{"id":2970,"date":"2017-11-16T01:12:40","date_gmt":"2017-11-16T00:12:40","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.irenebom.com\/prayer_matters\/?p=2970"},"modified":"2017-11-16T01:12:40","modified_gmt":"2017-11-16T00:12:40","slug":"we-will-remember-them","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.irenebom.com\/prayer_matters\/2017\/11\/16\/we-will-remember-them\/","title":{"rendered":"We will remember them"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"2971\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.irenebom.com\/prayer_matters\/2017\/11\/16\/we-will-remember-them\/jelle_vogel\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.irenebom.com\/prayer_matters\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/11\/jelle_vogel.jpg?fit=800%2C600&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"800,600\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;1.9&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;SM-A320FL&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;1510093869&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;3.6&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;160&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0.05&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"jelle_vogel\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.irenebom.com\/prayer_matters\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/11\/jelle_vogel.jpg?fit=800%2C600&amp;ssl=1\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.irenebom.com\/prayer_matters\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/11\/jelle_vogel.jpg?resize=800%2C600&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" width=\"800\" height=\"600\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-2971\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.irenebom.com\/prayer_matters\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/11\/jelle_vogel.jpg?w=800&amp;ssl=1 800w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.irenebom.com\/prayer_matters\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/11\/jelle_vogel.jpg?resize=300%2C225&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.irenebom.com\/prayer_matters\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/11\/jelle_vogel.jpg?resize=768%2C576&amp;ssl=1 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 709px) 85vw, (max-width: 909px) 67vw, (max-width: 984px) 61vw, (max-width: 1362px) 45vw, 600px\" \/><br \/>\n&nbsp;<br \/>\nSomehow, via via, I&#8217;d found my way to Bar3, next to Rotown, a pop podium\/bar\/restaurant in Rotterdam that I like to visit. Rotown had a concert on that evening, so Bar3 would have to do.<\/p>\n<p>I took out my laptop to work on Joost Pot&#8217;s guest post (<a href=\"https:\/\/www.irenebom.com\/prayer_matters\/2017\/11\/10\/guest-post-war-and-peace\/\">War and Peace<\/a>).<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;What&#8217;s the wifi code?&#8221; I asked the bar man. <\/p>\n<p>He rummaged around for some paper and wrote it down for me: JelleVogel (capital J, capital V). <\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Who is Jelle Vogel?&#8221;, I asked. <\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Someone who used to come here often, but doesn&#8217;t come anymore. This is our way of remembering him.&#8221;<\/p>\n<hr\/>\n<p style=\"font-size:24px; font-family:Georgia, serif;line-height:1.5;\">Who are the Jelle Vogels in your life? How do you remember them?<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>&nbsp; Somehow, via via, I&#8217;d found my way to Bar3, next to Rotown, a pop podium\/bar\/restaurant in Rotterdam that I like to visit. 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