Thanks Regis

[NYC]

For all you did here............

http://www.bigfeetstore.com/images/Man%20in%20BIG%20shoes.JPG

[Groder Mullet]

Thank you Regis. IH certainly has been an eye opening experience for me and we are all in your debt for it.

[Sardonic]

IH quickly became the most influential BBS I've ever been a part of.

It's changed how I view things and has given me a shot at reality. For some, that's not hard. For me, it was almost impossible.

Thanks, indeed. I owe ya one. At least.

[Motley]

Regis, you were a patriot to the core. You did so much good with your life and so much good for others lifes. This country will be forever indebted to you.

You are loved. You are missed. And you are respected in the deepest sense of the word.

Thank you,

[Elli]

"To live in hearts we leave behind is not to die."
--- Thomas Campbell

You will never be forgotten.

[Nero]

Thank you Regis. I'd like to say something witty and profound but I can't seem to make anything fit. You and I had our differences of opinion but I've always known you're the real deal. I've always respected your thoughts even if I didn't necessarily agree with them. You were a solid guy that one couldn't help but respect, even though you didn't give two shits about fixing typos. Somehow it was always obvious the way you posted didn't mean shit, the content was unmistakable and poignant. Similar to the way you lived your life. The details might have been questionable but the content of your character was always like granite. Rest peacefully my friend. Let the harrowing concerns of this world wash off your soul. The struggle is over and you've earned your reward. Your legacy is one of dauntless character, unwavering determination, free spirited lilt of humor and an uncanny acumen for finding strength in weakness.

You will always live on through the works you have forged with your actions and your convictions. The America you loved and the world you believed in can only be advanced through what you've accomplished and the ideals you've held up, to which others can aspire. Say hello to Dionysus for me and drink deeply of the quenching spirits of Valhalla. Your mark on life is a battle cry for all of us who you've moved, until we join you. Rest well Regis. Rest in peace.

[Hound]

Let the harrowing concerns of this world wash off your soul. The struggle is over and you've earned your reward. Your legacy is one of dauntless character, unwavering determination, free spirited lilt of humor and an uncanny acumen for finding strength in weakness..

!!!!

[Ono]

So long Jon......

[knightroar]

good bye Jon, thank you for all you did for our country. You will always be remembered by me and many others with fondness and admiration. We miss you so much, your humor, your caring and your dedication to bring understanding. Thank you.

[Buffy]

Thank you Regis!

[FiremanDave6024]

One more time, for a dear friend.

http://www.daggettfire.org/images/firemen_with_flag.gif

[fuzzi pariah]

Thanks for IH, Regis.

I'll miss you.

[Professor]

Thank you, Regis. No other words sum it up.

[Virginia]

To Jon!

[Cali/Yank]

If anyone has saved pictures of Regis...Please post them.
I'd like to see the one with him and Cbaby posing as the gothic farmer with pickfork and wife with a twist pic....
Cya JD.......

[Elli]

If anyone has saved pictures of Regis...Please post them.
I'd like to see the one with him and Cbaby posing as the gothic farmer with pickfork and wife with a twist pic....
Cya JD.......

I posted the dick weights earlier :add09:

[Virginia]

I posted the dick weights earlier :add09:

I'll pray for you :D

[Elli]

I'll pray for you :D

Praise Allah! :mad_01:

[Alli]

Thank you Regis/Jon/Pat McGroin. I will watch in my dreams for you, as you indeed know all the answers right now........

[Alli]

X, what is that tatoo, on his right arm?

[Motley]

Compliments of USN

[Alli]

~~Journey of the Souls~~

Each of us are searching, through the canyons of our mind,
For eternal recognition, and a peace that's undefined.
Reaching out to others to help them on their way
Helping them through traumas they are facing every day.
Befriending who we can, with a smile or kindly word,
Knowing we are helping, we will not be deterred.
Searching for the spirit which we know just hides inside,
Hoping for some guidance from a very willing guide.
All of different faiths, all welcomed just the same,
Sharing tears and laughter, the problems and the pain.
Souls Journey is our solace, we need never feel alone..
At last the door is open, we can truly say we're home

[Mike_001]

Wow Regis is so cool man. I wish I could be just like Regis.

Regis yo.

[Black Flag]

If anyone has saved pictures of Regis...Please post them.
I'd like to see the one with him and Cbaby posing as the gothic farmer with pickfork and wife with a twist pic....
Cya JD.......:add09: (http://www.nakedwives.com/jb/images/amgoth.jpg<img%20src=)http://www.nakedwives.com/jb/main.htm

[jimb]

Thank you Regis and I hope the almighty does look after you too. No none is perfect in life and as I once said the greatest tool mankind has had was to communicate to others and you have given people the
ability to do that.When it came to your last post our nation and our people did mean very much to you. Some of us has lost somepeople near and dear to us as you may had been to people for when someone is gone a vacant part of peoples feelings in their heart can be lost too to others. Bless you in your new adventure.

[Elli]

:) This one is great

[Cali/Yank]

:add09: (http://www.nakedwives.com/jb/images/amgoth.jpg<img%20src=)http://www.nakedwives.com/jb/main.htm

Black flag, let's do lunch.....you've enlightened me.

[Cali/Yank]

you know i never really asked. someone here must know tho.


It's a Navy tat maybe of a panther not sure...but definately a tat he got when he was in the Navy....

[Virginia]

It's a Navy tat maybe of a panther not sure...but definately a tat he got when he was in the Navy....
perhaps a Trident...SEALs and all that

[Jake]

Regis you made me cry. I miss you already.

Jake

[Claire Aiden]

We, each of us, are unable to conceive of the effect we make on others in our lives. We might recognize our accomplishments, we might take pride in our victories. what we don't know is how we impacted others in the very most real sense.

Jon impacted others not only by his deeds, but by his life, by his thoughts, by his wit and humor, and by his very being. That is the X factor that we never know...like ripples on a pond following the thrown stone. Wide circles....he made them. I have no pictures. Only the most fond memories and respect.

Claire

[Jake]

Regis,

What you created here was truely amazing. IH was a mixture of genius and inspiration and raw courage.

The word 'hero' applies to very few people.

It most certainly applies to you.

Sleep in peace my brother. Take your well deserved rest, my friend.

Jake

[Jake]

Regis,

What you created here was really amazing--

You created something that never existed before-- a special place where common people on opposite sides of a world at war could talk-- across the great gaping divides of religion, culture and politics.

Across the lines of intense hatred and violence, across the agonizing and often frightening clash of civilizations. Across oceans of fear and mistrust.

The talk was not always pretty or easy or pleasant-- but nevertheless, IH was a new kind of conversation that had never occured before--

Not ever in history, in any of mans' previous countless wars, back into the mists of our most ancient past, had a conversation like this ever occured during wartime.

It was the first of it's kind-- and the whole world responded here.

Nearly one million hits are bare testimony to the power of the space that you created-- between warring peoples and feuding factions that spanned the entire globe.

You were, amongst the chaos, and often intense and occasionally frightening exchanges here-- frequently funny, sometimes gruff and caustic, prone to telling people off-- but underneath of it all you were always amazingly patient.

Considering the open death threats against you (posted numerous times on these boards) the often withering insults and the constant attempts to hack this site into oblivion, people who complained about your occasional cantankerousness had no idea how patient you really were.

You were also tough and wiley and you even helped put some terrorists out of business-- but you made it clear to every one that your greatest dream was one of a deeper understanding, and possibly even someday, a greater peace.

IH was indeed an amazing idea that you conceived and made real-- it was a mixture of genius and inspiration and raw courage.

And likely every future human conflict will now have it's own IH-- this is a gift that you, Jon, have given to our children.

Perhaps it is too soon to know if such forums can make any kind of difference, perhaps it will take a very long time and many more wars for electronic bridges like these to make a difference for a suffering humanity.

But you built the first electronic bridge between warring nations anyway...

And I suspect that your inspiration and the risks that you took and the new venue that you created will have an impact.

Jon, the word 'hero' applies to very few people.

It most certainly applies to you.

Sleep in peace my brother. Take your well deserved rest, my friend.

Jake

[Jake]

Regis,

What you created here was really amazing--

You created something that never existed before-- a special place where common people on opposite sides of a world at war could talk-- across the great gaping divides of religion, culture and politics.

Across the lines of intense hatred and violence, across the agonizing and often frightening clash of civilizations. Across oceans of fear and mistrust.

The talk was not always pretty or easy or pleasant-- but nevertheless, IH was a new kind of conversation that had never occured before--

Not ever in history, in any of mans' previous countless wars, back into the mists of our most ancient past, had a conversation like this ever occured during wartime.

It was the first of it's kind-- and the whole world responded here.

Nearly one million hits are bare testimony to the power of the space that you created-- between warring peoples and feuding factions that spanned the entire globe.

You were, amongst the chaos, and often intense and occasionally frightening exchanges here-- frequently funny, sometimes gruff and caustic, prone to telling people off-- but underneath of it all you were always amazingly patient.

Considering the open death threats against you (posted numerous times on these boards) the often withering insults and the constant attempts to hack this site into oblivion, people who complained about your occasional cantankerousness had no idea how patient you really were.

You were also tough and wiley and you even helped put some terrorists out of business-- but you made it clear to every one that your greatest dream was one of a deeper understanding, and possibly even someday, a greater peace.

IH was indeed an amazing idea that you conceived and made real-- it was a mixture of genius and inspiration and raw courage.

And likely every future human conflict will now have it's own IH-- this is a gift that you, Jon, have given to our children.

Perhaps it is too soon to know if such forums can make any kind of difference, perhaps it will take a very long time and many more wars for electronic bridges like these to make a difference for a suffering humanity.

But you built the first electronic bridge between warring nations anyway...

And I suspect that your inspiration and the risks that you took and the new venue that you created will have an impact.

Jon, the word 'hero' applies to very few people.

It most certainly applies to you.

Sleep in peace my brother. Take your well deserved rest, my friend.

Jake

Note: The final draft of this is actually in the other thread-- "A Collection of IH Farewells To Jon David Messner".

(I reposted it there just as 'Edit' time was running out here).

Jake

[Droog]

I remember when Regis took on Bagsniper in debate and won. No one had ever done that before that time. I wish I could remember the thread in which it happened. The banter was classic.

[usn_72]

Jon we will talk again when time allows....I will miss our sailor to sailor pm's....I will continue here until I see you again! Its been a week and I am letting you go....Goodbye my freind and Rest in Peace! I salute you! So long!

[Cbaby]

I know he also had a tatoo of a nude woman as well. that one i remember.


The original Tat was a wizard. 3 years ago he decided to change it and he had me on his arm. The top the Tat said 'I Love' and unde rmy pic it said my name 'Cbaby'

Thank you all for such a wonderful and warm dedication to my everlovin'. Like most of you, I am having great difficulty with his death.

Take care

Cbaby aka Cherie aka Mrs. Regis

[Solo]

God bless Cherie. You take care too.

Solo............across the 7 seas.

[uchiuke123]

Thank you all for such a wonderful and warm dedication to my everlovin'. Like most of you, I am having great difficulty with his death.

Take care

Cbaby aka Cherie aka Mrs. Regis

Mrs. Regis,
Thanks for sharing your husband with this board. He has left a legacy of people here that will always ask questions, that will never accept "it can't be done" and will carry on his quest.

Did not get to know him personally, but his posts were, and still are, inspiring. I hope his posts will still remain. He kept abreast to not only terrorist activity, but breaking health issues and the economy. His wit and concern for the safety and well being of all were evident as he wrote.

Thanks again and so many best wishes to you and your family.

uchiuke123

[Alli]

Thank you all for such a wonderful and warm dedication to my everlovin'. Like most of you, I am having great difficulty with his death.

Take care

Cbaby aka Cherie aka Mrs. Regis
:love_04: We all wish you healing and warm wishes in this awful time.

[al-Canine]

Cherie, you and your family are-- and will continue to be-- in our thoughts and prayers.

[Nero]

Take care Cbaby. I don't know about anyone else but the fact that Regis thought the world of you came across loud and clear to me. You and the kids will be in my prayers along with Regis.

[Ono]

Take care Cbaby. I don't know about anyone else but the fact that Regis thought the world of you came across loud and clear to me. You and the kids will be in my prayers along with Regis.

Absolutely!

My prayers are also with you Cherie and your family as they are for Regis.

[Elli]

Take care Cbaby. I don't know about anyone else but the fact that Regis thought the world of you came across loud and clear to me. You and the kids will be in my prayers along with Regis.

100%. Cherie and the kids were his diamonds, his gold, and his wonderland.

[Soylent_Green]

I know youre probably a busy gal, but it sure would be nice to see you around more often Cherie.

Take care.

[Cbaby]

I'm around, more so than you probably know. I just don't comment much because this was Regis' thing and I believed in giving him his space. I will post off and on, but I'm just not up on the topics that y'all are. I do promise I'll be here though.....you just might not see me :)
Take care

Cherie

[Alli]

We hope you are well!

[voyeurgirl]

Hi Cherie!! :happy_11:

[Cbaby]

Hi everyone. I'm doing 'ok' Hope everyone else is doing well!
Cherie

[JimHere4U]

I'm around, more so than you probably know. I just don't comment much because this was Regis' thing and I believed in giving him his space. I will post off and on, but I'm just not up on the topics that y'all are. I do promise I'll be here though.....you just might not see me :)
Take care

Cherie

I demand that you call me. I'm not kidding, I want to come to come to MD and meet you. I would even come for just the day to meet you. We can meet for lunch or something. I promise, and you can ask anyone here, I'm not a stalker. Please send me a private message.

[Casey]

stick around you gotta come in and cuss someone out from time to time and play pranks it makes for good fun :D

*slap*

I guess you are feeling better X. :D

damn you and your smilies, I had to take some of yours out.

Nevermind him Cherie.
It's good to see you. :)

[Casey]

Hi Jim.

Good to see you too. :)

[JimHere4U]

Hi Jim.

Good to see you too. :)

Hi sweetpea. Tell Cherie I'm not a stalker.

[Elli]

Hi Cherie :) I'm glad to hear you are doing "ok". Good to see you around!

[Cbaby]

I don't think this part of Maryland allows stalkers. sorry Jim. :)

[guest_]

Hi everyone. I'm doing 'ok' Hope everyone else is doing well!
Cherie

Hi CBaby. God Bless!

[Cbaby]

I think the faaaaaaaaaaaaar North West Corner of MD allows stalkers.

[Cbaby]

I would have said that but I didn't think that 20 miles off shore would still be known as Maryland. Aren't we discussing international waters then?

[Cbaby]

International waters = no rules, no laws and stalkers are at the mercy of their captors

[Occupant]

International waters = no rules, no laws and stalkers are at the mercy of their captorsWell, raise the Jolly Roger and let's get to business!! :D

[Cbaby]

Isn't it better that way? Aren't rules and such too confining most times??

[Casey]

Isn't it better that way? Aren't rules and such too confining most times??

Absolutely. And we already know this crew especially likes the "mercy of their captors" part.

It's all good. :D

[Cbaby]

which leads us right back to dealing with stalkers...............I'm up for suggestions if I have a stalker on my hands!

[Cbaby]

naa Jim is a stand up guy. He is the farthest thing from a stalker we will ever know. he loved Jon and i know Jon had a special place for him too, i just cant for the life of me think of the exact location of the special place.

but for real Jim is a great guy.

I'll be taking your word on this, especially if I'm crazy enough to meet the guy for lunch. But I know that Jon did have a 'special' place for him. I can't reveal that 'cause it wouldn't be fair....but let's just say that Jon had a special place in his heart for me, and well...the other special place?
We'll just let your imagination guide to that 'special' place <evil grin>

[Casey]

Hi sweetpea. Tell Cherie I'm not a stalker.

It's true he's not a stalker, Jim is one of the good ones. :)

[Occupant]

It's true he's not a stalker, Jim is one of the good ones. :)Except the bastard hates me. ;)

Hiya, Jim! :D

[Occupant]

he just hates you because you wont blow him. you dont seem to have a :"special " place for Jim :DNah, I'm metric.

(Canda is on the metric system, right?)

:D

[Virginia]

which leads us right back to dealing with stalkers...............I'm up for suggestions if I have a stalker on my hands!

Tell Occupant if you do. He'll take care of it! :D

Cbaby....I'm so pleased that you're here. I was on Virginia Beach (no pun intended :D) this past weekend and gazed across to Maryland. Thought of Jon..of you..your children...of all that you've been through. I think you an amazingly strong woman.

Please let me know if you ever need anything.

Virginia

p.s. I skipped rocks in the cold in Jon's honor and we toasted him at dinner.

[Cbaby]

Tell Occupant if you do. He'll take care of it! :D

Cbaby....I'm so pleased that you're here. I was on Virginia Beach (no pun intended :D) this past weekend and gazed across to Maryland. Thought of Jon..of you..your children...of all that you've been through. I think you an amazingly strong woman.

Please let me know if you ever need anything.

Virginia

p.s. I skipped rocks in the cold in Jon's honor and we toasted him at dinner.


That's so kind of you Virginia. Thank you for remembering Jon in such a special way. Thanks for your offer and should I need anything I'll ask!
Thank you very much.

[Elli]

Come to NYC. It's going to be a blast and I promise you will have tons of love and support from all of us.

[Cbaby]

Come to NYC. It's going to be a blast and I promise you will have tons of love and support from all of us.

I thank you for the invite but I'm just not up to traveling that sort of distance by myself. NY was a favorite spot of Jon and myself and that would open up wounds I'm not ready to deal with yet.

I hope I still have everyone's love and support :)

Just do me a favor??!! Please remember Jon and make a toast to his memory. That would be very nice.

[Proud American]

I thank you for the invite but I'm just not up to traveling that sort of distance by myself. NY was a favorite spot of Jon and myself and that would open up wounds I'm not ready to deal with yet.

I hope I still have everyone's love and support :)

Just do me a favor??!! Please remember Jon and make a toast to his memory. That would be very nice.
I would be more than honored to toast to Jon Cbaby.

I am more than positive you have everyones love and support here. Hope to see you here more often, take care and God bless. :)

[Elli]

I thank you for the invite but I'm just not up to traveling that sort of distance by myself. NY was a favorite spot of Jon and myself and that would open up wounds I'm not ready to deal with yet.

I hope I still have everyone's love and support :)

Just do me a favor??!! Please remember Jon and make a toast to his memory. That would be very nice.

I totally understand and of course you still have our love and support :) We definitely will be making a toast to Jon's memory and for bringing all of us together.

[voyeurgirl]

I'll be taking your word on this, especially if I'm crazy enough to meet the guy for lunch. But I know that Jon did have a 'special' place for him. I can't reveal that 'cause it wouldn't be fair....but let's just say that Jon had a special place in his heart for me, and well...the other special place?
We'll just let your imagination guide to that 'special' place <evil grin>
Cherie, I've met Jim three times. He even slept on our couch one night. He's a great guy!

[JimHere4U]

Cherie, I've met Jim three times. He even slept on our couch one night. He's a great guy!

Even though you don't know it, I peed in your backyard too.

[hecubus]

Nice to see you posting, Cherie. :)

[Alli]

Even though you don't know it, I peed in your backyard too.
I took pics !

[Soylent_Green]

I'm around, more so than you probably know. I just don't comment much because this was Regis' thing and I believed in giving him his space. I will post off and on, but I'm just not up on the topics that y'all are. I do promise I'll be here though.....you just might not see me :)
Take care

Cherie

That very gracious of you to have given him his space, even in small ways like that it means alot to a person, Im glad youll be around, itll be nice to have some new blood that isnt a troll. ;)

:add09:

[Mad_Dog_10]

I'm not sure what to say. I've been overseas and just got back to the board.

Take care Regis and I'll see you on the other side.

[pixikill]

for regis's family.
in memory of jon...
http://www.theage.com.au/ffximage/2005/04/15/1604_leunig_gallery__550x389.jpg

[stewey]

Just heard what happened to Regis. My heartfelt condolenses to his family and other friends.

Regis, I will see you on the other side. Take care up there man.

[antarius]

God bless you, Regis. I know you weren't a religious man, but may God bless you anyway.

I've learned a lot about the world, about my country, and about the new shape of things to come because of what you did in creating what seemed like a "simple website."

Whether or not you knew it before you left this Earth, you changed a lot of peoples lives; Some for the better, some for the worst, and all by giving us a place to learn.

In short, you've helped remove the naivety that a lot of us may have had about the world, and current events, because of what you did with your website, itshappening, and because of what you said yourself.

Rest in peace, and here's to hoping your wife and family stay strong.

[Frozenflare03]

I'm a troll here, but I won't even begin to talk bad about you.. Regis, I never got to meet you or anything but I grieve for all who have lost their life. I hope only that yours was filled with good and happiness, and that those who survive through you do as well..

Furi Kuri, Furi Kura. As I like to say. It's everything, yet nothing at all. R.I.P



"We don't rest in peace, we just disappear.." You've joined the Ranks of some good men, Regis. Disappeared and gone, but never forgotten. You're a lucky man, in life you were blessed with a good family, in death you were blessed with hundreds who miss you.. Congratulations, how's it feel to have the weight of the world off your shoulders? :add15:

[Casey]

Just thinking about you.

[Tigger]

A late thank you Regis for a place to read and post...You will never be forgotten...

[Ono]

Sigh........missing you.

[voyeurgirl]

Hi Regis!!

[exitwound]

Thanks again, Regis, for giving us a place where we can shit in our own bed...and inevitably, have to pick it up and learn our lesson. Whatever becomes of it, it was a priceless gift.

[voyeurgirl]

Thanks again, Regis, for giving us a place where we can shit in our own bed...and inevitably, have to pick it up and learn our lesson. Whatever becomes of it, it was a priceless gift.
I'm sorry that made me lol.

[smilebong]

Well, Mr. Jon, I guess its too late. The conversations I started and never finished with you...I guess they'll remain undone. I looked forward to the day when we could talk without a billion interruptions. I know you were a very busy man, and my concerns were not yours, or at least you didn't seem to be concerned. But I will say I am sorry I did not pursue things with you further. Who knows what transpired, but God and you, and I hope that the memory of you will somehow turn somebody in the right direction. Cherie, my heart goes out to you. I want you to know that you are loved by many.

Bob

[exitwound]

I'm sorry that made me lol.

As it should. As it should.

[Klaus]

This site has been a very valuable resource for many people.
Many thanks to Regis for the concept, effort, huge personal sacrifice, and passion. It is much appreciated by all who have spewed here.

[Motley]

Bump to keep this within the 30 day limit of thread viewing

[Klaus]

Just stopping by to pay respects :happy_01: ......

[Motley]

up you go

[Motley]

up. (Never forget him)

[Motley]

Up for Regis

[Motley]

9/11 bump