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danteIL
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[WEBSITE]http://fivepennyopera.blogspot.com
The history of A.J., altheknife.blogspot.com, and upcoming events!

[Note, this is all just a long compilation of stuff that was found/figured out by others. I'm just the messenger!]

Following the clues in this thread, we are led to http://fivepennyopera.blogspot.com (Thanks, enaxor!)

It contains a very long history of Mr. Alan Johnson:

Quote:

The following is from the Spoocheeeee file on the present Mr. Alan Johnson:

The present Mr. Alan Johnson was born a little over 55 years ago as "Alan Walker". He spent the first few years of his life in a small town called Topsfield, Massachusetts. For reasons unknown to anyone, on a snowy Christmas Eve, at age five, young Alan Walker was bundled up and taken to Taunton Lunatic Asylum. Alan's parents left Alan alone on the front steps of Taunton's Main Entrance with a tiny red jack-knife in one of his coat pockets and a note in the other that told the Asylum that Alan needed special psychiatric care. It also said that the family loved him but they were too poor to help him themselves. Young Alan gave the Doctors at Taunton his family's name. They traced him to a Walker family living in Topsfield, Massachusetts and phoned the local police. By the time the Topsfield police arrived at Alan's family's home, the Walkers were gone. There was no trace of Alan's family. The house was completely empty. It was as if they had vanished off the face of the earth. Taunton ran many tests on young Alan. After observing Alan closely for six months, the Doctors determined that Alan demonstrated the following:

* excessive bedwetting
* cruelty to animals
* pyromania

Alan was not cooperative during his sessions with the Doctors and constantly fought with the staff at Taunton. The Doctors at Taunton determined that Alan suffered from Antisocial Personality Disorder. (ADP)

Alan struggled to survive at Taunton. The Adult Patients as well as some of the staff were abusive and cruel to the troubled boy. This only added to Alan's mental disorder. Right after Alan's twelfth birthday, a young Resident named Dr. Francis Kinder came to Taunton and met with Alan. (This was Dr. Kinder's first Spoocheeeee assignment.) The elders had asked her to be on the lookout for someone suitable to become the next Alan Johnson. Right from the moment she met him, Dr. Kinder felt that there was something special about the boy. She asked Taunton if she could take over the treatment of the boy. Taunton agreed. Dr. Kinder immediately separated young Alan from the Adult Patients and nearly all the staff. She developed a "nice" relationship with the boy. This alone was something he had never experienced. His relationships up to this point were Doctors prodding him, Adult Patients abusing him and Asylum Staff strong arming him. Dr. Kinder realized that the boy suffered from his past but she felt that she could still make a difference in his mental state. As the relationship grew stronger, Dr. Kinder felt confident that young Alan was ready to see the "real world". She began to take him on picnics at a nearby park. Here Alan would see other children. He would see families. It broke Dr. Kinder's heart to witness the boy observing this world he could never be a part of. This alone made her commitment to finding him a place in Spoocheeeee even stronger.

Dr. Kinder went to the Spoocheeeee elders and told them about the boy. They felt the boy's state of mind might be too risky to train for the position of Mr. Alan Johnson. They told Dr. Kinder to bring him in at age fourteen and they would train him to be a Jackal. Dr. Kinder accepted their decision but asked if she could be in charge of his early training. The elders agreed to her request.

At age fourteen Alan was released from the hospital and into the personal care of Dr. Francis Kinder. Alan became very attached to Dr. Kinder. She was and is the closest thing he has to an actual mother. Dr. Kinder noticed that the more Alan trusted and began to feel for her the more his behavior improved. Alan's social skills improved and at age sixteen he was allowed to venture out into the world alone. Alan's first "solo" excursions seemed to be successful. He attended a concert, a church service and went shopping for Dr. Kinder's birthday present. Alan had not only learned to interact with others in the world, but he also found that he could be very, very entertaining. He created a "persona" for himself. This "persona" was complimentary and gregarious. He noticed that by demonstrating these traits, people were attracted to him. It was around this time that Dr. Kinder first caught young Alan using his red jack-knife. She knew the jack-knife was an object of pride for the boy (he was constantly shining it) but she had never witnessed him using it. Young Alan was sitting on her front porch cutting up an earth worm. When Dr. Kinder asked why he was doing this, young Alan smiled and said he was "thinking of going fishing". It was also around this time that Dr. Kinder noticed that young Alan had a great desire to be wealthy and powerful in our world. It seemed to be all that he would talk about when they were alone. Dr. Kinder wrote in Alan's Spoocheeeee file that she felt that his obsession with money and power stemmed from his poor and powerless childhood. Alan studied hard for school and also took up French on his own. He had stacks of English to French translation books on his desk. Dr. Kinder was so proud of her young Alan that she asked the elders to meet with him and reconsider his future. The elders did meet with the boy. They too were entertained by this "persona" that he had developed. They also felt he was showing true and strong "leader" qualities. The elders voted that evening and decided that this boy would be groomed to become the next Mr. Alan Johnson.

At age eighteen Alan left the care and protection of Dr. Kinder's home. At Spoocheeeee's request, Dr. Kinder released Alan into an intensive Spoocheeeee training center. It was at this time that Spoocheeeee first caught glimpses of the dark side of Alan. After only a week away from Dr. Kinder, Alan began leaving the Spoocheeeee training center and wandering the streets of a nearby town late at night. When three people from this nearby town were reported missing, the town's eyes turned onto the very private "Otis Sales and Corporate Training Center" that sat on the town's border. The town sent their Sheriff to question the staff at the "Center". The staff knew young Alan had been wandering off at night and reported him to the elders. The elders spoke with Alan. Alan told them that he was not responsible for any missing people. He confessed that he, like everyone else, may have a "vice" or two but that it was not anything to worry about. He then went on to explain that he felt that the others were jealous of his position as the Mr. Alan Johnson traineeeee and were using this as a way to bring him down. The elders immediately moved Alan to another training center. Alan was moved to five different training centers during the course of his preparation.

The Spoocheeeee elders were concerned that they may have made the wrong decision. They asked Dr. Kinder to meet again with Alan and assess his state of mind. After a month of testing, Dr. Francis Kinder sent her report to the elders. She told them that Alan was merely a victim of circumstance and that he actually had all the qualities of the perfect Spoocheeeee leader.

With all eyes on him, Alan Walker became more guarded about his "vice". He covered his tracks well and did his best to convince the elders that he was the perfect future Spoocheeeee leader. There were some in the land of Spoocheeeee that knew Alan was "a dangerous man with evil vices" but they kept silent, fearing that they would become one of his many disappearing "victims". In 1989 Alan's ambition to succeed led him to befriend a very young Jackal in training named Jean Moulin. Alan "requested" that the young Jean Moulin place a deadly poison into the drink of the reigning Mr. Alan Johnson. The young Jean Moulin was told that it was for the "greater good". The boy did as he was told. The subsequent death of that Spoocheeeee leader placed the man we know today as Mr. Alan Johnson onto the throne he so sought. Jean Moulin was very close to Mr. Johnson. It was Jean Moulin's job to insure security around room 505 when Mr. Alan Johnson was personally dealing with a traitor to Spoocheeeee. Jean Moulin is one of the few to have witnessed the repercussions of Mr. Johnson's "vice". In return for Jean Moulin's silence, the identity of who did the "poisoning" was kept secret. This secret was not told to another soul until 2004, when Jean Moulin refused to bring Mr. Alan Johnson anymore "victims" and subsequently left the land of Spoocheeeee. Mr. Alan Johnson quickly produced a photo of the young boy slipping the poison into the leader's cup.

And so it continues...

Mr. Alan Johnson's path of victims is only getting longer.

Several weeks ago, after hearing about the execution of Jennifer Nelson, Dr. Kinder stepped forward and apologized to the elders for excluding the full report on Mr. Alan Johnson those many years ago.

The following is the section of Dr. Kinder's report that was never sent to the elders.

Mr. Alan Johnson Traineeeee (as assessed by Dr. Francis Kinder):

After many tests, I have recognized that Alan lacks a very neccessary human trait. Alan has no empathy for other living things. He is delightful in every other way but this one trait makes him incredibly dangerous. He also has an obsession over a red jack-knife that he had in his pocket when he was given to Taunton. It was the only one of his possessions that he insisted on retrieving when I checked him out of Taunton. I am afraid that this knife figures into his secret "vice". When I was honest with Alan and told him my concerns, he turned the table on me and questioned my methods of making this claim. I explained my position to Alan. I told him that the elders of Spoocheeeee were concerned that this flaw would not be good for a Spoocheeeee leader. Alan fell onto my lap and began to sob. He promised to me that he did feel for others and then he whispered into my ear, "I love you, Francis. You are the mother that I never had. How can such a wonderful woman such as you, do this to me? I am a victim of circumstance. You know I would never hurt anyone."

My only excuse is that I was moved by his words. Alan is like my son. I now know that he poses a great threat to our great Spoocheeeee. Below is the diagnoses.

* C - cannot follow law
* O - obligations ignored
* R - remorselessness
* R - recklessness
* U - underhandedness
* P - planning deficit
* T - temper

In the source code is this:

Quote:

Fq ifx Rjxxjw

which is ROT-21 for "Al das Messer" or "Al the Knife" in English...

Which leads to: http://altheknife.blogspot.com/ (Thanks, Sylvia!!)

This contains the intriguing title:

Quote:

November 8th @ 9PM
a song for you

In the source code is:

Quote:

Tz xciblbmmnr (mbvx, gcwr, tfku)
Xrrzj ms l llecbv (yyry, mbvx, gcwr)
Ayw h xszm ksr polvi ccwtodx, brnrz miagxu

E dvuj xo mx isba, i ymmp mv hsr
I ymmp mv tvnvy, e ttfl xy emft
A ebti db snpl, l mpqo gw miaw
T amwr bt pafzo, e dvuj xo hxlt

Db mairjmomxt (bzvn, enyr, dhzs)
Xhpkl mc n ajeszg (ayba, bzvn, enyr)
Kal f xixx msb rdjvy anytyfm, zrdpk oikims

E ttfl xy ocnpd fi,h xszm ys bcxho nbes
E ttfl xy qisge, l mpqo gw rsucg
H xszm ys clla egng xxoyxz, e dvuj xo rtaloe aysnpl asqrbmir

Eh lzoegyliyz (ayba, bzvn, enyr)
Dumwi id t zikfws (xucg, ayba, bzvn)
Lgk e dvuj joc xcibl xzvpzll, yxqmw lelolr

K gqri oq evzo, n bnqe zy oedr
I ymmp hm ake, i ymmp hm tonkj
E ttfl cyh ufc exuyemr, i ymmp mv voszfmn qkvq ozjwectgn

Xy rdjvyeaprq (gcwr, tfku, xeev)
Ylecx pw k fmfwoy (mbvx, gcwr, tfku)
Exq i ymmp yvv oimwc pfkwscr, cshec alefrv

F xixx as qnqs, e ttfl xy ywxi
A ebti db zjrd, l mpqo gw xiw
L mpqo gw qsvp, t amwr bt laex
H xszm ksr axhgo, V abiac baw xbb yso wtai
Rnkp pacwlv Wvvi Welgji gvtq xavx wpkpm Ssvpfiib gmsxh

Which can be solved this way:

Spoiler (Rollover to View):

Vignere, keyword "altheknife" (Thanks to Sylvia, again!)

And which gives:

Quote:

Lyrics to "Turn, Turn, Turn" by the Byrds

To everything (turn, turn, turn)
There is a season (turn, turn, turn)
And a time for every purpose, under Heaven

A time to be born, a time to die
A time to plant, a time to reap
A time to kill, a time to heal
A time to laugh, a time to weep

To everything (turn, turn, turn)
There is a season (turn, turn, turn)
And a time for every purpose, under Heaven

A time to build up, a time to break down
A time to dance, a time to mourn
A time to cast away stones, a time to gather stones together

To everything (turn, turn, turn)
There is a season (turn, turn, turn)
And a time for every purpose, under Heaven

A time of love, a time of hate
A time of war, a time of peace
A time you may embrace, a time to refrain from embracing

To everything (turn, turn, turn)
There is a season (turn, turn, turn)
And a time for every purpose, under Heaven

A time to gain, a time to lose
A time to rend, a time to sew
A time to love, a time to hate
A time for peace, I swear it's not too late
Hack larder Mind Seance will take place November tenth

So that last line, as we remember from the anagram fun here, must refer to Mildred Harnack. Also intriguing!

Posted: Tue Nov 07, 2006 9:05 pm
Last edited by danteIL on Tue Nov 07, 2006 9:24 pm; edited 2 times in total

Caterpillar
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"Geduld" is also in the SC.....it's German for Patience.

Posted: Tue Nov 07, 2006 9:20 pm

drizjr
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Joined: 28 Nov 2003
Posts: 1700

[EMAIL] Timothy Mann 11-30
Alan Walker: Triggers

Posting this here because it's where this information is most relevant.

Quote:

From: <thetallman>
Subject: Re: Triggers
Sent: Thursday, November 30, 2006
To: "drizjr xxxx

Mister Johnson is most influenced by his "Alan Walker" self when he
feels vulnerable and betrayed. Something snaps and he must kill.
I have always thought it must be some deranged twist of his
emotions left over from being abandoned by his family. I am sure
he felt very vulnerable and betrayed on that cold December night.
This grew over the years into the psychosis of "Alan Walker" and
"Al the knife".

TM

On Thu, 30 Nov 2006 17:36:01 -0800 drizjr
wrote:
>Hello Mister Mann,
>I hope this message finds you well.
>Peeps has suggested asking you about what triggers Mister Alan
>Johnson to be
>the horrible Al the Knife.
>Thank You,
>Drizabella

The hushmail question was, "What date has Peeps selected as his birth date?". Answer: December 13th

Posted: Fri Dec 01, 2006 7:53 pm

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