Bredonborough.

Posted by Robert Fripp
27 Mar 2020
Friday, March 27, 2020

11.24

We Work With What We Have. We Work With What We Are Given…

… and Bill Rieflin was given cancer.

Whatever the particular practice we adopt and embrace, the commonality of all practices comes down to this: the quality with which we live our life.

It’s perhaps a surprising notion to consider cancer as a gift we are given to refine our practice. And yet, that is what Bill did with it.

For ten years Bill fought, and continued fighting, what became increasingly the central focus of his life. This, while touring with The Humans in 2012 and King Crimson for the five years 2014-2018.

Just one month ago Bill was undergoing radical treatment for five tumours in his spine, two in his brain, and visiting his dentist to relieve pain in his jaw. Last Friday 20th. March Bill was in great pain with his sinus. Sister Tracy took him to hospital, amidst the influx of people arriving as a result of Covid 19, and was sent away by hospital staff as a result of the emergency. Necessarily Bill was alone, continuing to fight until Monday c. 11.50, when his body was no longer able to support Bill’s spirit.

Fortunately, Bill’s flying away was with Mother Olive, Brother Fritz and  redoubtable Tracy, who had insisted on the family’s presence.

Bill’s fine, the grieving is ours. The sun has returned, the sky is blue, the world is mad.

We work with what we have, we work with what we are given, and life continues.

 



Popular Posts

A Tale of Two Concerts
David Singleton
19 May 2025
Apologia Pro Vita Sua
Robert Fripp
8 Nov 2024
What Is A Question?
Robert Fripp
23 Mar 2025
Hotel Professionally Acceptable, San Francisco.
Robert Fripp
23 Feb 2024
Motel Modesto, San Luis Obispo.
Robert Fripp
28 Feb 2024

Related Posts
Hotel Acceptable, Austin, Texas.
Robert Fripp
22 May 2008
Guitar Craft Levels 1 & 2 - Convento di S. Maria della Pace, Sassoferrato, Italy
Robert Fripp
1 Mar 2023
CrimBus hurtling Verona-wards from Portopiccolo, Italy.
Robert Fripp
7 Jul 2019
Bredonborough.
Robert Fripp
25 Jun 2020
Suite Panorama, Hotel Acceptable, Tallinn, Estonia.
Robert Fripp
23 Oct 2020
Just For You
ARTICLES

Toyah & Robert's Weekend

Toyah & Robert's Weekend

MORE

Giles, Giles & Fripp New Editions.

The Cheerful Insanity of Giles, Giles and Fripp (The Songs),...

MORE

Toyah & Robert's Weekend

Toyah & Robert's Weekend

MORE

Happy Birthday Robert!

King Crimson's guitarist turns 79 today. To mark the occasio...

MORE

Toyah & Robert's Weekend

Toyah & Robert's Weekend

MORE

Toyah and Robert's Weekend.

Catch up with Toyah and Robert's latest weekend on YouTube.

MORE

Toyah & Robert's Easter Weekend

Toyah & Robert's Easter Weekend

MORE

Toyah & Robert's Weekend

Toyah & Robert's Weekend

MORE

Creating the Larks print.

Here’s a look behind the scenes at the making of the Larks’...

MORE

Queen Elizabeth Hall Soundscapes

It’s been a 29 year wait but finally we can now hear the res...

MORE

Cruise lineup

The 2025 Cruise To The Edge has concluded. Here's a great ph...

MORE

Toyah & Robert's Weekend

Toyah & Robert's Upbeat Moments & Sunday Lunch

MORE

Hanging Around With The Stranglers in 1980

On this day 45 years ago on April 4, 1980 Robert Fripp appea...

MORE

Larks’ Tongues silkscreen print.

The famous artwork from the sleeve of Larks’ Tongues in Aspi...

MORE

Fripp's New York: Then and Now

So what did happen to all the music places from Robert’s tim...

MORE

Toyah & Robert's Weekend

Toyah & Robert's Upbeat Moments (feat. Eno) - Saturday at 19...

MORE

Guitar Craft News

Guitar Craft 40th anniversary and news.

MORE

On 51st Street

Hugh's Archive Deep Dive: 2. Robert Fripp outside 443 West...

MORE

Toyah & Robert's Weekend

Toyah & Robert's Weekend

MORE

How Does Music Enter Our World?

Q: You often say that Music creates the musician, that Music...

MORE
DIARIES

Satch Bus.

09.23

Satch Bus.

We arrived at Hotel Adeq...

MORE

Satch Bus.

10.53

Route 66 gives a route of 1535 mil...

MORE

Cabin 6020, Silja Ferry >Stockholm.

16.21

Cabin 6020, Silja Ferry >Stockholm.

...

MORE

Satch Bus.

10.29

Bags at 09.30, lobby 10.00, set off for Got...

MORE

Satch Bus, outside venue, Copenhagen.

24.47

An experientially long overnight drive, inc...

MORE

Hotel Pricey And The Staff Are Superb, Amsterdam.

10.47

Breakfast this morning with Joe alone. He w...

MORE

Hotel It-Is-Almost Posh, Amsterdam.

09.10

Into the breakfast room at 06.30 for a quie...

MORE

The Basement, Chateau Belew.

10.28

The Basement, Chateau Belew.

The su...

MORE

The Basement, Chateau Belew.

05.30

One proper response to being alive is joy....

MORE

The Basement, Chateau Belewbeloid.

16.41

The event of the day: Martha Belew is 31 to...

MORE

Los Molinos.

07.23

Rising at 05.52, or 04.52 UK & body tim...

MORE

Crimson Tourbus, Outside Hotel Acceptable, Phoenix.

01.00

Crimson Tourbus, Outside Hotel Acceptable,...

MORE

#504, Hotel Quite Acceptable, Vancouver.

00.15

A supportive & generous audience and wh...

MORE

Hotel Quite Acceptable, Vancouver.

11.03

The weather is changeable, a blue sky rapid...

MORE

Hotel Quite Acceptable, Vancouver.

23.57

We arrived at Denver International Airport,...

MORE

Hotel Quite Acceptable, Denver.

10.42

The sun is shining, the sky is mostly blue,...

MORE

Hotel Quite Acceptable, Denver.

20.04

Snowbound in Denver. Rising at 08.30, a not...

MORE

Room Most Acceptable, Hotel Quite Acceptable.

11.00

Driving snow is blowing past on the other s...

MORE

Hotel Quite Acceptable, Denver.

23.15

And with free Ethernet access, too. A call...

MORE

Mobile HQ, Crimbus.

12.47

We left our hotel punctually at noon and ar...

MORE
DOWNLOADS

Nautica Stage

Robert Fripp
Nautica Stage
24 Jun 1997

MORE

Music For Quiet Moments 9

Robert Fripp
DGMHQ Soundworld 1
26 Jun 2020

MORE

National Art Center Ottawa

Robert Fripp
National Art Center Studio
13 Aug 1979

MORE

Music For Quiet Moments 33 - A Move Inside II (Asheville 28 Feb 2006)

Robert Fripp
DGMHQ Soundworld 1
11 Dec 2020

MORE

World Financial Centre 2nd Performance

Robert Fripp
World Financial Centre 2nd Performance
3 Dec 2010

MORE

TRAX

The League Of Gentlemen
Trax
21 Jul 1980

MORE

Orpheum Theatre

King Crimson
Orpheum Theatre
2 Jun 1995

MORE

Club 57 At Irving Plaza

The League Of Gentlemen
Club 57 at Irving Plaza
28 Jun 1980

MORE

Pühavaimu kirik Estonia

Robert Fripp
Pühavaimu kirik
22 Aug 2006

MORE

Bathurst Street Theatre

Robert Fripp
Bathurst Street Theatre
11 Aug 1979

MORE

Music For Quiet Moments 19

Robert Fripp
DGMHQ Soundworld 1
4 Sep 2020

MORE

Music For Quiet Moments 4

Robert Fripp
DGMHQ Soundworld 1
22 May 2020

MORE

Volkshaus Zurich 15 November 1973

King Crimson
Volkshaus
15 Nov 1973

MORE

Mr Stormy Monday Selection Vol. 7

King Crimson
DGM HQ
2 Mar 2015

MORE

Command Studios Formentera Lady

King Crimson
Command Studios
8 Sep 1971

MORE

Friars at the Waterside Theatre Aylesbury U.K.

King Crimson
Friars at the Waterside Theatre
5 Sep 2016

MORE

PNC Arts Centre

King Crimson
PNC Art Centre
4 Sep 2021

MORE

Teatro la Comedia

Robert Fripp
Teatro La Comedia
30 May 2007

MORE

Riviera

Robert Fripp
Riviera
29 Jun 1997

MORE

Brussels

Robert Fripp
Ancienne Belgique
14 Oct 2009

MORE
ARTISTS

Robert Fripp

MORE

Bill Bruford

MORE

Gavin Harrison

MORE

Peter Giles

MORE

Jakko Jakszyk

MORE

Gordon Haskell

MORE

Andy McCulloch

MORE

Keith Tippett

MORE

Mark Charig

MORE

Nick Evans

MORE
PHOTO GALLERY