Post by Bruce Partington-Plans on Aug 7, 2023 11:52:55 GMT
It is only natural, as you wander through these halls for perhaps the first time, to ask yourself "just who is this fellow who sounds like someone out of a P.G. Wodehouse novel and still uses something as old-fashioned as an online bulletin board?" So allow me to introduce myself - I am Bruce Partington-Plans, the moderator of this iteration of The Sheridan Club (the reasons behind the creation of which are documented elsewhere on here).
To provide some background, I first stumbled across the original Sheridan Club back in October 2006 when I was but a fresh-faced youth of 23. My involvement in The Chap movement began around the same time although how I came to find it is lost to the mists of time. However since the age of about 9 I had had an interest in the silent comedies of Laurel & Hardy and Harold Lloyd, as well as the period of the Second World War thanks to my grandparents who were of that generation. Over subsequent years my interests grew to encompass all aspects of the interwar period, until by the time I came to The Chap I had a thorough appreciation of the time (as well as the late Victorian and Edwardian eras). The subversive, absurdist nature of the original ethos of Chappism also appealed and so I became a convert to the cause. Somewhere out of that I discovered The Sheridan Club, requested my membership card and the rest, as they say, is history. My name there – and here – is not my own as Chappist pseudonyms were encouraged (and are here too); thus my open copy of The Illustrated Sherlock Holmes Collection provided me with the sobriquet I continue to use to this day. Two years later I finally joined The New Sheridan Club, membership of which I still maintain. Over the following 15 years my fascination with the era has only increased to the point where now – fast approaching 40 (yikes!) – I strive to wear chappist clothing (e.g. bow ties, tweed, trilbies etc.) on a normal daily basis, enjoy the films and music of the period and generally try to confound the modern world by imagining it is still 1923 (however although I would like to be I am not one of these people who live their whole lives in a certain time, nor am I a reenactor – I am merely an enthusiast seeking to live the best compromise between the past and present).
In a nutshell I can be described as a fan of all things vintage (say from 1875-1950, but particularly the '20s and '30s), including steam/dieselpunk, retro-futurism, cars, aeroplanes, trains, fashion, jazz, film and culture of the era. The Sheridan Club has therefore played an important part in my life, helping shape me into the man I am today (for better or worse). It has helped me through some dark times personally and has been a haven from the madness of the modern world, where one can discuss all aspects of Chappism, good manners, fashion tips and shared interests with friendly and knowledgeable individuals from around the globe. If this version of the club can achieve but half of that I shall consider it a success.
To provide some background, I first stumbled across the original Sheridan Club back in October 2006 when I was but a fresh-faced youth of 23. My involvement in The Chap movement began around the same time although how I came to find it is lost to the mists of time. However since the age of about 9 I had had an interest in the silent comedies of Laurel & Hardy and Harold Lloyd, as well as the period of the Second World War thanks to my grandparents who were of that generation. Over subsequent years my interests grew to encompass all aspects of the interwar period, until by the time I came to The Chap I had a thorough appreciation of the time (as well as the late Victorian and Edwardian eras). The subversive, absurdist nature of the original ethos of Chappism also appealed and so I became a convert to the cause. Somewhere out of that I discovered The Sheridan Club, requested my membership card and the rest, as they say, is history. My name there – and here – is not my own as Chappist pseudonyms were encouraged (and are here too); thus my open copy of The Illustrated Sherlock Holmes Collection provided me with the sobriquet I continue to use to this day. Two years later I finally joined The New Sheridan Club, membership of which I still maintain. Over the following 15 years my fascination with the era has only increased to the point where now – fast approaching 40 (yikes!) – I strive to wear chappist clothing (e.g. bow ties, tweed, trilbies etc.) on a normal daily basis, enjoy the films and music of the period and generally try to confound the modern world by imagining it is still 1923 (however although I would like to be I am not one of these people who live their whole lives in a certain time, nor am I a reenactor – I am merely an enthusiast seeking to live the best compromise between the past and present).
In a nutshell I can be described as a fan of all things vintage (say from 1875-1950, but particularly the '20s and '30s), including steam/dieselpunk, retro-futurism, cars, aeroplanes, trains, fashion, jazz, film and culture of the era. The Sheridan Club has therefore played an important part in my life, helping shape me into the man I am today (for better or worse). It has helped me through some dark times personally and has been a haven from the madness of the modern world, where one can discuss all aspects of Chappism, good manners, fashion tips and shared interests with friendly and knowledgeable individuals from around the globe. If this version of the club can achieve but half of that I shall consider it a success.