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John Whipple
Americana / Experimental / Blues

		"hangover concerto for strings" Portland, Oregon United States Profile Views: 20893 Last Login: 10/13/2008
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John Whipple: General Info

Member Since	12/3/2005
Band Website	whipplemusic.com
Influences	whatever I can get under the influence of...
Sounds Like	"Robert Johnson meets Tom Waits at the crossroads of the Strip Mall Republic" Bill Frost - music editor Salt Lake City Weekly
Type of Label	None

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Oct 15 2008

9:00P

the camellia lounge

Portland

Oct 24 2008

7:00P

D’Merde Salon

Portland

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About John Whipple

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How Whipple's music is better than yours.

John Whipple is one of the most prolific songwriters ever to emerge in the Twentieth Century. Indeed, as he puts it:

"I am probably the best poet ever to use the English language. It is sad that the human race has not produced more of me and less of everybody else."

Whipple's music is truly amazing, using sophisticated chord changes over deeply symbolic yet universal lyrics, and somehow presenting these great songs using only his guitar and voice is a feat no one has come close to in the history of mankind. He claims to be plugged into the higher realms of existence. As he puts it:

"I live my whole life as an inspired being. Most people think about art as something they do. I think about it as something I am. My whole life is symbolic. Symbolic of man's struggle for existence in an insane world. On the surface it may seem like I am getting stoned or drunk and writing stupid songs about girls and whiskey, but I am really on another level writing the new myths of the modern man."

Indeed Whipple's songs go far below the surface level of the most simple pop songs. The lyrics have deeper meanings. 'Whiskey' does not just mean whiskey. The word "whiskey" actually means "find inner beauty through Dionysian indulgence" except when sung over E-flat when it means "on wet days rise above the clouds". When he uses the word "you" he is not talking about you. Instead, he is talking about me.

When confronted about his lack of success in the music industry, Whipple easily dismisses his critics:

"I am not writing, like most songwriters, to be heard. I am writing to be felt. I reach people on a more sublime level. When people go to the stadium to see Britney Spears or Lionel Ritchie or whoever, they will be hearing them but they will be feeling me. Its like I am in the basement while everybody else is upstairs pretending to have a good time. I don't have to pretend..."

Instead of being easily disposed of like most American music, Whipple's music is hard to get rid of. Even if you are like most people and don't have one of his CD's and have not ever heard him play live, his music is so good it effects you anyway. It is undeniable, John Whipple is the best songwriter that has ever lived.

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Tobacco Pat	Oct 12 2008 10:43 PM j that video of leave your strip mall at home is fucking awesome nice work, my friend
A Production of Mischief	Oct 12 2008 7:43 PM I forgot about d'merde...not that i have time to write anything anyway.
t w howell	Oct 10 2008 5:54 PM JW...i too am thinking of drinking!!!...we'll raise a few tonight...with you out in p-land and me down in fla..there's alot of "stuff" going around the in between...maybe we can wash it over the masses!!...still look forward to catching up on a bar stool and whiskey bottle prophetizing with ya brother!!...soon..twh
annalicious	Oct 3 2008 8:47 PM nice work! bare but beautiful... you look a little bit like one of my tree paintings now. i guess that means you and i have some cosmic connection somehow.....whatcha doing for halloween?
Lorraine Newton	Oct 2 2008 6:33 PM Sock it to em Johnny boy !!! L ove " cant blame you ". ......Lorraine .
* braezen *	Oct 2 2008 12:55 PM hi jw i'm selling my art on the street at a festival this weekend! should be interesting, eh?
BEER WEAR	Oct 1 2008 5:18 PM THANKS FOR THE ADD. CHEERS FROM BEER WEAR!!
only by your mercy	Sep 30 2008 10:11 PM I wasn't talking about the gun.
only by your mercy	Sep 30 2008 7:30 PM that's un~american.
GRIT	Sep 30 2008 3:37 AM right kindly obliged fer the add, mister whipple, glad ya found room fer me on yer friends list again!
Gigi Love	Sep 24 2008 5:29 PM Hi John, I'm coming to your show tonight at the Urban Lounge, call me...what time do you start? Can't wait to see you . G
Jeana	Sep 23 2008 10:23 PM eating tacos? and washing them down with ancient age? that would be like the old times....
klee	Sep 23 2008 12:35 PM love your stuff! nice to meet you, too. don't suppose you ever tour the east coast?
Sandy Serafini	Sep 23 2008 1:29 PM paychk blues...now thats an nrg a rumbel in furiously flow in for ya to get out...well done :)
only by your mercy	Sep 22 2008 3:39 PM P.Y.T... The foreplay for L.O.L. Jeez, had we known it was coming, we probably would have taken movies, like "The End Of Violence" a little more seriously. ~Wim~ ~xo, Cake~
Mischief	Sep 21 2008 8:48 PM sweet show last night!! yay, you.
Kitty	Sep 21 2008 5:06 PM Is that from 'Harold and Maude'? I love that movie. Thank you. xo
ViBeJays	Sep 21 2008 12:24 PM Music and Dance comes from inside... dear John Whipple... friendship is a very good instrument... Love can drive your lirycs We are connected... Have a nice week... Vibejays
/nielle mclovin/	Sep 18 2008 5:42 PM I whole-heartedly agree... but wait, didn't they already have lobotomies? I don't think it's possible for Sarah Palin to be much dumber...
annalicious	Sep 18 2008 7:06 PM william and i just demo'd part of our house. sledge hammers are fun.. you'd of liked it. now we have to put it back together...i think we may be in a bit of a fix...maybe i can come live with you if this remodel doesnt work out?......
Blackmail Bluesband	Sep 13 2008 8:34 AM Hi John! Thank you for your friendship. Great tunes. Blackmail Bluesband.
Dennis	Sep 11 2008 3:39 AM You can pick up a bitch in the gutter, Take her home clean her up! Put a new pair of underware on her & she is now better than you are!!
Nadine B.	Sep 10 2008 11:47 PM .. 08 september 2008 Just passing* To be a light shadow dancing on water* *
Gigi Love	Sep 6 2008 7:44 PM Hi! Will you send me your number,then I'll call you when I'm in SLC. Can't wait to see you. The date I'm in Portland is October 14th (Tuesday) did I say that already. xxxxooo luv, G
Furdalizer	Sep 4 2008 5:11 PM Hey John, Great music! Thanks for the friendship and the comment. Love your stuff. Peace The Furdalizer
Memphis Graham	Sep 4 2008 9:08 PM Hey John, thanks for the kind words, you have a truly great sound, we really dig it. Hope all is well , peace, MG
Gigi Love	Sep 4 2008 3:06 AM Squink, you're it! Ha, I'm drunk, ha..coming to Portland on October 14th-15th are you gonna be around. Would love to do a show together-can you help? xxxG
REESE VAN RIPER	Sep 3 2008 10:20 PM hey john really enjoying the tunes. we gotta share a bill sometime buddy. -reese van riper
WEIRD SOULS	Sep 3 2008 5:34 PM It'd be great indeed to play together ! After we've finished our current recordings , we'll be hunting for places to play , and we'd sure be proud to have you as special guest !! The Weirds
the.real.lilli	Sep 3 2008 6:09 PM oh, and I thought that's what you're practicing in your status updates already ... it comes pretty close and looks non-violent enough to me ... like, the Gandhi of notational tantrum ... but maybe verbally going postal doesn't quite count ... have you come up with better ideas just yet?
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