{"id":1071,"date":"2007-05-11T09:44:00","date_gmt":"2007-05-11T09:44:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.patheos.com\/blogs\/orthodixie\/2007\/05\/%d0%98%d0%be%d0%b0%d0%bd%d0%bd-whiteford-the-pips.html"},"modified":"2007-05-11T09:44:00","modified_gmt":"2007-05-11T09:44:00","slug":"%d0%98%d0%be%d0%b0%d0%bd%d0%bd-whiteford-the-pips","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.patheos.com\/blogs\/orthodixie\/2007\/05\/%d0%98%d0%be%d0%b0%d0%bd%d0%bd-whiteford-the-pips.html","title":{"rendered":"\u0418\u043e\u0430\u043d\u043d Whiteford &amp; the Pips"},"content":{"rendered":"<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC \"-\/\/W3C\/\/DTD HTML 4.0 Transitional\/\/EN\" \"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/TR\/REC-html40\/loose.dtd\">\n<html><head><meta http-equiv=\"content-type\" content=\"text\/html; charset=utf-8\"><meta http-equiv=\"content-type\" content=\"text\/html; charset=utf-8\"><\/head><body><p><a href=\"https:\/\/wp-media.patheos.com\/blogs\/sites\/399\/blogger\/_iTncioBQZNk\/RkRozP6BPMI\/AAAAAAAAAMs\/vp4Rpwzm8-M\/s1600-h\/FrJohn-Basil.jpg\" class=\" decorated-link\" target=\"_blank\"><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/wp-media.patheos.com\/blogs\/sites\/399\/blogger\/_iTncioBQZNk\/RkRozP6BPMI\/AAAAAAAAAMs\/vp4Rpwzm8-M\/s400\/FrJohn-Basil.jpg\" border=\"0\"><\/a><a href=\"http:\/\/fatherjohn.blogspot.com\/2007\/05\/trip-to-russia.html\" class=\" decorated-link\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"><em>A big ol\u2019 white boy<\/em><\/a><em> from a lil ol\u2019 Mission in Texas is gonna be representin\u2019 in Russia next week. (Look for him in the pics; he\u2019ll \u201cbe the guy with the robes and the beard.\u201d) In honour of this historic occasion, Ladies &amp; Gentlemen, here\u2019s John Whiteford &amp; the Pips:<br><\/em><\/p>\n<p><strong><span style=\"font-size:130%\">Midnight Train to Russia<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.russianorthodoxchurch.ws\/synod\/indexeng.htm\" class=\" decorated-link\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\">Are Ooo Cee Aye<\/a> \u2026 \u2018s been good for <a href=\"http:\/\/www.jordanville.org\/images\/churchlife\/vladika_b.jpg\" class=\" decorated-link\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\">the man<\/a>,<\/p>\n<p>But he\u2019s leavin\u2019 <a href=\"http:\/\/www.jordanville.org\/\" class=\" decorated-link\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\">the life he\u2019s come to know<\/a>,<\/p>\n<p>He said he\u2019s goin\u2019 back to find<\/p>\n<p>Ooh, what\u2019s left of <a href=\"http:\/\/russianorthodox.org\/graphix\/nmr.jpg\" class=\" decorated-link\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\">the Church<\/a>,<\/p>\n<p>That Church <a href=\"http:\/\/www.pochaev.org.ua\/inc\/amfilohiy\/pic\/_7.jpg\" class=\" decorated-link\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\">they left behind<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Not so long ago.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.russianorthodoxchurch.ws\/synod\/pictures\/12seattle_3.jpg\" class=\" decorated-link\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\">He\u2019s leaving<\/a>,<\/p>\n<p>On that midnight train to <a href=\"http:\/\/upload.wikimedia.org\/wikipedia\/commons\/thumb\/3\/30\/St_Basils_Cathedral_closeup.jpg\/250px-St_Basils_Cathedral_closeup.jpg\" class=\" decorated-link\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\">Russia<\/a>,<\/p>\n<p>And he\u2019s goin\u2019 back<\/p>\n<p>To a <a href=\"http:\/\/www.orthodoxengland.btinternet.co.uk\/ella3.jpg\" class=\" decorated-link\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\">brighter place this time<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Pray God be with him<\/p>\n<p>On that midnight train to <a href=\"http:\/\/its.guilford.k12.nc.us\/webquests\/russia\/russia2.jpg\" class=\" decorated-link\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\">Russia<\/a>,<\/p>\n<p>He\u2019s gonna <a href=\"http:\/\/www.orthodoxfrat.de\/butovo21.jpg\" class=\" decorated-link\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\">commune with him <\/a>in this world<\/p>\n<p>And pray God nourish this Vine.<\/p>\n<p>He kept prayin\u2019<\/p>\n<p>That someday <a href=\"http:\/\/www.mospat.ru\/index.php?page=36137&amp;lng=1\" class=\" decorated-link\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\">they\u2019d come this far<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>But he sure found out <a href=\"http:\/\/rexcurry.net\/bookpic-socialism-cccp-ussr.gif\" class=\" decorated-link\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\">the hard way<\/a><\/p>\n<p>That dreams don\u2019t always come true.<\/p>\n<p>So <a href=\"http:\/\/www.russianorthodoxchurch.ws\/synod\/engdocuments\/enuk_declitany2005.html\" class=\" decorated-link\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\">he poured out all his hopes<\/a><\/p>\n<p>and never shrank from a spar<\/p>\n<p>Bought some <a href=\"http:\/\/www.russianorthodoxchurch.ws\/synod\/eng2007\/5enmlmaysched.html\" class=\" decorated-link\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\">two way ticket packs<\/a><\/p>\n<p>To <a href=\"http:\/\/www.xxc.ru\/english\/index.htm\" class=\" decorated-link\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\">the life he once knew<\/a>,<\/p>\n<p>Oh yes he did,<\/p>\n<p>He <a href=\"http:\/\/www.russianorthodoxchurch.ws\/synod\/engdocuments\/enmat_akt.html\" class=\" decorated-link\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\">said he would<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Be leavin<\/p>\n<p>On that midnight train to <a href=\"http:\/\/www.mccullagh.org\/db9\/d30-24\/christ-the-savior-cathedral-night.jpg\" class=\" decorated-link\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\">Russia<\/a>,<\/p>\n<p>But he\u2019s comin\u2019 back<\/p>\n<p>To <a href=\"http:\/\/www.allsaintsofamerica.org\/images\/synaxis.jpg\" class=\" decorated-link\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\">a brighter place<\/a> this time.<\/p>\n<p>And <a href=\"http:\/\/www.theeagle.com\/faithvalues\/photos\/042105icon.jpg\" class=\" decorated-link\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\">our prayers<\/a> are with him<\/p>\n<p>On that midnight train to <a href=\"http:\/\/www.allsaintsofamerica.org\/images\/tikhon.jpg\" class=\" decorated-link\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\">Russia<\/a>,<\/p>\n<p>He\u2019s gonna commune with <a href=\"http:\/\/www.russianorthodoxchurch.ws\/synod\/graphics\/xb_animation2.gif\" class=\" decorated-link\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\">them in this world<\/a><\/p>\n<p>To grow toward <a href=\"http:\/\/www.byzantines.net\/epiphany\/images\/all_saints01.jpg\" class=\" decorated-link\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\">that one in Thine<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Go, <a href=\"http:\/\/www.russianorthodoxchurch.ws\/01newstucture\/images\/people\/Butovo36.jpg\" class=\" decorated-link\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\">gonna board, gonna board<\/a>,<\/p>\n<p>Gonna board the midnight train \u2026<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.lyricsdepot.com\/gladys-knight-the-pips\/midnight-train-to-georgia.html\" class=\" decorated-link\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"><em><span style=\"font-size:78%\">Original lyrics<\/span><\/em><\/a><em><span style=\"font-size:78%\"> source. <\/span><\/em><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size:78%\"><em>Pic is from 2001:  Fr John and his Godson (my son), Basil.<\/em><\/span><\/p>\n<\/body><\/html>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A big ol\u2019 white boy from a lil ol\u2019 Mission in Texas is gonna be representin\u2019 in Russia next week. 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