In memorandum
There comes a time in your live that you are confronted with the end of an era.
I was about 12 years old when we met at school in 1977. During the breaks he had a whole group of children around him, which asked him questions and listened to his stories. He was very funny and knew a lot about all sorts of subjects. He also adopted the logic reasoning of Mr. Spock. That was no coincidence because at that time he was really into a big German science fiction series Perry Rhodan. I like everything about space so we had something in common.
He turned out to be very creative with carton board and a paintbrush. He could build spaceships and stations like the best. I myself who grew up with the scale train of my father was very impressed so we became the best of friends. Johan imagined to be the leader of a people and traded and fought wars with other peoples according to some rules. This was the first time I encountered the phenomena 'Role playing'. Later my friend Simon joined the club and brought his friend Pim with him. So now we had a real group of 'Role players' who where at the beginning of a long friendship.
It was this Simon who knew a teacher called Jack who just started a new Advanced Dungeon and Dragons group. He asked me to join and I was hooked from the start. I told Johan immediately about this new way of 'Role playing' and introduced him to the game. After a while we also started groups of our own and were alternatively a player and DM in each other's group.
At first we played in my house. Every saturday with sometimes 10 people. In 1989 I moved and from that time on we met at first Friday of the month at Johan his house. Not only for playing AD&D but also for just having a social gathering among friends.
But nothing is forgotten and in my thoughts you will always be there, my friend...
Reigh Holt a.k.a. Khantal
I was about 12 years old when we met at school in 1977. During the breaks he had a whole group of children around him, which asked him questions and listened to his stories. He was very funny and knew a lot about all sorts of subjects. He also adopted the logic reasoning of Mr. Spock. That was no coincidence because at that time he was really into a big German science fiction series Perry Rhodan. I like everything about space so we had something in common.
He turned out to be very creative with carton board and a paintbrush. He could build spaceships and stations like the best. I myself who grew up with the scale train of my father was very impressed so we became the best of friends. Johan imagined to be the leader of a people and traded and fought wars with other peoples according to some rules. This was the first time I encountered the phenomena 'Role playing'. Later my friend Simon joined the club and brought his friend Pim with him. So now we had a real group of 'Role players' who where at the beginning of a long friendship.
It was this Simon who knew a teacher called Jack who just started a new Advanced Dungeon and Dragons group. He asked me to join and I was hooked from the start. I told Johan immediately about this new way of 'Role playing' and introduced him to the game. After a while we also started groups of our own and were alternatively a player and DM in each other's group.
At first we played in my house. Every saturday with sometimes 10 people. In 1989 I moved and from that time on we met at first Friday of the month at Johan his house. Not only for playing AD&D but also for just having a social gathering among friends.
But nothing is forgotten and in my thoughts you will always be there, my friend...
Reigh Holt a.k.a. Khantal
This all ended on the 2nd of November in the year 2002. At that time Johan was my friend for more then 25 years. For me it is the end of an era…
It still is strange, after all these years, to look at the first Friday of the month without seeing you…
It still is strange, after all these years, to look at the first Friday of the month without seeing you…
