JTRForums welcomes Giles Ekins to the site !

Welcome aboard,sir !

[Giles Ekins]

Thank you for your welcome, I look forward to particpipating to the forum.

As Giles Richard Ekins I am the author of the Ripper based novel 'Sinistrari' and welcome the opportunity to discuss my work with forum members and the work of other authors.

I shall submit more detail on a later thread and ask my publisher to submit a copy to the foruum for review.

Cheers

Giles

[How Brown]

That sounds excellent,Giles. I believe there are close to 40 or 50 published authors on this site...so you are in the right place for chatting with other authors.

For Forums members, here is a webpage which touchs on Mr. Ekins' novel :

http://crimespace.ning.com/profile/GilesRichardEkins

http://i908.photobucket.com/albums/ac287/HowieNina/Photo%20Thanksgiving/Forums%20March%202010/June%202010/sinistrari.jpg

[How Brown]

The Forums welcomes Belinda Pearce to the boards !!!!
Good to see you Belinda !

[How Brown]

The Forums welcomes Grahf back to the boards !

Grahf is Tim's son for those who are unaware and was instrumental in maintaining the boards when we started up nearly 5 years ago.

Good to have you back,buddy.:)

[admin tim]

Actually, Grahf created the very first jtrforums.com in 2003. He wanted to rejoin so he could see what I was writing about our trip and defend himself as necessary. Plus he has the photos. Went wild at Stonehenge the boy did.

Had he been more of a ripperologist, we would have been through the East End in much more detail rather than just the token swipe.

[How Brown]

Stonehenge is that thing with the rocks that the Cro-Magyars built,isn't it ?

[admin tim]

That be it, but Grahf was more impressed with the scones and clotted cream/jam they sell there than with the pile of rocks.

[How Brown]

Well,harumph,I for one would think twice about touring some country what didn't have cheesesteaks.

Did Grahf drink any of their draught beer ? I hear it has chunks of stuff in it ( Alan Sharp told me it did ).

Do they still wear green tights over there ?

[admin tim]

No cheesesteaks in sight, but he did have a can of Carling while on the Thames tour.

I think the green tights are found farther north, around Nottingham.

We never went into a pub, but we went by the John Snow in Soho. That story will appear soon.

[How Brown]

Carling !?!
Don't tell me the Brits have bad taste in beer too !!!
Carling is the stuff we use here to clean grease off of our engine blocks !!!

I'll tell ya...if it wasn't for you mentioning the bevy of buxom women and the cleavages, I'd think twice about going at all.

[admin tim]

Note that Carling is not the same as Carling Black Label, which is suitable only for making beer bread.

[How Brown]

Tim:

Then my apologies to you and all native-born Britons for the slight. I thought Carling was that Carling...that Black Label bilgewater.

[Phil Carter]

Howard,

Please remind me at another time to tell you an amusing and true story about Stonehenge...

best wishes

Phil

[How Brown]

Phil:

You can share it here if you like Phil....or whenever you wish.
Thanks

[Celesta]

Carling? They don't still make that nasty stuff, do they? :sick:

[admin tim]

Maybe it was an old can. But I saw it myself.

[How Brown]

Cellie:

"Carling? They don't still make that nasty stuff, do they?"

I'm surprised that they made more than one can of that crap. The first sip I took of it was like drinking liquid hairspray. If you haven't tasted it, you have not missed anything. I can actually remember the taste of that horrible stuff all these years later. Its that impressive in a negative way.
I remember a backyard gig once...about 35 years ago or so...and the guy assigned to buy beer ( beer in cases was pretty cheap back then) brought back what he thought was a steal...a case of Polski Piwo ( piwo is beer in Polish...and coincidentally, "sor" is beer in Hungarian ) and a case of that Carling bilge.
It was a travesty. We had to send someone else out for different beer.

[admin tim]

This be it:

http://www.carling.com/

http://www.carling.com/media/tcl2r.png

[admin tim]

This is what Howard is thinking of:

http://heymabelblacklabel.com/id23.htm
http://beeradvocate.com/beer/profile/433/8617 (Check out the product ratings.)

Sad to say, Carling and Carling Black Label ARE related!

[How Brown]

No,mon ami, this be it :

http://i908.photobucket.com/albums/ac287/HowieNina/Photo%20Thanksgiving/Forums%20March%202010/June%202010/cbl.jpg

Its a mystery equal to the Whitechapel Murders how that brand made it for as long as it has.

[m_w_r]

Men,

A few years ago, Carling Black Label was rebranded as Carling, although I gather that the "Black Label" part of the name survived in some places overseas. I think I remember reading that Carling is the most popular lager in the UK, and I, for one, back it as totally inoffensive and therefore unlikely to cause biliousness, disorientation or other challenging effects. It is a good beer for drinking when one wants the feeling of being a bit under the weather, but not susceptible for admission to the local casualty ward.

They now have a "Taste-Lock Can", which is meant to keep the flavour in, but experimentation tells me that this is pushing the charade a little far: there was no flavour in there in the first place. Still, I can whole-heartedly recommend it for anyone who wants an inoffensive, consequence-free pint.

Regards,

Mark

[How Brown]

Mark:

You can't get ripped on the stuff because you can't drink enough of it to get a buzz...
The British version of that beer is undoubtedly better than what they sell over here.
Even your illustrious ancestor, Jack, couldn't handle that swill.
Oh sure...he could wolf down 'arfakidney...but he'd drink prune juice before a Black Label.

[How Brown]

The Forums welcomes David Kingham to the boards !

Thanks for joining David !

[Nemo]

Hi David and all the other newcomers I've missed!


I can't drink Carling - I always recognise it if someone accidentally buys one for me

I like Stella Artois but I've been drinking more "Real Ale" recently

I can't recall ever drinking a decent US beer - or ever drinking a US beer come to think of it...

[David Kingham]

Thanks for the welcome. I'm a recent member on casebook under the name of The Snapper. I'm a keen amateur photographer and historian.

[How Brown]

The Forums welcomes Simon Howard to the boards.
Glad to have you with us,Simon:nod:

[How Brown]

The Forums welcomes Cris Malone Jr to the boards !

Glad to have you with us,sir....

[Adam Went]

Churning out the apprentice Ripperologists are we, Cris? :bump2:

Cheers,
Adam.

[How Brown]

The Forums welcomes Prash Ganendran to the boards !

Thanks for joining,Prash....:tea:

[Prash Ganendran]

The Forums welcomes Prash Ganendran to the boards !

Thanks for joining,Prash....:tea:
Thanks! happy to be here!

[Cris Malone]

Churning out the apprentice Ripperologists are we, Cris? :bump2:

Cheers,
Adam.

The acorn didn't fall too far from the tree.

[How Brown]

The Forums welcomes John Chadwick to the boards !

Very happy to have you with us John. I understand Mr. Chadwick is a member of the Whitechapel Society...and has quite an interest in the paranormal.

Again, thanks for joining,John.

[Robert Linford]

How, if this is a General Welcome To Our New Members Thread.....why are you welcoming each new member individually?:nod::fencing:

[How Brown]

Robert:

Shouldn't you be working on some 2nd place captions or something ? :sad:

Actually, we're trying to conserve space.

[How Brown]

The Forums welcomes Michael Guerrero to the boards !

Glad to have you with us,Michael.

[Roy Corduroy]

I'm a recent member on casebook under the name of The Snapper. I'm a keen amateur photographer and historian.

Oh yes, we met there, David. Good to have you here. And a warm welcome to Prash, Cris the Junior, John, and Michael. A warm general welcome.

Roy

[How Brown]

The Forums welcomes Maria Birbili to the site !

Dr. Birbili hails from the Continent and is an academician specializing in 19th Century history.

Welcome Maria !:thumbsupbud:

[Cris Malone]

Welcome Maria. I like your credentials. Your understanding of 19th century history will be an asset to this forum.

[Maria Birbili]

Wow, thank you both so very much! Pertaining to “understanding“ 19th century history, I'm afraid I'll sorely disappoint you all (if not for lack of trying), my field is mainly 19th/18th century opera, with history as an accessory factor.
I'm afraid I'm just ANOTHER churned out apprentice/wannabe Ripperologist, as originally posted by Adam Went below, whose moving article on the Princess Alice disaster I recently read in Examiner 3. (“Enjoyed“ would not be terribly apprioprate here, for such a sad story.:pout:)
Thank you so very much, again, for your kind words, and best regards :yo:,
Maria

[Nemo]

Hi & welcome to all the new members!

[SirRobertAnderson]

Wow, thank you both so very much! Pertaining to “understanding“ 19th century history, I'm afraid I'll sorely disappoint you all (if not for lack of trying), my field is mainly 19th/18th century opera, with history as an accessory factor.

Welcome aboard !

Too bad Sam Flynn is AWOL, as he's another big opera buff.

[Maria Birbili]

Wow, thank you so much, Nemo and Sir Robert Anderson, Sir!
I PROMISE I won't be talking all the time about opera!:violin:
Indeed, I'll try to not talk too much and terribly tire you all...:ban:
Thank you and best regards,
Maria

[Mike Covell]

A general HELLO to all the new members. If you need anything, just ask, if you have any complaints, just ask...Howard. :nod:

[String]

A general HELLO to all the new members. If you need anything, just ask, if you have any complaints, just ask...Howard. :nod:

And if you have any complaints about Howard, good luck! :croc:

[How Brown]

The Forums welcomes (Dr.) Iain Jae to the boards !

Thanks for coming aboard,Iain....we're glad to have you.

[Adam Went]

Just noticed your post, Maria- thanks very much for the comments on the article, and welcome to the forums.
Welcome to the other newbies as well. :biggrin1:

Cheers,
Adam.

[Maria Birbili]

Thanks so much, Adam. I couldn't say I “enjoyed“ your article (it was much too sad for that!), but it was definitely very-very interesting. One little comment I'd have is, as a surfer I would be interested in finding out how affected the rescued and the divers were by the water pollution in the Victorian Thames. But I guess such a discussion wouldn't have been very pertinent for Ripperology!
Thanks again, nice article, and

[Adam Went]

Hi Maria,

Thanks again for the comments. At the risk of getting off topic, I might point you towards the discussion thread for Examiner #3, where Tim Mosley actually raised a similar point to yours about the article, and which I responded to there. Hope it might clear that up. :)

Cheers,
Adam.

[How Brown]

We welcome Livia Trivia to the boards !
Welcome LT...and thanks for joining !!!
Livia is a lady,so be nice guys.

[Nemo]

Hi Livia!

I love trivia

[How Brown]

The Forums welcomes George Lorton to the boards...

Glad to see you George !

[George Lorton]

Thanks for the Welcome, How Brown.:wave: My name is George but most people I know call me Geo and have forever. I'm a Jr, you see. My family calls me Beau. Geo will do fine though.:)

[Nemo]

Hi & welcome George!

[George Lorton]

Thanks Nemo,

[admin tim]

Hello, Geo:

I see you hail from the Ozarks of Missouri. Are you perchance then familiar with the Great Tornado of March 18, 1925, that first touched down near Annapolis?

[George Lorton]

Howdy Boss,

I have heard a bit about it in passing. I live in Springfield but I'm originally from Iowa. I have heard quite a bit about the 1912 Axe Murders in Villisca Iowa.. That was on the western side of the state and I am originally from FT Madison which is on the eastern side, right on the Mighty Mississippi River. Fort Madison was originally a fort from 1807-13 that became a river town with all that being a River town entails. But at least we're not as rowdy as some of the others.:pray2: So that's about it for exciting things I know. But now you got me curious so I will see what I can dig up about that Tornado.

[Livia Trivia]

Thanks How and Nemo.

Glad to be here.

[Adam Went]

Welcome, Livia and George.

Good to see you signed up, George.....he's another one of my recruits, How. ;)

Cheers,
Adam.

[How Brown]

Thanks for that Adam.

[George Lorton]

T'is true, Adam deserves a gold star or a pat on the back. I love history but stayed away from the Ripper Forums because I'm more of a Medievalist or old Hollywood kinda guy. The image on my avatar which is one I made says it all. Not really a researcher more of an artist although I do write historical fiction when I have the time and have read a book or two on certain events in History including mean ol'e Jack.

I have always been interested in Jack's victims more then Jack and what 'their' lives were like and always have been. Plus I want expand my horizons so I'm here to learn and share what I can and put my 2 cents in.

[admin tim]

Here it is, Geo:

[George Lorton]

Thanks for loading the Map. I have been through Ellington. I wonder how much of it changed because of that twister of 1926.

Also My Great Grandmothers family is from Joliet, Illinois. So I wonder if any of her relatives was involved or got caught up in the path ofthe Tornado. Could be, you all see I didn't find out until 2 years ago that I had lost family to the Spanish Influenza Pandemic of 1918.

[Adam Went]

George:

Just quickly, as I don't want to derail this thread (again), if you haven't already, definitely worthwhile trying to get hold of the works of people like Henry Mayhew, Charles Booth or Jack London.....a real eye-opener for what life was like for the average Joe in and around Jack's era.
That's a recommendation to any other newbies who have an interest in that topic as well.

Cheers,
Adam.

[SirRobertAnderson]

definitely worthwhile trying to get hold of the works of people like Henry Mayhew, Charles Booth or Jack London.....a real eye-opener for what life was like for the average Joe in and around Jack's era.


London's Underground by Mayhew is essential IMHO.

[George Lorton]

Adam, Thanks for the information. I have heard of Jack London's "The People Of The Abyss". I read some of his animal stories in High School, so his book is probably where I will start.

Greetings and Thanks You, Sir Robert for your information too.

[How Brown]

Adam & Bob:

Thanks for telling Geo about the books. Thats not derailing a thread, thats enhancing it.

How

[Adam Went]

For anybody that's interested, Jack London's "People Of The Abyss" is available to read online for free, here:
http://www.jacklondons.net/writings/PeopleOfTheAbyss/toc.html

Cheers,
Adam.

[George Lorton]

For anybody that's interested, Jack London's "People Of The Abyss" is available to read online for free, here:
http://www.jacklondons.net/writings/PeopleOfTheAbyss/toc.html

Cheers,
Adam.


Thanks again Adam. I will be looking it over

[How Brown]

The Forums welcomes Dave James to the boards ;)

Glad to have you among us Dave.:yo:

[Dave James]

Thanks for the welcome How. I'm looking forward to contributing to the forums.

Dave James

[Mike Covell]

Welcome Dave, and George. :tea:

[How Brown]

Mike:

I notice that Dave is a West Yorkshireman.:tea:

[Debra Arif]

Welcome to a fellow West Yorkshire person, Dave.

[How Brown]

The Forums welcomes Robert Newell to the boards !

Glad to have you with us,sir.

[Dave James]

Hi Robert,
Welcome to the boards, I'm looking forward to your contributions.
All the best,
Dave

[How Brown]

The Forums welcomes R.Rowell to the boards.

Glad to have you with us:party:

[How Brown]

The Forums welcomes Larry Barbee to the boards.
Good to see you,sir. Thanks for joining:tea:

[admin tim]

THE Larry Barbee?

Hory Cao!

[How Brown]

The Forums welcomes Dr. Lektors Avidfan to the boards.
Glad to have you with us, Doc.

[How Brown]

The Forums welcomes Marie-Clare to the boards...

Welcome Marie !:clap2:

[How Brown]

The Forums welcomes Fullerton Will to the boards....

Glad to have you with us FW............:car:

[How Brown]

The Forums welcomes Dave C to the boards !!:clap2:

Glad to have you with us,sir....

[How Brown]

The Forums welcomes Colin Cobb to the boards !

The M.C. is here ! The M.C. is here !!!!

[SirRobertAnderson]

It's about fookin' time, Colin.

Belfast in 2011 I say !

The Forums welcomes Colin Cobb to the boards !

The M.C. is here ! The M.C. is here !!!!

[How Brown]

I can't apologize enough to Mr. Amin, as I discover he had been waiting for a reply to his registration request for over three weeks.

A thousand pardons to Nathen Amin....our newest and most patient Forums member :clap:

[Big Jon]

Oh dear! Hide the booze!

[Trevor Bond]

The Welsh are taking over! Welcome Nath, you shall find they are a friendly and convivial bunch over here - in the traditional and also quite often in the euphemistic sense.

See you about.

[Mike Covell]

Welcome to Hell :target:

[How Brown]

The Forums welcomes Mickey Mayhew to the boards !

Glad to have you with us MM.

[SirRobertAnderson]

The Forums welcomes Mickey Mayhew to the boards !

Glad to have you with us MM.

I've loved your pieces in the WS Journal.

[Mike Covell]

Welcome aboard Mickey.:wave:

[ferret]

The Forums welcomes Mickey Mayhew to the boards !

Glad to have you with us MM.

Excellent!!!! About time Mickey ♥
Suzi x

[ferret]

I've loved your pieces in the WS Journal.

!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! 'Pieces' can have a different meaning this side of the pond Robert!!! heeeeeeeeeee!
Am sure for the right price Mickey may be up for it though! heeeeeee!:becky:

[Caroline Morris]

Mickey!!! How wonderful! And perfect timing to lighten the mood.

Hope you will have lots of fun here. It's certainly an education. :dance:

Lots of love,

Caz
XXX

[SirRobertAnderson]

!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! 'Pieces' can have a different meaning this side of the pond Robert!!! heeeeeeeeeee!
Am sure for the right price Mickey may be up for it though! heeeeeee!:becky:

You've a very sick woman, Hanney.

Here I am, welcoming a new member, trying to set his mind at ease, and you get right in the sewer.

[ferret]

Meester Anderson........Welcoming a new what?? heeeeeeeeeeeeeee!!!:pound:

Welcome welcome to our Mickey!!! xxxxx

[How Brown]

The Forums welcomes Andy Jago to the boards...

Glad to have you with us,Andy !

[How Brown]

The Forums welcomes Mudlark to the boards:high5:

Glad to have you with us !

[Mudlark]

Thank you! I'm having fun reading through the old threads.

[How Brown]

The Forums welcomes Tyler Woodruff to the boards.
Glad to have you with us,Tyler.

[Chris G.]

The Forums welcomes Tyler Woodruff to the boards.
Glad to have you with us,Tyler.

Hello, Tyler http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2796/4479095794_482fb70b23_o.gif

Nice to meet you.

Chris

[How Brown]

We welcome Frank Forster to the Forums !
Glad to have you with us,sir........................

[Frank Forster]

Thank you, for your welcome!
Maybe I can use this first post to introduce myself! I am living in Garmisch, which is a small town in the German Alps. Due to this circumstance I am a little bit cut off from libraries and other institutions for a proper research. But I try to follow the interesting discussions on this forum and on casebook.org (as well as the German jacktheripper.de). As I like to have them in a searchable document, I am transcribing articles posted in this forum. Maybe some of you like searchable documents, too. So do not hesitate to contact me if there is a special article you would like to have transcribed. Please don't be angry if that may take some time, but I am at an final stage of my PhD thesis, so time is rare. And, as I am human and English is not my mother tongue, I cannot guarantee that they are 100% free of typos. But I try my best!
I am interested in the Jack the Ripper-case for two years now, so that I regard myself still as a newbie. Following the current discussion I will post my most stupid newbie questions at casebook.org. But I still looking forward to having a lot of fun and learning a lot of new things about JtR.

P.S. I am sorry that my English is not as good as I wanted it to be, but - again - I try my best.

[Robert Linford]

Hi Frank and welcome

Your English is fine and you should be able to understand all the posts - except for those of the proprietor.:wave:

[Chris G.]

Thank you, for your welcome!
Maybe I can use this first post to introduce myself! I am living in Garmisch, which is a small town in the German Alps. Due to this circumstance I am a little bit cut off from libraries and other institutions for a proper research. But I try to follow the interesting discussions on this forum and on casebook.org (as well as the German jacktheripper.de). As I like to have them in a searchable document, I am transcribing articles posted in this forum. Maybe some of you like searchable documents, too. So do not hesitate to contact me if there is a special article you would like to have transcribed. Please don't be angry if that may take some time, but I am at an final stage of my PhD thesis, so time is rare. And, as I am human and English is not my mother tongue, I cannot guarantee that they are 100% free of typos. But I try my best!
I am interested in the Jack the Ripper-case for two years now, so that I regard myself still as a newbie. Following the current discussion I will post my most stupid newbie questions at casebook.org. But I still looking forward to having a lot of fun and learning a lot of new things about JtR.

P.S. I am sorry that my English is not as good as I wanted it to be, but - again - I try my best.

Hello Frank

Very glad to meet you. You might know that Christian Jaud, a schoolmaster in Bavaria, is a regular visitor here as well. I join with Robert Linford in congratulating you on your command of English. As an editor of the English language, I can detect nothing to criticize.

Cheers

Chris http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3553/3480259031_abf7f5973d_o.gif