Today: a letter from Mr Vetter!!

Jean-Baptiste Degoux (In-between Julia Greyp (?) and another unidentified woman?) during a musical séance. Date unknown. (first photo)



Today, we, the Jean-Baptiste Degoux Society felt greatly relieved to receive an interesting envelope in our postbox from our beloved contributor, Mr Didier of Vetter.

The envelope contained a personal letter, handwritten by Mr of Vetter and also two interesting vintage photographs that show us, although undated, without doubt the person of Mr Degoux.


First of all, we would like to bring over our best wishes to Mr of Vetter and we hope all is well with him and his family.

Now, we keep very grateful to Mr Maurice Muylaert for the, indeed, very interesting information he sent us those last weeks concerning the person of Mr Jean-Baptiste Degoux.

But after close investigations, the Jean-Baptiste Degoux Society has the impression that Mr of Vetter is much more close to the truth.

Of course, we keep our ears wide open to more information from Mr Muylaert.

But now, we would like to present to our readers, the unsensored letter from Mr of Vetter:



Chers Messieurs,


Voilà !!! Je vous ai advertis. On pouvait s' attendre a des bétises de M Muylaert. Nous savons tous qu'il a une case de libre. Tout le monde a compris qu'il est complètement cynglé. Mais personne a oser penser qu'il pouvait sortir de telles conneries. J B Degoux, le grand catholique...?? C'est inouï !

C'est prouvé noir sur blanc que notre chèr fondateur était un libertain pur sang. Il détestait tout ce qui pouvait limiter ses pensées et ses actes. Il tenait à la liberté d' expression. Il méprisait le clergé. Il se moquait de toute autorité. Enfin, il s'en fichait des cons et adorait les femmes. Jean Baptiste Degoux, était un belge libertain, francophile, anticléricale et joyeux. Sauf la question s'il était royaliste ou républician reste encore un mistère pour nous.
Je pense savoir connaître la source des fabulations de Muylaert. Pendant son internement a l'institut, il a du entendre parler du frère Kesteloot, qui a vécu là bas il ya longtemps. Bien qu'il est déjà mort pendant des décenies, 'Vinipurus' reste, si on peut dire un homme de poids. Mais hélas, une fois de plus MM confonds réalité avec fiction. D'abord, Vinipurus n' était pas son vrai nom, mais un surnom donné par ces confréres pour des raisons évidentes. En réalité il s'appelait Ambrosius (Ambroise) Kesteloot. Eh oui, Kesteloot connaisait Degoux. Eh oui, le frére a essayé de convaincre JBD. Mais de quoi?? Il voulait changer les habitudes de Degoux. Ambroise était bien sur grand amateur de vin et Jean Baptiste tenait a sa bière. Pendant des longues discussions et degustations, l' un voulait changer les habitutdes de l'autre. Hélas tous les deux avaient une forte caractère et un foie solide. Comme ça, il sont jamais venus a un accord et leurs chemins se sont séparrées. Voilà la vérité, rien que la vérité.


votre ami sincère


Didier De Vettèr(e)


ps; Savez vous que JBD, bien qu'il était un libertain anticlèricale, croyait fortement dans le spiritisme et l'occulte.
Inclus deux photos de scéances. Une avec JBD et Julia Greyp pendant une scéance aux 'Lembeekse bosschen'. L' autre est une démonstration de musique spiritique.
Plus d'explications dans les semaines qui viennent.




Mr Jean-Baptiste Degoux During a séance amidst the ' Lembeekse Bossen '(Bosschen) (Lembeke (B)) . Date unknown.

As a free service to our readers, we hereby also publish a computer translation into English of Mr of Vetter's letter.

Enjoy it!

Dear Messrs,

Here!!! I have you advertis. One could expect has bétises of Mr. Muylaert. We know all that it has a box of free. Everyone understood that it is completely cynglé. But nobody has to dare to think that it could leave such conneries. J B Degoux, the large catholic...?? It is!

It is proven black on white that our chèr founder was a libertain thoroughbred. It hated all that could limit its thoughts and its acts. It was due to the freedom of expression. It scorned the clergy. It made fun of any authority. Lastly, it drove idiots and adored the women of them. Jean Degoux Baptist, was a Belgian libertain, francophile, anticlerical and merry. Except the question if it were royalist or républician remains still a mistère for us. I think of knowing to know the source of fabulations of Muylaert. During its internment has the institute, it has to intend to speak about the Kesteloot brother, who lived low it there ya a long time. Although he already died during décenies, ' Vinipurus' remains, if one can say a man of weight. But alas, once more MM confuse reality with fiction. Initially, Vinipurus was not its true name, but a nickname given by these confréres for obvious reasons. Actually it was called Ambrosius (Ambroise) Kesteloot. Eh yes, Kesteloot connaisait Degoux. Eh yes, the frére tried to convince JBD. But of what?? It wanted to change the practices of Degoux. Ambroise was well on large amateur of wine and Jean Baptist held has his beer. During long discussions and tastings, one wanted to change the habitutdes other. Alas both had strong a character and a solid liver. Like that, it ever came has an agreement and their ways were séparrées. Here is the truth, only the truth.

your sincere friend

Didier De Vettèr(e)

PS; Know that JBD, although it was a libertain anticlèricale, strongly believed in spiritism and occults it. Include two photographs of scéances. One with JBD and Julia Greyp during a scéance in the ' Lembeekse bosschen'. The other is a demonstration of spiritic music. More explanations in the next few weeks.

Thank you, Mr of Vetter!

Thank your, Mrs Greyp!