16 June 1887, Thursday London - Currently in Kensington Gardens. Looking back at Time Machine. Institute disguised it as statue of Queen...9:36 AM Jun 4th from web
1887 London -...atop tall granite pedestal. Good show! Nobody would dare touch that...not now. Can feel excitement in air. Golden Jubilee!9:38 AM Jun 4th from web
1887 London - Can't wait for Golden Jubilee procession. Last procession I saw Queen Victoria in was her funeral procession early this year.9:41 AM Jun 4th from web
1887 London - Better find diggs. Wonder if that flat I rented in 1885 few weeks ago is available? Not far from here, and it was nice place.9:57 AM Jun 4th from web
1887 London - What luck, old digs available. Old landlady didn't remember me. Well, it has been two years for her, and I am unmemorable.3:55 PM Jun 4th from web
1887 London - Currently shopping for Golden Jubilee souvenirs for a couple of museums: mugs, teacups, teapots, brooches, spoons, corsets...4:00 PM Jun 4th from web
1887 London - Found souvenir corset with music box that plays "God Save the Queen" when wearer sits down. I swear, I did not make this up.4:02 PM Jun 4th from web
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freosanRT @Wendell_Howe: Found souvenir corset with music box that plays "God Save the Queen" when wearer sits down. [YOU GUYS, I NEED THIS.]4:05 PM Jun 4th from twhirl
1887 - @freosan Not sure if this corset was meant to be funny or very patriotic. Fear it may have been latter. Tasteful whoopie cushion?9:32 PM Jun 4th from web
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janeslee@Wendell_Howe Where do you store it all? ;-)7:59 PM Jun 4th from Tweetie in reply to Wendell_Howe
1887 London - @janeslee My flat is getting crowded. Will sneak it down to Time Machine in Kensington Park at dawn. Use it as storage shed9:35 PM Jun 4th from web
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1887 London - What a day. Have come to conclusion I can't collect 1 of every kind of Jubilee souvenir. Won't be room for me in Time Machine.9:38 PM Jun 4th from web
1887 London - I did get one of those musical corsets for Grams though. Couldn't resist. I believe Twitter term is...OLL...no, LLO...no, LOL!9:40 PM Jun 4th from web
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OfficerAnni@Wendell_Howe Poor old Grams will never be able to sit down, she'll try and then have to stand for the Queen. You're quite cruel!9:41 PM Jun 4th from web in reply to Wendell_Howe
1887 London - @OfficerAnni Not sure if Grams will actually wear it, but I wouldn't put it past her. She will get a big laugh out of it.9:52 PM Jun 4th from web
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janusblkjaguar@Wendell_Howe "LOL" is universal internet lingo. It was never restricted to just Twitter. My personal favorite is LOLOMGW2GDAIRYQUEEN ;p9:51 PM Jun 4th from web in reply to Wendell_Howe
1887 London - @janusjaguar "Universal Internet Lingo"? Not sure if I will ever get the hang of this. Maybe I should just stick to English.9:56 PM Jun 4th from web
janusblkjaguar@Wendell_Howe ... Actually, that depends on who you ask. Some people actually like the idea of advanced technological civilizations.10:02 PM Jun 4th from Twitterrific in reply to Wendell_Howe
1887 London - @janusjaguar I say, now you are sounding like my father! Many think I'm dotty to want to spend so much time in 1800's.10:05 PM Jun 4th from web
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deltatwo@Wendell_Howe Can I travel with you...please?3:57 PM Jun 4th from web in reply to Wendell_Howe
1887 London - @deltatwo I wish I could take you with me, but Institute of Time Travel would never allow. I'd loose my license. More on blog9:29 PM Jun 4th from web
deltatwo@Wendell_Howe Oh man, that's a bummer. I've been trying to get the Doctor to take me traveling, but I fail so I stop asking.9:31 PM Jun 4th from TwitterFox in reply to Wendell_Howe
1887 London-@deltatwo People have romanticized view of Time Travel. Most wouldn't care for chamber pots, no air-conditioning, no hovercars.9:58 PM Jun 4th from web
1887 London - @deltatwo Back in 2656 is nice Victorian Village with all the charm & none of the inconvience. It's just north of Cambridge.10:00 PM Jun 4th from web
deltatwo@Wendell_Howe I just want to see living history as it truly is. That kind of stuff don't bother me.10:05 PM Jun 4th from TwitterFox in reply to Wendell_Howe
1887 London - @deltatwo Perhaps you were meant to be a Temporal Anthropologist. I've more on my blogsite on it. It is a lot of work, though10:08 PM Jun 4th from web
1887 London - @deltatwo And you will pretty much have to kiss any social life goodbye. Sometimes nights wonder if was dotty to become a TA.10:10 PM Jun 4th from web
deltatwo@Wendell_Howe What's your site?10:09 PM Jun 4th from TwitterFox in reply to Wendell_Howe
@deltatwo Blog at http://wendellhowe.blogspot.com/ Auctually if you click the watch Avatar it will take you to profile, blog is under name.10:12 PM Jun 4th from web in reply to deltatwo
deltatwo@Wendell_Howe Thanks.10:15 PM Jun 4th from TwitterFox in reply to Wendell_Howe
hashweb20RT @Wendell_Howe @deltatwo Blog at http://wendellhowe.blogspot... Auctually if you click the watch Avatar it will take you to profile ...10:12 PM Jun 4th from web in reply to Wendell_Howe
@hashweb20 My word, I didn't realize there were people out there that didn't know I had blog. Thought everyone was tired of me tweeting it.10:15 PM Jun 4th from web in reply to hashweb20
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janusblkjaguar@Wendell_Howe These Enforcers... They wouldn't look anything like NSA agents?10:15 PM Jun 4th from Twitterrific in reply to Wendell_Howe
1887 London - @janusjaguar If NSA always wear period grey suits & never smile & never show emotion, then yes, they do look like Enforcers.10:18 PM Jun 4th from web
janusblkjaguar@Wendell_Howe Huh. I always thought they wore black suits.10:22 PM Jun 4th from Twitterrific in reply to Wendell_Howe
@janusjaguar Only seen Enforcers in grey, but that's when I'm being interrogated...uh, debriefed. Not sure what they wear at other times.10:27 PM Jun 4th from web in reply to janusblkjaguar
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_Leva_@Wendell_Howe Hello my friend, how goes your travels? It's been a while since we've spoken. How is Henry?10:24 PM Jun 4th from web in reply to Wendell_Howe
Hello @_Leva_ I'm currently in 1887 London in time for Queen Victoria's Golden Jubilee. Henry, I believe, is in Alaska covering gold rush.10:30 PM Jun 4th from web
1887 London - @_Leva_ Henry and I don't get to work together too often. Pity, he's most amusing. I miss the scruffy cowboy.10:32 PM Jun 4th from web
_Leva_@Wendell_Howe Both very exciting times in history. If I could choose, I would love to go back to the maiden voyage of Titanic to see the10:35 PM Jun 4th from web in reply to Wendell_Howe
_Leva_@Wendell_Howe truth behind the myth.10:35 PM Jun 4th from web in reply to Wendell_Howe
1887 London - @_Leva_ Traveling on Titanic to find truth would be very dangerous. Had friend who went to study London Blitz. Never returned10:40 PM Jun 4th from web
_Leva_@Wendell_Howe ah yes, those damn doodlebugs. Well I think the risk would be worth it. One must take risks to move forward at times.10:43 PM Jun 4th from web in reply to Wendell_Howe
_Leva_@Wendell_Howe So you usually work alone without a partner? You prefer this?10:37 PM Jun 4th from web in reply to Wendell_Howe
1887 London - @_Leva_ Yes, usually work alone. Fortunately always been introverted, so I don't go mad. Still it is nice to have company.10:43 PM Jun 4th from web
_Leva_@Wendell_Howe It is most fortunate to meet another fellow introvert such as myself..10:47 PM Jun 4th from web in reply to Wendell_Howe
1887 London - @_Leva_ @soulgeek has dating service for introverts. Thought of finding someone just for date, but never in town long enough.10:55 PM Jun 4th from web
_Leva_@Wendell_Howe That would be interesting to try....10:58 PM Jun 4th from web in reply to Wendell_Howe
SoulGeek@Wendell_Howe "@soulgeek has dating service for introverts." Many thanks Professor Howe. SoulGeek has never gotten an endorsement from 1887!1:04 PM Jun 5th from web in reply to Wendell_Howe
1887 London - @SoulGeek You are most welcome. If I ever retire I will have to used your dating services myself!4:07 PM Jun 5th from web
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markfishpool@Wendell_Howe Hello. How big is the time machine? You said before it was disguised as a statue.10:59 PM Jun 4th from twibble in reply to Wendell_Howe
1887 London - @markfishpool I've never measured the Time Machine, but it's about 6' square. Not a lot of room. Just chair and return button6:42 AM Jun 5th from web
1887 London - @markfishpool I discribe it on my blog at http://wendellhowe.blogspot.com/2009/05/tools-of-trade.html in essay "Tools of the Trade"6:44 AM Jun 5th from web
markfishpool@Wendell_Howe Excellent, thanks. Not very much room for souvenirs though by the looks of it.6:52 AM Jun 5th from TweetDeck in reply to Wendell_Howe
1887 London - @markfishpool No there isn't much room in the Time Machine. Thankfully trip time is quite short. This will be a cramped ride.4:11 PM Jun 5th from web
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kagillogly@Wendell_Howe How do you film in Victorian England?7:23 AM Jun 5th from web in reply to Wendell_Howe
1887 London - @kagillogly I have a camera disguised as glasses. I descibe them in my essay "Tools of the Trade" on my blogsite.4:05 PM Jun 5th from web
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QuinceyMorris@Wendell_Howe Didn't I see you 'bout 10 years ago in San Fran, hangin round Emperor Norton? You don't look a day older.3:35 AM Jun 5th from web
1887 London- @QuinceyMorris If you saw Emperor Norton with bland looking gentleman in top hat accompanied by cowboy, then yes, that was me.4:13 PM Jun 5th from web
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Lanettas@Wendell_Howe - very interesting read, thoroughly enjoy! What a creative mind you have!3:37 AM Jun 5th from web in reply to Wendell_Howe
1887 London - @Lanettas Thank you. One has to be creative to be a Temporal Anthropologist. Have to invent believable lies on spur of moment.4:16 PM Jun 5th from web
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Superlambanana#followfriday @Wendell_Howe as he seems to be stuck in London circa 1887 and you know how crap the weather was then...1:03 AM Jun 5th from web
1887 London - @Superlambanana Yes, & weather will only get worse. The summer of 1887 was one of driest on record. And I have to wear suit.4:57 PM Jun 5th from web
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1887 London - Today going to American Exhibition at Earl's Court to film Buffalo Bill's Wild West. I wonder how accurate it is?6:49 AM Jun 5th from web
1887 London - Went to 1st show of Buffalo Bill's Wild West. Features 180 horses, 18 buffalo, 10 elk, 5 Texan steers, 4 donkeys and 2 deer.5:06 PM Jun 5th from web
1887 London - Has "reenactment" of Little Big Horn. Buffalo Bill comes riding in to save Custard, but is too late. Accurate? Highly doubtful5:10 PM Jun 5th from web
1887 London - Glad Henry wasn't here. He would have been rolling in aisle. Buffalo Bill did not create, but did promote myths of Wild West.5:13 PM Jun 5th from web
1887 London - At least Native Americans were real. Portrayed as bad guys. And yet show has tee-pee village showing warriors as family men.5:15 PM Jun 5th from web
1887 London - Buffalo Bill Cody was Indian fighter who exploited the Native Americans & perpetuated stereo-type of "blood thirsty savage"...5:19 PM Jun 5th from web
1887 London - ...And yet Cody is giving them jobs, treating them as any other actor, and fought for Indian rights. Man is an enigma.5:21 PM Jun 5th from web
1887 London - Now, my problem is, of those 97 Native Americans in arena, which one is Black Elk? Yes, THE Black Elk. Must get film footage.5:24 PM Jun 5th from web
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janeslee@Wendell_Howe HOW (lol) about a challenge here, can you post that footage or at least a twitpic?11:03 PM Jun 5th from Tweetie in reply to Wendell_Howe
1887 @janeslee ??? I'm sorry what footage?11:14 PM Jun 5th from web
janeslee@Wendell_Howe Black Elk! Hope you got my pun HOW...lol11:18 PM Jun 5th from Tweetie in reply to Wendell_Howe
1887 - @janeslee All right, I see now. I thought it was a pun on my name.11:20 PM Jun 5th from web
janeslee@Wendell_Howe Duh i am thick & stupid It could have been that also. Too early in the day for me!11:21 PM Jun 5th from Tweetie in reply to Wendell_Howe
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_Fable_@Wendell_Howe Just been reading your blog - wonderful! Haven't met a Temporal Anthropologist before, but I love what you're doing with time!4:59 PM Jun 5th from web in reply to Wendell_Howe
@_Fable_ Why thank you. I do take my work seriously.5:26 PM Jun 5th from web in reply to _Fable_
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Wycked_SyreneI made @Wendell_Howe, @MasterofWars, @MarthaJones, @lordrassilon my Tasty Prey - Bite Me - http://vmp.tw/Wycked_Syrene #VampireBite6:08 PM Jun 5th from web
@Wycked_Syrene Ow, why is my neck itching?6:11 PM Jun 5th from web in reply to Wycked_Syrene
Wycked_Syrene@Wendell_Howe lol I dunno....6:48 PM Jun 5th from web in reply to Wendell_Howe
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dorfird#followfriday @davyRice @Wendell_Howe and if they ever get back online @mediators - all fictional characters5:45 PM Jun 5th from twidroid
@dorfird Fictional character? Well, sometimes my life does feel like a cartoon.6:13 PM Jun 5th from web in reply to dorfird
dorfird@Wendell_Howe No offense, but if I said time traveler they'd think you were fictional, so I thought it best to group you with that lot.6:27 PM Jun 5th from twidroid in reply to Wendell_Howe
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1887 London - In honor of my 1000th Tweet, I have archived my back tweets so anyone who likes can follow from beginning...11:07 PM Jun 5th from web
... However only up to May 5th. Will have rest up when I can. Also need to fix links. http://twitterextension.blogspot.com/ 11:09 PM Jun 5th from web
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Among_The_Ruins@Wendell_Howe AWESOME!!!!!!11:08 PM Jun 5th from twhirl in reply to Wendell_Howe
1887 - @Among_The_Ruins The Archive is an experiment. I integrated all the back tweets in real order along with Tweets to myself.11:18 PM Jun 5th from web
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RT @TheLastDoctor If I get 64 new followers today... I'll be very surprised. [I say everyone, follow this fellow PhD. Want to see his face.]7:42 AM Jun 6th from web
TheLastDoctor@Wendell_Howe *grins* It'd look like this: O.O7:44 AM Jun 6th from web in reply to Wendell_Howe
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damarisensalso, #followfriday @Wendell_Howe :) because he travels in time! great haha x11:19 PM Jun 5th from web
Thank you @damarisens for #FollowFriday. How did you sneak that one in?7:44 AM Jun 6th from web
damarisens@Wendell_Howe :) the wonders of different time zones! haha :D10:27 AM Jun 6th from web in reply to Wendell_Howe
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Kazcita@Wendell_Howe So far, so impressed, Dr Howe. Keep up the good work!11:47 PM Jun 5th from Twittelator in reply to Wendell_Howe
1887 London - @Kazcita Thank you. I will do my best. I take this work very seriously.7:54 AM Jun 6th from web
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1887 London - I think I saw Black Elk last night at Wild West. Only have this photo to go by. http://www.buffalosaloon.com/Black%20Elk.jpg 8:08 AM Jun 6th from web
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janeslee@Wendell_Howe Bet he stood out in the crowd !8:31 AM Jun 6th from iTweet in reply to Wendell_Howe
Doctor_Donna@Wendell_Howe Fantastic! Did Black Elk speak to you? *winks*8:26 AM Jun 6th from twhirl in reply to Wendell_Howe
1887 London - @Doctor_Donna Didn't get that close to Black Elk. Need to get him to speak to me to film for University of South Dakota.8:50 AM Jun 6th from web
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1887 London - Will be returning to Wild West this morning. Will pose as freelance journalist & see if I can get interview with Annie Oakley.8:11 AM Jun 6th from web
1887 London - Annie Oakley said she could give me interview at lunch. In mean time did interview on Miss Lillian Smith. Just finished that.10:34 AM Jun 6th from web
1887 London- You may wonder who Lillian Smith is...so did I. After I talked to Ms. Oakley I was accosted by some teenage girl in buckskin...10:37 AM Jun 6th from web
1887 London - ..."What ya wanna interview her for?" she said. "I'm the real star! Annie Oakley is done for! I can outshoot her anyday!"...10:40 AM Jun 6th from web
1887 - ...Yes, I recalled there was another female sharp shooter in show. I had time so told her why not. She grabbed me & drug me to pub...10:42 AM Jun 6th from web
1887 London - Lillian was hired last year at age of 15. At 7 asked for rifle because dolls bored her. At 10 said she could outshoot any man.10:44 AM Jun 6th from web
1887 London - Most of the interview she bad mouthed Annie. Said Annie lied about her age, told everyone she was 21 when she was really old.10:46 AM Jun 6th from web
1887 - Asked how old. Lillian said "26!" Hardly call that old, even in this age. Lillian said that show wasn't big enough for both of them.10:49 AM Jun 6th from web
1887 - I'm not sure, but think Lillian was flirting with me! Girl's a child! All right, I know 16 is legal in 1800's, but still not right!10:52 AM Jun 6th from web
1887 London- Lillian left 15 minutes ago. Finishing tea & checking my history files. Oh dear, looks like the little hussy did run Annie out.10:54 AM Jun 6th from web
1887 - Annie will leave the show in fall when it closes in London. Lillian however wasn't the draw Annie was. Annie will replace her in 188911:00 AM Jun 6th from web
1887 - Lillian will work in other Wild West Shows, made up as Indian. In 1902 she competes in Grand American Handicap, to be beaten by Annie11:03 AM Jun 6th from web
1887 - Lillian will fad into obscurity. Rather sad. Probably received fame too early, too fast. Got too cocky. She did have talent.11:06 AM Jun 6th from web
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RT @beezan Gosh, you make my interviews seem so lame! [I'm hardly a real interviewer like you, my dear lady! http://www.brunazanelli.com/ ]11:11 AM Jun 6th from web
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Galadriel1010@Wendell_Howe 16's legal in the UK in 200911:17 AM Jun 6th from twhirl in reply to Wendell_Howe
@Galadriel1010 16 is legal in UK in 21st century? Not in the 27th. Of course average lifespan is 210.12:21 PM Jun 6th from web in reply to Galadriel1010
Galadriel1010@Wendell_Howe The older the minimum age, the more kids break the law.12:22 PM Jun 6th from twhirl in reply to Wendell_Howe
@Galadriel1010 True, one thing for kids to break it. Quite another for some old goat to seduce a child.12:36 PM Jun 6th from web in reply to Galadriel1010
Galadriel1010@Wendell_Howe Again, true. Gets even weirder when it's the other way around too12:49 PM Jun 6th from twhirl in reply to Wendell_Howe
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1887 London - Interview with Annie Oakley went well. She's not posh, very down to earth like Henry, but very charming. Absolutely not brassy8:02 PM Jun 6th from web
1887 London - Her husband Frank Butler hovered protectively near. He was a sharp shooter himself. Then Annie bested him. Frank fell in love.8:05 PM Jun 6th from web
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Yukonstylist@Wendell_Howe You can't blame the guy! :D8:05 PM Jun 6th from TweetDeck in reply to Wendell_Howe
@Yukonstylist Are you referring to Frank Butler? When Annie Oakley died in 1926, Frank refused to eat & died 18 days later, broken hearted.9:56 PM Jun 6th from web in reply to Yukonstylist
Yukonstylist@Wendell_Howe Yes, I was referring to him (Frank). That's sad that he starved himself to death.8:44 AM Jun 7th from TweetDeck in reply to Wendell_Howe
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1887 London - At first Annie was Frank's stage assistant, until Frank realized it worked better the other way around. Now he's her manager.8:08 PM Jun 6th from web
1887 London - Born Phoebe Ann Mosey, Annie had hard childhhod. 1 of 9 children, mother widowed twice. Started hunting at 9 to feed family.8:12 PM Jun 6th from web
1887 London - Annie got so good at hunting she sold game and paid of her mother's farm's mortgage when she was 15.8:15 PM Jun 6th from web
1887 London. I asked Annie how she got so good at sharp shooting. She said it was because she loved animals. She didn't like hurting them...8:17 PM Jun 6th from web
1887...She said she had to kill them, so she tried to kill them so they wouldn't suffer from bad shot. They were dead before they hit ground8:19 PM Jun 6th from web
Knew Sitting Bull had been with Wild West show in 1885. Asked if they'd met. Annie said he had adopted her and named her Watanya Cicilla.8:21 PM Jun 6th from web
Means "Little Sure Shot". When Buffalo Bill heard he publicized it. She liked Sitting Bull. Said he was always giving away money to bums.8:24 PM Jun 6th from web
1887 London - Technically Annie was born in Ohio, but she has a Western mentality. Always liked Western women. Outspoken but big hearted.8:27 PM Jun 6th from web
1887 London - Looking over history files. Annie just got better. Some say she shot better in her 60's. May well be first "movie star".8:29 PM Jun 6th from web
1887 - In 1894, Edison made a Kinetoscope film of her shooting. Here it is http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eAmnQvMHlRs That's Frank with her.8:35 PM Jun 6th from web
1887 London - Today another Command Performance for Buffalo Bill's Wild West. Tuesday will be Queen Victoria's Golden Jubilee Procession...10:20 AM Jun 7th from web
...Royal Heads of Europe have come to England to be in it. Many are relatives of Victoria. And she's taking them all to Wild West Show...10:22 AM Jun 7th from web
1887 London - ... This has to be largest collection of kings at any show! Must get into Wild West show to film! Hope my cunning plan works.10:25 AM Jun 7th from web
1887 London - Cunning plan worked! Posed as vendor selling flags on sticks, Union Jacks & U.S. with 38 stars. Nobody had heart to expel me.6:19 PM Jun 7th from web
1887 London - Buffalo Bill's Wild West show was a huge hit with all the royals. This is Queen Victoria's 2nd visit, and Prince Edward's 3rd.6:31 PM Jun 7th from web
1887 London - At beginning of the show, a rider came out with American flag, Queen Victoria stood up & bowed! Her Majesty is most polite.6:34 PM Jun 7th from web
1887 London - Buffalo Bill drove stage coach that held Prince Edward & kings of Denmark, Greece, Belgium & Saxony for mock Indain attack...6:38 PM Jun 7th from web
1887-Poker player, Prince Edward told Cody, you never held 4 kings like that. Buffalo Bill retorted 4 kings & royal joker make Royal Flush.6:40 PM Jun 7th from web
1887 London - The 1st show on 11 May that Victoria attended was her 1st public appearance at a performance since husband Albert died in 18616:44 PM Jun 7th from web
1887 - Nice to see Queen Victoria smile. She started out looking very dour, but soon watched like eager child. I'm glad see enjoyed herself.6:47 PM Jun 7th from web
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Doctor_Donna@Wendell_Howe So I don't suppose you were able to get her to say, "We Are Not Amused", then!7:08 PM Jun 7th from web in reply to Wendell_Howe
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madbushfarm@Wendell_Howe I bet that might be Wild Bill's Wild West Show???6:36 PM Jun 7th from web in reply to Wendell_Howe
@madbushfarm Buffalo Bill's Wild West show. Although after that comment to the Prince of Wales, Edward I'm sure would call him WILD Bill.6:50 PM Jun 7th from web in reply to madbushfarm
madbushfarm@Wendell_Howe Oh well said!!LOL8:37 PM Jun 7th from web in reply to Wendell_Howe
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1887 London -Found this photo of Wild West show coming into London from New York. http://www.loc.gov/exhibits/treasures/images/209.4s.jpg 7:16 PM Jun 7th from web
1887 London - These posters are all over town. http://www.bl.uk/catalogues/evanion/FullImage.aspx?EvanID=024-000001216&ImageId=50532 8:51 PM Jun 7th from web
20 June 1887 London - 50 years ago today, Victoria became Queen. Today should be the celebration but Her Majesty thought inappropriate.7:48 AM Jun 8th from web
1887 London - Today also marks anniversary of death of Victoria's uncle, England's last king, William IV. She made this a day of mourning.7:53 AM Jun 8th from web
1887 London - The Procession and celebration will be tomorrow. Today I will wander around recording the town's anticipation of tomorrow.7:55 AM Jun 8th from web
1887 London - Today Her Majesty had breakfast at Frogmore so she could spend time in contemplation at Prince Albert's final resting place.8:01 AM Jun 8th from web
1887 London - I say, that fellow I just passed. He looked just like Mark Twain. No, I'm sure it couldn't be. Could it?8:58 AM Jun 8th from web
1887 London - Queen Victoria is back at Buckingham having big feast with all the royal guests and relatives. Sorry I'm not there to film.6:19 PM Jun 8th from web
1887 London - Couldn't find way to sneak in. Everyone's bit paranoid after the Terrorists were uncovered. Newspapers calling it Jubilee Plot.6:23 PM Jun 8th from web
1887 London - Irish Fenians had planted bombs in Westminster Abbey so they could blow it up, along with the Queen, Cabinet & royal guests...6:27 PM Jun 8th from web
1887 London - ...Plot was led by Francis Millen of Clan na Gael. Turns out he was spy sent by British Home Office to draw out Fenians and...6:31 PM Jun 8th from web
1887 - ...discredit Irish Nationalists. So which plot was more fiendish...Irish for wanting to kill Her Majesty or British for using them?6:34 PM Jun 8th from web
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tinatreason@Wendell_Howe How dreadfully exciting 1887 sounds!6:46 PM Jun 8th from TwitterFox in reply to Wendell_Howe
1887 - @tinatreason Yes, a lot going on! Tomorrow I will film Royal Jubilee Procession! Probably should get back to digs & get some rest.7:03 PM Jun 8th from web
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_Leva_@Wendell_Howe How will you hide the camera while filming? Can't wait to see the video!10:58 PM Jun 8th from web in reply to Wendell_Howe
@_Leva_ Have my camera hidden in reading glasses. I describe them in essay at http://bit.ly/qLp9U6:45 AM Jun 9th from web in reply to _Leva_
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joshlucht@Wendell_Howe Hey, thanks for the follow. Saw your bio and I'm a big fan of smarties.7:07 PM Jun 8th from web in reply to Wendell_Howe
@joshlucht I'm assuming you're commenting on my academic credentials & not that you think I'm smart-aleck. By the way, did you see my site?7:41 PM Jun 8th from web in reply to joshlucht
joshlucht@Wendell_Howe Yeah, I was referring to you academic credentials.10:45 PM Jun 8th from web in reply to Wendell_Howe
joshlucht@Wendell_Howe Very intriguing blog. Mine isn't as clever, but it's sincere. www.leftofleftofleftofcente...10:46 PM Jun 8th from web in reply to Wendell_Howe
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1887 London - Getting ready for Big Day. I woke up feeling the excitement all around me. City is decked out in flags, banners, and buntings.6:37 AM Jun 9th from web
1887 - London never got to celebrate Victoria's Silver Jubilee 25 years ago. Queen was too distraught having lost spouse. Became recluse.6:40 AM Jun 9th from web
1887 London - So now Britain is making up for it. I'm getting a bit giddy myself.6:42 AM Jun 9th from web
1887 London - Beautiful Day! But then June of 1887 was sunniest month on record up to this point. Farmers aren't enjoying drought, though.8:18 AM Jun 9th from web
1887 London- London currently largest city in world, 4 1/4 million! Fifty years ago it was 1 1/4 million. City looked much different then...8:23 AM Jun 9th from web
1887 -...50 years ago there were still remnants of Elizabethan England. Those old buildings were torn down and replaced with modern ones.8:26 AM Jun 9th from web
1887 London - Space is at premium along parade route. People along it are selling window spots. Was lucky enough to acquire space on a roof.8:30 AM Jun 9th from web
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Jedibmoney@Wendell_Howe. How can you Tweet at a certain time if twitter does not exist at that time? Wouldn't that collapse the temporal gate?8:20 AM Jun 9th from web
@Jedibmoney Using experimental Twitter tool. This will explain: http://wendellhowe.blogspot.com/2009/06/new-experimental-twitter-tool.html 8:40 AM Jun 9th from web in reply to Jedibmoney
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beezan@Wendell_Howe I would like to be able to see London in 1887 ...8:27 AM Jun 9th from web in reply to Wendell_Howe
beezan@Wendell_Howe I want to return to Elizabethan England. Can we go there sometime? My fantasy love is Walter Ralegh :)8:31 AM Jun 9th from TweetDeck in reply to Wendell_Howe
@beezan Stuck with Victorian Age & I'm tester for this new Twitter tool. If it works out I'm sure other Temporal Anthropologist will use it.8:44 AM Jun 9th from web in reply to beezan
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1887 London - Oh dear! When they said roof space they weren't kidding. It's not a flat roof, but pitched. I'll have to climb up by ladder...8:57 AM Jun 9th from web
1887 London - Oh, the things I do in the name of Temporal Anthropology! I'm glad I brought an umbrella to act as sunshade. Well, here I go.8:58 AM Jun 9th from web
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Jedibmoney@Wendell_Howe. Is the "Temporal Prime Directive" from Star Trek used in the 27th Century?8:49 AM Jun 9th from web
@Jedibmoney Not sure. Website at http://wendellhowe.blogspot.com/ lists "Rules for T.A.s" & "Why Institute is Necessary.." in April blogs.9:46 AM Jun 9th from web in reply to Jedibmoney
Jedibmoney@Wendell_Howe. http://memory-alpha.org/en/wiki/Temporal_Prime_Directive . This Might Help. they both seem alike.9:50 AM Jun 9th from web
@Jedibmoney Thank you for enlightening me. Sorry to hear these folks are as paranoid as the Institute back home.10:20 AM Jun 9th from web in reply to Jedibmoney
Jedibmoney@Wendell_Howe. I'm all about time travel. I have a bunch of Temporal Theory's that I hope one day become Basic in the Institute of yours.10:26 AM Jun 9th from web
@Jedibmoney Yes, Institute of Time Travel could certainly use some SCIENTIFIC theories, instead of the conspiracy theory it's based on now.1:50 PM Jun 9th from web in reply to Jedibmoney
@Jedibmoney Ahem, you will be good enough not to tell the Institute what I just said, won't you?1:51 PM Jun 9th from web in reply to Jedibmoney
Jedibmoney@Wendell_Howe. yeah.6:38 PM Jun 9th from web
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ViktoryaHale@Wendell_Howe thanks for following me. I am passionate about the Victorian era. Surely there is a lot of stuff that I can learn from you.9:10 AM Jun 9th from web in reply to Wendell_Howe
@ViktoryaHale You're most welcome. Thank you for following me. More on me http://wendellhowe.blogspot....9:52 AM Jun 9th from web in reply to ViktoryaHale
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1887 London - What a parade! The Queen wore bonnet instead of crown & rode in a gilded open carriage followed by the princes on horseback.1:27 PM Jun 9th from web
1887 - Prince Wilhelm of Prussia looked especially fine in a white uniform and silver helmet with a spread winged eagle, on horseback...1:29 PM Jun 9th from web
1887 - Crowd loved him. He didn't show that he was dying of cancer. He will be dead next year. He was Victoria's favorite son-in-law...1:30 PM Jun 9th from web
1887 London - His son, then Kaiser Wilhelm, will ride in Victoria's funeral procession in 1901 beside Prince Edward. Fight each other in WWI1:32 PM Jun 9th from web
1887 London - Future has a few tragedies ahead, but today is glorious. http://www.englishheritageprints.com/low.php?xp=media&xm=1350240 1:34 PM Jun 9th from web
1887 - What a show! They are now headed for Westminster Abbey for ceremony. Pity I couldn't be there. Well, maybe next time. Better get down1:36 PM Jun 9th from web
1887 London - All right. Where's the ladder? How am I going to get off this roof without a ladder? I say, if this is a joke, I'm not amused!1:40 PM Jun 9th from web
1887 - Oh dear, maybe it isn't a joke. Maybe someone moved because they didn't see me up here. Blast! I hate being unnoticeable sometimes.1:46 PM Jun 9th from web
1887 London- Not about to jump down, break leg for sure. Hopefully owner or someone will notice me. Really don't want to spend all day here.1:48 PM Jun 9th from web
1887 London - Might as well answer Tweets while I wait.1:48 PM Jun 9th from web
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KatFlap@Wendell_Howe Bet's she is still missing her wonderful husband though.1:36 PM Jun 9th from web in reply to Wendell_Howe
@KatFlap Yes, Victoria misses Albert. I didn't hear her of course, but she mentioned it enough times during day that it made the records.1:53 PM Jun 9th from web in reply to KatFlap
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1887 London - Oh look, some new follower called @SpookHouseDave sent me funny video http://www.spookhousedave.com/ I say, could use laugh now1:56 PM Jun 9th from web
1877 London - I hate to complain but I haven't had lunch. Getting hungry and thirsty and wishing I hadn't had three cups of tea for breakfast2:41 PM Jun 9th from web
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AndyCarolan@Wendell_Howe whats the weather like there, according to my records, youve picked a fantastic year for a lovely summer!1:51 PM Jun 9th from TweetDeck in reply to Wendell_Howe
1887 London - @AndyCarolan Yes weather is marvelous...for being in the shade. Rather hot up on this roof. Called, but no one hears.2:43 PM Jun 9th from web
AndyCarolan@Wendell_Howe Being on the roof at least frees you from hustle and bustle of crowds below - im guessing that the smog isnt bad there yet?2:57 PM Jun 9th from TweetDeck in reply to Wendell_Howe
1887 - @AndyCarolan Yes I suppose. I just hope I don't die of heat stroke and start stinking. Oh well, maybe then someone will notice me.3:16 PM Jun 9th from web
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kencoachm@Wendell_Howe I love history also and have dreamed all my life of time travel into the past!1:50 PM Jun 9th from web in reply to Wendell_Howe
1887 London - @kencoachm Yes, dreamed all my life of traveling in the past. Thought would be glamorous. Being stuck on roof not glamorous.2:45 PM Jun 9th from web
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1887 London - I say! A bobby! Hullo! He'll see me. Scotland Yard is trained to observe the smallest detail...Oi! Look up here you dolt!3:18 PM Jun 9th from web
1887 London - Hurray! Got his attention. At least I think he's looking at me. Oh say now, don't walk off! Come back! Blast it all!3:19 PM Jun 9th from web
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FrasSmith@Wendell_Howe Dr Howe, are you aware that there's a 21st Century blogger, publishing your tweets and pretending to be you?2:44 PM Jun 9th from DestroyTwitter in reply to Wendell_Howe
@FrasSmith Oh dear, I hope there isn't someone pretending to be me. At the moment though, I'm sure they would do better job than I'm doing.3:24 PM Jun 9th from web in reply to FrasSmith
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1887 London - At last! Bobby & home owner got me down with a ladder. Bobby thought I was a burglar! The two thought it was funny. I didn't.3:38 PM Jun 9th from web
1887 London - I'm thirsty, hungry, grumpy, but first I need to find a Convenience Room...if you will pardon my indelicate language.3:43 PM Jun 9th from web
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MrJeb@Wendell_Howe Wasn't around that time us sentient teddies were ambling about? No, that's 15 years away yet. Hm. Never mind.3:30 PM Jun 9th from web in reply to Wendell_Howe
http://beartopia.mevio.com/
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1887 London - Ate, took bath, changed clothes, took suit to cleaners. (Many pigeons were up on roof before me.) Will film fireworks tonight.5:12 PM Jun 9th from web
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scaree@Wendell_Howe you're not still up there are you?7:26 PM Jun 9th from twibble in reply to Wendell_Howe
@scaree No, thank you for asking. Got down in time for tea. I was beginning to think I'd spend the rest of my life on that blasted roof.9:08 PM Jun 9th from web in reply to scaree
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1887 London - In Hyde Park, waiting for huge fireworks display. Queen will watch from Palace. Wish had thermos of tea, but not invented yet.9:14 PM Jun 9th from web
1887 London - Oooh! Aah! Oh I say! Great fireworks!10:44 PM Jun 9th from web
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LaMinang@Wendell_Howe How about warming teakettle over hot bricks? Weren't hot bricks used to warm up the interior of carriages?11:12 PM Jun 9th from web in reply to Wendell_Howe
1887 London - @LaMinang Yes, they were. Also hot bricks were stuck in beds to keep feet warm. Rooms could get chilly at night.8:43 AM Jun 10th from web
1887 @LaMinang - As for heating tea kettles, I prefer spirit lamp, Victorian equivalent to hot plate. Much faster. Have one in my luggage.8:45 AM Jun 10th from web
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1887 London - Stayed up late recording fireworks. Currently having breakfast. Big doings in Hyde Park today.8:33 AM Jun 10th from web
1887 London - Oh, what a lovely day here in Hyde Park. Her Majesty has invited 30,000 school children from poorer neighborhoods to a party.1:03 PM Jun 10th from web
1887 London - They are all being fed buns & milk, & each given a Golden Jubilee souvenir mug. We are watching hot air balloons above park.1:06 PM Jun 10th from web
1887 London - Her Majesty is here, too. Yesterday she spent with most powerful people of Europe, today with her least powerful subjects.1:08 PM Jun 10th from web
1887 London - The scene is truly touching, all these bright innocent faces, having so...OW! Did that little nipper just runup and kick me?1:12 PM Jun 10th from web
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fotostar73@Wendell_Howe all that is so good!1:06 PM Jun 10th from web in reply to Wendell_Howe
@fotostar73 1887 London - I suppose, it is nice for the children, but 30,000 at one time IS a bit of a handful!1:16 PM Jun 10th from web in reply to fotostar73
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1887 London - Sorting & archiving my correspondence on Twitter. Appears @Jean_Pierce sent me a note May 10th & I ignored her! I'm most sorry6:53 PM Jun 10th from web
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ViaAriel@Wendell_Howe True or false: in 2015, there will be flying cars, as predicted in the film Back to the Future.8:42 PM Jun 10th from web
@ViaAriel I should make you look that up in your history book back in the 27th century.8:47 PM Jun 10th from web in reply to ViaAriel
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_Leva_@Wendell_Howe Thank you my friend, I bookmarked your log. VERY interesting.10:39 PM Jun 10th from web in reply to Wendell_Howe
1887 London - @_Leva_ Oh I say, someone is actually reading my archive? Well, I guess I'll have to finish with the rest of them.10:56 PM Jun 10th from web
_Leva_@Wendell_Howe My favorite part is Tools of the Trade.Your views on the top hat and carpet bag I quite agree with!I have a carpet bag myself~11:09 PM Jun 10th from web in reply to Wendell_Howe
_Leva_@Wendell_Howe Also, the Tweet archive is very helpful for those of us that may have missed one of your tweets^^11:11 PM Jun 10th from web in reply to Wendell_Howe
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NinjaFanpire☥ @thereisawayjose, @Wendell_Howe, @kimmymary are now my Tasty Prey - Bite Me ➡ http://vmp.tw/NinjaFanpire #VampireBite11:46 PM Jun 10th from web
@NinjaFanpire OW! This is no way to start a morning!7:31 AM Jun 11th from web in reply to NinjaFanpire
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1887 London - Returning to Wild West Show. Need footage of Bill Cody & Black Elk. Sticky wicket. Cody is busy, & Black Elk isn't famous yet.7:35 AM Jun 11th from web
1887 London - I found Buffalo Bill Cody talking to a couple of men. One was tall and skinny, the other heavier with a beard...10:04 AM Jun 11th from web
1887 London - Cody calls tall man "Henry", but other man calls him "Mr. Irving". Henry Irving? Wasn't he first actor to ever be knighted?...10:07 AM Jun 11th from web
1887 London- This is to good! Cody leaves them to attend business so I approach Irving for interview. He tells me to set it up with manager.10:08 AM Jun 11th from web
1887 London - Irving then walks off and leaves me with bearded man. I introduce myself as Mr. Wendell Howe, freelance journalist to him...10:10 AM Jun 11th from web
1887 London - Irving's manager shakes my hand and introduces himself as Bram Stoker...Hmmm, why does that name sound familiar?...10:11 AM Jun 11th from web
1887 London - OH MY WORD! BRAM STOKER! I keep blasé look on my face and manage not to swallow tongue. Is this the man that wrote Dracula?!10:13 AM Jun 11th from web
1887 London - Suggest to Stoker if it would be all right to also interview him, to get full picture of Mr. Irving. Could be different Stoker10:16 AM Jun 11th from web
1887 London - Stoker agrees to meet me tomorrow for our interview. It will also give him a chance to schedule my interview with Irving...10:18 AM Jun 11th from web
1887 London - After I get away I double check my history files on my pocket computer. Chap checks out. This is indeed THE Bram Stoker...10:19 AM Jun 11th from web
1887 - Dracula however not published until 1897. However Stoker spent years researching book. Wonder if The Count is glint in his eye yet?10:23 AM Jun 11th from web
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folksylady@Wendell_Howe I wish I could travel with you! You keep having such amazing adventures!10:28 AM Jun 11th from web in reply to Wendell_Howe
1887 - @folksylady I would love the company, but not allowed to take unlicensed time travelers. Will keep you abreast of my doings though.10:35 AM Jun 11th from web
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RT @Realtimedracula Cross-over time! RT @Wendell_Howe 1887 London - Stoker agrees to meet me tomorrow for our interview.2:02 PM Jun 11th from web
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1887 London - Buffalo Bill said he didn't have time to sit down & give an interview, but if I liked I could run after him and ask questions.2:08 PM Jun 11th from web
1887 London - Bill Cody is currently discussing the buffaloes with a handler, so I sat down to catch breathe and catch up on Twitter.2:09 PM Jun 11th from web
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RT @LadyRazzle we share a surname, you know. Perchance, could we be related? [Perhaps. Are any of your ancestors boring history professors?]2:11 PM Jun 11th from web
RT LadyRazzle indeed they are! My father is a history teacher and by all accounts, very boring indeed! [My word, we may well be related!]3:30 PM Jun 11th from web
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DDogWonder what the charges & specs are for internet from the future... http://tr.im/ocGf @Wendell_Howe2:13 PM Jun 11th from DestroyTwitter
@DDog No one allowed to travel into future beyond 2600's. Do hope inflation doesn't make it higher than now reasonable rate of $100 a day.2:24 PM Jun 11th from web in reply to DDog
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1887 London - Oh dear, Buffalo Bill is off and running again. Catch up with you all later.2:28 PM Jun 11th from web
1887 London - Sitting in tea room. Almost 4:00. What a day! Buffalo Bill regaled me with all sorts of stories. Not sure which are true...3:46 PM Jun 11th from web
1887 London - Bill Cody's father, Isaac, was an abolitionist in Iowa Territory. Was murdered by pro-slavery when Bill 11. Bill went to work3:50 PM Jun 11th from web
1887 - Took all kinds of jobs to help family, scout, pony express rider, miner, etc. Got nickname for killing 4869 buffalo in 18 months...3:52 PM Jun 11th from web
1887 - Meat was to feed railroad workers. At 26 Bill Cody went to Chicago to star in play "Scouts of the West" and toured for 10 years...3:59 PM Jun 11th from web
1887 - In 1883 Cody started Buffalo Bill's Wild West Show. Part stage production, part western circus. Cody already hero of dime novels...4:08 PM Jun 11th from web
1887 - Not sure if Cody knows what's fact or fiction in life anymore. 1800's Americans didn't mind a fraud, as long as he was entertaining.4:11 PM Jun 11th from web
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RiffGaffer@Wendell_Howe Same in the early 21st C. They called him Gee Dubyah4:14 PM Jun 11th from web in reply to Wendell_Howe
nathanrdotca@Wendell_Howe Not a fan of him...4:52 PM Jun 11th from twhirl in reply to Wendell_Howe
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donshepAnyone else following @Wendell_Howe his tweets are those of a temporal traveler what a riot.3:47 PM Jun 11th from TweetDeck
@donshep Are you referring to that horrible incident couple of days ago of getting stuck all day on roof? I didn't find that funny at all!4:21 PM Jun 11th from web in reply to donshep
donshep@Wendell_Howe As an impartial observer of your activities I found that to be rather amusing, but I was actually thinking of that time you w5:06 PM Jun 11th from TweetDeck in reply to Wendell_Howe
@donshep Oh dear, now I'm going to lay awake tonight wondering what incident you were thinking of.8:34 PM Jun 11th from web in reply to donshep
donshep@Wendell_Howe Why wasn't my missive clear? I was speaking about that time when you and companion henry were in San Franciso and you went to8:38 PM Jun 11th from TweetDeck in reply to Wendell_Howe
1887 London - I must say, I don't know about the rest of you, but sometimes only 140 characters drives me mad!9:01 PM Jun 11th from web
SciFiGeek69@Wendell_Howe Preaching to the choir, Wendell, preaching to the choir! :D9:06 PM Jun 11th from web in reply to Wendell_Howe
janusblkjaguar@Wendell_Howe Put it on your LJ. ;)9:05 PM Jun 11th from web in reply to Wendell_Howe
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1887 London - Tomorrow I'm Interviewing Bram Stoker, author of Dracula...well, he will be someday. Hope I don't dream about vampires.8:37 PM Jun 11th from web
24 June 1887- London - Just got up. Going to the Lyceum Theatre to meet Bram Stoker (future author of Dracula) for lunch and interview today6:45 AM Jun 12th from web
1887 London - Had interview with Bram Stoker. Currently Henry Irving's assistant & manager of successful Lyceum Theater owned by Irving...2:58 PM Jun 12th from web
1887 London-Stoker became friends with Irving after he wrote favorable review of actor when he was in Dublin. Stoker seems in awe of Irving.3:00 PM Jun 12th from web
1887 London - Stoker's association with Irving and the Lyceum has made him friends with people in high society and the theater.3:02 PM Jun 12th from web
1887 - Oscar Wilde & Stoker go way back & are friends despite temporary falling out when Florence chose to marry Stoker instead of Wilde.3:04 PM Jun 12th from web
1887 London - I know as fascinating as that is, you want to know, what about Dracula. Not published until 1897 but has he started research.3:06 PM Jun 12th from web
1887 London - Of course I could not mention or even hint at vampires, least I influence him and possibly change time, but I did manage to...3:08 PM Jun 12th from web
...skillfully steer the conversation toward his writing career. I thought I hadn't that tactfully. Stoker asked for a transcript of the...3:09 PM Jun 12th from web
...interview, & seeing no harm I obliged. That part of interview too complex to Tweet, so I posted it. http://stokerinterview.blogspot.com/ 3:11 PM Jun 12th from web
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RT @scablander For the otherside of the story of the interview go to @AbrahamStoker and @RealTimeDracula http://twitter.com/AbrahamStoker 3:31 PM Jun 12th from web
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RT @Rosiecosy I love Whitby Abbey-have you been there? [Odd you should mention Whitby Abbey. Didn't the ruins help inspire Dracula?]3:39 PM Jun 12th from web
Rosiecosy@Wendell_Howe Yes I've been there several times and so did Bram Stoker. They did indeed inspire Dracula. Its full of history.3:41 PM Jun 12th from web in reply to Wendell_Howe
@Rosiecosy I have visited the ruins of Whitby Abbey in both the 19th and 27th centuries.3:41 PM Jun 12th from web in reply to Rosiecosy
Rosiecosy@Wendell_Howe Really! I visited in the 21st century.Its quite spooky at night.3:43 PM Jun 12th from web in reply to Wendell_Howe
@Rosiecosy I remember my friend Dr. Matilda Warwick, who is studying the middle ages, mentioning visiting the 2nd one in the 12th century.3:44 PM Jun 12th from web in reply to Rosiecosy
Rosiecosy@Wendell_Howe I'm sure it was amazing in the 12th century.3:45 PM Jun 12th from web in reply to Wendell_Howe
@Rosiecosy Matilda said her mentor Dr. Brendan MacDonnell, who was studying the dark ages, got to see original before Vikings destroyed it.3:46 PM Jun 12th from web in reply to Rosiecosy
Rosiecosy@Wendell_Howe I'm sure it was amazing in the 12th century.3:45 PM Jun 12th from web in reply to Wendell_Howe
Rosiecosy@Wendell_Howe Its been a sacred spot for along time.3:48 PM Jun 12th from web in reply to Wendell_Howe
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KatFlap@Wendell_Howe May I ask how you avoid giving away your time traveling to the folks you are meeting? Hope Mr. Stoker was interesting!11:26 AM Jun 12th from web in reply to Wendell_Howe
1887 - @KatFlap I cannot answer that in a tweet, so I wrote an essay "On Being a Professional Wallflower" http://wendellhowe.blogspot.com/2009/06/on-being-professional-wallflower.html 4:37 PM Jun 12th from web
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trip_tucker#followfriday: Dr. Wendell A. Howe (@Wendell_Howe) a Temporal Anthropologist at the University of Cambridge since 2610. Really nice guy.3:59 PM Jun 12th from twhirl
@trip_tucker Thank you, sir. I'm sure this wasn't attempt to butter me up for autographed copy of Dracula. Hmm, in 1887 not possible anyway4:45 PM Jun 12th from web in reply to trip_tucker
RT @trip_tucker No, sir! Not at all! I was lucky to get that first edition book, thank you. [Found Tucker 1st edition Frankenstein in 1885]4:51 PM Jun 12th from web
trip_tucker@Wendell_Howe I do like followin' your adventures - or research - though. Thanks for sharin'.4:48 PM Jun 12th from twhirl in reply to Wendell_Howe
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donshep@Wendell_Howe Excellent interview today with Mr. Stoker. I hope you get a chance to talk to speak with him in 1897 to ask him why he had Hav6:04 PM Jun 12th from TweetDeck in reply to Wendell_Howe
donshep@Wendell_Howe terrible sorry experiencing technical difficulties I think it the twitpocalypse. What I wanted to say was if you get a cha ...6:07 PM Jun 12th from TweetDeck in reply to Wendell_Howe
@donshep Twitpocalypse!? Not another one! Wasn't the 1st one in the 21st century? Didn't one of those take out a couple of city blocks?7:08 PM Jun 12th from web in reply to donshep
donshep@Wendell_Howe can't reply now ... Running ... Limited tweet function twitterific down reverting to tweetie looking Ill oh the humanities7:21 PM Jun 12th from Tweetie in reply to Wendell_Howe
donshep@Wendell_Howe Have narrowly avoided the dreaded twitpocalypse, I have made it back to my office where I can tell you that was worse than clo10:22 PM Jun 12th from TweetDeck in reply to Wendell_Howe
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kristyn7134@Wendell_Howe Have you heard of #TheDowntownFiction ? Check them out at myspace.com/thedowntownfiction! retweet! you won't regret it<3!7:05 PM Jun 12th from web in reply to Wendell_Howe
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Doctor_Donna The thing about traveling in time Abby is you definitely cannot change history... Isn't that right Doctor(s)!7:41 AM Jun 13th from twhirl
1887 @Doctor_Donna It certainly is right! You can't change history. Time Manipulation was the cause of every tragedy in history!..7:45 AM Jun 13th from web
1887 London - Well, that's what the Time Purists say anyway. A little hard to believe EVERY tragedy could possibly be traced to fiddling.7:46 AM Jun 13th from web
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1887 London - Having breakfast, crumpets and marmalade...good old fashion Victorian Marmalade made with sugar cane from Jamaica!8:04 AM Jun 13th from web
1887 London - I understand in late 20th, early 21st centuries they actually made marmalade with CORN SYRUP. I say, must have been dreadful!8:07 AM Jun 13th from web
1887 - I was retweeted by @fashion_retweet. About time the fashion industry acknowledged Victorian suit looks better than 27th century one!8:17 AM Jun 13th from web
1887 London - Oh dear, I am being stalked by that Brittany woman again on Twitter. Keep blocking to no avail. I'll bet she's a T.A. Groupie!8:18 AM Jun 13th from web
1887 London - Trust me, you don't want to have anything to do with a Temporal Anthropology Groupie! They'll use you and toss you aside!8:21 AM Jun 13th from web
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leasbreda@Wendell_Howe That isn't as bad, it is when they toss you aside and then use you, it really stings!8:30 AM Jun 13th from web in reply to Wendell_Howe
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lintably@Wendell_Howe don't block! Ignore and they stop. The more you block the faster they follow8:24 AM Jun 13th from UberTwitter in reply to Wendell_Howe
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1887 London - Just finished interview with Henry Irving at his theater. Currently 49, he'll be knighted 1895, 1st actor ever. Stoker's boss.3:28 PM Jun 13th from web
1887 London - Here is a photo of Henry Irving. http://content.swgfl.org.uk/seaside/BmouthPics/irving.jpg Very charismatic man.3:33 PM Jun 13th from web
1887 London - I can see why he and Buffalo Bill Cody are friends. They are both a bit larger than life. Very forceful personality.3:35 PM Jun 13th from web
1887 London - Stoker seems in awe of Irving, enthralled...bit like Renfield and Dracula? Hmm, probably just my imagination.3:37 PM Jun 13th from web
1887 London - Although Irving was hard taskmaster who drained Stoker's vitality. Some speculate he might be part of inspiration for Dracula.3:38 PM Jun 13th from web
1887 London - Irving died in 1905. He had a stroke on stage after uttering Beckett's dying words "Into thy hands, O Lord, into thy hands."..3:40 PM Jun 13th from web
1887 London - Irving's last words, too. The man knew how to make an exit!3:41 PM Jun 13th from web
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Animadi@Wendell_Howe I have been reading your communique's from the past w/ interest. I have so many questions but don't want to bother you...3:49 PM Jun 13th from web in reply to Wendell_Howe
1887 - @Animadi I may have answered some of you questions on my blogsite. If not, feel free to ask. My primary goal is education, after all3:58 PM Jun 13th from web
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MoriahJovanNow following @Wendell_Howe because he is a licensed time traveler.9:03 AM Jun 14th from web
jackiebarbosa@MoriahJovan I joined you. (I might have even if @Wendell_Howe were an UNlicensed time traveler.)9:05 AM Jun 14th from TweetDeck in reply to MoriahJovan
MoriahJovan@jackiebarbosa Well, a man from 2610 who spends his time in Victoriana can't be all bad, right? @Wendell_Howe9:08 AM Jun 14th from web in reply to jackiebarbosa
@MoriahJovan @jackiebarbosa Alas, not all of my time is spent in the Victorian Age. I have to report back to the boring 27th century.9:10 AM Jun 14th from web in reply to MoriahJovan
MoriahJovan@Wendell_Howe You must send @mikecane back to 1960, where he was happiest playing with--er, by himself in a dirt lot.9:11 AM Jun 14th from web in reply to Wendell_Howe
@MoriahJovan Your friend would have to be a Licensed Time Traveler. More about that at http://wendellhowe.blogspot...9:22 AM Jun 14th from web in reply to MoriahJovan
RT @Wendell_Howe @MoriahJovan Your friend would have to be a Licensed Time Traveler. @mikecane So there.9:23 AM Jun 14th from web
zoewinters@MoriahJovan They license time travelor's now? What offenses bring tickets? Must you own a Delorian for this license?10:14 AM Jun 14th from web in reply to MoriahJovan
MoriahJovan@zoewinters Not now. In 2610 they do. @Wendell_Howe10:19 AM Jun 14th from web
@zoewinters Institute of Time Travel has controlled all Time Travel since 25th century. See April blogs http://wendellhowe.blogspot...11:46 AM Jun 14th from web in reply to zoewinters
zoewinters@Wendell_Howe hehehehehe. I was unaware of this. How silly of me. :P11:51 AM Jun 14th from web in reply to Wendell_Howe
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zumayabooks@Wendell_Howe Have TT certification with alternate history stamp. Keep in mind if assistance required.9:34 AM Jun 14th from TweetDeck in reply to Wendell_Howe
@zumayabooks I don't believe we met at the Association of Temporal Anthropologists Annual Meeting. Or are you a Temporal Biologist?10:08 AM Jun 14th from web in reply to zumayabooks
zumayabooks@Wendell_Howe Actually, I'm a Temporal Socio-biologist--it's a new subspeciality.10:43 AM Jun 14th from TweetDeck in reply to Wendell_Howe
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1887 London - Getting ready to head out to breakfast. Have unpleasant task ahead. But did promise Tel Aviv University I would get footage7:38 AM Jun 14th from web
1887 London- I'm at the Eastside docks. A ship is unloading ragged looking families carrying muslin bags. These carry all their possessions.11:51 AM Jun 14th from web
1887 London - Whitechapel is crowded and getting even more so. In 1881 Tsar Alexander II of Russia was assassinated...11:54 AM Jun 14th from web
1887 - ...Because one of the conspirators was Jewish, Jews are being driven out of Russia with nowhere to go. Thousands are coming here.11:56 AM Jun 14th from web
1887 - A man comes off ship, drops bag, throws out arms and shouts "AMERICA!" America? Does he think he's in America? Wish I spoke Yiddish.12:00 PM Jun 14th from web
1887 London - Walking through White Chapel toward Spitalfields. Streets are crowded with Jewish immigrants. Estimated 50,000 in 2 mile area.1:29 PM Jun 14th from web
1887 London - Come across a heavy set man with a long grey beard, wearing a top hat and nice suit. Looks out of place in slums...1:38 PM Jun 14th from web
1887 London - He's talking to man who I believe is a rabbi. They shake hands and part. He looks like he might know what is going on. Follow.1:40 PM Jun 14th from web
1887 London - I catch up to him, introduce myself as Dr. Howe, ethnographer, wanting to do paper on this sudden surge of immigrants...1:42 PM Jun 14th from web
1887 London - Man introduces himself as Samuel Montagu, MP for White Chapel and successful banker. He is here because he wants to help...1:45 PM Jun 14th from web
1887 - He says, "By my nose, I'm sure you have guessed I'm also Jewish." Montagu does not sound Jewish. Says he was born Montagu Samuel...1:47 PM Jun 14th from web
1887 London - I ask him about man who thought was in America. Montagu sighs. Says many are swindled into buying tickets they think are to US1:50 PM Jun 14th from web
1887 - Others come to England because they cannot afford to go farther, some because England is not anti-Semitic...well, less anti-Semitic.1:51 PM Jun 14th from web
1887 - Montagu says older Jewish community is embarrassed by these poor refugees, afraid they will start anti-Semitism they have avoided.1:54 PM Jun 14th from web
1887 - They also know if they don't do something to help, these people won't be able to make it and will be burdens on the state.1:55 PM Jun 14th from web
1887 - Montagu says he is trying to start a Federation of Synagogues to unify these small congregations so they can do something. Good idea!1:58 PM Jun 14th from web
1887 London - Tide of refugees will keep coming, but Jewish community will pull together & make things better. Montagu is correct.2:01 PM Jun 14th from web
1887 London - Montagu apologizes, but he is very busy man. I understand. After he leaves I check history files on my pocket computer...2:02 PM Jun 14th from web
1887 London - Oh my! LORD Samuel Montagu, made Baron of Swaythling in 1907. I must say, looks like he deserved it.2:05 PM Jun 14th from web
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kagillogly@Wendell_Howe This phenomenon of older Jewish residents embarrassed by new occurred in 1900s U.S. as well.2:27 PM Jun 14th from web in reply to Wendell_Howe
kagillogly@Wendell_Howe A famous cook book was written by American Jews for immigrant women to teach them 'proper' ways of food, housekeeping.2:28 PM Jun 14th from web in reply to Wendell_Howe
kagillogly@Wendell_Howe This book was 'The Settlement Cookbook' by Lizzie Black Kander http://www.wisconsinhistory.org/turningpoints/search.asp?id=910 2:55 PM Jun 14th from web
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MemalooseI'm following @Wendell_Howe 1887 London . He's telling an intriguing story in tweets. A nice break from the drama of 2009. Check it out!1:54 PM Jun 14th from web
@Memaloose Thank you for recommending me to others. More about Temporal Anthropology at http://wendellhowe.blogspot...3:14 PM Jun 14th from web in reply to Memaloose
Memaloose@DivanDiva You're welcome! History that's already happened is easier to observe than history that is being made today. @Wendell_Howe3:24 PM Jun 14th from web in reply to DivanDiva
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1887 London - Brewing some tea. Day was not as bad as I thought it would be. Saw so much misery, but their were glimmerings of hope, too...5:22 PM Jun 14th from web
1887 London - Amid overcrowded tenements & sweat shops were small businesses starting. Synagogues are flourishing. Neighborhoods forming.5:27 PM Jun 14th from web
1887 London- By 1910 there will be 125,000 Jews in this 2 mile area along with Theaters & newspapers in Yiddish, & free school for children.5:32 PM Jun 14th from web
1887 London - Great Britain was the land of opportunity in Europe. Makes me proud to be English. Now where did I set my teacup?5:35 PM Jun 14th from web
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Realtimedracula@Wendell_Howe Whitechapel 1887 eh? You're a year early for all the excitement, aren't you?6:03 AM Jun 15th from web in reply to Wendell_Howe
1887 London - @Realtimedracula Yes, I can imagine terror those poor immigrants will be feeling. Jack the Ripper, I don't ever want to meet!7:15 AM Jun 15th from web
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NinjaFanpireI Run with The Vampires and @KellyGalvin, @koztaboom, @Wendell_Howe, @_The_Spoiler_ #RunWithMe ➡ http://vmp.tw/NinjaFanpire7:29 PM Jun 14th from web
@NinjaFanpire Have I been bit again?8:11 PM Jun 14th from web in reply to NinjaFanpire
NinjaFanpire@Wendell_Howe Possibly...I don't really keep track.8:26 PM Jun 14th from web in reply to Wendell_Howe
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1887 London - On the hunt for kippers. Must return to Buffalo Bill's Wild West show and corner Black Elk...unobtrusively, of course.7:27 AM Jun 15th from web
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donshep@Wendell_Howe Dr. howe can you hear me? If you see Black Elk ask him about the injury he sustained and if it still bothers him, he got ...7:29 AM Jun 15th from TweetDeck in reply to Wendell_Howe
1887 London - @donshep I say, Someone needs to fix your connection. No one else seems to have this problem. Have you checked your computer?7:43 AM Jun 15th from web
donshep@Wendell_Howe Yes I had them up here a number of times to check things out and they keep saying the same thing I need a new operator. Then g7:59 AM Jun 15th from TweetDeck in reply to Wendell_Howe
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1887 London - In 1932 Black Elk will tell his story in Black Elk Speaks. Today just another performer in Wild West show, not yet famous.11:16 AM Jun 15th from web
1887 London - How do I approach him? The people here already know me as a freelance journalist. Could say I want to interview Medicine Man.11:20 AM Jun 15th from web
1887 London - Although only 23, Black Elk is already a Holy Man and Healer among his people. Yes, this could work. Just hope he's only one.11:22 AM Jun 15th from web
1887 London - Told to talk to Chief Red Shirt. He speaks English well & is liaison & unofficial ambassador for the Lakotas. Must find him.11:25 AM Jun 15th from web
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Jean_Pierce@Wendell_Howe *raises an eyebrow* Red Shirt? Sorry, I have an unusual association with that term.11:27 AM Jun 15th from TweetDeck in reply to Wendell_Howe
@Jean_Pierce You must come from place where soldiers wear red shirts like British army. Also popular with some security units, I understand11:39 AM Jun 15th from web in reply to Jean_Pierce
Jean_Pierce@Wendell_Howe *little smile* Yes, in that particular time period, red was the color for security.11:54 AM Jun 15th from TweetDeck in reply to Wendell_Howe
{Jean is aboard the Federation Starship Voyager}
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1887 London - Hunt down Red Shirt. He will ask Black Elk if he'll speak with me. His English not good, so Red Shirt will come as translator.11:45 AM Jun 15th from web
1887 London - We find Black Elk. He frowns, no doubt afraid I'll belittle his beliefs. Then he looks me deep in eye. "You will tell them"...11:59 AM Jun 15th from web
1887 London- "You will tell my grandchildren." Black Elk says. Here is a photo http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3162/2707663521_be798fe4cb.jpg 12:03 PM Jun 15th from web
1887 London - I ask him why he joined the Wild West show. He says he wanted to learn white man's secrets, but doesn't think there are any.12:05 PM Jun 15th from web
1887 London - Black Elk says he likes Grandmother England (Victoria). Says she was kind to Indians in show. Says he wishes she ruled U.S.A.12:09 PM Jun 15th from web
1887 - I ask him if he had ever had any visions. I expect him to say nothing, but he goes into great detail. It is identical to later book.12:11 PM Jun 15th from web
1887 - Some wondered if Black Elk had changed the story of the vision in old age, but he hadn't at all...12:13 PM Jun 15th from web
1887 London - Here is the Cliff Notes Version of that Vision. http://education.yahoo.com/homework_help/cliffsnotes/black_elk_speaks/12.html 12:14 PM Jun 15th from web
1887 - Black Elk said things would get worse for his people, but someday they would get better...12:16 PM Jun 15th from web
1887 London - Pity I can't tell Black Elk about James Two Horses, future President of the United States of America.12:17 PM Jun 15th from web
1887 - Before he leaves, Black Elk looks me deep in the eyes and says "Your name is Wanderer from the Hill. Someday you find what you seek."12:19 PM Jun 15th from web
1887 - What I seek? "Yes, you will run across lucky find." Black Elk smiles and leaves. What does he mean I'll make serendipitous discovery?12:22 PM Jun 15th from web
1887 - Oh my word! It dawns on me "Wanderer from the Hill'?! "Howe" comes from Norman "de la Howe" which means "from the hill"...12:24 PM Jun 15th from web
1887 London - "Wendell" is old German for "Wanderer"! How could Black Elk know?12:25 PM Jun 15th from web
1887 - Cowboy walks up to me, "I overheard the injun. Don't pay no attention. They is always trying to give people silly names like that...12:27 PM Jun 15th from web
1887 - .."One called me 'That Which Buffalo Left Behind'. Now what the hell is that suppose to mean?" He shakes head and walks off...12:28 PM Jun 15th from web
1887 London - I don't know. I think the name fit the racist quite well.12:29 PM Jun 15th from web
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janusblkjaguar@Wendell_Howe Don't look now, but I think he just called you a piece of crap.12:30 PM Jun 15th from Twitterrific in reply to Wendell_Howe
@janusblkjaguar Yes, well, I was too polite to translate for the man.12:34 PM Jun 15th from web in reply to janusblkjaguar
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Darien_Mason@Wendell_Howe Black Elk's statement is fascinating. Perhaps he met you in an out-of-sequence event, later to your perspective?12:34 PM Jun 15th from web
@Darien_Mason No, I just think he's just Holy Man & Visionary. Dr. Chester Black Buffalo, another T.A. & shaman has done similar things.12:38 PM Jun 15th from web in reply to Darien_Mason
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Lanecat2@Wendell_Howe Well, you're a scary kinda guy. Thanks for the follow7:17 PM Jun 15th from web in reply to Wendell_Howe
@Lanecat2 Scary? I'm never been called that before. Boring, yes. More about me at http://wendellhowe.blogspot...9:57 PM Jun 15th from web in reply to Lanecat2
Lanecat2@Wendell_Howe Ah. Not really a scary guy. Actually a clever woman. (read some of your blog) Welcome to My world!6:00 AM Jun 16th from web in reply to Wendell_Howe
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1887 London - Today I am on the hunt. Going to stalk the shops to take pictures of any teapots I don't have in my collection for my book.6:57 AM Jun 16th from web
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SpookHouseDave@Wendell_Howe You rock!!8:00 AM Jun 16th from web in reply to Wendell_Howe
@SpookHouseDave Well, your hilarious video saved my sanity, being stuck up on the roof for hours.8:46 AM Jun 16th from web in reply to SpookHouseDave
SpookHouseDave@Wendell_Howe Aaaaw! Thanks! I'm sorry you were stuck on a roof. Did someone steal your ladder?9:01 AM Jun 16th from web in reply to Wendell_Howe
@SpookHouseDave Owner moved it, thought I had already come down. I am a bit inconspicuous, easy to overlook. No one noticed me up there.9:32 AM Jun 16th from web in reply to SpookHouseDave
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1887 London - I say, look what I found! An account of history's very first Time Trip! http://jeanette-bennett-chap1.blogspot.com/ 2:59 PM Jun 16th from web
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MiragiEveryone meet my 666th: @Wendell_Howe I find it beyond fitting that this soul is a licensed time traveler. Magic Carpet Ride anyone? :)5:55 PM Jun 16th from web
@Miragi Oh, 666th FOLLOWER. I thought perhaps you considered me demonic. Hardly. More about me at http://wendellhowe.blogspot.com/ 6:52 PM Jun 16th from web in reply to Miragi
Miragi@Wendell_Howe No, NO, not at all....just think it's cool to have a time traveler following me :D 6 is just a number. :D7:06 PM Jun 16th from web in reply to Wendell_Howe
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1887 London - Currently sipping tea & reading George Bernard Shaw..in newspaper. He is currently a theatre critic. 1st play not until 18928:14 PM Jun 16th from web
1887 London - Right know the poor blighter is writing bad novels. Shaw's much better as a playwright. Just had to find his niche.8:16 PM Jun 16th from web
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JenetDechary@Wendell_Howe How are you managing your time travel? Can you teach us on Twitter?8:15 PM Jun 16th from web in reply to Wendell_Howe
1887 London - @JenetDechary Are you referring to my Time Machine? I describe it on http://wendellhowe.blogspot.com/2009/05/tools-of-trade.html 9:03 PM Jun 16th from web
JenetDechary@Wendell_Howe OOh, I was making a joke and inadvertently stumbled into a truth! Will check it out!9:52 PM Jun 16th from web in reply to Wendell_Howe
JenetDechary@Wendell_Howe U will like this, I think. http://tinyurl.com/l6eue l10:01 PM Jun 16th from web in reply to Wendell_Howe
@JenetDechary My word, how uncanny. How did you know I was going to the symphony tonight?8:39 AM Jun 17th from web in reply to JenetDechary
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CathyGreenall@Wendell_Howe Thanks for the follow! Hope life's OK in 27th Century! As we obviously didn't destroy the planet I assume youre all vegan now?3:25 AM Jun 17th from web in reply to Wendell_Howe
1887 London - @CathyGreenall Ah, well..oh dear...now I feel guilty about the kippers I'm eating right now.8:42 AM Jun 17th from web
1887 - @CathyGreenall Most meat back home is either synthetic or cloned. They just clone one part of the animal. More humane and cheaper.8:44 AM Jun 17th from web
CathyGreenall@Wendell_Howe Don't feel guilty about the kippers; just go vegan! You will feel much better in mind & body!9:01 AM Jun 19th from web in reply to Wendell_Howe
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1887 London - University of Dublin had me asked to film George Bernard Shaw in his early days if I ever ran into him...8:47 AM Jun 17th from web
1887 London - I saw Shaw's critique on a play in the newspaper last night. He's now living in London, but hasn't written any plays yet...8:49 AM Jun 17th from web
1887 London - How do I approach Shaw? Can't say I'm a journalist, because he's not famous yet. What can I pose as that would talk to critic?8:52 AM Jun 17th from web
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Doctor_Donna@Wendell_Howe A male prostitute?8:56 AM Jun 17th from twhirl in reply to Wendell_Howe
@Doctor_Donna My dear, I could never do that for two good reasons. Besides that might work with Oscar Wilde, but I don't know about Shaw.10:18 AM Jun 17th from web in reply to Doctor_Donna
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1887 London - Ah, I have it! Shaw must get dozens of these a week. I'll pretend to be someone insulted by his review!8:53 AM Jun 17th from web
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rebekahthorntonI really wish I was somewhere else. Like maybe 1887 with @Wendell_Howe. That seems fun.8:48 AM Jun 17th from web
@rebekahthornton Right know I might change places with you. About to confront G.B. Shaw. Hope he doesn't punch me in the nose.10:24 AM Jun 17th from web in reply to rebekahthornton
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1887 London - Standing outside George Bernard Shaw's digs, waiting for him to emerge. This has got to be one of my more daft ideas!10:27 AM Jun 17th from web
1887 London - Shaw's coming out now. Here's a photo http://www.oknation.net/blog/home/blog_data/302/5302/images/Georgebernardshaw.jpg 10:29 AM Jun 17th from web
1887 London - Even if he is younger, there is no mistaken THAT face. I run up anyway, "Excuse me, sir. Are you George Bernard Shaw?"...10:31 AM Jun 17th from web
1887 - ...Looks at me, furrowing those shaggy eyebrows. "Yes, I'm Shaw." "Well, sir," I say, "I did not like your review of "Loves Games"...10:34 AM Jun 17th from web
1887 London- I tell him my friend wrote that play. Shaw says he is sorry, but it was his duty to warn the public not to waste their money...10:36 AM Jun 17th from web
1887 -...I tell him my friend is a fantastic writer and has written several wonderful novels. Shaw tells me, "Then maybe he should write...10:38 AM Jun 17th from web
...wonderful novels instead of bad plays!" "It isn't a bad play!" I say. "I know a good play," Shaw counters. "Only a fool doesn't know ...10:40 AM Jun 17th from web
...his own strengths! He should write what he is good at, what he knows!" Then Shaw stops and gets a funny look on his face...10:43 AM Jun 17th from web
1887 - ..."Maybe I should take my own advice," Shaw mutters, and then walks off looking thoughtful.10:44 AM Jun 17th from web
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rebekahthorntonWell done! @Wendell_Howe. You didn't get biffed on the nose then??11:32 AM Jun 17th from Viigo in reply to Wendell_Howe
@rebekahthornton No, didn't get biffed in the nose. It appears George Bernard Shaw fights with words rather than his fists. Thank heavens!1:13 PM Jun 17th from web in reply to rebekahthornton
rebekahthornton@Wendell_Howe which is how it should be. A proper British Gent will duel at fifty paces and only Biff on the nose in extreme circumstances.1:28 PM Jun 17th from Viigo in reply to Wendell_Howe
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JenetDechary@Wendell_Howe Well, did I mention I was time traveling and saw you there? LOL!9:48 AM Jun 17th from web in reply to Wendell_Howe
@JenetDechary Shhh! Please remember it's against the Rules to tell me my own future, even the future only a few hours away.10:21 AM Jun 17th from web in reply to JenetDechary
JenetDechary@Wendell_Howe Rules? I had no idea! So I should not mention your companion, or the meal that followed, or the carriage issue.10:39 AM Jun 17th from web in reply to Wendell_Howe
@JenetDechary That probably wasn't me then...wish it had been!1:10 PM Jun 17th from web in reply to JenetDechary
JenetDechary@Wendell_Howe LOL!1:59 PM Jun 17th from web in reply to Wendell_Howe
JenetDechary@Wendell_Howe Just curious, did you not have the meal, the companion or the carriage issue :)2:01 PM Jun 17th from web in reply to Wendell_Howe
@JenetDechary I probably will eat, not allowed companions and not sure about the carriage issue. Hasn't happened yet.4:02 PM Jun 17th from web in reply to JenetDechary
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inventrixI don't comment nearly often enough on how incredibly awesome @Wendell_Howe is. I should send him a box of chocolates or something.10:30 AM Jun 17th from TwitterFox
@inventrix Thank you. Your "Great Mosquito Massacre of 2009" caught the full horror of a mosquito attack! http://dreams.rustedphoenix.net/2009/06/13/the-great-mosquito-massacre-of-2009/ 1:50 PM Jun 17th from web in reply to inventrix
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MariaNerius@Wendell_Howe or is it @nursebc1974 Thanks for the help I'll check out Hootsuite!3:03 PM Jun 17th from web in reply to Wendell_Howe
@MariaNerius It wasn't me. Although I can recommend a great Native American restaurant in London back in 27th century. Wonderful fry bread.4:06 PM Jun 17th from web in reply to MariaNerius
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dean_cummings been surfing around on Google earth, in historic mode! its like a time machine!!!12:24 PM Jun 17th from TweetDeck
janeslee@dean_cummings Nowthat gives it away, you are a time traveller like @wendell_howe12:35 PM Jun 17th from Tweetie in reply to dean_cummings
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1887 London - Came in late last night. What an evening! Went to a concert featuring the works of French composer Camille Saint-Saens.7:51 AM Jun 18th from web
1887 London - Wish they could do "Carnival of the Animals" which Saint-Saens wrote last year, but won't be published until after his death.7:52 AM Jun 18th from web
1887 London - He felt the work too frivolous and might hurt his career, even if he did like it. Oddly became one of his most famous pieces.7:53 AM Jun 18th from web
1887 London - They did do Danse Macabre. Here's a great rendition. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CcxYBhn-2q4 7:55 AM Jun 18th from web
1887 - @JenetDechary sent me this clip of Camille Saint-Saens conducting. http://www.artsjournal.com/aboutlastnight/2009/06/tt_snapshot_51.html 7:57 AM Jun 18th from web
1887 London - Going to Windsor Castle today to get a picture of the new bronze statue of Queen Victoria before it turns black.9:47 AM Jun 18th from web
1887 London - Here's a photo of statue http://www.heritageexplorer.org.uk/web/he/imagebythemedetail.aspx?crit=&ctid=15&id=3345&large=1 6:23 PM Jun 18th from web
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RT @rebekahthornton Hey @Wendell_Howe thought you might like http://newspapers.bl.uk/blcs/ most informative! [Victorian Newspaper articles] Thank you!10:27 AM Jun 18th from web
rebekahthorntonGlad you liked the articles @Wendell_Howe! I immediately looked up Jack the Ripper. There is a good one from Bristol about him. Organ Theft?11:51 AM Jun 18th from Viigo
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simonscotland Goodnight to all you wonderful people. Enjoy the rest of your day.5:26 PM Jun 18th from TweetDeck
@simonscotland Goodnight, good sir.5:26 PM Jun 18th from web in reply to simonscotland
simonscotland@Wendell_Howe thank you and may your past tomorrows and future yesterdays be joyful :-)5:30 PM Jun 18th from TweetDeck in reply to Wendell_Howe
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1887 London-Nice day at Windsor. Windsor Castle is where Victoria spends most of her time. Not that I got to see her, of course. I'm nobody.6:26 PM Jun 18th from web
1887 London - Had to take dozens of photos of Jubilee statue so they can recreate it. By 27th century old girl was or will be in bad shape.6:35 PM Jun 18th from web
1887 London - Will be nice to see Victoria with her nose back on.6:47 PM Jun 18th from web
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RT @DoctorSinister You can visit LEGOLAND in Windsor 110 years early! [Pity, didn't see it there in 1887.] http://www.legoland.co.uk/ 3:44 PM Jun 19th from web
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1887 London - First of July, draught continues. Will be hot day. Going to hit bookstores looking for books on my list...7:35 AM Jun 19th from web
1887 London - ...Even if I did hit them in 1885 a few weeks ago.7:36 AM Jun 19th from web
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Jedimoney@arnoldmcguire Imagine if there was a temporal anomaly that let you have a radio conversation with one of your relatives in the distant past.7:56 PM Jun 18th from web
arnoldmcguire@Jedibmoney that would be good. or even travel to the past to change the future!8:05 PM Jun 18th from web in reply to Jedibmoney
Jedibmoney@arnoldmcguire. Changing the past is breaking the Temporal Prime Directive. my good friend @Wendell_Howe can tell you all about that.8:08 PM Jun 18th from web
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spellingwitch2@Wendell_Howe I don't understand your tweets.7:00 PM Jun 18th from Tweetie in reply to Wendell_Howe
@spellingwitch2 This might help: http://wendellhowe.blogspot... . Although sometimes I don't understand my Tweets, either.3:46 PM Jun 19th from web in reply to spellingwitch2
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RT @haller_fyenic Thanks for listening. I hope together we can solve the mystery. We haven't much time. [Followed by another Time Traveler?]4:08 PM Jun 19th from web
haller_fyenic@Wendell_Howe I am no time traveler my dear Dr. There is far more at stake than trouble with mere timelines, I assure you.Though you give...4:38 PM Jun 19th from TwitterFon in reply to Wendell_Howe
haller_fyenic@Wendell_Howe ...give me hope. If you are indeed in 1887, it means the change occurs this time. Perhaps you will help me figure it out.4:41 PM Jun 19th from TwitterFon in reply to Wendell_Howe
1887 London - @haller_fyenic These tweets aren't making any sense to me. Can someone help this chap out?4:46 PM Jun 19th from web
RT @chris_kringle Talking to the future sure is strange. But I bet I can learn lots from you guys. [A second Time Traveler? What's this?]4:13 PM Jun 19th from web
chris_kringle@Wendell_Howe Time travel? You must be all sorts of bonkers crazy! I'm just able to get messages to the future. Pretty cool trick I worked up!4:43 PM Jun 19th from TwitterFon in reply to Wendell_Howe
chris_kringle@Wendell_Howe Could ya swing by the North Pole first and get me outta trouble with my mom! She's still going at it over the messages!7:10 PM Jun 19th from web in reply to Wendell_Howe
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1887 - @TimelordTennant David Tennant? Aren't you that great Shakespearean actor they knighted in 2039? Didn't you play Doctor Who once?4:19 PM Jun 19th from web
TimelordTennant@Wendell_Howe Yep, thats me!6:46 PM Jun 20th from web
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1887 London - I found it! That great lost classic "How to Play Better Whist in 20 Days". I daresay, with me it would take 20 years.4:23 PM Jun 19th from web
1887 London - Well, I have accomplished all I needed to do in London. I suppose I should return to home to boring 27th century...7:09 PM Jun 19th from web
1887 - Of course it would be rude to return on the weekend when the Institute is undermanned. They might have to call Enforcers into work...7:10 PM Jun 19th from web
1887 - Would be most inconsiderate to return before Monday, now wouldn't it? Which means I will have to spend the weekend taking it easy...7:13 PM Jun 19th from web
1887 London - Two days in 1887 London to do as I want. Hmmm, what shall I do?7:17 PM Jun 19th from web
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littlefluffycat@Wendell_Howe Saville Row!7:16 PM Jun 19th from web in reply to Wendell_Howe
1887 London - @littlefluffycat Saville Row? Men don't shop for clothes for fun. Please, only women do that...Hmm, I could use a new suit.8:09 PM Jun 19th from web
littlefluffycat@Wendell_Howe And well-made shoes. You never know when they'll come in handy.8:12 PM Jun 19th from web in reply to Wendell_Howe
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neongreensageWould it be worth the catharsis to ruin an enforcer's Saturday, @Wendell_Howe? I'd be tempted, but I'm not sure.7:13 PM Jun 19th from twhirl
1887 London - @neongreensage You are far braver than me! Enforcers are cold enough when they aren't mad at you.8:12 PM Jun 19th from web
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kbeninato#FF at your own risk since it could involve time travel: @Wendell_Howe Temporal Anthropologist, University of Cambridge since 26105:39 PM Jun 19th from web
kbeninato@Wendell_Howe Is that your Follow Friday from the past or from the future? Wow, just blew my own mind.9:19 PM Jun 19th from web in reply to Wendell_Howe
@kbeninato I'm currently in 1887 so I guess my #FollowFridays came from 19th century. I say, does this make them the world's earliest?7:10 AM Jun 20th from web in reply to kbeninato
kbeninato@Wendell_Howe I believe you do have the world's earliest FollowFridays, unless Einstein was up to some shenanigans8:42 AM Jun 20th from web in reply to Wendell_Howe
kbeninato@Wendell_Howe 1887 London: Are you there for the new Sherlock Holmes book, the Queen's golden jubilee or the squalor? Be honest.9:26 PM Jun 19th from web in reply to Wendell_Howe
@kbeninato Came to 1887 for Victoria's Jubilee. Study in Scarlet won't be out until late fall in Beeton's Christmas Annual. Book in 1888.7:08 AM Jun 20th from web in reply to kbeninato
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1887 - Found what frivolous thing I'd like to do today. Taking the train to Cambridge. Yes, I know I live there, but never seen it in 1887.7:54 AM Jun 20th from web
1887 Cambridge - I say, I found my old house! Well, not that I own it, I just live in it. Well I live in the attic actually...2:01 PM Jun 20th from web
1887 _...I live in an old Victorian home, only now it's a new Victorian home. Hasn't changed a lot. Current owners are color blind, though.2:03 PM Jun 20th from web
1887 Cambridge - Victorians invented some really dreadful color combination to paint houses with. Vibrant paint was new & they went crazy.2:06 PM Jun 20th from web
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jeffreypotts@Wendell_Howe Interesting.1:40 PM Jun 21st from web in reply to Wendell_Howe
@jeffreypotts Victorian homes in bold colors were called "Painted Ladies" http://hookedonhouses.net/wp-content/uploads/2008/10/img_9686.jpg 4:33 PM Jun 21st from web in reply to jeffreypotts
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1887 Cambridge - University seems so scattered now. Made up of far flung colleges. In 27th century all spaces filled in-between with campus.3:43 PM Jun 20th from web
1887 Cambridge - Waiting to catch train back to London. Had a lovely day exploring ancient Cambridge and taking pictures of campus...6:14 PM Jun 20th from web
1887 - Discovering what changed in Cambridge by 27th century, what didn't. They didn't ask for these, but faculty will love survey I did.6:16 PM Jun 20th from web
1887 Cambridge - Oh dear, this was suppose to be a day off. I don't think I know how to take a day off. I guess I must like my job too much.6:18 PM Jun 20th from web
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donshep@Wendell_Howe Dr. Howe my specialty is taking days off, the first thing you need to is disable all electronic communications then you need t6:22 PM Jun 20th from Twitterrific in reply to Wendell_Howe
@donshep Give up Twitter? It's my only link to the outside world!6:33 PM Jun 20th from web in reply to donshep
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MrBillyBones@Wendell_Howe So nice to meet someone who inhabits the same timeframe I do...even on a temporary basis.9:09 AM Jun 21st from web in reply to Wendell_Howe
@MrBillyBones Nice to meet you, too. I hate to say it, old boy, but you look dreadful! Been sick? Do hope you get better.9:16 AM Jun 21st from web in reply to MrBillyBones
MrBillyBones@Wendell_Howe They say "Never say never," but as I am currently dead, chances look slim.10:06 AM Jun 21st from web in reply to Wendell_Howe
@MrBillyBones Oh, so sorry to here that. Well, they are making great strides in 27th century medicine. They may find a cure for death yet.10:30 AM Jun 21st from web in reply to MrBillyBones
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1997 London - Taking the day off. No, really. Think I'll meander about Kensington Gardens and Hyde Park. Do some people watching.9:19 AM Jun 21st from web
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Margit11@Wendell_Howe Okay but only one!!9:21 AM Jun 21st from web in reply to Wendell_Howe
@Margit11 Not sure if I could take more than one day off. Loitering is hard work!10:31 AM Jun 21st from web in reply to Margit11
Margit11@Wendell_Howe Very glad to hear it, we need you here! Time flies....10:40 AM Jun 21st from web in reply to Wendell_Howe
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1887 London - Sitting on park bench next to the Serpentine near where Peter Pan statue will be one day. Maybe I should...no, day off!10:35 AM Jun 21st from web
1887 London - Father's Day? That's right it's 3rd Sunday back home, July 3rd here. I'll have to call father tomorrow when I get home.10:40 AM Jun 21st from web
1887 London - Did you know Father's Day was started by a woman named Sonora Dodd living in Spokane, Washington, USA in honor of her Dad?...10:43 AM Jun 21st from web
...Her father, William Smart, was widower who had to raise 6 kids on his own. It didn't seem fair to her that there was just a Mother's Day.10:45 AM Jun 21st from web
1887 London - Spokane was the 1st city to celebrate Father's Day. Then became State Holiday, then National Holiday, now all over the world!10:48 AM Jun 21st from web
1887 London - At first people laughed at Sonora's idea, but she wouldn't let go of her dream. Amazing what one person can do!10:49 AM Jun 21st from web
1887 London - Oh dear, I was going to take the day off, and now I'm giving history lectures again! Maybe I should walk around some more.10:51 AM Jun 21st from web
1887 London - Oh and by the way, Happy Father's Day to all you fathers back home.10:52 AM Jun 21st from web
1887 London - Hmm, just been picked up by SpokaneTracker on Twitter. Oh well, the city can be proud of it's great contribution to world.10:54 AM Jun 21st from web
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pili28@Wendell_Howe Father's Day is not celebrated everywhere today, here in Spain it's celebrated on March 19th.10:59 AM Jun 21st from web in reply to Wendell_Howe
pili28@Wendell_Howe I'm thinking that we Spaniards like being different, we also celebrate Mother's Day on a different day...11:26 AM Jun 21st from web in reply to Wendell_Howe
theladyisugly@Wendell_Howe Here in Brazil, Father's Day is on the 2nd Sunday of August. Mother's Day is on the 2nd Sunday of May.4:24 PM Jun 21st from Tweetie in reply to Wendell_Howe
kagillogly@Wendell_Howe Father's Day is celebrated Dec 5th in Thailand, birthday of the King, Father of the Nation (so changes when king changes).5:51 PM Jun 21st from web in reply to Wendell_Howe
Serves me right for spouting 20TH century history. It appears the Catholic Church was celebrating Father's Day on St. Joseph's Day.4:41 PM Jun 21st from web
Other countries picked other dates. http://www.chiff.com/home_life/holiday/fathers-day-international.htm Still Sonora was a great lady!4:43 PM Jun 21st from web
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nathanrdotca@Wendell_Howe July 3rd, 1887? Wow. That's my -89th birthday. *grin*11:54 AM Jun 21st from twhirl in reply to Wendell_Howe
@nathanrdotca Well, then Happy 89th Birthday, Nathan! May you live to be 300 or more.4:23 PM Jun 21st from web in reply to nathanrdotca
nathanrdotca@Wendell_Howe Negative 89th. I won't be born for another 89 years from when you are. *smiles*4:25 PM Jun 21st from twhirl in reply to Wendell_Howe
@nathanrdotca Well, Happy Birthday, anyway, whatever your age.4:34 PM Jun 21st from web in reply to nathanrdotca
nathanrdotca@Wendell_Howe Thanks. In my time, it won't be for another week and a half. But for you, it's July 3rd. *grins*4:37 PM Jun 21st from twhirl in reply to Wendell_Howe
@nathanrdotca That's right, I'm going to be out of sync tomorrow...Come to think of it, I'm always out of sync.4:44 PM Jun 21st from web in reply to nathanrdotca
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simonscotland@Wendell_Howe do you have a favourite date? (or one you frequently find yourself at) and do you favour any season above another?4:30 PM Jun 21st from Tweetie
@simonscotland Do I have favorite date? Not really. Suppose I prefer late Victorian Age...or maybe mid Victorian...early Victorian is nice.4:59 PM Jun 21st from web in reply to simonscotland
@simonscotland My favorite season is spring with flowers blooming. Although summer is nice with the sunshine. Leaves are pretty in fall.5:01 PM Jun 21st from web in reply to simonscotland
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CHCatMom@Wendell_Howe Are you familiar with Kurt Vonnegut's Chronosynclastic infundibulum?5:20 PM Jun 21st from web in reply to Wendell_Howe
1887 London - @CHCatMom I'm afraid I know very little about 20th century literature or quantum mechanics. Probably too obsessed with 1800's6:12 PM Jun 21st from web
1887 London - @CHCatMom Out of curiousity, why do you bring it up?6:12 PM Jun 21st from web
CHCatMom@Wendell_Howe Why, because of your fondness of time travel, of course.6:23 PM Jun 21st from web in reply to Wendell_Howe
@CHCatMom Ah, so Vonnegut was a writer/futurist like Jules Verne. From what I understand Dr. Serendity Brown who invented Time Travel...6:28 PM Jun 21st from web in reply to CHCatMom
@CHCatMom ...was inspired by 20th century Science Fiction in creating her time machine back in 2353.6:30 PM Jun 21st from web in reply to CHCatMom
CHCatMom@Wendell_Howe I know very little of 1880s London.6:25 PM Jun 21st from web in reply to Wendell_Howe
CHCatMom@Wendell_Howe That is the time of Jack the Ripper, I believe.6:25 PM Jun 21st from web in reply to Wendell_Howe
@CHCatMom Yes, Jack the Ripper will be out and about next year in 1888. He is one Victorian I never want to meet!6:31 PM Jun 21st from web in reply to CHCatMom
CHCatMom@Wendell_Howe I wonder - heard that he held the knife in one hand but made it appear that he used the other. Crafty bugger!6:34 PM Jun 21st from web in reply to Wendell_Howe
CHCatMom@Wendell_Howe How far, futuristically, have you been able to travel? Please tell me it's not all dark & hopeless like in the movies.6:32 PM Jun 21st from web in reply to Wendell_Howe
@CHCatMom All Temporal Anthropologist have to specialize in one era. Mine is Victorian. It's far easier to blend in if we stick with one.6:35 PM Jun 21st from web in reply to CHCatMom
@CHCatMom No one is allowed to go into the future. Pretty well stuck in either 19th or back in the 27th century.6:38 PM Jun 21st from web in reply to CHCatMom
@CHCatMom Many people think Temporal Anthropologists are mad for wanting to leave the 27th century where everything is perfect...and boring6:39 PM Jun 21st from web in reply to CHCatMom
CHCatMom@Wendell_Howe Ah, yes...be careful what you ask for - perfection - you just might get it. Can't appreciate the good without the bad, etc.6:42 PM Jun 21st from web in reply to Wendell_Howe
CHCatMom@Wendell_Howe Have not heard of Temporal Anthropology? Can you enlighten me? Sounds fascinating!6:37 PM Jun 21st from web in reply to Wendell_Howe
@CHCatMom In my April posts is a recruiting poster for T.A.s I have written several essays on my work. http://wendellhowe.blogspot...6:42 PM Jun 21st from web in reply to CHCatMom
CHCatMom@Wendell_Howe Thanks for providing that information. I will read it and reflect on its ramifications. Probably tomorrow.8:08 PM Jun 21st from web in reply to Wendell_Howe
CHCatMom@Wendell_Howe Must really go. Duty calls - laundry. Cheerio, as you might say in London town.6:43 PM Jun 21st from web in reply to Wendell_Howe
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MichaelHTillman@Wendell_Howe I'd say your obsession with the 1800's outweighs people thinking quantum mechanics justified so much fantasy.12:06 AM Jun 22nd from web in reply to Wendell_Howe
MichaelHTillman@Wendell_Howe However, you might pick up some Feynmann. :)12:07 AM Jun 22nd from web in reply to Wendell_Howe
@MichaelHTillman Richard Feynman the 20th century physicist into Quantum mechanics? I hate to admit I probably would get lost reading him.6:33 AM Jun 22nd from web in reply to MichaelHTillman
@MichaelHTillman Maybe it's just as well I don't know how to operate the Time Machine, or I would be expected to know all this science.6:35 AM Jun 22nd from web in reply to MichaelHTillman
MichaelHTillman@Wendell_Howe Feynmann writes exuberantly. Pick up a smaller text and just try it. Reading him talking about the subject is inspiring.8:51 AM Jun 22nd from web in reply to Wendell_Howe
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ideaman21@Wendell_Howe Is your background picture Queen Victoria at the World's Fair?12:58 AM Jun 22nd from web in reply to Wendell_Howe
@ideaman21 The background is Queen Victoria at her Golden Jubilee Garden Party at Buckingham Palace.6:56 AM Jun 22nd from web in reply to ideaman21
ideaman21RT @Wendell_Howe The background is Queen Victoria at her Golden Jubilee Garden Party at Buckingham Palace <--- were you there?8:30 AM Jun 22nd from web
@ideaman21 No, Garden Party was invitation only, family & heads of Europe. I'm only a lowly history scholar. Wish I could have been there.9:13 AM Jun 22nd from web in reply to ideaman21
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1887 London - My last few hours here. I hate to leave. I'll probably will never be able to come back to the summer of 1887 in London...6:59 AM Jun 22nd from web
1887 -...Institute doesn't like to take chance of us running into ourselves. Never had that happen before...Do keep having this odd dream.7:02 AM Jun 22nd from web
1887 London - Packing my tea chest and carpet bag. I'll go have breakfast at a nearby restaurant and come back for my baggage and head home.7:04 AM Jun 22nd from web
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only4bev@wendell_howe and the parks look so lovely this time of year. the new statue is quite delightful too.7:02 AM Jun 22nd from web
@only4bev Are you referring to the Statue of Queen Victoria at Windsor or the one in Kensington Gardens that's my disguised Time Machine?7:08 AM Jun 22nd from web in reply to only4bev
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rebekahthorntonSo why leave? @Wendell_Howe are you going somewhere else just as interesting?7:01 AM Jun 22nd from digsby in reply to Wendell_Howe
rebekahthornton@Wendell_Howe but surely you just go back to the day after you left? Or am I being far to practical?7:03 AM Jun 22nd from digsby in reply to Wendell_Howe
@rebekahthornton Probably could go back to July 5, 1887 since this is July 4, but would have to do some very fast talking to the Institute.7:11 AM Jun 22nd from web in reply to rebekahthornton
1887 London - @rebekahthornton As sad as I am to leave here, I am very excited about my next project. I'm off to Africa to find a princess.7:10 AM Jun 22nd from web
rebekahthornton@Wendell_Howe Yay! African princesses! I like your twitter feed very much. It's almost as exciting as Time Team!!7:13 AM Jun 22nd from digsby in reply to Wendell_Howe
@rebekahthornton Why thank you! Always admired Archaeologists. Hours of digging in mud with a spade. I usually don't have to get dirty.7:38 AM Jun 22nd from web in reply to rebekahthornton
@rebekahthornton Nice thing about Temporal Anthropology is that after Archaeologists find a site, we can go & film people that lived there.7:40 AM Jun 22nd from web in reply to rebekahthornton
@rebekahthornton ...Of course that doesn't happen to often with my era. T.A.s covering older eras though do a lot of that.7:42 AM Jun 22nd from web in reply to rebekahthornton
rebekahthornton@Wendell_Howe I would LOVE to meet Samuel Pepys. Just to see what he was really like and if he changed his diary so he looked good!8:04 AM Jun 22nd from digsby in reply to Wendell_Howe
@rebekahthornton I'd love to meet Samuel Pepys, too, but he's outside Victorian Age. Much as I love 1800's, wish I could see other times.9:01 AM Jun 22nd from web in reply to rebekahthornton
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CHCatMom@Wendell_Howe What will you miss most? People?7:35 AM Jun 22nd from web in reply to Wendell_Howe
1887 London - @CHCatMom I think what I will miss most about this month & year is excitement in air of the Jubilee. Already dying down, tho.7:45 AM Jun 22nd from web
CHCatMom@Wendell_Howe All good things must come to an end. True now and forever.7:49 AM Jun 22nd from web in reply to Wendell_Howe
CHCatMom@Wendell_Howe Bon Voyage! Don't forget to write (as if you would).7:37 AM Jun 22nd from web in reply to Wendell_Howe
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RT @MichaelHTillman Have you read 'Instance of the Fingerpost?' What would you recommend as better? [Murder set in 17th century Oxford]9:17 AM Jun 22nd from web
1887- @MichaelHTillman Haven't read it. Partial to Sherlock Holmes. Anyone out there know good historical mystery to recommend Mr. Tillman?9:20 AM Jun 22nd from web
CHCatMom@Wendell_Howe Devil in the White City by Erik Larsen - mystery, murder & mayhem at Chicago World's Fair 1893. FABULOUS! A movie, too.9:24 AM Jun 22nd from web in reply to Wendell_Howe
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Wendell_HoweRT @Margit11 @Wendell_Howe Would recommend almost any real Victorian novel as better.9:23 AM Jun 22nd from web
1887 London - @Margit11 Grams Alexandra was a Victorian Literature professor who read to me as a child. It's not my fault!9:25 AM Jun 22nd from web
Margit11@Wendell_Howe I believe you! Was just trying to make an educational point for the general public :-)9:29 AM Jun 22nd from web in reply to Wendell_Howe
@Margit11 Oh, I do beg your pardon. =):{ 9:30 AM Jun 22nd from web
Margit11@Wendell_Howe What do all those signs mean? It was a joke for God's sake9:32 AM Jun 22nd from web in reply to Wendell_Howe
@Margit11 =):{ <- Me! See top hat, mustache, bland expression. Turn sideways.9:42 AM Jun 22nd from web in reply to Margit11
Margit11@Wendell_Howe Oh I see ! Yes can see that quite clearly now, do you have an ivory cane?9:47 AM Jun 22nd from web in reply to Wendell_Howe
@Margit11 When 1st started as Temporal Anthropologist had walking stick since were popular, but kept setting it down & losing it. Gave up.9:51 AM Jun 22nd from web in reply to Margit11
Margit11@Wendell_Howe Hahaha, can understand: like sunglasses and gloves! Still, it adds a certain swagger, plus: good as weapon :-)9:53 AM Jun 22nd from web in reply to Wendell_Howe
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rebekahthornton@Wendell_Howe have you ever met Dickens? He's another famous figure from History I'd like to meet. Along with Edward VII before he got king!9:36 AM Jun 22nd from Viigo in reply to Wendell_Howe
@rebekahthornton Haven't met Dickens yet. Always wanted to. Saw Edward VII at Wild West show riding in a stage coach.9:46 AM Jun 22nd from web in reply to rebekahthornton
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