Usenet: Wimbledon, Ballboys & Uniforms

"Usenet is like a herd of performing elephants with diarrhea. Massive, difficult to redirect, awe-inspiring, entertaining, and a source of mind-boggling amounts of excrement when you least expect it." — Gene Spafford, 1992

Steve Sedlar began posting to Usenet groups in the summer of 1994. Usenet is the worldwide discussion forum that began life as a Duke University project in 1979 and was the predecessor to what we now know as Google Groups. It covers a veritable gamut of interests; from antiques to zoology.


From reading back through Steve's earlier postings we see that his initial curiosity was the Wimbledon tennis championships hosted here in the UK, and in particular, the ball boys and girls.

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It was a curiosity that breached the borders of obsession, as these observers satirically remarked in response to Steve's annual quest to absorb all things Wimbledon:

>> >Is anyone here a ballboy or ballgirl at Wimbledon this year? (Or have you
>> >ever been)? Please email me! Thanks!!!! >> HA HA HA HA HA HA HA HA!!!
>> :)
>> The first time I *ever* read this newsgroup... about a year ago to the
>> day, I reckon... in fact.. I can check my outbox... uhm...
>> Steve132@aol.com, on the 24th June last year!! Tell me its not you
>> again ;P
>So this is a guy who gets all his pleasure out of two weeks of every year?

It's worse than that. Many years ago, at the birth of the annual Wimbledon tennis championship, something more evil, more sinister than a mere ball game could ever be was awoken. Its name - Steve. The daemon Steve would emerge, every year, to devour any hapless ballboy or ballgirl that might wander into his lair. No trace of these children was ever to be found, and over the years many families were left alone and distraught, thanks to this evil menace.

To this day, Steve emerges at Wimbledon-time to gobble up the unlucky and feast upon the weary. However, times have changed, and the daemon no longer uses the scent of innocence and the warmth of human blood to find his victims. No, now the dark caves and damp caverns that once made up his domain have been replaced by Internet newsgroups, which he spams mercilessly in order to pick his prey and quench his thirst for life. So, remember; if you go to Wimbledon and a man with pointier-than-usual teeth and a wicked gleam in his eye asks you to fetch his balls, that's Steve. Stay well clear of him, for this encounter may be your last.

And above all .. don't have nightmares. 

Steve Sedlar was more than happy to tell the world about his curiosity.

I heard they were going to change the uniforms of the ballboys and ballgirls at Wimbledon this year. I also heard they were going to add something new to it, but seeing as they already added baseball caps (because of the sun and heat a few years ago), what else could they possibly add? As you can tell, I am always curious about these things! So if anyone has seen the new uniforms (I can't get HBO) and can fill me (and everyone else in the world wondering this) in on what they look like, please do!!!! 

Steve Sedlar 6/26/96

The Voice of Steve Sedlar?

 

Thanks to the person who sent in this audio clip of Steve speaking. I uploaded it to an audio sharing site. Please let me know if what you hear is indeed Steve Sedlar.

http://yourlisten.com/channel/content/88156/Steve_Sedlar

Live and Direct from Toledo, OH....

Steve produced and starred in a short video for a website called greyschoolshorts.net. This is a forum where men (and the odd woman or two) share their passion for boys wearing school uniforms.

Here's the even shorter intro posted on YouTube.

Steve Sedlar Fact File

Name: Steven Sedlar
Race: Caucasian
Age: 40 to 45
Location: Toledo, Ohio
Occupation: None
Income: Social Security benefits
Family: Lives with elderly parents
School: Regina Coeli
Religion: Catholic
Interests: Sewing and baking

Steve Sedlar's Many Faces

 "Sean"

 

 

Steve Sedlar as "Sean" the boy model. Steve is responsible for several now defunct websites that offered boys willing to "model" for paying admirers. Steve's websites also offered videos and images of children which would be legally classed as child pornography in many jurisdictions.

Steve

Steve being himself at home in the kitchen. Notice the wispy hair sticking out from beneath his beloved baseball cap. Steve was a regular visitor to Usenet message boards that offered advice on androgenic alopecia back in the 1990's.

"Logan Sperman"

Steve Sedlar as 14 year old "Logan Sperman".  In fact this isn't Steve at all but the image of an unknown teen whose videos may be seen on various video sharing websites. Steve began posing as "Logan" around 2005 on this website, before moving on to a fresh new video sharing site called YouTube. And the rest, as they say, is history.

(If you happen to recognize this person, please get in touch)

American Pie

 

This is a picture of Steve Sedlar taken in 2010. He is seen here in the centre holding the 2nd prize Ribbon presented to him in the Pie Baking competition held at McQueen Orchards in Holland, Ohio.

Editing Posts With Steve Sedlar

It's easy to go back to an old post from, say,2005 and give it a total rewrite. Perhaps something you said back then didn't tie in with what you were currently saying.




Check back in 6 years time. This post may have changed.