{ "version": "https://jsonfeed.org/version/1", "title": "? RIP on John PHI⑊PIN", "icon": "https://avatars.micro.blog/avatars/2025/50/4165.jpg", "home_page_url": "https://john.philpin.com/", "feed_url": "https://john.philpin.com/feed.json", "items": [ { "id": "http://johnphilpin.micro.blog/2026/05/26/et-tu-sonny-thank-you.html", "content_html": "

🪦 Et tu Sonny? Thank you for visiting us.

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🪦 Farewell Dick - you will always remind me that just one ‘small’ contribution can change everything.

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🪦 RIP Barney - you gave ’em hell - so I’ll assume you are heading to the other place. Deserved.

\n", "date_published": "2026-05-21T09:09:28+12:00", "url": "https://john.philpin.com/2026/05/21/rip-barney-you-gave-em.html", "tags": ["? RIP"] }, { "id": "http://johnphilpin.micro.blog/2026/04/23/and-so-farewell-dave-trusting.html", "content_html": "

🪦 and so farewell Dave .. Trusting that the Traffic you’re in to reach your destination is near perfect .. it always was.

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🪦 97 is a hell of a run Len. You can stop now.

\n", "date_published": "2026-03-23T06:53:11+12:00", "url": "https://john.philpin.com/2026/03/23/is-a-hell-of-a.html", "tags": ["? RIP"] }, { "id": "http://johnphilpin.micro.blog/2026/03/22/any-regrets-chuck.html", "content_html": "

🪦 Any regrets Chuck❓

\n", "date_published": "2026-03-22T05:30:42+12:00", "url": "https://john.philpin.com/2026/03/22/any-regrets-chuck.html", "tags": ["? RIP"] }, { "id": "http://johnphilpin.micro.blog/2026/02/17/robertas-if-the-world-wasnt.html", "content_html": "

🪦 Robert❗️As if the world wasn’t bad enough already 😢 So sorry.

\n", "date_published": "2026-02-17T08:54:54+12:00", "url": "https://john.philpin.com/2026/02/17/robertas-if-the-world-wasnt.html", "tags": ["? RIP"] }, { "id": "http://johnphilpin.micro.blog/2026/01/28/sorry-to-read-the-news.html", "content_html": "

🪦 Sorry to read the news Sly.

\n", "date_published": "2026-01-28T05:59:31+12:00", "url": "https://john.philpin.com/2026/01/28/sorry-to-read-the-news.html", "tags": ["? RIP"] }, { "id": "http://johnphilpin.micro.blog/2026/01/11/weir-all-sorry-to-see.html", "content_html": "

🪦 Weir all sorry to see you move on to the great gig in the sky Bob. Thank you for your earthly contributions.

\n", "date_published": "2026-01-11T13:20:47+12:00", "url": "https://john.philpin.com/2026/01/11/weir-all-sorry-to-see.html", "tags": ["? RIP"] }, { "id": "http://johnphilpin.micro.blog/2025/12/29/oh-no-brigitte-i-thought.html", "content_html": "

🪦 Oh no Brigitte - I thought you were immortal.

\n", "date_published": "2025-12-29T05:54:39+12:00", "url": "https://john.philpin.com/2025/12/29/oh-no-brigitte-i-thought.html", "tags": ["? RIP"] }, { "id": "http://johnphilpin.micro.blog/2025/12/28/goodbye-mick-this-was-sad.html", "content_html": "

🪦 Goodbye Mick … ‘This Was’ sad news.

\n", "date_published": "2025-12-28T06:42:30+12:00", "url": "https://john.philpin.com/2025/12/28/goodbye-mick-this-was-sad.html", "tags": ["? RIP"] }, { "id": "http://johnphilpin.micro.blog/2025/12/24/sorry-to-read-that-chris.html", "content_html": "

🪦Sorry to REAd that Chris.

\n", "date_published": "2025-12-24T07:52:31+12:00", "url": "https://john.philpin.com/2025/12/24/sorry-to-read-that-chris.html", "tags": ["? RIP"] }, { "id": "http://johnphilpin.micro.blog/2025/12/16/we-often-read-too-soon.html", "content_html": "

🪦 We often read ‘too soon’ .. but hell fire Rob … too soon and most certainly not like this. One of the greats.

\n", "date_published": "2025-12-16T06:40:41+12:00", "url": "https://john.philpin.com/2025/12/16/we-often-read-too-soon.html", "tags": ["? RIP"] }, { "id": "http://johnphilpin.micro.blog/2025/12/01/looks-like-tom-stopped-his.html", "content_html": "

🪦 Looks like Tom stopped. His legacy lives on. Thank you Tom.

\n", "date_published": "2025-12-01T14:08:20+12:00", "url": "https://john.philpin.com/2025/12/01/looks-like-tom-stopped-his.html", "tags": ["? RIP"] }, { "id": "http://johnphilpin.micro.blog/2025/10/17/wait-et-tu-rick-last.html", "content_html": "

🪦Wait - et tu Rick? Last month? I am clearly behind on the news. Your early years were absolutely super - and foundational to my musical explorations and development.

\n", "date_published": "2025-10-17T09:54:15+12:00", "url": "https://john.philpin.com/2025/10/17/wait-et-tu-rick-last.html", "tags": ["? RIP"] }, { "id": "http://johnphilpin.micro.blog/2025/10/17/wait-john-really-ill-put.html", "content_html": "

🪦Wait - John? Really? I’ll put on some Blues - so I don’t get moody. Thankyou sir.

\n", "date_published": "2025-10-17T09:49:28+12:00", "url": "https://john.philpin.com/2025/10/17/wait-john-really-ill-put.html", "tags": ["? RIP"] }, { "id": "http://johnphilpin.micro.blog/2025/10/12/oh-no-diannethank-you.html", "content_html": "

🪦 Oh no! Dianne❓Thank you.

\n", "date_published": "2025-10-12T07:38:44+12:00", "url": "https://john.philpin.com/2025/10/12/oh-no-diannethank-you.html", "tags": ["? RIP"] }, { "id": "http://johnphilpin.micro.blog/2025/10/02/a-good-life-jane-a.html", "content_html": "

🪦 A good life Jane - a very good life - thank you for your work.

\n", "date_published": "2025-10-02T08:03:50+12:00", "url": "https://john.philpin.com/2025/10/02/a-good-life-jane-a.html", "tags": ["? RIP"] }, { "id": "http://johnphilpin.micro.blog/2025/09/17/oh-no-robert-missing-you.html", "content_html": "

🪦Oh no … Robert? Missing you already.

\n", "date_published": "2025-09-17T08:51:14+12:00", "url": "https://john.philpin.com/2025/09/17/oh-no-robert-missing-you.html", "tags": ["? RIP"] }, { "id": "http://johnphilpin.micro.blog/2025/08/18/so-sorry-terence-so-sorry.html", "content_html": "

🪦 So sorry Terence. So sorry.

\n", "date_published": "2025-08-18T23:13:57+12:00", "url": "https://john.philpin.com/2025/08/18/so-sorry-terence-so-sorry.html", "tags": ["? RIP"] }, { "id": "http://johnphilpin.micro.blog/2025/07/23/and-so-farewell-ozzy-thank.html", "content_html": "

🪦 … and so farewell Ozzy – thank you for asking that question at the very beginning. It is often my only one. 🎵

\n", "date_published": "2025-07-23T06:55:35+12:00", "url": "https://john.philpin.com/2025/07/23/and-so-farewell-ozzy-thank.html", "tags": ["? Music","? RIP"] }, { "id": "http://johnphilpin.micro.blog/2025/06/12/thankyou-for-the-music-brian.html", "content_html": "

🪦 Thankyou for the music Brian.

\n", "date_published": "2025-06-12T07:30:47+12:00", "url": "https://john.philpin.com/2025/06/12/thankyou-for-the-music-brian.html", "tags": ["? RIP"] }, { "id": "http://johnphilpin.micro.blog/2025/05/27/builderai-imagine-if-all-that.html", "content_html": "

🪦 Builder.AI

\n

Imagine if all that money had been given to someone who is trying to make a difference in the world - someone like, oh - I don’t know …. 🔗🙋🏼‍♀️ Jax Harrison? … instead the money is just chasing mo’ money.

\n

🔗 This is why I am with Jony Ive on the state of Silicon Valley.

\n", "date_published": "2025-05-27T16:52:42+12:00", "url": "https://john.philpin.com/2025/05/27/builderai-imagine-if-all-that.html", "tags": ["? WWW","? RIP"] }, { "id": "http://johnphilpin.micro.blog/2025/04/09/rip-clem-another-rhythm-section.html", "content_html": "

🪦RIP Clem .. another rhythm section is down by one.

\n", "date_published": "2025-04-09T07:12:44+12:00", "url": "https://john.philpin.com/2025/04/09/rip-clem-another-rhythm-section.html", "tags": ["? RIP"] }, { "id": "http://johnphilpin.micro.blog/2025/04/02/oh-no-say-it-aint.html", "content_html": "

🪦 oh no! Say it ain’t so Val. And just 65 😔

\n", "date_published": "2025-04-02T18:48:04+12:00", "url": "https://john.philpin.com/2025/04/02/oh-no-say-it-aint.html", "tags": ["? RIP"] }, { "id": "http://johnphilpin.micro.blog/2025/03/30/and-so-farewell-herb-thanks.html", "content_html": "

🪦.. and so farewell Herb . Thanks for all the pictures .. you put us on the map.

\n", "date_published": "2025-03-30T09:31:56+12:00", "url": "https://john.philpin.com/2025/03/30/and-so-farewell-herb-thanks.html", "tags": ["? RIP"] }, { "id": "http://johnphilpin.micro.blog/2025/03/10/thank-you-athol-in-the.html", "content_html": "

🪦 Thank you Athol - in the hope that your truths aren’t buried with you.

\n", "date_published": "2025-03-11T05:55:27+12:00", "url": "https://john.philpin.com/2025/03/10/thank-you-athol-in-the.html", "tags": ["? RIP"] }, { "id": "http://johnphilpin.micro.blog/2025/03/10/093308.html", "content_html": "

Oh SHIT

\n

🔗 🪦 Kevin Drum

\n

I will write more. Not today.

\n", "date_published": "2025-03-11T04:33:08+12:00", "url": "https://john.philpin.com/2025/03/10/093308.html", "tags": ["? WWW","? RIP"] }, { "id": "http://johnphilpin.micro.blog/2025/02/27/thank-you-gene-you-did.html", "content_html": "

🪦 Thank you Gene. You did it. Again and again. Marvellous.

\n", "date_published": "2025-02-28T09:51:49+12:00", "url": "https://john.philpin.com/2025/02/27/thank-you-gene-you-did.html", "tags": ["? RIP"] }, { "id": "http://johnphilpin.micro.blog/2025/02/24/oh-no-roberta-gone-softly.html", "content_html": "

🪦 Oh no Roberta .. gone … softly. Thank you.

\n", "date_published": "2025-02-25T07:25:55+12:00", "url": "https://john.philpin.com/2025/02/24/oh-no-roberta-gone-softly.html", "tags": ["? RIP"] }, { "id": "http://johnphilpin.micro.blog/2025/02/07/rip-mike-loved-you-since.html", "content_html": "

🪦 RIP Mike. Loved you since ‘1’ - though missed by many and not called that. Your legacy lives on. As will you.

\n", "date_published": "2025-02-08T05:05:13+12:00", "url": "https://john.philpin.com/2025/02/07/rip-mike-loved-you-since.html", "tags": ["? RIP"] }, { "id": "http://johnphilpin.micro.blog/2025/01/30/oh-marianne-please-please-say.html", "content_html": "

🪦 Oh Marianne - please please say it ain’t so 😢

\n", "date_published": "2025-01-31T14:25:36+12:00", "url": "https://john.philpin.com/2025/01/30/oh-marianne-please-please-say.html", "tags": ["? RIP"] }, { "id": "http://johnphilpin.micro.blog/2025/01/01/nine-years-ago-remembering-eleven.html", "content_html": "

Nine years ago - remembering eleven years before that - and I still miss him.

\n

🔗 🪦Harry Fenik - it happened 20 years ago this month.

\n", "date_published": "2025-01-02T06:49:55+12:00", "url": "https://john.philpin.com/2025/01/01/nine-years-ago-remembering-eleven.html", "tags": ["? WWW","? RIP"] }, { "id": "http://johnphilpin.micro.blog/2024/12/29/it-was-time-jimmy-it.html", "content_html": "

🪦 It was time Jimmy. It was time. Thank you. Thank you very much.

\n", "date_published": "2024-12-30T12:08:51+12:00", "url": "https://john.philpin.com/2024/12/29/it-was-time-jimmy-it.html", "tags": ["? RIP"] }, { "id": "http://johnphilpin.micro.blog/2024/12/28/too-soon-olivia-sorry.html", "content_html": "

🪦 Too soon Olivia. Sorry.

\n", "date_published": "2024-12-29T03:45:42+12:00", "url": "https://john.philpin.com/2024/12/28/too-soon-olivia-sorry.html", "tags": ["? RIP"] }, { "id": "http://johnphilpin.micro.blog/2024/11/19/so-long-pete.html", "content_html": "

🪦 so long Pete - thank you - I guess you’re now on the inside - looking outside - is it very different?

\n", "date_published": "2024-11-19T17:30:13+12:00", "url": "https://john.philpin.com/2024/11/19/so-long-pete.html", "tags": ["? RIP"] }, { "id": "http://johnphilpin.micro.blog/2024/11/05/a-great-run.html", "content_html": "

🪦 A great run Quincy .. thank you for the music.

\n", "date_published": "2024-11-05T07:31:01+12:00", "url": "https://john.philpin.com/2024/11/05/a-great-run.html", "tags": ["? RIP"] }, { "id": "http://johnphilpin.micro.blog/2024/10/28/pharewell-phil-say.html", "content_html": "

🪦 ‘Pharewell Phil’ .. say hi to Jerry.

\n", "date_published": "2024-10-28T08:04:39+12:00", "url": "https://john.philpin.com/2024/10/28/pharewell-phil-say.html", "tags": ["? RIP"] }, { "id": "http://johnphilpin.micro.blog/2024/10/02/farewell-kris-taking.html", "content_html": "

🪦 Farewell Kris - taking your own last ride - but nothing like Casey’s.

\n", "date_published": "2024-10-02T17:01:18+12:00", "url": "https://john.philpin.com/2024/10/02/farewell-kris-taking.html", "tags": ["? RIP"] }, { "id": "http://johnphilpin.micro.blog/2024/09/30/late-to-the.html", "content_html": "

🪦 Late to the news - just wanted to say goodbye to Herbie.

\n

TIL you wrote ‘Grandad’ .. but otherwise what a superb life journey.

\n", "date_published": "2024-09-30T10:33:02+12:00", "url": "https://john.philpin.com/2024/09/30/late-to-the.html", "tags": ["? RIP"] }, { "id": "http://johnphilpin.micro.blog/2024/09/28/sorry-to-read.html", "content_html": "

🪦 Sorry to read the news Maggie. Thankyou.

\n", "date_published": "2024-09-28T23:46:31+12:00", "url": "https://john.philpin.com/2024/09/28/sorry-to-read.html", "tags": ["? RIP"] }, { "id": "http://johnphilpin.micro.blog/2024/09/10/may-the-force.html", "content_html": "

🪦 May the force be with you James. A great life. Thank you.

\n", "date_published": "2024-09-10T16:09:48+12:00", "url": "https://john.philpin.com/2024/09/10/may-the-force.html", "tags": ["? RIP"] }, { "id": "http://johnphilpin.micro.blog/2024/07/26/bob-i-only.html", "content_html": "

🪦 Bob - I only just realized. I hadn’t seen the news - but it does explain why my YouTube feed was full of some of your classics. Thank you. I have laughed with you for years. So did my Mum and Dad. You were THAT good.

\n", "date_published": "2024-07-26T16:58:21+12:00", "url": "https://john.philpin.com/2024/07/26/bob-i-only.html", "tags": ["? RIP"] }, { "id": "http://johnphilpin.micro.blog/2024/07/25/a-force-of.html", "content_html": "

🪦 A force of nature. A musician’s musician. A great ride and a phenomenal catalogue. You gave us you .. and everyone else. Farewell John and thank you.

\n", "date_published": "2024-07-25T07:52:22+12:00", "url": "https://john.philpin.com/2024/07/25/a-force-of.html", "tags": ["? RIP"] }, { "id": "http://johnphilpin.micro.blog/2024/06/21/thankyou-donald-what.html", "content_html": "

🪦 Thankyou Donald .. what a career. Barely a dud.

\n", "date_published": "2024-06-21T08:57:48+12:00", "url": "https://john.philpin.com/2024/06/21/thankyou-donald-what.html", "tags": ["? RIP"] }, { "id": "http://johnphilpin.micro.blog/2024/03/18/i-didnt-know.html", "content_html": "

🪦 I didn’t know Joe Gannon - met him a couple of times at ‘Joe’s’ back in the day - ate at his wife’s restaurants, but not ‘know’.

\n

94 years old, just discovered that he died in January of this year.

\n

What a life. RIP Joe.

\n", "date_published": "2024-03-18T16:19:46+12:00", "url": "https://john.philpin.com/2024/03/18/i-didnt-know.html", "tags": ["? RIP"] }, { "id": "http://johnphilpin.micro.blog/2024/02/29/thankyou-richard-it.html", "content_html": "

🪦 Thankyou Richard. It clearly was ‘time’.

\n", "date_published": "2024-02-29T16:07:42+12:00", "url": "https://john.philpin.com/2024/02/29/thankyou-richard-it.html", "tags": ["? RIP"] }, { "id": "http://johnphilpin.micro.blog/2024/01/01/oh-no-john.html", "content_html": "

🪦Oh no … John? Who will pick up the mantle? Who is left and prepared to be counted?

\n", "date_published": "2024-01-01T14:04:47+12:00", "url": "https://john.philpin.com/2024/01/01/oh-no-john.html", "tags": ["? RIP"] }, { "id": "http://johnphilpin.micro.blog/2023/12/28/sorry-to-read.html", "content_html": "

🪦 Sorry to read the news Jacques. I wonder if it all turned out as you planned? Love to know. #AskingForAFriend

\n", "date_published": "2023-12-28T11:11:30+12:00", "url": "https://john.philpin.com/2023/12/28/sorry-to-read.html", "tags": ["? RIP"] }, { "id": "http://johnphilpin.micro.blog/2023/12/28/farewell-tom-it.html", "content_html": "

🪦 Farewell Tom .. it was a long time ago, but you made me laugh.

\n", "date_published": "2023-12-28T06:44:47+12:00", "url": "https://john.philpin.com/2023/12/28/farewell-tom-it.html", "tags": ["? RIP"] }, { "id": "http://johnphilpin.micro.blog/2023/12/26/oh-so-sorry.html", "content_html": "

🪦 Oh .. so sorry Laura. Clearly too early.

\n", "date_published": "2023-12-26T21:04:20+12:00", "url": "https://john.philpin.com/2023/12/26/oh-so-sorry.html", "tags": ["? RIP"] }, { "id": "http://johnphilpin.micro.blog/2023/12/12/safe-travels-shirley.html", "content_html": "

🪦 Safe travels Shirley … you made some wonderful films.

\n", "date_published": "2023-12-12T07:19:53+12:00", "url": "https://john.philpin.com/2023/12/12/safe-travels-shirley.html", "tags": ["? RIP"] }, { "id": "http://johnphilpin.micro.blog/2023/12/09/ryan-good-bye.html", "content_html": "

🪦 Ryan … good bye … thank you.

\n", "date_published": "2023-12-09T12:21:21+12:00", "url": "https://john.philpin.com/2023/12/09/ryan-good-bye.html", "tags": ["? RIP"] }, { "id": "http://johnphilpin.micro.blog/2023/12/07/norman-its-an.html", "content_html": "

🪦 Norman? It’s an epidemic! Sorry to see you go, but still .. a long and good life had, I guess it was time.. Thankyou for your fun times.

\n", "date_published": "2023-12-07T06:04:18+12:00", "url": "https://john.philpin.com/2023/12/07/norman-its-an.html", "tags": ["? RIP"] }, { "id": "http://johnphilpin.micro.blog/2023/12/06/oh-no-denny.html", "content_html": "

🪦 Oh no … Denny? Thankyou for the 🎵 music.

\n", "date_published": "2023-12-06T08:15:32+12:00", "url": "https://john.philpin.com/2023/12/06/oh-no-denny.html", "tags": ["? Music","? RIP"] }, { "id": "http://johnphilpin.micro.blog/2023/12/02/farewell-sandra.html", "content_html": "

🪦 Farewell Sandra.

\n", "date_published": "2023-12-02T10:19:46+12:00", "url": "https://john.philpin.com/2023/12/02/farewell-sandra.html", "tags": ["? RIP"] }, { "id": "http://johnphilpin.micro.blog/2023/12/02/ba-ba-ba.html", "content_html": "

🪦 🎵 Ba Ba Ba .. and another one bites the dust …

\n

Bye George.

\n", "date_published": "2023-12-02T10:17:02+12:00", "url": "https://john.philpin.com/2023/12/02/ba-ba-ba.html", "tags": ["? Music","? RIP"] }, { "id": "http://johnphilpin.micro.blog/2023/12/01/oh-no-not.html", "content_html": "

🪦 OH NO … not you Shane! Thankyou. Be at peace.

\n", "date_published": "2023-12-01T06:59:19+12:00", "url": "https://john.philpin.com/2023/12/01/oh-no-not.html", "tags": ["? RIP"] }, { "id": "http://johnphilpin.micro.blog/2023/11/30/et-tu-henry.html", "content_html": "

🪦🖇️ Et tu Henry?

\n", "date_published": "2023-11-30T14:10:18+12:00", "url": "https://john.philpin.com/2023/11/30/et-tu-henry.html", "tags": ["? RIP","? HUB"] }, { "id": "http://johnphilpin.micro.blog/2023/11/30/farewell-charlie-a.html", "content_html": "

🪦 Farewell Charlie - a good run.

\n", "date_published": "2023-11-30T08:46:23+12:00", "url": "https://john.philpin.com/2023/11/30/farewell-charlie-a.html", "tags": ["? RIP"] }, { "id": "http://johnphilpin.micro.blog/2023/11/27/rip-geordie-walker.html", "content_html": "

🪦 RIP Geordie Walker 🎵

\n", "date_published": "2023-11-27T14:08:20+12:00", "url": "https://john.philpin.com/2023/11/27/rip-geordie-walker.html", "tags": ["? Music","? RIP"] }, { "id": "http://johnphilpin.micro.blog/2023/10/29/sorry-matt-is.html", "content_html": "

🪦 Sorry Matt … 54 is too young …. Your demons were too many.

\n", "date_published": "2023-10-29T18:21:23+12:00", "url": "https://john.philpin.com/2023/10/29/sorry-matt-is.html", "tags": ["? RIP"] }, { "id": "http://johnphilpin.micro.blog/2023/10/26/sleep-well-richard.html", "content_html": "

🪦 Sleep well Richard - the real Shaft.

\n", "date_published": "2023-10-27T05:23:08+12:00", "url": "https://john.philpin.com/2023/10/26/sleep-well-richard.html", "tags": ["? RIP"] }, { "id": "http://johnphilpin.micro.blog/2023/10/22/goodbye-bobbie-not.html", "content_html": "

🪦 Goodbye Bobbie … not a ⚽️ fan … but for you I made an exception.

\n", "date_published": "2023-10-22T23:13:35+12:00", "url": "https://john.philpin.com/2023/10/22/goodbye-bobbie-not.html", "tags": ["? RIP"] }, { "id": "http://johnphilpin.micro.blog/2023/10/19/075417.html", "content_html": "

🪦 Keep playing great 🎵 in the sky Carla, we’ll keep listening.

\n", "date_published": "2023-10-19T18:54:17+12:00", "url": "https://john.philpin.com/2023/10/19/075417.html", "tags": ["? Music","? RIP"] }, { "id": "http://johnphilpin.micro.blog/2023/10/13/goodbye-rudolph-gone.html", "content_html": "

🪦 Goodbye 🎵 Rudolph. Gone at 84, married for 68 of them. Congratulations on a good life. A well lived life.

\n", "date_published": "2023-10-13T19:14:29+12:00", "url": "https://john.philpin.com/2023/10/13/goodbye-rudolph-gone.html", "tags": ["? Music","? RIP"] }, { "id": "http://johnphilpin.micro.blog/2023/09/30/oh-no-dumbledor.html", "content_html": "

🪦Oh no … Dumbledor?

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Thankyou Michael … and not just for showing Harry the way.

\n", "date_published": "2023-09-30T21:57:16+12:00", "url": "https://john.philpin.com/2023/09/30/oh-no-dumbledor.html", "tags": ["? RIP"] }, { "id": "http://johnphilpin.micro.blog/2023/09/27/bye-bye-google.html", "content_html": "

🪦 Bye Bye Google Podcasts … catch you over the next YouTube? Because of course that’s where I really want to listen to my podcasts.

\n", "date_published": "2023-09-27T17:29:40+12:00", "url": "https://john.philpin.com/2023/09/27/bye-bye-google.html", "tags": ["? RIP"] }, { "id": "http://johnphilpin.micro.blog/2023/09/17/rip-john-marshall.html", "content_html": "

🪦 RIP John Marshall (1941-2023). A tribute by Theo Travis.

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A sad loss to the 🎵industry.

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(Originally shared by @artkavanagh on Substack)

\n", "date_published": "2023-09-18T10:35:06+12:00", "url": "https://john.philpin.com/2023/09/17/rip-john-marshall.html", "tags": ["? Music","? RIP"] }, { "id": "http://johnphilpin.micro.blog/2023/09/02/jimmy-so-young.html", "content_html": "

🪦 Jimmy? So young. Enjoy ‘Heavenville’.

\n", "date_published": "2023-09-03T15:03:07+12:00", "url": "https://john.philpin.com/2023/09/02/jimmy-so-young.html", "tags": ["? RIP"] }, { "id": "http://johnphilpin.micro.blog/2023/08/26/bye-bob-a.html", "content_html": "

🪦 Bye Bob … a good run. Just like your show.

\n", "date_published": "2023-08-27T07:09:41+12:00", "url": "https://john.philpin.com/2023/08/26/bye-bob-a.html", "tags": ["? RIP"] }, { "id": "http://johnphilpin.micro.blog/2023/08/21/farewell-mr-warnock.html", "content_html": "

🪦 Farewell Mr Warnock, I am old enough to remember talk as to whether the ‘portable document format’ was going to become a defacto standard (it wasn’t a slam dunk) .. you did good.

\n", "date_published": "2023-08-22T12:16:32+12:00", "url": "https://john.philpin.com/2023/08/21/farewell-mr-warnock.html", "tags": ["? RIP"] }, { "id": "http://johnphilpin.micro.blog/2023/08/09/robbie-thanks-for.html", "content_html": "

🪦 Robbie … thanks for the music … and for ‘The Band’ … keep playin’ up there.

\n", "date_published": "2023-08-10T11:47:08+12:00", "url": "https://john.philpin.com/2023/08/09/robbie-thanks-for.html", "tags": ["? RIP"] }, { "id": "http://johnphilpin.micro.blog/2023/07/31/yikes-peewee-i.html", "content_html": "

🪦 Yikes … Pee-wee - I didn’t see that coming … hope the journey was fun.

\n", "date_published": "2023-08-01T10:17:14+12:00", "url": "https://john.philpin.com/2023/07/31/yikes-peewee-i.html", "tags": ["? RIP"] }, { "id": "http://johnphilpin.micro.blog/2023/07/26/is-way-too.html", "content_html": "

🪦 56 is way too young Sinéad - so sorry that you are no longer with us.

\n", "date_published": "2023-07-27T07:54:07+12:00", "url": "https://john.philpin.com/2023/07/26/is-way-too.html", "tags": ["? RIP"] }, { "id": "http://johnphilpin.micro.blog/2023/07/21/tony-what-a.html", "content_html": "

🪦 Tony … What a life. Congratulations. ’Knock ’em dead’ at the next gig.

\n", "date_published": "2023-07-22T03:22:39+12:00", "url": "https://john.philpin.com/2023/07/21/tony-what-a.html", "tags": ["? RIP"] }, { "id": "http://johnphilpin.micro.blog/2023/07/16/et-tu-jane.html", "content_html": "

🪦 Et tu Jane? So it seems.

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Farewell. We all knew you. I know we didn’t.

\n", "date_published": "2023-07-17T00:57:16+12:00", "url": "https://john.philpin.com/2023/07/16/et-tu-jane.html", "tags": ["? RIP"] }, { "id": "http://johnphilpin.micro.blog/2023/06/30/farewell-alan-loved.html", "content_html": "

🪦 Farewell Alan .. loved your work. You will be sorely missed.

\n", "date_published": "2023-07-01T03:27:40+12:00", "url": "https://john.philpin.com/2023/06/30/farewell-alan-loved.html", "tags": ["? RIP"] }, { "id": "http://johnphilpin.micro.blog/2023/06/15/goodbye-glenda-miss.html", "content_html": "

🪦 Goodbye Glenda … miss you already, but a great run.

\n", "date_published": "2023-06-16T03:36:17+12:00", "url": "https://john.philpin.com/2023/06/15/goodbye-glenda-miss.html", "tags": ["? RIP"] }, { "id": "http://johnphilpin.micro.blog/2023/05/25/sorry-to-read.html", "content_html": "

🪦 Sorry to read the news Tina. Thanks for the songs. For the moves. For the entertainment. A great ride … now it’s time to R.I.P.

\n", "date_published": "2023-05-26T03:06:55+12:00", "url": "https://john.philpin.com/2023/05/25/sorry-to-read.html", "tags": ["? RIP"] }, { "id": "http://johnphilpin.micro.blog/2023/05/20/sorry-to-see.html", "content_html": "

🪦 Sorry to see the news about Martin Amis 📚 … thankyou for the stories sir … now may you rest in peace … no cancer is good … that cancer is particularly horrendous.

\n", "date_published": "2023-05-21T09:56:16+12:00", "url": "https://john.philpin.com/2023/05/20/sorry-to-see.html", "tags": ["? RIP"] }, { "id": "http://johnphilpin.micro.blog/2023/05/02/et-tu-gordon.html", "content_html": "

🪦Et tu Gordon. I didn’t believe it when I read it .. but yes it is true. 84 … not a bad run.

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Thank-you for the 🎵music.

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🔗 A wonderful tribute.

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\n\n\n\n\nIf you are reading this post on my site, the inline video might me giving an 'error'. That is generally because the creator wants you to go to YouTube to watch it. To do that - click on the link above. \n\n

 

\n", "date_published": "2023-05-03T14:15:01+12:00", "url": "https://john.philpin.com/2023/05/02/et-tu-gordon.html", "tags": ["? Music","? WWW","? Videos","? RIP"] }, { "id": "http://johnphilpin.micro.blog/2023/04/25/cable-news-dana.html", "title": "🪦 RIP Cable News", "content_html": "

Cable News (1980-2023) by Dana F. Blankenhorn has a very relevant 🎵 track that opens the post.. You can find the 🔗 lyrics here.

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Who “wins,” i.e., who is the last one standing?\nProbably NBC. Comcast has cash flow. NBC has learned how to segment the market with MSNBC, CNBC, NBC Now, NBC News and Local Now. That’s five bites at the remaining cable apple, five channels they can sell to the “skinny bundle” boys like YouTube Plus. And the cost is nominal – a few sets at the NYSE and 30 Rock. Reporters are no longer stars at any of those shops.\nCNN and Fox are out in the cold. Their owners are going to squeeze all the juice out for profit until there’s nothing left, then throw the remaining goodwill at one of the big boys.

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💬 Dana Blankenhorn

\n", "date_published": "2023-04-26T06:28:57+12:00", "url": "https://john.philpin.com/2023/04/25/cable-news-dana.html", "tags": ["? Music","? WWW","? Quotes","? RIP","? LongForm"] }, { "id": "http://johnphilpin.micro.blog/2023/04/25/rip-harry-i.html", "content_html": "

🪦 RIP Harry … I hardly knew ye … but my dad did. This is for him.

\n", "date_published": "2023-04-26T02:37:02+12:00", "url": "https://john.philpin.com/2023/04/25/rip-harry-i.html", "tags": ["? RIP"] }, { "id": "http://johnphilpin.micro.blog/2023/04/22/farewell-dame-edna.html", "content_html": "

🪦 Farewell Dame Edna, Sir Les Patterson, Sandy Stone and of course ‘Bazzer McKenzie’ … I miss you all.

\n", "date_published": "2023-04-23T01:31:57+12:00", "url": "https://john.philpin.com/2023/04/22/farewell-dame-edna.html", "tags": ["? RIP"] }, { "id": "http://johnphilpin.micro.blog/2023/04/02/just-read-colinwalker.html", "content_html": "

I just read @colinwalker ’s 🔗 post re Ryuichi Sakamoto’s passing …

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Sharing a 🎵 perfectly elegant beautiful piece of music that he wrote over 40 years ago.

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Farewell Ryuichi and thankyou.

\n", "date_published": "2023-04-03T07:43:05+12:00", "url": "https://john.philpin.com/2023/04/02/just-read-colinwalker.html", "tags": ["? Music","? WWW","? Videos","? RIP"] }, { "id": "http://johnphilpin.micro.blog/2023/03/25/farewell-gordon-thankyou.html", "content_html": "

🪦 Farewell Gordon. Thankyou.

\n", "date_published": "2023-03-25T23:55:54+12:00", "url": "https://john.philpin.com/2023/03/25/farewell-gordon-thankyou.html", "tags": ["? RIP"] }, { "id": "http://johnphilpin.micro.blog/2023/02/15/and-yet-another.html", "content_html": "

🪦 … and yet another … Farewell Raquel

\n", "date_published": "2023-02-16T09:42:54+12:00", "url": "https://john.philpin.com/2023/02/15/and-yet-another.html", "tags": ["? RIP"] }, { "id": "http://johnphilpin.micro.blog/2023/02/09/farewell-burt-you.html", "content_html": "

🪦 Farewell Burt. You had a great run. Thank you. Your music inspired many and was appreciated by so many more … even people who didn’t know you, knew your songs.

\n

Maybe a surprising example of such inspiration

\n", "date_published": "2023-02-10T04:09:58+12:00", "url": "https://john.philpin.com/2023/02/09/farewell-burt-you.html", "tags": ["? RIP"] }, { "id": "http://johnphilpin.micro.blog/2023/01/29/wait-now-tom.html", "content_html": "

🪦 WAIT … now Tom Verlaine?… what the hell is going on … another awesome musician we lay to rest.

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R.I.P. Tom.

\n", "date_published": "2023-01-30T16:53:15+12:00", "url": "https://john.philpin.com/2023/01/29/wait-now-tom.html", "tags": ["? RIP"] }, { "id": "http://johnphilpin.micro.blog/2023/01/23/i-died-today.html", "content_html": "

🪦 I Died Today.

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… not me - someone else.

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P O W E R F U L

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I will come back to this at some point because I want to say something - but not right now. 🚧

\n", "date_published": "2023-01-23T15:35:20+12:00", "url": "https://john.philpin.com/2023/01/23/i-died-today.html", "tags": ["? RIP","? WIP"] }, { "id": "http://johnphilpin.micro.blog/2023/01/20/rip-mr-crosby.html", "content_html": "

🎵 R.I.P. Mr. Crosby … Thankyou for the music.

\n", "date_published": "2023-01-20T12:16:49+12:00", "url": "https://john.philpin.com/2023/01/20/rip-mr-crosby.html", "tags": ["? Music","? RIP"] }, { "id": "http://johnphilpin.micro.blog/2023/01/17/if-my-dad.html", "content_html": "

🪦 If my dad were alive today … he would be sad. R.I.P. Gina.

\n", "date_published": "2023-01-17T05:56:49+12:00", "url": "https://john.philpin.com/2023/01/17/if-my-dad.html", "tags": ["? RIP"] }, { "id": "http://johnphilpin.micro.blog/2023/01/12/legendary-rock-guitarist.html", "content_html": "

🎵🔗 Legendary rock guitarist Jeff Beck dies aged 78

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… “suddenly contracting bacterial meningitis”

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F U C K !

\n", "date_published": "2023-01-12T14:49:46+12:00", "url": "https://john.philpin.com/2023/01/12/legendary-rock-guitarist.html", "tags": ["? Music","? WWW","? RIP"] }, { "id": "http://johnphilpin.micro.blog/2022/04/28/rip-klaus.html", "content_html": "

🎵 RIP Klaus

\n", "date_published": "2022-04-28T09:19:12+12:00", "url": "https://john.philpin.com/2022/04/28/rip-klaus.html", "tags": ["? Music","? RIP"] }, { "id": "http://johnphilpin.micro.blog/2022/01/12/authors-who-died.html", "content_html": "

📚 🪦 🔗12 Authors Who Died In 2021

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Of interest to *🖇️ 🔎The Readers Republic

\n", "date_published": "2022-01-12T17:23:34+12:00", "url": "https://john.philpin.com/2022/01/12/authors-who-died.html", "tags": ["? Books","? WWW","? RIP","? HUB","? Searched"] }, { "id": "http://johnphilpin.micro.blog/2020/04/16/rip-john-conway.html", "content_html": "

🪦

RIP John Conway

\n

A superb tribute from XKCD.

\n", "date_published": "2020-04-16T10:14:12+12:00", "url": "https://john.philpin.com/2020/04/16/rip-john-conway.html", "tags": ["? RIP"] }, { "id": "http://johnphilpin.micro.blog/2020/04/14/rip-tim.html", "content_html": "

🪦

R.I.P. Tim.

\n", "date_published": "2020-04-14T09:20:13+12:00", "url": "https://john.philpin.com/2020/04/14/rip-tim.html", "tags": ["? RIP"] }, { "id": "http://johnphilpin.micro.blog/2019/11/27/clive-james-dies.html", "content_html": "

🪦 Clive James Dies At 80

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… sad day.

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Later : particularly when you realize that Jonathan Miller passed the same day.

\n", "date_published": "2019-11-28T05:22:47+12:00", "url": "https://john.philpin.com/2019/11/27/clive-james-dies.html", "tags": ["? RIP"] }, { "id": "http://johnphilpin.micro.blog/2019/08/16/rip-peter.html", "content_html": "

🪦

RIP Peter.

\n", "date_published": "2019-08-17T16:18:23+12:00", "url": "https://john.philpin.com/2019/08/16/rip-peter.html", "tags": ["? RIP"] } ] }